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Recipients of American food aid like this woman in Bangladesh would benefit under the reforms
that Bread for the World is seeking to U.S. food-aid programs.
Food-Aid Reforms Endangered
By Alyssa Casey
In April, the House passed a Coast Guard reauthorization bill
that includes a provision that could drastically reduce the number
of hungry people that U.S. food aid can reach.
The provision would significantly increase cargo-preference restrictions, rules requiring that a certain percentage of all cargo
funded by the United States–including food-aid products–must be
transported on American ships with American crews. The reauthorization bill would require 75 percent of all U.S. food aid to be
shipped on U.S. vessels. The resulting increase in shipping costs
would reduce funding for programs that help support U.S. humanitarian efforts.
(See Food Aid on page 2)
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May-June 2014 | www.bread.org
ACT NOW!
The Senate is considering
legislation that would increase
transportation costs for U.S. food
aid by $75 million each year, and
leave 2 million vulnerable people
without access to lifesaving foodaid programs. The proposal, which
would increase in the amount of
U.S. food aid that must be shipped
on American vessels, threatens
our country’s ability to provide
assistance to people in need.
Contact your senators and tell
them to reject any provision that
would increase transportation
costs for food aid.
Call the Capitol switchboard to
be connected to your
senators: 800-826-3688.