Sec. 6. Reporting
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than December 31 of each year thereafter through 2020, the President, or a designee of the President, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes the status of the implementation of the Feed the Future Strategy. The report required under subsection
(a)shall— contain an appendix of the Feed the Future Strategy; identify any substantial changes made in the Feed the Future Strategy during the preceding calendar year; identify the indicators that will be used to measure results, set benchmarks for progress over time, and establish mechanisms for reporting results in an open and transparent manner; describe the progress made in implementing the Feed the Future Strategy; assess the progress and results of implementing international food and nutrition security programming on the policy objectives set forth in section 3(a); indicate how findings from monitoring and evaluation were incorporated into program design and budget decisions; contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of spending under this Act by all relevant Federal agencies, including a disaggregated accounting of assistance provided through different procurement mechanisms; identify any United States legal or regulatory impediments that could obstruct the effective implementation of the programming referred to in paragraph (5); describe how the Feed the Future Strategy relates to other United States food security and development assistance programs on the continuum from emergency food aid through sustainable, agriculture-led economic growth; contain a clear gender analysis of programming that includes established disaggregated gender indicators to better analyze outcomes for food productivity, income growth, control of assets, equity in access to inputs, jobs and markets, and nutrition; describe the methodology and criteria for the selection of target countries; describe related strategies and benchmarks for graduating target countries and communities from assistance provided under the Feed the Future Strategy over time, including by building resilience, reducing risk, and enhancing the sustainability of outcomes from United States investments in agriculture and nutrition security; assess efforts to coordinate United States international food security and nutrition programs, activities, and initiatives with— other bilateral donors; international and multilateral organizations; international financial institutions; target country governments; international and local private voluntary, nongovernmental, and civil society organizations; research and academic institutions; and other stakeholders; assess the status of institutional capacity building efforts, including higher education; assess United States Government-facilitated private investment in related sectors in target countries and communities; assess the impact of private sector investment on— the economic opportunities available to small-scale producers, especially women; improving international food and nutrition security; local land tenure issues; and enhancing inclusive, sustainable agricultural development; be prepared in consultation with relevant United States Government agencies; and incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders in an open and transparent manner. The information referred to in subsection
(b)shall be made publicly accessible in an electronic format and in a timely manner. During the 1-year period ending on December 31, 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall publish a report that— summarizes the progress of the strategy described in section 5(a); assesses the whole-of-government coordination described in section 5(b); assesses the mechanisms through which United States assistance authorized under this Act is provided, including a list of the major recipients of United States contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements; includes a review of evaluations conducted on assistance provided under this Act; and assesses the budget decisionmaking process, including the role of monitoring and evaluation in program design.