Sec. 2. Nutrition programs
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The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, is authorized and encouraged to scale up the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition, including by supporting efforts— to target high-impact and evidence-based resources and nutrition interventions to support the most vulnerable populations, including children younger than 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women, susceptible to severe malnutrition, including both stunting and wasting; to increase coverage, particularly within priority countries, of high-impact and evidence-based nutrition interventions that include coordinated deployment of prenatal vitamins, breastfeeding support, vitamin A supplementation, emergency therapeutic food, and other evidence-based interventions as appropriate; to increase the use of context and country-appropriate fortification of staples and condiments with essential nutrients; to advance evidence-based programs and interventions carried out using data-driven approaches, best practices, and targeted to country-specific contexts and needs; to support the development of country-specific policies to prevent and treat malnutrition; to leverage investments to strengthen primary health systems and support community health workers in order to advance improved nutrition outcomes; and to ensure rigorous monitoring and evaluation of all nutrition programs and interventions.
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with relevant Federal departments and agencies, should coordinate with bilateral and multilateral donors, partner country governments, United Nations agencies, civil society, nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations, and the private sector to scale up efforts to prevent and treat global malnutrition, including by— building the capacity of local and community-based organizations and partner country governments to expand coverage and ensure sustainability of nutrition interventions; expanding research and innovation to identify and scale effective and evidence-based nutrition interventions based on country-specific contexts; improving the coordination of nutrition interventions, including within the United Nations; leveraging additional resources and ensuring appropriate burden-sharing to support nutrition interventions in priority countries; expanding domestic resource mobilization and domestic financing for nutrition interventions; and encouraging investment into innovative and multistakeholder finance partnerships.