‘‘(7) Wetland reserve program. 
‘‘(8) Wildlife habitat incentive program. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PARTNERS.—Agreements may be en-
tered into under this section with any of the following (or 
a combination thereof): 
‘‘(1) States and agencies of States. 
‘‘(2) Political subdivisions of States, including 
State-sponsored conservation districts. 
‘‘(3) Indian tribes. 
‘‘(4) Nongovernmental organizations and asso-
ciations, including producer associations, farmer co-
operatives, extension associations, and conservation 
organizations with a history of working cooperatively 
with producers to effectively address resource con-
cerns related to agricultural production, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall establish a competitive process for considering 
applications for agreements under this section con-
sistent with the evaluation criteria listed in sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(2) 
PROGRAM
ALLOCATION.—Applications 
shall include— 
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‘‘(A) specification of the amount of fund-
ing or acres, or both, of one or more covered 
programs specified in subsection (b) proposed 
to be allocated to carry out the special project 
or initiative; and 
‘‘(B) a schedule for utilization of funding 
or acres over the life of the proposed project or 
initiative. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—In evaluating applica-
tions for agreements under this section the Secretary shall 
consider the extent to which— 
‘‘(1) preferential enrollment in the covered pro-
grams specified in the application will effectively ad-
dress the environmental objectives established for 
the special project or initiative; and 
‘‘(2) the special project or initiative covered by 
the application— 
‘‘(A) enjoys broad local and regional sup-
port from producers and other interested per-
sons, including governmental and nongovern-
mental organizations with appropriate expertise 
on the issues the project or initiative seeks to 
address; 
‘‘(B) includes clear environmental objec-
tives and a high likelihood of success; 
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‘‘(C) includes a well defined project or ini-
tiative plan that identifies sensitive areas re-
quiring treatment and prioritizes conservation 
systems, practices, and activities needed to 
achieve environmental objectives; 
‘‘(D) promises adequate and coordinated 
participation to achieve the objectives of the 
project or initiative; 
‘‘(E) coordinates integration of local, 
State, and Federal efforts to make the best use 
of available resources and maximize cost-effec-
tive investments; 
‘‘(F) leverages financial and technical re-
sources from sources other than the programs 
authorized by this subtitle, including financial 
and technical resources provided by Federal 
and State agencies, local governments, non-
governmental organizations and associations, 
and other private sector entities; 
‘‘(G) describes how all necessary technical 
assistance will be provided to each producer 
participating in the project or initiative, includ-
ing cost estimates for technical assistance and 
whether such assistance will be provided by 
technical service providers; 
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‘‘(H) describes how the administrative 
costs of the project or initiative will be mini-
mized; 
‘‘(I) addresses a local, State, regional, or 
national environmental priority or priorities, 
with particular emphasis on any priority for 
which there is an existing State or federally ap-
proved plan in place for addressing that pri-
ority; 
‘‘(J) includes a plan to evaluate progress 
and measure results; and 
‘‘(K) clearly demonstrates that enrollment 
of producers in covered programs will be con-
sistent with the purposes and policies of each 
individual program, as established in statute, 
rules and regulations, and program guidance 
promulgated by implementing agencies. 
