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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1947 

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs 

of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2013 

Mr. LUCAS (for himself and Mr. PETERSON) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural 

and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 

through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 

6 of 2013’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture. 


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TITLE I—COMMODITIES 

Subtitle A—Repeals and Reforms 

Sec. 1101. Repeal of direct payments. 

Sec. 1102. Repeal of counter-cyclical payments. 

Sec. 1103. Repeal of average crop revenue election program. 

Sec. 1104. Definitions. 

Sec. 1105. Base acres. 

Sec. 1106. Payment yields. 

Sec. 1107. Farm risk management election. 

Sec. 1108. Producer agreements. 

Sec. 1109. Period of effectiveness. 

Subtitle B—Marketing Loans 

Sec. 1201. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities. 

Sec. 1202. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans. 

Sec. 1203. Term of loans. 

Sec. 1204. Repayment of loans. 

Sec. 1205. Loan deficiency payments. 

Sec. 1206. Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage. 

Sec. 1207. Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton. 

Sec. 1208. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton. 

Sec. 1209. Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed 

cotton. 

Sec. 1210. Adjustments of loans. 

Subtitle C—Sugar 

Sec. 1301. Sugar program. 

Subtitle D—Dairy 

PART I—DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN PROTECTION AND DAIRY MARKET

STABILIZATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 1401. Definitions. 

Sec. 1402. Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy producer margins. 

SUBPART A—DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM

Sec. 1411. Establishment of dairy producer margin protection program. 

Sec. 1412. Participation of dairy producers in margin protection program. 

Sec. 1413. Production history of participating dairy producers. 

Sec. 1414. Basic margin protection. 

Sec. 1415. Supplemental margin protection. 

Sec. 1416. Effect of failure to pay administrative fees or premiums. 

SUBPART B—DAIRY MARKET STABILIZATION PROGRAM

Sec. 1431. Establishment of dairy market stabilization program. 

Sec. 1432. Threshold for implementation and reduction in dairy producer payments. 

Sec. 1433. Producer milk marketing information. 

Sec. 1434. Calculation and collection of reduced dairy producer payments. 

Sec. 1435. Remitting monies to the Secretary and use of monies. 


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Sec. 1436. Suspension of reduced payment requirement. 

Sec. 1437. Enforcement. 

Sec. 1438. Audit requirements. 

SUBPART C—COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

Sec. 1451. Use of Commodity Credit Corporation. 

SUBPART D—INITIATION AND DURATION

Sec. 1461. Rulemaking. 

Sec. 1462. Duration. 

PART II—REPEAL OR REAUTHORIZATION OF OTHER DAIRY-RELATED

PROVISIONS

Sec. 1481. Repeal of dairy product price support and milk income loss contract 

programs. 

Sec. 1482. Repeal of dairy export incentive program. 

Sec. 1483. Extension of dairy forward pricing program. 

Sec. 1484. Extension of dairy indemnity program. 

Sec. 1485. Extension of dairy promotion and research program. 

Sec. 1486. Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission. 

PART III—EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 1491. Effective date. 

Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs 

Sec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. 

Subtitle F—Administration 

Sec. 1601. Administration generally. 

Sec. 1602. Suspension of permanent price support authority. 

Sec. 1603. Payment limitations. 

Sec. 1604. Adjusted gross income limitation. 

Sec. 1605. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. 

Sec. 1606. Personal liability of producers for deficiencies. 

Sec. 1607. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm 

commodity programs. 

Sec. 1608. Technical corrections. 

Sec. 1609. Assignment of payments. 

Sec. 1610. Tracking of benefits. 

Sec. 1611. Signature authority. 

Sec. 1612. Implementation. 

TITLE II—CONSERVATION 

Subtitle A—Conservation Reserve Program 

Sec. 2001. Extension and enrollment requirements of conservation reserve program. 

Sec. 2002. Farmable wetland program. 

Sec. 2003. Duties of owners and operators. 

Sec. 2004. Duties of the Secretary. 

Sec. 2005. Payments. 

Sec. 2006. Contract requirements. 


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Sec. 2007. Conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses. 

Sec. 2008. Effective date. 

Subtitle B—Conservation Stewardship Program 

Sec. 2101. Conservation stewardship program. 

Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives Program 

Sec. 2201. Purposes. 

Sec. 2202. Establishment and administration. 

Sec. 2203. Evaluation of applications. 

Sec. 2204. Duties of producers. 

Sec. 2205. Limitation on payments. 

Sec. 2206. Conservation innovation grants and payments. 

Sec. 2207. Effective date. 

Subtitle D—Agricultural Conservation Easement Program 

Sec. 2301. Agricultural conservation easement program. 

Subtitle E—Regional Conservation Partnership Program 

Sec. 2401. Regional conservation partnership program. 

Subtitle F—Other Conservation Programs 

Sec. 2501. Conservation of private grazing land. 

Sec. 2502. Grassroots source water protection program. 

Sec. 2503. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program. 

Sec. 2504. Agriculture conservation experienced services program. 

Sec. 2505. Small watershed rehabilitation program. 

Sec. 2506. Agricultural management assistance program. 

Subtitle G—Funding and Administration 

Sec. 2601. Funding. 

Sec. 2602. Technical assistance. 

Sec. 2603. Reservation of funds to provide assistance to certain farmers or 

ranchers for conservation access. 

Sec. 2604. Annual report on program enrollments and assistance. 

Sec. 2605. Review of conservation practice standards. 

Sec. 2606. Administrative requirements applicable to all conservation programs. 

Sec. 2607. Standards for State technical committees. 

Sec. 2608. Rulemaking authority. 

Subtitle H—Repeal of Superseded Program Authorities and Transitional 

Provisions; Technical Amendments 

Sec. 2701. Comprehensive conservation enhancement program. 

Sec. 2702. Emergency forestry conservation reserve program. 

Sec. 2703. Wetlands reserve program. 

Sec. 2704. Farmland protection program and farm viability program. 

Sec. 2705. Grassland reserve program. 

Sec. 2706. Agricultural water enhancement program. 

Sec. 2707. Wildlife habitat incentive program. 

Sec. 2708. Great Lakes basin program. 

Sec. 2709. Chesapeake Bay watershed program. 


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Sec. 2710. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative. 

Sec. 2711. Environmental easement program. 

Sec. 2712. Technical amendments. 

TITLE III—TRADE 

Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 

Sec. 3001. General authority. 

Sec. 3002. Support for organizations through which assistance is provided. 

Sec. 3003. Food aid quality. 

Sec. 3004. Minimum levels of assistance. 

Sec. 3005. Food Aid Consultative Group. 

Sec. 3006. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation. 

Sec. 3007. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and 

distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods. 

Sec. 3008. General provisions. 

Sec. 3009. Prepositioning of agricultural commodities. 

Sec. 3010. Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities. 

Sec. 3011. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance. 

Sec. 3012. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 3013. Micronutrient fortification programs. 

Sec. 3014. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program. 

Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 

Sec. 3101. Funding for export credit guarantee program. 

Sec. 3102. Funding for market access program. 

Sec. 3103. Foreign market development cooperator program. 

Subtitle C—Other Agricultural Trade Laws 

Sec. 3201. Food for Progress Act of 1985. 

Sec. 3202. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. 

Sec. 3203. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets. 

Sec. 3204. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. 

Sec. 3205. Technical assistance for specialty crops. 

Sec. 3206. Global Crop Diversity Trust. 

Sec. 3207. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services. 

TITLE IV—NUTRITION 

Subtitle A—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 

Sec. 4001. Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition 

assistance for the return of empty bottles and cans used to 

contain food purchased with benefits provided under the program. 

Sec. 4002. Retailers. 

Sec. 4003. Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition 

assistance program recipients. 

Sec. 4004. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. 

Sec. 4005. Updating program eligibility. 

Sec. 4006. Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduction. 


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Sec. 4007. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance 

payments. 

Sec. 4008. Eligibility disqualifications. 

Sec. 4009. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners. 

Sec. 4010. Improving security of food assistance. 

Sec. 4011. Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions. 

Sec. 4012. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture 

share. 

Sec. 4013. Restaurant meals program. 

Sec. 4014. Mandating State immigration verification. 

Sec. 4015. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. 

Sec. 4016. Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities. 

Sec. 4017. Repeal of bonus program. 

Sec. 4018. Funding of employment and training programs. 

Sec. 4019. Monitoring employment and training program. 

Sec. 4020. Cooperation with program research and evaluation. 

Sec. 4021. Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work effort in the 

supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

Sec. 4022. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 4023. Limitation on use of block grant to Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 4024. Assistance for community food projects. 

Sec. 4025. Emergency food assistance. 

Sec. 4026. Nutrition education. 

Sec. 4027. Retailer trafficking. 

Sec. 4028. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Sec. 4029. Tolerance level for excluding small errors. 

Sec. 4030. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program. 

Sec. 4031. Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation. 

Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution Programs 

Sec. 4101. Commodity distribution program. 

Sec. 4102. Commodity supplemental food program. 

Sec. 4103. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects. 

Sec. 4104. Processing of commodities. 

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

Sec. 4201. Farmers’ market nutrition program. 

Sec. 4202. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program. 

Sec. 4203. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. 

Sec. 4204. Additional authority for purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and 

other specialty food crops. 

Sec. 4205. Encouraging locally and regionally grown and raised food. 

TITLE V—CREDIT 

Subtitle A—Farm Ownership Loans 

Sec. 5001. Eligibility for farm ownership loans. 

Sec. 5002. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program. 

Sec. 5003. Down payment loan program. 

Sec. 5004. Elimination of mineral rights appraisal requirement. 

Subtitle B—Operating Loans 


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Sec. 5101. Eligibility for farm operating loans. 

Sec. 5102. Elimination of rural residency requirement for operating loans to 

youth. 

Sec. 5103. Authority to waive personal liability for youth loans due to circumstances beyond borrower control. 

Sec. 5104. Microloans. 

Subtitle C—Emergency Loans 

Sec. 5201. Eligibility for emergency loans. 

Subtitle D—Administrative Provisions 

Sec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot 

program. 

Sec. 5302. Eligible beginning farmers and ranchers. 

Sec. 5303. Loan authorization levels. 

Sec. 5304. Priority for participation loans. 

Sec. 5305. Loan fund set-asides. 

Sec. 5306. Conforming amendment to borrower training provision, relating to 

eligibility changes. 

Subtitle E—State Agricultural Mediation Programs 

Sec. 5401. State agricultural mediation programs. 

Subtitle F—Loans to Purchasers of Highly Fractionated Land 

Sec. 5501. Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated land. 

TITLE VI—RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

Sec. 6001. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants. 

Sec. 6002. Rural business opportunity grants. 

Sec. 6003. Elimination of reservation of community facilities grant program 

funds. 

Sec. 6004. Utilization of loan guarantees for community facilities. 

Sec. 6005. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program. 

Sec. 6006. Tribal college and university essential community facilities. 

Sec. 6007. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program. 

Sec. 6008. Household water well systems. 

Sec. 6009. Rural business and industry loan program. 

Sec. 6010. Rural cooperative development grants. 

Sec. 6011. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products. 

Sec. 6012. Intermediary relending program. 

Sec. 6013. Rural water and waste disposal infrastructure. 

Sec. 6014. Simplified applications. 

Sec. 6015. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters. 

Sec. 6016. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program. 

Sec. 6017. Delta Regional Authority. 

Sec. 6018. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority. 

Sec. 6019. Rural business investment program. 

Subtitle B—Rural Electrification Act of 1936 


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Sec. 6101. Relending for certain purposes. 

Sec. 6102. Fees for certain loan guarantees. 

Sec. 6103. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes. 

Sec. 6104. Expansion of 911 access. 

Sec. 6105. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. 

Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

Sec. 6201. Distance learning and telemedicine. 

Sec. 6202. Value-added agricultural market development program grants. 

Sec. 6203. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program. 

Sec. 6204. Program metrics. 

Sec. 6205. Study of rural transportation issues. 

Sec. 6206. Certain Federal actions not to be considered major. 

TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RELATED MATTERS 

Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

Act of 1977 

Sec. 7101. Option to be included as non-land-grant college of agriculture. 

Sec. 7102. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. 

Sec. 7103. Specialty crop committee. 

Sec. 7104. Veterinary services grant program. 

Sec. 7105. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education. 

Sec. 7106. Policy research centers. 

Sec. 7107. Repeal of human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program. 

Sec. 7108. Repeal of pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research. 

Sec. 7109. Nutrition education program. 

Sec. 7110. Continuing animal health and disease research programs. 

Sec. 7111. Repeal of appropriations for research on national or regional problems. 

Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 

land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. 

Sec. 7113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions. 

Sec. 7114. Repeal of national research and training virtual centers. 

Sec. 7115. Hispanic-serving institutions. 

Sec. 7116. Competitive Grants Program for Hispanic Agricultural Workers and 

Youth. 

Sec. 7117. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs. 

Sec. 7118. Repeal of research equipment grants. 

Sec. 7119. University research. 

Sec. 7120. Extension service. 

Sec. 7121. Auditing, reporting, bookkeeping, and administrative requirements. 

Sec. 7122. Supplemental and alternative crops. 

Sec. 7123. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions. 

Sec. 7124. Aquaculture assistance programs. 

Sec. 7125. Rangeland research programs. 

Sec. 7126. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response. 


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Sec. 7127. Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education. 

Sec. 7128. Matching funds requirement. 

Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

Sec. 7201. Best utilization of biological applications. 

Sec. 7202. Integrated management systems. 

Sec. 7203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program. 

Sec. 7204. National training program. 

Sec. 7205. National Genetics Resources Program. 

Sec. 7206. Repeal of National Agricultural Weather Information System. 

Sec. 7207. Repeal of rural electronic commerce extension program. 

Sec. 7208. Repeal of agricultural genome initiative. 

Sec. 7209. High-priority research and extension initiatives. 

Sec. 7210. Repeal of nutrient management research and extension initiative. 

Sec. 7211. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. 

Sec. 7212. Repeal of agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension initiative. 

Sec. 7213. Farm business management. 

Sec. 7214. Centers of excellence. 

Sec. 7215. Repeal of red meat safety research center. 

Sec. 7216. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities. 

Sec. 7217. National rural information center clearinghouse. 

Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

1998 

Sec. 7301. Relevance and merit of agricultural research, extension, and education funded by the Department. 

Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants 

program. 

Sec. 7303. Repeal of coordinated program of research, extension, and education 

to improve viability of small and medium size dairy, livestock, 

and poultry operations. 

Sec. 7304. Fusarium Graminearum grants. 

Sec. 7305. Repeal of Bovine Johne’s disease control program. 

Sec. 7306. Grants for youth organizations. 

Sec. 7307. Specialty crop research initiative. 

Sec. 7308. Food animal residue avoidance database program. 

Sec. 7309. Repeal of national swine research center. 

Sec. 7310. Office of pest management policy. 

Sec. 7311. Repeal of studies of agricultural research, extension, and education. 

Subtitle D—Other Laws 

Sec. 7401. Critical Agricultural Materials Act. 

Sec. 7402. Equity in Educational Land-grant Status Act of 1994. 

Sec. 7403. Research Facilities Act. 

Sec. 7404. Repeal of carbon cycle research. 

Sec. 7405. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act. 

Sec. 7406. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978. 

Sec. 7407. National Aquaculture Act of 1980. 

Sec. 7408. Repeal of use of remote sensing data. 


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Sec. 7409. Repeal of reports under Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

of 2002. 

Sec. 7410. Beginning farmer and rancher development program. 

Sec. 7411. Inclusion of Northern Mariana Islands as a State under McIntireStennis Cooperative Forestry Act. 

Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

PART 1—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY

Sec. 7501. Agricultural biosecurity communication center. 

Sec. 7502. Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural biosecurity planning, preparation, and response. 

Sec. 7503. Research and development of agricultural countermeasures. 

Sec. 7504. Agricultural biosecurity grant program. 

PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 7511. Enhanced use lease authority pilot program. 

Sec. 7512. Grazinglands research laboratory. 

Sec. 7513. Budget submission and funding. 

Sec. 7514. Repeal of research and education grants for the study of antibioticresistant bacteria. 

Sec. 7515. Repeal of farm and ranch stress assistance network. 

Sec. 7516. Repeal of seed distribution. 

Sec. 7517. Natural products research program. 

Sec. 7518. Sun grant program. 

Sec. 7519. Repeal of study and report on food deserts. 

Sec. 7520. Repeal of agricultural and rural transportation research and education. 

Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 

Sec. 7601. Agreements with nonprofit organizations for National Arboretum. 

Sec. 7602. Cotton Disease Research Report. 

Sec. 7603. Acceptance of facility for Agricultural Research Service. 

Sec. 7604. Miscellaneous technical corrections. 

TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 

Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain Forestry Programs 

Sec. 8001. Forest land enhancement program. 

Sec. 8002. Watershed forestry assistance program. 

Sec. 8003. Expired cooperative national forest products marketing program. 

Sec. 8004. Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land national resources 

leadership program. 

Sec. 8005. Tribal watershed forestry assistance program. 

Sec. 8006. Separate Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals process. 

Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 

Programs 

Sec. 8101. State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources. 

Sec. 8102. Forest Legacy Program. 

Sec. 8103. Community forest and open space conservation program. 

Subtitle C—Reauthorization of Other Forestry-Related Laws 


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Sec. 8201. Rural revitalization technologies. 

Sec. 8202. Office of International Forestry. 

Sec. 8203. Change in funding source for healthy forests reserve program. 

Sec. 8204. Stewardship end result contracting project authority. 

Subtitle D—National Forest Critical Area Response 

Sec. 8301. Definitions. 

Sec. 8302. Designation of critical areas. 

Sec. 8303. Application of expedited procedures and activities of the Healthy 

Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to critical areas. 

Sec. 8304. Good neighbor authority. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions 

Sec. 8401. Revision of strategic plan for forest inventory and analysis. 

Sec. 8402. Forest Service participation in ACES Program. 

TITLE IX—ENERGY 

Sec. 9001. Definition of renewable energy system. 

Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program. 

Sec. 9003. Biorefinery Assistance. 

Sec. 9004. Repowering assistance program. 

Sec. 9005. Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. 

Sec. 9006. Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. 

Sec. 9007. Rural Energy for America Program. 

Sec. 9008. Biomass Research and Development. 

Sec. 9009. Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers. 

Sec. 9010. Biomass Crop Assistance Program. 

Sec. 9011. Community wood energy program. 

Sec. 9012. Repeal of biofuels infrastructure study. 

Sec. 9013. Repeal of renewable fertilizer study. 

TITLE X—HORTICULTURE 

Sec. 10001. Specialty crops market news allocation. 

