[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 1422 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1422
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to
provide to agricultural operators and producers a reserve to assist in
the stabilization of farm income during low-revenue years, to assist
operators and producers to invest in value-added farms, to promote
higher levels of environmental stewardship, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 17, 2007
Mr. Lugar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to
provide to agricultural operators and producers a reserve to assist in
the stabilization of farm income during low-revenue years, to assist
operators and producers to invest in value-added farms, to promote
higher levels of environmental stewardship, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Farm Risk
Management Act for the 21st Century''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.
TITLE I--RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS
Sec. 1001. Definitions.
Sec. 1002. Risk management account contracts.
Sec. 1003. Treatment of risk management account accounts on transfer.
Sec. 1004. Tax treatment of risk management account accounts.
Sec. 1005. Administration.
Sec. 1006. Commodity programs.
TITLE II--CONSERVATION
Subtitle A--Wetlands Reserve Program
Sec. 2001. Wetlands reserve program.
Subtitle B--Environmental Quality Incentives
Sec. 2101. Environmental quality incentives program.
Subtitle C--Grassland Reserve
Sec. 2201. Grassland reserve program.
Subtitle D--Funding and Administration
Sec. 2301. Funding and administration.
TITLE III--MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD
NUTRITION PROGRAM
Sec. 3001. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child
Nutrition Program.
TITLE IV--NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program
Sec. 4001. Exclusion of combat-related military pay from countable
income.
Sec. 4002. Strengthening the food purchasing power of low-income
Americans.
Sec. 4003. Supporting working families with child care expenses.
Sec. 4004. Exclusion of retirement accounts from countable financial
resources.
Sec. 4005. Supporting State efforts during natural disasters.
Sec. 4006. Simplified reporting.
Sec. 4007. Minimum benefit.
Sec. 4008. Reauthorization of food stamp program, food distribution
program on Indian reservations, and the
commodity supplemental food program.
Sec. 4009. Outreach grants.
Sec. 4010. Funds to States for improving and innovating program access
and integrity.
Sec. 4011. Assistance for community food projects.
Sec. 4012. Commodities for the emergency food assistance program.
Sec. 4013. Community food assistance and food bank infrastructure
competitive grants.
Subtitle B--Child Nutrition and Related Programs
Sec. 4101. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 4102. Fruit and vegetable program.
Sec. 4103. Farm to school program.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous
Sec. 4203. Food for the hungry transportation grant program.
TITLE V--FORESTRY
Subtitle A--Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
Sec. 5001. Forest Land Enhancement Program.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Laws
Sec. 5101. Healthy forests reserve program.
TITLE VI--ENERGY
Sec. 6001. Federal procurement of biobased products.
Sec. 6002. Biorefinery development grants.
Sec. 6003. Rural energy innovation program.
Sec. 6004. Rural energy for America program.
Sec. 6005. Biomass research and development.
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS
Subtitle A--Crop Insurance
Sec. 7001. Adjusted gross revenue insurance pilot program.
Sec. 7002. Report.
Subtitle B--Specialty Crops
Sec. 7101. Farmers' market promotion program.
Sec. 7102. Fruit and vegetable nutrition promotion program.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of
Agriculture.
TITLE I--RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS
SEC. 1001. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Adjusted gross revenue.--The term ``adjusted gross
revenue'', with respect to a farm of an operator or producer,
means the adjusted gross income of the farm, as determined by
the Secretary, from the sale or transfer of eligible
commodities of the farm, as calculated--
(A) taking into consideration the gross receipts
(including insurance indemnities) from each sale;
(B) including all farm payments received by the
operator or producer from any Federal, State, or local
government agency relating to the eligible commodities;
(C) by deducting the cost or basis of any eligible
livestock or other item purchased for resale, such as
feeder livestock, by the farm;
(D) excluding any revenue that does not arise from
the sale of eligible commodities of the farm, such as
revenue associated with the packaging, merchandising,
marketing, or reprocessing beyond what is typically
carried out by a producer of the eligible commodity, as
determined by the Secretary; and
(E) using such adjustments, additions, and
additional documentation as the Secretary determines to
be appropriate, as presented on--
(i) a schedule F form of the Federal income
tax returns of the operator or producer; or
(ii) a comparable tax form relating to the
farm, as approved by the Secretary.
(2) Agricultural crop.--The term ``agricultural crop''
means any annual or perennial crop raised or produced by an
operator or producer.
(3) Applicable year.--The term ``applicable year'' means a
fiscal year covered by a risk management account contract.
(4) Average adjusted gross revenue.--The term ``average
adjusted gross revenue'' means--
(A) the rolling average of the adjusted gross
revenue of an operator or producer for each of the 5
preceding taxable years; or
(B) in the case of a beginning farmer or rancher,
or another agricultural operation that does not have
adjusted gross revenue for each of the 5 preceding
taxable years, the estimated income of the operation
for the applicable year, as determined by the
Secretary.
(5) Dairy product.--The term ``dairy product'' means fluid
milk produced on a farm or ranch.
(6) Eligible commodity.--The term ``eligible commodity''
means--
(A) an agricultural crop; and
(B) a dairy product.
(7) Farm.--
(A) In general.--The term ``farm'' means any parcel
of land used for the raising or production of an
eligible commodity that is considered to be a separate
operation, as determined by the Secretary.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``farm'' includes--
(i) any parcel of land and related
agricultural production facilities on which an
operator or producer has more than de minimis
operational control; and
(ii) any parcel of land subject to more
than de minimis common ownership, as determined
by the Secretary, unless the common owners of
the parcel--
(I) except with respect to a
conservation condition established in
an applicable rental agreement, do not
have operational control regarding any
portion of the parcel; and
(II) do not share in the proceeds
of the parcel, other than cash rent.
(C) Exclusion.--The term ``farm'' does not include
a parcel that is not a portion of a farm subject to a
risk management account contract.
(D) Applicability of cfr.--Except as otherwise
provided in this title or by the Secretary, by
regulation, part 718 of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations), shall apply to
the definition, constitution, and reconstitution of a
farm for purposes of this paragraph.
(8) Operator.--The term ``operator'' means a producer who
controls an agricultural operation on a farm, as determined by
the Secretary.
(9) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means a person that,
as determined by the Secretary, for an applicable year--
(A) shares in the risk of producing, or provides a
material contribution in producing, an eligible
commodity;
(B) has a substantial beneficial interest in the
farm on which the eligible commodity is produced;
(C)(i) for each of the 5 preceding taxable years,
has filed--
(I) a schedule F form of the Federal income
tax return relating to the eligible commodity;
or
(II) a comparable tax form related to the
eligible commodity, as approved by the
Secretary; or
(ii) is a beginning farmer or rancher, or another
producer that does not have adjusted gross revenue for
each of the 5 preceding taxable years, as determined by
the Secretary; and
(D)(i) during the 5 preceding taxable years, has
earned at least $10,000 in average adjusted gross
revenue;
(ii) is a limited resource farmer or rancher, as
determined by the Secretary; or
(iii) in the case of a beginning farmer or rancher,
or another producer that does not have adjusted gross
revenue for each of the 5 preceding taxable years, has
at least $10,000 in estimated income from all farms for
the applicable year, as determined by the Secretary.
