22 U.S.C. § 9306
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.
22 U.S.C. § 9306
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONSection 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.
AMENDMENTS2022- 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.
- resilience
- The term "resilience" means the ability of people, households, communities, countries, and agriculture and food systems to mitigate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses to food security, including global food catastrophes, in a manner that reduces chronic vulnerability and facilitates inclusive growth.