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(JJ) The Disaster Assistance Act of 1988
(Public Law 100–387; 102 Stat. 924).
(KK) The Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624;
104 Stat. 3359).
(LL) The Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (Public Law 101–625; 104
Stat. 4079).
(MM) Section 388 of the Persian Gulf Con-
flict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel
Benefits Act of 1991 (Public Law 102–25; 105
Stat. 98).
(NN) The Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law
102–237; 105 Stat. 1818).
(OO) The Act of March 26, 1992 (Public
Law 102–265; 106 Stat. 90).
(PP) Public Law 105–379 (112 Stat. 3399).
(QQ) Section 101(c) of the Emergency Sup-
plemental Act, 2000 (Public Law 106–246; 114
Stat. 528).
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Federal,
State, tribal, or local law (including regulations) to the
‘‘food stamp program’’ established under the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) shall be consid-
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ered to be a reference to the ‘‘food and nutrition program’’
established under that Act.
SEC. 4910. EFFECTIVE AND IMPLEMENTATION DATES.
(a) GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as otherwise
provided in this title, this title and the amendments made
by this title take effect on April 1, 2008.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO PROGRAM
BENEFITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State agency may imple-
ment the amendments made by part II of subtitle A
beginning on a date (as determined by the State
agency) during the period beginning on April 1,
2008, and ending on October 1, 2008.
(2) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—At the option of a
State agency, the State agency may implement 1 or
more of the amendments made by sections 4103 and
4104 for a certification period that begins not earlier
than the implementation date determined by the State
under paragraph (1).
SEC. 4911. APPLICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of this title or amendments made by this title, the
amendments made by the provisions described in subsection
(b) shall be in effect during the period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act (or such other effective date
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as is otherwise provided in this title) and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2012.
(b) PROVISIONS.—The provisions referred to in sub-
section (a) are—
(1) section 4101;
(2) section 4102;
(3) section 4103;
(4) section 4104;
(5) section 4107;
(6) section 4108;
(7) section 4109;
(8) section 4110(a)(2);
(9) section 4208;
(10) section 4701(a)(3);
(11) section 4801(g); and
(12) section 4903.
SEC. 4912. GRAIN PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 17A of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) GRAIN PILOT PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE GRAIN AND GRAIN
PRODUCT.—In this subsection, the terms ‘eligible
grain’ and ‘grain product’ mean a grain or bread
product, including but not limited to, baked products
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and ready-to-eat cereals, having whole grain as the
primary ingredient by weight as specified on the label
or according to the recipe; except that the Secretary
may review and update as necessary the definition es-
tablished under this section.’’
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the school year be-
ginning July 2008, the Secretary shall carry out
a pilot program to provide eligible grain and
grain products to—
‘‘(i) up to 125 elementary or secondary
schools operating a program under this sec-
tion in each of 6 States; and
‘‘(ii) elementary or secondary schools
operating a program under this section on
1 Indian reservation.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—A school partici-
pating in the program shall provide eligible
grain and grain products as one of the meal sup-
plement components as described in subsection
(d) to students participating in a program au-
thorized under this section.
‘‘(C) FUNDING TO STATES.—The Secretary
shall allocate funds to each participating State
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based on the prior year claiming pattern for the
afterschool snack program in selected schools.
‘‘(3) SELECTION
OF
SCHOOLS.—In selecting
schools to participate in the program under para-
graph (2), the Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) ensure each school selected is located in
a needy area as defined in subsection (c)(1); and
‘‘(B) solicit applications from interested
schools that meet the criteria established in sub-
paragraph (A) and include—
‘‘(i) a certification of support for par-
ticipation in the program signed by the
school food manager, the school principal,
and the district superintendent (or equiva-
lent positions, as determined by the school);
and
‘‘(ii) such other information as may be
requested by the Secretary.
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than December 31,
2010, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator
of the Food and Nutrition Service, shall submit to the
Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
describes the results of the pilot program.
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‘‘(5) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall use not
more than $4,000,000 to carry out this subsection
(other than paragraph (4)), of which—
‘‘(A) $2,000,000 shall be from funds made
available to carry out the senior farmers’ market
nutrition program under section 4402 of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007); and
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 shall be from funds made
available to carry out assistance for community
food projects under section 25 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2034).
