IRIN reports on the Global Food Security Act, a bill aimed at expanding the U.S. government's role in combating hunger around the world. The legislation is co-sponsored by Sens. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.).
The bill, which IRIN reports is expected to pass the Senate before moving on to the House of Representatives, "would allocate several billion dollars over five years to research and development, to enhance 'food security, agriculture productivity, rural development, poverty and malnutrition alleviation, and environmental sustainability.'" It would also create a "food czar" position to coordinate the implementation of the bill. The new funding in the bill is "'in addition, and complementary, to food aid provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture,' most of which is not permitted to be purchased in the areas where a food crisis is occurring," the news service notes.
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