H.R. 1616House110th Congress (2007-2009)In Committee

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced March 21, 2007

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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

March 21, 2007

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Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

March 21, 2007

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 21, 2007

I

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1616

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 21, 2007

Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mrs. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. Snyder, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Boustany, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rush, Mr. Holt, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Herseth, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Kind, Mr. Stark, Ms. Watson, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Pomeroy, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Carson, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Olver, Ms. Solis, Mr. Cummings, and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reauthorize the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and for other purposes.

1.

Reauthorization of McGovern–Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program

(a)

Administration of program

Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking The President shall designate 1 or more Federal agencies to and inserting The Secretary shall;

(2)

in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking implementing agency and inserting Secretary; and

(3)

in subsections (c)(2)(B), (f)(1), (h)(1) and (2), and (i), by striking President each place it appears 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—

(A)

not less than $140,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;

(B)

not less than $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;

(C)

not less than $220,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;

(D)

not less than $260,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and

(E)

not less than $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.

;

(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.