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SEC. 10303. NATIONAL SHEEP AND GOAT INDUSTRY IM-
PROVEMENT CENTER.
(a) NAME CHANGE.—Section 375 of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) is
amended—
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND
GOAT’’ after ‘‘NATIONAL SHEEP’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and Goat’’ after ‘‘National
Sheep’’ each place it appears.
(b) FUNDING.—Section 375(e)(6) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6))
is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Sec-
retary shall use to carry out this section
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, to remain avail-
able until expended.
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012.’’.
(c) REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO PRIVATIZE REVOLV-
ING FUND.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 375 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2008j) is amended by striking subsection (j).
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
paragraph (1) takes effect on May 1, 2007.
SEC. 10304. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
Section 10409 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 8308) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall issue final regulations to implement a
trichinae certification program.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out the program $1,250,000 for each
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’.
SEC. 10305. PROTECTION OF INFORMATION IN THE ANIMAL
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations con-
sistent with the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552,
et. seq., regarding the disclosure of information submitted
by farmers and ranchers who participate in the National
Animal Identification System. The regulations promul-
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gated, which shall be subject to a public comment period
before finalizing, should address the protection of trade se-
crets and other proprietary and/or confidential business in-
formation that farmers and ranchers disclose in the course
of participation in National Animal Identification System.
SEC. 10306. LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA.
Section 10407(d)(2) of the Animal Health Protection
Act (7 U.S.C. 8306(d)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (B) and (C),’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs
(B), (C), and (D),’’;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) 
LOW
PATHOGENIC
AVIAN
INFLU-
ENZA.—
‘‘(i) 
DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
COSTS.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘el-
igible costs’ means costs determined eligible
for indemnity under part 56 of title 9, Code
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the
date of enactment of this clause.
‘‘(ii) INDEMNITIES.—Subject to sub-
paragraphs (B) and (D), compensation to
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any owner or contract grower of poultry
participating in the voluntary control pro-
gram for low pathogenic avian influenza
under the National Poultry Improvement
Plan, and payments to cooperating State
agencies, shall be made in an amount equal
to 100 percent of the eligible costs.’’.
SEC. 10307. STUDY ON BIOENERGY OPERATIONS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Office of the
Chief Economist, shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port describing the potential economic issues (including po-
tential costs) associated with animal manure used in nor-
mal agricultural operations and as a feedstock in bioenergy
production.
SEC. 10308. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON INDEMNIFICATION
OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS.
It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary should
partner with the private insurance industry to implement
an approach for expediting the indemnification of livestock
producers in the case of catastrophic disease outbreaks.
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SEC. 10309. COORDINATION OF DAIRY OVERSIGHT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select an offi-
cial within the Department of Agriculture to coordinate the
sharing of information on oversight of the dairy industry
to ensure fair competition.
(b) DUTIES.—The official selected under subsection (a)
shall—
(1) serve as a liaison among the Agricultural
Marketing Service, Farm Service Agency, and Na-
tional Agricultural Statistics Service;
(2) coordinate and maintain informal commu-
nications as appropriate with other Federal agencies
with an involvement or interest in the dairy industry
or fair competition;
(3) hold at least 1 formal annual meeting during
each calendar year; and
(4) submit to the Committee on Agriculture of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate,
and make available to the public, an annual report
that describes issues of concern in the dairy industry
that threaten fair competition, including an evalua-
tion of dairy markets with respect to the impact of
those markets on—
(A) reported dairy prices;
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(B) Federal milk marketing order prices;
and
(C) other Federal dairy programs.
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS
Subtitle A—Agricultural Security
SEC. 11011. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) AGENT.—The term ‘‘agent’’ means a chem-
ical, biological, radiological, or nuclear substance that
causes an agricultural disease or adulteration of food
products under the jurisdiction of the Department.
(2) AGRICULTURAL
BIOSECURITY.—The term
‘‘agricultural biosecurity’’ means protection from an
agent that poses a threat to—
(A) plant or animal health;
(B) public health, with respect to direct ex-
posure to an agricultural disease; or
(C) the environment, with respect to agri-
culture facilities, farmland, air, and water in the
immediate vicinity of an area associated with an
agricultural disease or outbreak.
