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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 2501. INCLUSION OF INCOME FROM AFFILIATED PACK-
ING AND HANDLING OPERATIONS AS INCOME 
DERIVED FROM FARMING FOR APPLICATION 
OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION 
ON ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 1001D(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing, for purposes of paragraph (2)(C), affiliated packing 
and handling operations)’’ after ‘‘derived from farming’’. 
SEC. 2502. ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTARY SUSTAIN-
ABILITY PRACTICES GUIDELINES. 
In administering this title and the amendments made 
by this title, the Secretary of Agriculture may encourage 
the development of voluntary sustainable practices guide-
lines for producers and processors of specialty crops. 
SEC. 2503. FARMLAND RESOURCE INFORMATION. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF FARMLAND 
RESOURCE INFORMATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall design and implement educational programs and ma-
terials emphasizing the importance of productive farmland 
to the Nation’s well-being and distribute educational mate-
rials through communications media, schools, groups, and 
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other Federal agencies. The Secretary shall carry out this 
subsection through existing agencies or interagency groups 
and in cooperation with nonprofit organizations and the 
cooperative extension services of States. 
(b) FARMLAND INFORMATION CENTERS.—The Sec-
retary shall designate 1 or more farmland information cen-
ters to provide technical assistance and serve as central de-
positories and distribution points for information on farm-
land issues. Information provided by a center shall include 
online access to data on land cover and use changes and 
trends and literature, laws, historical archives, policies, 
programs, and innovative actions or proposals by local and 
State governments or nonprofit organizations related to 
farmland protection. 
(c) FUNDING.—Funds for the farmland information 
centers designated under subsection (b) shall be provided 
using funds made available for the farm and ranchland 
protection program established under subchapter B of chap-
ter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.). Such funding for a fiscal 
year shall not exceed one-half of 1 percent of the funds made 
available for the farm and ranchland protection program 
for that fiscal year, but no less than $400,000 annually. 
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—Federal funding for a farm-
land information center designated under subsection (b) 
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shall be matched with non-Federal funds, through cash or 
in-kind contributions. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
Sec. 3001. Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. 
Sec. 3002. Export credit guarantee program. 
Sec. 3003. Market access program. 
Sec. 3004. Food for Progress Act of 1985. 
Sec. 3005. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
program. 
Sec. 3006. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. 
Sec. 3007. Technical assistance for specialty crops. 
Sec. 3008. Technical assistance for the resolution of trade disputes. 
Sec. 3009. Representation by the United States at international standard-setting 
bodies. 
Sec. 3010. Foreign market development cooperator program. 
Sec. 3011. Emerging markets. 
Sec. 3012. Export Enhancement Program. 
Sec. 3013. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance. 
Sec. 3014. Germplasm conservation. 
SEC. 3001. AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND AS-
SISTANCE ACT OF 1954. 
(a) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—Section 201 of the Agri-
cultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 
U.S.C. 1721) is amended so that paragraph (1) reads as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) address famine and food crises and respond 
to emergency food needs arising from manmade disas-
ters, and natural disasters.’’. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—Sec-
tion 202(e)(1) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1722(e)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘not less than 5 percent nor more 
than 10 percent of the funds’’ and inserting ‘‘not less 
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than 7 percent nor more than 12 percent of the 
funds’’; 
(2) striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(3) striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) developing, implementing and improv-
ing monitoring systems of programs receiving 
funds under this title.’’. 
(c) GENERATION AND USE OF CURRENCIES BY PRI-
VATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND COOPERATIVES.— 
Subsection (b) of section 203 of the Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1723) is 
amended by striking ‘‘1 or more recipient countries’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in 1 or more recipient countries’’. 
(d) LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 204(a) of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
(7 U.S.C. 1724(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2002 through 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘2002 through 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
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(e) FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP.—Section 205(f) 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(f) DENIAL OF PROPOSALS.—Paragraph (3) of section 
207(a) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assist-
ance 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.’’. 
(g) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUA-
TION.—Section 207 of the Agricultural Trade Development 
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; 
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‘‘(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 Farm, Nu-
trition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees a report on efforts undertaken to implement (1). 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than February 
1 of each year, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report assess-
ing the systems implemented under paragraph (1) 
and their impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of 
assistance provided under this title. 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.—In addition to other funds made 
available for the Administrator to perform moni-
toring of emergency food assistance, the Adminis-
trator may implement this subsection using up to 
$15,000,000 of funds made available under this title 
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for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, except 
for paragraph (1)(F), for which only $2,500,000 shall 
be made available during fiscal year 2008.’’. 
