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paragraph requires a waiver by the Adminis-
trator of the Agency for International Develop-
ment under section 204(a)(3) of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)(3)) as a condition 
for a release of funds or commodities under 
subparagraph (B).’; and 
‘‘(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively; 
‘‘(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 pro-
vide for the management of eligible commodities and 
funds held in the trust in a manner that is con-
sistent with maximizing the value of the trust, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘ ‘(2) ELIGIBLE COMMODITIES.—The Secretary 
shall provide—’; 
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‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘; and’; 
and 
‘‘(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘ ‘(3) FUNDS.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) EXCHANGES.—If any commodity 
held in the trust is exchanged for funds under 
subsection (b)(1)(D)(ii), the funds shall be held 
in the trust until the date on which the funds 
are released in the case of an emergency under 
subsection (c). 
‘‘ ‘(B) INVESTMENT.—The Secretary may 
invest funds held in the trust in any short-term 
obligation of the United States or any other 
low-risk short-term instrument or security in-
sured by the Federal Government in which a 
regulated insurance company may invest under 
the laws of the District of Columbia.’; and 
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‘‘(5) in subsection (h), in each of paragraphs 
(1) and (2), by striking ‘2007’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘2012’. 
‘‘SEC. 3202. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 
‘‘(a) CONTRIBUTION.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
contribute funds to endow the Global Crop Diversity Trust 
(referred to in this section as the ‘Trust’) to assist in the 
conservation of genetic diversity in food crops through the 
collection and storage of the germplasm of food crops in 
a manner that provides for— 
‘‘(1) the maintenance and storage of seed col-
lections; 
‘‘(2) the documentation and cataloguing of the 
genetics and characteristics of conserved seeds to en-
sure efficient reference for researchers, plant breed-
ers, and the public; 
‘‘(3) building the capacity of seed collection in 
developing countries; 
‘‘(4) making information regarding crop genetic 
data publicly available for researchers, plant breed-
ers, and the public (including through the provision 
of an accessible Internet website); 
‘‘(5) the operation and maintenance of a back- 
up facility in which are stored duplicate samples of 
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seeds, in the case of natural or man-made disasters; 
and 
‘‘(6) oversight designed to ensure international 
coordination of those actions and efficient, public ac-
cessibility to that diversity through a cost-effective 
system. 
‘‘(b) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.—The 
aggregate contributions of funds of the Federal Govern-
ment provided to the Trust shall not exceed 25 percent 
of the total amount of funds contributed to the Trust from 
all sources. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012. 
‘‘SEC. 
3203. 
TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
SPECIALTY 
CROPS. 
‘‘Section 3205 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) is amended by 
striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘ ‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report that contains, for the period covered by the re-
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