; (2) the basic food commodities and nutritional supplements needed to address growing malnutrition and improve food security for the people of Venezuela, with a specific emphasis on the most vulnerable populations; and (3) technical assistance to ensure health and food commodities are appropriately selected, procured, and distributed, predominantly through local nongovernmental organizations. (b) Plan requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a plan for carrying out the activities described in subsection (a) which also identifies United States Agency for International Development best practices in delivering humanitarian assistance and how they are being utilized in the Venezuela context to— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to carry out the activities described in subsection (a) in accordance with this section. (d) Briefings Upon a request from one of the committees listed in subsection (b), the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall brief the committee on the progress made in implementing the plan submitted under subsection (b). 5. Requirement for strategy to coordinate international humanitarian assistance (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the appropriate United Nations humanitarian agencies should conduct and publish an independent assessment on— (1) the extent and impact of the shortages of food and medicine in Venezuela