Ed Royce: “Correct. The committee has conferred with the Government Accountability Office and received its confirmation that…”

“Correct. The committee has conferred with the Government Accountability Office and received its confirmation that ``notwithstanding authority'' cannot migrate to other provisions of law. For example, funds provided to carry out the Food for Peace Act are subject to the requirements of the Food for Peace Act and funds provided to carry out the International Disaster Assistance/Emergency Food Security Program are subject to the requirements of the Foreign Assistance Act. Neither the funds nor the authorities for these programs are interchangeable.”