(10) Risk management account.--The term ``risk management
account'' means a farm income stabilization assistance account
maintained at a qualified financial institution in accordance
with such terms as the Secretary may establish.
(11) Risk management account contract.--The term ``risk
management account contract'' means a farm income stabilization
assistance contract entered into under section 1002.
SEC. 1002. RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT CONTRACTS.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish and
carry out a program under which the Secretary shall offer to enter into
contracts with eligible operators and producers in accordance with this
section--
(1) to provide to the operators and producers a reserve to
assist in the stabilization of farm income during low-revenue
years;
(2) to assist operators and producers to invest in value-
added farms; and
(3) to recognize high levels of environmental stewardship.
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) In general.--Any operator that has participated in a
commodity program under title I of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.), and that
otherwise meets each eligibility requirement under this title,
shall be eligible to enter into a risk management account
contract for agricultural production during each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2014.
(2) Other producers.--A producer that is not an operator
described in paragraph (1) shall be eligible to enter into a
risk management account contract for agricultural production
during each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014.
(3) Limitations.--
(A) In general.--No farm or portion of a farm shall
be subject to more than 1 risk management account
contract during any fiscal year.
(B) Multiple risk management account contracts.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), no operator or producer shall
participate or have a beneficial interest in
more than 1 risk management account contract
during any fiscal year.
(ii) Exception.--Notwithstanding clause
(i), an operator that is eligible to receive a
transition payment during a fiscal year, and
that participates or has a beneficial interest
in a risk management account contract during
that fiscal year, may enter into an additional
risk management account contract during the
fiscal year if--
(I) the additional risk management
account contract is entered into solely
for the purpose of receiving the
transition payment; and
(II) the operator is not otherwise
eligible to participate or have a
beneficial interest in the additional
risk management account contract.
(c) Risk Management Accounts.--
(1) In general.--Each risk management account contract
entered into under this section shall establish, in the name of
the farm of the operator or producer, as applicable, in an
appropriate financial institution and subject to such
investment rules and other procedures as the Secretary, on
approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, determines to be
necessary to provide reasonable assurance of the viability and
stability of the account, a risk management account, to consist
of--
(A) such amounts as are transferred to the risk
management account by the Secretary during an
applicable year in accordance with paragraph (2)
(including the amendments made by that paragraph); and
(B) such amounts as are voluntarily contributed by
the operator or producer during the applicable year in
accordance with paragraph (6).
(2) Transfers.--
(A) Availability of direct payments.--Section 1103
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 7913) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ``For
each of the 2002 through 2007'' and inserting
``For each of the 2008 through 2014'';
(ii) in subsection (c), by adding at the
end the following:
``(4)(A) In crop year 2008, 90 percent.
``(B) In crop year 2009, 85 percent.
``(C) In crop year 2010, 50 percent.
``(D) In crop year 2011, 25 percent.
``(E) In each of crop years 2012 and 2013, 10 percent.
``(F) In crop year 2014, 0 percent.'' and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Risk Management Accounts.--Of the total amount of direct
payments made to producers on a farm under this section, the following
amounts shall be deposited into risk management accounts established
under section 1002 of the Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st
Century:
``(1) In each of crop years 2008 and 2009, 50 percent.
``(2) In each of crop years 2010 and 2011, 75 percent.
``(3) In each of crop years 2012 and 2013, 100 percent.''.
(B) Availability of counter-cyclical payments.--
Section 1104 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7914) is amended--
(i) by striking ``2007'' each place it
appears (other than paragraphs (3)(B) and
(4)(B) of subsection (f)) and inserting
``2008''; and
(ii) in subsection (f)--
(I) in paragraph (3)(B)--
(aa) in the subparagraph
heading, by striking ``2007
crop year'' and inserting
``2007 and 2008 crop years'';
and
(bb) by striking ``the 2007
crop year'' and inserting
``each of the 2007 and 2008
corp years''; and
(II) in paragraph (4)(B)--
(aa) in the subparagraph
heading, by striking ``2007
crop year'' and inserting
``2007 and 2008 crop years'';
and
(bb) by striking ``the 2007
crop year'' each place it
appears and inserting ``each of
the 2007 and 2008 crop years''.
(C) Dairy.--Section 1502 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7982) is amended
to read as follows:
``SEC. 1502. DAIRY.
``(a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the
Secretary shall make an equal annual payment to producers on a dairy
farm.
``(b) Amount.--The total amount of payments made under subsection
(a) to the producers on a dairy farm shall be equal to 25 percent of
the average amount of payments that the producers on the dairy farm
received under this section during the period of fiscal years 2003
through 2007.
``(c) Availability of Payments.--For each payment described in
subsection (a)--
``(1) 50 percent shall be made directly to the producer;
and
``(2) 50 percent shall be placed in the risk management
account for the producers on the dairy farm established
pursuant to section 1002 of the Farm Risk Management Act for
the 21st Century.''.
(D) Stewardship payments.--
(i) Amount.--
(I) In general.--For each
applicable year during fiscal years
2010 through 2014, the Secretary shall
transfer to the risk management account
of an operator or producer described in
subclause (II) a stewardship payment in
an amount equal to a percentage, as
determined under clause (ii), of the
adjusted gross revenue of the operator
or producer for the applicable year,
based on the level of stewardship of
the conservation plan, as determined by
the Chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, in accordance
with subsection (d).
(II) Eligibility.--To be eligible
to receive a stewardship payment under
subclause (I), an operator or producer
shall comply with a conservation plan
that describes the conservation and
performance measures to be maintained
or achieved on the farm of the operator
or producer.
(ii) Percentages.--The Secretary shall
transfer to the risk management account of an
operator or producer described in clause (i) an
amount equal to--
(I) for an operator or producer
that complies with a level 1
conservation plan, $0;
(II) for an operator or producer
that complies with a level 2
conservation plan, an amount equal to
the sum of--
(aa) 3 percent of the
adjusted gross revenue of the
operator or producer that are
not more than $250,000; and
(bb) 0.5 percent of the
adjusted gross revenue of the
operator or producer that are
more than $250,000 and less
than $1,000,000; and
(III) for an operator or producer
that complies with a level 3
conservation plan, an amount equal to
the sum of--
(aa) 4 percent of adjusted
the gross revenue of the
operator or producer that are
not more than $250,000; and
(bb) 1 percent of adjusted
the gross revenue of the
operator or producer that are
more than $250,000 and less
than $1,000,000.
(3) Operator and producer contributions.--During any
applicable year, an operator or producer may voluntarily
contribute to the risk management account of the operator or
producer not more than $8,000.