(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 ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(j) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 407(f) of the Agricul-
tural 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 ac-
tivities for non-emergency food assistance pro-
grams under title II of this Act’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (C), by adding at the 
end before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, and a 
general description of the projects and activities 
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’’. 
(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 insert-
ing ‘‘2012’’. 
(l) MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAM .—Sec-
tion 415(d) of the Agricultural Trade Development and As-
sistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(m) JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.— 
(1) MINIMUM FUNDING.—Section 501(d) of the 
Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1737(d)) is amended— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or $10,000,000, whichever 
amount is greater,’’ after ‘‘not less than 0.5 per-
cent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2002 through 2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 501(e) of the Agricultural Trade Development 
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).’’. 
(n) 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-
national Relations’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
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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’’; 
and 
(ii) 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), respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—The Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 is amended— 
(A) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622)— 
(i) in subsection (b)(4) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ‘‘, con-
sistent with the provisions of subsection 
(c)’’; 
(ii) in subsection (d) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)(C))— 
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(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’.’’. 
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 
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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 amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, and $200,000,000 for each of fiscal 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’’. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES TO DE-
VELOP, MAINTAIN, OR EXPAND FOREIGN MARKETS FOR 
LEAF TOBACCO.—Section 1302(b)(3) of the Agricultural 
Reconciliation Act of 1993 (7 U.S.C. 5623 note) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, other than leaf tobacco’’ after ‘‘tobacco’’. 
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. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 3107(l)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(l)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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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 paragraphs 
(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 sub-
section (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 — 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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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 as-
sociated with agricultural trade (as determined by the Sec-
retary) 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 subsection 
(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 Commission, 
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 sanitary and 
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phytosanitary priorities of the United States within appli-
cable 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. 
Section 703(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 
(7 U.S.C. 5723(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘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 
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: 
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‘‘(e) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDS.—Of the amounts made available to 
carry out emergency and nonemergency food assist-
ance programs under title II, not less than 
$450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012 shall be expended for nonemergency food assist-
ance 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 Com-
mittees on International Relations, Agriculture, 
and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Appropriations and 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate a report requesting the reduction and con-
taining 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 con-
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tribute funds to endow the Global Crop Diversity Trust (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Trust’’) to assist in the con-
servation of genetic diversity in food crops through the col-
lection 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 ge-
netics and characteristics of conserved seeds to ensure 
efficient reference for researchers, plant breeders, and 
the public; 
(3) building the capacity of seed collection in de-
veloping countries; 
(4) making information regarding crop genetic 
data publicly available for researchers, plant breeders, 
and the public (for example, through the provision of 
an accessible Internet site); 
(5) the operation and maintenance of a back-up 
facility wherein is stored duplicate samples of seeds, 
as a hedge against natural or man-made disasters; 
and 
(6) oversight designed to ensure international co-
ordination of these actions and efficient, public acces-
sibility to this diversity through a cost-effective sys-
tem. 
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(b) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.—The ag-
gregate contributions of United States Government funds 
provided to the Trust shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
of the funds contributed to the Trust from all sources. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this section a total of $60,000,000 
over the period of fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year 2012. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program 
Sec. 4001. Renaming the food stamp program. 
Sec. 4002. Definition of drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation 
program. 
Sec. 4003. Nutrition education. 
Sec. 4004. Food distribution on Indian reservations. 
Sec. 4005. Deobligate food stamp coupons. 
Sec. 4006. Allow for the accrual of benefits. 
Sec. 4007. State option for telephonic signature. 
Sec. 4008. Review of major changes in program design. 
Sec. 4009. Grants for simple application and eligibility determination systems 
and improved access to benefits. 
Sec. 4010. Civil money penalties and disqualification of retail food stores and 
wholesale food concerns. 
Sec. 4011. Major systems failures. 
Sec. 4012. Funding of employment and training programs. 
Sec. 4013. Reductions in payments for administrative costs. 
Sec. 4014. Cash payment pilot projects. 
Sec. 4015. Findings of Congress regarding Secure Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance program nutrition education. 
Sec. 4016. Nutrition education and promotion initiative to address obesity. 
Sec. 4017. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4018. Consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa. 
Sec. 4019. Study on comparable access to Secure Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance Program benefits for Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 4020. Reauthorization of community food project competitive grants. 
Sec. 4021. Emergency food assistance. 
Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution 
Sec. 4201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 4202. Distribution of surplus commodities; special nutrition projects. 
Sec. 4203. Commodity distribution program. 
