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vention Concerning the Prohibition and Imme-
diate Action for the Elimination of the Worst
Forms of Child Labor, done at Geneva on June
17, 1999.
‘‘(B) FORCED
LABOR.—The term ‘forced
labor’ means all work or service—
‘‘(i) that is exacted from any indi-
vidual under menace of any penalty for
non-performance of the work or service, and
for which the individual does not offer him-
self or herself voluntarily, by coercion, debt
bondage, involuntary servitude (as those
terms are defined in section 103 of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7102)); and
‘‘(ii) by 1 or more individuals who, at
the time of production, were being subjected
to a severe form of trafficking in persons (as
that term is defined in that section).
‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD SET OF PRAC-
TICES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall de-
velop a standard set of practices for the produc-
tion of agricultural commodities that are im-
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ported, sold, or marketed in the United States in
order to reduce the likelihood that the agricul-
tural commodities are produced with the use of
forced labor or child labor.
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The standard set of
practices shall be developed in accordance with
the requirements of the Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall, with respect to the standard set of prac-
tices developed under paragraph (2), promulgate pro-
posed regulations that shall, at a minimum, establish
a voluntary certification program to enforce this sub-
section by—
‘‘(A) 
requiring 
agricultural 
commodity
traceability and inspection at all stages of the
supply chain;
‘‘(B) allowing for multistakeholder partici-
pation in the certification process;
‘‘(C) providing for annual onsite inspection
by a certifying agent, who shall be certified in
accordance with the International Organization
for Standardization Guide 65, of each affected
worksite and handling operation;
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‘‘(D) incorporating a comprehensive conflict
of interest policy for certifying agents, in accord-
ance with section 2116(h) of the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6515(h)); and
‘‘(E) providing an anonymous grievance
procedure that—
‘‘(i) is accessible by third parties to
allow for the identification of new or con-
tinuing violations of the regulations; and
‘‘(ii) provides protections for whistle-
blowers.
‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, a report on the
development and implementation of the standard set
of practices under this subsection.’’.
SEC. 3105. 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 ‘‘amount of
$34,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007’’ and
inserting ‘‘amount of—
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‘‘(1) $39,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
and 2009;
‘‘(2) $44,500,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
‘‘(3) $34,500,000 for fiscal year 2011 and each
subsequent fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 3106. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985.
The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘2012’’;
(2) in subsection (b)(5)—
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(F);
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(C) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘;
and’’ and inserting a period; and
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (C),
(D), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C), respectively; and
(3) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (3)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—With respect to el-
igible commodities made available under section
416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
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1431(b)), unless authorized in advance in appropria-
tion Acts—
‘‘(A) for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2010, no funds of the Corporation in excess of
$48,000,000 (exclusive of the cost of eligible com-
modities) may be used to carry out this section;
and
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2011 and each fiscal
year thereafter, no funds of the Corporation in
excess of $40,000,000 (exclusive of the cost of eli-
gible commodities) may be used to carry out this
section.’’.
SEC. 3107. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM.
Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘in the De-
partment of Agriculture’’ after ‘‘establish a program’’;
(2) in subsections (c)(2)(B), (f)(1), (h), (i), and
(l)(1) by striking ‘‘President’’ each place it appears
and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’;
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The President
shall designate 1 or more Federal agencies’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’;