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courage further development and adoption of practices and
performance-based standards.
‘‘(c) IMPROVEMENT TO PROGRAM.—In developing a
national soil and water conservation program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall solicit and evaluate rec-
ommendations for improving the program, including the
content, scope, process, participation in, and other elements
of the program, as determined by the Secretary.’’; and
(C) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (A)), by striking ‘‘December 31,
1979’’ and all that follows through ‘‘December
31, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2011,
December 31, 2016, December 31, 2021, and De-
cember 31, 2026’’.
(4) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Section 7 of the
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977
(16 U.S.C. 2006) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 7. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
‘‘(a) APPRAISAL.—Not later than the date on which
Congress convenes in 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026, the Presi-
dent shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the President of the Senate the appraisal
developed under section 5 and completed prior to the end
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‘‘(b) PROGRAM
AND STATEMENT
OF POLICY.—Not
later than the date on which Congress convenes in 2012,
2017, 2022, and 2027, the President shall transmit to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President
of the Senate—
‘‘(1) the initial program or updated program de-
veloped under section 6 and completed prior to the
end of the previous year;
‘‘(2) a detailed statement of policy regarding soil
and water conservation activities of the Department
of Agriculture; and
‘‘(3) a special evaluation of the status, condi-
tions, and trends of soil quality on cropland in the
United States that addresses the challenges and op-
portunities for reducing soil erosion to tolerance lev-
els.
‘‘(c) IMPROVEMENTS TO APPRAISAL AND PROGRAM.—
Not later than the date on which Congress convenes in 2012,
the Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and the President of the Senate a report
describing the plans of the Department of Agriculture for
improving the resource appraisal and national conserva-
tion program required under this Act, based on the rec-
ommendations received under sections 5(d) and 6(c).’’.
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(5) TERMINATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 10 of
the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of
1977 (16 U.S.C. 2009) is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’
and inserting ‘‘2028’’.
SEC. 2604. SMALL WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
Section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Pre-
vention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012) is amended by striking sub-
section (h) and inserting the following:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2012.’’.
SEC. 2605. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) LOCALLY LED PLANNING PROCESS.—Section 1528
of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3451)
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘planning process’’
and inserting ‘‘locally led planning process’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as
paragraphs (9) and (8), respectively, and moving
those paragraphs so as to appear in numerical order;
(3) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘(8) PLANNING PROCESS’’
and inserting ‘‘(8) LOCALLY
LED
PLANNING
PROCESS’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘council’’ and inserting ‘‘lo-
cally led council’’.
(b) AUTHORIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section
1528(13) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16
U.S.C. 3451(13)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (C)
and (D) and inserting the following:
‘‘(C) providing assistance for the implemen-
tation of area plans and projects; and
‘‘(D) providing services that involve the re-
sources of Department of Agriculture programs
in a local community, as defined in the locally
led planning process.’’.
(c) IMPROVED PROVISION
OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 1531 of the Agriculture and Food Act of
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3454) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4)
as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(2) by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(b) COORDINATOR.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To improve the provision of
technical assistance to councils under this subtitle, the
Secretary shall designate for each council an indi-
vidual to be the coordinator for the council.
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITY.—A coordinator for a
council shall be directly responsible for the provision
of technical assistance to the council.’’.
(d) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—Section 1534 of the Agri-
culture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3457) is repealed.
SEC. 2606. NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVA-
TION FOUNDATION.
(a) ADVISORY FUNCTIONS.—Section 353 of the Federal
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (16
U.S.C. 5802) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘agencies’’
and inserting ‘‘agencies, individuals,’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) ADVISORY FUNCTIONS.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.), the Foundation may provide advice and rec-
ommendations to the Secretary.’’.
(b) GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.—Section 354 of the Federal Agriculture Im-
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provement and Reform Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 5803) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Prior to the appointment
and initial meeting of the members of the Board and
after the initial meeting of the Board, the Secretary
may, on behalf of the Foundation—
‘‘(A) accept, receive, and hold nonmonetary
gifts, devises, or bequests of personal property;
and
‘‘(B) accept and receive monetary gifts, de-
vises, or bequests.
‘‘(2) HELD IN TRUST.—Gifts, devises, or bequests
of monetary and nonmonetary personal property
shall—
‘‘(A) be held in trust for the Foundation;
and
‘‘(B) shall not be—
‘‘(i) considered gifts to the United
States; or
‘‘(ii) used for the benefit of the United
States.