Sec. 10002. Repeal of grant program to improve movement of specialty crops. 

Sec. 10003. Farmers market and local food promotion program. 

Sec. 10004. Organic agriculture. 

Sec. 10005. Investigations and enforcement of the Organic Foods Production 

Act of 1990. 

Sec. 10006. Food safety education initiatives. 

Sec. 10007. Specialty crop block grants. 

Sec. 10008. Report on honey. 

Sec. 10009. Bulk shipments of apples to Canada. 

Sec. 10010. Inclusion of olive oil in import controls under the Agricultural Adjustment Act. 

Sec. 10011. Consolidation of plant pest and disease management and disaster 

prevention programs. 

Sec. 10012. Modification, cancellation, or suspension on basis of a biological 

opinion. 

Sec. 10013. Use and discharges of authorized pesticides. 

TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 

Sec. 11001. Information sharing. 


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Sec. 11002. Publication of information on violations of prohibition on premium 

adjustments. 

Sec. 11003. Supplemental coverage option. 

Sec. 11004. Premium amounts for catastrophic risk protection. 

Sec. 11005. Repeal of performance-based discount. 

Sec. 11006. Permanent enterprise unit subsidy. 

Sec. 11007. Enterprise units for irrigated and nonirrigated crops. 

Sec. 11008. Data collection. 

Sec. 11009. Adjustment in actual production history to establish insurable 

yields. 

Sec. 11010. Submission and review of policies. 

Sec. 11011. Equitable relief for specialty crop policies. 

Sec. 11012. Budget limitations on renegotiation of the standard reinsurance 

agreement. 

Sec. 11013. Crop production on native sod. 

Sec. 11014. Coverage levels by practice. 

Sec. 11015. Beginning farmer and rancher provisions. 

Sec. 11016. Stacked income protection plan for producers of upland cotton. 

Sec. 11017. Peanut revenue crop insurance. 

Sec. 11018. Authority to correct errors. 

Sec. 11019. Implementation. 

Sec. 11020. Research and development priorities. 

Sec. 11021. Additional research and development contracting requirements. 

Sec. 11022. Program compliance partnerships. 

Sec. 11023. Pilot programs. 

Sec. 11024. Technical amendments. 

TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS 

Subtitle A—Livestock 

Sec. 12101. National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. 

Sec. 12102. Trichinae certification program. 

Sec. 12103. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan. 

Sec. 12104. Country of origin labeling. 

Sec. 12105. National animal health laboratory network. 

Subtitle B—Socially Disadvantaged Producers and Limited Resource 

Producers 

Sec. 12201. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and 

ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers. 

Sec. 12202. Office of Advocacy and Outreach. 

Subtitle C—Other Miscellaneous Provisions 

Sec. 12301. Grants to improve supply, stability, safety, and training of agricultural labor force. 

Sec. 12302. Program benefit eligibility status for participants in high plains 

water study. 

Sec. 12303. Office of Tribal Relations. 

Sec. 12304. Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. 

Sec. 12305. Prohibition on keeping GSA leased cars overnight. 

Sec. 12306. Noninsured crop assistance program. 

Sec. 12307. Ensuring high standards for agency use of scientific information. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of Agriculture. 

4 TITLE I—COMMODITIES 

5 Subtitle A—Repeals and Reforms 

6 SEC. 1101. REPEAL OF DIRECT PAYMENTS. 

7 (a) REPEAL.—Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, 

8 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 

9 8753) are repealed. 

10 (b) CONTINUED APPLICATION FOR 2013 CROP

11 YEAR.—Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, Conserva12 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 8753), as 

13 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 

14 Act, shall continue to apply through the 2013 crop year 

15 with respect to all covered commodities (as defined in sec16 tion 1001 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8702)) and peanuts on 

17 a farm. 

18 (c) CONTINUED APPLICATION FOR 2014 AND 2015 

19 CROP YEARS.—Subject to this subtitle, the amendments 

20 made by sections 1603 and 1604 of this Act, and sections 

21 1607 and 1611 of this Act, section 1103 of the Food, Con22 servation and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713), as 

23 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 

24 Act, shall continue to apply through the 2014 and 2015 

25 crop years with respect to upland cotton only (as defined 

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1 in applying such section 1103, the term ‘‘payment acres’’ 

2 means the following: 

3 (1) For crop year 2014, 70 percent of the base 

4 acres of upland cotton on a farm on which direct 

5 payments are made. 

6 (2) For crop year 2015, 60 percent of the base 

7 acres of upland cotton on a farm on which direct 

8 payments are made. 

9 SEC. 1102. REPEAL OF COUNTER-CYCLICAL PAYMENTS. 

10 (a) REPEAL.—Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, 

11 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8714, 

12 8754) are repealed. 

13 (b) CONTINUED APPLICATION FOR 2013 CROP

14 YEAR.—Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, Conserva15 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8714, 8754), as 

16 in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 

17 Act, shall continue to apply through the 2013 crop year 

18 with respect to all covered commodities (as defined in sec19 tion 1001 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8702)) and peanuts on 

20 a farm. 

21 SEC. 1103. REPEAL OF AVERAGE CROP REVENUE ELECTION 

22 PROGRAM. 

23 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1105 of the Food, Conserva24 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8715) is repealed. 


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1 (b) CONTINUED APPLICATION FOR 2013 CROP

2 YEAR.—Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, and En3 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8715), as in effect on the day 

4 before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue 

5 to apply through the 2013 crop year with respect to all 

6 covered commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that 

7 Act (7 U.S.C. 8702)) and peanuts on a farm for which 

8 the irrevocable election under section 1105 of that Act was 

9 made before the date of enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 1104. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this subtitle and subtitle B: 

12 (1) ACTUAL COUNTY REVENUE.—The term ‘‘ac13 tual county revenue’’, with respect to a covered com14 modity for a crop year, means the amount deter15 mined by the Secretary under section 1107(c)(4) to 

16 determine whether revenue loss coverage payments 

17 are required to be provided for that crop year. 

18 (2) BASE ACRES.—The term ‘‘base acres’’, with 

19 respect to a covered commodity and cotton on a 

20 farm, means the number of acres established under 

21 section 1101 and 1302 of the Farm Security and 

22 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911, 

23 7952) or section 1101 and 1302 of the Food, Con24 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711, 

25 8752), as in effect on September 30, 2013, subject 


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1 to any adjustment under section 1105 of this Act. 

2 For purposes of making payments under subsections 

3 (b) and (c) of section 1107, base acres are reduced 

4 by the payment acres calculated in 1101(c). 

5 (3) COUNTY REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE TRIG6 GER.—The term ‘‘county revenue loss coverage trig7 ger’’, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop 

8 year, means the amount determined by the Secretary 

9 under section 1107(c)(5) to determine whether rev10 enue loss coverage payments are required to be pro11 vided for that crop year. 

12 (4) COVERED COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘covered 

13 commodity’’ means wheat, oats, and barley (includ14 ing wheat, oats, and barley used for haying and 

15 grazing), corn, grain sorghum, long grain rice, me16 dium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, other oil17 seeds, and peanuts. 

18 (5) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—The term ‘‘effective 

19 price’’, with respect to a covered commodity for a 

20 crop year, means the price calculated by the Sec21 retary under section 1107(b)(2) to determine wheth22 er price loss coverage payments are required to be 

23 provided for that crop year. 

24 (6) EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.—The term 

25 ‘‘extra long staple cotton’’ means cotton that— 


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1 (A) is produced from pure strain varieties 

2 of the Barbadense species or any hybrid of the 

3 species, or other similar types of extra long sta4 ple cotton, designated by the Secretary, having 

5 characteristics needed for various end uses for 

6 which United States upland cotton is not suit7 able and grown in irrigated cotton-growing re8 gions of the United States designated by the 

9 Secretary or other areas designated by the Sec10 retary as suitable for the production of the vari11 eties or types; and 

12 (B) is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if au13 thorized by the Secretary, ginned on another 

14 type gin for experimental purposes. 

15 (7) FARM BASE ACRES.—The term ‘‘farm base 

16 acres’’ means the sum of the base acreage for all 

17 covered commodities and cotton on a farm in effect 

18 as of September 30, 2013, and subject to any ad19 justment under section 1105. 

20 (8) MEDIUM GRAIN RICE.—The term ‘‘medium 

21 grain rice’’ includes short grain rice. 

22 (9) MIDSEASON PRICE.—The term ‘‘midseason 

23 price’’ means the applicable national average market 

24 price received by producers for the first 5 months of 


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1 the applicable marketing year, as determined by the 

2 Secretary. 

3 (10) OTHER OILSEED.—The term ‘‘other oil4 seed’’ means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, 

5 canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, 

6 sesame seed, or any oilseed designated by the Sec7 retary. 

8 (11) PAYMENT ACRES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

10 subparagraphs (B) through (D), the term ‘‘pay11 ment acres’’, with respect to the provision of 

12 price loss coverage payments and revenue loss 

13 coverage payments, means— 

14 (i) 85 percent of total acres planted 

15 for the year to each covered commodity on 

16 a farm; and 

17 (ii) 30 percent of total acres approved 

18 as prevented from being planted for the 

19 year to each covered commodity on a farm. 

20 (B) MAXIMUM.—The total quantity of pay21 ment acres determined under subparagraph (A) 

22 shall not exceed the farm base acres. 

23 (C) REDUCTION.—If the sum of all pay24 ment acres for a farm exceeds the limits estab25 lished under subparagraph (B), the Secretary 


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1 shall reduce the payment acres applicable to 

2 each crop proportionately. 

3 (D) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘payment 

4 acres’’ does not include any crop subsequently 

5 planted during the same crop year on the same 

6 land for which the first crop is eligible for pay7 ments under this subtitle, unless the crop was 

8 approved for double cropping in the county, as 

9 determined by the Secretary. 

10 (12) PAYMENT YIELD.—The term ‘‘payment 

11 yield’’ means the yield established for counter-cycli12 cal payments under section 1102 or 1302 of the 

13 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

14 U.S.C. 7912, 7952), section 1102 of the Food, Con15 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8712), 

16 as in effect on September 30, 2013, or under section 

17 1106 of this Act, for a farm for a covered com18 modity. 

19 (13) PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.—The term ‘‘price 

20 loss coverage’’ means coverage provided under sec21 tion 1107(b). 

22 (14) PRODUCER.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘producer’’ 

24 means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or 

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1 ducing a crop and is entitled to share in the 

2 crop available for marketing from the farm, or 

3 would have shared had the crop been produced. 

4 (B) HYBRID SEED.—In determining 

5 whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, 

6 the Secretary shall— 

7 (i) not take into consideration the ex8 istence of a hybrid seed contract; and 

9 (ii) ensure that program requirements 

10 do not adversely affect the ability of the 

11 grower to receive a payment under this 

12 title. 

13 (15) PULSE CROP.—The term ‘‘pulse crop’’ 

14 means dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large 

15 chickpeas. 

16 (16) REFERENCE PRICE.—The term ‘‘reference 

17 price’’, with respect to a covered commodity for a 

18 crop year, means the following: 

19 (A) Wheat, $5.50 per bushel. 

20 (B) Corn, $3.70 per bushel. 

21 (C) Grain sorghum, $3.95 per bushel. 

22 (D) Barley, $4.95 per bushel. 

23 (E) Oats, $2.40 per bushel. 

24 (F) Long grain rice, $14.00 per hundred25 weight. 


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1 (G) Medium grain rice, $14.00 per hun2 dredweight. 

3 (H) Soybeans, $8.40 per bushel. 

4 (I) Other oilseeds, $20.15 per hundred5 weight. 

6 (J) Peanuts $535.00 per ton. 

7 (K) Dry peas, $11.00 per hundredweight. 

8 (L) Lentils, $19.97 per hundredweight. 

9 (M) Small chickpeas, $19.04 per hundred10 weight. 

11 (N) Large chickpeas, $21.54 per hundred12 weight. 

13 (17) REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE.—The term 

14 ‘‘revenue loss coverage’’ means coverage provided 

15 under section 1107(c). 

16 (18) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

17 means the Secretary of Agriculture. 

18 (19) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

19 (A) a State; 

20 (B) the District of Columbia; 

21 (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

22 and 

23 (D) any other territory or possession of the 

24 United States. 


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1 (20) TEMPERATE JAPONICA RICE.—The term 

2 ‘‘temperate japonica rice’’ means rice that is grown 

3 in high altitudes or temperate regions of high lati4 tudes with cooler climate conditions, in the Western 

5 United States, as determined by the Secretary. 

6 (21) TRANSITIONAL YIELD.—The term ‘‘transi7 tional yield’’ has the meaning given the term in sec8 tion 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

9 U.S.C. 1502(b)). 

10 (22) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

11 States’’, when used in a geographical sense, means 

12 all of the States. 

13 (23) UNITED STATES PREMIUM FACTOR.—The 

14 term ‘‘United States Premium Factor’’ means the 

15 percentage by which the difference in the United 

16 States loan schedule premiums for Strict Middling 

(SM) 11 17 ⁄8-inch upland cotton and for Middling (M) 

13 18 ⁄32-inch upland cotton exceeds the difference in the 

19 applicable premiums for comparable international 

20 qualities. 

21 SEC. 1105. BASE ACRES. 

22 (a) ADJUSTMENT OF BASE ACRES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

24 for an adjustment, as appropriate, in the base acres 


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1 for covered commodities and cotton for a farm when2 ever any of the following circumstances occurs: 

3 (A) A conservation reserve contract en4 tered into under section 1231 of the Food Secu5 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) with respect 

6 to the farm expires or is voluntarily terminated. 

7 (B) Cropland is released from coverage 

8 under a conservation reserve contract by the 

9 Secretary. 

10 (C) The producer has eligible oilseed acre11 age as the result of the Secretary designating 

12 additional oilseeds, which shall be determined in 

13 the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage 

14 under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the Food, Con15 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

16 8711(a)(1)(D)). 

17 (2) SPECIAL CONSERVATION RESERVE ACREAGE

18 PAYMENT RULES.—For the crop year in which a 

19 base acres adjustment under subparagraph (A) or 

20 (B) of paragraph (1) is first made, the owner of the 

21 farm shall elect to receive price loss coverage or rev22 enue loss coverage with respect to the acreage added 

23 to the farm under this subsection or a prorated pay24 ment under the conservation reserve contract, but 

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1 (b) PREVENTION OF EXCESS BASE ACRES.— 

2 (1) REQUIRED REDUCTION.—If the sum of the 

3 base acres for a farm, together with the acreage de4 scribed in paragraph (2) exceeds the actual cropland 

5 acreage of the farm, the Secretary shall reduce the 

6 base acres for 1 or more covered commodities or cot7 ton for the farm so that the sum of the base acres 

8 and acreage described in paragraph (2) does not ex9 ceed the actual cropland acreage of the farm. 

10 (2) OTHER ACREAGE.—For purposes of para11 graph (1), the Secretary shall include the following: 

12 (A) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in 

13 the conservation reserve program or wetlands 

14 reserve program (or successor programs) under 

15 chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 

16 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.). 

17 (B) Any other acreage on the farm en18 rolled in a Federal conservation program for 

19 which payments are made in exchange for not 

20 producing an agricultural commodity on the 

21 acreage. 

22 (C) If the Secretary designates additional 

23 oilseeds, any eligible oilseed acreage, which shall 

24 be determined in the same manner as eligible 

25 oilseed acreage under subsection (a)(1)(C). 


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1 (3) SELECTION OF ACRES.—The Secretary shall 

2 give the owner of the farm the opportunity to select 

3 the base acres for a covered commodity or cotton for 

4 the farm against which the reduction required by 

5 paragraph (1) will be made. 

6 (4) EXCEPTION FOR DOUBLE-CROPPED ACRE7 AGE.—In applying paragraph (1), the Secretary 

8 shall make an exception in the case of double crop9 ping, as determined by the Secretary. 

10 (c) REDUCTION IN BASE ACRES.— 

11 (1) REDUCTION AT OPTION OF OWNER.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The owner of a farm 

13 may reduce, at any time, the base acres for any 

14 covered commodity or cotton for the farm. 

15 (B) EFFECT OF REDUCTION.—A reduction 

16 under subparagraph (A) shall be permanent 

17 and made in a manner prescribed by the Sec18 retary. 

19 (2) REQUIRED ACTION BY SECRETARY.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

21 proportionately reduce base acres on a farm for 

22 covered commodities and cotton for land that 

23 has been subdivided and developed for multiple 

24 residential units or other nonfarming uses if the 

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1 sion is such that the land is unlikely to return 

2 to the previous agricultural use, unless the pro3 ducers on the farm demonstrate that the land— 

4 (i) remains devoted to commercial ag5 ricultural production; or 

6 (ii) is likely to be returned to the pre7 vious agricultural use. 

8 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

9 establish procedures to identify land described 

10 in subparagraph (A). 

11 SEC. 1106. PAYMENT YIELDS. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the pur13 pose of making payments under this subtitle, the Sec14 retary shall provide for the establishment of a yield for 

15 each farm for any designated oilseed for which a payment 

16 yield was not established under section 1102 of the Food, 

17 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8712) 

18 in accordance with this section. 

19 (b) PAYMENT YIELDS FOR DESIGNATED OIL20 SEEDS.— 

21 (1) DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE YIELD.—In 

22 the case of designated oilseeds, the Secretary shall 

23 determine the average yield per planted acre for the 

24 designated oilseed on a farm for the 1998 through 

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1 the acreage planted to the designated oilseed was 

2 zero. 

3 (2) ADJUSTMENT FOR PAYMENT YIELD.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The payment yield for 

5 a farm for a designated oilseed shall be equal 

6 to the product of the following: 

7 (i) The average yield for the des8 ignated oilseed determined under para9 graph (1). 

10 (ii) The ratio resulting from dividing 

11 the national average yield for the des12 ignated oilseed for the 1981 through 1985 

13 crops by the national average yield for the 

14 designated oilseed for the 1998 through 

15 2001 crops. 

16 (B) NO NATIONAL AVERAGE YIELD INFOR17 MATION AVAILABLE.—To the extent that na18 tional average yield information for a des19 ignated oilseed is not available, the Secretary 

20 shall use such information as the Secretary de21 termines to be fair and equitable to establish a 

22 national average yield under this section. 

23 (3) USE OF COUNTY AVERAGE YIELD.—If the 

24 yield per planted acre for a crop of a designated oil25 seed for a farm for any of the 1998 through 2001 


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1 crop years was less than 75 percent of the county 

2 yield for that designated oilseed, the Secretary shall 

3 assign a yield for that crop year equal to 75 percent 

4 of the county yield for the purpose of determining 

5 the average under paragraph (1). 