(4) Withdrawals.--
(A) In general.--An operator or producer may
withdraw amounts in the risk management account of the
operator or producer only--
(i) for an applicable year during which the
adjusted gross revenue of the operator or
producer is equal to less than 95 percent of
the average adjusted gross revenue of the
operator or producer, in an amount that is
equal to the lesser of--
(I) the difference between--
(aa) the average adjusted
gross revenue of the operator
or producer; and
(bb) the adjusted gross
revenue of the operator or
producer; and
(II) the amount of coverage that
could be purchased under an adjusted
gross revenue product available to the
operator or producer through the
Federal crop insurance program;
(ii) for investment in a value-added
agricultural operation that contributes to the
agricultural economy, as determined by the
Secretary, and is not farmland or equipment
used to produce raw agricultural products, an
amount equal to the product obtained by
multiplying--
(I) the total amount in the risk
management account of the operator or
producer on September 30 of the
preceding applicable year; and
(II) 10 percent;
(iii) as the Secretary determines to be
necessary to protect the solvency of a farm of
the operator or producer; or
(iv) to purchase revenue insurance or crop
insurance.
(B) Transfer to ira account.--In any calendar year,
an individual operator or producer aged 65 years or
older who is the holder of a risk management account in
existence for at least 5 years may elect to rollover
not more than 15 percent of the balance of the risk
management account into an individual retirement
account pursuant to section 408 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
(5) Limitations.--
(A) Attribution requirement.--The Secretary shall
ensure that each payment transferred to a risk
management account under this subsection is attributed
to an individual operator or producer that is a party
to the applicable risk management account contract.
(B) No individual benefit.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure
that no individual operator or producer
receives a direct benefit from more than 1 risk
management account account.
(ii) Proportional reduction.--The Secretary
shall reduce the amount of a standard payment
or stewardship payment under this subsection in
an amount equal to the proportion that--
(I) the amount of each direct or
indirect benefit received by the
applicable individual operator or
producer under the applicable risk
management account contract; bears to
(II) the amount of any direct or
indirect benefit received by the
individual operator or producer under
any other risk management account
contract under which a standard or
stewardship payment is transferred to a
risk management account.
(C) Maximum amount.--The total amount of standard
and stewardship payments attributed to an individual
operator or producer for any applicable year shall not
exceed the maximum total payment a risk management
account is eligible to receive during the applicable
year.
(6) Conservation compliance.--Each operator, and each
holder of a beneficial interest in a farm subject to a risk
management account contract, shall comply with--
(A) applicable highly erodible land conservation
requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and
(B) applicable wetland conservation requirements
under subtitle C of title XII of that Act (16 U.S.C.
3821 et seq.).
(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such
regulations as the Secretary determines to be necessary to
carry out this subsection.
(d) Administration of Stewardship Payments.--
(1) Determination of levels.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
stewardship index through which conservation plans of
farms that are subject to risk management account
contracts shall be categorized.
(B) Levels.--The index under subparagraph (A) shall
be comprised of 5 levels, of which--
(i) level 1 shall represent the lowest
level of stewardship of a conservation plan;
and
(ii) level 5 shall represent the highest
level of stewardship of a conservation plan.
(C) Requirements.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure
that each level of the index consists of an
equal number of farms.
(ii) Factors for consideration.--In
classifying farms into the index under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall take into
consideration--
(I) the production type of the
farms; and
(II) such other factors as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate
to ensure that each farm is evaluated
using the same criteria.
(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a stewardship
payment under subsection (c)(2)(D), an operator or producer
shall--
(A) ensure that the farm of the operator or
producer complies with a conservation plan that--
(i) describes the conservation practices,
measures, and performance standards to be
achieved by the farm to maintain the
stewardship level of the conservation plan; and
(ii) is objective, specific, and written in
plain language, to the maximum extent
practicable;
(B) submit to the Secretary--
(i) together with the risk management
account contract of the operator or producer a
copy of the conservation plan of the applicable
farm (including a concise summary of the plan);
and
(ii) a certified application at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require; and
(C) accommodate such on-farm evaluations as the
Secretary determines to be necessary.
(3) Notification.--The Secretary shall provide to each
operator and producer selected to receive a stewardship payment
under paragraph (2) a notification of--
(A) the stewardship level of the conservation plan
of the applicable farm; and
(B) the amount of the stewardship payment to be
transferred to the risk management account of the farm.
(4) Certification requirement.--
(A) In general.--As a condition of receiving a
stewardship payment under subsection (c)(2)(D) for an
applicable year, an operator or producer shall certify
to the Secretary that the farm subject to the
applicable risk management account contract is in
compliance with--
(i) the conservation plan of the farm; and
(ii) such other conservation requirements
as the Secretary may establish.
(B) Failure to certify.--In any applicable year
during which an operator or producer does not make a
certification under subparagraph (A)--
(i) the Secretary shall not transfer to the
risk management account of the operator or
producer a stewardship payment; but
(ii) the Secretary shall not--
(I) reduce the amount of any other
payment to the risk management account;
or
(II) impose on the operator or
producer any other penalty.
(5) Evaluations.--
(A) In general.--To ensure compliance with an
applicable conservation plan, the Secretary shall
ensure that each farm that receives a stewardship
payment under subsection (c)(2)(D) is independently
evaluated not less that once during the term of the
applicable risk management account contract.
(B) Certification of private entities.--The
Secretary, in coordination with appropriate private,
cooperative entities, may certify to carry out
evaluations under subparagraph (A) such private
entities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate
to ensure compliance with conservation plans.
(C) Reimbursement.--The Secretary may reimburse the
Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service for
the cost of any evaluation carried out by the Chief
under subparagraph (A).
SEC. 1003. TREATMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS ON TRANSFER.
(a) In General.--In transferring, by sale or other means, any
interest in a farm subject to a risk management account, an operator or
producer may elect--
(1) to transfer the risk management account to another farm
in which the operator or producer--
(A) has a controlling ownership interest; or
(B) not later than 2 years after the date of the
transfer, will acquire a controlling ownership
interest;
(2) to transfer the risk management account to the
purchaser of the interest in the farm, if the purchaser is not
already a holder of a risk management account; or
(3)(A) if the operator or producer is an individual, to
rollover amounts in the risk management account account into an
individual retirement account of the operator or producer
pursuant to section 408 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
or
(B) if the operator or producer is not an individual, to
transfer amounts in the risk management account into an account
of any individual who has a substantial beneficial interest in
the farm (including a substantial beneficiary of a trust that
holds at least a 50 percent ownership interest in the farm).
(b) Transfer or Acquisition of Land or Portion of Operation.--The
Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as the Secretary determines
to be appropriate to require reformulation, reaffirmation, or
abandonment of a risk management account contract--
(1) on transfer of all or part of a farm under this
section; or
(2) on any other major change to the farm, as determined by
the Secretary.
SEC. 1004. TAX TREATMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS.
(a) Transfers.--No transfer by the Secretary, or by an operator or
producer, of funds to a risk management account pursuant to this title
shall be subject to Federal income tax.
(b) Withdrawals.--A withdrawal of funds from a risk management
account pursuant to section 1002(c)(4) shall be treated as part of the
gross income of an operator or producer for the calendar year during
which the funds are withdrawn.
(c) Rollovers.--
(1) In general.--A rollover of amounts in a risk management
account into an individual retirement account pursuant to
section 1002(c)(4)(B) or 1003(a)(3) shall not be subject to
Federal income tax.
(2) Termination without rollover.--If a risk management
account is terminated without a rollover under section
1002(c)(4)(B) or 1003(a)(3), amounts in the risk management
account shall be considered to be withdrawn under subsection
(b).
