Sec. 2. Authorization of efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition globally
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The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, is authorized and encouraged to support efforts to prevent and treat malnutrition globally, including by— targeting resources and nutrition interventions to support the most vulnerable populations susceptible to severe malnutrition, including children under the age of 5 and pregnant and lactating women; increasing coverage, particularly in priority countries, of nutrition interventions that include coordinated deployment of prenatal nutrient supplements, breastfeeding support, vitamin A supplementation, specialized nutritious food products for the treatment of acute malnutrition, and other evidence-based interventions, as appropriate; increasing the use of context and country-appropriate fortification of staples and condiments with essential nutrients; advancing evidence-based programs and interventions carried out using data-driven approaches, best practices, and targeted to country-specific contexts and needs; supporting partner governments to develop policies to prevent and treat malnutrition; leveraging investments to strengthen health systems, including to support community health workers to advance improved nutrition outcomes; improve diets through safe, affordable, nutritious foods in the food system; and ensuring rigorous monitoring and evaluation of such efforts.
The Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should coordinate, as appropriate, with bilateral and multilateral donors, governments of partner countries, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations, and the private sector to prevent and treat malnutrition globally, including by supporting efforts to— build the capacity of local and community-based organizations and governments of partner countries to ensure sustainability of nutrition interventions; expand research and innovation to identify and increase effective and evidence-based nutrition interventions based on country-specific contexts; improve coordination and structure of supply chains for nutrition interventions; expand domestic resource mobilization and domestic financing for nutrition interventions; and seek to leverage additional resources and encourage investment into innovative and multi-stakeholder finance partnerships to advance burden sharing in nutrition-related assistance.
In carrying out subsections
(a)and (b), the Administrator, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, consistent with the Global Nutrition Coordination Plan, shall seek to leverage additional resources to prevent and treat malnutrition globally, including by— increasing cooperation among relevant Federal departments and agencies represented in the Global Nutrition Coordination Plan to better leverage grants, technical assistance, debt, equity, loan guaranties, and public-private partnerships; and utilizing the Administrator’s role as a member of the Board of Directors of the United States International Development Finance Corporation to consider opportunities within the Corporation’s development impact framework that support improved nutrition outcomes.