119-s525

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 525 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 525

 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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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 11, 2025

Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Marshall) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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 A BILL

 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.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 
the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, 
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, 
agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges of the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Development relating to 
carrying out any authority under the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 
et seq.) shall be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (b) References.--Any reference in any provision of law or 
regulation to the Administrator or Agency referred to in subsection

    (a) , as applicable, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary 
of Agriculture or to any department or office of the Department of 
Agriculture to which the Secretary assigns the functions, duties, or 
responsibilities transferred pursuant to this Act, respectively.
            (c) Regulations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may implement amendments to a regulation 
referred to in subsection

    (a) , which shall be published as an interim 
final rule and may be made effective immediately on publication, to 
ensure continuity of the applicable program as a result of a transfer 
under this Act.
            (d) Authorities.--Any existing statutory authorities available to 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development that have or could have been used by the Administrator to 
implement the functions, duties, or responsibilities of the United 
States Agency for International Development relating to implementing or 
administering the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) may be 
exercised by the Secretary of Agriculture.

    (e) Famine Early Warning Systems Network.--Notwithstanding 
subsection

    (a) , the Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to carry 
out the Famine Early Warning Systems Network or a successor program, 1 
of the purposes of which is to provide objective, evidence-based 
analyses with respect to potential or existing famine and flood 
situations to assist the Secretary of Agriculture in mitigating food 
insecurity.

    (f) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with 
the Secretary of State from time to time in carrying out the 
authorities under title II of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et 
seq.).
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