section 3(o)(4) between June 30, 2007 and 
June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) Section 204(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance 
Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612C note) is amended in subpara-
graph (1) by striking ‘‘$60,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$100,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 403. COMMUNITY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND FOOD BANK 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS 
UNDER 
THE 
FOOD STAMP ACT. 
The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 28. COMMUNITY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND FOOD BANK 
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPETITIVE GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term eligible entity means an emergency feeding 
organization (as defined in Section 201A(4) of the Emer-
gency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501(4))). 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail-
able to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall make 
available not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008 and for the each of the fiscal years 2009 
through 2012, the amount available in the imme-
diately preceding fiscal year adjusted to reflect 
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changes in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statis-
tics for the twelve months ending the preceding June 
30 for the purposes of making grants to eligible en-
tities to support the work of food banks and similar 
nonprofit emergency feeding organizations. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at the time and manner and 
accompanied by any information the Secretary may 
require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the activity described in sub-
section (d) that the grant will be used to fund; 
and 
‘‘(B) describe the means by which an activ-
ity identified under subparagraph (A) will re-
duce hunger in the community or support the 
efforts of food banks or other nonprofit emer-
gency feeding organizations as defined in Sec-
tion (a) to reduce hunger or food insecurity in 
their communities. 
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‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible 
entities the applications of which demonstrate two of 
the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The eligible entity serves a predomi-
nantly rural and geographically underserved 
area. 
‘‘(B) The eligible entity serves a commu-
nity in which the rates of food insecurity, very 
low food insecurity, hunger, poverty, or unem-
ployment are demonstrably higher than national 
average rates. 
‘‘(C) The eligible entity serves a commu-
nity that provides demonstrable public support 
for the efforts of the eligible entity through the 
direct provision of private sector food assistance 
to low-income individuals. 
‘‘(D) The eligible entity can show that the 
grant will assist in the support of rural commu-
nities, small or mid-size farms, and the con-
sumption of locally produced agricultural prod-
ucts by low-income people in need of temporary 
food assistance. 
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‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for fiscal year to carry 
out activities of the eligible entity, including— 
‘‘(1) constructing, expanding, or repairing a fa-
cility or equipment to support hunger relief agencies 
in the community; 
‘‘(2) assisting an emergency feeding organiza-
tion in the community in obtaining locally-grown or 
raised produce, dairy or protein products; and 
‘‘(3) assisting an emergency feeding organiza-
tion in the community for the procurement, storage, 
handling and distribution of locally produced agricul-
tural products.’’. 
SEC. 404. FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY TRANSPORTATION 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to authorize the creation of the National 
Food for the Hungry Transportation, Self-Help, and 
Job Training Fund to facilitate the procurement and 
transportation of highly perishable, healthy food to 
low-income individuals in the United States; 
(2) to establish a competitive mechanism in the 
Department of Agriculture by which appropriations 
made available from the Fund would be allocated; 
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(3) to ensure the direct involvement of the pri-
vate carrier trucking fleet of the United States in 
carrying out this section; 
(4) to increase the quantity of nutritious food 
available to low-income individuals in the United 
States by supporting the procurement and distribu-
tion of highly perishable food, such as fresh produce 
and protein products, to the low-income individuals; 
(5) to offer job training and employment oppor-
tunities in the food transportation and distribution 
systems; 
(6) to better identify potential providers of do-
nated foods and enhance the nonprofit food donation 
system; and 
(7) to provide adequate funding to carry out 
this section. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Na-
tional Food for the Hungry Transportation, Self- 
Help, and Job Training Fund established under sub-
section (c). 
(2) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘nongovernmental organization’’ means a na-
tional nonprofit charitable organization that— 
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