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‘‘(5) FUNDING.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds made
available under section 18, the Secretary shall
use $50,000,000 to carry out this section, to re-
main available until expended.
‘‘(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of funds made
available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary
shall use not more than $25,000,000 to carry out
a pilot project described in paragraph (2)(E).’’.
SEC. 4404. BILL EMERSON NATIONAL HUNGER FELLOWS
AND MICKEY LELAND INTERNATIONAL HUN-
GER FELLOWS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Food and Nutrition Act of
2007 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘SEC. 28. BILL EMERSON NATIONAL HUNGER FELLOWS AND
MICKEY LELAND INTERNATIONAL HUNGER
FELLOWS.
‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the
‘Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows and Mickey Leland
International Hunger Fellows Program Act of 2007’.
‘‘(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
‘‘(1) there is a critical need for compassionate
individuals who are committed to assisting people
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who suffer from hunger to initiate and administer so-
lutions to the hunger problem;
‘‘(2) Bill Emerson, the distinguished late Rep-
resentative from the 8th District of Missouri,
demonstrated—
‘‘(A) his commitment to solving the problem
of hunger in a bipartisan manner;
‘‘(B) his commitment to public service; and
‘‘(C) his great affection for the institution
and ideals of the United States Congress;
‘‘(3) George T. (Mickey) Leland, the distin-
guished late Representative from the 18th District of
Texas, demonstrated—
‘‘(A) his compassion for those in need;
‘‘(B) his high regard for public service; and
‘‘(C) his lively exercise of political talents;
‘‘(4) the special concern that Mr. Emerson and
Mr. Leland demonstrated during their lives for the
hungry and poor was an inspiration for others to
work toward the goals of equality and justice for all;
‘‘(5) these 2 outstanding leaders maintained a
special bond of friendship regardless of political affili-
ation and worked together to encourage future leaders
to recognize and provide service to others; and
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‘‘(6) it is especially appropriate to honor the
memory of Mr. Emerson and Mr. Leland by creating
a fellowship program to develop and train the future
leaders of the United States to pursue careers in hu-
manitarian service.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the
head of the Congressional Hunger Center.
‘‘(2) FELLOW.—The term ‘fellow’ means—
‘‘(A) a Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow; or
‘‘(B) Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.—The term ‘Fel-
lowship Programs’ means the Bill Emerson National
Hunger Fellowship Program and the Mickey Leland
International Hunger Fellowship Program established
under subsection (d)(1).
‘‘(d) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established the Bill
Emerson National Hunger Fellowship Program and
the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship
Program.
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The purposes of the
Fellowship Programs are—
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‘‘(i) to encourage future leaders of the
United States—
‘‘(I) to pursue careers in humani-
tarian and public service;
‘‘(II) to recognize the needs of low-
income people and hungry people;
‘‘(III) to provide assistance to
people in need; and
‘‘(IV) to seek public policy solu-
tions to the challenges of hunger and
poverty;
‘‘(ii) to provide training and develop-
ment opportunities for such leaders through
placement in programs operated by appro-
priate organizations or entities; and
‘‘(iii) to increase awareness of the im-
portance of public service.
‘‘(B) BILL EMERSON HUNGER FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.—The purpose of the Bill Emerson
Hunger Fellowship Program is to address hunger
and poverty in the United States.
‘‘(C) MICKEY LELAND HUNGER FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM.—The purpose of the Mickey Leland
Hunger Fellowship Program is to address inter-
national hunger and other humanitarian needs.
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall offer to provide a
grant to the Congressional Hunger Center to ad-
minister the Fellowship Programs.
‘‘(B) TERMS OF GRANT.—The terms of the
grant provided under subparagraph (A), includ-
ing the length of the grant and provisions for the
alteration or termination of the grant, shall be
determined by the Secretary in accordance with
this section.
‘‘(e) FELLOWSHIPS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director shall make
available Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowships and
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships in accordance
with this subsection.
‘‘(2) CURRICULUM.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Fellowship Pro-
grams shall provide experience and training to
develop the skills necessary to train fellows to
carry out the purposes described in subsection
(d)(2), including—
‘‘(i) training in direct service pro-
grams for the hungry and other anti-hunger
programs in conjunction with community-
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based organizations through a program of
field placement; and
‘‘(ii) providing experience in policy de-
velopment through placement in a govern-
mental entity or nongovernmental, non-
profit, or private sector organization.
‘‘(B) WORK PLAN.—To carry out subpara-
graph (A) and assist in the evaluation of the fel-
lowships under paragraph (6), the Director shall,
for each fellow, approve a work plan that identi-
fies the target objectives for the fellow in the fel-
lowship, including specific duties and respon-
sibilities relating to those objectives.
‘‘(3) PERIOD OF FELLOWSHIP.—
‘‘(A) BILL EMERSON HUNGER FELLOW.—A
Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship awarded under
this section shall be for not more than 15
months.
