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Transfers functions, duties, responsibilities, and related authorities formerly exercised by the Administrator of USAID under the Food for Peace Act to the Secretary of Agriculture and deems references to the Administrator or USAID to be references to the Secretary of Agriculture or assigned Department of Agriculture offices.
Reassigns the implementation responsibility for the Title II program under the Food for Peace Act from the Administrator of USAID to the Secretary of Agriculture and treats references to the Administrator or USAID as references to the Secretary of Agriculture or assigned Department of Agriculture offices.
This bill moves all work on the Food for Peace program from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Department of Agriculture (USDA). That includes responsibilities, staff duties, rules, contracts, and other program pieces. Once the law takes effect, any law or rule that mentions USAID for this program will instead mean USDA. USDA can update rules right away to keep the program running smoothly during the switch. USDA will also keep running the Famine Early Warning Systems Network to track and report on famine and flood risks to help prevent hunger. For certain food aid authorities, USDA must consult with the State Department.
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced February 11, 2025 by Tracey Mann · Last progress February 11, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House