SEC. 1005. ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall carry out this title through the Farm Services
Agency.
(2) Exception.--In providing stewardship payments under
section 1002(c)(2)(D), the Secretary shall act through the
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(b) Compliance.--In addition to evaluations under section
1002(d)(5), the Secretary shall conduct random audits of operators and
producers subject to risk management account contracts under this title
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with
the risk management account contracts.
(c) Violations.--If the Secretary determines that an operator or
producer is in violation of the terms of an applicable risk management
account contract--
(1) the operator or producer shall refund to the Secretary
an amount equal to the amount transferred by the Secretary
under section 1002(c)(2) to the affected risk management
account during the applicable year in which the violation
occurred;
(2) for a serious or deliberate violation, as determined by
the Secretary--
(A) the risk management account contract shall be
terminated; and
(B) amounts remaining in each applicable risk
management account as the result of a transfer by the
Secretary under section 1002(c)(2) shall be refunded to
the Secretary; and
(3) for failure to comply with the terms of an applicable
conservation plan during an applicable year in which the
operator or producer certified compliance with the plan, the
operator or producer shall refund to the Secretary an amount
equal to the amount of the stewardship payment under section
1002(c)(2)(D) for each applicable year in which a violation
occurred.
(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations
as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this title.
(e) Adjusted Gross Income Limitation.--The adjusted gross income
limitation under section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308-3a) shall apply to participation in the farm income
stabilization assistance program under this title.
(f) Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary shall use the
funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation
to carry out this title.
SEC. 1006. COMMODITY PROGRAMS.
(a) Repeals.--Subtitles A through E of title I of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) (other than
sections 1001, 1103, 1104, 1106, 1502) are repealed.
(b) Planting Flexibility.--Section 1106 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7916) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 1106. PLANTING FLEXIBILITY.
``Any commodity or crop may be planted on base acres on a farm.''.
(c) Recourse Loan Program.--Subtitle F of title I of the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7991 et seq.) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1619. RECOURSE LOAN PROGRAM.
``For each of the 2008 through 2014 crop years, the Secretary shall
establish a recourse loan program for each loan commodity at a rate of
interest to be determined by the Secretary.''.
(d) Administration.--
(1) Suspension of permanent price support authority.--
Section 1602 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 (7 U.S.C. 7992) is amended by striking ``2007'' each place
it appears and inserting ``2014''.
(2) Adjusted gross income limitation.--Section 1001D(e) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a(e)) is amended
by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2014''.
TITLE II--CONSERVATION
Subtitle A--Wetlands Reserve Program
SEC. 2001. WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1237(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3837(c)) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting
``2014''.
(b) Maximum Enrollment.--Section 1237(b)(1) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(b)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``2,275,000 acres'' and inserting
``3,500,000 acres''; and
(2) by striking ``shall enroll'' and all that follows
through the end of the paragraph and inserting the following:
``shall enroll 250,000 acres in each of calendar years 2008
through 2014''.
Subtitle B--Environmental Quality Incentives
SEC. 2101. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Section 1240B(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``2010'' and
inserting ``2014''.
(b) Allocation of Funding.--Section 1240B(g) of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(g)) is amended by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2014''.
(c) Conservation Innovation Grants Program.--Section 1240H of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(d) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
in addition to amounts made available under section 1241(a)(6) to carry
out this chapter, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section, to
remain available until expended--
``(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
``(2) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and
``(3) $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.''.
(d) Ground and Surface Water Conservation.--Section 1240I(c)(1)(C))
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-9(c)(1)(C)) is
amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2014''.
Subtitle C--Grassland Reserve
SEC. 2201. GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM.
Section 1238N(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3838n(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``2,000,000 acres'' and inserting
``2,500,000 acres''.
Subtitle D--Funding and Administration
SEC. 2301. FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION.
Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C.
3841(a)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``2007'' and inserting ``2014'';
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``The'' and inserting
``For each of fiscal years 2002 through 2014, the'';
(3) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``2015'' and inserting
``2014'';
(4) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(F) $120,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2008
through 2014.'';
(5) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
``(5) For each of fiscal years 2002 through 2014, the
grassland reserve program under subchapter C of chapter 2 of
subtitle D.'';
(6) in paragraph (6)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``each of''
and all that follows through the end and inserting
``fiscal year 2007;'' and
(B) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the
following:
``(F) $1,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2008;
``(G) $1,600,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2009
and 2010;
``(H) $1,800,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2011
and 2012; and
``(I) $2,100,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2013
through 2014.''; and
(7) in paragraph (7)--
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
the end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) $125,000,000 in fiscal year 2008;
``(F) $135,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2009 and
2010; and
``(G) $145,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2011
through 2014.''.
TITLE III--MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD
NUTRITION PROGRAM
SEC. 3001. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD
NUTRITION PROGRAM.
(a) Administration.--Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1) is amended--
(1) in subsections (b), (c)(2)(B), (f)(1), (h), and (i), by
striking ``President'' each place it appears and inserting
``Secretary'';
(2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by striking ``The President shall designate 1 or more
Federal agencies to'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall'';
and
(3) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A), by striking ``implementing agency'' and
inserting ``Secretary''.
(b) Funding.--Section 3107(l) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o-1(l)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
following:
``(1) Use of commodity credit corporation funds.--Of the
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall
use to carry out this section not less than, to remain
available until expended--
``(A) $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
``(B) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(C) $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(D) $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(E) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2014.''.
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
(3) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by
striking ``any Federal agency implementing or assisting'' and
inserting ``the Department of Agriculture or any other Federal
agency assisting''.
TITLE IV--NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program
SEC. 4001. EXCLUSION OF COMBAT-RELATED MILITARY PAY FROM COUNTABLE
INCOME.
Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and 18'' and inserting ``(18)''; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following: ``, and (19) any amount paid a member of the
uniformed services as hazardous duty pay under section 301 of
title 37, United States Code, hardship duty pay under section
305 of that title, or hostile fire or imminent danger special
pay under section 310 of that title for service of the member
in a combat operation or combat zone''.
SEC. 4002. STRENGTHENING THE FOOD PURCHASING POWER OF LOW-INCOME
AMERICANS.
Section 5(e)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1))
is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``not less than
$134'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: ``not less than--
``(I) $149, $253, $209, and $132,
respectively; and
``(II) for fiscal year 2009 and
each fiscal year thereafter, an amount
that is equal to the amount from the
previous fiscal year adjusted to the
nearest lower dollar increment to
reflect changes for the 12-month period
ending on the preceding June 30 in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor, for items other than food.'';
and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``not less than
$269'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting the following: ``not less than--
``(I) $296; and
``(II) for fiscal year 2009 and
each fiscal year thereafter, an amount
that is equal to the amount from the
previous fiscal year adjusted to the
nearest lower dollar increment to
reflect changes for the 12-month period
ending on the preceding June 30 in the
Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers published by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of
Labor, for items other than food.''.
SEC. 4003. SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILD CARE EXPENSES.
Section 5(e)(3)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``, the maximum allowable level
of which shall be $200 per month for each dependent child under 2 years
of age and $175 per month for each other dependent,''.
