Sec. 3. Policy objectives; sense of Congress
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It is in the national security interest of the United States to promote global food and nutrition security, consistent with national agriculture investment plans, which is reinforced through programs, activities, and initiatives that— eradicate hunger and malnutrition, especially for women and children; assist foreign countries to achieve long-term, endurable, and inclusive agricultural development by emphasizing— increased agricultural productivity, income, and growth; reduction in poverty; and improved skills building and market linkages, including for small-scale producers and women who face specific constraints in accessing markets and resources; and ensure the effective use of United States taxpayer dollars to further these objectives.
It is the sense of the Congress that the Administrator, in providing assistance under this Act, should— coordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the strategy set forth in section 5(a); utilize, to the extent possible, open and streamlined solicitations to allow for the participation of a wide range of implementing partners; consider the provision of assistance through the most appropriate contracting mechanism, whether it be grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts, in order to best meet objectives; and continue to strengthen existing partnerships between developing country institutions of agricultural sciences with universities in the United States, with a focus on building the capacities of developing nation universities in agriculture.