(3) AGRICULTURAL COUNTERMEASURE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘agricultural
countermeasure’’ means a product, practice, or
technology that is intended to enhance or main-
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tain the agricultural biosecurity of the United
States.
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘agricultural
countermeasure’’ does not include any product,
practice, or technology used solely for human
medical incidents or public health emergencies
not related to agriculture.
(4) AGRICULTURAL DISEASE.—The term ‘‘agri-
cultural disease’’ has the meaning given the term by
the Secretary.
(5) AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘‘agriculture’’
means—
(A) the science and practice of activities re-
lating to food, feed, fiber, and energy production,
processing, marketing, distribution, use, and
trade;
(B) nutrition, food science and engineering,
and agricultural economics;
(C) forestry, wildlife science, fishery science,
aquaculture, floriculture, veterinary medicine,
and other related natural resource sciences; and
(D) research and development activities re-
lating to plant- and animal-based products car-
ried out by the Department.
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(6) 
AGROTERRORIST
ACT.—The 
term
‘‘agroterrorist act’’ means an act that—
(A) causes or attempts to cause—
(i) damage to agriculture; or
(ii) injury to a person associated with
agriculture; and
(B) is committed—
(i) to intimidate or coerce; or
(ii) to disrupt the agricultural indus-
try.
(7) ANIMAL.—The term ‘‘animal’’ means any
member of the animal kingdom (except a human).
(8) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’
means the Department of Agriculture.
(9) DEVELOPMENT.—The term ‘‘development’’
means—
(A) research leading to the identification of
products or technologies intended for use as agri-
cultural countermeasures;
(B) the formulation, production, and subse-
quent modification of those products or tech-
nologies;
(C) the conduct of preclinical and clinical
in vivo and in vitro studies;
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(D) the conduct of field, efficacy, and safety
studies;
(E) the preparation of an application for
marketing approval for submission to applicable
agencies; and
(F) other actions taken by an applicable
agency in a case in which an agricultural coun-
termeasure is procured or used prior to issuance
of a license or other form of approval.
(10) PLANT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘plant’’ means
any plant (including any plant part) for or ca-
pable of propagation.
(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘‘plant’’
includes—
(i) a tree;
(ii) a tissue culture;
(iii) a plantlet culture;
(iv) pollen;
(v) a shrub;
(vi) a vine;
(vii) a cutting;
(viii) a graft;
(ix) a scion;
(x) a bud;
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(xi) a bulb;
(xii) a root; and
(xiii) a seed.
(11) 
QUALIFIED
AGRICULTURAL
COUNTER-
MEASURE.—The term ‘‘qualified agricultural counter-
measure’’ means an agricultural countermeasure that
the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in
order to address an agricultural biosecurity threat
from—
(A) an agent placed on the Select Agents
and Toxins list of the Department;
(B) an agent placed on the Plant Protection
and Quarantine Select Agents and Toxins list of
the Department; or
(C) an applicable agent placed on the Over-
lap Select Agents and Toxins list of the Depart-
ment and the Department of Health and Human
Services, in accordance with—
(i) part 331 of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations; and
(ii) part 121 of title 9, Code of Federal
Regulations.
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SEC. 11012. NATIONAL PLANT DISEASE RECOVERY SYSTEM
AND NATIONAL VETERINARY STOCKPILE.
(a) NATIONAL PLANT DISEASE RECOVERY SYSTEM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
in consultation with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall work with State
and local governments and the private sector to estab-
lish a national plant disease recovery system to be
used to respond to an outbreak of plant disease that
poses a significant threat to agricultural biosecurity.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The national plant disease
recovery system shall include agricultural counter-
measures to be made available within a single grow-
ing season for crops of particular economic signifi-
cance, as determined by the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(b) NATIONAL VETERINARY STOCKPILE.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, and in consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services and the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall work with State and
local governments and the private sector to establish a na-
tional veterinary stockpile, which shall be used by the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity to make agricultural countermeasures available to
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any State veterinarian not later than 24 hours after sub-
mission of an official request for assistance by the State
veterinarian, unless the Secretary and the Secretary of
Homeland Security cannot accommodate such a request due
to an emergency, lack of available resources, or other reason
for disapproval of the request as determined the Secretary.