SEC. 4004. EXCLUSION OF RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FROM COUNTABLE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES.
(a) In General.--Section 5(g)(2)(B)(v) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)(B)(v)) is amended by striking ``or retirement
account (including an individual account)'' and inserting ``account''.
(b) Mandatory and Discretionary Exclusions.--Section 5(g) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(7) Exclusion of retirement accounts from countable
financial resources.--
``(A) Mandatory exclusions.--The Secretary shall
exclude from financial resources under this subsection
the value of any funds in a plan, contract, or account,
described in any of sections 401(a), 403(a), 403(b),
408, 408A, 457(b), and 501(c)(18) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, and the value of funds in a
Federal Thrift Savings Plan account, as provided in
section 8439 of title 5, United States Code.
``(B) Discretionary exclusions.--The Secretary may
exclude from financial resources under this subsection
the value of any other retirement plans, contracts, or
accounts (as determined by the Secretary, by
regulation).''.
SEC. 4005. SUPPORTING STATE EFFORTS DURING NATURAL DISASTERS.
Section 5(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Administrative cost share payments.--In case of a
disaster determined under paragraph (1), in lieu of the
administrative cost share payments otherwise required by
section 16(a), the Secretary shall pay each State agency an
amount equal to 90 percent of the administrative costs
allowable under that section for costs related to planning and
operating disaster food stamp programs under this
subsection.''.
SEC. 4006. SIMPLIFIED REPORTING.
Section 6(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(A))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)--
(A) by striking ``reporting by'' and inserting
``reporting'';
(B) in clause (i), by inserting ``for periods
shorter than 4 months by'' before ``migrant'';
(C) in clause ii), by inserting ``for periods
shorter than 4 months by'' before ``households''; and
(D) in clause (iii), by inserting ``by'' before
``households''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in the third sentence--
(i) by striking ``Reports required to be
filed monthly under paragraph (1)'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph
(1)(D)(ii), periodic reports filed under
paragraph (1)''; and
(ii) by striking ``subject matter included
in such reports'' and inserting ``the
households required to make the reports''; and
(B) by inserting after the third sentence the
following: ``The State agency shall not be required to
act on information about a household described in the
preceding sentence received from any source between the
monthly reports unless the information clearly
indicates that the household is not eligible, subject
to standards established by the Secretary, or the
household requests an increase in benefits.''.
SEC. 4007. MINIMUM BENEFIT.
Section 8(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is
amended in the proviso by striking ``shall be $10 per month'' and
inserting ``shall be--
``(1) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010, 10
percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan for a household
containing 1 member, as determined by the Secretary under
section 3(o); and
``(2) for fiscal years 2011 and each fiscal year
thereafter, 15 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan for
a household containing 1 member, as determined by the Secretary
under section 3(o)''.
SEC. 4008. REAUTHORIZATION OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM, FOOD DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS, AND THE COMMODITY
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.
(a) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--Section 16(h)(1)
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A)(vii), by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2014''; and
(2) in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2014''.
(b) Reductions in Payments for Administrative Costs.--Section
16(k)(3) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(3)) is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), by striking
``2007'' and inserting ``2014''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2014''.
(c) Cash Payment Pilot Projects.--Section 17(b)(1)(B)(vi) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B(vi)) is amended by
striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2014''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 18(a)(1) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended in the first
sentence by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2014''.
(e) Consolidated Block Grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa.--
Section 19(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting
``2014''.
(f) Commodity Distribution Program.--Section 4(a) of the
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note;
Public Law 93-86) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2007''
and inserting ``2014''.
SEC. 4009. OUTREACH GRANTS.
Section 11(t) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(t)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``For each of'' and all
that follows through inserting ``of funds'' and inserting ``For
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, the Secretary shall use
not more than amount specified in paragraph (2) of funds'';
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as
paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) Amounts.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the amount
specified in this paragraph is--
``(A) for fiscal year 2008, $15,000,000; and
``(B) for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year
thereafter, an amount that is equal to the amount that
applies under this paragraph for the previous fiscal
year, adjusted to the nearest lower dollar increment to
reflect changes for the 12-month period ending on the
preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All
Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor.''.
SEC. 4010. FUNDS TO STATES FOR IMPROVING AND INNOVATING PROGRAM ACCESS
AND INTEGRITY.
Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(l) Funds to States for Improving and Innovating Program Access
and Integrity.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary
may increase the administrative cost share percentage specified
in subsection (a) for eligible administrative expenditures.
``(2) Eligible administrative expenditures.--Administrative
expenditures that are eligible for an increased cost share
percentage under this subsection are expenditures that--
``(A) are described in subsection (a); and
``(B) as demonstrated by a State agency to the
satisfaction of the Secretary, are attributable to a
program innovation that improves--
``(i) access to the food stamp program;
``(ii) the efficiency and effectiveness of
program operations; and
``(iii) program integrity.
``(3) Limitations.--
``(A) In general.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary shall provide an increased administrative
cost share percentage for those eligible administrative
expenditures that, as determined by the Secretary--
``(i) have the greatest likelihood of
meeting the goals described in paragraph
(2)(B); and
``(ii) will result in new activities or
operations.
``(B) Funding.--The Secretary may use to carry out
this subsection not more than $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2014.''.
SEC. 4011. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.
Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``From amounts
made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary
may'' and inserting ``The Secretary shall''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
``(2) Funding amounts.--From amounts made available to
carry out this Act, the Secretary shall use to make grants
under this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
through 2014.'';
(2) in subsection (h)(4), by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2014''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Grants to Expand the Number of Farmers' Markets That Accept
Food Stamp Benefits.--
``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 2008, the Secretary
shall use not more than $5,000,000 of funds made available
under section 18(a)(1) to make grants to pay 100 percent of the
costs of eligible entities approved by the Secretary to carry
out projects to expand the number of farmer' markets that
accept food stamp benefits by--
``(A) providing equipment and training necessary
for the farmers' markets to accept food stamp benefits;
``(B) educating and providing technical assistance
to agricultural producers and farmers' market operators
about the process and benefits of accepting food stamp
benefits; or
``(C) other activities determined to be appropriate
by the Secretary.
``(2) Limitation.--A grant made under this subsection may
not be used to pay the ongoing cost of carrying out any
project.
``(3) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under this subsection, an entity shall be--
``(A) a State agency administering the food stamp
program;
``(B) a State or local government; or
``(C) a private nonprofit entity that--
``(i) coordinates farmers' markets in a
State; and
``(ii) operates in cooperation with State
or local government.
``(4) Selection of eligible entities.--The Secretary--
``(A) shall develop criteria for the selection of
eligible entities to receive grants under this
subsection; and
``(B) may give preference to any eligible entity
that consists of a partnership between a government
entity and a nongovernmental entity.''.
