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The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (McGovern-Dole) helps support food security, child development, and education in low-income, food-deficient countries around the world. The program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities, as well as financial and technical assistance, to support school feeding and maternal and child health and nutrition projects.

FAS plans to publish a final rule with comments for the McGovern-Dole Program to: (1) clarify the types of entities eligible for awards and the applicability of the regulations to each type of eligible entity, (2) insert new definitions, (3) include a requirement to disclose the names and estimated costs of intended subrecipients at the proposal phase, (4) insert new terms for cash advances and reimbursements, (5) remove obsolete references to old systems and reporting requirements, (6) clarify and strengthen language requiring award recipients to report on commodity losses or damages and pursue claims, (7) insert a requirement for monetization plans for all programs involving sales of branding and labeling requirements and allow for the option of a waiver in exceptional circumstances, and (10) update other language as necessary to align the regulation with 2 CFR part 200, the new Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rule combining the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards.