(1) REPEALS.—Section 202 of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1)’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Com-
modity’’ and inserting ‘‘The Commodity’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3); 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (l) as subsections (b) through (j), re-
spectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 
is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(4) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ‘‘, consistent 
with the provisions of subsection (c)’’; 
(B) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)(C))— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘The Commodity’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Commodity’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(C) in subsection (g)(2) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ‘‘subsections 
(a) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(b) PROCESS AND HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS.—Section 
202 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5622) is amended in subsection 
(i) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(C)) by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—Sub-
section (b) of section 211 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—The 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available, to 
the maximum extent practicable, for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012 not less than $5,500,000,000 in credit 
guarantees under section 202(a).’’. 
SEC. 202. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 
(a) ORGANIC COMMODITIES.—Subsection (a) of sec-
tion 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5623) is amended by inserting after ‘‘agricultural com-
modities’’ the following: ‘‘(including commodities that are 
organically produced (as defined in section 2103 of the 
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502))’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 211 
of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended by striking ‘‘, 
and $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
and 2007, and $225,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 203. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
Subsection (e) of section 301 of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651) is amended by striking 
paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commodity Credit 
Corporation shall make available to carry out the 
program established under this section not more 
than $478,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 
204. 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
ADDRESS 
SANITARY 
AND 
PHYTOSANITARY BARRIERS TO TRADE. 
Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
304. 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
ADDRESS 
SANITARY 
AND 
PHYTOSANITARY BARRIERS TO TRADE. 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is 
authorized to enter into contracts with technical experts 
and scientists, or provide grants to appropriate entities, 
as determined by the Secretary, to address sanitary, 
phytosanitary, and technical barriers to the export of 
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United States agricultural commodities, including meat, 
poultry, and specialty crops, by— 
‘‘(1) contracting with technical experts and sci-
entists outside of the Federal Government to ad-
dress sanitary and phytosanitary issues, and other 
issues regarding technical barriers, involving agricul-
tural commodities and the products of such agricul-
tural commodities; and 
‘‘(2) commissioning targeted outside scientific 
reports on sanitary and phytosanitary issues, and 
other issues regarding technical barriers, involving 
agricultural commodities and the products of such 
agricultural commodities. 
‘‘(b) TARGETED TRADE ISSUES.—Projects funded 
under this section may include projects relating to the ac-
ceptance by foreign markets of— 
‘‘(1) antimicrobial treatments; 
‘‘(2) wood-packaging material; 
‘‘(3) irradiation; 
‘‘(4) biotechnology; 
‘‘(5) science-based maximum residue level 
standards; 
‘‘(6) testing procedures and controls for myco-
toxins; 
‘‘(7) labeling; and 
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‘‘(8) shelf life. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—The 
Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authori-
ties of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall 
use, to the maximum extent practicable, $2,000,000 
of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 205. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
PROGRAM.—Subsection (c) of section 702 of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5722) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Committee on International Relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 703 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
5723) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2002 through 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2001’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2007’’. 
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SEC. 206. EMERGING MARKETS AND FACILITY GUARANTEE 
LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) PROMOTION
OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
TO 
EMERGING MARKETS.—Subsections (a) and (d)(1)(A)(i) 
of section 1542 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 
101–624) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) FACILITY GUARANTEE LOAN PROGRAM.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by redesignating 
paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), respectively, and adjusting the mar-
gins accordingly; 
(B) by striking ‘‘A portion’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A portion’’; 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Commodity Credit Corporation’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Commodity Credit Cor-
poration’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) INITIAL
PAYMENT.—The Secretary may 
require an initial down payment, upon such terms as 
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the Secretary may determine, by the beneficiary of 
the credit guarantee as a condition of providing a 
credit guarantee under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM LIABILITY.—The liability of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation under a guarantee 
provided pursuant to this section may not exceed 98 
percent of— 
‘‘(A) the principal amount involved in the 
underlying financial arrangement for construc-
tion of the facility; and 
‘‘(B) the interest on the outstanding prin-
cipal amount at the rate specified in the under-
lying financial arrangement for construction of 
the facility. 
‘‘(5) TERM
OF
GUARANTEE.—A facility pay-
ment guarantee under this subsection shall be for a 
term that is not more than the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the term of the depreciation schedule 
of the facility assisted; or 
‘‘(B) a maximum period, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 207. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 
(a) PROVISION OF ELIGIBLE COMMODITIES TO DE-
VELOPING COUNTRIES.—Subsection (f)(3) of the Food for 
Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o; section 1110 of 
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the Food Security Act of 1985) is amended by striking 
‘‘1996 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 
2012’’. 
(b) MINIMUM TONNAGE.—Subsection (g) of such Act 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘400,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘500,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2002 through 2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Subsection (j)(3) of such Act is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs’’ after ‘‘Committee on Agriculture’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES.—Sub-
section (k) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Subsection (l)(1) 
of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘1996 through 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
(f) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (n)(2)(C) 
of such Act is amended, by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
national Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Foreign 
Affairs’’. 
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TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3205 of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 5680) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
MAXIMUM
AWARD.—The 
maximum 
amount of assistance provided annually to a project 
under the program shall be $500,000. 
‘‘(2) PROJECT DURATION.—The Secretary may 
extend a project under the program irrespective of 
the initial estimated duration of the project.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Such section is further amended in 
subsection (e) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)), to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—The 
Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authori-
ties of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 
out this section. 
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‘‘(2) FUNDING AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall 
make available the following amounts of the funds 
of, or an equal value of commodities owned by, the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, for the following fiscal years to 
carry out this section: 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(D) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2015.’’. 
SEC. 302. SUPPORT FOR SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY 
PRIORITIES OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN 
CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture is authorized to enhance United States support for 
international organizations, including international orga-
nizations described in subsection (b), that establish inter-
national standards regarding food, food safety, plants, and 
animals by funding additional positions of associate pro-
fessional officers to address sanitary and phytosanitary 
priorities of the United States within such international 
organizations. The Secretary shall carry out this sub-
section pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under 
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section 1458(a)(3) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(a)(3)). 
(b) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED.— 
The international organizations referred to in subsection 
(a) are the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission, the International Plant Protec-
tion Convention, and the World Organization for Animal 
Health. 
SEC. 303. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE RESOLUTION 
OF TRADE DISPUTES. 
(a) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AUTHORIZED.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide moni-
toring, analytic support, and other technical assistance to 
limited-resource persons and organizations associated with 
agricultural trade (as determined by the Secretary) to ad-
dress unfair trade practices of foreign countries, including 
intellectual property right violations, and to reduce trade 
barriers. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
SEC. 304. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING THE GLOBAL 
CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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