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‘‘(A) prepare a roadmap for agricultural re-
search, extension, and education that—
‘‘(i) identifies major opportunities and
gaps in agricultural research, extension,
and education that no single entity in the
Department would be able to carry out in-
dividually, but that is necessary to carry
out agricultural research;
‘‘(ii) involves—
‘‘(I) stakeholders from across the
Federal Government;
‘‘(II) stakeholders from across the
full array of nongovernmental entities;
and
‘‘(III) the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board established
under section 1408 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3123);
‘‘(iii) incorporates roadmaps for agri-
cultural research made publicly available by
other Federal entities, agencies, or offices;
and
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‘‘(iv) describes recommended funding
levels for areas of agricultural research, ex-
tension, and education, including—
‘‘(I) competitive programs; and
‘‘(II) 
infrastructure 
programs,
with attention to the future growth
needs of small 1862 Institutions, 1890
Institutions, and 1994 Institutions (as
those terms are defined in section 2 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7601)), Hispanic-serving agri-
cultural colleges (as defined in section
1456(a) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977), and any other public
college or university that is not such
an institution or college but that offers
a baccalaureate or higher degree in the
study of agriculture;
‘‘(B) use the roadmap to set the research,
extension, and education agenda of the Depart-
ment; and
‘‘(C) submit a description of the roadmap to
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
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Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary, acting
through the Under Secretary, shall implement, to the
maximum extent practicable, the roadmap.
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as are necessary to carry out
this subsection.’’.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous
SEC. 7501. JOINT NUTRITION MONITORING AND RELATED
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.
The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall continue to provide jointly for na-
tional nutrition monitoring and related research activities
carried out as of the date of enactment of this Act—
(1) to collect continuous data relating to diet,
health, physical activity, and knowledge about diet
and health, using a nationally-representative sample;
(2) to periodically collect data described in para-
graph (1) on special at-risk populations, as identified
by the Secretaries;
(3) to distribute information on health, nutri-
tion, the environment, and physical activity to the
public in a timely manner;
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(4) to analyze new data as the data becomes
available;
(5) to continuously update food composition ta-
bles; and
(6) to research and develop data collection meth-
ods and standards.
SEC. 7502. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY FOR
TEMPORARY POSITIONS.
Notwithstanding section 4703(d)(1) of title 5, United
States Code, the amendment to the personnel management
demonstration project established in the Department of Ag-
riculture (67 Fed. Reg. 70776 (2002)), shall become effective
upon the date of enactment of this Act and shall remain
in effect unless modified by law.
SEC. 7503. REVIEW OF PLAN OF WORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Agriculture (referred
to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall work with uni-
versity partners in extension and research to review and
identify measures to streamline the submission, reporting
under, and implementation of plan of work requirements
including requirements under—
(1) sections 1444(d) and 1445(c) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d), 3222(c));
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(2) section 7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C.
361g); and
(3) section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
344).
(b) REPORT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report de-
scribing the results of the review conducted under sub-
section (a).
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The report shall include
recommendations—
(A) to reduce the administrative burden and
workload on institutions associated with plan of
work compliance while meeting the reporting
needs of the Department of Agriculture for input,
output, and outcome indicators;
(B) to streamline the submission and re-
porting requirements of the plan of work so that
the plan of work is of practical utility to both
the Department of Agriculture and the institu-
tions; and
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(C) for any legislative changes necessary to
carry out the plan of work improvements.
(c) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall consult with land-grant colleges and univer-
sities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3103)).
SEC. 7504. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS
FOODS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a
study of, and prepare a report on, areas in the United
States with limited access to affordable and nutritious food,
with a particular focus on predominantly lower-income
neighborhoods and communities.
(b) CONTENTS.—The study and report shall—
(1) assess the incidence and prevalence of areas
with limited access to affordable and nutritious food
in the United States;
(2) identify—
(A) characteristics and factors causing and
influencing those areas; and
(B) the effect on local populations of limited
access to affordable and nutritious food; and
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(3) develop recommendations for addressing the
causes and influences of those areas through measures
including—
(A) community and economic development
initiatives;
(B) incentives for retail food market devel-
opment, including supermarkets, small grocery
stores, and farmers’ markets; and
(C) improvements to Federal food assistance
and nutrition education programs.
(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND OR-
GANIZATIONS.—The Secretary shall conduct the study
under this section in coordination and consultation with—
(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices;
(2) the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration;
(3) the Institute of Medicine; and
(4) representatives of appropriate businesses,
academic institutions, and nonprofit and faith-based
organizations.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
submit the report prepared under this section, including the
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findings and recommendations described in subsection (b),
to—
(1) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate.
