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.
This bill transfers all U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) responsibilities related to the Food for Peace Act - including managing food aid programs, grants, permits, and regulations - to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). It directly affects USAID's Food for Peace operations and shifts program administration to the USDA Secretary, who will now handle all associated duties, assets, and legal authorities. The bill ensures continuity by requiring legal references to USAID to automatically apply to the USDA, and mandates the USDA to continue operating the Famine Early Warning Systems Network. Key provisions include immediate regulatory adjustments for program continuity and ongoing consultation with the State Department on food aid efforts.
Bill status
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Introduction
Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 11, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2025
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Feb 11, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
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upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
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Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
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Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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James C. Justice
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
John Kennedy
RRepublican
Co
Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Roger F. Wicker
RRepublican
Co
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
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