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mittees a report on efforts taken by the United 
States Agency for International Development and 
the Department of Agriculture to develop a strategy 
under this section to achieve an integrated and effec-
tive food assistance program. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate.’’. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Such section is further 
amended in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)(A)) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
(f) DENIAL OF PROPOSALS.—Paragraph (3) of sec-
tion 207(a) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1726a(a)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) DENIAL.—If a proposal under paragraph 
(1) is denied, the response shall specify the reasons 
for denial.’’. 
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(g) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVAL-
UATION.—Section 207 of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1726a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVAL-
UATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in con-
sultation with the Secretary, shall establish systems 
to improve, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness 
and efficiency of assistance provided under this title 
in order to maximize the impact of such assistance. 
Such systems shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) program monitors in countries receiv-
ing assistance under this title; 
‘‘(B) country and regional food aid impact 
evaluations; 
‘‘(C) evaluations of best practices for food 
aid programs; 
‘‘(D) evaluation of monetization programs; 
‘‘(E) early warning assessments to prevent 
famines; and 
‘‘(F) upgraded information technology sys-
tems. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
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Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on efforts undertaken 
to implement paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.— 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the sub-
mission of the report under paragraph (2), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that— 
‘‘(A) reviews and comments on the report 
under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) provides recommendations regarding 
any additional actions necessary to improve the 
monitoring and evaluation of assistance pro-
vided under this title. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each year, the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
assessing the systems implemented under paragraph 
(1) and their impact on the effectiveness and effi-
ciency of assistance provided under this title. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—In addition to other funds 
made available for the Administrator to perform 
monitoring of emergency food assistance, the Admin-
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istrator may implement this subsection using up to 
$15,000,000 of funds made available under this title 
for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, ex-
cept 
for 
paragraph 
(1)(F), 
for 
which 
only 
$2,500,000 shall be made available during fiscal 
year 2008. 
‘‘(6) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate.’’. 
(h) SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS.—Section 
208(f) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1726b(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
(i) PREPOSITIONING.—Section 407(c)(4) of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
(7 U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Funds’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) IN 
GENERAL.—Funds’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,000,000’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
PREPOSITIONING 
SITES.— 
‘‘(i) FEASIBILITY
ASSESSMENT.—On 
or after the date of the enactment of the 
Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 
2007, the Administrator is authorized to 
carry out assessments for the establish-
ment of not less than two sites to deter-
mine the feasibility of and costs associated 
with using such sites for the purpose of 
storing and handling agricultural commod-
ities for prepositioning in foreign countries. 
‘‘(ii) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SITES.— 
Based on the results of the assessments 
carried out under clause (i), the Adminis-
trator is authorized to establish additional 
sites for pre-positioning in foreign coun-
tries. 
‘‘(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—To carry out this subparagraph, 
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there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Administrator such sums as may be 
necessary for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
(j) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 407(f) of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
(7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the 
end before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and 
the amount of funds, tonnage levels, and types 
of activities for non-emergency food assistance 
programs under title II of this Act’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the 
end before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and 
a general description of the projects and activi-
ties implemented’’; and 
(C) so that subparagraph (D) reads as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(D) an assessment of the progress toward 
reducing food insecurity in the populations re-
ceiving 
food 
assistance 
from 
the 
United 
States.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘January 15’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 1’’. 
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(k) EXPIRATION OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 408 of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(l) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (a) of section 412 of the Agricultural Trade Devel-
opment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736f) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, there are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the President— 
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the concessional credit sales program established 
under title I, 
‘‘(2) $2,500,000,000 to carry out the emer-
gency and non-emergency food assistance programs 
under title II, and 
‘‘(3) such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the grant program established under title III, 
including such amounts as may be required to make pay-
ments to the Commodity Credit Corporation to the extent 
the Commodity Credit Corporation is not reimbursed 
under the programs under this Act for the actual costs 
incurred or to be incurred by such Corporation in carrying 
out such programs.’’. 
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(m) MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—Subsection (a)(2)(C) of section 
415 of the Agricultural Trade Development and As-
sistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘using the same mecha-
nism that was used to assess the micronutrient 
fortification program in’’ and inserting ‘‘uti-
lizing recommendations from’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘with funds from the Bu-
reau for Humanitarian Response of the United 
States Agency for International Development’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with implementation by an inde-
pendent entity with proven impartiality and a 
mechanism that incorporates the range of 
stakeholders implementing programs under title 
II of this Act as well as other food assistance 
industry experts’’. 
(2) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(d) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(n) JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.— 
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(1) MINIMUM FUNDING.—Section 501(d) of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1737(d)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or $10,000,000, which-
ever amount is greater,’’ after ‘‘not less than 
0.5 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2002 through 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 501(e) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1737(e)) 
is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To carry out programs 
under this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
the following amounts: 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for sub-Saharan African 
and Caribbean Basin countries. 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for all other countries not 
included in subparagraph (A).’’. 
