In 2006, the United States contributed $1,125,000,000 
or about 40 percent of total donor contributions to the 
World Food Program in that year. 
(9) Private voluntary organizations and co-
operatives are critical implementing partners in 
United States food assistance programs. In addition 
to assisting people whose lives and livelihoods are en-
dangered due to crises, such organizations and co-
operatives help communities that suffer from chronic 
hunger, delivering technical assistance and training 
and building local institutional capacity. 
(10)(A) Although the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171) called 
for increased levels of non-emergency food assistance 
in order to address chronic hunger needs and to have 
lasting impacts on vulnerable communities, according 
to the Government Accountability Office, by 2006, 
non-emergency food assistance programs were reduced 
to 42 percent of their 2001 levels. 
(B) Implementing partner organizations report 
that due to these reductions, such organizations have 
been forced to close operations in countries that are 
prone to emergencies and with populations that suffer 
from chronic hunger. As a result of such reductions, 
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there is little opportunity to develop new programs 
that address food insecurity in developing countries. 
(11) Food assistance experts, advocates, and im-
plementers have argued that distributing food com-
modities alone will not reduce food insecurity. Food 
assistance needs to be combined with other non-food 
resources, such as assistance to promote agricultural 
development, economic growth, and assistance to sup-
port education, water, and health programs, to ensure 
that food assistance has an impact on chronically- 
hungry people. 
(12) Women play an essential role in promoting 
food security and production throughout the world. 
According to the United Nations Food and Agricul-
tural Organization, rural women are responsible for 
half of the world’s food production and produce be-
tween 60 and 80 percent of the food in most devel-
oping countries. 
(b) PURPOSES.— The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to promote United States emergency and 
non-emergency food and other assistance programs as 
described in title I of this Act in an efficient and ef-
fective manner; and 
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(2) to promote United States agricultural export 
programs as described in title II of this Act in an ef-
ficient and effective manner. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ 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. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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TITLE I—UNITED STATES EMER-
GENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY 
FOOD AND OTHER ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—Agricultural Trade De-
velopment and Assistance Act of 
1954 
SEC. 101. UNITED STATES POLICY. 
Section 2 of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘chronic’’ be-
fore ‘‘world’’. 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(7) respond to emergency needs and food crises; 
‘‘(8) implement an effective and efficient food as-
sistance program that incorporates adequate resources 
for both emergency and non-emergency food assistance 
programs; and 
‘‘(9) provide adequate resources for non-emer-
gency food assistance programs to address the causes 
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of chronic hunger and food insecurity, to protect the 
livelihoods and health of vulnerable populations, to 
meet the nutritional needs of all members of the com-
munity (particularly children), to prevent future 
hunger related emergencies, and to promote participa-
tion in productive activities.’’. 
SEC. 102. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— Section 201 of the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1721) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) address famine and food crises and respond 
to emergency food needs arising from manmade disas-
ters, such as policy-based disasters, economic shocks, 
and conflict or civil strife, and natural disasters;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) promote participation in educational, 
training, and other productive activities.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘The President’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The President’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Such program’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Such program’’. 
SEC. 103. PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. 
(a) SUPPORT FOR ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—Sub-
section (e)(1) of section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Devel-
opment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1722) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5 percent nor more than 
10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent but not 
more than 12.5 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to assist the organizations 
in’’ and inserting ‘‘to provide such organizations 
financial assistance in order to’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘establishing’’ and inserting 
‘‘establish’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘meeting’’ and inserting 
‘‘meet’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘management, personnel 
and internal transportation and distribution 
costs’’ and inserting ‘‘management, operational, 
technical, personnel and other programming 
costs’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) improve and implement methodologies 
for food assistance programs, including needs as-
sessments and monitoring and evaluation.’’. 
(b) STREAMLINED
PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT.—Sub-
section (h)(3)(B) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘Committee on International Relations’’ and inserting 
‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 104. GENERATION AND USE OF CURRENCIES BY PRI-
VATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS AND CO-
OPERATIVES. 
Subsection (b) of section 203 of the Agricultural Trade 
Development 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’’. 
