income individuals. Programs shall support behavior 
change consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri-
cans, including a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, whole 
grains, and low-fat milk products.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 11(e)(1)(A) of the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(1)(A) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, and provide food stamp nutrition 
education’’ after ‘‘program’’ . 
SEC. 509. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING NUTRI-
TIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that benefits provided 
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 should not be available 
to purchase nutrition supplements or anything other than 
food. 
SEC. 510. FOOD STAMP FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EBT PILOT 
PROJECT. 
(a) FINDING.—The Congress finds that increased 
consumption of fruits and vegetables by participants in the 
food stamp program will significantly improve the overall 
dietary habits of such participants. 
(b) PILOT PROJECT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish and carry out a pilot project that will pro-
vide to each participant in the food stamp program who 
receives benefits in the form of an electronic benefit trans-
fer, financial incentives for each dollar of such benefits 
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expended by such recipient to facilitate the purchase of 
fresh fruits and vegetables. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of 5 
fiscal years to carry out this section. 
TITLE VI—AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH 
SEC. 601. SPECIALTY CROPS ECONOMIC AND POLICY RE-
SEARCH INSTITUTE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of Agriculture a Specialty Crops Eco-
nomic and Policy Research Institute to study economic 
and public policy issues that affect the competitiveness of 
United States specialty crops from a regional and national 
perspective. 
(b) INSTITUTE OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the 
Institute established under this section shall be as follows: 
(1) To provide Congress with a resource for 
analysis of the specialty crop sector, including the 
impact of changes in domestic and international 
markets, production and new product technologies, 
alternative policies and macroeconomic conditions on 
specialty crop production, use, farm and retail 
prices, and farm income and financial stability from 
a national, regional, and farm-level perspective. 
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(2) To provide annual review of the economic 
state of the specialty crop industry from a regional 
perspective. 
(3) To provide specialty crop producers with 
World Wide Web-based risk management tools that 
can be used to assess the impact of policy, market, 
and technological change on their production oper-
ations. 
(4) To develop an information series that pro-
vides applied information useful to specialty crop 
growers, their associations, and other interested 
stakeholders in evaluating that industry from a re-
gional and national perspective. 
(5) To disseminate the results of research 
through printed reports, workshops, specialty crop 
grower association meetings, and on the World Wide 
Web. 
(6) To provide research and policy internship 
opportunities for undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents. 
(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
$3,770,000 to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 602. DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALTY CROP PRIORITY 
FOR THE NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop a specialty 
crop priority area within the overall areas of emphasis of 
the National Research Initiative. Funds available to the 
Secretary for the specialty crop priority area shall be ex-
pended on the applied research and extension programs 
that increase the quality of specialty crop research. 
SEC. 603. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH 
GRANTS PROGRAM FOR PRODUCERS TO IM-
PROVE EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish a program to award grants to eligible enti-
ties to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of 
United States specialty crop producers. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine eligible entities for grants under this section. Such 
entities shall include nonprofit United States specialty 
crop trade organizations and foundations, nonprofit State 
and regional specialty crop organizations, United States 
specialty crop agricultural cooperatives, commodity boards 
and commissions, university research and extension pro-
grams, and small United States businesses in the specialty 
crop industry. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds from grants under this 
program shall be used for one or more of the following: 
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(1) Research that addresses the short-term, in-
termediate, and long term needs of the United 
States specialty crop industry in production tech-
nology (such as plant breeding, pest management, 
production, physiology, food science). 
(2) Mechanization, marketing, product develop-
ment, food security, and food safety to improve the 
competitiveness of the United States specialty crop 
industry. 
(3) Development and implementation of indus-
try-specific strategic plans to prioritize research and 
develop United States specialty crop industry and 
research collaboration. 
(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary shall make available 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
to carry out this section. 
SEC. 604. NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Agriculture, as part of the Cooperative 
State Research, Education, and Extension Service, a pro-
gram to be known as the ‘‘National Clean Plant Net-
work’’. The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the network 
to develop a sustainable national funding source for clean 
planting stock programs for horticultural crops deter-
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