‘‘(3) TREASURY ACCOUNT.—The Secretary shall
deposit monetary gifts, devises, and bequests to the
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Foundation in a special interest-bearing account in
the Treasury of the United States.
‘‘(4) INITIAL GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may use
initial gifts, devises, or bequests received prior to
the first meeting of the Board for any necessary
expenses and activities related to the first meet-
ing of the Board.
‘‘(B) TRANSFER.—Except with respect to
any amounts expended under subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall, at the first meeting of the
Board, transfer to the Foundation all gifts, de-
vises, or bequests received prior to the first meet-
ing of the Board.’’.
(c) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—Section 355(b)(1) of
the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
1996 (16 U.S.C. 5804(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘Foundation—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘shall not,’’ in subparagraph (A) and
inserting ‘‘Foundation shall not’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘employee; and’’ and inserting
‘‘employee.’’; and
(3) by striking subparagraph (B).
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(d) CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS.—Section 356 of
the Federal Agriculture Improvement Reform Act of 1996
(16 U.S.C. 5805) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(7), by striking ‘‘State or
local’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal, State, or local’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘A gift’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A gift’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(B) TAX STATUS.—A gift, devise, or be-
quest to the Foundation shall be treated as a gift,
devise, or bequest to an organization exempt
from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT.—Sec-
tion 356 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement Reform
Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 5806) is amended by striking ‘‘1996
through 1998’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 2012.’’.
SEC. 2607. DESERT TERMINAL LAKES.
Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–
171) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, as soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act,’’
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and inserting the following: ‘‘and paragraph (1) of
section 207(a) of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 146),
notwithstanding paragraph (3) of that section, on the
date of enactment of the Food and Energy Security
Act of 2007,’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) PERMITTED USES.—In any case in which there
are willing sellers, the funds described in subsection (a) may
be used—
‘‘(1) to lease water; or
‘‘(2) to purchase land, water appurtenant to the
land, and related interests in the Walker River Basin
in accordance with section 208(a)(1)(A) of the Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006
(Public Law 109–103, 119 Stat. 2268).’’.
SEC. 2607A. DESERT TERMINAL LAKES.
Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (43 U.S.C. 2211 note; Public Law 107–
171) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘, as soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act,’’
and inserting the following: ‘‘and paragraph (1) of
section 207(a) of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 146),
notwithstanding paragraph (3) of that section, on the
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date of enactment of the Food and Energy Security
Act of 2007,’’; and
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(b) PERMITTED USES.—In any case in which there
are willing sellers, the funds described in subsection (a) may
be used—
‘‘(1) to lease water; or
‘‘(2) to purchase land, water appurtenant to the
land, and related interests in the Walker River Basin
in accordance with section 208(a)(1)(A) of the Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006
(Public Law 109–103, 119 Stat. 2268).’’.
SEC. 2608. CROP INSURANCE INELIGIBILITY RELATING TO
CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD.
(a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508 of the
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(o) CROP INSURANCE INELIGIBILITY RELATING TO
CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF NATIVE SOD.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘native sod’ means land—
‘‘(A) on which the plant cover is composed
principally of native grasses, grasslike plants,
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forbs, or shrubs suitable for grazing and brows-
ing; and
‘‘(B) that has never been used for produc-
tion of an agricultural commodity.
‘‘(2) INELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), native sod acreage on which
an agricultural commodity is planted for which
a policy or plan of insurance is available under
this title shall be ineligible for benefits under this
Act.
‘‘(B) DE MINIMIS ACREAGE EXEMPTION.—
The Secretary shall exempt areas of 5 acres or
less from subparagraph (A).’’.
(b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—Sec-
tion 196(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(4) PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY RELATING TO CROP
PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD.—
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF NATIVE SOD.—In this
paragraph, the term ‘native sod’ means land—
‘‘(i) on which the plant cover is com-
posed principally of native grasses, grasslike
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plants, forbs, or shrubs suitable for grazing
and browsing; and
‘‘(ii) that has never been used for pro-
duction of an agricultural commodity.
‘‘(B) INELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided
in subparagraph (C), native sod acreage on
which an agricultural commodity is planted for
which a policy or plan of Federal crop insurance
is available shall be ineligible for benefits under
this section.
