Food Security and Agricultural Development Act of 2007

Summary

Food Security and Agricultural Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to increase funds available to eligible organizations for agricultural commodity distribution. Extends: (1) minimum assistance and minimum non-emergency assistance authority; (2) the John Ognowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program; (3) the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, and (4) the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. Provides for program oversight, monitoring, and evaluation. Authorizes the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to make contributions to the World Food Program for indirect support costs. Extends authorization of appropriations for: (1) assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods; and (2) prepositioning of agricultural commodities. Extends authorization of appropriations to finance sales or provide assistance under this Act. Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend authorization of appropriations for: (1) the export credit guarantee program; (2) the market access program; (3) the export enhancement program; and (4) the foreign market development cooperator program. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide assistance to address international sanitary and phytosanitary barriers to U.S. agricultural commodities, including poultry, meat, and specialty crops. Amends the Food, Agricultural, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to extend the emerging markets program. Amends the Food for Progress Act of 1985 to extend the food for progress program. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend authorization of appropriations for specialty crop export assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enhance U.S. support for specified international organizations that establish international standards regarding food, food safety, plants, and animals by funding additional positions to address U.S. sanitary and phytosanitary priorities within such organizations; and (2) provide technical assistance to limited resource agriculture persons and organizations to address unfair trade practices, property right violations, and to reduce trade barriers. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should provide significant U.S. financial resources to the Global Crop Diversity Trust to ensure the conservation of crop diversity which can yield significant benefits to U.S. farmers.

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 23 July 2007

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 23 July 2007

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

  summary · EN · 23 July 2007

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 June 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 June 2007

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