SEC. 7505. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING ORGANIC RE-
SEARCH.
It is the sense of the Senate that—
(1) the Secretary should recognize that sales of
certified organic products have been expanding by 17
to 20 percent per year for more than a decade, but
research and outreach activities relating specifically
to certified organic production growth and processing
of agricultural products (as defined in section 2103 of
the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
6502)) has not kept pace with this expansion;
(2) research conducted specifically on organic
methods and production systems benefits organic and
conventional producers and contributes to the stra-
tegic goals of the Department of Agriculture, resulting
in benefits for trade, human health, the environment,
and overall agricultural productivity;
(3) in order to meet the needs of the growing or-
ganic sector, the Secretary should use a portion of the
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total annual funds of the Agricultural Research Serv-
ice for research specific to organic food and agricul-
tural systems that is at least commensurate with the
market share of the organic sector of the domestic food
retail market; and
(4) the increase in funding described in para-
graph (3) should include funding for efforts—
(A) to establish long-term core capacities for
organic research;
(B) to assist organic farmers and farmers
intending to transition to organic production
systems; and
(C) to disseminate research results through
the Alternative Farming Systems Information
Center of the National Agriculture Library.
SEC. 7506. MODIFICATIONS TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not implement
any modification that reduces the availability or provision
of information technology service, or administrative man-
agement control of that service, including data or center
service agency, functions, and personnel at the National Fi-
nance Center and the National Information Technology
Center service locations, until the date that is 60 days after
the date on which the Committee on Agriculture of the
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate receive a
written determination and report from the Chief Financial
Officer or Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Agriculture and the Secretary that states that the imple-
mentation of the modification is in the best interests of the
Department of Agriculture.
(b) REPORT
ON PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the
Comptroller General a report on any proposed modification
to reduce the availability or provision of any information
technology service, or administrative management control
of such a service, including data or center service agency,
functions, and personnel at the National Finance Center
and National Technology Center service locations, that
includes—
(1) a business case analysis (including of the
near- and long-term costs and benefits to the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and all other Federal agencies
and departments that benefit from services provided
by the National Finance Center and the National In-
formation Technology Center service locations) of the
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proposed modifications, as compared with maintain-
ing administrative management control or informa-
tion technology service functions and personnel in the
existing structure and at present locations; and
(2) an analysis of the impact of any changes in
that administrative management control or informa-
tion technology service (including data or center serv-
ice agency, functions, and personnel) on the ability of
the National Finance Center and National Informa-
tion Technology Center service locations to provide, in
the near- and long-term, to all Federal agencies and
departments, cost-effective, secure, efficient, and
interoperable—
(A) information technology services;
(B) cross-servicing;
(C) e-payroll services; and
(D) human resource line-of-business serv-
ices.
(c) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the Comptroller General receives the report
submitted under subsection (b), the Comptroller General
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate a detailed written assess-
ment of the report that includes an analysis (including of
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near- and long-term cost benefits and impacts) of the alter-
natives available to all Federal agencies and departments
to acquire cost-effective, secure, efficient, and interoperable
information technology, cross-servicing, e-payroll, and
human resource line-of-business services.
(d) OPERATING RESERVE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of annual income amounts in
the working capital fund of the Department of Agri-
culture allocated for the National Finance Center, the
Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent—
(A) for the replacement or acquisition of
capital equipment, including equipment for—
(i) the improvement and implementa-
tion of a financial management plan;
(ii) information technology; and
(iii) other systems of the National Fi-
nance Center; or
(B) to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary
costs of the National Finance Center.
(2) AVAILABILITY FOR OBLIGATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), none of the amounts reserved
under paragraph (1) shall be available for obli-
gation unless the Secretary submits notification
of the obligation to—
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(i) the Committees on Appropriations
and Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives; and
(ii) the Committees on Appropriations
and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate.
(B) EXCEPTION.—The limitation described
in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any obli-
gation that, as determined by the Secretary, is
necessary—
(i) to respond to a declared state of
emergency that significantly impacts the
operations of the National Finance Center;
or
(ii) to evacuate employees of the Na-
tional Finance Center to a safe haven to
continue operations of the National Finance
Center.
SEC. 7507. STUDIES AND REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE NA-
TIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ON FOOD
PRODUCTS FROM CLONED ANIMALS.