6 (4) NO HISTORIC YIELD DATA AVAILABLE.—In 

7 the case of establishing yields for designated oil8 seeds, if historic yield data is not available, the Sec9 retary shall use the ratio for dry peas calculated 

10 under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) in determining the yields 

11 for designated oilseeds, as determined to be fair and 

12 equitable by the Secretary. 

13 (c) EFFECT OF LACK OF PAYMENT YIELD.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT BY SECRETARY.—If no 

15 payment yield is otherwise established for a farm for 

16 which a covered commodity is planted and eligible to 

17 receive price loss coverage payments, the Secretary 

18 shall establish an appropriate payment yield for the 

19 covered commodity on the farm under paragraph 

20 (2). 

21 (2) USE OF SIMILARLY SITUATED FARMS.—To 

22 establish an appropriate payment yield for a covered 

23 commodity on a farm as required by paragraph (1), 

24 the Secretary shall take into consideration the farm 

25 program payment yields applicable to that covered 


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1 commodity for similarly situated farms. The use of 

2 such data in an appeal, by the Secretary or by the 

3 producer, shall not be subject to any other provision 

4 of law. 

5 (d) SINGLE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YIELDS USED

6 TO DETERMINE PRICE LOSS COVERAGE PAYMENTS.— 

7 (1) ELECTION TO UPDATE.—At the sole discre8 tion of the owner of a farm, the owner of a farm 

9 shall have a 1-time opportunity to update the pay10 ment yields on a covered commodity-by-covered com11 modity basis that would otherwise be used in calcu12 lating any price loss coverage payment for covered 

13 commodities on the farm. 

14 (2) TIME FOR ELECTION.—The election under 

15 paragraph (1) shall be made at a time and manner 

16 to be in effect for the 2014 crop year as determined 

17 by the Secretary. 

18 (3) METHOD OF UPDATING YIELDS.—If the 

19 owner of a farm elects to update yields under this 

20 subsection, the payment yield for a covered com21 modity on the farm, for the purpose of calculating 

22 price loss coverage payments only, shall be equal to 

23 90 percent of the average of the yield per planted 

24 acre for the crop of the covered commodity on the 

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1 termined by the Secretary, excluding any crop year 

2 in which the acreage planted to the crop of the cov3 ered commodity was zero. 

4 (4) USE OF COUNTY AVERAGE YIELD.—If the 

5 yield per planted acre for a crop of the covered com6 modity for a farm for any of the 2008 through 2012 

7 crop years was less than 75 percent of the average 

8 of the 2008 through 2012 county yield for that com9 modity, the Secretary shall assign a yield for that 

10 crop year equal to 75 percent of the average of the 

11 2008 through 2012 county yield for the purposes of 

12 determining the average yield under paragraph (3). 

13 (5) EFFECT OF LACK OF PAYMENT YIELD.— 

14 (A) ESTABLISHMENT BY SECRETARY.— 

15 For purposes of this subsection, if no payment 

16 yield is otherwise established for a covered com17 modity on a farm, the Secretary shall establish 

18 an appropriate updated payment yield for the 

19 covered commodity on the farm under subpara20 graph (B). 

21 (B) USE OF SIMILARLY SITUATED

22 FARMS.—To establish an appropriate payment 

23 yield for a covered commodity on a farm as re24 quired by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 

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1 ment yields applicable to that covered com2 modity for similarly situated farms. The use of 

3 such data in an appeal, by the Secretary or by 

4 the producer, shall not be subject to any other 

5 provision of law. 

6 SEC. 1107. FARM RISK MANAGEMENT ELECTION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

8 (1) PAYMENTS REQUIRED.—Except as provided 

9 in paragraph (2), if the Secretary determines that 

10 payments are required under subsection (b)(1) or 

11 (c)(2) for a covered commodity, the Secretary shall 

12 make payments for that covered commodity available 

13 under such subsection to producers on a farm pursu14 ant to the terms and conditions of this section. 

15 (2) PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS; EXCEP16 TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this 

17 title, a producer on a farm may not receive price loss 

18 coverage payments or revenue loss coverage pay19 ments if the sum of the planted acres of covered 

20 commodities on the farm is 10 acres or less, as de21 termined by the Secretary, unless the producer is— 

22 (A) a socially disadvantaged farmer or 

23 rancher (as defined in section 355(e) of the 

24 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 

25 (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))); or 


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1 (B) a limited resource farmer or rancher, 

2 as defined by the Secretary. 

3 (b) PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.— 

4 (1) PAYMENTS.—For each of the 2014 through 

5 2018 crop years, the Secretary shall make price loss 

6 coverage payments to producers on a farm for a cov7 ered commodity if the Secretary determines that— 

8 (A) the effective price for the covered com9 modity for the crop year; is less than 

10 (B) the reference price for the covered 

11 commodity for the crop year. 

12 (2) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—The effective price for 

13 a covered commodity for a crop year shall be the 

14 higher of— 

15 (A) the midseason price; or 

16 (B) the national average loan rate for a 

17 marketing assistance loan for the covered com18 modity in effect for crop years 2014 through 

19 2018 under subtitle B. 

20 (3) PAYMENT RATE.—The payment rate shall 

21 be equal to the difference between— 

22 (A) the reference price for the covered 

23 commodity; and 

24 (B) the effective price determined under 

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1 (4) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—If price loss coverage 

2 payments are required to be provided under this 

3 subsection for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop 

4 years for a covered commodity, the amount of the 

5 price loss coverage payment to be paid to the pro6 ducers on a farm for the crop year shall be equal to 

7 the product obtained by multiplying— 

8 (A) the payment rate for the covered com9 modity under paragraph (3); 

10 (B) the payment yield for the covered com11 modity; and 

12 (C) the payment acres for the covered com13 modity. 

14 (5) TIME FOR PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary de15 termines under this subsection that price loss cov16 erage payments are required to be provided for the 

17 covered commodity, the payments shall be made be18 ginning October 1, or as soon as practicable there19 after, after the end of the applicable marketing year 

20 for the covered commodity. 

21 (6) SPECIAL RULE FOR BARLEY.—In deter22 mining the effective price for barley in paragraph 

23 (2), the Secretary shall use the all-barley price. 

24 (7) SPECIAL RULE FOR TEMPERATE JAPONICA

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1 with respect to temperate japonica rice in an amount 

2 equal to 115 percent of the amount established in 

3 subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 1104(16) in 

4 order to reflect price premiums. 

5 (c) REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE.— 

6 (1) AVAILABLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE.—As an 

7 alternative to receiving price loss coverage payments 

8 under subsection (b) for a covered commodity, all of 

9 the owners of the farm may make a one-time, irrev10 ocable election on a covered commodity-by-covered 

11 commodity basis to receive revenue loss coverage 

12 payments for each covered commodity in accordance 

13 with this subsection. If any of the owners of the 

14 farm make different elections on the same covered 

15 commodity on the farm, all of the owners of the 

16 farm shall be deemed to have not made the election 

17 available under this paragraph. 

18 (2) PAYMENTS.—In the case of owners of a 

19 farm that make the election described in paragraph 

20 (1) for a covered commodity, the Secretary shall 

21 make revenue loss coverage payments available 

22 under this subsection for each of the 2014 through 

23 2018 crop years if the Secretary determines that— 

24 (A) the actual county revenue for the crop 

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1 (B) the county revenue loss coverage trig2 ger for the crop year for the covered com3 modity. 

4 (3) TIME FOR PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary de5 termines under this subsection that revenue loss cov6 erage payments are required to be provided for the 

7 covered commodity, payments shall be made begin8 ning October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, 

9 after the end of the applicable marketing year for 

10 the covered commodity. 

11 (4) ACTUAL COUNTY REVENUE.—The amount 

12 of the actual county revenue for a crop year of a 

13 covered commodity shall be equal to the product ob14 tained by multiplying— 

15 (A) the actual county yield, as determined 

16 by the Secretary, for each planted acre for the 

17 crop year for the covered commodity; and 

18 (B) the higher of— 

19 (i) the midseason price; or 

20 (ii) the national average loan rate for 

21 a marketing assistance loan for the covered 

22 commodity in effect for crop years 2014 

23 through 2018 under subtitle B. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The county revenue 

2 loss coverage trigger for a crop year for a cov3 ered commodity on a farm shall equal 85 per4 cent of the benchmark county revenue. 

5 (B) BENCHMARK COUNTY REVENUE.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The benchmark 

7 county revenue shall be the product ob8 tained by multiplying— 

9 (I) subject to clause (ii), the av10 erage historical county yield as deter11 mined by the Secretary for the most 

12 recent 5 crop years, excluding each of 

13 the crop years with the highest and 

14 lowest yields; and 

15 (II) subject to clause (iii), the av16 erage national marketing year average 

17 price for the most recent 5 crop years, 

18 excluding each of the crop years with 

19 the highest and lowest prices. 

20 (ii) YIELD CONDITIONS.—If the his21 torical county yield in clause (i)(I) for any 

22 of the 5 most recent crop years, as deter23 mined by the Secretary, is less than 70 

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1 for any of those years in clause (i)(I) shall 

2 be 70 percent of the transitional yield. 

3 (iii) REFERENCE PRICE.—If the na4 tional marketing year average price in 

5 clause (i)(II) for any of the 5 most recent 

6 crop years is lower than the reference price 

7 for the covered commodity, the Secretary 

8 shall use the reference price for any of 

9 those years for the amounts in clause 

10 (i)(II). 

11 (6) PAYMENT RATE.—The payment rate shall 

12 be equal to the lesser of— 

13 (A) the difference between— 

14 (i) the county revenue loss coverage 

15 trigger for the covered commodity; and 

16 (ii) the actual county revenue for the 

17 crop year for the covered commodity; or 

18 (B) 10 percent of the benchmark county 

19 revenue for the crop year for the covered com20 modity. 

21 (7) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—If revenue loss cov22 erage payments under this subsection are required 

23 to be provided for any of the 2014 through 2018 

24 crop years of a covered commodity, the amount of 

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1 the producers on a farm for the crop year shall be 

2 equal to the product obtained by multiplying— 

3 (A) the payment rate under paragraph (6); 

4 and 

5 (B) the payment acres of the covered com6 modity on the farm. 

7 (8) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—In providing 

8 revenue loss coverage payments under this sub9 section, the Secretary— 

10 (A) shall ensure that producers on a farm 

11 do not reconstitute the farm of the producers to 

12 void or change the election made under para13 graph (1); 

14 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

15 shall use all available information and analysis, 

16 including data mining, to check for anomalies 

17 in the provision of revenue loss coverage pay18 ments; 

19 (C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

20 shall calculate a separate county revenue loss 

21 coverage trigger for irrigated and nonirrigated 

22 covered commodities and a separate actual 

23 county revenue for irrigated and nonirrigated 

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1 (D) shall assign a benchmark county yield 

2 for each planted acre for the crop year for the 

3 covered commodity on the basis of the yield his4 tory of representative farms in the State, re5 gion, or crop reporting district, as determined 

6 by the Secretary, if— 

7 (i) the Secretary cannot establish the 

8 benchmark county yield for each planted 

9 acre for a crop year for a covered com10 modity in the county in accordance with 

11 paragraph (5); or 

12 (ii) the yield determined under para13 graph (5) is an unrepresentative average 

14 yield for the county (as determined by the 

15 Secretary); and 

16 (E) to the maximum extent practicable, 

17 shall ensure that in order to be eligible for a 

18 payment under this subsection, the producers 

19 on the farm suffered an actual loss on the cov20 ered commodity for the crop year for which 

21 payment is sought. 

22 SEC. 1108. PRODUCER AGREEMENTS. 

23 (a) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Before the producers on 

25 a farm may receive payments under this subtitle 


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1 with respect to the farm, the producers shall agree, 

2 during the crop year for which the payments are 

3 made and in exchange for the payments— 

4 (A) to comply with applicable conservation 

5 requirements under subtitle B of title XII of 

6 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 

7 et seq.); 

8 (B) to comply with applicable wetland pro9 tection requirements under subtitle C of title 

10 XII of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.); and 

11 (C) to effectively control noxious weeds 

12 and otherwise maintain the land in accordance 

13 with sound agricultural practices, as determined 

14 by the Secretary. 

15 (2) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may issue 

16 such rules as the Secretary considers necessary to 

17 ensure producer compliance with the requirements of 

18 paragraph (1). 

19 (3) MODIFICATION.—At the request of the 

20 transferee or owner, the Secretary may modify the 

21 requirements of this subsection if the modifications 

22 are consistent with the objectives of this subsection, 

23 as determined by the Secretary. 

24 (b) TRANSFER OR CHANGE OF INTEREST IN

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1 (1) TERMINATION.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

3 paragraph (2), a transfer of (or change in) the 

4 interest of the producers on a farm for which 

5 payments under this subtitle are provided shall 

6 result in the termination of the payments, un7 less the transferee or owner of the acreage 

8 agrees to assume all obligations under sub9 section (a). 

10 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination 

11 shall take effect on the date determined by the 

12 Secretary. 

13 (2) EXCEPTION.—If a producer entitled to a 

14 payment under this subtitle dies, becomes incom15 petent, or is otherwise unable to receive the pay16 ment, the Secretary shall make the payment in ac17 cordance with rules issued by the Secretary. 

18 (c) ACREAGE REPORTS.—As a condition on the re19 ceipt of any benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B, the 

20 Secretary shall require producers on a farm to submit to 

21 the Secretary annual acreage reports with respect to all 

22 cropland on the farm. 

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1 guards to protect the interests of tenants and share2 croppers. 

3 (e) SHARING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall 

4 provide for the sharing of payments made under this sub5 title among the producers on a farm on a fair and equi6 table basis. 

7 SEC. 1109. PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS. 

8 This subtitle shall be effective beginning with the 

9 2014 crop year of each covered commodity through the 

10 2018 crop year. 

11 Subtitle B—Marketing Loans 

12 SEC. 1201. AVAILABILITY OF NONRECOURSE MARKETING 

13 ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR LOAN COMMOD14 ITIES. 

15 (a) DEFINITION OF LOAN COMMODITY.—In this sub16 title, the term ‘‘loan commodity’’ means wheat, corn, grain 

17 sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple 

18 cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, peanuts, soy19 beans, other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mo20 hair, honey, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large 

21 chickpeas. 

22 (b) NONRECOURSE LOANS AVAILABLE.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the 2014 

24 through 2018 crops of each loan commodity, the 

25 Secretary shall make available to producers on a 


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1 farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for 

2 loan commodities produced on the farm. 

3 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The marketing 

4 assistance loans shall be made under terms and con5 ditions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at 

6 the loan rate established under section 1202 for the 

7 loan commodity. 

8 (c) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION.—The producers on a 

9 farm shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan 

10 under subsection (b) for any quantity of a loan commodity 

11 produced on the farm. 

12 (d) COMPLIANCE WITH CONSERVATION AND WET13 LANDS REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of the receipt of 

14 a marketing assistance loan under subsection (b), the pro15 ducer shall comply with applicable conservation require16 ments under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security 

17 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.) and applicable wet18 land protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII 

19 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) during the term of 

20 the loan. 

21 (e) SPECIAL RULES FOR PEANUTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—This subsection shall apply 

23 only to producers of peanuts. 

24 (2) OPTIONS FOR OBTAINING LOAN.—A mar25 keting assistance loan under this section, and loan 


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1 deficiency payments under section 1205, may be ob2 tained at the option of the producers on a farm 

3 through— 

4 (A) a designated marketing association or 

5 marketing cooperative of producers that is ap6 proved by the Secretary; or 

7 (B) the Farm Service Agency. 

8 (3) STORAGE OF LOAN PEANUTS.—As a condi9 tion on the approval by the Secretary of an indi10 vidual or entity to provide storage for peanuts for 

11 which a marketing assistance loan is made under 

12 this section, the individual or entity shall agree— 

13 (A) to provide the storage on a nondiscrim14 inatory basis; and 

15 (B) to comply with such additional require16 ments as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

17 accomplish the purposes of this section and pro18 mote fairness in the administration of the bene19 fits of this section. 

20 (4) STORAGE, HANDLING, AND ASSOCIATED

21 COSTS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—To ensure proper stor23 age of peanuts for which a loan is made under 

24 this section, the Secretary shall pay handling 

25 and other associated costs (other than storage 


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1 costs) incurred at the time at which the peanuts 

2 are placed under loan, as determined by the 

3 Secretary. 

4 (B) REDEMPTION AND FORFEITURE.—The 

5 Secretary shall— 

6 (i) require the repayment of handling 

7 and other associated costs paid under sub8 paragraph (A) for all peanuts pledged as 

9 collateral for a loan that is redeemed under 

10 this section; and 

11 (ii) pay storage, handling, and other 

12 associated costs for all peanuts pledged as 

13 collateral that are forfeited under this sec14 tion. 

15 (5) MARKETING.—A marketing association or 

16 cooperative may market peanuts for which a loan is 

17 made under this section in any manner that con18 forms to consumer needs, including the separation of 

19 peanuts by type and quality. 

20 (6) REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS AND PAY21 MENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Sec22 retary may implement any reimbursable agreements 

23 or provide for the payment of administrative ex24 penses under this subsection only in a manner that 


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1 is consistent with those activities in regard to other 

2 loan commodities. 

3 SEC. 1202. LOAN RATES FOR NONRECOURSE MARKETING 

4 ASSISTANCE LOANS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of each of the 2014 

6 through 2018 crop years, the loan rate for a marketing 

7 assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan commodity 

8 shall be equal to the following: 

9 (1) In the case of wheat, $2.94 per bushel. 

10 (2) In the case of corn, $1.95 per bushel. 

11 (3) In the case of grain sorghum, $1.95 per 

12 bushel. 

13 (4) In the case of barley, $1.95 per bushel. 

14 (5) In the case of oats, $1.39 per bushel. 

15 (6) In the case of base quality of upland cotton, 

16 for the 2014 and each subsequent crop year, the 

17 simple average of the adjusted prevailing world price 

18 for the 2 immediately preceding marketing years, as 

19 determined by the Secretary and announced October 

20 1 preceding the next domestic plantings, but in no 

21 case less than $0.47 per pound or more than $0.52 

22 per pound. 

23 (7) In the case of extra long staple cotton, 

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1 (8) In the case of long grain rice, $6.50 per 

2 hundredweight. 

3 (9) In the case of medium grain rice, $6.50 per 

4 hundredweight. 

5 (10) In the case of soybeans, $5.00 per bushel. 

6 (11) In the case of other oilseeds, $10.09 per 

7 hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oil8 seeds: 

9 (A) Sunflower seed. 