SEC. 11013. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURAL COUNTERMEASURES.
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
a grant program to stimulate basic and applied re-
search and development activity for qualified agricul-
tural countermeasures.
(2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—In carrying out this
section, the Secretary shall develop a process through
which to award grants on a competitive basis.
(3) WAIVER
IN
EMERGENCIES.—The Secretary
may waive the requirement in paragraph (2), if—
(A) the Secretary has declared a plant or
animal disease emergency under the Plant Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or the Animal
Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.);
and
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(B) the waiver would lead to the rapid de-
velopment of a qualified agricultural counter-
measure, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) USE OF FOREIGN DISEASE PERMISSIBLE.—The
Secretary may permit the use of foreign animal and plant
disease agents, and accompanying data, in research and de-
velopment activities funded under this section if the Sec-
retary determines that the diseases or data are necessary
to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of an agricultural
countermeasure in development.
(c) COORDINATION ON ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.—
The Secretary shall ensure that the Secretary of Homeland
Security is provided information, on a quarterly basis, de-
scribing each grant provided by the Secretary for the pur-
pose of facilitating the acceleration and expansion of the
advanced development of agricultural countermeasures.
(d) SCOPE.—Nothing in this section impedes the abil-
ity of the Secretary of Homeland Security to administer
grants for basic and applied research and advanced devel-
opment activities for qualified agricultural counter-
measures.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
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SEC. 11014. VETERINARY WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a
grant program to increase the number of veterinarians
trained in agricultural biosecurity.
(b) CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUNDING AWARDED.—The
Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that grants
are competitively awarded under the program based on—
(1) the ability of an applicant to increase the
number of veterinarians who are trained in agricul-
tural biosecurity practice areas determined by the
Secretary;
(2) the ability of an applicant to increase re-
search capacity in areas of agricultural biosecurity
determined by the Secretary to be a priority; or
(3) any other consideration the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under this sec-
tion may be used by a grantee to pay—
(1) costs associated with construction and the ac-
quisition of equipment, and other capital costs relat-
ing to the expansion of schools of veterinary medicine,
departments of comparative medicine, departments of
veterinary science, or entities offering residency train-
ing programs; or
(2) capital costs associated with the expansion of
academic programs that offer postgraduate training
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for veterinarians or concurrent training for veteri-
nary students in specific areas of specialization.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2012.
SEC. 11015. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG-
RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PRE-
PAREDNESS, AND RESPONSE.
(a) ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS.—
(1) GRANT
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall
provide grant assistance to support the development
and expansion of advanced training programs in ag-
ricultural biosecurity planning and response for food
science professionals and veterinarians.
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this
subsection for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(b) ASSESSMENT OF RESPONSE CAPABILITY.—
(1) GRANT
AND
LOAN
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall provide grant and low-interest loan as-
sistance to States for use in assessing agricultural
disease response and food emergency response capa-
bilities.
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(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2008 through 2012.
SEC. 11016. LIVE VIRUS OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE RE-
SEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue a permit
required under section 12 of the Act of May 29, 1884 (21
U.S.C. 113a) to the Secretary of Homeland Security for
work on the live virus of foot and mouth disease at the Na-
tional Bio and Agro-Defense Laboratory (referred to in this
section as the ‘‘NBAF’’).
(b) LIMITATION.—The permit shall be valid unless the
Secretary finds that the study of live foot and mouth disease
virus at the NBAF is not being carried out in accordance
with the regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to
the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8401 et seq.).
(c) AUTHORITY.—The suspension, revocation, or other
impairment of the permit issued under this section—
(1) shall be made by the Secretary; and
(2) is a nondelegable function.
SEC. 11017. PLANT PROTECTION.
