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(4) in paragraph (f)(2), by striking ‘‘imple-
menting agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and
(5) in subsection (l)(2), by striking ‘‘such sums’’
and all that follows through ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘$300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012’’.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
SEC. 3201. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST.
Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘a trust stock’’
and all that follows through the end of the subsection
and inserting the following: ‘‘a trust of commodities,
for use as described in subsection (c), to consist of—
‘‘(1) quantities equivalent to not more than
4,000,000 metric tons of commodities; or
‘‘(2) any combination of funds and commodities
equivalent to not more than 4,000,000 metric tons of
commodities.’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘replenish’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘reim-
burse’’; and
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(II) by striking ‘‘replenished’’ and
inserting ‘‘reimbursed’’; and
(ii) by striking subparagraph (D) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(D) funds made available—
‘‘(i) under paragraph (2)(B);
‘‘(ii) as a result of an exchange of any
commodity held in the trust for an equiva-
lent amount of funds from—
‘‘(I) the Agricultural Trade Devel-
opment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7
U.S.C. 1691 et seq.);
‘‘(II) the McGovern-Dole Inter-
national Food for Education and Child
Nutrition Program established under
section 3107 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 1736o–1); or
‘‘(III) the market, if the Secretary
determines that such a sale of the com-
modity on the market will not unduly
disrupt domestic markets; and
‘‘(iii) in the course of management of
the trust or to maximize the value of the
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trust, 
in 
accordance 
with 
subsection
(d)(3).’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i),
by striking ‘‘replenish’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
imburse’’;
(ii) in clause (i)—
(I) by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’;
(II) by striking ‘‘(c)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(c)(1)’’; and
(III) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(iv) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) from funds accrued through the
management of the trust under subsection
(d).’’;
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) RELEASES FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF EMERGENCY.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph,
the term ‘emergency’ means an urgent
situation—
‘‘(I) in which there is clear evi-
dence that an event or series of events
described in clause (ii) has occurred—
‘‘(aa) that causes human suf-
fering or imminently threatens
human lives or livelihoods; and
‘‘(bb) for which a government
concerned has not the means to
remedy; or
‘‘(II) created by a demonstrably
abnormal event or series of events that
produces dislocation in the lives of
residents of a country or region of a
country on an exceptional scale.
‘‘(ii) EVENT OR SERIES OF EVENTS.—
An event or series of events referred to in
clause (i) includes 1 or more of—
‘‘(I) a sudden calamity, such as
an earthquake, flood, locust infestation,
or similar unforeseen disaster;
‘‘(II) a human-made emergency
resulting in—
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‘‘(aa) a significant influx of
refugees;
‘‘(bb) the internal displace-
ment of populations; or
‘‘(cc) the suffering of other-
wise affected populations;
‘‘(III) food scarcity conditions
caused by slow-onset events, such as
drought, crop failure, pest infestation,
and disease, that result in an erosion
of the ability of communities and vul-
nerable populations to meet food needs;
and
‘‘(IV) severe food access or avail-
ability conditions resulting from sud-
den economic shocks, market failure, or
economic collapse, that result in an
erosion of the ability of communities
and vulnerable populations to meet
food needs.
‘‘(B) RELEASES.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any funds or com-
modities held in the trust may be released
to provide assistance under title II of the
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Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et
seq.)—
‘‘(I) to meet emergency needs, in-
cluding during the period immediately
preceding the emergency;
‘‘(II) to respond to an emergency;
or
‘‘(III) for recovery and rehabilita-
tion after an emergency.
‘‘(ii) PROCEDURE.—Subject to sub-
paragraph (B), a release under clause (i)
shall be carried out in the same manner,
and pursuant to the same authority as pro-
vided in title II of that Act.
‘‘(C) INSUFFICIENCY OF OTHER FUNDS.—
The funds and commodities held in the trust
shall be made immediately available on a deter-
mination by the Administrator that funds avail-
able for emergency needs under title II of that
Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) for a fiscal year are
insufficient to meet emergency needs during the
fiscal year.’’; and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3)
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively;
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(4) in subsection (d)—
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1)
through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs
appropriately;
(B) by striking the subsection designation
and heading and all that follows through ‘‘pro-
vide—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) MANAGEMENT OF TRUST.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide
for the management of eligible commodities and funds
held in the trust in a manner that is consistent with
maximizing the value of the trust, as determined by
the Secretary.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
COMMODITIES.—The Secretary
shall provide—’’;
(C) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B))—
(i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) for the management of price risks as-
sociated with commodities held or potentially
held in the trust.’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) FUNDS.—
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall
maximize the value of funds held in the trust, to
the maximum extent practicable.
‘‘(B) RELEASES
ON
EMERGENCY.—If any
commodity is released from the trust in the case
of an emergency under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary shall transfer to the trust funds of the
Commodity Credit Corporation in an amount
equal to, as determined by the Secretary, the
amount of storage charges that will be saved by
Commodity Credit Corporation due to the emer-
gency release.
‘‘(C) EXCHANGES.—If any commodity held
in the trust is exchanged for funds under sub-
section (b)(1)(D)(ii)—
‘‘(i) the funds shall be held in the trust
until the date on which the funds are re-
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leased in the case of an emergency under
subsection (c); and
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall transfer to the
trust funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration in an amount equal to, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, the amount of stor-
age charges that will be saved by Com-
modity Credit Corporation due to the ex-
change.