10 (B) Rapeseed. 

11 (C) Canola. 

12 (D) Safflower. 

13 (E) Flaxseed. 

14 (F) Mustard seed. 

15 (G) Crambe. 

16 (H) Sesame seed. 

17 (I) Other oilseeds designated by the Sec18 retary. 

19 (12) In the case of dry peas, $5.40 per hun20 dredweight. 

21 (13) In the case of lentils, $11.28 per hundred22 weight. 

23 (14) In the case of small chickpeas, $7.43 per 

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1 (15) In the case of large chickpeas, $11.28 per 

2 hundredweight. 

3 (16) In the case of graded wool, $1.15 per 

4 pound. 

5 (17) In the case of nongraded wool, $0.40 per 

6 pound. 

7 (18) In the case of mohair, $4.20 per pound. 

8 (19) In the case of honey, $0.69 per pound. 

9 (20) In the case of peanuts, $355 per ton. 

10 (b) SINGLE COUNTY LOAN RATE FOR OTHER OIL11 SEEDS.—The Secretary shall establish a single loan rate 

12 in each county for each kind of other oilseeds described 

13 in subsection (a)(11). 

14 SEC. 1203. TERM OF LOANS. 

15 (a) TERM OF LOAN.—In the case of each loan com16 modity, a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 

17 shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the first day 

18 of the first month after the month in which the loan is 

19 made. 

20 (b) EXTENSIONS PROHIBITED.—The Secretary may 

21 not extend the term of a marketing assistance loan for 

22 any loan commodity. 

23 SEC. 1204. REPAYMENT OF LOANS. 

24 (a) GENERAL RULE.—The Secretary shall permit the 

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1 under section 1201 for a loan commodity (other than up2 land cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, extra long 

3 staple cotton, peanuts and confectionery and each other 

4 kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed)) at 

5 a rate that is the lesser of— 

6 (1) the loan rate established for the commodity 

7 under section 1202, plus interest (determined in ac8 cordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 

9 Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

10 7283)); 

11 (2) a rate (as determined by the Secretary) 

12 that— 

13 (A) is calculated based on average market 

14 prices for the loan commodity during the pre15 ceding 30-day period; and 

16 (B) will minimize discrepancies in mar17 keting loan benefits across State boundaries 

18 and across county boundaries; or 

19 (3) a rate that the Secretary may develop using 

20 alternative methods for calculating a repayment rate 

21 for a loan commodity that the Secretary determines 

22 will— 

23 (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures; 

24 (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of 

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1 (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Fed2 eral Government in storing the commodity; 

3 (D) allow the commodity produced in the 

4 United States to be marketed freely and com5 petitively, both domestically and internationally; 

6 and 

7 (E) minimize discrepancies in marketing 

8 loan benefits across State boundaries and 

9 across county boundaries. 

10 (b) REPAYMENT RATES FOR UPLAND COTTON, LONG

11 GRAIN RICE, AND MEDIUM GRAIN RICE.—The Secretary 

12 shall permit producers to repay a marketing assistance 

13 loan under section 1201 for upland cotton, long grain rice, 

14 and medium grain rice at a rate that is the lesser of— 

15 (1) the loan rate established for the commodity 

16 under section 1202, plus interest (determined in ac17 cordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 

18 Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

19 7283)); or 

20 (2) the prevailing world market price for the 

21 commodity, as determined and adjusted by the Sec22 retary in accordance with this section. 

23 (c) REPAYMENT RATES FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE

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1 lished for the commodity under section 1202, plus interest 

2 (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal 

3 Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

4 U.S.C. 7283)). 

5 (d) PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE.—For pur6 poses of this section and section 1207, the Secretary shall 

7 prescribe by regulation— 

8 (1) a formula to determine the prevailing world 

9 market price for each of upland cotton, long grain 

10 rice, and medium grain rice; and 

11 (2) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall 

12 announce periodically those prevailing world market 

13 prices. 

14 (e) ADJUSTMENT OF PREVAILING WORLD MARKET

15 PRICE FOR UPLAND COTTON, LONG GRAIN RICE, AND

16 MEDIUM GRAIN RICE.— 

17 (1) RICE.—The prevailing world market price 

18 for long grain rice and medium grain rice deter19 mined under subsection (d) shall be adjusted to 

20 United States quality and location. 

21 (2) COTTON.—The prevailing world market 

22 price for upland cotton determined under subsection 

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1 (A) shall be adjusted to United States 

2 quality and location, with the adjustment to in3 clude— 

4 (i) a reduction equal to any United 

5 States Premium Factor for upland cotton 

6 of a quality higher than Middling (M) 

13 7 ⁄32-inch; and 

8 (ii) the average costs to market the 

9 commodity, including average transpor10 tation costs, as determined by the Sec11 retary; and 

12 (B) may be further adjusted, during the 

13 period beginning on the date of enactment of 

14 this Act and ending on July 31, 2019, if the 

15 Secretary determines the adjustment is nec16 essary— 

17 (i) to minimize potential loan forfeit18 ures; 

19 (ii) to minimize the accumulation of 

20 stocks of upland cotton by the Federal 

21 Government; 

22 (iii) to ensure that upland cotton pro23 duced in the United States can be mar24 keted freely and competitively, both domes25 tically and internationally; and 


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1 (iv) to ensure an appropriate transi2 tion between current-crop and forward3 crop price quotations, except that the Sec4 retary may use forward-crop price 

5 quotations prior to July 31 of a marketing 

6 year only if— 

7 (I) there are insufficient current8 crop price quotations; and 

9 (II) the forward-crop price 

10 quotation is the lowest such quotation 

11 available. 

12 (3) GUIDELINES FOR ADDITIONAL ADJUST13 MENTS.—In making adjustments under this sub14 section, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism 

15 for determining and announcing the adjustments in 

16 order to avoid undue disruption in the United States 

17 market. 

18 (f) REPAYMENT RATES FOR CONFECTIONERY AND

19 OTHER KINDS OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS.—The Secretary 

20 shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a marketing 

21 assistance loan under section 1201 for confectionery and 

22 each other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower 

23 seed) at a rate that is the lesser of— 

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1 cordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 

2 Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

3 7283)); or 

4 (2) the repayment rate established for oil sun5 flower seed. 

6 (g) PAYMENT OF COTTON STORAGE COSTS.—Effec7 tive for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the 

8 Secretary shall make cotton storage payments available in 

9 the same manner, and at the same rates as the Secretary 

10 provided storage payments for the 2006 crop of cotton, 

11 except that the rates shall be reduced by 10 percent. 

12 (h) REPAYMENT RATE FOR PEANUTS.—The Sec13 retary shall permit producers on a farm to repay a mar14 keting assistance loan for peanuts under section 1201 at 

15 a rate that is the lesser of— 

16 (1) the loan rate established for peanuts under 

17 section 1202(a)(20), plus interest (determined in ac18 cordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 

19 Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

20 7283)); or 

21 (2) a rate that the Secretary determines will— 

22 (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures; 

23 (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of 

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1 (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Fed2 eral Government in storing peanuts; and 

3 (D) allow peanuts produced in the United 

4 States to be marketed freely and competitively, 

5 both domestically and internationally. 

6 (i) AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY ADJUST REPAY7 MENT RATES.— 

8 (1) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—In the event of 

9 a severe disruption to marketing, transportation, or 

10 related infrastructure, the Secretary may modify the 

11 repayment rate otherwise applicable under this sec12 tion for marketing assistance loans under section 

13 1201 for a loan commodity. 

14 (2) DURATION.—Any adjustment made under 

15 paragraph (1) in the repayment rate for marketing 

16 assistance loans for a loan commodity shall be in ef17 fect on a short-term and temporary basis, as deter18 mined by the Secretary. 

19 SEC. 1205. LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS. 

20 (a) AVAILABILITY OF LOAN DEFICIENCY PAY21 MENTS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub23 section (d), the Secretary may make loan deficiency 

24 payments available to producers on a farm that, al25 though eligible to obtain a marketing assistance loan 


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1 under section 1201 with respect to a loan com2 modity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the 

3 commodity in return for loan deficiency payments 

4 under this section. 

5 (2) UNSHORN PELTS, HAY, AND SILAGE.— 

6 (A) MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.— 

7 Subject to subparagraph (B), nongraded wool 

8 in the form of unshorn pelts and hay and silage 

9 derived from a loan commodity are not eligible 

10 for a marketing assistance loan under section 

11 1201. 

12 (B) LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT.—Effec13 tive for the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the 

14 Secretary may make loan deficiency payments 

15 available under this section to producers on a 

16 farm that produce unshorn pelts or hay and si17 lage derived from a loan commodity. 

18 (b) COMPUTATION.—A loan deficiency payment for a 

19 loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection 

20 (a)(2) shall be equal to the product obtained by multi21 plying— 

22 (1) the payment rate determined under sub23 section (c) for the commodity; by 

24 (2) the quantity of the commodity produced by 

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1 which the producers obtain a marketing assistance 

2 loan under section 1201. 

3 (c) PAYMENT RATE.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a loan com5 modity, the payment rate shall be the amount by 

6 which— 

7 (A) the loan rate established under section 

8 1202 for the loan commodity; exceeds 

9 (B) the rate at which a marketing assist10 ance loan for the loan commodity may be repaid 

11 under section 1204. 

12 (2) UNSHORN PELTS.—In the case of unshorn 

13 pelts, the payment rate shall be the amount by 

14 which— 

15 (A) the loan rate established under section 

16 1202 for ungraded wool; exceeds 

17 (B) the rate at which a marketing assist18 ance loan for ungraded wool may be repaid 

19 under section 1204. 

20 (3) HAY AND SILAGE.—In the case of hay or si21 lage derived from a loan commodity, the payment 

22 rate shall be the amount by which— 

23 (A) the loan rate established under section 

24 1202 for the loan commodity from which the 

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1 (B) the rate at which a marketing assist2 ance loan for the loan commodity may be repaid 

3 under section 1204. 

4 (d) EXCEPTION FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE COT5 TON.—This section shall not apply with respect to extra 

6 long staple cotton. 

7 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAYMENT RATE DETER8 MINATION.—The Secretary shall determine the amount of 

9 the loan deficiency payment to be made under this section 

10 to the producers on a farm with respect to a quantity of 

11 a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection 

12 (a)(2) using the payment rate in effect under subsection 

13 (c) as of the date the producers request the payment. 

14 SEC. 1206. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF LOAN DEFICIENCY PAY15 MENTS FOR GRAZED ACREAGE. 

16 (a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for the 2014 

18 through 2018 crop years, in the case of a producer 

19 that would be eligible for a loan deficiency payment 

20 under section 1205 for wheat, barley, or oats, but 

21 that elects to use acreage planted to the wheat, bar22 ley, or oats for the grazing of livestock, the Sec23 retary shall make a payment to the producer under 

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1 with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of 

2 the wheat, barley, or oats on that acreage. 

3 (2) GRAZING OF TRITICALE ACREAGE.—Effec4 tive for the 2014 through 2018 crop years, with re5 spect to a producer on a farm that uses acreage 

6 planted to triticale for the grazing of livestock, the 

7 Secretary shall make a payment to the producer 

8 under this section if the producer enters into an 

9 agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other 

10 harvesting of triticale on that acreage. 

11 (b) PAYMENT AMOUNT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a payment 

13 made under this section to a producer on a farm de14 scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to the 

15 amount determined by multiplying— 

16 (A) the loan deficiency payment rate deter17 mined under section 1205(c) in effect, as of the 

18 date of the agreement, for the county in which 

19 the farm is located; by 

20 (B) the payment quantity determined by 

21 multiplying— 

22 (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage 

23 on the farm with respect to which the pro24 ducer elects to forgo harvesting of wheat, 

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1 (ii)(I) the payment yield in effect for 

2 the calculation of price loss coverage under 

3 subtitle A with respect to that loan com4 modity on the farm; or 

5 (II) in the case of a farm without a 

6 payment yield for that loan commodity, an 

7 appropriate yield established by the Sec8 retary in a manner consistent with section 

9 1106(c) of this Act. 

10 (2) GRAZING OF TRITICALE ACREAGE.—The 

11 amount of a payment made under this section to a 

12 producer on a farm described in subsection (a)(2) 

13 shall be equal to the amount determined by multi14 plying— 

15 (A) the loan deficiency payment rate deter16 mined under section 1205(c) in effect for 

17 wheat, as of the date of the agreement, for the 

18 county in which the farm is located; by 

19 (B) the payment quantity determined by 

20 multiplying— 

21 (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage 

22 on the farm with respect to which the pro23 ducer elects to forgo harvesting of triticale; 

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1 (ii)(I) the payment yield in effect for 

2 the calculation of price loss coverage under 

3 subtitle A with respect to wheat on the 

4 farm; or 

5 (II) in the case of a farm without a 

6 payment yield for wheat, an appropriate 

7 yield established by the Secretary in a 

8 manner consistent with section 1106(c) of 

9 this Act. 

10 (c) TIME, MANNER, AND AVAILABILITY OF PAY11 MENT.— 

12 (1) TIME AND MANNER.—A payment under this 

13 section shall be made at the same time and in the 

14 same manner as loan deficiency payments are made 

15 under section 1205. 

16 (2) AVAILABILITY.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es18 tablish an availability period for the payments 

19 authorized by this section. 

20 (B) CERTAIN COMMODITIES.—In the case 

21 of wheat, barley, and oats, the availability pe22 riod shall be consistent with the availability pe23 riod for the commodity established by the Sec24 retary for marketing assistance loans author25 ized by this subtitle. 


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1 (d) PROHIBITION ON CROP INSURANCE INDEMNITY

2 OR NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE.—A 2014 through 

3 2018 crop of wheat, barley, oats, or triticale planted on 

4 acreage that a producer elects, in the agreement required 

5 by subsection (a), to use for the grazing of livestock in 

6 lieu of any other harvesting of the crop shall not be eligible 

7 for an indemnity under a policy or plan of insurance au8 thorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 1501 et seq.) or noninsured crop assistance under section 

10 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

11 Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333). 

12 SEC. 1207. SPECIAL MARKETING LOAN PROVISIONS FOR 

13 UPLAND COTTON. 

14 (a) SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA.— 

15 (1) DEFINITION OF SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA.— 

16 In this subsection, the term ‘‘special import quota’’ 

17 means a quantity of imports that is not subject to 

18 the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota. 

19 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 

21 carry out an import quota program during the 

22 period beginning on August 1, 2014, and end23 ing on July 31, 2019, as provided in this sub24 section. 


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1 (B) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 

2 the Secretary determines and announces that 

3 for any consecutive 4-week period, the Friday 

4 through Thursday average price quotation for 

5 the lowest-priced United States growth, as 

quoted for Middling (M) 13 6 ⁄32-inch cotton, deliv7 ered to a definable and significant international 

8 market, as determined by the Secretary, ex9 ceeds the prevailing world market price, there 

10 shall immediately be in effect a special import 

11 quota. 

12 (3) QUANTITY.—The quota shall be equal to 

13 the consumption during a 1-week period of cotton by 

14 domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average 

15 rate of the most recent 3 months for which official 

16 data of the Department of Agriculture are available 

17 or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated by 

18 the Secretary. 

19 (4) APPLICATION.—The quota shall apply to 

20 upland cotton purchased not later than 90 days 

21 after the date of the Secretary’s announcement 

22 under paragraph (2) and entered into the United 

23 States not later than 180 days after that date. 

24 (5) OVERLAP.—A special quota period may be 

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1 required by paragraph (2), except that a special 

2 quota period may not be established under this sub3 section if a quota period has been established under 

4 subsection (b). 

5 (6) PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.—The 

6 quantity under a special import quota shall be con7 sidered to be an in-quota quantity for purposes of— 

8 (A) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin 

9 Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d)); 

10 (B) section 204 of the Andean Trade Pref11 erence Act (19 U.S.C. 3203); 

12 (C) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 

13 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)); and 

14 (D) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Har15 monized Tariff Schedule. 

16 (7) LIMITATION.—The quantity of cotton en17 tered into the United States during any marketing 

18 year under the special import quota established 

19 under this subsection may not exceed the equivalent 

20 of 10 week’s consumption of upland cotton by do21 mestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate 

22 of the 3 months immediately preceding the first spe23 cial import quota established in any marketing year. 

24 (b) LIMITED GLOBAL IMPORT QUOTA FOR UPLAND

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1 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

2 (A) DEMAND.—The term ‘‘demand’’ 

3 means— 

4 (i) the average seasonally adjusted an5 nual rate of domestic mill consumption of 

6 cotton during the most recent 3 months 

7 for which official data of the Department 

8 of Agriculture are available or, in the ab9 sence of sufficient data, as estimated by 

10 the Secretary; and 

11 (ii) the larger of— 

12 (I) average exports of upland cot13 ton during the preceding 6 marketing 

14 years; or 

15 (II) cumulative exports of upland 

16 cotton plus outstanding export sales 

17 for the marketing year in which the 

18 quota is established. 

19 (B) LIMITED GLOBAL IMPORT QUOTA.— 

20 The term ‘‘limited global import quota’’ means 

21 a quantity of imports that is not subject to the 

22 over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota. 

23 (C) SUPPLY.—The term ‘‘supply’’ means, 

24 using the latest official data of the Department 

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1 (i) the carry-over of upland cotton at 

2 the beginning of the marketing year (ad3 justed to 480-pound bales) in which the 

4 quota is established; 

5 (ii) production of the current crop; 

6 and 

7 (iii) imports to the latest date avail8 able during the marketing year. 

9 (2) PROGRAM.—The President shall carry out 

10 an import quota program that provides that when11 ever the Secretary determines and announces that 

12 the average price of the base quality of upland cot13 ton, as determined by the Secretary, in the des14 ignated spot markets for a month exceeded 130 per15 cent of the average price of the quality of cotton in 

16 the markets for the preceding 36 months, notwith17 standing any other provision of law, there shall im18 mediately be in effect a limited global import quota 

19 subject to the following conditions: 

20 (A) QUANTITY.—The quantity of the quota 

21 shall be equal to 21 days of domestic mill con22 sumption of upland cotton at the seasonally ad23 justed average rate of the most recent 3 months 

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1 riculture are available or, in the absence of suf2 ficient data, as estimated by the Secretary. 

3 (B) QUANTITY IF PRIOR QUOTA.—If a 

4 quota has been established under this sub5 section during the preceding 12 months, the 

6 quantity of the quota next established under 

7 this subsection shall be the smaller of 21 days 

8 of domestic mill consumption calculated under 

9 subparagraph (A) or the quantity required to 

10 increase the supply to 130 percent of the de11 mand. 

