SEC. 5. REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTIFICATION COSTS. 
(a) INCENTIVE PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish an incentive program to encourage 
the independent third-party certification of agricultural 
producers and processors for product qualities, production 
practices, or other product or process attributes that in-
crease marketability or value of an agricultural com-
modity. The Secretary shall include independent third- 
party certification systems, including programs such as 
Good Agricultural Practices, Good Handling Practices, 
and Good Manufacturing Practices programs, that the 
Secretary finds will provide one or more measurable social, 
environmental, or marketing advantages. 
(b) STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall set standards 
regarding the types of certifications, and the types of cer-
tification-related expenses, that will qualify for reimburse-
ment under the program. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT.— 
An agricultural producer or processor may not receive re-
imbursement for more than 50 percent of the qualified ex-
penses incurred by the producer or processor related to 
accepted certifications.
SEC. 6. NATIONWIDE EXPANSION OF RISK MANAGEMENT 
AGENCY ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE INSUR-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 523(e) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523(e)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PERMANENT NATIONWIDE OPERATION.— 
Effective beginning with the 2006 reinsurance year, 
the Corporation shall carry out the adjusted gross 
revenue insurance pilot program as a permanent 
program under this title and may expand the pro-
gram to cover any county in which crops are pro-
duced. To facilitate the expansion of the program 
nationwide, the Corporation may grant temporary 
premium subsidies for the purchase of a policy 
under the program to producers whose farm oper-
ations are located in a county that has a high level 
of specialty crop production and has not had a high- 
level of participation in the purchase of crop insur-
ance coverage.’’. 
(b) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY.—The Comp-
troller General shall conduct a study of the Federal crop 
insurance program to determine how well the program 
serves specialty crop producers and to recommend such 
changes as the Comptroller General considers appropriate 
to improve the program for specialty crop producers.
SEC. 7. EXPANSION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM 
IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS. 
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
is amended— 
(1) in section 18 (42 U.S.C. 1769), by striking 
subsection (g); and 
(2) by inserting after section 18 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 19. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make avail-
able in not more than 100 schools in each State, and in 
elementary and secondary schools on 1 Indian reservation, 
free fresh and dried fruits and vegetables and frozen ber-
ries to be served to school children throughout the school 
day in 1 or more areas designated by the school. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY IN ALLOCATION.—In selecting States 
to participate in the program, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to States that produce large quantities of specialty 
crops. 
‘‘(c) PUBLICITY.—A school participating in the pro-
gram authorized by this section shall publicize within the 
school the availability of free fruits and vegetables under 
the program. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2006 and 
2007, $20,000,000 to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 8. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON DIRECT OPERATING LOANS; 
INDEXATION TO INFLATION. 
Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘$200,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500,000 (increased, beginning with 
fiscal year 2007, by the inflation percentage applica-
ble to the fiscal year in which the loan is made)’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the average of such index (as so defined) 
for the 12-month period ending on— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a loan other than a 
loan guaranteed by the Secretary, August 31, 
2005; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a loan guaranteed by 
the Secretary, August 31, 1996.’’. 
SEC. 9. TRADE OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 
(a) ASSISTANT USTR FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.—Sec-
tion 141(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2171(c)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6)(A) There is established in the Office the 
position of Assistant United States Trade Rep-
resentative for Specialty Crops. The Assistant
United States Trade Representative for Specialty 
Crops shall be appointed by the United States Trade 
Representative. 
‘‘(B) The primary function of the Assistant 
United States Trade Representative for Specialty 
Crops shall be to promote the trade interests of spe-
cialty crop businesses, to remove foreign trade bar-
riers that impede specialty crop businesses, and to 
enforce existing trade agreements beneficial to spe-
cialty crop businesses. 
‘‘(C) The Assistant United States Trade Rep-
resentative for Specialty Crops shall be paid at the 
level of a member of the Senior Executive Service 
with equivalent time and service.’’. 
(b) STUDY OF URUGUAY ROUND TABLE AGREEMENT 
BENEFITS.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study on the benefits 
of the agreements approved by Congress under sec-
tion 101(a)(1) of the Uruguay Round Agreements 
Act (Public Law 103–465) to specialty crop busi-
nesses. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall submit to Congress a report describing
the results of the study conducted under paragraph 
(1). 
(c) FOREIGN MARKET ACCESS STRATEGY.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and imple-
ment a foreign market access strategy to increase exports 
of specialty crops to foreign markets. 
SEC. 10. INCREASED AUTHORIZATION FOR TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 
Section 3205(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’. 
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