SEC. 4012. COMMODITIES FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``(a) Purchase of Commodities.--'' and all
that follows through ``through 2007'' and inserting the
following:
``(a) Purchase of Commodities.--
``(1) In general.--As provided in paragraph (2), for each
of fiscal years 2008 through 2014'';
(2) by striking ``$140,000,000 of''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this
subsection, to remain available until expended--
``(A) for fiscal year 2008, $220,000,000;
``(B) for fiscal year 2009, $230,000,000;
``(C) for fiscal year 2010, $240,000,000;
``(D) for fiscal year 2011, $245,000,000; and
``(E) for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the dollar amount of commodities available
under this paragraph for the immediately preceding
fiscal year, adjusted by the percentage by which the
thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section
3(o)(4) between June 30, 2007 and June 30 of the
immediately preceding fiscal year.''.
SEC. 4013. COMMUNITY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND FOOD BANK INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPETITIVE GRANTS.
The Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by adding after section 27 (7
U.S.C. 2036) the following:
``SEC. 28. COMMUNITY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND FOOD BANK INFRASTRUCTURE
COMPETITIVE GRANTS.
``(a) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means an emergency feeding organization (as defined
in section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7501)).
``(b) Application.--
``(1) In general.--To receive a grant under this section,
an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.
``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph
(1) shall--
``(A) identify the activity described in subsection
(c) that the grant will be used to fund; and
``(B) describe the means by which an activity
identified under subparagraph (A) will reduce hunger in
the community or support the efforts of food banks or
other nonprofit emergency feeding organizations to
reduce hunger or food insecurity in the communities
served by the emergency feeding organizations.
``(3) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities the
applications of which demonstrate at least 2 of the following
criteria, as determined by the Secretary:
``(A) The eligible entity serves a predominantly
rural and geographically underserved area.
``(B) The eligible entity serves a community in
which the rates of food insecurity, very low food
insecurity, hunger, poverty, or unemployment are
demonstrably higher than national average rates.
``(C) The eligible entity serves a community that
provides demonstrable public support for the efforts of
the eligible entity through the direct provision of
private sector food assistance to low-income
individuals.
``(D) The grant will assist in the support of rural
communities, small or mid-size agricultural operations,
and the consumption of locally-produced agricultural
products by low-income people in need of temporary food
assistance.
``(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity shall use a grant received
under this section to carry out activities of the eligible entity,
including--
``(1) constructing, expanding, or repairing a facility or
equipment to support hunger relief agencies in the community;
``(2) assisting an emergency feeding organization in the
community in obtaining locally-grown or raised produce, dairy,
or protein products; and
``(3) assisting an emergency feeding organization in the
community for the procurement, storage, handling, and
distribution of locally-produced agricultural commodities and
products.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2014.''.
Subtitle B--Child Nutrition and Related Programs
SEC. 4101. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.
(a) Payments to Service Institutions.--Section 13(b) of the Richard
B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A);
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D)
as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively;
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``(B)'' and all that
follows through ``shall not exceed'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) and
in addition to amounts made available under paragraph
(3), payments to service institutions shall be'';
(D) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and
inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
(E) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by
subparagraph (B)), by striking ``(A), (B), and (C)''
and inserting ``(A) and (B)''; and
(2) in the second sentence of paragraph (3), by striking
``full amount of State approved'' and all that follows through
``maximum allowable''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (f); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) through (k) as
subsections (f) through (j), respectively.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on January 1 of the first full calendar year following the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4102. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM.
Section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
(42 U.S.C. 1769(g)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
striking ``July 2004'' and inserting ``July 2007''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(D) additional elementary or secondary schools in
each State in proportion to the student population of
the State.'';
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)''
and inserting ``paragraph (1)'';
(3) in paragraph (5), in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B),
by striking ``2008'' each place it appears and inserting
``2014''; and
(4) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking clause (i) and
inserting the following:
``(i) In general.--Out of any funds in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Secretary to carry out this section--
``(I) on October 1, 2007,
$10,000,000;
``(II) on October 1, 2008,
$12,000,000; and
``(III) on October 1, 2009, and
each October 1 thereafter through
October 1, 2014, $15,000,000.''.
SEC. 4103. FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Section 18(i)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch
Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(i)(2)) is amended by striking ``such sums as are
necessary'' and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting ``to carry out this subsection--
``(A) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and
2009;
``(B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
``(C) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal year 2011
through 2014.''.
Subtitle C--Miscellaneous
SEC. 4203. FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to authorize the creation of the National Food for the
Hungry Transportation, Self-Help, and Job Training Fund to
facilitate the procurement and transportation of highly-
perishable, healthy food to low-income individuals in the
United States;
(2) to establish a competitive mechanism in the Department
of Agriculture by which appropriations made available from the
Fund would be allocated;
(3) to ensure the direct involvement of the private carrier
trucking fleet of the United States in carrying out this
section;
(4) to increase the quantity of nutritious food available
to low-income individuals in the United States by supporting
the procurement and distribution of highly-perishable food,
such as fresh produce and protein products, to the low-income
individuals;
(5) to offer job training and employment opportunities in
the food transportation and distribution systems;
(6) to better identify potential providers of donated foods
and enhance the nonprofit food donation system; and
(7) to provide adequate funding to carry out this section.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Fund.--The term ``Fund'' means the National Food for
the Hungry Transportation, Self-Help, and Job Training Fund
established under subsection (c).
(2) Nongovernmental organization.--The term
``nongovernmental organization'' means a national nonprofit
charitable organization that--
(A) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(B) is capable of, and has at least 10 years
experience in, procuring donated food and other
services from major domestic food manufacturers and
processors, grocery wholesalers and retailers, food
warehouse operations, agricultural producer
organizations, fishing interests commercial transport
providers (such as trucking companies), and Federal and
State food assistance agencies;
(C) is capable of, and has shown proficiency in,
the national distribution of highly-perishable food
through contracts with member emergency feeding
organizations (as defined in section 201A of the
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7501));
(D) has at least 10 years experience in procuring
commercial freight for the distribution of time-
sensitive food products through a network of emergency
food assistance organizations;
(E) has at least 10 years experience in working
with transport providers in creating, coordinating, and
maintaining transfer systems designed to assist, at the
national level, the delivery of time-sensitive food
products, for distribution to emergency food assistance
organizations in all 50 States and the District of
Columbia;
(F) does not operate any commercial, private, or
public subsidiary trucking or freight operations for
the purposes of transporting food; and
(G) agrees--
(i) to contribute in-kind resources to
assist in carrying out this section;
(ii) to provide to eligible emergency food
assistance organizations services and
information free of charge; and
(iii) to regularly certify and inspect any
member emergency feeding organization with
which the nongovernmental organization entered
into a contract to carry out an activity
described in subparagraph (B).
(3) Primary nongovernmental organization.--The term
``primary nongovernmental organization'' means a
nongovernmental organization selected by the Secretary on a
competitive basis from among nongovernmental organizations.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Transportation.
(5) Time-sensitive food product.--
(A) In general.--The term ``time-sensitive food
product'' means a fresh, raw, or processed food with a
short time limitation for safe and acceptable
consumption, as determined by the Secretary.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ``time-sensitive food
product'' includes fruits, vegetables, dairy products,
meat, fish, and poultry.
(c) National Food for the Hungry Transportation Fund.--The
Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract or grant agreement with
a primary nongovernmental organization to establish a fund, to be known
as the ``National Food for the Hungry Transportation Fund'', to track,
collect, and deliver time-sensitive food products.