‘‘(f) PRIORITIES.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, consistent with the requirements of subsection (d), 
the Secretary shall ensure that, each fiscal year, grants 
are awarded and agreements are entered into under this 
section to support projects and initiatives that collectively 
address the full range of resource concerns facing pro-
ducers, ranchers, and small private forest landowners, in-
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cluding specifically projects and initiatives that are de-
signed— 
‘‘(1) to achieve improvements in water quality 
in watersheds impacted by agriculture, particularly 
by increasing the participation of producers in im-
plementing best management practices in a water-
shed or developing environmentally and economically 
viable alternative uses for manure and litter; 
‘‘(2) to achieve improvements in air quality in 
a geographical area where agricultural operations 
impact air quality, especially an area that, as deter-
mined by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, is a nonattainment area with re-
spect to any of the national ambient air quality 
standards promulgated by the Administrator under 
section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7409); 
‘‘(3) to conserve water for environmental pur-
poses, such as enhanced in stream flows or aquifer 
recharge in regions, States, or local areas where 
water quantity is a concern; 
‘‘(4) to assist in the recovery of Federal or 
State-listed endangered species or species of special 
concern or to further the goals and objectives of a 
State’s comprehensive wildlife conservation plan 
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through the cooperative efforts of multiple pro-
ducers; 
‘‘(5) to control invasive species on rangeland or 
other agricultural land through the cooperative ef-
forts of multiple producers in a geographical area; 
‘‘(6) to address a specific resource of concern or 
set of concerns on private, non-industrial forest land; 
‘‘(7) to reduce losses of pesticides to the envi-
ronment by engaging multiple producers in a geo-
graphic area in adoption of integrated pest manage-
ment practices and approaches; and 
‘‘(8) to keep working farms and ranches facing 
development pressures in agricultural use. 
‘‘(g) COST SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM; EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall not require more than 25 percent of the cost 
of a project or initiative supported under an agree-
ment entered into under this section to come from 
non-Federal sources. However, the Secretary may 
award more points to projects or initiatives offering 
to cover a higher percentage of the cost of the 
project or initiative from non-Federal sources. 
‘‘(2) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—If the Sec-
retary establishes a cost-share requirement for a 
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project or initiative, the Secretary shall allow the use 
of in-kind contributions to meet that requirement. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) SET-ASIDE.—Of the funds provided each 
fiscal year to implement the programs specified in 
subsection (b), the Secretary shall reserve the fol-
lowing percentages to ensure an adequate source of 
funds for agreements entered into under this section: 
‘‘(A) 5 percent for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) 10 percent for each of fiscal years 
2009 and 2010; and 
‘‘(C) 15 percent for fiscal years 2011 and 
2012. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—The Secretary 
shall allocate to States 60 percent of the funds re-
served under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year to allow 
State Conservationists, with the advice of State tech-
nical committees, to select projects and initiatives 
for funding under this section at the State level. The 
allocation shall be made on a similar basis as what 
would have been the case under the covered pro-
grams identified in subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1243 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843) is amended 
by striking subsection (f). 
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SEC. 209. REGIONAL EQUITY IN FUNDING OF CERTAIN DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSERVA-
TION PROGRAMS. 
Subsection (d) of section 1241 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM BASE ALLOCATION TO STATES FOR 
CERTAIN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Before April 1 of 
each fiscal year, the Secretary shall give priority for 
funding under the conservation programs under this 
subtitle, other than the programs excluded by para-
graph (2), to approved applications in any State that 
has not received, for that fiscal year, an aggregate 
amount of at least $12,000,000 for those conserva-
tion programs. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN
PROGRAMS
EXCLUDED.—Para-
graph (1) does not apply to the following programs: 
‘‘(A) The conservation reserve program 
under subchapter B of chapter 1. 
‘‘(B) The wetlands reserve program under 
subchapter C of chapter 1. 
‘‘(C) The conservation security program 
under subchapter A of chapter 2. 
‘‘(D) The grassland reserve program under 
subchapter C of chapter 2.’’. 
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SEC. 210. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE. 
Subtitle F of title XII of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1257. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) INITIATIVE REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 
implement an integrated pest management initiative in 
priority regions identified by the Secretary under sub-
section (b) for the purpose of assisting agricultural pro-
ducers operating in such regions to comply with pest man-
agement regulations and alleviate the need for additional 
regulations regarding pest management activities. 
‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY REGIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall identify priority regions where the 
adoption by agricultural producers of integrated pest 
management practices and approaches offers the 
greatest potential benefit to producers seeking to 
comply with environmental regulations and alleviate 
the need for additional regulations resulting from 
pest management activities. Priority regions shall in-
clude agricultural lands dominated by the production 
of specialty crops and agricultural lands where agri-
cultural pest management activities are regulated for 
the purpose of mitigating specific impacts to human 
health or the environment, such as an area in which 
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pollutants exceed authorized total maximum daily 
load or an air quality non-attainment area. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 
identify priority regions in consultation with the En-
vironmental Protection Agency, the United States 
Geological Service, the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, agricultural producers, appropriated 
State agencies, and other interested persons. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES IN PRIORITY REGIONS.— 
‘‘(1) EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall de-
velop the best-available integrated pest management 
practices for the primary agricultural commodities 
and significant pests in each priority region identi-
fied under subsection (b) and expedite approval of 
these practices for implementation by agricultural 
producers. 
‘‘(2) IMPROVED EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.—The Secretary shall develop and make 
available criteria to enable staff of the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service and agricultural pro-
ducers operating in priority regions identified under 
subsection (b) to effectively compare pest manage-
ment plans, considering relative risks and potential 
benefits to multiple resources of concern, including 
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air, surface water, ground water, bees and other pol-
linators, wildlife, and worker safety. 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall enter in cooperative agreements, memorandums 
of understanding, and contracts for services with 
other agencies and non-Federal organizations, as 
necessary, to assist in providing technical assistance 
regarding integrated pest management planning and 
implementation to producers operating in priority re-
gions identified under subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) MARKETING.—The Secretary shall market 
the availability of integrated pest management tools 
and training to agricultural producers in the priority 
regions identified under subsection (b). 
‘‘(5) PROGRAM INTEGRATION.—The Secretary 
shall set goals for integrating the integrated pest 
management initiative with the environmental qual-
ity incentives program established under chapter 4 
of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) and other con-
servation programs in each priority region identified 
under subsection (b), including indicators of the ex-
tent to which these programs fund integrated pest 
management practices and the extent to which sup-
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ported integrated pest management practices reduce 
pesticide use and risk. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 
use resources provided for programs under this title to im-
plement the integrated pest management initiative.’’. 
SEC. 211. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT 
OF 
AGRICULTURE 
CONSERVATION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) USE
OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.—Section 
1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) at the option of the producer, through an 
approved third party, if available.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) SYSTEM
FOR
EVALUATION
OF
PRO-
VIDERS.—The Secretary shall establish, by regula-
tion, a system for approving individuals and entities 
to provide technical assistance to carry out programs 
under this chapter, including criteria for the evalua-
tion of providers or potential providers of technical 
assistance. The system shall require, as part of the 
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approval process, consultation with county commit-
tees established under section 8(b) of the Soil Con-
servation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 
590h(b)).’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) COMPETITIVE
BIDDING.—The Secretary 
may accept bids from approved third parties to pro-
vide technical assistance to producers eligible for 
that assistance.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘may re-
quest’’ and inserting ‘‘shall request, to the max-
imum extent practicable,’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE
PROGRAM; TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Such 
section is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a 
cooperative conservation educational assistance program 
through which a student at an institution of higher edu-
cation, in a field of study such as agronomy, conservation 
biology, engineering, and other subject relevant to the pro-
vision of technical assistance under this section, may re-
ceive educational assistance in exchange for a commitment 
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of service to the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
or other agency within the Department of Agriculture in-
volved in providing such assistance. Establishment of the 
program shall be carried out by rulemaking, and the final 
rule shall be issued not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(d) REVIEW AND EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE SPECIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) As a condition on participating in pro-
grams under this subtitle, a State shall assess the 
completeness and relevance of existing technical as-
sistance specifications to ensure that the specifica-
tions fully incorporate and provide for the appro-
priate range of conservation practices and resource 
mitigation measures available to specialty crop pro-
ducers. In conducting the assessment, the State 
shall consult with producers, crop consultants, the 
cooperative extension system, and land-grant colleges 
and universities, nongovernmental organizations, and 
other qualified entities. If revisions to technical spec-
ifications are determined to be necessary, the state 
shall establish an administrative process for expe-
diting the incorporation of those revisions. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that adequate technical assistance is 
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available for the implementation of practices by spe-
cialty crop producers through Federal conservation 
programs. To comply with this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall develop— 
‘‘(A) programs that meet specific needs of 
specialty crop producers through cooperative 
agreements with other agencies and nongovern-
mental organizations; and 
‘‘(B) program specifications that allow for 
innovative approaches that engage local re-
sources in providing technical assistance for 
planning and implementation of practices.’’. 
