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consistent with Office of Management and Budget cost prin-
ciples.
‘‘(i) PROJECT REPORTING.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In submitting project reports
to the Administrator, a private voluntary organiza-
tion or cooperative shall provide a copy of the report
in such form as is necessary for the report to be dis-
played for public use on the website of the United
States Agency for International Development.
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.—An organi-
zation or cooperative described in paragraph (1) may
omit any confidential information from the copy of
the report submitted for public display under that
paragraph.’’.
SEC. 3013. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID
TRANSPORTATION, 
DELIVERY, 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED
FOODS.
Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1726b(f)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$8,000,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 3014. PILOT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL PURCHASE.
Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘SEC. 136. PILOT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL PURCHASE OF ELI-
GIBLE COMMODITIES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COMMODITY.—The term ‘eligible
commodity’ means an agricultural commodity, or the
product of an agricultural commodity, that is pro-
duced in—
‘‘(A) the recipient country;
‘‘(B) a low-income, developing country near
the recipient country; or
‘‘(C) Africa.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘eligi-
ble organization’ means—
‘‘(A) an organization that is—
‘‘(i) described in section 202(d) of the
Food for Peace Act; and
‘‘(ii) subject to guidelines promulgated
to carry out this section, including United
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States audit requirements that are applica-
ble to non-governmental organizations; or
‘‘(B) an intergovernmental organization, if
the organization agrees to be subject to all re-
quirements of this section, including any regula-
tions promulgated or guidelines issued by the
Administrator to carry out this section.
‘‘(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot program’
means the pilot program established under subsection
(b).
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a field-based pilot program for local and regional
purchases of eligible commodities in accordance with this
section.
‘‘(c) PURPOSES.—Eligible commodities under the pilot
program shall be used solely—
‘‘(1) to address severe food shortages caused by
sudden events, including—
‘‘(A) earthquakes, floods, and other unfore-
seen crises; or
‘‘(B) human-made crises, such as conflicts;
‘‘(2) to prevent or anticipate increasing food
scarcity as the result of slow-onset events, such as
drought, crop failures, pests, economic shocks, and
diseases that result in an erosion of the capacity of
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communities and vulnerable populations to meet food
needs;
‘‘(3) to address recovery, resettlement, and recon-
struction following 1 or more disasters or emergencies
described in paragraph (1) or (2); and
‘‘(4) to protect and improve livelihoods and food
security, provide safety nets for food insecure or un-
dernourished populations, and encourage participa-
tion in education and other productive activities.
‘‘(d) PROCUREMENT.—Eligible commodities under the
pilot program shall for emergency situations be procured
through the most effective 1 or more approaches or meth-
odologies that are likely to expedite the provision of food
aid to affected populations.
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF PRIOR LOCAL CASH PURCHASE EX-
PERIENCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall initiate the process to commission an ex-
ternal review of local cash purchase projects conducted
before the date of enactment of this section by other
donor countries, private voluntary organizations, and
the World Food Program of the United Nations.
‘‘(2) USE OF REVIEW.—The Administrator shall
use the results of the review to develop—
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‘‘(A) proposed guidelines under subsection
(j); and
‘‘(B) requests for applications under sub-
section (f).
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator
shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture and
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report containing the results of
the review.
‘‘(f) GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—After the promulgation of
final guidelines under subsection (j), the Adminis-
trator may seek applications from and provide grants
to eligible organizations to carry out the pilot pro-
gram.
‘‘(2) COMPLETION REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving a grant under the pilot program, an
eligible organization shall agree—
‘‘(A) to complete all projects funded through
the grant not later than September 30, 2011; and
‘‘(B) to provide information about the re-
sults of the project in accordance with subsection
(i).
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‘‘(3) OTHER
REQUIREMENTS.—Other require-
ments for submission of proposals for consideration
under this title shall apply to the submission of an
application for a grant under this section.
‘‘(g) PROJECT DIVERSITY.—In selecting projects to
fund under the pilot program, the Administrator shall select
a diversity of projects, including—
‘‘(1) at least 1 project for each of the situations
described in subsection (c);
‘‘(2) at least 1 project carried out jointly with a
project funded through grassroots efforts by agricul-
tural producers through eligible United States organi-
zations;
‘‘(3) projects in both food surplus and food def-
icit regions, using regional procurement for food def-
icit regions; and
‘‘(4) projects in diverse geographical regions,
with most, but not all, projects located in Africa.
‘‘(h) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN APPLICATIONS.—In
submitting an application under this section, an eligible
organization shall—
‘‘(1) request funding for up to 3 years; and
‘‘(2) include in the application—
‘‘(A) a description of the target population
through a needs assessment and sufficient infor-