(o) REFERENCES TO COMMITTEE.—The Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1691 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘Committee on Inter-
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national Relations’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 3002. EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL OF SUPPLIER CREDIT GUARANTEE PRO-
GRAM AND INTERMEDIATE EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) REPEALS.—Section 202 of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(1)’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘The Com-
modity’’ and inserting ‘‘The Commodity’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3- 
year period’’ and inserting ‘‘6-month pe-
riod’’; and 
(iii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 
(3); 
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c); 
and 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(d) 
through (l) as subsections (b) through (j), re-
spectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 is amended— 
(A) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622)— 
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(i) in subsection (b)(4) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ‘‘, 
consistent with the provisions of subsection 
(c)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (d) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(C))— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘The Commodity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Commodity’’; and 
(II) by striking paragraph (2); 
and 
(iii) in subsection (g)(2) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)(C)), by striking 
‘‘subsections (a) and (b)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(B) in section 211 (7 U.S.C. 5641), by 
striking subsection (b) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—(1) 
The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 not less than 
$5,500,000,000 in credit guarantees under section 202(a). 
‘‘(2) Section 202(k)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622(k)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘2007’ and inserting ‘2012’.’’. 
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SEC. 3003. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 
(a) ORGANIC COMMODITIES.—Section 203(a) of the 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623(a)) is 
amended by inserting after ‘‘agricultural commodities’’ the 
following: ‘‘(including commodities that are organically 
produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502))’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘, and $200,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2006 and 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and $225,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 3004. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 
The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 3005. REAUTHORIZATION OF MCGOVERN-DOLE INTER-
NATIONAL 
FOOD 
FOR 
EDUCATION 
AND 
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3107 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 1736o–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The President shall des-
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ignate 1 or more Federal agencies to’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘implementing agen-
cy’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(3) in subsections (c)(2)(B), (f)(1), (h)(1) and 
(2), and (i), by striking ‘‘President’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 3107(l) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(l)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION 
FUNDS.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
section— 
‘‘(A) $0 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $230,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(E) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
and 
‘‘(F) $0 for fiscal year 2013.’’; 
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(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); and 
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by para-
graph (2)), by striking ‘‘any Federal agency imple-
menting or assisting’’ and inserting ‘‘the Depart-
ment of Agriculture or any other Federal agency as-
sisting’’. 
SEC. 3006. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST. 
Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
each place it appears in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i) and para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (h) and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 3007. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 
Section 3205 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) is amended so that 
subsection (d) reads as follows: 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—The 
Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authori-
ties of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 
out this section. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall 
use the funds of, or an equal value of commodities 
owned by, the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
carry out this section— 
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‘‘(A) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 3008. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE RESOLUTION 
OF TRADE DISPUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 
provide monitoring, analytic support, and other technical 
assistance to limited resource persons and organizations 
associated with agricultural trade (as determined by the 
Secretary) to address unfair trade practices of foreign 
countries and to reduce trade barriers. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized such sums as necessary to carry out sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 3009. REPRESENTATION BY THE UNITED STATES AT 
INTERNATIONAL 
STANDARD-SETTING 
BOD-
IES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to the authority of the 
Secretary provided by section 1458(a)(3) of the Food and 
Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(a)(3)), the Sec-
retary is authorized to enhance United States support for 
international organizations, including the Food and Agri-
culture Organization, the Codex Alimentarius Commis-
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sion, the International Plant Protection Convention, and 
the World Organization for Animal Health, that establish 
international standards regarding food, food safety, 
plants, and animals, respectively, by funding additional 
positions of Associate Professional Officers to address san-
itary and phytosanitary priorities of the United States 
within applicable international organizations. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as necessary 
to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2007– 
2012. 
SEC. 3010. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
PROGRAM.—Subsection (c) of section 702 of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5722) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Committee on International Relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (a) of section 703 of such 
Act (7 U.S.C. 5723) is amended by striking ‘‘2002 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
SEC. 3011. EMERGING MARKETS. 
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 101–624) is 
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amended in each of subsections (a) and (d)(1)(A)(i) by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012. 
SEC. 3012. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 301(e)(1)(G) of the Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651(e)(1)(G)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 3013. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE. 
Section 412 of the Agricultural Trade Development 
and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736f) is amended 
by inserting at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDS.—Of the amounts made available 
to carry out emergency and nonemergency food as-
sistance programs under title II, not less than 
$450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012 shall be expended for nonemergency food as-
sistance programs under title II. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator may use 
less than the amount specified in paragraph (1) for 
a fiscal year for nonemergency food assistance pro-
grams under title II if— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator submits to the 
Committees on Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, 
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and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Appropriations 
and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report requesting the reduction and 
containing the reasons for the reduction; and 
‘‘(B) following submission of the report, 
Congress enacts a law approving the Adminis-
trator’s request.’’. 
SEC. 3014. GERMPLASM CONSERVATION. 
(a) CONTRIBUTION.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development shall 
contribute funds to endow the Global Crop Diversity Trust 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Trust’’) to assist in 
the conservation of genetic diversity in food crops through 
the collection and storage of the germplasm of such crops 
in a manner that provides for— 
(1) the maintenance and storage of seed collec-
tions; 
(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; 
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