SEC. 212. CONSERVATION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1924) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 304. CONSERVATION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
loan guarantee, an interest subsidy, or both, to enable an 
eligible borrower to obtain a qualified conservation loan. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE BORROWER.—The term ‘eligible 
borrower’ means a farmer, rancher, farm coopera-
tive, private domestic corporation, partnership, joint 
operation, trust, or limited liability company, that is 
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engaged primarily and directly in agricultural pro-
duction in the United States. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION
LOAN.—The 
term ‘qualified conservation loan’ means a loan that 
meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The loan proceeds are re-
quired to be used to cover the costs to the bor-
rower of carrying out a qualified conservation 
project. 
‘‘(B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT.—The principal 
amount of the loan is not more than 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(C) REPAYMENT PERIOD.—The loan re-
payment period shall not exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(D) NO REPAYMENT REQUIRED IN FIRST 
YEAR.—The lender is prohibited from requiring 
any part of the loan to be repaid in the 1-year 
period that begins with the date of the closing 
of the loan. 
‘‘(E) NO LOAN FORGIVENESS.—The lender 
is prohibited from forgiving any part of the 
loan. 
‘‘(F) LIMITED
PROCESSING
FEE.—The 
total of all processing fees charged with respect 
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to the loan does not exceed such amount as 
shall be prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION
PROJECT.— 
The term ‘qualified conservation project’ means, 
with respect to an eligible borrower, conservation 
measures included in a conservation plan, approved 
by the Secretary under other authority, for a farm-
ing or ranching operation of the borrower, including 
but not limited to— 
‘‘(A) the installation of conservation struc-
tures, including terraces, sod waterways, per-
manently vegetated stream borders and filter 
strips, windbreaks (tree or grass), shelter belts, 
and living snow fences, if all plantings consist 
of vegetation appropriate to the locale; 
‘‘(B) the installation of water conservation 
measures; 
‘‘(C) the installation of waste management 
systems; 
‘‘(D) the establishment or improvement of 
permanent pasture; 
‘‘(E) the payment of costs of complying 
with section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 
1985; 
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‘‘(F) other purposes consistent with the 
conservation plan; 
‘‘(G) any conservation project or practice, 
as described by technical guides and handbooks 
issues by the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service; or 
‘‘(H) 
emerging 
conservation 
practices, 
techniques, or technologies, as approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
GUAR-
ANTEE.—The portion of a loan that the Secretary 
may guarantee under this section shall be not less 
than 80 percent and not more than 90 percent of 
the principal amount of the loan. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUT-
STANDING.—The aggregate principal amount of out-
standing loans guaranteed by the Secretary under 
this section shall not exceed $1,000,000,000. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF INTEREST SUB-
SIDY.—The interest subsidy which the Secretary may pro-
vide under this section with respect to a loan shall result 
in a reduction of the interest rate agreed upon by the bor-
rower and the lender (but to not less than zero) by— 
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‘‘(1) 500 basis points, if the principal amount 
of the loan is less than $100,000; 
‘‘(2) 400 basis points, if the principal amount 
of the loan is not less than $100,000 and is less 
than $500,000; and 
‘‘(3) 300 basis points, in any other case. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
COLLECT
PROCESSING 
FEE.—The Secretary may assess a fee to cover the 
cost of processing an application under this section 
equal to not more than 1 percent of the principal 
amount of the loan sought by the applicant, as de-
scribed in the application. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION
OF
FINANCIAL
INFORMA-
TION.—An applicant for a loan guarantee or interest 
subsidy under this section shall provide the Sec-
retary with such financial information as may be re-
quired by the Secretary, in the manner generally re-
quired by commercial agricultural lenders in the geo-
graphical area where the farming or ranching oper-
ation of the applicant is located. 