12 (C) PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREAT13 MENT.—The quantity under a limited global 

14 import quota shall be considered to be an in15 quota quantity for purposes of— 

16 (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean 

17 Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 

18 2703(d)); 

19 (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade 

20 Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3203); 

21 (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act 

22 of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)); and 

23 (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Har24 monized Tariff Schedule. 


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1 (D) QUOTA ENTRY PERIOD.—When a 

2 quota is established under this subsection, cot3 ton may be entered under the quota during the 

4 90-day period beginning on the date the quota 

5 is established by the Secretary. 

6 (3) NO OVERLAP.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

7 (2), a quota period may not be established that over8 laps an existing quota period or a special quota pe9 riod established under subsection (a). 

10 (c) ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO USERS

11 OF UPLAND COTTON.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

13 the Secretary shall, on a monthly basis, make eco14 nomic adjustment assistance available to domestic 

15 users of upland cotton in the form of payments for 

16 all documented use of that upland cotton during the 

17 previous monthly period regardless of the origin of 

18 the upland cotton. 

19 (2) VALUE OF ASSISTANCE.—Effective begin20 ning on August 1, 2013, the value of the assistance 

21 provided under paragraph (1) shall be 3 cents per 

22 pound. 

23 (3) ALLOWABLE PURPOSES.—Economic adjust24 ment assistance under this subsection shall be made 

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1 that certify that the assistance shall be used only to 

2 acquire, construct, install, modernize, develop, con3 vert, or expand land, plant, buildings, equipment, fa4 cilities, or machinery. 

5 (4) REVIEW OR AUDIT.—The Secretary may 

6 conduct such review or audit of the records of a do7 mestic user under this subsection as the Secretary 

8 determines necessary to carry out this subsection. 

9 (5) IMPROPER USE OF ASSISTANCE.—If the 

10 Secretary determines, after a review or audit of the 

11 records of the domestic user, that economic adjust12 ment assistance under this subsection was not used 

13 for the purposes specified in paragraph (3), the do14 mestic user shall be— 

15 (A) liable for the repayment of the assist16 ance to the Secretary, plus interest, as deter17 mined by the Secretary; and 

18 (B) ineligible to receive assistance under 

19 this subsection for a period of 1 year following 

20 the determination of the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 1208. SPECIAL COMPETITIVE PROVISIONS FOR EXTRA 

22 LONG STAPLE COTTON. 

23 (a) COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding 

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1 on the date of enactment of this Act through July 31, 

2 2019, the Secretary shall carry out a program— 

3 (1) to maintain and expand the domestic use of 

4 extra long staple cotton produced in the United 

5 States; 

6 (2) to increase exports of extra long staple cot7 ton produced in the United States; and 

8 (3) to ensure that extra long staple cotton pro9 duced in the United States remains competitive in 

10 world markets. 

11 (b) PAYMENTS UNDER PROGRAM; TRIGGER.—Under 

12 the program, the Secretary shall make payments available 

13 under this section whenever— 

14 (1) for a consecutive 4-week period, the world 

15 market price for the lowest priced competing growth 

16 of extra long staple cotton (adjusted to United 

17 States quality and location and for other factors af18 fecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as deter19 mined by the Secretary, is below the prevailing 

20 United States price for a competing growth of extra 

21 long staple cotton; and 

22 (2) the lowest priced competing growth of extra 

23 long staple cotton (adjusted to United States quality 

24 and location and for other factors affecting the com25 petitiveness of such cotton), as determined by the 


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1 Secretary, is less than 134 percent of the loan rate 

2 for extra long staple cotton. 

3 (c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall 

4 make payments available under this section to domestic 

5 users of extra long staple cotton produced in the United 

6 States and exporters of extra long staple cotton produced 

7 in the United States that enter into an agreement with 

8 the Commodity Credit Corporation to participate in the 

9 program under this section. 

10 (d) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—Payments under this sec11 tion shall be based on the amount of the difference in the 

12 prices referred to in subsection (b)(1) during the fourth 

13 week of the consecutive 4-week period multiplied by the 

14 amount of documented purchases by domestic users and 

15 sales for export by exporters made in the week following 

16 such a consecutive 4-week period. 

17 SEC. 1209. AVAILABILITY OF RECOURSE LOANS FOR HIGH 

18 MOISTURE FEED GRAINS AND SEED COTTON. 

19 (a) HIGH MOISTURE FEED GRAINS.— 

20 (1) DEFINITION OF HIGH MOISTURE STATE.— 

21 In this subsection, the term ‘‘high moisture state’’ 

22 means corn or grain sorghum having a moisture con23 tent in excess of Commodity Credit Corporation 

24 standards for marketing assistance loans made by 

25 the Secretary under section 1201. 


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1 (2) RECOURSE LOANS AVAILABLE.—For each of 

2 the 2014 through 2018 crops of corn and grain sor3 ghum, the Secretary shall make available recourse 

4 loans, as determined by the Secretary, to producers 

5 on a farm that— 

6 (A) normally harvest all or a portion of 

7 their crop of corn or grain sorghum in a high 

8 moisture state; 

9 (B) present— 

10 (i) certified scale tickets from an in11 spected, certified commercial scale, includ12 ing a licensed warehouse, feedlot, feed mill, 

13 distillery, or other similar entity approved 

14 by the Secretary, pursuant to regulations 

15 issued by the Secretary; or 

16 (ii) field or other physical measure17 ments of the standing or stored crop in re18 gions of the United States, as determined 

19 by the Secretary, that do not have certified 

20 commercial scales from which certified 

21 scale tickets may be obtained within rea22 sonable proximity of harvest operation; 

23 (C) certify that the producers on the farm 

24 were the owners of the feed grain at the time 

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1 placed under loan under this subsection was in 

2 fact harvested on the farm and delivered to, a 

3 feedlot, feed mill, or commercial or on-farm 

4 high-moisture storage facility, or to a facility 

5 maintained by the users of corn and grain sor6 ghum in a high moisture state; and 

7 (D) comply with deadlines established by 

8 the Secretary for harvesting the corn or grain 

9 sorghum and submit applications for loans 

10 under this subsection within deadlines estab11 lished by the Secretary. 

12 (3) ELIGIBILITY OF ACQUIRED FEED GRAINS.— 

13 A loan under this subsection shall be made on a 

14 quantity of corn or grain sorghum of the same crop 

15 acquired by the producer equivalent to a quantity 

16 determined by multiplying— 

17 (A) the acreage of the corn or grain sor18 ghum in a high moisture state harvested on the 

19 farm of the producer; by 

20 (B) the lower of the farm program pay21 ment yield used to make payments under sub22 title A or the actual yield on a field, as deter23 mined by the Secretary, that is similar to the 

24 field from which the corn or grain sorghum was 

25 obtained. 


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1 (b) RECOURSE LOANS AVAILABLE FOR SEED COT2 TON.—For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of upland 

3 cotton and extra long staple cotton, the Secretary shall 

4 make available recourse seed cotton loans, as determined 

5 by the Secretary, on any production. 

6 (c) REPAYMENT RATES.—Repayment of a recourse 

7 loan made under this section shall be at the loan rate es8 tablished for the commodity by the Secretary, plus interest 

9 (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal 

10 Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

11 U.S.C. 7283)). 

12 SEC. 1210. ADJUSTMENTS OF LOANS. 

13 (a) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—Subject to sub14 section (e), the Secretary may make appropriate adjust15 ments in the loan rates for any loan commodity (other 

16 than cotton) for differences in grade, type, quality, loca17 tion, and other factors. 

18 (b) MANNER OF ADJUSTMENT.—The adjustments 

19 under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent prac20 ticable, be made in such a manner that the average loan 

21 level for the commodity will, on the basis of the anticipated 

22 incidence of the factors, be equal to the level of support 

23 determined in accordance with this subtitle and subtitle 

24 C. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 

2 loan rates for a crop for producers in individual 

3 counties in a manner that results in the lowest loan 

4 rate being 95 percent of the national average loan 

5 rate, if those loan rates do not result in an increase 

6 in outlays. 

7 (2) PROHIBITION.—Adjustments under this 

8 subsection shall not result in an increase in the na9 tional average loan rate for any year. 

10 (d) ADJUSTMENT IN LOAN RATE FOR COTTON.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

12 appropriate adjustments in the loan rate for cotton 

13 for differences in quality factors. 

14 (2) TYPES OF ADJUSTMENTS.—Loan rate ad15 justments under paragraph (1) may include— 

16 (A) the use of non-spot market price data, 

17 in addition to spot market price data, that 

18 would enhance the accuracy of the price infor19 mation used in determining quality adjustments 

20 under this subsection; 

21 (B) adjustments in the premiums or dis22 counts associated with upland cotton with a sta23 ple length of 33 or above due to micronaire 

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1 tificial splits in the calculations of the pre2 miums or discounts; and 

3 (C) such other adjustments as the Sec4 retary determines appropriate, after consulta5 tions conducted in accordance with paragraph 

6 (3). 

7 (3) CONSULTATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.— 

8 (A) PRIOR TO REVISION.—In making ad9 justments to the loan rate for cotton (including 

10 any review of the adjustments) as provided in 

11 this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with 

12 representatives of the United States cotton in13 dustry. 

14 (B) INAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVI15 SORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory 

16 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

17 to consultations under this subsection. 

18 (4) REVIEW OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 

19 may review the operation of the upland cotton qual20 ity adjustments implemented pursuant to this sub21 section and may make further adjustments to the 

22 administration of the loan program for upland cot23 ton, by revoking or revising any adjustment taken 

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1 (e) RICE.—The Secretary shall not make adjust2 ments in the loan rates for long grain rice and medium 

3 grain rice, except for differences in grade and quality (in4 cluding milling yields). 

5 Subtitle C—Sugar 

6 SEC. 1301. SUGAR PROGRAM. 

7 (a) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PROGRAM AND

8 LOAN RATES.— 

9 (1) SUGARCANE.—Section 156(a)(5) of the 

10 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

11 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)(5)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘the 2012 crop year’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the 

13 2012 through 2018 crop years’’. 

14 (2) SUGAR BEETS.—Section 156(b)(2) of the 

15 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

16 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 (3) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Section 156(i) of the 

19 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

20 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(i)) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

22 (b) FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR

23 SUGAR.— 

24 (1) SUGAR ESTIMATES.—Section 359b(a)(1) of 

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1 1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

3 (2) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Section 359l(a) of 

4 the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 

5 1359ll(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in6 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 Subtitle D—Dairy 

8 PART I—DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN PROTECTION 

9 AND DAIRY MARKET STABILIZATION PROGRAMS 

10 SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this part: 

12 (1) ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN.—The 

13 term ‘‘actual dairy producer margin’’ means the dif14 ference between the all-milk price and the average 

15 feed cost, as calculated under section 1402. 

16 (2) ALL-MILK PRICE.—The term ‘‘all-milk 

17 price’’ means the average price received, per hun18 dredweight of milk, by dairy producers for all milk 

19 sold to plants and dealers in the United States, as 

20 determined by the Secretary. 

21 (3) ANNUAL PRODUCTION HISTORY.—The term 

22 ‘‘annual production history’’ means the production 

23 history determined for a participating dairy producer 

24 under section 1413(b) whenever the dairy producer 

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1 (4) AVERAGE FEED COST.—The term ‘‘average 

2 feed cost’’ means the average cost of feed used by 

3 a dairy operation to produce a hundredweight of 

4 milk, determined under section 1402 using the sum 

5 of the following: 

6 (A) The product determined by multiplying 

7 1.0728 by the price of corn per bushel. 

8 (B) The product determined by multiplying 

9 0.00735 by the price of soybean meal per ton. 

10 (C) The product determined by multiplying 

11 0.0137 by the price of alfalfa hay per ton. 

12 (5) BASIC PRODUCTION HISTORY.—The term 

13 ‘‘basic production history’’ means the production 

14 history determined for a participating dairy producer 

15 under section 1413(a) for provision of basic margin 

16 protection. 

17 (6) CONSECUTIVE TWO-MONTH PERIOD.—The 

18 term ‘‘consecutive two-month period’’ refers to the 

19 two-month period consisting of the months of Janu20 ary and February, March and April, May and June, 

21 July and August, September and October, or No22 vember and December, respectively. 

23 (7) DAIRY PRODUCER.— 

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1 individual or entity that directly or indirectly 

2 (as determined by the Secretary)— 

3 (i) shares in the risk of producing 

4 milk; and 

5 (ii) makes contributions (including 

6 land, labor, management, equipment, or 

7 capital) to the dairy operation of the indi8 vidual or entity that are at least commen9 surate with the share of the individual or 

10 entity of the proceeds of the operation. 

11 (B) ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP STRUC12 TURES.—The Secretary shall determine addi13 tional ownership structures to be covered by the 

14 definition of dairy producer. 

15 (8) HANDLER.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘handler’’ 

17 means the initial individual or entity making 

18 payment to a dairy producer for milk produced 

19 in the United States and marketed for commer20 cial use. 

21 (B) PRODUCER-HANDLER.—The term in22 cludes a ‘‘producer-handler’’ when the producer 

23 satisfies the definition in subparagraph (A). 

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1 ducer margin protection program required by sub2 part A. 

3 (10) PARTICIPATING DAIRY PRODUCER.—The 

4 term ‘‘participating dairy producer’’ means a dairy 

5 producer that— 

6 (A) signs up under section 1412 to partici7 pate in the margin protection program under 

8 subpart A; and 

9 (B) as a result, also participates in the sta10 bilization program under subpart B. 

11 (11) STABILIZATION PROGRAM.—The term 

12 ‘‘stabilization program’’ means the dairy market sta13 bilization program required by subpart B for all par14 ticipating dairy producers. 

15 (12) STABILIZATION PROGRAM BASE.—The 

16 term ‘‘stabilization program base’’, with respect to a 

17 participating dairy producer, means the stabilization 

18 program base calculated for the producer under sec19 tion 1431(b). 

20 (13) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

21 States’’, in a geographical sense, means the 50 

22 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, 

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1 gin Islands of the United States, and any other ter2 ritory or possession of the United States. 

3 SEC. 1402. CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FEED COST AND AC4 TUAL DAIRY PRODUCER MARGINS. 

5 (a) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FEED COST.—The 

6 Secretary shall calculate the national average feed cost for 

7 each month using the following data: 

8 (1) The price of corn for a month shall be the 

9 price received during that month by farmers in the 

10 United States for corn, as reported in the monthly 

11 Agricultural Prices report by the Secretary. 

12 (2) The price of soybean meal for a month shall 

13 be the central Illinois price for soybean meal, as re14 ported in the Market News-Monthly Soybean Meal 

15 Price Report by the Secretary. 

16 (3) The price of alfalfa hay for a month shall 

17 be the price received during that month by farmers 

18 in the United States for alfalfa hay, as reported in 

19 the monthly Agricultural Prices report by the Sec20 retary. 

21 (b) CALCULATION OF ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCER

22 MARGINS.— 

23 (1) MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM.—For use 

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1 ducer margin for each consecutive two-month period 

2 by subtracting— 

3 (A) the average feed cost for that consecu4 tive two-month period, determined in accord5 ance with subsection (a); from 

6 (B) the all-milk price for that consecutive 

7 two-month period. 

8 (2) STABILIZATION PROGRAM.—For use in the 

9 stabilization program under subpart B, the Sec10 retary shall calculate each month the actual dairy 

11 producer margin for the preceding month by sub12 tracting— 

13 (A) the average feed cost for that pre14 ceding month, determined in accordance with 

15 subsection (a); from 

16 (B) the all-milk price for that preceding 

17 month. 

18 (3) TIME FOR CALCULATIONS.—The calcula19 tions required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 

20 made as soon as practicable each month using the 

21 full month price of the applicable reference month, 

22 but in no case shall the calculation be made later 

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1 Subpart A—Dairy Producer Margin Protection 

2 Program 

3 SEC. 1411. ESTABLISHMENT OF DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN 

4 PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

5 The Secretary shall establish and administer a dairy 

6 producer margin protection program for the purpose of 

7 protecting dairy producer income by paying participating 

8 dairy producers— 

9 (1) basic margin protection payments when ac10 tual dairy producer margins are less than the 

11 threshold levels for such payments; and 

12 (2) supplemental margin protection payments if 

13 purchased by a participating dairy producer. 

14 SEC. 1412. PARTICIPATION OF DAIRY PRODUCERS IN MAR15 GIN PROTECTION PROGRAM. 

16 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—All dairy producers in the United 

17 States are eligible to participate in the margin protection 

18 program, except that a dairy producer must sign up with 

19 the Secretary before the producer may receive— 

20 (1) basic margin protection payments under 

21 section 1414; and 

22 (2) if the dairy producer purchases supple23 mental margin protection under section 1415, sup24 plemental margin protection payments under such 

25 section. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow all 

2 interested dairy producers to sign up to participate 

3 in the margin protection program. The Secretary 

4 shall specify the manner and form by which a dairy 

5 producer must sign up to participate in the margin 

6 protection program. 

7 (2) TREATMENT OF MULTI-PRODUCER OPER8 ATIONS.—If a dairy operation consists of more than 

9 one dairy producer, all of the dairy producers of the 

10 operation shall be treated as a single dairy producer 

11 for purposes of— 

12 (A) registration to receive basic margin 

13 protection and purchase supplemental margin 

14 protection; 

15 (B) payment of the administrative fee 

16 under subsection (e) and producer premiums 

17 under section 1415; and 

18 (C) participation in the stabilization pro19 gram under subpart B. 

20 (3) TREATMENT OF PRODUCERS WITH MUL21 TIPLE DAIRY OPERATIONS.—If a dairy producer op22 erates two or more dairy operations, each dairy op23 eration of the producer shall require a separate reg24 istration to receive basic margin protection and pur25 chase supplemental margin protection. Only those 


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1 dairy operations so registered shall be subject to the 

2 stabilization program. 

3 (c) TIME FOR SIGN UP.— 

4 (1) EXISTING DAIRY PRODUCERS.—During the 

5 one-year period beginning on the date of the initi6 ation of the sign-up period for the margin protection 

7 program, a dairy producer that is actively engaged 

8 in a dairy operation as of such date may sign up 

9 with the Secretary— 

10 (A) to receive basic margin protection; and 

11 (B) if the producer elects, to purchase sup12 plemental margin protection. 

13 (2) NEW ENTRANTS.—A dairy producer that 

14 has no existing interest in a dairy operation as of 

15 the date of the initiation of the sign-up period for 

16 the margin protection program, but that, after such 

17 date, establishes a new dairy operation, may sign up 

18 with the Secretary during the one year period begin19 ning on the date on which the dairy operation first 

20 markets milk commercially— 

21 (A) to receive basic margin protection; and 

22 (B) if the producer elects, to purchase sup23 plemental margin protection. 

