Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023”.
American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Food for Peace Act to restore the original intent of commodity transfers, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Peter O’Brien Food for Peace Program
Renaming of program—
In general— Title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended in the title heading by striking “Emergency and Private Assistance Programs” and inserting “Peter O’Brien Food for Peace Program”.
General authority— Section 201 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking “title (to be implemented by the Administrator)” and inserting “title, to be known as the “Peter O'Brien Food for Peace Program”, to be implemented by the Administrator,”.
Provision of agricultural commodities— Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722) is amended—
in subsection (a)—
by striking “of law, the Administrator” and inserting “in this Act, the Administrator, with the consent of the Secretary,”; and
by striking “the Administrator determines” and inserting “the Secretary determines”;
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (1), by striking “7.5 percent nor more than 20 percent” and inserting “5 percent nor more than 10 percent”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(5) Limitation on diversion of funds—Of the funds made available in each fiscal year under this title to the Administrator, not more than 50 percent shall be made available for expenses other than the procurement of agricultural commodities and ocean transportation.
“(6) Report—Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator, a report that describes—
“(A) the uses of funds under this subsection;
“(B) each instance of a provision of this Act notwithstood under subsection (a) and the circumstances associated with that instance, including an identification of the particular provision notwithstood; and
“(C) each request made by the Administrator to the Secretary to provide agricultural commodities under subsection (a), the reason for the request, the determination of the Secretary to grant or not grant the request, and the reason for the determination.”
in subsection (g)—
by striking “or food procured outside of the United States,”;
by inserting “produced and” before “furnished”; and
by striking “of America”.
in the first sentence, by striking “The Administrator” and inserting “The Secretary, following consultation with the Administrator,”; and
by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Appropriations of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator, a report that describes the reasons for the waiver.”.
Prohibition on certain assistance— Title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“209. Prohibition on certain assistance
“Under this title, the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, or cash transfers for food as a form of assistance is prohibited.”
Definition of agricultural commodity— Section 402(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1732(2)) is amended in the first sentence by striking “, unless otherwise provided for in this Act,”.
in subsection (a)—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “, food procured outside of the United States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food”;
in paragraph (1)—
by striking “in the case of the provision of an agricultural commodity,”; and
by striking “the commodity” each place it appears and inserting “the agricultural commodity”; and
in paragraph (2), by striking “or use of the food procured outside of the United States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food in the recipient country”; and
in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking “, the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, and cash transfers for food,”.
Use of Commodity Credit Corporation— Section 406(b)(6) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736(b)(6)) is amended by striking “, distribution, and program implementation costs to use the commodities” and inserting “and distribution costs”.
Conforming amendments—
Section 3206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c) is repealed.
Section 9(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 U.S.C. 9308(b)) is amended—
by striking paragraph (5); and
by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively.
Sec. 3 Simplified Access to the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust
Section 302 of the Agricultural Act of 1980 (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended—
in subsection (c)(1)—
in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (I)—
by inserting “by the Secretary in the discretion of the Secretary, which shall be informed by information provided, at the request of the Secretary, by the Administrator regarding the ongoing programs of the Administrator, without undue delay,” after “released”; and
by striking “(7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.)—” and inserting “(7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.), as approved by the Secretary—”; and
in subparagraph (C), by striking “the Administrator” and inserting “the Secretary”; and
in subsection (f)(2)(A), by inserting “by the Secretary” after “shall be reimbursed”.