(a) CIVIL
PENALTIES
FOR
VIOLATIONS.—Section
424(b)(1) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7734(b)(2))
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is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(A) $50,000 in the case of any individual
(except that the civil penalty may not exceed
$1,000 in the case of an initial violation of this
title by an individual moving regulated articles
not for monetary gain);
‘‘(B) $250,000 in the case of any other per-
son for each violation;
‘‘(C) $500,000 for each violation adju-
dicated in a single proceeding;
‘‘(D) $1,000,000 for each violation adju-
dicated in a single proceeding involving a geneti-
cally modified organism (as determined by the
Secretary); or
‘‘(E) twice the gross gain or gross loss for
any violation, forgery, counterfeiting, unauthor-
ized use, defacing, or destruction of a certificate,
permit, or other document provided for in this
title that results in the person deriving pecu-
niary gain or causing pecuniary loss to an-
other.’’.
(b) TIME FOR COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS.—Subtitle
B of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7731 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 427. TIME FOR COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS.
‘‘An action, suit, or proceeding with respect to an al-
leged violation of this title shall not be considered unless
the action, suit, or proceeding is commenced not later than
5 years after the date the violation is initially discovered
by the Secretary.’’.
Subtitle B—Other Programs
SEC. 11051. FORECLOSURE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 307 of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1927) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) MORATORIUM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the
date of enactment of this subsection, there shall be in
effect a moratorium on all loan acceleration and fore-
closure proceedings instituted by the Department of
Agriculture against any farmer or rancher who—
‘‘(A) has pending against the Department a
claim of discrimination; or
‘‘(B) files a claim of discrimination against
the Department.
‘‘(2) WAIVER OF INTEREST AND OFFSETS.—Dur-
ing the period of the moratorium, the Secretary shall
waive the accrual of interest and offsets on all loans
made under this subtitle for which loan acceleration
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or foreclosure proceedings have been instituted as de-
scribed in paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF MORATORIUM.—The mor-
atorium shall terminate with respect to a claim of
discrimination by a farmer or rancher on the earlier
of—
‘‘(A) the date the Secretary resolves the
claim; or
‘‘(B) if the farmer or rancher appeals the
decision of the Secretary on the claim to a court
of competent jurisdiction, the date that the court
renders a final decision on the claim.
‘‘(4) FAILURE
TO
PREVAIL.—If a farmer or
rancher does not prevail on a claim of discrimination
described in paragraph (1), the farmer or rancher
shall be liable for any interest and offsets that accrued
during the period that the loan was in abeyance.’’.
(b) FORECLOSURE REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Agriculture (referred to in
this subsection as the ‘‘Inspector General’’) shall de-
termine whether decisions of the Department to im-
plement foreclosure proceedings with respect to loans
made under subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and
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Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) to so-
cially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers during the
5-year period preceding the date of enactment of this
Act were consistent and in conformity with the appli-
cable laws (including regulations) governing loan
foreclosures.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port that describes the determination of the Inspector
General under paragraph (1).
SEC. 11052. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND
RANCHERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2501 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
2279)) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The outreach and tech-
nical assistance program under paragraph (1) shall
be used exclusively—
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‘‘(A) to enhance coordination of the out-
reach, technical assistance, and education efforts
authorized under agriculture programs; and
‘‘(B) to assist the Secretary in—
‘‘(i) reaching socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers and prospective so-
cially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
in a culturally and linguistically appro-
priate manner; and
‘‘(ii) improving the participation of
those farmers and ranchers in Department
programs, as determined under section
2501A.’’;
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘entity to provide information’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘entity that has demonstrated an abil-
ity to carry out the requirements described
in paragraph (2) to provide outreach’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) RENEWAL OF CONTRACTS.—The Sec-
retary may provide for renewal of a grant, con-
tract, or other agreement under this section with
an eligible entity that—
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‘‘(i) has previously received funding
under this section;
‘‘(ii) has demonstrated an ability to
carry out the requirements described in
paragraph (2); and
‘‘(iii) demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that the entity will con-
tinue to fulfill the purposes of this section.
‘‘(E) REVIEW
OF
PROPOSALS.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall
promulgate a regulation to establish criteria for
the review process for grants and cooperative
agreements (including multiyear grants), which
shall include a review eligible entities on an in-
dividual basis.