(a) STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture,
in coordination with the Economic Research Service,
and after consultation with the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, shall conduct a study and re-
port to Congress on the state of domestic and inter-
national markets for products from cloned animals,
including consumer acceptance. Such report shall be
submitted to Congress no later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) CONTENT.—The study and report under
paragraph (1) shall include a description of how
countries regulate the importation of food and agri-
cultural products (including dairy products), the
basis for such regulations, and potential obstacles to
trade.
(b) STUDY
WITH
THE
NATIONAL
ACADEMY
OF
SCIENCES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall contract with the National
Academy of Sciences to conduct a study and report
to Congress regarding the safety of food products de-
rived from cloned animals and the health effects and
costs attributable to milk from cloned animals in the
food supply. Such report shall be submitted to Con-
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gress no later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) CONTENT.—The study and report under
paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) a review and an assessment of whether
the studies (including peer review studies), data,
and analysis used in the draft risk assessment
issued by the Food and Drug Administration en-
titled Animal Cloning: A Draft Risk Assessment
(issued on December 28, 2006) supported the
conclusions drawn by such draft risk assessment
and—
(i) whether there were a sufficient
number of studies to support such conclu-
sions; and
(ii) whether additional pertinent stud-
ies and data exist which were not consid-
ered in the draft risk assessment and how
this additional information affects the con-
clusions drawn in such draft risk assess-
ment; and
(B) an evaluation and measurement of the
potential public health effects and associated
health care costs, including any consumer behav-
ior changes and negative impacts on nutrition,
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health, and chronic diseases that may result from
any decrease in dairy consumption, attributable
to the commercialization of milk from cloned
animals and their progeny.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section
shall be construed to impede ongoing scientific research in
artificial reproductive health technologies.
(d) TIMEFRAME OF FINAL RISK ASSESSMENT.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (acting through the Commis-
sioner of Food and Drugs) shall not issue the final risk as-
sessment on the safety of cloned animals and food products
derived from cloned animals until the date that the Sec-
retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services complete the studies required under this
section.
(e) CONTINUANCE OF MORATORIUM.—Any voluntary
moratorium on introducing food from cloned animals or
their progeny into the food supply shall remain in effect
at least until the date that the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (acting through the Commissioner of Food
and Drugs) issues the final risk assessment described in sub-
section (d).
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SEC. 7508. ANIMAL BIOSCIENCE FACILITY, BOZEMAN, MON-
TANA.
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012
$16,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the
construction in Bozeman, Montana, of an animal bioscience
facility within the Agricultural Research Service.
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act of 1978
SEC. 8001. NATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR PRIVATE FOREST
CONSERVATION.
Section 2 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds appropriated
or otherwise made available under this Act, the Secretary
shall focus on the following national private forest conserva-
tion priorities:
‘‘(1) Conserving and managing working forest
landscapes for multiple values and uses.
‘‘(2) Protecting forests from threats to forest and
forest health, including unnaturally large wildfires,
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hurricanes, tornadoes, windstorms, snow or ice
storms, flooding, drought, invasive species, insect or
disease outbreak, or development, and restoring ap-
propriate forest structures and ecological processes in
response to such threats.
‘‘(3) Enhancing public benefits from private for-
ests, including air and water quality, forest products,
forestry-related jobs, production of renewable energy,
wildlife, enhanced biodiversity, the establishment or
maintenance of wildlife corridors and wildlife habi-
tat, and recreation.
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report describing how funding was used under this Act to
address the national priorities specified in subsection (c)
and the outcomes achieved in meeting the national prior-
ities.’’.
SEC. 8002. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CON-
SERVATION PROGRAM.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that—
(1) the Forest Service projects that, by calendar
year 2030, approximately 44,000,000 acres of pri-
vately-owned forest land will be developed throughout
the United States;
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(2) public access to parcels of privately-owned
forest land for outdoor recreational activities, includ-
ing hunting, fishing, and trapping, has declined and,
as a result, participation in those activities has also
declined in cases in which public access is not se-
cured;
(3) rising rates of obesity and other public health
problems relating to the inactivity of the citizens of
the United States have been shown to be ameliorated
by improving public access to safe and attractive
areas for outdoor recreation;
(4) in rapidly-growing communities of all sizes
throughout the United States, remaining parcels of
forest land play an essential role in protecting public
water supplies;
(5) forest parcels owned by local governmental
entities and nonprofit organizations are providing
important demonstration sites for private landowners
to learn forest management techniques;
(6) throughout the United States, communities of
diverse types and sizes are deriving significant finan-
cial and community benefits from managing forest
land owned by local governmental entities for timber
and other forest products; and