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‘‘ ‘(II) the impact of each pro-
gram oversight, monitoring, and eval-
uation system on the effectiveness and 
efficiency of assistance provided under 
this title; and 
‘‘ ‘(vii) an assessment of the progress 
made by the Administrator in addressing 
issues relating to quality with respect to 
the provision of food assistance. 
‘‘ ‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING THE PROVI-
SION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES TO FOREIGN 
COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘ ‘(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 
February 1 of each fiscal year, the Adminis-
trator shall prepare and submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report regard-
ing the administration of food assistance pro-
grams under title II to benefit foreign countries 
during the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘ ‘(B) CONTENTS.—An annual report de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall include, with 
respect to the prior fiscal year— 
‘‘ ‘(i) a list that contains a description 
of each program, country, and commodity 
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approved for assistance under section 207; 
and 
‘‘ ‘(ii) a statement that contains a de-
scription of the total amount of funds ap-
proved for transportation and administra-
tive costs under section 207.’. 
‘‘(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 207(e) of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(e)) is amended— 
‘‘(1) by striking ‘TIMELY APPROVAL.’ and all 
that follows through ‘The Administrator’ and insert-
ing ‘TIMELY APPROVAL.—The Administrator’; and 
‘‘(2) by striking paragraph (2). 
‘‘SEC. 3019. EXPIRATION OF ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736b) is amended by striking ‘2007’ and inserting 
‘2012’. 
‘‘SEC. 3020. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘Section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘ ‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘ ‘(1) for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, $2,500,000,000 to carry out the emer-
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gency and nonemergency food assistance programs 
under title II; and 
‘‘ ‘(2) such sums as are necessary— 
‘‘ ‘(A) to carry out the concessional credit 
sales program established under title I; 
‘‘ ‘(B) to carry out the grant program es-
tablished under title III; and 
‘‘ ‘(C) to make payments 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 in-
curred or to be incurred by the Commodity 
Credit Corporation in carrying out such pro-
grams.’. 
‘‘SEC. 3021. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE. 
‘‘Section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736f) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘ ‘(e) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD 
ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘ ‘(1) FUNDS
AND
COMMODITIES.—Of the 
amounts made available to carry out emergency and 
nonemergency food assistance programs under title 
II, not less than $375,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $425,000,000 for 
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fiscal year 2011, and $450,000,000 for fiscal year 
2012 shall be expended for nonemergency food as-
sistance programs under title II. 
‘‘ ‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The President may use less 
than the amount specified in paragraph (1) in a fis-
cal year for nonemergency food assistance programs 
under title II only if— 
‘‘ ‘(A) the President has made a determina-
tion that there is an urgent need for additional 
emergency food assistance; 
‘‘ ‘(B) the funds and commodities held in 
the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust have 
been exhausted; and 
‘‘ ‘(C) the President has submitted to Con-
gress a supplemental appropriations request for 
a sum equal to the amount needed to reach the 
required spending level for nonemergency food 
assistance under paragraph (1) and the amount 
exhausted under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘ ‘(3) NOTIFICATION
TO
CONGRESS.—If the 
President makes the determination described in 
paragraph (2)(A), the President shall submit to 
Congress written notification that the determination 
has been made.’. 
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