‘‘(F) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit
to Congress, and make publically available, an
annual report that describes—
‘‘(i) the accomplishments of the pro-
gram under this section; and
‘‘(ii) any gaps or problems in service
delivery as reported by grantees.’’; and
(C) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking subparagraph (A), and
inserting the following:
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‘‘(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Not more than 5
percent of the amounts made available under
this paragraph for a fiscal year may be used for
expenses related to administering the program
under this section.’’; and
(2) in subsection (e)(5)(A)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘has dem-
onstrated experience in’’ and inserting ‘‘has a
reputation for, and has demonstrated experience
in,’’; and
(B) in clause (ii)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and on behalf of’’ be-
fore ‘‘socially’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘2-year’’ and inserting
‘‘3-year’’.
(b) COORDINATION WITH OUTREACH.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall develop a plan to join and relocate—
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(A) the outreach and technical assistance
program established under section 2501 of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279); and
(B) the Office of Outreach of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
(2) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the plan
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, in consulta-
tion with eligible entities under section 2501 of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)—
(A) decide the most appropriate permanent
location for the programs described in paragraph
(1); and
(B) locate both programs together at that lo-
cation.
(3) REPORT.—After the relocation described in
this subsection is completed, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report that includes information
describing the new location of the programs.
SEC. 11053. ADDITIONAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
Section 2501(a)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(3)) (as
amended by section 11052(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
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‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL
CONTRACTING
AUTHOR-
ITY.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
provide to the Office of Outreach of the De-
partment of Agriculture, the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service, the Farm
Service Agency, the Risk Management Agen-
cy, the Forest Service, the Food Safety and
Inspection Service, and such other agencies
and programs as the Secretary determines
to be necessary, the authority to make
grants and enter into contracts and cooper-
ative agreements with community-based or-
ganizations that meet the definition of an
eligible entity under subsection (e).
‘‘(ii) MATCHING
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary is not required to require matching
funds for a grant made, or a contract or co-
operative agreement entered into, under this
subparagraph.
‘‘(iii) INTERAGENCY
FUNDING.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law
(including regulations), any Federal agency
may participate in any grant made, or con-
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under this subsection by contributing funds,
if the head of the agency determines that the
objectives of the grant, contract, or coopera-
tive agreement will further the authorized
programs of the contributing agency.’’.
SEC. 11054. IMPROVED PROGRAM DELIVERY BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ON INDIAN
RESERVATIONS.
Section 2501(g)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(g)(1)) is
amended by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 11055. ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION IN THE CENSUS
OF AGRICULTURE AND CERTAIN STUDIES.
Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(h) ACCURATE
DOCUMENTATION.—The Secretary
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the
Census of Agriculture and studies carried out by the Eco-
nomic Research Service accurately document the number,
location, and economic contributions of socially disadvan-
taged farmers and ranchers in agricultural production.’’.
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SEC. 11056. IMPROVED DATA REQUIREMENTS.
Section 2501A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279–1) is amended by
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘(c) COMPILATION
OF
PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION
DATA.—
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REQUIREMENT.—For each county
and State in the United States, the Secretary of Agri-
culture (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’)
shall annually compile program application and par-
ticipation rate data regarding socially disadvantaged
farmers and ranchers by computing for each program
of the Department of Agriculture that serves agricul-
tural producers or landowners—
‘‘(A) raw numbers of applicants and par-
ticipants by race, ethnicity, and gender, subject
to appropriate privacy protections, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(B) the application and participation
rate, by race, ethnicity, and gender, as a percent-
age of the total participation rate of all agricul-
tural producers and landowners.
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY TO COLLECT DATA.—The heads
of the agencies of the Department of Agriculture shall
collect and transmit to the Secretary any data, in-
cluding data on race, gender, and ethnicity, that the
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Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out
paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Using the technologies and sys-
tems of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
the Secretary shall compile and present the data re-
quired under paragraph (1) for each program de-
scribed in that paragraph in a manner that includes
the raw numbers and participation rates for—
‘‘(A) the entire United States;
‘‘(B) each State; and
‘‘(C) each county in each State.
‘‘(d) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF DATA.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section,
the Secretary shall not disclose the names or indi-
vidual data of any program participant.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES.—The data under this
section shall be used exclusively for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Except as otherwise provided,
the data under this section shall not be used for the
evaluation of individual applications for assistance.’’.