‘‘(3) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary may require 
that an appraisal made in connection with an appli-
cation for a loan guarantee or interest subsidy under 
this section be conducted by a specialized appraiser 
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that uses standards similar to the standards used 
for similar purposes in the private sector, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL
OF
APPLICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall not approve an application submitted 
pursuant to this section, unless the Secretary has 
determined that the project for which the loan is 
sought is likely to result in a net benefit to the envi-
ronment. 
‘‘(5) DEADLINE
FOR
DECISION
ON
APPLICA-
TION.—To the maximum extent practicable, within 
60 business days after the receipt of an application 
for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall 
transmit to the applicant the decision of the Sec-
retary to approve or disapprove the application. 
‘‘(6) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION
OF
LOAN 
GUARANTEES AND INTEREST SUBSIDIES.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that loan guarantees and interest subsidies 
under this section are equitably distributed among 
agricultural producers according to the size of their 
farming operations, as determined on the basis of 
the value of the crops produced by the operations. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS.—Neither the application for, nor the receipt 
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of, a loan guarantee or an interest subsidy under this sec-
tion shall affect the eligibility of the recipient for assist-
ance under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
or the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. 
‘‘(g) APPROPRIATIONS.—For each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013, the Secretary shall use such funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are necessary to 
carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 213. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM. 
Section 401 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Assistance provided under this 
title may include reimbursement for emergency measures 
undertaken to clean-up nursery debris resulting from wind 
erosion, floods, hurricanes, or other natural disasters.’’. 
SEC. 214. EXCLUSION OF PAYMENTS UNDER DEPARTMENT 
OF 
AGRICULTURE 
CONSERVATION 
PRO-
GRAMS FROM ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME 
LIMITATION. 
Section 1001D(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C). 
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SEC. 215. ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SUSTAIN-
ABILITY PRACTICES GUIDELINES. 
In administering this title and the amendments made 
by this title, the Secretary of Agriculture may encourage 
the development of voluntary sustainable practices guide-
lines for producers and processors of specialty crops. 
SEC. 216. ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM CLIMATE 
CHANGE. 
Whenever practicable, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall utilize programs of the Department of Agriculture 
to provide technical or financial assistance to producers 
and processors of specialty crops to address the adverse 
impacts of long-term climate change, including the compli-
ance of producers and processors with governmental regu-
lations related to long-term climate change. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
SEC. 301. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 
(a) FUNDING AND CARRYOVER OF FUNDING.—Sub-
section (d) of section 3205 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) FUNDING AND CARRYOVER OF FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDING.—To carry out the program, the 
Secretary shall make available funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, or an equal value of 
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commodities owned by the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration, in the amount of— 
‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 and 2012. 
‘‘(2) CARRYOVER OF FUNDING.—Funds made 
available for the program under paragraph (1) or 
under section 201 of the Specialty Crops Competi-
tiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–465; 118 
Stat. 3884) shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) FLEXIBILITY.—Such section is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FLEXIBILITY.—In providing technical assistance 
under the program, the Secretary should provide for case- 
by-case extensions, upon the approval of the Administrator 
of the Foreign Agricultural Service, of time frames pro-
vided by regulations in connection with that assistance.’’. 
SEC. 302. COORDINATION OF TRADE OBJECTIVES BETWEEN 
KEY AGENCIES. 
The President shall take steps to ensure increased co-
ordination among relevant agencies within the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and other agencies within the Execu-
tive branch of export and import trade objectives and 
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greater transparency on work related to sanitary and 
phytosanitary trade issues. 
