118th Congress International Affairs
H.R. 4293: American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill imposes limits and requirements on international food assistance provided under Title II of the Food for Peace Act and makes other changes to the assistance program.
First, the bill eliminates the use of food procured outside of the United States, food vouchers, or cash transfers as food as assistance under the program.
Second, the bill restricts the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from using more than 50% of its annual appropriations for program expenses other than the procurement of agricultural commodities and ocean transportation.
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Additionally, the bill limits the amount that USAID may provide to qualified organizations to be used for purposes such as administration, personnel, and program evaluation. Under current law, USAID must spend a minimum of 7.5% and a maximum of 20% of its annual appropriations for these purposes. The bill reduces the minimum to 5% and the maximum to 10%. The bill also cancels the Local and Regional Procurement assistance program, which funds field-based (i.e., outside the United States) agricultural projects.
The bill also modifies some of the respective powers of USAID and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). For example, the bill transfers from USAID to USDA the authority to approve drawing emergency food aid from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust.
The bill also renames the assistance program as the Peter O'Brien Food for Peace Program.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Eric Crawford R-AROriginal
- John Garamendi D-CAOriginal
- Jimmy Panetta D-CAOriginal
- Mike Bost R-IL
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer R-OR
- Ronny Jackson R-TX
- Sam Graves R-MO
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Doug LaMalfa R-CA
- David Rouzer R-NC
- André Carson D-IN
- James Baird R-IN
- Troy Carter D-LA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- David Kustoff R-TN
- Thomas Kean R-NJ
- Chris Pappas D-NH
- Clay Higgins R-LA
- Trent Kelly R-MS
- Nicole Malliotakis R-NY
- Andrew Garbarino R-NY
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards R-NC
- Mark Alford R-MO
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Wiley Nickel D-NC
- Marcus Molinaro R-NY
- Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR
- Bruce Westerman R-AR
- Lance Gooden R-TX
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Nicholas Langworthy R-NY
- Donald Norcross D-NJ
- Daniel Meuser R-PA
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Michael Turner R-OH
- Thomas Suozzi D-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Tracey Mann SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Tracey Mann.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.