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1 (1) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF RETROACTIVE

2 PROTECTION.—Not later than 30 days after the ef3 fective date of this subtitle, the Secretary shall pub4 lish a notice in the Federal Register to inform dairy 

5 producers of the availability of retroactive basic mar6 gin protection and retroactive supplemental margin 

7 protection, subject to the condition that interested 

8 producers must file a notice of intent (in such form 

9 and manner as the Secretary specifies in the Federal 

10 Register notice)— 

11 (A) to participate in the margin protection 

12 program and receive basic margin protection; 

13 and 

14 (B) at the election of the producer under 

15 paragraph (3), to also obtain supplemental 

16 margin protection. 

17 (2) RETROACTIVE BASIC MARGIN PROTEC18 TION.— 

19 (A) AVAILABILITY.—If a dairy producer 

20 files a notice of intent under paragraph (1) to 

21 participate in the margin protection program 

22 before the initiation of the sign-up period for 

23 the margin protection program and subse24 quently signs up for the margin protection pro25 gram, the producer shall receive basic margin 


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1 protection retroactive to the effective date of 

2 this subtitle. 

3 (B) DURATION.—Retroactive basic margin 

4 protection under this paragraph for a dairy pro5 ducer shall apply from the effective date of this 

6 subtitle until the date on which the producer 

7 signs up for the margin protection program. 

8 (3) RETROACTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL MARGIN

9 PROTECTION.— 

10 (A) AVAILABILITY.—Subject to subpara11 graphs (B) and (C), if a dairy producer files a 

12 notice of intent under paragraph (1) to partici13 pate in the margin protection program and ob14 tain supplemental margin protection and subse15 quently signs up for the margin protection pro16 gram, the producer shall receive supplemental 

17 margin protection, in addition to the basic mar18 gin protection under paragraph (2), retroactive 

19 to the effective date of this subtitle. 

20 (B) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—A no21 tice of intent to obtain retroactive supplemental 

22 margin protection must be filed with the Sec23 retary no later than the earlier of the following: 

24 (i) 150 days after the date on which 

25 the Secretary publishes the notice in the 


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1 Federal Register required by paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (ii) The date on which the Secretary 

4 initiates the sign up period for the margin 

5 protection program. 

6 (C) ELECTION OF COVERAGE LEVEL AND

7 PERCENTAGE OF COVERAGE.—To be sufficient 

8 to obtain retroactive supplemental margin pro9 tection, the notice of intent to participate filed 

10 by a dairy producer must specify— 

11 (i) a selected coverage level that is 

12 higher, in any increment of $0.50, than the 

13 payment threshold for basic margin protec14 tion specified in section 1414(b), but not 

15 to exceed $6.00; and 

16 (ii) the percentage of coverage, subject 

17 to limits imposed in section 1415(c). 

18 (D) DURATION.—The coverage level and 

19 percentage specified in the notice of intent to 

20 participate filed by a dairy producer shall apply 

21 from the effective date of this subtitle until the 

22 later of the following: 

23 (i) October 1, 2013. 


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1 (ii) The date on which the Secretary 

2 initiates the sign-up period for the margin 

3 protection program. 

4 (4) NOTICE OF INTENT AND OBLIGATION TO

5 PARTICIPATE IN MARGIN PROTECTION PROGRAM.— 

6 In no way does filing a notice of intent under this 

7 subsection obligate a dairy producer to sign up for 

8 the margin protection program once the program 

9 rules are final, but if a producer does file a notice 

10 of intent and subsequently signs up for the margin 

11 protection program, that dairy producer is obligated 

12 to pay fees and premiums for any retroactive basic 

13 margin protection or retroactive supplemental mar14 gin protection selected in the notice of intent. 

15 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.— 

16 (1) ADMINISTRATIVE FEE REQUIRED.—A dairy 

17 producer shall pay an administrative fee under this 

18 subsection to sign up to participate in the margin 

19 protection program. The participating dairy pro20 ducer shall pay the administrative fee annually 

21 thereafter to continue to participate in the margin 

22 protection program. 

23 (2) FEE AMOUNT.—The administrative fee for 

24 a participating dairy producer for a calendar year is 

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1 by the dairy producer in the previous calendar year, 

2 as follows: 

Pounds Marketed (in millions) Admin. Fee 

less than 1 $100 

1 to 10 $250 

more than 10 to 40 $500 

more than 40 $1000 

3 (3) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—All administrative fees 

4 collected under this subsection shall be credited to 

5 the fund or account used to cover the costs incurred 

6 to administer the margin protection program and 

7 the stabilization program and shall be available to 

8 the Secretary, without further appropriation and 

9 until expended, for use or transfer as provided in 

10 paragraph (4). 

11 (4) USE OF FEES.—The Secretary shall use ad12 ministrative fees collected under this subsection— 

13 (A) to cover administrative costs of the 

14 margin protection program and stabilization 

15 program; and 

16 (B) to the extent funds remain available 

17 after operation of subparagraphs (A), to cover 

18 costs of the Department of Agriculture relating 

19 to reporting of dairy market news and to carry 

20 out section 273 of the Agricultural Marketing 

21 Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1637b). 


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1 (f) RECONSTITUTION.—The Secretary shall prohibit 

2 a dairy producer from reconstituting a dairy operation for 

3 the sole purpose of the dairy producer— 

4 (1) receiving basic margin protection; 

5 (2) purchasing supplemental margin protection; 

6 or 

7 (3) avoiding participation in the stabilization 

8 program. 

9 (g) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—A dairy operation 

10 that participates in the margin protection program shall 

11 be eligible to participate in the livestock gross margin for 

12 dairy program under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

13 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) only after operations that are not 

14 participating in the production margin protection program 

15 are enrolled. 

16 SEC. 1413. PRODUCTION HISTORY OF PARTICIPATING 

17 DAIRY PRODUCERS. 

18 (a) PRODUCTION HISTORY FOR BASIC MARGIN PRO19 TECTION.— 

20 (1) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—For purposes 

21 of providing basic margin protection, the Secretary 

22 shall determine the basic production history of the 

23 dairy operation of each participating dairy producer 

24 in the margin protection program. 


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1 (2) CALCULATION.—Except as provided in 

2 paragraph (3), the basic production history of a par3 ticipating dairy producer for basic margin protection 

4 is equal to the highest annual milk marketings of 

5 the dairy producer during any one of the three cal6 endar years immediately preceding the calendar year 

7 in which the dairy producer first signed up to par8 ticipate in the margin protection program. 

9 (3) ELECTION BY NEW PRODUCERS.—If a par10 ticipating dairy producer has been in operation for 

11 less than a year, the dairy producer shall elect one 

12 of the following methods for the Secretary to deter13 mine the basic production history of the dairy pro14 ducer: 

15 (A) The volume of the actual milk mar16 ketings for the months the dairy producer has 

17 been in operation extrapolated to a yearly 

18 amount. 

19 (B) An estimate of the actual milk mar20 ketings of the dairy producer based on the herd 

21 size of the producer relative to the national roll22 ing herd average data published by the Sec23 retary. 

24 (4) NO CHANGE IN PRODUCTION HISTORY FOR

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1 duction history of a participating dairy producer is 

2 determined under paragraph (2) or (3), the basic 

3 production history shall not be subsequently changed 

4 for purposes of determining the amount of any basic 

5 margin protection payments for the dairy producer 

6 made under section 1414. 

7 (b) ANNUAL PRODUCTION HISTORY FOR SUPPLE8 MENTAL MARGIN PROTECTION.— 

9 (1) DETERMINATION REQUIRED.—For purposes 

10 of providing supplemental margin protection for a 

11 participating dairy producer that purchases supple12 mental margin protection for a year under section 

13 1415, the Secretary shall determine the annual pro14 duction history of the dairy operation of the dairy 

15 producer under paragraph (2). 

16 (2) CALCULATION.—The annual production his17 tory of a participating dairy producer for a year is 

18 equal to the actual milk marketings of the dairy pro19 ducer during the preceding calendar year. 

20 (3) NEW PRODUCERS.—Subsection (a)(3) shall 

21 apply with respect to determining the annual pro22 duction history of a participating dairy producer 

23 that has been in operation for less than a year. 


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1 (c) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—A participating dairy 

2 producer shall provide all information that the Secretary 

3 may require in order to establish— 

4 (1) the basic production history of the dairy op5 eration of the dairy producer under subsection (a); 

6 and 

7 (2) the production history of the dairy oper8 ation of the dairy producer whenever the producer 

9 purchases supplemental margin protection under 

10 section 1415. 

11 (d) TRANSFER OF PRODUCTION HISTORIES.— 

12 (1) TRANSFER BY SALE OR LEASE.—In promul13 gating the rules to initiate the margin protection 

14 program, the Secretary shall specify the conditions 

15 under which and the manner by which the produc16 tion history of a dairy operation may be transferred 

17 by sale or lease. 

18 (2) COVERAGE LEVEL.— 

19 (A) BASIC MARGIN PROTECTION.—A pur20 chaser or lessee to whom the Secretary trans21 fers a basic production history under this sub22 section shall not obtain a different level of basic 

23 margin protection than the basic margin protec24 tion coverage held by the seller or lessor from 

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1 (B) SUPPLEMENTAL MARGIN PROTEC2 TION.—A purchaser or lessee to whom the Sec3 retary transfers an annual production history 

4 under this subsection shall not obtain a dif5 ferent level of supplemental margin protection 

6 coverage than the supplemental margin protec7 tion coverage in effect for the seller or lessor 

8 from whom the transfer was obtained for the 

9 calendar year in which the transfer was made. 

10 (e) MOVEMENT AND TRANSFER OF PRODUCTION

11 HISTORY.— 

12 (1) MOVEMENT AND TRANSFER AUTHOR13 IZED.—Subject to paragraph (2), if a dairy producer 

14 moves from one location to another location, the 

15 dairy producer may maintain the basic production 

16 history and annual production history associated 

17 with the operation. 

18 (2) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—A dairy 

19 producer shall notify the Secretary of any move of 

20 a dairy operation under paragraph (1). 

21 (3) SUBSEQUENT OCCUPATION OF VACATED LO22 CATION.—A party subsequently occupying a dairy 

23 operation location vacated as described in paragraph 

24 (1) shall have no interest in the basic production 


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1 history or annual production history previously asso2 ciated with the operation at such location. 

3 SEC. 1414. BASIC MARGIN PROTECTION. 

4 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—All participating dairy producers 

5 are eligible to receive basic margin protection under the 

6 margin protection program. 

7 (b) PAYMENT THRESHOLD.—Participating dairy pro8 ducers shall receive a basic margin protection payment 

9 whenever the average actual dairy producer margin for a 

10 consecutive two-month period is less than $4.00 per hun11 dredweight of milk. 

12 (c) BASIC MARGIN PROTECTION PAYMENT.— 

13 (1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall 

14 make a basic margin protection payment to each 

15 participating dairy producer whenever such a pay16 ment is required by subsection (b). 

17 (2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The basic margin 

18 protection payment for the dairy operation of a par19 ticipating dairy producer for a consecutive two20 month period shall be determined as follows: 

21 (A) The Secretary shall calculate the dif22 ference between the average actual dairy pro23 ducer margin for the consecutive two-month pe24 riod and $4.00, except that, if the difference is 

25 more than $4.00, the Secretary shall use $4.00. 


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1 (B) The Secretary shall multiply the 

2 amount under subparagraph (A) by the lesser 

3 of the following: 

4 (i) 80 percent of the production his5 tory of the dairy producer, divided by six. 

6 (ii) The actual amount of milk mar7 keted by the dairy operation of the dairy 

8 producer during the consecutive two-month 

9 period. 

10 SEC. 1415. SUPPLEMENTAL MARGIN PROTECTION. 

11 (a) ELECTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL MARGIN PROTEC12 TION.—Supplemental margin protection is available only 

13 on an annual basis. A participating dairy producer may 

14 annually purchase supplemental margin protection to pro15 tect, during the calendar year for which purchased, a high16 er level of the income of a participating dairy producer 

17 than the income level guaranteed by basic margin protec18 tion under section 1414. 

19 (b) SELECTION OF PAYMENT THRESHOLD.—A par20 ticipating dairy producer purchasing supplemental margin 

21 protection for a year shall elect a coverage level that is 

22 higher, in any increment of $0.50, than the payment 

23 threshold for basic margin protection specified in section 

24 1414(b), but not to exceed $8.00. 


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1 (c) SELECTION OF COVERAGE PERCENTAGE.—A par2 ticipating dairy producer purchasing supplemental margin 

3 protection for a year shall elect a percentage of coverage 

4 equal to not more than 90 percent, nor less than 25 per5 cent, of the annual production history of the dairy oper6 ation of the participating dairy producer. 

7 (d) PRODUCER PREMIUMS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL

8 MARGIN PROTECTION.— 

9 (1) PREMIUMS REQUIRED.—A participating 

10 dairy producer that purchases supplemental margin 

11 protection shall pay an annual premium equal to the 

12 product obtained by multiplying— 

13 (A) the percentage selected by the dairy 

14 producer under subsection (c); 

15 (B) the annual production history of the 

16 dairy producer; and 

17 (C) the premium per hundredweight of 

18 milk, as specified in the applicable table under 

19 paragraph (2) or (3). 

20 (2) PREMIUM PER HUNDREDWEIGHT FOR FIRST

21 4 MILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCTION.—For the first 

22 4,000,000 pounds of milk marketings included in 

23 the annual production history of a participating 

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1 responding to each coverage level specified in the fol2 lowing table is as follows: 

Coverage Level Premium per Cwt. 

$4.50 $0.01 

$5.00 $0.025 

$5.50 $0.04 

$6.00 $0.065 

$6.50 $0.09 

$7.00 $0.434 

$7.50 $0.590 

$8.00 $0.922 

3 (3) PREMIUM PER HUNDREDWEIGHT FOR PRO4 DUCTION IN EXCESS OF 4 MILLION POUNDS.—For 

5 milk marketings in excess of 4,000,000 pounds in6 cluded in the annual production history of a partici7 pating dairy producer, the premium per hundred8 weight corresponding to each coverage level is as fol9 lows: 

Coverage Level Premium per Cwt. 

$4.50 $0.015 

$5.00 $0.036 

$5.50 $0.081 

$6.00 $0.155 

$6.50 $0.230 

$7.00 $0.434 

$7.50 $0.590 

$8.00 $0.922 

10 (4) TIME FOR PAYMENT.—In promulgating the 

11 rules to initiate the margin protection program, the 

12 Secretary shall provide more than one method by 

13 which a participating dairy producer that purchases 

14 supplemental margin protection for a calendar year 


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1 may pay the premium under this subsection for that 

2 year that maximizes producer payment flexibility 

3 and program integrity. 

4 (e) PRODUCER’S PREMIUM OBLIGATIONS.— 

5 (1) PRO-RATION OF PREMIUM FOR NEW PRO6 DUCERS.—A dairy producer described in section 

7 1412(c)(2) that purchases supplemental margin pro8 tection for a calendar year after the start of the cal9 endar year shall pay a pro-rated premium for that 

10 calendar year based on the portion of the calendar 

11 year for which the producer purchases the coverage. 

12 (2) LEGAL OBLIGATION.—A participating dairy 

13 producer that purchases supplemental margin pro14 tection for a calendar year shall be legally obligated 

15 to pay the applicable premium for that calendar 

16 year, except that, if the dairy producer retires, the 

17 producer may request that Secretary cancel the sup18 plemental margin protection if the producer has ter19 minated the dairy operation entirely and certifies 

20 under oath that the producer will not be actively en21 gaged in any dairy operation for at least the next 

22 seven years. 

23 (f) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT THRESHOLD.—A par24 ticipating dairy producer with supplemental margin pro25 tection shall receive a supplemental margin protection 


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1 payment whenever the average actual dairy producer mar2 gin for a consecutive two-month period is less than the 

3 coverage level threshold selected by the dairy producer 

4 under subsection (b). 

5 (g) SUPPLEMENTAL MARGIN PROTECTION PAY6 MENTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The supplemental margin 

8 protection payment for a participating dairy pro9 ducer is in addition to the basic margin protection 

10 payment. 

11 (2) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The supplemental 

12 margin protection payment for the dairy operation 

13 of a participating dairy producer shall be determined 

14 as follows: 

15 (A) The Secretary shall calculate the dif16 ference between the coverage level threshold se17 lected by the dairy producer under subsection 

18 (b) and the greater of— 

19 (i) the average actual dairy producer 

20 margin for the consecutive two-month pe21 riod; or 

22 (ii) $4.00. 

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1 ducer under subsection (c) and by the lesser of 

2 the following: 

3 (i) The annual production history of 

4 the dairy operation of the dairy producer, 

5 divided by six. 

6 (ii) The actual amount of milk mar7 keted by the dairy operation of the dairy 

8 producer during the consecutive two-month 

9 period. 

10 SEC. 1416. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY ADMINISTRATIVE 

11 FEES OR PREMIUMS. 

12 (a) LOSS OF BENEFITS.—A participating dairy pro13 ducer that fails to pay the required administrative fee 

14 under section 1412 or is in arrears on premium payments 

15 for supplemental margin protection under section 1415— 

16 (1) remains legally obligated to pay the admin17 istrative fee or premiums, as the case may be; and 

18 (2) may not receive basic margin protection 

19 payments or supplemental margin protection pay20 ments until the fees or premiums are fully paid. 

21 (b) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may take such 

22 action as necessary to collect administrative fees and pre23 mium payments for supplemental margin protection. 


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1 Subpart B—Dairy Market Stabilization Program 

2 SEC. 1431. ESTABLISHMENT OF DAIRY MARKET STABILIZA3 TION PROGRAM. 

4 (a) PROGRAM REQUIRED; PURPOSE.—The Secretary 

5 shall establish and administer a dairy market stabilization 

6 program applicable to participating dairy producers for 

7 the purpose of assisting in balancing the supply of milk 

8 with demand when dairy producers are experiencing low 

9 or negative operating margins. 

10 (b) ELECTION OF STABILIZATION PROGRAM BASE

11 CALCULATION METHOD.— 

12 (1) ELECTION.—When a dairy producer signs 

13 up under section 1412 to participate in the margin 

14 protection program, the dairy producer shall inform 

15 the Secretary of the method by which the stabiliza16 tion program base for the dairy producer for fiscal 

17 year 2013 will be calculated under paragraph (3). 

18 (2) CHANGE IN CALCULATION METHOD.—A 

19 participating dairy producer may change the sta20 bilization program base calculation method to be 

21 used for a calendar year by notifying the Secretary 

22 of the change not later than a date determined by 

23 the Secretary. 