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Subtitle C—Child Nutrition and Related Programs 
Sec. 4301. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and 
service institutions. 
Sec. 4302. Buy American requirements. 
Sec. 4303. Expansion of fresh fruit and vegetable program. 
Sec. 4304. Purchases of locally produced foods. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 4401. Seniors farmers’ market nutrition program. 
Sec. 4402. Congressional Hunger Center. 
Sec. 4403. Joint nutrition monitoring and related research activities. 
Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program 
SEC. 4001. RENAMING THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE FOOD STAMP ACT
OF 
1977.— 
(1) REFERENCES AMENDED.—The provisions of 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq,)— 
(A) specified in paragraph (2)(A) are 
amended in the section heading by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘SECURE
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRI-
TION ASSISTANCE’’; 
(B) specified in paragraph (2)(B) are 
amended in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘SECURE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST-
ANCE’’; 
(C) specified in paragraph (2)(C) are 
amended by striking each place it appears ‘‘food 
stamp recipient’’ and inserting ‘‘member of a 
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household that receives Secure Supplemental Nu-
trition Assistance Program benefits’’, 
(D) specified in paragraph (2)(D) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp recipients’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘members of 
households that receive Secure Supplemental Nu-
trition Assistance Program benefits’’, 
(E) specified in paragraph (2)(E) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp households’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘households 
that receive Secure Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program benefits’’; 
(F) specified in paragraph (2)(F) are 
amended by striking ‘‘Simplified Food Stamp 
Program’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Simplified Secure Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program’’; 
(G) specified in paragraph (2)(H) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp participants’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘partici-
pants in the Secure Supplemental Nutrition As-
sistance Program’’; 
(H) specified in paragraph (2)(I) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp informational 
activities’’ each place it appears and inserting 
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‘‘informational activities relating to the Secure 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’’; 
(I) specified in paragraph (2)(J) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp caseload’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘caseload under 
the Secure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 
Program’’; 
(J) specified in paragraph (2)(K) are 
amended by striking ‘‘State’s food stamp house-
holds’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘the 
number of households in the State receiving Se-
cure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram benefits’’; 
(K) specified in paragraph (2)(L) are 
amended in the section heading by striking 
‘‘FOOD STAMP PORTION’’ each place it ap-
pears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘SECURE
SUPPLE-
MENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM BENEFITS’’; 
(L) specified in paragraph (2)(M) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamps’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘Secure Supplemental As-
sistance Nutrition Program benefits’’; 
(M) specified in paragraph (2)(N) are 
amended by striking ‘‘Food stamp program’’ 
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each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secure 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’’; 
(N) specified in paragraph (2)(o) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp program bene-
fits’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secure 
Supplemental Nutrition Program benefits’’; and 
(O) specified in paragraph (2)(O) are 
amended by striking ‘‘food stamp program’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘Secure Supple-
mental Nutrition Assistance Nutrition Pro-
gram’’. 
(2) PROVISIONS REFERRED TO.—The provisions 
of the of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 referred to in 
paragraph (1) are the following: 
(A) Sections 4 and 26. 
(B) Section 6(j). 
(C) Section 6(o)(6)(A)(ii). 
(D)(i) Subparagraphs (D) and (E) of sec-
tion 6(o)(6); 
(ii) sections 16(h)(1)(E)(i) and 12(a); and 
(iii) paragraphs (1)(B)(ii)(II) and (3)(B) 
of section 17(b). 
(E) Sections 7(h)(3)(B)(ii), 9(b)(1), 12(a), 
and 17(b)(1)(B)(ii)(I). 
(F) Sections 11(e)(25) and 26(b). 
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(G) Section 11(f)(2)(B). 
(H) Section 16(a). 
(I) Section 16(e)(9)(C). 
(J) Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iii)(I). 
(K) Section 22. 
(L)(i) Subsections (d)(3) and (o)(6)(A)(i) of 
section 6; 
(i) paragraphs (2)(B)(v)(II) and (14) of 
section 11(e);and 
(i) sections 12(e)(16), 17(b)(3)(C), and 
18(a)(3)(A)(ii). 
(M) Section 3(h) 
(N)(i) In section 6— 
(I) subsection (h); and 
(II) in subsection (o)— 
(aa) paragraph (2); and 
(bb) subclauses (IV) and (V) of 
paragraph (6)(A)(ii). 
(ii) Section 7(k)(2). 
(iii) In section 11— 
(I) subsection (e)(25)(A); 
(II) paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
subsection (s); and 
(III) subsection (t)(1)(B). 
(iv) In section 17— 
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