Sec. 7055.
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Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,010,600,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–195 ): That funds may be made available for a contribution as authorized by section 3202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Provided, Public Law 110–246 ), as amended by section 3310 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ).
Funds managed by the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Programme, notwithstanding any other provision of law. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall seek to enter into negotiations with key bilateral, multilateral, philanthropic, and private sector entities, including the United Nations Rome-based agencies and the World Bank, and with countries impacted by food insecurity, for the establishment of the Global Food Security Partnership Fund.
The purposes of such Global Food Security Partnership Fund shall be to— increase funding from all sources to respond to acute food insecurity and build resilience globally; improve international coordination; and transition from short-term emergency investments toward comprehensive, compact-based agreements that support country-led strategies to sustainably address food insecurity. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans for the establishment of the Global Food Security Partnership Fund, including identifying which office at the Department of State will be responsible for negotiating and participating in such Fund; key donors and countries to be targeted for negotiations; expected timelines for such negotiations; and any anticipated challenges to the establishment of such Fund:
That not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall consult with such committees on the status of such negotiations, including the details enumerated under this heading in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Provided, Of the funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under title III, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to provide sustainable, market-based assistance for smallholder farmers through locally-based social enterprises.
Funds made available pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be made available to support organizations that— generate diverse, hybrid financing; are significantly funded through earned revenue; directly serve the world’s poorest farmers and focus primarily on food security; and demonstrate social impact through clear, rigorously measured, impact data, including measuring attributable crop yield increases. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on implementation of this subsection.
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