‘‘(C) DE MINIMIS ACREAGE EXEMPTION.—
The Secretary shall exempt areas of 5 acres or
less from subparagraph (B).’’.
(c) CROPLAND REPORT.—
(1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, 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 that
describes the cropland acreage in each county and
State, and the change in cropland acreage from the
preceding year in each county and State, beginning
with calendar year 1995 and including that informa-
tion for the most recent year for which that informa-
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(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than January
1, 2008, and each January 1 thereafter through Janu-
ary 1, 2012, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate a report that describes—
(A) the cropland acreage in each county
and State as of the date of submission of the re-
port; and
(B) the change in cropland acreage from the
preceding year in each county and State.
SEC. 2609. HIGH PLAINS WATER STUDY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
person shall become ineligible for any program benefits
under this Act or an amendment made by this Act solely
as a result of participating in a 1-time study of recharge
potential for the Ogallala Aquifer in the High Plains of
the State of Texas.
SEC. 2610. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Section 17(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136o(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF STATE EXPENSES.—Any
expenses incurred by an employee of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency who participates in any
international technical, economic, or policy review
board, committee, or other official body that is meet-
ing in relation to an international treaty shall be
paid by the Department of State.’’.
SEC. 2611. USE OF FUNDS IN BASIN FUNDS FOR SALINITY
CONTROL ACTIVITIES UPSTREAM OF IMPE-
RIAL DAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(a) of the Colorado
River Basin Salinity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1592(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) BASIN STATES PROGRAM.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Basin States Pro-
gram that the Secretary, acting through the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, shall implement to carry
out salinity control activities in the Colorado
River Basin using funds made available under
section 205(f).
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Advisory Council, shall carry out this
paragraph using funds described in subpara-
graph (A) directly or by providing grants, grant
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commitments, or advance funds to Federal or
non-Federal entities under such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require.
‘‘(C) ACTIVITIES.—Funds described in sub-
paragraph (A) shall be used to carry out, as de-
termined by the Secretary—
‘‘(i) cost-effective measures and associ-
ated works to reduce salinity from saline
springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources,
industrial sources, erosion of public and
private land, or other sources;
‘‘(ii) operation and maintenance of sa-
linity control features constructed under the
Colorado River Basin salinity control pro-
gram; and
‘‘(iii) studies, planning, and adminis-
tration of salinity control activities.
‘‘(D) REPORT.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30
days before implementing the program es-
tablished under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a planning report that
describes the proposed implementation of
the program.
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‘‘(ii) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Sec-
retary may not expend funds to implement
the program established under this para-
graph before the expiration of the 30-day
period beginning on the date on which the
Secretary submits the report, or any revi-
sion to the report, under clause (i).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 202 of the Colorado River Basin Sa-
linity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1592) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘program’’
and inserting ‘‘programs’’; and
(B) in subsection (b)(4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘program’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘programs’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(6), and (7)’’.
(2) Section 205 of the Colorado River Basin Sa-
linity Control Act (43 U.S.C. 1595) is amended by
striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
‘‘(f) UPFRONT COST SHARE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the
date of enactment of this paragraph, subject to para-
graph (3), the cost share obligations required by this
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section shall be met through an upfront cost share
from the Basin Funds, in the same proportions as the
cost allocations required under subsection (a), as pro-
vided in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) BASIN
STATES
PROGRAM.—The Secretary
shall expend the required cost share funds described in
paragraph (1) through the Basin States Program for
salinity control activities established under section
202(a)(7).
‘‘(3) EXISTING SALINITY CONTROL ACTIVITIES.—
The cost share contribution required by this section
shall continue to be met through repayment in a
manner consistent with this section for all salinity
control activities for which repayment was com-
menced prior to the date of enactment of this para-
graph.’’.
SEC. 2612. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE FEDERAL IN-
SECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE
ACT.
(a) PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES.—Sec-
tion 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(7)—
(A) in subparagraph (D)—
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(i) by striking clause (i) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator
may exempt from, or waive a portion of, the
registration service fee for an application
for minor uses for a pesticide.’’; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or ex-
emption’’ after ‘‘waiver’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (E)—
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘WAIVER’’ and inserting ‘‘EXEMPTION’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘waive the registration
service fee for an application’’ and inserting
‘‘exempt an application from the registra-
tion service fee’’; and
(iii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘waiv-
er’’ and inserting ‘‘exemption’’; and
(2) in subsection (m)(2), by striking ‘‘2008’’ each
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) take effect on October 1, 2007.