‘‘(D) INVESTMENT.—The Secretary—
‘‘(i) may invest funds held in the trust
in any short-term obligation of the United
States or any other low-risk short-term in-
strument or security insured by the Federal
Government in which a regulated insurance
company may invest under the laws of the
District of Columbia; and
‘‘(ii) shall not invest any funds held in
the trust in real estate.’’;
(5) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘replen-
ish’’ and inserting ‘‘reimburse’’; and
(6) in subsection (h)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘replen-
ish’’ and inserting ‘‘reimburse’’; and
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(B) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by
striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 3202. EMERGING MARKETS AND FACILITY GUARANTEE
LOAN PROGRAM.
Section 1542 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law
101–624) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the first sentence, by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A)
and (B), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately;
(B) by striking ‘‘A portion’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A portion’’;
(C) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The
Commodity Credit Corporation’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Commodity Credit Cor-
poration’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(3) CONSTRUCTION
WAIVER.—The Secretary
may waive any applicable requirements relating to
the use of United States goods in the construction of
a proposed facility, if the Secretary determines that—
‘‘(A) goods from the United States are not
available; or
‘‘(B) the use of goods from the United States
is not practicable.
‘‘(4) TERM OF GUARANTEE.—A facility payment
guarantee under this subsection shall be for a term
that is not more than the lesser of—
‘‘(A) the term of the depreciation schedule of
the facility assisted; or
‘‘(B) 20 years.’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(A)(i) by striking ‘‘2007’’
and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 3203. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE
PROGRAM.
Section 1543A(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679(d)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 3204. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE RESOLUTION
OF TRADE DISPUTES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide moni-
toring, analytic support, and other technical assistance to
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limited resource persons that are involved in trading agri-
cultural commodities, as determined by the Secretary, to
reduce trade barriers to the persons.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
to carry out this section.
SEC. 3205. IMPORTATION OF LIVE DOGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Animal Welfare Act is amend-
ed by adding after section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2147) the following:
‘‘SEC. 18. IMPORTATION OF LIVE DOGS.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) IMPORTER.—The term ‘importer’ means
any person who, for purposes of resale, transports
into the United States puppies from a foreign coun-
try.
‘‘(2) RESALE.—The term ‘resale’ includes any
transfer of ownership or control of an imported dog
of less than 6 months of age to another person, for
more than de minimis consideration.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), no person shall import a dog into the
United States for purposes of resale unless, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, the dog—
‘‘(A) is in good health;
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‘‘(B) has received all necessary vaccinations;
and
‘‘(C) is at least 6 months of age, if imported
for resale.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary, by regulation,
shall provide an exception to any requirement under
paragraph (1) in any case in which a dog is im-
ported for—
‘‘(A) research purposes; or
‘‘(B) veterinary treatment.
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the
Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretaries
determine to be necessary to implement and enforce this sec-
tion.
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.—An importer that fails to com-
ply with this section shall—
‘‘(1) be subject to penalties under section 19; and
‘‘(2) provide for the care (including appropriate
veterinary care), forfeiture, and adoption of each ap-
plicable dog, at the expense of the importer.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) takes effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 3206. REPORT ON THE IMPORTATION OF HIGH PRO-
TEIN FOOD INGREDIENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services (acting through the
Commissioner of Food and Drugs), in consultation with the
heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall jointly
submit to Congress a report on imports of high protein food
ingredients (including gluten, casein, and milk protein con-
centrate) into the United States during the 5-year period
preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) COMPONENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include—
(1) a description of—
(A) the quantity of each high protein food
ingredient imported into the United States; and
(B) the source of the high protein food in-
gredients being imported;
(2) an accounting of the percentage of imports in
each category and subcategory of high protein food in-
gredients that were inspected, including whether the
inspections were—
(A) basic or visual inspections; or
(B) more intensive inspections or laboratory
analyses;
(3) an evaluation of—
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(A) whether the laboratory tests conducted
on high protein food ingredients were able to de-
tect adulteration with other high nitrogen com-
pounds, such as melamine; and
(B) if some of the laboratory tests were sen-
sitive and others were not sensitive, the number
and results for each sensitivity; and
(4) a survey of whether high protein food ingre-
dients were imported for food uses or non-food uses,
including an analysis of—
(A) whether the food uses were animal or
human food uses; and
(B) whether any non-food or animal feed
products could have entered the human food sup-
ply, including an analysis of any safeguards to
prevent such products from entering the human
food supply.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—As soon as practicable after the
completion of the report under subsection (a), the Secretary
and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
make the report available to the public.
SEC. 3207. QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CLEMENTINES.
Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7
U.S.C. 608e–1(a)), reenacted with amendments by the Agri-
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the matter preceding the first proviso in the first sentence
by inserting ‘‘clementines,’’ after ‘‘nectarines,’’.
TITLE IV—NUTRITION
PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Food and Nutrition
Program
PART I—RENAMING OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
SEC. 4001. RENAMING OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—The first section of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 note; Public Law 88–
525) is amended by striking ‘‘Food Stamp Act of 1977’’
and inserting ‘‘Food and Nutrition Act of 2007’’.
(b) PROGRAM.—The Food and Nutrition Act of 2007
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp program’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘food and nutrition program’’.
PART II—IMPROVING PROGRAM BENEFITS
SEC. 4101. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN MILITARY PAYMENTS
FROM INCOME.
Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2007
(7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) Household’’ and inserting
‘‘(d) EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME.—Household’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘only (1) any’’ and inserting
‘‘only—