SEC. 11057. RECEIPT FOR SERVICE OR DENIAL OF SERVICE.
Section 2501A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279–1) (as amended by
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section 11056) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(e) RECEIPT FOR SERVICE OR DENIAL OF SERV-
ICE.—In any case in which a farmer or rancher, or a pro-
spective farmer or rancher, in person or in writing, requests
from the Farm Service Agency or the Natural Resources
Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture any
benefit or service offered by the Department to agricultural
producers or landowners, and at the time of the request re-
quests a receipt, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue,
on the date of the request, a receipt to the farmer or rancher,
or prospective farmer or rancher, that contains—
‘‘(1) the date, place, and subject of the request;
and
‘‘(2) the action taken, not taken, or recommended
to the farmer or rancher or prospective farmer or
rancher.’’.
SEC. 11058. NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION.
Section 280 of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7000) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘On the return’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On the return’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) REPORTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection, and
every 180 days thereafter, the head of each agency
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and
publish on the website of the Department, a report
that includes—
‘‘(A) a description of all cases returned to
the agency during the period covered by the re-
port pursuant to a final determination of the
Division;
‘‘(B) the status of implementation of each
final determination; and
‘‘(C) if the final determination has not been
implemented—
‘‘(i) the reason that the final deter-
mination has not been implemented; and
‘‘(ii) the projected date of implementa-
tion of the final determination.
‘‘(2) UPDATES.—Each month, the head of each
agency shall publish on the website of the Department
any updates to the reports submitted under para-
graph (1).’’.
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SEC. 11059. FARMWORKER COORDINATOR.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title II of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended
by inserting after section 226A (7 U.S.C. 6933) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘SEC. 226B. FARMWORKER COORDINATOR.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
within the Department the position of Farmworker Coordi-
nator (referred to in this section as the ‘Coordinator’).
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Secretary shall delegate to the Co-
ordinator responsibility for—
‘‘(1) assisting in administering the program es-
tablished by section 2281 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
5177a);
‘‘(2) serving as a liaison to community-based
nonprofit organizations that represent and have dem-
onstrated experience serving low-income migrant and
seasonal farmworkers;
‘‘(3) coordinating with the Department, other
Federal agencies, and State and local governments to
ensure that farmworker needs are assessed and met
during declared disasters and other emergencies;
‘‘(4) consulting with the Office of Small Farm
Coordination, Office of Outreach, Outreach Coordina-
tors, and other entities to better integrate farmworker
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perspectives, concerns, and interests into the ongoing
programs of the Department;
‘‘(5) consulting with appropriate institutions on
research, program improvements, or agricultural edu-
cation opportunities that assist low-income and mi-
grant seasonal farmworkers; and
‘‘(6) ensuring that farmworkers have access to
services and support to enter agriculture as pro-
ducers.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this section.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of the
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
U.S.C. 7014(b)) (as amended by section 7401(c)(1)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) the authority of the Secretary to establish in
the Department a position of Farmworker Coordi-
nator in accordance with section 226B.’’.
SEC. 11060. CONGRESSIONAL BIPARTISAN FOOD SAFETY
COMMISSION.
(a) COMMISSION.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is established a
commission to be known as the ‘‘Congressional
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Bipartisan Food Safety Commission’’ (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’).
(B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Com-
mission shall be to act in a bipartisan, con-
sensus-driven fashion—
(i) to review the food safety system of
the United States;
(ii) to prepare a report that—
(I) summarizes information about
the food safety system as in effect as of
the date of enactment of this Act; and
(II) makes recommendations on
ways—
(aa) to modernize the food
safety system of the United States;
(bb) to harmonize and up-
date food safety statutes;
(cc) 
to 
improve 
Federal,
State, local, and interagency co-
ordination of food safety per-
sonnel, activities, budgets, and
leadership;
(dd) to best allocate scarce
resources according to risk;
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(ee) to ensure that regula-
tions, directives, guidance, and
other standards and requirements
are based on best-available science
and technology;
(ff) to emphasize preventative
rather than reactive strategies;
and
(gg) to provide to Federal
agencies funding mechanisms nec-
essary to effectively carry out food
safety responsibilities; and
(iii) to draft specific statutory lan-
guage, including detailed summaries of the
language and budget recommendations, that
would implement the recommendations of
the Commission.