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TITLE III—TRADE
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act
SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691
note; 104 Stat. 3633) is amended by striking ‘‘Agricultural
Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Food for Peace Act’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each provision of law de-
scribed in paragraph (2) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘Agricultural Trade Devel-
opment and Assistance Act of 1954’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘Food for Peace Act’’;
and
(B) in each section heading, by striking
‘‘AGRICULTURAL
TRADE
DEVELOPMENT
AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘FOOD
FOR
PEACE
ACT’’.
(2) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of law
referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:
(A) The Agriculture and Food Act of 1981
(Public Law 97–98; 95 Stat. 1213).
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(B) The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
1421 et seq.).
(C) Section 9(a) of the Military Construc-
tion Codification Act (7 U.S.C. 1704c).
(D) Section 201 of the Africa: Seeds of
Hope Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 1721 note; Public
Law 105–385).
(E) The Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1 et seq.).
(F) The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1736o).
(G) Section 3107 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–
1).
(H) Sections 605B and 606C of the Act of
August 28, 1954 (commonly known as the ‘‘Agri-
cultural Act of 1954’’) (7 U.S.C. 1765b, 1766b).
(I) Section 206 of the Agricultural Act of
1956 (7 U.S.C. 1856).
(J) The Agricultural Competitiveness and
Trade Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.).
(K) The Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).
(L) The Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
(12 U.S.C. 635 et seq.).
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(M) Section 301 of title 13, United States
Code.
(N) Section 8 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537).
(O) Section 604 of the Enterprise for the
Americas Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 2077).
(P) Section 5 of the International Health
Research Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2103).
(Q) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.).
(R) The Horn of Africa Recovery and Food
Security Act (22 U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law
102–274).
(S) Section 105 of the Mutual Educational
and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2455).
(T) Section 35 of the Foreign Military Sales
Act (22 U.S.C. 2775).
(U) The Support for East European De-
mocracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et
seq.).
(V) Section 1707 of the Cuban Democracy
Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6006).
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(W) The Cuban Liberty and Democratic
Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (22 U.S.C.
6021 et seq.).
(X) Section 902 of the Trade Sanctions Re-
form and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 7201).
(Y) Chapter 553 of title 46, United State
Code.
(Z) Section 4 of the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
(AA) The Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624;
104 Stat. 3359).
(BB) Section 738 of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
(Public Law 106–387; 114 Stat 1549A–34).
(c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any Federal,
State, tribal, or local law (including regulations) to the
‘‘Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954’’ shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Food
for Peace Act’’.
SEC. 3002. UNITED STATES POLICY.
Section 2 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1691)
is amended—
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(1) by striking paragraph (4); and
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
SEC. 3003. FOOD AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
Section 3(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C.
1691a(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘(b)’’ and all that follows
through paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress
that—
‘‘(1) in negotiations with other countries at the
Food Aid Convention, the World Trade Organization,
the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organiza-
tion, and other appropriate venues, the President
shall—
‘‘(A) seek commitments of higher levels of
food aid by donors in order to meet the legiti-
mate needs of developing countries;
‘‘(B) ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that humanitarian nongovernmental or-
ganizations, 
recipient 
country 
governments,
charitable bodies, and international organiza-
tions shall continue—
‘‘(i) to be eligible to receive resources
based on assessments of need conducted by
those organizations and entities; and
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‘‘(ii) to implement food aid programs
in agreements with donor countries; and
‘‘(C) ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that options for providing food aid for
emergency and nonemergency, or chronic, needs
shall not be subject to limitation, including in-
kind commodities, provision of funds for com-
modity procurement, and monetization of com-
modities, on the condition that the provision of
those commodities or funds—
‘‘(i) is based on assessments of need
and intended to benefit the food security of
or otherwise assist recipients, and
‘‘(ii) is provided in a manner that
avoids disincentives to local agricultural
production and marketing and with mini-
mal potential for disruption of commercial
markets; and’’.
SEC. 3004. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.
(a) Title I of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.) is amended in the title heading, by striking
‘‘TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE’’
and inserting ‘‘ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND
FOOD SECURITY’’.