(d) Program Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that funds
made available to carry out this section are used for--
(1) the development and maintenance of a computerized
system for the tracking of time-sensitive food products;
(2) capital and operating costs associated with the
collection and transportation of time-sensitive food products;
(3) capital and operating costs associated with the storage
and distribution of time-sensitive food products;
(4) job training opportunities in trucking, food handling,
food recovery, and related industries;
(5) improving the security and diversity of the food
distribution and recovery systems of the United States with the
use of--
(A) family-sized farms; and
(B) donations from entities of food products to
persons in need;
(6) providing recovered healthy foods to nonprofit
emergency food providers to reduce hunger in the United States;
and
(7) improving the identification of--
(A) potential providers of donated foods;
(B) potential nonprofit emergency food providers;
and
(C) persons in need of emergency food assistance
throughout the United States.
(e) Additional Nongovernmental Organizations.--
(1) In general.--A primary nongovernmental organization may
enter into 1 or more contracts with, and provide funds to, not
more than 2 other nongovernmental organizations that the
Secretary determines meet the requirements of paragraph (2) to
carry out the activities required under this section.
(2) Requirements.--An additional nongovernmental
organization selected under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) have expertise in operating for several years a
national information clearinghouse relating to anti-
hunger activities;
(B) have extensive experience in working with other
anti-hunger organizations throughout the United States;
(C) have significant experience in working with the
Department of Agriculture; and
(D) operate, at a national level, a hotline to
provide information about--
(i) access to food for low-income families;
(ii) programs in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act that transport fresh
produce to food pantries, homeless shelters,
and soup kitchens that could serve as national
models for replication in other areas; and
(iii) means through which low-income
individuals and families may become self-
reliant.
(f) Audits.--The Secretary shall establish fair and reasonable
procedures to audit the expenditure of funds made available to carry
out this section.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section--
(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(2) for each subsequent fiscal year, the applicable amount
during the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect
changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding November
30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor.
TITLE V--FORESTRY
Subtitle A--Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978
SEC. 5001. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 4(j) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16
U.S.C. 2103) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the
following:
``(j) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary shall use to carry out the Program $100,000,000 during
the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Farm Risk
Management Act for the 21st Century and ending on September 30,
2014.''.
Subtitle B--Amendments to Other Laws
SEC. 5101. HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM.
Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
U.S.C. 6578) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 508. FUNDING.
``For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, the Secretary shall
use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out this title, including the provision of
technical assistance under this title.''.
TITLE VI--ENERGY
SEC. 6001. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS.
Section 9002(k)(2)(A) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``2007'' and
inserting ``2014''.
SEC. 6002. BIOREFINERY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended--
(1) in the section heading, by striking ``grants'';
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) Assistance.--The Secretary shall award grants and make loans
and loan guarantees to eligible entities to assist in covering the cost
of development and construction of biorefineries, or the cost of
construction or deployment of methane digesters used to capture the
methane gas from livestock manure for use as a fuel source for biofuel
production, to carry out projects to demonstrate the commercial
viability of 1 or more processes for converting biomass to fuels or
chemicals.'';
(3) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``grants'' each place it appears
and inserting ``assistance''; and
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
(i) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at
the end;
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause
(iii); and
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the
following:
``(ii) shall select projects based on the
extent to which the projects meet environmental
goals for feedstocks and biorefineries,
including goals relating to reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions and improvement in
water quality and wildlife habitat, developed
by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
Energy, and the National Academy of Sciences;
and''; and
(4) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
``(h) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section, to remain available
until expended--
``(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009;
and
``(2) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through
2014.''.
SEC. 6003. RURAL ENERGY INNOVATION PROGRAM.
Section 9005 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8105) is amended--
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``rural
energy innovation
program.--'';
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ``a program'' and
inserting ``an energy technical assistance program'';
(3) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (5) and (6)
and inserting the following:
``(5) a nonprofit organization (including an agricultural
trade association, resource conservation and development
district, and energy service provider);
``(6) a State environmental quality department; and
``(7) any other entity, as determined by the Secretary.'';
(4) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Selection criteria.--In reviewing applications of
eligible entities to receive grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall consider--
``(A) the ability and expertise of the eligible
entity in providing professional energy efficiency
audits, renewable energy assessments, environmental
management system plans, and assessments of fertilizer,
pesticide, or diesel use efficiency;
``(B) the geographic scope of the program proposed
by the eligible entity;
``(C) the percentage of farmers, ranchers, and
rural small businesses to be assisted by the program in
the service territory covered by the eligible entity;
``(D) the potential for energy savings and
environmental and public health benefits resulting from
the program;
``(E) the plan of the eligible entity for providing
information to farmers, ranchers, and rural small
businesses on the benefits of energy efficiency and
renewable energy development;
``(F) demonstration of multi-stakeholder
collaborations;
``(G) demonstration of matching funds; and
``(H) clear performance metrics.'';
(5) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
``(d) Use of Grant Funds.--
``(1) Required uses.--A recipient of a grant under
subsection (a) shall use the grant funds--
``(A) to conduct and promote--
``(i) energy audits;
``(ii) assessments of fertilizer,
pesticide, or diesel use efficiency;
``(iii) renewable energy assessments; or
``(iv) environmental management system
planning;
``(2) to make farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses
aware of and able to apply for and ensure access to--
``(A) financial assistance under section 9006; and
``(B) other Federal, State, and local financial
assistance programs for which farmers, ranchers, and
rural small businesses may be eligible; or
``(3) to employ staff that--
``(A) serve as central points of contact for
farmers, ranchers and rural businesses seeking to
evaluate energy practices and technologies; and
``(B) are properly trained to collect data for
audits and renewable energy assessments.
``(4) Permitted uses.--A recipient of a grant may use funds
to finance--
``(A) in partnership with the private sector,
agricultural demonstrations to demonstrate cost-
effective high efficiency equipment and energy
management practices such as precision agriculture,
proper tire tractor inflation, and conservation
tillage; and
``(B) educational workshops on different clean
energy technologies and techniques.'';
(6) in subsection (e)--
(A) by striking ``an energy audit'' and inserting
``energy technical assistance'';
(B) by striking ``the energy audit'' and inserting
``the energy technical assistance''; and
(C) by striking ``the audit'' and inserting ``the
technical assistance'';
(7) in subsection (h), by striking ``this Act'' and
inserting ``Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st Century'';
and
(8) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following:
``(i) Limitation.--A recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may
receive no more than $250,000 in any 1 grant cycle.
``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section--
``(A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
``(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
``(C) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
``(D) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
``(E) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012
through 2014.
``(2) Use of certain funds.--The Secretary may use not more
than 10 percent of amounts made available under paragraph (1)
to--
``(A) increase or modify energy technical
assistance programs funded under this section; or
``(B) develop training programs that enable
administrators of existing technical assistance
programs to help other eligible entities establish
technical assistance programs.''.
SEC. 6004. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.
Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
(7 U.S.C. 8106)) is amended--
(1) by striking the section enumerator and heading and
inserting the following:
``SEC. 9006. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.'';
(2) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``, and issue rebates,'' after
``grants''; and
(B) by inserting ``rural school districts,'' after
``ranchers,'';
(3) by striking subsection (f);
(4) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (h);
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Production-Based Incentive in Lieu of Grant.--
``(1) In general.--In addition to the authority under
subsection (a), to encourage the production of electricity from
renewable energy systems, the Secretary shall, on the request
of an eligible applicant under this section, make production-
based payments to the applicant in lieu of a grant.
``(2) Contingency.--Payments under paragraph (1) shall be
contingent on documented energy production and sales from the
renewable energy system to a third party.
``(3) Limitation.--The total net present value of a
production-based incentive may not exceed the lower of--
``(A) 25 percent of the eligible project costs; and
``(B) any other limits that the Secretary
establishes by rule or guidance.
``(f) Feasibility Studies.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may provide assistance to
eligible applicants to conduct feasibility studies of projects
for which assistance may be provided under this section.
``(2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall use not more than 10
percent of funds made available to carry out this section to
provide assistance described in paragraph (1).
``(3) Criteria.--The Secretary shall, by regulation,
establish criteria for the receipt of assistance under this
subsection.
``(4) Avoidance of duplicative assistance.--An applicant
that receives assistance to carry out a feasibility study for a
project under this subsection shall not be eligible for
assistance to carry out a feasibility study for the project
under any other provision of Federal law.
``(5) Matching funds.--To be eligible for assistance under
this subsection, a recipient of funds under this subsection
shall contribute an amount of non-Federal funds that is equal
to at least 75 percent of the amount of Federal funds received.
``(g) Rebate Program.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make competitive
grants to eligible entities to provide rebates for farmers,
ranchers, rural school districts, and rural small businesses to
purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency
improvements.
``(2) Eligible entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant
under paragraph (1), an entity shall be--
``(A) a State energy or agricultural office;
``(B) a nonprofit State-based energy efficiency or
renewable energy organization that uses public funds
provided directly or under contract with a State
agency;
``(C) any other nonprofit organization with a
demonstrated ability to administer a State-wide energy
efficiency or renewable energy rebate program; or
``(D) a consortium of entities described in
subparagraphs (A) through (C).
``(3) Merit review.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a
merit review process to review applications for grants
under paragraph (1) that uses the expertise of the
Department of Agriculture, other Federal and State
agencies, and non-governmental organizations.
``(B) Requirements.--In reviewing the application
of an eligible entity to receive a grant under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider--
``(i) the experience and expertise of the
entity in establishing and administering a
State-wide clean energy rebate program;
``(ii) the annual projected energy savings
or production increases resulting from the
proposed program;
``(iii) the environmental benefits
resulting from the proposed program; and
``(iv) other appropriate factors, as
determined by the Secretary.
``(4) Maintenance of effort.--An entity that receives a
grant under paragraph (1) shall provide assurances to the
Secretary that funds provided to the entity under this
subsection will be used to supplement, not to supplant, the
amount of Federal, State, and local funds otherwise expended
for rebate programs.
``(5) Rebate amount.--The amount of a rebate provided from
a grant under this subsection shall not exceed the lower of--
``(A) $10,000; or
``(B) 50 percent of the cost incurred to purchase a
renewable energy system or an energy efficiency
improvement, as determined by the Secretary.''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section, to remain
available until expended--
``(1) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which not more
than $12,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (g);
``(2) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which not more
than $18,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (g);
``(3) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which not more
than $26,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (g);
``(4) $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which not more
than $36,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (g); and
``(5) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through
2014, of which not more than $50,000,000 shall be used to carry
out subsection (g).''.
SEC. 6005. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
(a) Distribution of Funding By and Within Each Technical Area.--
Section 307(g) of the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (7
U.S.C. 8606(g)) is amended in paragraphs (2) and (3) by striking
``2010'' each place it appears and inserting ``2014''.
(b) Funding.--Section 310 of the Biomass Research and Development
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 8609) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 310. FUNDING.
``(a) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section, to remain available
until expended--
``(1) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2012; and
``(2) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through
2014.
``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts
transferred under subsection (a), there is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this title $200,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2015, to remain available until expended.''.
TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS
Subtitle A--Crop Insurance
SEC. 7001. ADJUSTED GROSS REVENUE INSURANCE PILOT PROGRAM.
Section 523(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1523(e))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2004 reinsurance year''
and inserting ``2010 reinsurance year''; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:
``(A) In general.--In addition to counties
otherwise included in the pilot program, the
Corporation shall include in the pilot program for the
2008 reinsurance year all States and counties that meet
the criteria for selection (pending required rating),
as determined by the Corporation.''.
SEC. 7002. REPORT.
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 recommendations for
legislative or regulatory changes that would save at least
$1,000,000,000 per fiscal year in Federal expenditures in carrying out
the Federal crop insurance program while--
(1) not reducing overall risk management options to
agricultural producers;
(2) expanding whole farm revenue-based insurance programs
to all agricultural operations in all States; and
(3) maintaining actuarial soundness.
Subtitle B--Specialty Crops
SEC. 7101. FARMERS' MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM.
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7
U.S.C. 3005) is amended by striking subsections (d) and (e) and
inserting the following:
``(d) Criteria and Guidelines.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish criteria
and guidelines for the submission, evaluation, and funding of
proposed projects under the Program.
``(2) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize for funding
projects that would support, encourage, or promote the
transition to organic and other environmentally beneficial
forms of agricultural production.
``(e) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, to remain available until
expended.''.
SEC. 7102. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NUTRITION PROMOTION PROGRAM.
The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621
note; Public Law 108-465) is amended by adding at the end of title II
the following:
``SEC. 204. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NUTRITION PROMOTION PROGRAM.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the
Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service) (referred to in
this section as the `Secretary') shall establish and carry out a
program to provide assistance to eligible trade organizations described
in subsection (c) to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables
in the United States to meet Federal health guidelines.
``(b) Requirements for Participation.--To be eligible for
assistance under this section, an organization shall--
``(1) be an eligible trade organization;
``(2) prepare and submit a plan to increase the consumption
of fruits and vegetables in the United States to the Secretary
that meets any guidelines governing such plans established by
the Secretary; and
``(3) meet any other requirements established by the
Secretary.
``(c) Eligible Trade Organizations.--An eligible trade organization
under this section shall be--
``(1) a nonprofit fruit or vegetable trade organization in
the United States;
``(2) a nonprofit State or regional fruit or vegetable
organization;
``(3) a fruit or vegetable agricultural cooperative in the
United States;
``(4) a commodity board or commission in the United States;
or
``(5) a small business engaged in the fruit or vegetable
industry in the United States.
``(d) Matching Funds.--Assistance provided under this section shall
not exceed--
``(1) in the case of an organization described in
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), 90 percent of the
cost of carrying out a plan to increase the consumption of
fruits and vegetables in the United States submitted under
subsection (b)(2); and
``(2) in the case of an organization described in
subsection (c)(5), 50 percent of the cost of carrying out a
plan to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables in
the United States submitted under subsection (b)(2).
``(e) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation,
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each
of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, to remain available until
expended.''.
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