‘‘(B) MICKEY LELAND HUNGER FELLOW.—A
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship awarded
under this section shall be for not more than 2
years.
‘‘(4) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Fellowships shall be
awarded pursuant to a nationwide competition
established by the Director.
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—A successful pro-
gram applicant shall be an individual who has
demonstrated—
‘‘(i) an intent to pursue a career in
humanitarian services and outstanding po-
tential for such a career;
‘‘(ii) leadership potential or actual
leadership experience;
‘‘(iii) diverse life experience;
‘‘(iv) proficient writing and speaking
skills;
‘‘(v) an ability to live in poor or di-
verse communities; and
‘‘(vi) such other attributes as are con-
sidered to be appropriate by the Director.
‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF AWARD.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A fellow shall receive—
‘‘(i) a living allowance during the term
of the Fellowship; and
‘‘(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), an
end-of-service award.
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT FOR SUCCESSFUL COM-
PLETION OF FELLOWSHIP.—Each fellow shall be
entitled to receive an end-of-service award at an
appropriate rate for each month of satisfactory
service completed, as determined by the Director.
‘‘(C) TERMS
OF
FELLOWSHIP.—A fellow
shall not be considered an employee of—
‘‘(i) the Department of Agriculture;
‘‘(ii) the Congressional Hunger Center;
or
‘‘(iii) a host agency in the field or pol-
icy placement of the fellow.
‘‘(D) 
RECOGNITION
OF
FELLOWSHIP
AWARD.—
‘‘(i) EMERSON
FELLOW.—An indi-
vidual awarded a fellowship from the Bill
Emerson Hunger Fellowship shall be known
as an ‘Emerson Fellow’.
‘‘(ii) LELAND FELLOW.—An individual
awarded a fellowship from the Mickey Le-
land Hunger Fellowship shall be known as
a ‘Leland Fellow’.
‘‘(6) EVALUATIONS AND AUDITS.—Under terms
stipulated in the contract entered into under sub-
section (d)(3), the Director shall—
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‘‘(A) conduct periodic evaluations of the
Fellowship Programs; and
‘‘(B) arrange for annual independent finan-
cial audits of expenditures under the Fellowship
Programs.
‘‘(f) AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in
carrying out this section, the Director may solicit, ac-
cept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of
services or property, both real and personal, for the
purpose of facilitating the work of the Fellowship Pro-
grams.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Gifts, bequests, or devises of
money and proceeds from sales of other property re-
ceived as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be used exclu-
sively for the purposes of the Fellowship Programs.
‘‘(g) REPORT.—The Director shall annually submit to
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report
that—
‘‘(1) describes the activities and expenditures of
the Fellowship Programs during the preceding fiscal
year, including expenditures made from funds made
available under subsection (h); and
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‘‘(2) includes the results of evaluations and au-
dits required by subsection (f).
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such
sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to remain
available until expended.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 4404 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1161) is repealed.
SEC. 4405. HUNGER-FREE COMMUNITIES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) DOMESTIC HUNGER GOAL.—The term ‘‘do-
mestic hunger goal’’ means—
(A) the goal of reducing hunger in the
United States to at or below 2 percent by 2010;
or
(B) the goal of reducing food insecurity in
the United States to at or below 6 percent by
2010.
(2) EMERGENCY FEEDING ORGANIZATION.—The
term ‘‘emergency feeding organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 201A of the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501).
(3) FOOD SECURITY.—The term ‘‘food security’’
means the state in which an individual has access to
enough food for an active, healthy life.
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(4) HUNGER-FREE
COMMUNITIES
GOAL.—The
term ‘‘hunger-free communities goal’’ means any of
the 14 goals described in the H. Con. Res. 302 (102nd
Congress).
(b) HUNGER REPORTS.—
(1) STUDY.—
(A) TIMELINE.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall conduct a study of major
matters relating to the problem of hunger in
the United States, as determined by the Sec-
retary.
(ii) UPDATE.—Not later than 5 years
after the date on which the study under
clause (i) is conducted, the Secretary shall
update the study.
(B) MATTERS TO BE ASSESSED.—The mat-
ters to be assessed by the Secretary in the study
and 
update 
under 
this 
paragraph 
shall
include—
(i) data on hunger and food insecurity
in the United States;
(ii) measures carried out during the
previous year by Federal, State, and local
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governments to achieve domestic hunger
goals and hunger-free communities goals;
and
(iii) measures that could be carried out
by Federal, State, and local governments to
achieve domestic hunger goals and hunger-
free communities goals.
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Secretary shall
develop recommendations on—
(A) removing obstacles to achieving domes-
tic hunger goals and hunger-free communities
goals; and
(B) otherwise reducing domestic hunger.
(3) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the
President and Congress—
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, a report that contains—
(i) a detailed statement of the results of
the study, or the most recent update to the
study, conducted under paragraph (1)(A);
and
(ii) the most recent recommendations
of the Secretary under paragraph (2); and