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SEC. 105. LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 
Subsection (a) of section 204 of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1724) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2002 through 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2002 through 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘International 
Relations’’ and inserting ‘‘Foreign Affairs’’. 
SEC. 106. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTEGRATED AND EFFEC-
TIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE.—Section 205 of the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1725) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INTEGRATED AND EF-
FECTIVE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Group should make every effort to develop 
a strategy to achieve a more integrated and effective food 
assistance program.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) (as 
redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) as subsections (g) 
and (h), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) (as added by 
subsection (a)(2)) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Food Security 
and Agricultural Development Act of 2007, and an-
nually thereafter until December 31, 2012, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, in close consultation with the 
Group, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees 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 COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 
congressional committees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives; and 
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‘‘(B) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate.’’. 
(c) TERMINATION.—Such section is further amended 
in subsection (h) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)) by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) PROPOSALS.—Subsection (a)(3) of section 207 of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
1954 (7 U.S.C. 1726a) is amended by striking ‘‘and the 
conditions that must be met for the approval of such pro-
posal’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by striking paragraph (3). 
(c) PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUA-
TION.—Such section is further amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of Food Security and 
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Agricultural Development Act of 2007, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on efforts undertaken to imple-
ment paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE.— 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the submis-
sion of the report under paragraph (2), the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit 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) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—In carrying 
out this subsection, notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Administrator may contract with in-
dividuals for personal services, provided that such in-
dividuals shall not be regarded as employees of the 
United States Government for the purpose of any law 
administered by the Civil Service Commission. 
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‘‘(5) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 
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.’’. 
(d) INDIRECT SUPPORT COSTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.—Such section is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) INDIRECT SUPPORT COSTS TO UNITED NATIONS 
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in providing assistance under this 
title, the Administrator may make contributions to 
the United Nations World Food Program to the extent 
that such contributions are made in accordance with 
the United Nations World Food Program’s rules and 
regulations for indirect cost rates. Prior to making a 
contribution to the United Nations World Food Pro-
gram under this subsection, the Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report that contains the proposed level of the contribu-
tion and the reasons for such proposed level. 
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‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘appropriate 
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.’’. 
SEC. 108. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DELIVERY, 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED 
FOODS. 
Subsection (f) of section 208 of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1726b) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 109. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) PREPOSITIONING.—Subsection (c)(4) of section 407 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Funds’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘, except that for each such fiscal 
year not more than $2,000,000 of such funds may be 
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used 
to 
store 
agricultural 
commodities 
for 
prepositioning in foreign countries’’; 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 Food 
Security and Agricultural Development Act 
of 2007, the Administrator is authorized to 
carry out assessments for the establishment 
of not less than two sites to determine the 
feasibility of and costs associated with using 
such sites for the purpose of storing and 
handling 
agricultural 
commodities 
for 
prepositioning in foreign countries. 
‘‘(ii) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SITES.— 
Based on the results of the assessments car-
ried out under clause (i), the Administrator 
is authorized to establish additional sites for 
prepositioning in foreign countries. 
‘‘(iii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—To carry out this subparagraph, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Administrator such sums as may be nec-
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essary for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Subsection (f) of such section 
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’’; 
(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) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(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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SEC. 110. EXPIRATION DATE. 
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’’. 
SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (a) of section 412 of the Agricultural Trade 
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736f) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2012, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the President— 
‘‘(A) such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the concessional credit sales program 
established under title I; 
‘‘(B) $2,500,000,000 to carry out the emer-
gency and non-emergency food assistance pro-
grams under title II; and 
‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary to 
carry out the grant program established under 
title III. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NON-EMERGENCY FOOD 
ASSISTANCE.—For each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, of the amounts made available to carry 
out emergency and non-emergency food assistance 
programs under title II, not less than $600,000,000 
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for each such fiscal year shall be obligated and ex-
pended for non-emergency food assistance programs 
under title II. 
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT.—For each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012, there are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary 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 incurred or to be incurred by such Cor-
poration in carrying out such programs. 
