the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;

the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; and

the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

relevant Federal departments and agencies;

national and local governments in target countries;

other bilateral donors;

international and regional organizations;

international, regional, and local financial institutions;

international, regional, and local private voluntary, nongovernmental, faith-based, and civil society organizations;

the private sector, including agribusinesses and relevant commodities groups;

local agricultural producers, including farmer and fisher organizations, cooperatives, small-scale producers, youth, and women; and

agricultural research and academic institutions, including land-grant universities and extension services.

is measured by a height-to-age ratio that is more than 2 standard deviations below the median for the population;

manifests in children who are younger than 2 years of age;

is a process that can continue in children after they reach 2 years of age, resulting in an individual being “stunted”;

is a marker of an environment deficient in the various needs that allow for a child’s healthy growth, including nutrition; and

is associated with long-term poor health, delayed motor development, impaired cognitive function, and decreased immunity.

a life-threatening condition attributable to poor nutrient intake or disease that is characterized by a rapid deterioration in nutritional status over a short period of time; and

in the case of children, is characterized by low weight for height and weakened immunity, increasing their risk of death due to greater frequency and severity of common infection, particularly when severe.