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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2012.’’.
SEC. 3022. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM.
Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737)
is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘2012’’.
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act
of 1978 and Related Statutes
SEC. 3101. EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) REPEAL OF SUPPLIER CREDIT GUARANTEE PRO-
GRAM AND INTERMEDIATE EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE
PROGRAM.—Section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The
Commodity’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to para-
graph (2), the Commodity’’; and
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(2) TENURE.—Beginning with the 2012 fiscal
year, credit terms described in paragraph (1) may
not exceed a 180-day period.’’;
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(2) by striking subsections (b) and (c);
(3) by redesignating subsections (d) through (l)
as subsections (b) through (j), respectively; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF LONG TERM.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘long term’ means a period of 10 or
more years.
‘‘(2) GUARANTEES.—In administering the export
credit guarantees authorized under this section, the
Secretary shall—
‘‘(A) maximize the export sales of agricul-
tural commodities;
‘‘(B) maximize the export credit guarantees
that are made available and used during the
course of a fiscal year;
‘‘(C) develop an approach to risk evaluation
that facilitates accurate country risk designa-
tions and timely adjustments to the designations
(on an ongoing basis) in response to material
changes in country risk conditions, with ongoing
opportunity for input and evaluation from the
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‘‘(D) adjust risk-based guarantees as nec-
essary to ensure program effectiveness and
United States competitiveness; and
‘‘(E) work with industry to ensure that
risk-based fees associated with the guarantees
cover, but do not exceed, the operating costs and
losses over the long term.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 is amended—
(1) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622)—
(A) in subsection (b)(4) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(3)), by striking ‘‘, consistent with
the provisions of subsection (c)’’;
(B) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(3))—
(i) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘The Commodity’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Commodity’’; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
(C) in subsection (g)(2) (as redesignated by
subsection (a)(3)), by striking ‘‘subsections (a)
and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and
(2) in section 211, by striking subsection (b) and
inserting the following:
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‘‘(b) EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—The
Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available for
each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012 not less than
$5,000,000,000 in credit guarantees under section 202(a).’’.
SEC. 3102. 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 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, $210,000,000 for fiscal year
2008, $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $230,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010, $240,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and
$200,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal
year’’.
SEC. 3103. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651) is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 is amended—
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(1) in title III, by striking the title heading and
inserting the following:
‘‘TITLE III—BARRIERS TO
EXPORTS’’;
(2) by redesignating section 302 as section 301;
(3) by striking section 303;
(4) in section 401 (7 U.S.C. 5661)—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section
201, 202, or 301’’ and inserting ‘‘section 201 or
202’’; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘sections
201, 202, and 301’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 201
and 202’’; and
(5) in section 402(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 5662(a)(1)),
by striking ‘‘sections 201, 202, 203, and 301’’ and in-
serting ‘‘sections 201, 202, and 203’’.
SEC. 3104. VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION OF CHILD LABOR
STATUS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS.
Section 414 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5674) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) REDUCING CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) CHILD LABOR.—The term ‘child labor’
means the worst forms of child labor as defined
in International Labor Convention 182, the Con-