S. 946

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.

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110th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 946

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 21, 2007

Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mrs. Dole, Mrs. Clinton, and Mr. Roberts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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.