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‘‘(B) may enter into contracts to obtain the
services of such an entity; and
‘‘(C) shall consult with the Food Aid Con-
sultative Group on how to carry out this sub-
section.
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall submit
to the Committees on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate—
‘‘(A) a report that describes the activities of
the Administrator in carrying out paragraph (1)
for fiscal year 2008; and
‘‘(B) an annual report that describes the
progress of the Administrator in addressing food
aid quality issues.’’.
SEC. 3009. MICROENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES.
Section 203(d)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (7
U.S.C.1723(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including ac-
tivities involving microenterprise and village banking,’’
after ‘‘other developmental activities’’.
SEC. 3010. LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.
Section 204(a)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1724(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 3011. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP.
Section 205 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(7) representatives from the maritime transpor-
tation sector involved in transporting agricultural
commodities overseas for programs under this Act.’’;
(2) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘In preparing’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In preparing’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and
inserting the following:
‘‘(2) BIANNUAL CONSULTATION.—The Adminis-
trator’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) 
CONSULTATION
FOR
DRAFT
REGULA-
TIONS.—In addition to the meetings required under
paragraph (2), the Administrator shall consult and
meet with the Group—
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‘‘(A) before issuing the draft regulations to
carry out the program described in section 209;
and
‘‘(B) during the public comment period re-
lating to those draft regulations.’’; and
(3) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 3012. ADMINISTRATION.
Section 207 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘must be
met for the approval of such proposal’’ and inserting
‘‘should be considered for a proposal in a future fiscal
year’’;
(2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3);
(3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(d) TIMELY PROVISION OF COMMODITIES.—The Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall de-
velop procedures that ensure expedited processing of com-
modity call forwards in order to provide commodities over-
seas in a timely manner and to the extent feasible, accord-
ing to planned delivery schedules.’’;
(4) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘December
1’’ and inserting ‘‘June 1’’; and
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(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Funds made available to
carry out this title may be used to pay the expenses
of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment associated with program monitoring, evalua-
tion, assessments, food aid data collection, and food
aid information management and commodity report-
ing systems.
‘‘(2) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) and notwithstanding any
other provision of law, in carrying out adminis-
trative and management activities related to the
implementation of programs under this title, the
Administrator may contract with 1 or more in-
dividuals for personal service to be performed in
recipient countries or neighboring countries.
‘‘(B) 
PROHIBITION.—Individuals 
con-
tracting with the Administrator under subpara-
graph (A) shall not be considered to be employees
of the United States Government for the purpose
of any law administered by the Office of Per-
sonnel Management.
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‘‘(C) PERSONAL
SERVICE.—Subparagraph
(A) does not limit the ability of the Adminis-
trator to contract with individuals for personal
service under section 202(a).
‘‘(g) INDIRECT SUPPORT COSTS TO THE WORLD FOOD
PROGRAM OF THE UNITED NATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, in providing assistance under this
title, the Administrator may make contributions to
the World Food Program of the United Nations to the
extent that the contributions are made in accordance
with the rules and regulations of that program for in-
direct cost rates.
‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit
the Committees on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an
annual report on the level of the contribution and the
reasons for the level.
‘‘(h) INDIRECT SUPPORT COSTS
TO COOPERATING
SPONSORS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the Administrator may pay to a private voluntary organi-
zation or cooperative indirect costs associated with any
funds received or generated for programs, costs, or activities
under this title, on the condition that the indirect costs are