‘‘(6) EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATION.—Of the
funding made available the Secretary shall use not
more than $3,000,000 to carry out the evaluation re-
quired in paragraph (4) and for the administration
of the program.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4913. REPORT ON FEDERAL HUNGER PROGRAMS.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit to Congress a report that contains—
(1) a complete list of all Federal programs that
seek to alleviate hunger or food insecurity or improve
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nutritional intake, including programs that support
collaboration, coordination, research, or infrastructure
related to these issues;
(2) for each program listed under paragraph
(1)—
(A) the total amount of Federal funds used
to carry out the program in the most recent fis-
cal year for which comparable data is available;
(B) a comparison of the amount described
in subparagraph (A) with the amount used to
carry out a similar program 10 and 20 years
previously;
(C) to the maximum extent practicable, the
amount of Federal funds used under the program
to provide direct food aid to individuals (includ-
ing the amount used for the costs of admin-
istering the program); and
(D) a review to determine whether the pro-
gram has been independently reviewed for effec-
tiveness with respect to achieving the goals of the
program, including—
(i) the findings of the independent re-
view; and
(ii) for the 10 highest-cost programs, a
determination of whether the review was
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conducted in accordance with accepted re-
search principles;
(3) for the 10- and 20-year periods before the
date of enactment of this Act, and for the most recent
year for which data is available, the estimated num-
ber of people in the United States who are hungry (or
food insecure) or obese; and
(4) as of the date of submission of the report—
(A) the number of employees of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, including contractors and
other individuals whose salary is paid in full or
part by the Department; and
(B) the number of farmers and other agri-
cultural producers in the United States that re-
ceive some form of assistance from the Depart-
ment.
SEC. 4914. FOOD EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT AND DE-
VELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means an entity that meets the requirements of
subsection (b)(2).
(2) VULNERABLE SUBPOPULATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘vulnerable
subpopulation’’ means low-income individuals,
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unemployed individuals, and other subpopula-
tions identified by the Secretary as being likely
to experience special risks from hunger or a spe-
cial need for job training.
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘vulnerable
subpopulation’’ includes—
(i) addicts (as defined in section 102 of
the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802));
(ii) at-risk youths (as defined in sec-
tion 1432 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6472));
(iii) individuals that are basic skills
deficient (as defined in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29
U.S.C. 2801));
(iv) homeless individuals (as defined in
section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b));
(v) homeless youths (as defined in sec-
tion 387 of the Runaway and Homeless
Youth Act (42 U.S.C. 5732a));
(vi) individuals with disabilities (as
defined in section 3 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102));
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(vii) low-income individuals (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Workforce Invest-
ment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)); and
(viii) older individuals (as defined in
section 102 of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002)).
(b) FOOD EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT AND DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAM.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a food employment empowerment and develop-
ment program under which the Secretary shall make
grants to eligible entities to encourage the effective use
of community resources to combat hunger and the
root causes of hunger by creating opportunity through
food recovery and job training.
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, an entity shall be a
public agency, or private nonprofit institution, that
conducts, or will conduct, 2 or more of the following
activities as an integral part of the normal operation
of the entity:
(A) Recovery of donated food from area res-
taurants, caterers, hotels, cafeterias, farms, or
other food service businesses.
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(B) Distribution of meals or recovered food
to—
(i) nonprofit organizations described
in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986;
(ii) entities that feed vulnerable sub-
populations; and
(iii) other agencies considered appro-
priate by the Secretary.
(C) Training of unemployed and under-
employed adults for careers in the food service
industry.
(D) Carrying out of a welfare-to-work job
training program in combination with—
(i) production of school meals, such as
school meals served under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (42
U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); or
(ii) support for after-school programs,
such as programs conducted by community
learning centers (as defined in section
4201(b) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C.
7171(b))).
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(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity may use
a grant awarded under this section for—
(A) capital investments related to the oper-
ation of the eligible entity;
(B) support services for clients, including
staff, of the eligible entity and individuals en-
rolled in job training programs;
(C) purchase of equipment and supplies re-
lated to the operation of the eligible entity or
that improve or directly affect service delivery;
(D) building and kitchen renovations that
improve or directly affect service delivery;
(E) educational material and services;
(F) administrative costs, in accordance with
guidelines established by the Secretary; and
(G) additional activities determined appro-
priate by the Secretary.
(4) PREFERENCES.—In awarding grants under
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eli-
gible entities that perform, or will perform, any of the
following activities:
(A) Carrying out food recovery programs
that are integrated with—
(i) culinary worker training programs,
such as programs conducted by a food serv-
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ice management institute under section 21
of the Richard B. Russell National School
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b–1);
(ii) school education programs; or
(iii) programs of service-learning (as
defined in section 101 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
12511)).
(B) Providing job skills training, life skills
training, and case management support to vul-
nerable subpopulations.
(C) Integrating recovery and distribution of
food with a job training program.
(D) Maximizing the use of an established
school, community, or private food service facil-
ity or resource in meal preparation and cul-
inary skills training.
(E) Providing job skills training, life skills
training, and case management support to vul-
nerable subpopulations.
(5) ELIGIBILITY FOR JOB TRAINING.—To be eli-
gible to receive job training assistance from an eligi-
ble entity using a grant made available under this
section, an individual shall be a member of a vulner-
able subpopulation.