To improve the bill.

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   Change 1: Strikes “security”

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   Struck: security

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   On page 23, line 20, strike “security”.

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   Change 2: Replaces “align” through “science” with “demonstrably meet, align with and leverage broader United States strategies and investmen…”

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   [struck: align … science][inserted: demonstrably meet, align with and leverage broader United States strategies and investments in trade, economic growth, national security, science]

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   On page 24, beginning on line 23, strike “align” and all that follows through “science” on line 25 and insert “demonstrably meet, align with and leverage broader United States strategies and investments in trade, economic growth, national security, science”.

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   Change 3: Replaces “producers; and” with “producers;”

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   In S. 1252 · Reported to Senate

   (14) strengthen and expand collaboration between United States universities, including public, private, and land-grant universities, with higher education institutions in target countries to increase their effectiveness and relevance to promote agricultural development and innovation through the creation of human capital, innovation, and cutting edge science in the agricultural sector;

   (15) seek to ensure that target countries and communities respect and promote land tenure rights of local communities, particularly those of women and small-scale producers;[struck: and]

   (16) include criteria and methodologies for graduating target countries and communities from assistance provided to implement the Global Food Security Strategy as such countries and communities meet the progress benchmarks identified pursuant to section 8(b)(4).

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   On page 33, line 24, strike “producers; and” and insert “producers;”.

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   Change 4: Replaces “8(b)(4).” with “8(b)(4); and”

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   In S. 1252 · Reported to Senate

   (15) seek to ensure that target countries and communities respect and promote land tenure rights of local communities, particularly those of women and small-scale producers; and

   (16) include criteria and methodologies for graduating target countries and communities from assistance provided to implement the Global Food Security Strategy as such countries and communities meet the progress benchmarks identified pursuant to section 8(b)(4)[struck: .][inserted: ; and]

   (b) Coordination.--The President shall coordinate, through a whole- of-government approach, the efforts of relevant Federal departments and agencies in the implementation of the Global Food Security Strategy by--

   Original wording

   On page 34, line 6, strike “8(b)(4).” and insert “8(b)(4); and”.

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   Change 5: Inserts new text on page 34, between lines 6 and 7

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   Inserted: (17) demonstrably support the United States national security and economic interest in the countries where assistance is being provided.

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   On page 34, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

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   Change 6: Rewrites page 40, line 16 through page 44, line 18

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   Removes page 40, line 16 through page 44, line 18 of the printed bill. See that page

   Inserted: SEC. 8. REPORTS.

   Inserted: (a) Global Food Security Strategy Implementation Reports.--Not later than 1 year and 2 years after the date of the submission of the strategy required under section 5(c), the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees reports that describe the status of the implementation of the Global Food Security Strategy for 2017 and 2018, which shall--

   Inserted: (1) contain a summary of the Global Food Security Strategy as an appendix;

   Inserted: (2) identify any substantial changes made in the Global Food Security Strategy during the preceding calendar year;

   Inserted: (3) describe the progress made in implementing the Global Food Security Strategy;

   Inserted: (4) identify the indicators used to establish benchmarks and measure results over time, as well as the mechanisms for reporting such results in an open and transparent manner;

   Inserted: (5) describe related strategies and benchmarks for graduating target countries and communities from assistance provided under the Global Food Security Strategy over time, including by building resilience, reducing risk, and enhancing the sustainability of outcomes from United States investments in agriculture and nutrition security;

   Inserted: (6) indicate how findings from monitoring and evaluation were incorporated into program design and budget decisions;

   Inserted: (7) contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of spending by relevant Federal departments and agencies to implement the Global Food Security Strategy, including, for each Federal department and agency, the statutory source of spending, amounts spent, implementing partners and targeted beneficiaries, and activities supported to the extent practicable and appropriate;

   Inserted: (8) describe how the Global Food Security Strategy leverages other United States food security and development assistance programs on the continuum from emergency food aid through sustainable, agriculture-led economic growth and eventual self-sufficiency;

   Inserted: (9) describe the contributions of the Global Food Security Strategy to, and assess the impact of, broader international food and nutrition security assistance programs, including progress in the promotion of land tenure rights, creating economic opportunities for women and small-scale producers, and stimulating agriculture-led economic growth in target countries and communities;

   Inserted: (10) assess efforts to coordinate United States international food security and nutrition programs, activities, and initiatives with key stakeholders;

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   Inserted: (11) assess United States Government-facilitated private investment in related sectors and the impact of private sector investment in target countries and communities;

   Inserted: (12) identify any United States legal or regulatory impediments that could obstruct the effective implementation of the programming referred to in paragraphs (8) and (9);

   Inserted: (13) contain a clear gender analysis of programming, to inform project-level activities, that includes established disaggregated gender indicators to better analyze outcomes for food productivity, income growth, control of assets, equity in access to inputs, jobs and markets, and nutrition; and

   Inserted: (14) incorporate a plan for regularly reviewing and updating strategies, partnerships, and programs and sharing lessons learned with a wide range of stakeholders in an open, transparent manner.

   Inserted: (b) Global Food Security Crosscut Report.--Not later than 120 days after the President submits the budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report including--

   Inserted: (1) an interagency budget crosscut report that--

   Inserted: (A) displays the budget proposed, including any planned interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the principal Federal agencies that carries out global food security activities in the upcoming fiscal year, separately reporting the amount of planned funding to be provided under existing laws pertaining to the global food security strategy to the extent available; and

   Inserted: (B) to the extent available, identifies all assistance and research expenditures at the account level in each of the five prior fiscal years by the Federal Government and United States multilateral commitments using Federal funds for global food security strategy activities;

   Inserted: (2) to the extent available, a detailed accounting of all assistance funding received and obligated by the principal Federal agencies identified in the report and United States multilateral commitments using Federal funds, for global food security activities during the current fiscal year; and

   Inserted: (3) a breakout of the proposed budget for the current and budget years by agency, categorizing expenditures by type of funding, including research, resiliency, and other food security activities to the extent that such information is available.

   Inserted: (c) Public Availability of Information.--The information referred to in subsections (a) and (b) shall be made available on the public website of the United States Agency for International Development in an open, machine readable format, in a timely manner.

   Inserted: SEC. 9. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

   Inserted: (a) Effect on Other Programs.--Nothing in the Global Food Security Strategy or this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to supersede or otherwise affect the authority of the relevant Federal departments and agencies to carry out programs specified in subsection (b), in the manner provided, and subject to the terms and conditions, of those programs, including, but not limited to, the terms, conditions, and requirements relating to the procurement and transportation of food assistance furnished pursuant to such programs.

   Inserted: (b) Programs Described.--The programs referred to in subsection (a) are the following:

   Inserted: (1) The Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.).

   Inserted: (2) The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o).

   Inserted: (3) Section 416(b) of the Agriculture Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431).

   Inserted: (4) McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program (7 U.S.C.1736o-1).

   Inserted: (5) Local and Regional Procurement Program (7 U.S.C. 1726c).

   Inserted: (6) Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1).

   Inserted: (7) Any other food and nutrition security and emergency and non-emergency food assistance program of the Department of Agriculture.

   Original wording

   Beginning on page 40, strike line 16 and all that follows through page 44, line 18, and insert the following:

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