Sec. 3. Strategy to avert a global food crisis
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Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, acting in the capacity of the President’s Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance pursuant to section 493 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2292b ), shall develop and submit a strategy to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives for averting a catastrophic global food security crisis, particularly in areas of Africa and the Middle East that are already experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity, which has been driven by sharp increases in global prices for staple agricultural commodities, agricultural inputs (including fertilizer), and associated energy costs.
In developing the strategy under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider and incorporate an analysis of— the impact of the Russian Federation’s brutal, illegal war in Ukraine on the cost and availability of staple agricultural commodities and inputs, including fertilizer— globally; in countries that rely upon commercial imports of such commodities and inputs from Ukraine or Russia; and in countries that are supported through the United Nations World Food Programme, which heavily relies upon purchases of wheat and pulses from Ukraine and has recently reported a price increase of more than $23,000,000 per month for its wheat purchases; the correlation between rising food costs and social unrest in areas of strategic importance to the United States, including countries and regions that experienced food riots during the 2007 to 2008 global food price crisis; the underlying drivers of food insecurity in areas experiencing emergency levels of hunger, including current barriers to food security development programs and humanitarian assistance; existing United States foreign assistance authorities, programs, and resources that could help avert a catastrophic global food crisis; recommendations to enhance the efficiency, improve the timeliness, and expand the reach of United States international food assistance programs and resources referred to in paragraph (4); opportunities to bolster coordination, catalyze and leverage actions by other donors and through multilateral development banks; opportunities to better synchronize assistance through well-coordinated development and humanitarian assistance programs within the United States Agency for International Development and alongside other donors; opportunities to improve supply chain and shipping logistics efficiencies in close collaboration with the private sector; opportunities for increased cooperation with the Department of State to strengthen diplomatic efforts to resolve global conflicts and overcome barriers to access for life-saving assistance; opportunities to support continued agricultural production in Ukraine, and the extent to which food produced in Ukraine can be used to meet humanitarian needs locally, regionally, or in countries historically reliant upon imports from Ukraine or Russia; and opportunities to support and leverage agricultural production in countries and regions currently supported by United States international agricultural development programs, including programs authorized under the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9301 et seq. ), in a manner that— fills critical gaps in the global supply of emergency food aid commodities; enables purchases from small holder farmers by the United Nations World Food Programme; enhances resilience to food price shocks; promotes self-reliance; and opens opportunities for United States agricultural trade and investment.
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