2019 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 100 - Global Food Security
Sec. 9306 - Emergency Food Security Program
| 22 U.S.C. § 9306 (2019) |
| §9306. Emergency Food Security Program |
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(a) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the crisis in Syria, which is characterized by acts of terrorism and atrocities directed against civilians, including mass murder, forced displacement, aerial bombardment, ethnic and religious persecution, torture, kidnapping, rape and sexual enslavement, has triggered one of the most profound humanitarian crises of this century and poses a direct threat to regional security and the national security interests of the United States; (2) it is in the national security interests of the United States to respond to the needs of displaced Syrian persons and the communities hosting such persons, including with food assistance; and (3) after four years of conflict in Syria and the onset of other major humanitarian emergencies where, like Syria, the provision of certain United States humanitarian assistance has been particularly challenging, including the 2013 super-typhoon in the Philippines, the 2014 outbreak of Ebola in west Africa, the 2015 earthquake in Nepal, ongoing humanitarian disasters in Yemen and South Sudan, and the threat of a major El Nino event in 2016, United States international disaster assistance has become severely stressed. It shall be the policy of the United States, in coordination with other donors, regional governments, international organizations, and international financial institutions, to fully leverage, enhance, and expand the impact and reach of available United States humanitarian resources, including for food assistance, to mitigate the effects of manmade and natural disasters by utilizing innovative new approaches to delivering aid that support affected persons and the communities hosting them, build resilience and early recovery, and reduce opportunities for waste, fraud, and abuse. |
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(Pub. L. 114–195, §7, July 20, 2016, 130 Stat. 680.) |
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CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of section 7 of Pub. L. 114–195. Subsec. (c)(1) of section 7 of Pub. L. 114–195 amended section 2292 of this title and subsec. (c)(2) of section 7 of Pub. L. 114–195 amended section 2292a of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE |
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| Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 100 - GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY Sec. 9306 - Emergency Food Security Program |
| section 9306 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
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| 130 Stat. 680 |
| Public Law 114-195 |
