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(b) Section 101 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1701) is amended in the section heading, by striking
‘‘TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE’’ and in-
serting ‘‘ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND FOOD SECU-
RITY’’.
SEC. 3005. AGREEMENTS REGARDING ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
AND PRIVATE ENTITIES.
Section 102 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1702)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
(3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
(2) by striking subsection (c).
SEC. 3006. USE OF LOCAL CURRENCY PAYMENTS.
Section 104(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1704(c)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
inserting ‘‘, through agreements with recipient gov-
ernments, private voluntary organizations, and co-
operatives,’’ after ‘‘developing country’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
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(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) the improvement of the trade capacity
of the recipient country.’’;
(3) by striking paragraphs (1), (3), (4), (5), and
(6); and
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (7), (8),
and (9) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respec-
tively.
SEC. 3007. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Section 201 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1721)
is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) address famine and respond to emergency
food needs arising from man-made and natural disas-
ters;’’;
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘food security
and support’’ after ‘‘promote’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(6) protect livelihoods, provide safety nets for
food insecure populations, and encourage participa-
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tion in educational, training, and other productive
activities.’’.
SEC. 3008. PROVISION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.
Section 202 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘may not
deny a request for funds’’ and inserting ‘‘may not use
as a sole rationale for denying a request for funds’’;
(2) in subsection (e)(1)—
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Of the funds made
available in’’ and inserting ‘‘Of the total
amount of funds made available from all
sources for’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘not less than 5 per-
cent nor more than 10 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘not less than 7.5 percent’’;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(C) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) meeting specific administrative, man-
agement, personnel, programmatic, and oper-
ational activities, and internal transportation
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and distribution costs for carrying out new and
existing programs in foreign countries under this
title; and’’
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) improving and implementing meth-
odologies for food aid programs, including needs
assessments, monitoring, and evaluation.’’; and
(3) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(h) FOOD AID QUALITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall use
funds made available for fiscal year 2008 and subse-
quent fiscal years to carry out this title—
‘‘(A) to assess the types and quality of agri-
cultural commodities and products donated for
food aid;
‘‘(B) to adjust products and formulations as
necessary to cost-effectively meet nutrient needs
of target populations; and
‘‘(C) to pretest prototypes.
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Administrator—
‘‘(A) shall carry out this subsection in con-
sultation with and through an independent enti-
ty with proven impartial expertise in food aid
commodity quality enhancements;