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Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2956| Senate 
| Updated: 10/7/2021
Christopher A. Coons

Christopher A. Coons

Democratic Senator

Delaware

Cosponsors (19)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 This bill sets out programs and otherwise directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to carry out activities to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. In coordination with relevant federal agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, partner countries, and other stakeholders, the USAID may scale up programs for preventing and treating malnutrition globally. This includes focusing on interventions for the populations most susceptible to severe malnutrition (e.g., pregnant and lactating women and children younger than five years of age). The USAID must select countries based on specified malnutrition-related indicators for purposes of targeting malnutrition prevention and treatment programs and update the selection within five years. To support these programs, the USAID must leverage additional private sector resources in priority countries, including by considering opportunities within the Development Finance Corporation's impact framework for supporting improved nutrition outcomes. The USAID must provide Congress with an implementation plan and annual reports concerning its programs for preventing and treating malnutrition. The bill also establishes the Nutrition Leadership Council, comprised of various USAID bureaus and offices, to coordinate agency activities to prevent and treat malnutrition. The bill's provisions terminate seven years after its enactment.
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Timeline
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 19, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4693
Signed by President.
  • October 7, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 7, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 19, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4693
    Signed by President.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-2956| Senate 
| Updated: 10/7/2021
Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021 This bill sets out programs and otherwise directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to carry out activities to prevent and treat malnutrition globally. In coordination with relevant federal agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, partner countries, and other stakeholders, the USAID may scale up programs for preventing and treating malnutrition globally. This includes focusing on interventions for the populations most susceptible to severe malnutrition (e.g., pregnant and lactating women and children younger than five years of age). The USAID must select countries based on specified malnutrition-related indicators for purposes of targeting malnutrition prevention and treatment programs and update the selection within five years. To support these programs, the USAID must leverage additional private sector resources in priority countries, including by considering opportunities within the Development Finance Corporation's impact framework for supporting improved nutrition outcomes. The USAID must provide Congress with an implementation plan and annual reports concerning its programs for preventing and treating malnutrition. The bill also establishes the Nutrition Leadership Council, comprised of various USAID bureaus and offices, to coordinate agency activities to prevent and treat malnutrition. The bill's provisions terminate seven years after its enactment.
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Timeline
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Oct 7, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 19, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4693
Signed by President.
  • October 7, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 7, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 19, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4693
    Signed by President.
Christopher A. Coons

Christopher A. Coons

Democratic Senator

Delaware

Cosponsors (19)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-4693: Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted