Sec. 2. Peter O’Brien Food for Peace Program

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Title II of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. ) is amended in the title heading by striking and inserting Emergency and Private Assistance Programs . Peter O’Brien Food for Peace Program Section 201 of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1721 ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph

(1)by striking title (to be implemented by the Administrator) and inserting title, to be known as the . Peter O’Brien Food for Peace Program , to be implemented by the Administrator, Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1722 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking of law, the Administrator and inserting in this Act, the Administrator, with the consent of the Secretary, ; and by striking the Administrator determines and inserting the Secretary determines ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1), by striking 7.5 percent nor more than 20 percent and inserting 5 percent nor more than 10 percent ; and by adding at the end the following: Of the funds made available in each fiscal year under this title to the Administrator, not more than 50 percent shall be made available for expenses other than the procurement of agricultural commodities and ocean transportation. Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator, a report that describes— the uses of funds under this subsection; each instance of a provision of this Act notwithstood under subsection

(a)and the circumstances associated with that instance, including an identification of the particular provision notwithstood; and each request made by the Administrator to the Secretary to provide agricultural commodities under subsection (a), the reason for the request, the determination of the Secretary to grant or not grant the request, and the reason for the determination. ; and in subsection (g)— by striking or food procured outside of the United States, ; by inserting produced and before furnished ; and by striking of America . Section 204(a)(3) of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1724(a)(3) ) is amended— in the first sentence, by striking The Administrator and inserting The Secretary, following consultation with the Administrator, ; and by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Appropriations of the Senate, and make publicly available on the website of the Administrator, a report that describes the reasons for the waiver. . Title II of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Under this title, the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, or cash transfers for food as a form of assistance is prohibited. . Section 402(2) of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1732(2) ) is amended in the first sentence by striking , unless otherwise provided for in this Act, . Section 403 of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1733 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking , food procured outside of the United States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food ; in paragraph (1)— by striking in the case of the provision of an agricultural commodity, ; and by striking the commodity each place it appears and inserting the agricultural commodity ; and in paragraph (2), by striking or use of the food procured outside of the United States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food in the recipient country ; and in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking , the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, and cash transfers for food, . Section 406(b)(6) of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1736(b)(6) ) is amended by striking , distribution, and program implementation costs to use the commodities and inserting and distribution costs . Section 3206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 1726c ) is repealed. Section 9(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9308(b) ) is amended— by striking paragraph (5); and by redesignating paragraphs

(6)and

(7)as paragraphs

(5)and (6), respectively.

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