Sec. 102. Provision of assistance
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Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1722 ) is amended— in the heading, by striking and inserting agricultural commodities ; assistance by amending subsection
(a)to read as follows: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator may provide assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this title to meet emergency food security needs through governments and public or private entities, including intergovernmental organizations such as the World Food Program and other multilateral organizations, in such manner, including through grants, contracts, and other transactions, and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines appropriate. ; by amending subsection
(b)to read as follows: The Administrator may provide assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this title to meet nonemergency food security needs through eligible organizations (as described in subsection (d)) in such manner, including through grants, contracts, and other transactions, and on such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines appropriate. The Administrator may— encourage eligible organizations to propose and implement program plans to address one or more of the policies set forth in section 2; and consider proposals that incorporate a variety of program objectives and strategic plans based on the identification by eligible organizations of appropriate activities, consistent with section 2, to promote economic development in foreign countries. Nonemergency assistance provided under this title shall be coordinated, to the greatest extent practicable and appropriate, with complementary food and nutrition security assistance made available pursuant to chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). ; in the heading of subsection (c), by striking and inserting assistance ; and agricultural commodities by amending subsections (e), (f), and
(g)to read as follows: An eligible organization that receives financial assistance under this title may invest such funds pending use for project purposes. Any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purposes for which the assistance was provided to the eligible organization without further appropriation by Congress. Organizations and cooperatives receiving assistance, including agricultural commodities, under this title shall ensure that such assistance is used effectively and in the areas of greatest need by— working with indigenous institutions and employing indigenous workers, to the extent feasible; assessing and taking into account nutritional and other needs of beneficiary groups; helping such beneficiary groups to design and carry out mutually acceptable projects; recommending to the Administrator methods of making assistance available that are the most appropriate for each local setting; supervising the provision of assistance, including the distribution of agricultural commodities, and the implementation of the projects for which assistance, including agricultural commodities, was provided under this title; and regularly monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of projects for which assistance, including agricultural commodities, was provided under this title, including assistance related to program integrity. Assistance, including agricultural commodities, provided under this title shall, to the greatest extent practicable, be clearly identified with appropriate markings in the language of the locality in which such assistance is provided, as being furnished by the people of the United States of America. .
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