[20160923]IF10475_2016年《全球粮食安全法》（P.L114-195).pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov September 23, 2016Global Food Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-195)President Obama signed the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (GFSA, P.L. 114-195) into law on July 20, 2016. The GFSA calls for a unified approach to U.S.-funded support for international food security. It also amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (P.L. 87-195) to re-authorize and expand funding for International Disaster Assistance (IDA). It makes up to half of this funding available for the Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP), a program that began in 2010 and this law now formalizes. Provisions of the GFSA will be implemented starting in late 2016. Given the number of congressional committees and extensive reporting requirements involved in implementing the laws provisions, this issue could continue to remain of interest to Congress. Food security can be defined in many different ways. In essence, it means reliably having enough nutritious food available to all people when they need it. For nearly 60 years, the United States has supported international food security mostly through programs that rely on the purchase of U.S. agricultural commodities. These programs include many r