SEC. 303. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 
Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘$200,000,000’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $350,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012,’’ after ‘‘2007,’’. 
SEC. 304. GRANT PROGRAM FOR MARKET ANALYSIS RE-
LATED TO ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTER-
VAILING DUTY CASES INVOLVING SPECIALTY 
CROPS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may make grants under this section to a State 
agency or an association of specialty crop producers (in 
this section referred to as an ‘‘eligible entity’’) to conduct 
or procure market analysis in connection with anti-dump-
ing and countervailing duty cases involving a specialty 
crop under consideration by the United States Inter-
national Trade Commission or the Department of Com-
merce. 
(b) GRANT CRITERIA.—To be eligible for a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity must establish to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary that— 
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(1) there has been significant price underselling 
of the imported specialty crop, as compared with the 
previous three-year average price of the domestic 
specialty crop; and 
(2) there is a significant increase of the volume 
or market penetration of the imported specialty crop 
over the previous three years. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiving 
a grant under this section shall contribute non-Federal 
funds toward the market analysis project for which the 
grant is provided in an amount at least equal to the 
amount of the grant. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
use $10,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
to make grants under this section. 
SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ANTI-
TRUST LAWS APPLICABLE TO AGRICULTURE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Export Trading 
Company Act (ETC), the Webb-Pomerene Export Act, 
and the Capper-Volstead Act should be strongly supported 
because these antitrust laws promote United States agri-
cultural exports and allow specialty crop producers key 
protections. 
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TITLE IV—INVASIVE PESTS AND 
DISEASES 
SEC. 401. THREAT IDENTIFICATION AND MITIGATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service shall estab-
lish and administer a program to determine and prioritize 
foreign threats to domestic production of specialty crops, 
including threats of bioterrorism. 
(b) PROGRAM.—In conducting the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Ani-
mal and Plant Health Inspection Service shall— 
(1) consult with the Director of the Center for 
Plant Health Science and Technology; 
(2) develop risk assessments of the potential 
threat to the specialty crop industry in the United 
States from foreign threats; 
(3) collaborate with the National Plant Board 
to— 
(A) prioritize foreign threats to the spe-
cialty crop industry; and 
(B) in consultation with State departments 
of agriculture and other State or regional re-
source partnerships, develop action plans that 
effectively address such foreign threats, includ-
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ing pathway analysis, offshore mitigation meas-
ures, and comprehensive exclusion measures at 
ports of entry and other key distribution cen-
ters in addition to strategies to employ if the 
foreign pest or disease is introduced; 
(4) implement such action plans as soon as they 
are developed to test the effectiveness of such action 
plans and help prevent new foreign and domestic 
pest and disease threats from being introduced or 
widely disseminated in the United States; 
(5) consult with the Administrator of the Agri-
cultural Research Service, where appropriate, and 
utilize the expertise of the Agricultural Research 
Service in the development of pest and disease detec-
tion and control or eradication strategies; 
(6) consult with the United States Trade Rep-
resentative on both the priority list and action plans 
after such are developed to ensure future trade 
agreements include measures to mitigate these 
threats; and 
(7) not use funds available pursuant to sub-
section (d) for eradication efforts that enhance im-
port opportunities into the United States. 
(c) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
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Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
Service shall update and submit to Congress the priority 
list and action plans described in subsection (b), including 
an accounting of funds expended on such action plans. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service shall use $40,000,000 of 
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 
402. 
EMERGENCY 
CONTROL, 
PREVENTION, 
AND 
ERADICATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY.—Section 415 of 
the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7715) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION.—The decision to de-
clare an extraordinary emergency under subsection (a) 
shall be solely the decision of the Secretary and shall re-
main in effect until the Secretary determines that the 
threat posed by the plant pest or noxious weed has 
abated.’’. 
(b) PLANT PEST EMERGENCY AUTHORITY.—Section 
442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7772) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘TRANSFER’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PLANT PEST EMERGENCY’’; and 
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