To transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges of the United States Agency for International Development relating to implementing and administering the Food for Peace Act to the Department of Agriculture.
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Latest Action · February 11, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would transfer responsibility for the Food for Peace Act program from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Department of Agriculture, effective upon enactment. The transfer includes all related functions, assets, contracts, regulations, and authority currently managed by USAID's administrator. The Secretary of Agriculture would take over managing food aid programs and could immediately update regulations to ensure smooth operation during the transition. The bill specifies that the Department of Agriculture must continue operating the Famine Early Warning Systems Network to monitor food security threats and requires the Agriculture Secretary to consult with the State Department on certain aspects of the program. This legislation affects international food aid delivery and consolidates food security operations under one department rather than splitting them between USAID and Agriculture.
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