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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 14, 2018
Food for Peace Modernization Act
This bill amends various provisions related to the Food for Peace Program administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development, including by (1) repealing provisions mandating funding for certain eligible organizations, (2) removing required minimum levels of spending on nonemergency assistance, and (3) extending authorities for micronutrient fortification programs and the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
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Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · R–TN
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