‘‘(4) 
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under this subsection are— 
‘‘(A) authorized to remain available until 
expended; and 
‘‘(B) in addition to funds otherwise avail-
able for such purposes.’’. 
SEC. 112. COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF FOREIGN 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 413 of the Agricultural 
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 
1736g) is amended— 
(1) by striking the first sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘The Administrator shall, to the max-
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imum extent practicable, coordinate and integrate as-
sistance to a foreign country provided under title III 
with other United States development assistance pro-
grams and objectives provided under chapter 1 of part 
I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2151 et seq.), including assistance to combat HIV/ 
AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, assistance for child 
and maternal health, assistance for education, and as-
sistance for agricultural development and economic 
growth. Such assistance shall also be coordinated and 
integrated with other United States foreign assistance 
programs, such as the Millennium Challenge Account. 
Such assistance shall also be coordinated and inte-
grated with the overall development strategy of the re-
cipient country, including the poverty reduction 
strategy of the recipient country, and in the recipient 
country with other donors, including international 
and regional organizations and other donor coun-
tries.’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Special emphasis should be 
placed on’’ and inserting ‘‘Special consideration 
should be given to’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading for such 
section is amended by inserting ‘‘AND INTEGRATION’’ 
after ‘‘COORDINATION’’. 
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SEC. 113. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Subsection (a)(2)(C) of section 415 of 
the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
1954 (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘using the same mechanism that 
was used to assess the micronutrient fortification pro-
gram in’’ and inserting ‘‘utilizing recommendations 
from’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘with funds from the Bureau for 
Humanitarian Response of the United States Agency 
for International Development’’ and inserting ‘‘with 
implementation by an independent entity with prov-
en impartiality and a mechanism that incorporates 
the range of stakeholders implementing programs 
under title II of this Act as well as other food assist-
ance industry experts’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (d) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 114. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 
(a) MINIMUM FUNDING.—Subsection (d) of section 501 
of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act 
of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amended by striking ‘‘2002 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
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(b) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (e)(1) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘2002 
through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
Subtitle B—Related Statutes and 
Other Provisions 
SEC. 121. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 302 of the 
Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f– 
1) is amended by inserting after ‘‘metric tons’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, an amount of funds equivalent to 4,000,000 met-
ric tons of commodities, or any combination of commodities 
and funds equivalent to 4,000,000 metric tons’’. 
(b) COMMODITIES OR FUNDS IN TRUST.—Subsection 
(b)(2)(B)(i) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2000 through 2007’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (h) of 
such section is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by strik-
ing ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 122. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
(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-
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 ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (l) of such section is amend-
ed— 
(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 Cor-
poration, the Secretary shall use to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(B) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
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‘‘(C) $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
‘‘(D) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(E) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’; 
(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 Department 
of Agriculture or any other Federal department or 
agency assisting’’. 
SEC. 123. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE UNDER 
THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the President, acting through the Administrator, 
should exercise the President’s authority under section 491 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) to 
purchase and to distribute to a recipient country agricul-
tural commodities produced— 
(1) in the recipient country, or 
(2) in developing countries in the region of the 
recipient country, 
for the purposes of famine prevention and relief. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING FOR FAMINE PREVEN-
TION
AND RELIEF.—For each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, of the amounts made available to carry out 
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section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less 
than $40,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be made 
available for the purposes of famine prevention and relief 
under such section. 
SEC. 124. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE PROCURE-
MENT PLANNING. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator and 
the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on efforts taken by both the United 
States Agency for International Development and the De-
partment of Agriculture to improve planning for food and 
transportation procurement, including efforts to eliminate 
bunching of food purchases. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) should include, among other things, a description of ef-
forts taken to— 
(1) improve coordination of food purchases by 
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment and the Department of Agriculture; 
(2) increase flexibility in procurement schedules; 
(3) increase utilization of historical analyses and 
forecasting; and 
(4) improve and streamline legal claims proc-
esses for resolving transportation disputes. 
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TITLE II—UNITED STATES AGRI-
CULTURAL 
EXPORT 
PRO-
GRAMS 
SEC. 201. 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.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(4) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ‘‘, consistent with 
the provisions of subsection (c)’’; 
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(B) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1)(C))— 
(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 
paragraph (1)(C)), by striking ‘‘subsections (a) 
and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’. 