24 (3) CALCULATION METHODS.—A participating 

25 dairy producer may elect either of the following 


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1 methods for calculation of the stabilization program 

2 base for the producer: 

3 (A) The volume of the average monthly 

4 milk marketings of the dairy producer for the 

5 three months immediately preceding the an6 nouncement by the Secretary that the stabiliza7 tion program will become effective. 

8 (B) The volume of the monthly milk mar9 ketings of the dairy producer for the same 

10 month in the preceding year as the month for 

11 which the Secretary has announced the sta12 bilization program will become effective. 

13 SEC. 1432. THRESHOLD FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND RE14 DUCTION IN DAIRY PRODUCER PAYMENTS. 

15 (a) WHEN STABILIZATION PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 

16 Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary shall 

17 announce that the stabilization program is in effect and 

18 order reduced payments for any participating dairy pro19 ducer that exceeds the applicable percentage of the pro20 ducer’s stabilization program base whenever— 

21 (1) the actual dairy producer margin has been 

22 $6.00 or less per hundredweight of milk for each of 

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1 (2) the actual dairy producer margin has been 

2 $4.00 or less per hundredweight of milk for the im3 mediately preceding month. 

4 (b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not make the 

5 announcement under subsection (a) to implement the sta6 bilization program or order reduced payments if any of 

7 the conditions described in section 1436(b) have been met 

8 during the two months immediately preceding the month 

9 in which the announcement under subsection (a) would 

10 otherwise be made by the Secretary in the absence of this 

11 exception. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF

13 PAYMENT REDUCTIONS.—Reductions in dairy producer 

14 payments shall commence beginning on the first day of 

15 the month immediately following the date of the announce16 ment by the Secretary under subsection (a). 

17 SEC. 1433. PRODUCER MILK MARKETING INFORMATION. 

18 (a) COLLECTION OF MILK MARKETING DATA.—The 

19 Secretary shall establish, by regulation, a process to collect 

20 from participating dairy producers and handlers such in21 formation that the Secretary considers necessary for each 

22 month during which the stabilization program is in effect. 

23 (b) REDUCE REGULATORY BURDEN.—When imple24 menting the process under subsection (a), the Secretary 


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1 shall minimize the regulatory burden on dairy producers 

2 and handlers. 

3 SEC. 1434. CALCULATION AND COLLECTION OF REDUCED 

4 DAIRY PRODUCER PAYMENTS. 

5 (a) REDUCED PRODUCER PAYMENTS REQUIRED.— 

6 During any month in which payment reductions are in ef7 fect under the stabilization program, each handler shall 

8 reduce payments to each participating dairy producer 

9 from whom the handler receives milk. 

10 (b) REDUCTIONS BASED ON ACTUAL DAIRY PRO11 DUCER MARGIN.— 

12 (1) REDUCTION REQUIREMENT 1.—Unless the 

13 reduction required by paragraph (2) or (3) applies, 

14 when the actual dairy producer margin has been 

15 $6.00 or less per hundredweight of milk for two con16 secutive months, the handler shall make payments to 

17 a participating dairy producer for a month based on 

18 the greater of the following: 

19 (A) 98 percent of the stabilization program 

20 base of the dairy producer. 

21 (B) 94 percent of the marketings of milk 

22 for the month by the producer. 

23 (2) REDUCTION REQUIREMENT 2.—Unless the 

24 reduction required by paragraph (3) applies, when 

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1 less per hundredweight of milk for two consecutive 

2 months, the handler shall make payments to a par3 ticipating dairy producer for a month based on the 

4 greater of the following: 

5 (A) 97 percent of the stabilization program 

6 base of the dairy producer. 

7 (B) 93 percent of the marketings of milk 

8 for the month by the producer. 

9 (3) REDUCTION REQUIREMENT 3.—When the 

10 actual dairy producer margin has been $4.00 or less 

11 for any one month, the handler shall make payments 

12 to a participating dairy producer for a month based 

13 on the greater of the following: 

14 (A) 96 percent of the stabilization program 

15 base of the dairy producer. 

16 (B) 92 percent of the marketings of milk 

17 for the month by the producer. 

18 (c) CONTINUATION OF REDUCTIONS.—The largest 

19 level of payment reduction required under paragraph (1), 

20 (2), or (3) of subsection (b) shall be continued for each 

21 month until the Secretary suspends the stabilization pro22 gram and terminates payment reductions in accordance 

23 with section 1436. 

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1 dler shall make no payment reductions for a dairy pro2 ducer for a month if the producer’s milk marketings for 

3 the month are equal to or less than the percentage of the 

4 stabilization program base applicable to the producer 

5 under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b). 

6 SEC. 1435. REMITTING MONIES TO THE SECRETARY AND 

7 USE OF MONIES. 

8 (a) REMITTING MONIES.—As soon as practicable 

9 after the end of each month during which payment reduc10 tions are in effect under the stabilization program, each 

11 handler shall remit to the Secretary an amount equal to 

12 the amount by which payments to participating dairy pro13 ducers are reduced by the handler under section 1434. 

14 (b) DEPOSIT OF MONIES.—All monies received under 

15 subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary, without 

16 further appropriation and until expended, for use or trans17 fer as provided in subsection (c). 

18 (c) USE OF MONIES.— 

19 (1) AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN COMMODITY

20 DONATIONS.—Within three months of the receipt of 

21 monies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ob22 ligate the monies for the purpose of— 

23 (A) purchasing dairy products for donation 

24 to food banks and other programs that the Sec25 retary determines appropriate; and 


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1 (B) expanding consumption and building 

2 demand for dairy products. 

3 (2) NO DUPLICATION OF EFFORT.—The Sec4 retary shall ensure that expenditures under para5 graph (1) are compatible with, and do not duplicate, 

6 programs supported by the dairy research and pro7 motion activities conducted under the Dairy Produc8 tion Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501 et 

9 seq.). 

10 (3) ACCOUNTING.—The Secretary shall keep an 

11 accurate account of all monies obligated under para12 graph (1). 

13 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 

14 of each year that the stabilization program is in effect, 

15 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri16 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com17 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen18 ate a report that provides an accurate accounting of— 

19 (1) the monies received by the Secretary during 

20 the preceding fiscal year under subsection (a); and 

21 (2) all expenditures made by the Secretary 

22 under subsection (b) during the preceding fiscal 

23 year. 

24 (e) ENFORCEMENT.—If a participating dairy pro25 ducer or handler fails to remit or collect the amounts by 


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1 which payments to participating dairy producers are re2 duced under section 1434, the producer or handler respon3 sible for the failure shall be liable to the Secretary for the 

4 amount that should have been remitted or collected, plus 

5 interest. In addition to the enforcement authorities avail6 able under section 1437, the Secretary may enforce this 

7 subsection in the courts of the United States. 

8 SEC. 1436. SUSPENSION OF REDUCED PAYMENT REQUIRE9 MENT. 

10 (a) DETERMINATION OF PRICES.—For purposes of 

11 this section: 

12 (1) The price in the United States for cheddar 

13 cheese and nonfat dry milk shall be determined by 

14 the Secretary. 

15 (2) The world price of cheddar cheese and skim 

16 milk powder shall be determined by the Secretary. 

17 (b) INITIAL SUSPENSION THRESHOLDS.—The Sec18 retary shall announce that the stabilization program shall 

19 be suspended whenever the Secretary determines that— 

20 (1) the actual dairy producer margin is greater 

21 than $6.00 per hundredweight of milk for two con22 secutive months; 

23 (2) the dairy producer margin is equal to or 

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1 consecutive months, and during the same two con2 secutive months— 

3 (A) the price in the United States for 

4 cheddar cheese is equal to or greater than the 

5 world price of cheddar cheese; or 

6 (B) the price in the United States for non7 fat dry milk is equal to or greater than the 

8 world price of skim milk powder; 

9 (3) the dairy producer margin is equal to or 

10 less than $5.00 (but greater than $4.00) for two 

11 consecutive months, and during the same two con12 secutive months— 

13 (A) the price in the United States for 

14 cheddar cheese is more than 5 percent above 

15 the world price of cheddar cheese; or 

16 (B) the price in the United States for non17 fat dry milk is more than 5 percent above the 

18 world price of skim milk powder; or 

19 (4) the dairy producer margin is equal to or 

20 less than $4.00 for two consecutive months, and 

21 during the same two consecutive months— 

22 (A) the price in the United States for 

23 cheddar cheese is more than 7 percent above 

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1 (B) the price in the United States for non2 fat dry milk is more than 7 percent above the 

3 world price of skim milk powder. 

4 (c) ENHANCED SUSPENSION THRESHOLDS.—If the 

5 stabilization program is not suspended pursuant to sub6 section (b) for six consecutive months or more, the sta7 bilization program shall be suspended whenever the Sec8 retary determines that— 

9 (1) the actual dairy producer margin is greater 

10 than $6.00 per hundredweight of milk for two con11 secutive months; 

12 (2) the dairy producer margin is equal to or 

13 less than $6.00 (but greater than $5.00) for two 

14 consecutive months, and during the same two con15 secutive months— 

16 (A) the price in the United States for 

17 cheddar cheese is not less than 97 percent of 

18 the world price of cheddar cheese; or 

19 (B) the price in the United States for non20 fat dry milk is not less than 97 percent of the 

21 world price of skim milk powder; 

22 (3) the dairy producer margin is equal to or 

23 less than $5.00 (but greater than $4.00) for two 

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1 (A) the price in the United States for 

2 cheddar cheese is more than 3 percent above 

3 the world price of cheddar cheese; or 

4 (B) the price in the United States for non 

5 fat dry milk is more than 3 percent above the 

6 world price of skim milk powder; or 

7 (4) the dairy producer margin is equal to or 

8 less than $4.00 for two consecutive months, and 

9 during the same two consecutive months— 

10 (A) the price in the United States for 

11 cheddar cheese is more than 6 percent above 

12 the world price of cheddar cheese; or 

13 (B) the price in the United States for non 

14 fat dry milk is more than 6 percent above the 

15 world price of skim milk powder. 

16 (d) IMPLEMENTATION BY HANDLERS.—Effective on 

17 the day after the date of the announcement by the Sec18 retary under subsection (b) or (c) of the suspension of the 

19 stabilization program, the handler shall cease reducing 

20 payments to participating dairy producers under the sta21 bilization program. 

22 (e) CONDITION ON RESUMPTION OF STABILIZATION

23 PROGRAM.—Upon the announcement by the Secretary 

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1 has been suspended, the stabilization program may not be 

2 implemented again until, at the earliest— 

3 (1) two months have passed, beginning on the 

4 first day of the month immediately following the an5 nouncement by the Secretary; and 

6 (2) the conditions of section 1432(a) are again 

7 met. 

8 SEC. 1437. ENFORCEMENT. 

9 (a) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a vio10 lation of the this subpart for any person subject to the 

11 stabilization program to willfully fail or refuse to provide, 

12 or delay the timely reporting of, accurate information and 

13 remittance of funds to the Secretary in accordance with 

14 this subpart. 

15 (b) ORDER.—After providing notice and opportunity 

16 for a hearing to an affected person, the Secretary may 

17 issue an order against any person to cease and desist from 

18 continuing any violation of this subpart. 

19 (c) APPEAL.—An order of the Secretary under sub20 section (b) shall be final and conclusive unless an affected 

21 person files an appeal of the order of the Secretary in 

22 United States district court not later than 30 days after 

23 the date of the issuance of the order. A finding of the 

24 Secretary in the order shall be set aside only if the finding 

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1 (d) NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ORDER.—If a person 

2 subject to this subpart fails to obey an order issued under 

3 subsection (b) after the order has become final and 

4 unappealable, or after the appropriate United States dis5 trict court has entered a final judgment in favor of the 

6 Secretary, the United States may apply to the appropriate 

7 United States district court for enforcement of the order. 

8 If the court determines that the order was lawfully made 

9 and duly served and that the person violated the order, 

10 the court shall enforce the order. 

11 SEC. 1438. AUDIT REQUIREMENTS. 

12 (a) AUDITS OF PRODUCER AND HANDLER COMPLI13 ANCE.— 

14 (1) AUDITS AUTHORIZED.—If determined by 

15 the Secretary to be necessary to ensure compliance 

16 by participating dairy producers and handlers with 

17 the stabilization program, the Secretary may con18 duct periodic audits of participating dairy producers 

19 and handlers. 

20 (2) SAMPLE OF DAIRY PRODUCERS.—Any audit 

21 conducted under this subsection shall include, at a 

22 minimum, investigation of a statistically valid and 

23 random sample of participating dairy producers. 

24 (b) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—The Secretary shall 

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1 section (a) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

2 of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu3 trition, and Forestry of the Senate and include such rec4 ommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate re5 garding the stabilization program. 

6 Subpart C—Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 SEC. 1451. USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. 

8 The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and the 

9 authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 

10 out this part. 

11 Subpart D—Initiation and Duration 

12 SEC. 1461. RULEMAKING. 

13 (a) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of regulations 

14 for the initiation of the margin protection program and 

15 the stabilization program, and for administration of such 

16 programs, shall be made without regard to— 

17 (1) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 

18 (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act); 

19 (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of 

20 Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 

21 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking 

22 and public participation in rulemaking; and 

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1 (b) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE2 MAKING.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary 

3 shall use the authority provided under section 808 of title 

4 5, United States Code. 

5 (c) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ORDER.—Section 

6 143(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

7 Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7253(a)(2)) is amended 

8 by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Sub9 section (b)(2) does not apply to the authority of the Sec10 retary under this subsection.’’. 

11 SEC. 1462. DURATION. 

12 The margin protection program and the stabilization 

13 program shall end on December 31, 2018. 

14 PART II—REPEAL OR REAUTHORIZATION OF 

15 OTHER DAIRY-RELATED PROVISIONS 

16 SEC. 1481. REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT PRICE SUPPORT 

17 AND MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PRO18 GRAMS. 

19 (a) REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT PRICE SUPPORT

20 PROGRAM.—Section 1501 of the Food, Conservation, and 

21 Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8771) is repealed. 

22 (b) REPEAL OF MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PRO23 GRAM.—Section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and En24 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8773) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 1482. REPEAL OF DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) REPEAL.—Section 153 of the Food Security Act 

4 of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a–14) is repealed. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 902(2) of 

6 the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement 

7 Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201(2)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

9 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 

10 (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively. 

11 SEC. 1483. EXTENSION OF DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PRO12 GRAM. 

13 Section 1502(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En14 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

17 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘2021’’. 

19 SEC. 1484. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM. 

20 Section 3 of Public Law 90–484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

22 SEC. 1485. EXTENSION OF DAIRY PROMOTION AND RE23 SEARCH PROGRAM. 

24 Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabiliza25 tion Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by 

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1 SEC. 1486. REPEAL OF FEDERAL MILK MARKETING ORDER 

2 REVIEW COMMISSION. 

3 Section 1509 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

4 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1726) is re5 pealed. 

6 PART III—EFFECTIVE DATE 

7 SEC. 1491. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

8 This subtitle and the amendments made by this sub9 title shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

10 Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricul11 tural Disaster Assistance Pro12 grams 

13 SEC. 1501. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AS14 SISTANCE. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) ELIGIBLE PRODUCER ON A FARM.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible pro18 ducer on a farm’’ means an individual or entity 

19 described in subparagraph (B) that, as deter20 mined by the Secretary, assumes the production 

21 and market risks associated with the agricul22 tural production of crops or livestock. 

23 (B) DESCRIPTION.—An individual or enti24 ty referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 

25 (i) a citizen of the United States; 

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1 (iii) a partnership of citizens of the 

2 United States; or 

3 (iv) a corporation, limited liability cor4 poration, or other farm organizational 

5 structure organized under State law. 

6 (2) FARM-RAISED FISH.—The term ‘‘farm7 raised fish’’ means any aquatic species that is propa8 gated and reared in a controlled environment. 

9 (3) LIVESTOCK.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ in10 cludes— 

11 (A) cattle (including dairy cattle); 

12 (B) bison; 

13 (C) poultry; 

14 (D) sheep; 

15 (E) swine; 

16 (F) horses; and 

17 (G) other livestock, as determined by the 

18 Secretary. 

19 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

21 (b) LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS.— 

22 (1) PAYMENTS.—For each of the fiscal years 

23 2012 through 2018, the Secretary shall use such 

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1 nity payments to eligible producers on farms that 

2 have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the 

3 normal mortality, as determined by the Secretary, 

4 due to— 

5 (A) attacks by animals reintroduced into 

6 the wild by the Federal Government or pro7 tected by Federal law, including wolves and 

8 avian predators; or 

9 (B) adverse weather, as determined by the 

10 Secretary, during the calendar year, including 

11 losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, dis12 ease, wildfires, extreme heat, and extreme cold. 

13 (2) PAYMENT RATES.—Indemnity payments to 

14 an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1) 

15 shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market 

16 value of the applicable livestock on the day before 

17 the date of death of the livestock, as determined by 

18 the Secretary. 

19 (3) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAYMENTS MADE DUE

20 TO DISEASE.—The Secretary shall ensure that pay21 ments made to an eligible producer under paragraph 

22 (1) are not made for the same livestock losses for 

23 which compensation is provided pursuant to section 

24 10407(d) of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 

25 U.S.C. 8306(d)). 


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1 (c) LIVESTOCK FORAGE DISASTER PROGRAM.— 

2 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

3 (A) COVERED LIVESTOCK.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

5 in clause (ii), the term ‘‘covered livestock’’ 

6 means livestock of an eligible livestock pro7 ducer that, during the 60 days prior to the 

8 beginning date of a qualifying drought or 

9 fire condition, as determined by the Sec10 retary, the eligible livestock producer— 

11 (I) owned; 

12 (II) leased; 

13 (III) purchased; 

14 (IV) entered into a contract to 

15 purchase; 

16 (V) is a contract grower; or 

17 (VI) sold or otherwise disposed of 

18 due to qualifying drought conditions 

19 during— 

20 (aa) the current production 

21 year; or 

22 (bb) subject to paragraph 

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1 ceding the current production 

2 year. 

3 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘covered 

4 livestock’’ does not include livestock that 

5 were or would have been in a feedlot, on 

6 the beginning date of the qualifying 

7 drought or fire condition, as a part of the 

8 normal business operation of the eligible 

9 livestock producer, as determined by the 

10 Secretary. 

11 (B) DROUGHT MONITOR.—The term 

12 ‘‘drought monitor’’ means a system for 

13 classifying drought severity according to a 

14 range of abnormally dry to exceptional drought, 

15 as defined by the Secretary. 

