Mike Conaway: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. The rule of construction under section 9 affirms that nothing in this act, or…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. The rule of construction under section 9 affirms that nothing in this act, or amendments made by this act, will supersede or otherwise affect the authority of a relevant Federal department or agency to carry out a number of vital international food aid programs, including Food for Peace, Food for Progress, USDA's Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program, the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Program, the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, or any other emergency or non-emergency food aid program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Is it the gentleman from California's understanding that this rule of construction applies equally to all parts of the bill, including section 7, which authorizes an Emergency Food Security Program, or EFSP? I yield to the gentleman from California for his response.”