(b) PROCESS AND HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS.—Section 
202 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5622) is amended in paragraph 
(1) of subsection (i) (as redesignated by subsection 
(a)(1)(C)) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—Sub-
section (b) of section 211 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAMS.—The 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available, to the 
maximum extent practicable, for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012 not less than $5,500,000,000 in credit guaran-
tees under section 202(a).’’. 
SEC. 202. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 
(a) ORGANIC COMMODITIES.—Subsection (a) of section 
203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘agricultural commodities’’ 
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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.—Subsection (c)(1)(A) of section 211 of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 5641) is amended 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’’. 
SEC. 203. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
Subsection (e) of section 301 of the Agricultural Trade 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651) is amended by striking para-
graph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commodity Credit Cor-
poration shall make available to carry out the pro-
gram established under this section not more than 
$478,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 
204. 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
ADDRESS 
SANITARY 
AND 
PHYTOSANITARY BARRIERS TO TRADE. 
Title III of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 
304. 
ASSISTANCE 
TO 
ADDRESS 
SANITARY 
AND 
PHYTOSANITARY BARRIERS TO TRADE. 
‘‘(a) ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to enter into contracts with technical experts and 
scientists, or provide grants to appropriate entities, as de-
termined 
by 
the 
Secretary, 
to 
address 
sanitary, 
phytosanitary, and technical barriers to the export of 
United States agricultural commodities, including meat, 
poultry, and specialty crops, by— 
‘‘(1) contracting with technical experts and sci-
entists outside of the Federal government to address 
sanitary and phytosanitary issues, and other issues 
regarding technical barriers, involving agricultural 
commodities and the products of such agricultural 
commodities; and 
‘‘(2) commissioning targeted outside scientific re-
ports on sanitary and phytosanitary issues, and other 
issues regarding technical barriers, involving agricul-
tural commodities and the products of such agricul-
tural commodities. 
‘‘(b) TARGETED
TRADE
ISSUES.—Projects funded 
under this section may include projects relating to the ac-
ceptance by foreign markets of— 
‘‘(1) antimicrobial treatments; 
‘‘(2) wood-packaging material; 
‘‘(3) irradiation; 
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‘‘(4) biotechnology; 
‘‘(5) science-based maximum residue level stand-
ards; 
‘‘(6) testing procedures and controls for myco-
toxins; 
‘‘(7) labeling; and 
‘‘(8) shelf life. 
‘‘(c) 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, to the maximum extent practicable, $2,000,000 of 
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 
carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 205. 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’’. 
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(b) FUNDING.—Section 703 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
5723) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2002 through 
2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2001’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2007’’. 
SEC. 206. EMERGING MARKETS AND FACILITY GUARANTEE 
LOAN PROGRAM. 
(a) PROMOTION
OF
AGRICULTURAL
EXPORTS
TO 
EMERGING MARKETS.—Subsections (a) and (d)(1)(A)(i) of 
section 1542 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 101– 
624) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) FACILITY GUARANTEE LOAN PROGRAM.—Such sec-
tion is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by redesignating 
paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), respectively, and adjusting the margins 
accordingly; 
(B) by striking ‘‘A portion’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A portion’’; 
(C) in the second sentence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘The Commodity Credit 
Corporation’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Commodity Credit Cor-
poration’’; and 
(ii) by moving the margins of subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) two ems to the right; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) INITIAL PAYMENT.—The Secretary may re-
quire an initial down payment, upon such terms as 
the Secretary may determine, by the beneficiary of the 
credit guarantee as a condition of providing a credit 
guarantee under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) MAXIMUM LIABILITY.—The liability of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation under a guarantee 
provided pursuant to this section may not exceed 98 
percent of— 
‘‘(A) the principal amount involved in the 
underlying financial arrangement for construc-
tion of the facility; and 
‘‘(B) the interest on the outstanding prin-
cipal amount at the rate specified in the under-
lying financial arrangement for construction of 
the facility. 
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