Global Food Security Act of 2016

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| enacted by= 114th

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| cite public law= {{USPL|114|195}}

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| acts amended= Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

| title amended= 22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse

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| sections amended= {{Usc-title-chap|22|32}} 2151a, 2151a–1, 2220a et seq., and 2346 et seq.

| leghisturl= http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d114:SN01252:@@@R

| introducedin= Senate

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| introducedby= Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA)

| introduceddate= May 7, 2015

| committees= United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

| passedbody1= Senate

| passeddate1= May 7, 2016

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| passedbody2= House

| passeddate2= July 6, 2016

| passedvote2= [http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll354.xml 369-53]

| signedpresident= Barack Obama

| signeddate= July 20, 2016

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The Global Food Security Act of 2016 ({{USPL|114|195}}), is a law introduced on March 24, 2015, in the 114th Congress by Representative Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith (New Jersey-R) and on May 7, 2015, by Senator Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania-D), and signed by President Barack Obama on July 20, 2016.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/20/obama-signs-global-food-security-act-to-end-hunger-invest-in-agriculture/87358640/ |title=Obama signs Global Food Security Act to end hunger |publisher=USA Today |date=2016-07-21 |accessdate=2016-07-30}}

The law authorizes a comprehensive, strategic approach for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, promote inclusive, sustainable agricultural-led economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, especially for women and children, build resilience among vulnerable populations, and for other purposes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1567/text|title = Text - H.R.1567 - 114th Congress (2015-2016): Global Food Security Act of 2016|date = 14 July 2016}}

This law has been endorsed by a number of humanitarian organizations, including Oxfam, Food for the Hungry, Bread for the World, [http://www.borgenmagazine.com/global-food-security-act-passes-congress-with-bipartisan-support/ The Borgen Project] {{Cite news|url=http://www.borgenmagazine.com/global-food-security-act-passes-congress-with-bipartisan-support/|title=Global Food Security Act Passes Congress with Bipartisan Support|newspaper=Borgen|date=2016-07-07|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-11}} and the ONE Campaign.