Editorial Notes
Amendments

2022—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(1), substituted “partner country-led agriculture, nutrition, regulatory, food security, and water resources management policy and investment plans and governance systems” for “country-owned agriculture, nutrition, and food security policy and investment plans”.

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(2), amended par. (5) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (5) read as follows: “support inclusive agricultural value chain development, with small-scale producers, especially women, gaining greater access to the inputs, skills, resource management capacity, networking, bargaining power, financing, and market linkages needed to sustain their long-term economic prosperity;”.

Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(3), inserted “, adolescent girls,” after “women” and “and preventing incidence of wasting” after “reducing child stunting”.

Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(4), inserted “poor water resource management and” after “including”.

Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(5), substituted “long-term impact” for “the long-term success of programs” and inserted “, including agricultural research capacity,” after “institutions”.

Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(6), substituted “coordinate with and complement relevant strategies to ensure that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to adapt,” for “integrate resilience and nutrition strategies into food security programs, such that chronically vulnerable populations are better able to”.

Subsec. (a)(10), (11). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(9), added pars. (10) and (11) and struck out former pars. (10) and (11) which read as follows:

“(10) develop community and producer resilience to natural disasters, emergencies, and natural occurrences that adversely impact agricultural yield;

“(11) harness science, technology, and innovation, including the research and extension activities supported by relevant Federal Departments and agencies and Feed the Future Innovation Labs, or any successor entities;”.

Subsec. (a)(12), (13). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(9), added pars. (12) and (13). Former pars. (12) and (13) redesignated (14) and (15), respectively.

Subsec. (a)(14). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), redesignated par. (12) as (14). Former par. (14) redesignated (16).

Subsec. (a)(15). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), (10), redesignated par. (13) as (15) and inserted “nongovernmental organizations, including” after “civil society,”. Former par. (15) redesignated (17).

Subsec. (a)(16). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), (11), redesignated par. (14) as (16) and inserted “and coordination, as appropriate,” after “collaboration”. Former par. (16) redesignated (18).

Subsec. (a)(17). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), redesignated par. (15) as (17). Former par. (17) redesignated (22).

Subsec. (a)(18). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(8), (12), redesignated par. (16) as (18) and substituted “section 9307(a)(4) of this title;” for “section 9307(b)(4) of this title; and”.

Subsec. (a)(19) to (21). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(13), added pars. (19) to (21).

Subsec. (a)(22). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(d)(7), redesignated par. (17) as (22).

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5588(e), added subsec. (d).

Executive Documents
Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Sections 5, 6(a) and 6(c), and 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016

Memorandum of President of the United States, Sept. 30, 2016, 81 F.R. 76483, provided:

Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby order as follows:

I hereby delegate to the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 5, 6(c), and 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (the “Act”).

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 6(a) of the Act.

These functions shall be exercised consistent with the Secretary of State’s responsibility for the continuous supervision and general direction of assistance programs under section 2382 of title 22, United States Code, and lead role in coordinating U.S. assistance under section 6593 of title 22, United States Code.

Any reference in this memorandum to the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to any future act that is the same or substantially the same as such provisions.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.