12 2 STA T . 1 84 2 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 24 6—J U NE 18 , 2008 Secr e ta r ysh a l l p r ovid ea n opport u nity f or pu b lic revie w and co m ment .(3)AVAIL A B ILI TY . —T he Secretary shall not approve the procurement of any eli g ible commodity under this section until the date on which the Secretary promulgates regulations or issues guidelines under paragraph ( 1 ). (e) F I E L D-B A S ED PROJ E C T G RA N TS OR C OO P ERATIVE A G REE- M ENTS.— (1) I N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants to , or enter into cooperative agreements with, eligible organi z ations to carry out field-based pro j ects. ( 2 ) R E QU IREMENTS O F ELIGIBLE ORGANI Z ATIONS.— (A) APPLICATION.— (i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant from, or enter into a cooperative agreement with, the Secretary under this subsection, an eligible organiza- tion shall submit to the Secretary an application by such date, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may re q uire. (ii) O T H ER APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS.—Any other applicable requirement relating to the submission of proposals for consideration shall apply to the submis- sion of an application required under clause (i), as determined by the Secretary. (B) COMPLETION REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible to receive a grant from, or enter into a cooperative agreement with, the Secretary under this subsection, an eligible organization shall agree— (i) to collect by September 3 0 , 2011, data con- taining the information required under subsection (f)(1)(B) relating to the field-based project funded through the grant
and (ii) to provide to the Secretary the data collected under clause (i). (3) REQUIREMENTS OF SECRETARY.— (A) PROJECT DIVERSITY.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii) and subpara- graph (B), in selecting proposals for field-based projects to fund under this section, the Secretary shall select a diversity of projects, including projects located in— (I) food surplus regions; (II) food deficit regions (that are carried out using regional procurement methods); and (III) multiple geographical regions. (ii) PRIORITY.—In selecting proposals for field- based projects under clause (i), the Secretary shall ensure that the majority of selected proposals are for field-based projects that— (I) are located in Africa; and (II) procure eligible commodities that are pro- duced in Africa. (B) D EVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE.—A portion of the funds provided under this subsection shall be made available for field-based projects that provide development assistance for a period of not less than 1 year. ( 4 ) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall not award a grant to any eligible organization under paragraph (1) until the date
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