Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§9306 Emergency Food Security Program
Title 22 › CHAPTER 100 — GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY › § 9306
Summary
The United States must work with other donors, regional governments, international groups, and financial institutions to make U.S. humanitarian aid, including food assistance, reach more people and work better. It will use new ways of delivering help to reduce harm from manmade and natural disasters, support people affected and the local communities that host them, speed recovery and strengthen resilience, and cut down on waste, fraud, and abuse.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §9306
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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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
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.
Amendments
2022—Pub. L. 117–263 struck out subsec. (b) designation and heading before “It shall be” and struck out subsec. (a) which related to sense of Congress regarding challenges of providing international disaster assistance, especially in Syria.
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 9306
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102