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall
be composed of 19 members.
(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall—
(i) have specialized training, edu-
cation, or significant experience in at least
1 of the areas of—
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(I) food safety research;
(II) food safety law and policy;
and
(III) program design and imple-
mentation;
(ii) consist of—
(I) the Secretary of Agriculture
(or a designee);
(II) the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (or a designee);
(III) 1 Member of the House of
Representatives; and
(IV) 1 Member of the Senate; and
(V) 15 additional members that
include, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, representatives of—
(aa) consumer organizations;
(bb) agricultural and live-
stock production;
(cc) public health profes-
sionals;
(dd) State regulators;
(ee) Federal employees; and
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(ff) the livestock and food
manufacturing and processing in-
dustry.
(C) APPOINTMENTS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The appointment of
the members of the Commission shall be
made not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(ii) CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS.—Of the
members of the Commission described in
subparagraph (B)(ii)(V)—
(I) 2 shall be appointed by the
President;
(II) 7 shall be appointed by a
working group consisting of—
(aa) the Chairman of each of
the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry and the
Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate;
(bb) the Chairman of each of
the Committee on Agriculture and
the Committee on Energy and
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Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives;
(cc) the Speaker of the House
of Representatives; and
(dd) the Majority Leader of
the Senate; and
(III) 6 shall be appointed by a
working group consisting of—
(aa) the Ranking Member of
each of the Committees described
in items (aa) and (bb) of sub-
clause (II);
(bb) the Minority Leader of
the House of Representatives; and
(cc) the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(D) TERM.—A member of the Commission
shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(E) 
VACANCIES.—A 
vacancy 
on 
the
Commission—
(i) shall not affect the powers of the
Commission; and
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner
as the original appointment was made.
(3) MEETINGS.—
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(A) INITIAL MEETING.—Except as provided
in subparagraph (B), the initial meeting of the
Commission shall be conducted in Washington,
District of Columbia, not later than 30 days
after the date of appointment of the final mem-
ber of the Commission under paragraph (2)(C).
(B) 
MEETING
FOR
PARTIAL
APPOINT-
MENT.—If, as of the date that is 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, all members of
the Commission have not been appointed under
paragraph (2)(C), but at least 8 members have
been appointed, the Commission may hold the
initial meeting of the Commission.
(C) OTHER
MEETINGS.—The Commission
shall—
(i) hold a series of at least 5 stake-
holder meetings to solicit public comment,
including—
(I) at least 1 stakeholder meeting,
to be held in Washington, District of
Columbia; and
(II) at least 4 stakeholder meet-
ings, to be held in various regions of
the United States; and
(ii) meet at the call of—
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(I) the Chairperson;
(II) the Vice-Chairperson; or
(III) a majority of the members of
the Commission.
(D) 
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION; 
INFORMA-
TION.—To the maximum extent practicable—
(i) each meeting of the Commission
shall be open to the public; and
(ii) all information from a meeting of
the Commission shall be recorded and made
available to the public.
(E) QUORUM.—With respect to meetings of
the Commission—
(i) a majority of the members of the
Commission shall constitute a quorum for
the conduct of business of the Commission;
but
(ii) for the purpose of a stakeholder
meeting described in subparagraph (C)(i), 4
or more members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum.
(F) FACILITATOR.—The Commission shall
contract with a nonpolitical, disinterested third-
party entity to serve as a meeting facilitator.
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(4) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE-CHAIRPERSON.—At
the initial meeting of the Commission, the members of
the Commission shall select from among the members
a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Commis-
sion.
(b) DUTIES.—
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Commission shall
review and consider the statutes, studies, and reports
described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of under-
standing the food safety system of the United States
in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) STATUTES, STUDIES, AND
REPORTS.—The
statutes, studies, and reports referred to in paragraph
(1) include—
(A) with respect with respect to laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture—
(i) the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C.
1551 et seq.);
(ii) the Agricultural Marketing Act of
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.);
(iii) the Animal Health Protection Act
(7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.);
(iv) the Lacey Act Amendments of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.);