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Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
6501 et seq.); 
(ii) animal production measures con-
sistent with an organic plan; and 
(iii) such other measures as the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate and con-
sistent with an organic plan; 
(B) subject to subparagraph (C), the con-
tract shall terminate after a period of not more 
than three years; 
(C) the Secretary may terminate the con-
tract if the Secretary determines the eligible 
producer is not pursuing organic certification 
under the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.); and 
(D) the Secretary may require repayment 
in whole of payments already received if the 
Secretary determines the eligible producer is 
not pursuing organic certification under the Or-
ganic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
6501 et seq.). 
(4) LIMITATIONS
ON
PAYMENTS.—An eligible 
producer may not receive payments under paragraph 
(1)—
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(A) for a total period of more than three 
years; 
(B) an amount not to exceed $50 per acre 
for crop land, or $25 per acre for grazing land; 
and 
(C) in an amount more than $10,000 in a 
fiscal year. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall provide producers with technical and 
educational assistance, including through the use of com-
petitive cooperative agreements with non-profit organiza-
tions, non-governmental organizations, institutes of higher 
education, or consultants with expertise in advisory serv-
ices for organic producers on organic production systems, 
and the planning for and marketing of organic products. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall use 50 per-
cent of the funds made available pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations under subsection (f) to provide 
technical and educational assistance under subsection (c). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ORGANIC PLAN.—The term ‘‘organic plan’’ 
means an organic plan submitted under section 
2114(a) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6513(a)) and agreed to by the pro-
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ducer and handler of a product and a certifying 
agent under such section. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
EDUCATIONAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The term ‘‘technical and educational assist-
ance’’ means the conveyance of information and 
counsel regarding economic and business planning, 
marketing, and organic practices, such as entomo-
logical practices and pest and weed control and pre-
vention that satisfy organic practices. 
(f) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $50,000,000, which shall 
remain available until expended. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 10401. GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MOVEMENT OF 
SPECIALTY CROPS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may make grants under this section to an eligible 
entity described in subsection (b)— 
(1) to improve the cost-effective movement of 
specialty crops to local, regional, national, and inter-
national markets; and 
(2) to address regional intermodal transpor-
tation deficiencies that adversely affect the move-
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ment of specialty crops to markets inside or outside 
the United States. 
(b) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Grants may be 
made under this section to any of the following (or a com-
bination thereof): 
(1) State and local governments. 
(2) Grower cooperatives. 
(3) State or regional producer and shipper or-
ganizations. 
(4) Other entities as determined to be appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant 
under this section shall contribute an amount of non-Fed-
eral funds toward the project for which the grant is pro-
vided that is at least equal to the amount of grant funds 
received by the recipient under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to 
carry out this section. 
SEC. 10402. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
MARKET NEWS ACTIVITIES REGARDING SPE-
CIALTY CROPS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture such sums as may be necessary for
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each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to support the 
market news activities regarding specialty crops (as such 
term is defined in section 3(1) of the Specialty Crops Com-
petitiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–465; 118 Stat. 
3883)). 
SEC. 10403. FARMER MARKETING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) agricultural direct farmer-to-consumer mar-
keting activities, including farmers’ markets, road-
side stands, community supported agriculture, inter-
net, mail-order, and other similar direct order mar-
keting activities, significantly enhance the ability of 
agricultural producers to retain a greater share of 
their products’ retail value; 
(2) direct farmer-to-consumer marketing activi-
ties are a crucial component of the current and fu-
ture viability of small and mid-sized farms and 
ranches and beginning and socially disadvantaged 
farmers and ranchers; and 
(3) agricultural direct marketing activities con-
tribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 
rural, urban, and tribal communities by providing 
access to healthy, fresh, and affordable food.