Sec. 5. Comprehensive food security strategy
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The President, or a designee of the President, shall coordinate the development and implementation of a United States whole-of-government strategy to accomplish the policy objectives set forth in section 3(a), which shall— support and be aligned with country-owned agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and investment plans developed with input from relevant governmental and nongovernmental sectors within target countries and regional bodies, including— representatives of the private sector; agricultural producers, including women and small-scale producers; international and local civil society organizations; faith-based organizations; and research and academic institutions; support inclusive, sustainable agricultural value chain development, with small-scale producers, especially women, gaining greater access to the inputs, skills, networking, resource management capacity, bargaining power, financing, and market linkages needed to sustain their long-term economic prosperity; support the improvement of the nutritional status of women and children, especially during the critical 1,000-day window starting at the beginning of a woman’s pregnancy and ending 2 years after her child’s birth, with a focus on reducing child stunting; urge target countries and communities to respect and promote the land tenure rights of local communities, particularly those of women and small-scale producers; support the long-term success of programs by building the capacity of local organizations and institutions; integrate resilience and nutrition strategies into food security programs, such that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to build safety nets, secure livelihoods, access markets, manage resources, and access opportunities for longer-term economic growth; develop community and producer resilience to natural disasters, emergencies, and natural occurrences that adversely impact productivity and livelihoods; harness science, technology, and innovation, including the research conducted at Feed the Future Innovation Labs, or any successor entities, throughout the United States; leverage resources and expertise through partnerships with the private sector, farm organizations, cooperatives, civil society, research entities, and academic institutions; support collaboration between United States universities and public and private institutions in developing countries to promote agricultural development and innovation; set clear and transparent selection criteria for target countries, regions, and intended beneficiaries of assistance provided under this Act; set specific and measurable goals, benchmarks, timetables, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans that reflect international best practices relating to transparency, accountability, food and nutrition security, and agriculture-led economic growth, consistent with the policy objectives described in the Feed the Future Strategy; and include criteria and methodology for graduating countries from United States assistance provided under this Act once the countries have achieved certain benchmarks.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in carrying out the purposes of this Act, assistance may be provided to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development pursuant to sections 103 and 103A, title XII of chapter 2 of part I, and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151a , 2151a–1, 2220a et seq., and 2346 et seq.). The President, or a designee of the President, shall coordinate, through a whole-of-government approach, the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies in implementing the Feed the Future Strategy by— establishing policy coherence, monitoring and evaluation systems, and coordination across all relevant Federal departments and agencies; aligning linkages with other initiatives and strategies of the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of State, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Peace Corps, the United States Trade Representative, the United States Africa Development Foundation, the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Treasury, and the United States Geological Survey; establishing platforms for regular consultation and collaboration with key stakeholders, including— national and local governments; multilateral institutions; private voluntary organizations; cooperatives; the private sector; local nongovernmental and civil society organizations; faith-based organizations; research and academic institutions; congressional committees; and other stakeholders, as appropriate; leveraging the expertise of the Department of Agriculture in agricultural development, nutrition, trade, research, and education; and establishing and leading regular public consultations in target countries.
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