16 (C) ELIGIBLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCER.— 

17 (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

18 livestock producer’’ means an eligible pro19 ducer on a farm that— 

20 (I) is an owner, cash or share 

21 lessee, or contract grower of covered 

22 livestock that provides the pastureland 

23 or grazing land, including cash-leased 

24 pastureland or grazing land, for the 

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1 (II) provides the pastureland or 

2 grazing land for covered livestock, in3 cluding cash-leased pastureland or 

4 grazing land that is physically located 

5 in a county affected by drought; 

6 (III) certifies grazing loss; and 

7 (IV) meets all other eligibility re8 quirements established under this sub9 section. 

10 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘eligible 

11 livestock producer’’ does not include an 

12 owner, cash or share lessee, or contract 

13 grower of livestock that rents or leases 

14 pastureland or grazing land owned by an15 other person on a rate-of-gain basis. 

16 (D) NORMAL CARRYING CAPACITY.—The 

17 term ‘‘normal carrying capacity’’, with respect 

18 to each type of grazing land or pastureland in 

19 a county, means the normal carrying capacity, 

20 as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i), that 

21 would be expected from the grazing land or 

22 pastureland for livestock during the normal 

23 grazing period, in the absence of a drought or 

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1 (E) NORMAL GRAZING PERIOD.—The term 

2 ‘‘normal grazing period’’, with respect to a 

3 county, means the normal grazing period during 

4 the calendar year for the county, as determined 

5 under paragraph (3)(D)(i). 

6 (2) PROGRAM.—For each of the fiscal years 

7 2012 through 2018, the Secretary shall use such 

8 sums as are necessary of the funds of the Com9 modity Credit Corporation to provide compensation 

10 for losses to eligible livestock producers due to graz11 ing losses for covered livestock due to— 

12 (A) a drought condition, as described in 

13 paragraph (3); or 

14 (B) fire, as described in paragraph (4). 

15 (3) ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO DROUGHT

16 CONDITIONS.— 

17 (A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible livestock 

19 producer may receive assistance under this 

20 subsection only for grazing losses for cov21 ered livestock that occur on land that— 

22 (I) is native or improved 

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1 (II) is planted to a crop planted 

2 specifically for the purpose of pro3 viding grazing for covered livestock. 

4 (ii) EXCLUSIONS.—An eligible live5 stock producer may not receive assistance 

6 under this subsection for grazing losses 

7 that occur on land used for haying or graz8 ing under the conservation reserve pro9 gram established under subchapter B of 

10 chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the 

11 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

12 3831 et seq.). 

13 (B) MONTHLY PAYMENT RATE.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

15 in clause (ii), the payment rate for assist16 ance under this paragraph for 1 month 

17 shall, in the case of drought, be equal to 

18 60 percent of the lesser of— 

19 (I) the monthly feed cost for all 

20 covered livestock owned or leased by 

21 the eligible livestock producer, as de22 termined under subparagraph (C); or 

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1 capacity of the eligible grazing land of 

2 the eligible livestock producer. 

3 (ii) PARTIAL COMPENSATION.—In the 

4 case of an eligible livestock producer that 

5 sold or otherwise disposed of covered live6 stock due to drought conditions in 1 or 

7 both of the 2 production years immediately 

8 preceding the current production year, as 

9 determined by the Secretary, the payment 

10 rate shall be 80 percent of the payment 

11 rate otherwise calculated in accordance 

12 with clause (i). 

13 (C) MONTHLY FEED COST.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—The monthly feed 

15 cost shall equal the product obtained by 

16 multiplying— 

17 (I) 30 days; 

18 (II) a payment quantity that is 

19 equal to the feed grain equivalent, as 

20 determined under clause (ii); and 

21 (III) a payment rate that is equal 

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1 (ii) FEED GRAIN EQUIVALENT.—For 

2 purposes of clause (i)(II), the feed grain 

3 equivalent shall equal— 

4 (I) in the case of an adult beef 

5 cow, 15.7 pounds of corn per day; or 

6 (II) in the case of any other type 

7 of weight of livestock, an amount de8 termined by the Secretary that rep9 resents the average number of pounds 

10 of corn per day necessary to feed the 

11 livestock. 

12 (iii) CORN PRICE PER POUND.—For 

13 purposes of clause (i)(III), the corn price 

14 per pound shall equal the quotient ob15 tained by dividing— 

16 (I) the higher of— 

17 (aa) the national average 

18 corn price per bushel for the 12- 

19 month period immediately pre20 ceding March 1 of the year for 

21 which the disaster assistance is 

22 calculated; or 

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1 month period immediately pre2 ceding that March 1; by 

3 (II) 56. 

4 (D) NORMAL GRAZING PERIOD AND

5 DROUGHT MONITOR INTENSITY.— 

6 (i) FSA COUNTY COMMITTEE DETER7 MINATIONS.— 

8 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

9 shall determine the normal carrying 

10 capacity and normal grazing period 

11 for each type of grazing land or 

12 pastureland in the county served by 

13 the applicable committee. 

14 (II) CHANGES.—No change to 

15 the normal carrying capacity or nor16 mal grazing period established for a 

17 county under subclause (I) shall be 

18 made unless the change is requested 

19 by the appropriate State and county 

20 Farm Service Agency committees. 

21 (ii) DROUGHT INTENSITY.— 

22 (I) D2.—An eligible livestock 

23 producer that owns or leases grazing 

24 land or pastureland that is physically 

25 located in a county that is rated by 


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1 the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a 

2 D2 (severe drought) intensity in any 

3 area of the county for at least 8 con4 secutive weeks during the normal 

5 grazing period for the county, as de6 termined by the Secretary, shall be el7 igible to receive assistance under this 

8 paragraph in an amount equal to 1 

9 monthly payment using the monthly 

10 payment rate determined under sub11 paragraph (B). 

12 (II) D3.—An eligible livestock 

13 producer that owns or leases grazing 

14 land or pastureland that is physically 

15 located in a county that is rated by 

16 the U.S. Drought Monitor as having 

17 at least a D3 (extreme drought) in18 tensity in any area of the county at 

19 any time during the normal grazing 

20 period for the county, as determined 

21 by the Secretary, shall be eligible to 

22 receive assistance under this para23 graph— 

24 (aa) in an amount equal to 

25 3 monthly payments using the 


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1 monthly payment rate deter2 mined under subparagraph (B); 

3 (bb) if the county is rated as 

4 having a D3 (extreme drought) 

5 intensity in any area of the coun6 ty for at least 4 weeks during the 

7 normal grazing period for the 

8 county, or is rated as having a 

9 D4 (exceptional drought) inten10 sity in any area of the county at 

11 any time during the normal graz12 ing period, in an amount equal to 

13 4 monthly payments using the 

14 monthly payment rate deter15 mined under subparagraph (B); 

16 or 

17 (cc) if the county is rated as 

18 having a D4 (exceptional 

19 drought) intensity in any area of 

20 the county for at least 4 weeks 

21 during the normal grazing pe22 riod, in an amount equal to 5 

23 monthly payments using the 

24 monthly rate determined under 

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1 (4) ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO FIRE ON

2 PUBLIC MANAGED LAND.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible livestock 

4 producer may receive assistance under this 

5 paragraph only if— 

6 (i) the grazing losses occur on range7 land that is managed by a Federal agency; 

8 and 

9 (ii) the eligible livestock producer is 

10 prohibited by the Federal agency from 

11 grazing the normal permitted livestock on 

12 the managed rangeland due to a fire. 

13 (B) PAYMENT RATE.—The payment rate 

14 for assistance under this paragraph shall be 

15 equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for 

16 the total number of livestock covered by the 

17 Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer, 

18 as determined under paragraph (3)(C). 

19 (C) PAYMENT DURATION.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

21 (ii), an eligible livestock producer shall be 

22 eligible to receive assistance under this 

23 paragraph for the period— 

24 (I) beginning on the date on 

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1 eligible livestock producer from using 

2 the managed rangeland for grazing; 

3 and 

4 (II) ending on the last day of the 

5 Federal lease of the eligible livestock 

6 producer. 

7 (ii) LIMITATION.—An eligible livestock 

8 producer may only receive assistance under 

9 this paragraph for losses that occur on not 

10 more than 180 days per year. 

11 (5) NO DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS.—An eligible 

12 livestock producer may elect to receive assistance for 

13 grazing or pasture feed losses due to drought condi14 tions under paragraph (3) or fire under paragraph 

15 (4), but not both for the same loss, as determined 

16 by the Secretary. 

17 (d) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LIVESTOCK, 

18 HONEY BEES, AND FARM-RAISED FISH.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the fiscal years 

20 2012 through 2018, the Secretary shall use not 

21 more than $20,000,000 of the funds of the Com22 modity Credit Corporation to provide emergency re23 lief to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and 

24 farm-raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due 

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1 weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and 

2 wildfires, as determined by the Secretary, that are 

3 not covered under subsection (b) or (c). 

4 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 

5 under this subsection shall be used to reduce losses 

6 caused by feed or water shortages, disease, or other 

7 factors as determined by the Secretary. 

8 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds made 

9 available under this subsection shall remain available 

10 until expended. 

11 (e) TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

13 (A) ELIGIBLE ORCHARDIST.—The term 

14 ‘‘eligible orchardist’’ means a person that pro15 duces annual crops from trees for commercial 

16 purposes. 

17 (B) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘nat18 ural disaster’’ means plant disease, insect infes19 tation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, 

20 lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by 

21 the Secretary. 

22 (C) NURSERY TREE GROWER.—The term 

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1 mas trees for commercial sale, as determined by 

2 the Secretary. 

3 (D) TREE.—The term ‘‘tree’’ includes a 

4 tree, bush, and vine. 

5 (2) ELIGIBILITY.— 

6 (A) LOSS.—Subject to subparagraph (B), 

7 for each of the fiscal years 2012 through 2018, 

8 the Secretary shall use such sums as are nec9 essary of the funds of the Commodity Credit 

10 Corporation to provide assistance— 

11 (i) under paragraph (3) to eligible or12 chardists and nursery tree growers that 

13 planted trees for commercial purposes but 

14 lost the trees as a result of a natural dis15 aster, as determined by the Secretary; and 

16 (ii) under paragraph (3)(B) to eligible 

17 orchardists and nursery tree growers that 

18 have a production history for commercial 

19 purposes on planted or existing trees but 

20 lost the trees as a result of a natural dis21 aster, as determined by the Secretary. 

22 (B) LIMITATION.—An eligible orchardist 

23 or nursery tree grower shall qualify for assist24 ance under subparagraph (A) only if the tree 

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1 tree grower, as a result of damaging weather or 

2 related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted 

3 for normal mortality). 

4 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Subject to paragraph (4), 

5 the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible 

6 orchardists and nursery tree growers for losses de7 scribed in paragraph (2) shall consist of— 

8 (A)(i) reimbursement of 65 percent of the 

9 cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural 

10 disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in ex11 cess of 15 percent mortality (adjusted for nor12 mal mortality); or 

13 (ii) at the option of the Secretary, suffi14 cient seedlings to reestablish a stand; and 

15 (B) reimbursement of 50 percent of the 

16 cost of pruning, removal, and other costs in17 curred by an eligible orchardist or nursery tree 

18 grower to salvage existing trees or, in the case 

19 of tree mortality, to prepare the land to replant 

20 trees as a result of damage or tree mortality 

21 due to a natural disaster, as determined by the 

22 Secretary, in excess of 15 percent damage or 

23 mortality (adjusted for normal tree damage and 

24 mortality). 

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1 (A) DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL ENTITY AND

2 PERSON.—In this paragraph, the terms ‘‘legal 

3 entity’’ and ‘‘person’’ have the meaning given 

4 those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Se5 curity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)). 

6 (B) AMOUNT.—The total amount of pay7 ments received, directly or indirectly, by a per8 son or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or 

9 general partnership) under this subsection may 

10 not exceed $125,000 for any crop year, or an 

11 equivalent value in tree seedlings. 

12 (C) ACRES.—The total quantity of acres 

13 planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a 

14 person or legal entity shall be entitled to receive 

15 payments under this subsection may not exceed 

16 500 acres. 

17 (f) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.— 

18 (1) DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL ENTITY AND PER19 SON.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘legal entity’’ 

20 and ‘‘person’’ have the meaning given those terms in 

21 section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 

22 U.S.C. 1308(a)). 

23 (2) AMOUNT.—The total amount of disaster as24 sistance payments received, directly or indirectly, by 

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1 general partnership) under this section (excluding 

2 payments received under subsection (e)) may not ex3 ceed $125,000 for any crop year. 

4 (3) DIRECT ATTRIBUTION.—Subsections (e) 

5 and (f) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 

6 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) or any successor provisions 

7 relating to direct attribution shall apply with respect 

8 to assistance provided under this section. 

9 Subtitle F—Administration 

10 SEC. 1601. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY. 

11 (a) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 

12 The Secretary of Agriculture shall use the funds, facilities, 

13 and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 

14 carry out this title. 

15 (b) DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.—A deter16 mination made by the Secretary under this title shall be 

17 final and conclusive. 

18 (c) REGULATIONS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro20 vided in this subsection, not later than 90 days after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 

22 the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, 

23 shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary 

24 to implement this title and the amendments made by 

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1 (2) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the reg2 ulations and administration of this title and the 

3 amendments made by this title and sections 11003 

4 and 11016 of this Act shall be made without regard 

5 to— 

6 (A) the notice and comment provisions of 

7 section 553 of title 5, United States Code; 

8 (B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

9 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Re10 duction Act’’); and 

11 (C) the Statement of Policy of the Sec12 retary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 

13 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of 

14 proposed rulemaking and public participation in 

15 rulemaking. 

16 (3) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE17 MAKING.—In carrying out this subsection, the Sec18 retary shall use the authority provided under section 

19 808 of title 5, United States Code. 

20 (d) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY RELATED TO TRADE

21 AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE.— 

22 (1) REQUIRED DETERMINATION; ADJUST23 MENT.—If the Secretary determines that expendi24 tures under this title that are subject to the total al25 lowable domestic support levels under the Uruguay 


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1 Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the 

2 Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)) 

3 will exceed the allowable levels for any applicable re4 porting period, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 

5 extent practicable, make adjustments in the amount 

6 of the expenditures during that period to ensure that 

7 the expenditures do not exceed the allowable levels. 

8 (2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Before 

9 making any adjustment under paragraph (1), the 

10 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri11 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

13 of the Senate a report describing the determination 

14 made under that paragraph and the extent of the 

15 adjustment to be made. 

16 SEC. 1602. SUSPENSION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT 

17 AUTHORITY. 

18 (a) AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.— 

19 The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment 

20 Act of 1938 shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 

21 2018 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 

22 1104), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to 

23 milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment 

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1 (1) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III 

2 (7 U.S.C. 1326 et seq.). 

3 (2) In the case of upland cotton, section 377 (7 

4 U.S.C. 1377). 

5 (3) Subtitle D of title III (7 U.S.C. 1379a et 

6 seq.). 

7 (4) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). 

8 (b) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.—The following 

9 provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 shall not be ap10 plicable to the 2013 through 2018 crops of covered com11 modities (as defined in section 1104), cotton, and sugar 

12 and shall not be applicable to milk during the period be13 ginning on the date of enactment of this Act and through 

14 December 31, 2018: 

15 (1) Section 101 (7 U.S.C. 1441). 

16 (2) Section 103(a) (7 U.S.C. 1444(a)). 

17 (3) Section 105 (7 U.S.C. 1444b). 

18 (4) Section 107 (7 U.S.C. 1445a). 

19 (5) Section 110 (7 U.S.C. 1445e). 

20 (6) Section 112 (7 U.S.C. 1445g). 

21 (7) Section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k). 

22 (8) Section 201 (7 U.S.C. 1446). 

23 (9) Title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.). 


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1 (10) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), other 

2 than sections 404, 412, and 416 (7 U.S.C. 1424, 

3 1429, and 1431). 

4 (11) Title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.). 

5 (12) Title VI (7 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). 

6 (c) SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN QUOTA PROVISIONS.— 

7 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution relating 

8 to corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricul9 tural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended’’, approved 

10 May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330, 1340), shall not be applica11 ble to the crops of wheat planted for harvest in the cal12 endar years 2014 through 2018. 

13 SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food Security 

15 Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking sub16 sections (b) and (c) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR COVERED COM18 MODITIES (OTHER THAN PEANUTS).— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total amount of pay20 ments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or 

21 legal entity (except a joint venture or general part22 nership) for any crop year under section 1101(c) of 

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1 tion 1107 of such Act (other than peanuts) may not 

2 exceed $125,000. 

3 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS

4 RELATED TO UPLAND COTTON.—The total amount 

5 of direct payments received, directly or indirectly, by 

6 a person or legal entity (except a joint venture or a 

7 general partnership) for each of the 2014 and 2015 

8 crop years under section 1101(c) of the Federal Ag9 riculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 

10 may not exceed $40,000. 

11 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR PEANUTS.— 

12 The total amount of payments received, directly or indi13 rectly, by a person or legal entity (except a joint venture 

14 or general partnership) for any crop year under subtitle 

15 A of title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

16 Management Act of 2013 for peanuts may not exceed 

17 $125,000.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) Section 1001(f) of the Food Security Act of 

20 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 

21 title XII’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (5)(A) 

22 and (6)(A) and inserting ‘‘, title I of the Federal Ag23 riculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 

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1 (2) Section 1001C(a) of the Food Security Act 

2 of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3(a)) is amended by insert3 ing ‘‘title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and 

4 Risk Management Act of 2013,’’ after ‘‘2008,’’. 

5 (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 

6 section shall apply beginning with the 2014 crop year. 

7 SEC. 1604. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION. 

8 (a) LIMITATIONS AND COVERED BENEFITS.—Section 

9 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 

10 1308–3a(b)) is amended— 

11 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LIM12 ITATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMITATIONS ON COM13 MODITY AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS’’; 

14 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in15 serting the following new paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

17 provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not 

18 be eligible to receive any benefit described in para19 graph (2) during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as 

20 appropriate, if the average adjusted gross income of 

21 the person or legal entity exceeds $950,000. 

22 ‘‘(2) COVERED BENEFITS.—Paragraph (1) ap23 plies with respect to a payment or benefit under sub24 title A, B, or E of title I, or title II of the Federal 

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1 2013, title II of the Farm Security and Rural In2 vestment Act of 2002, title II of the Food, Con3 servation, and Energy Act of 2008, title XII of the 

4 Food Security Act of 1985, section 524(b) of the 

5 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)), or 

6 section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

7 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).’’. 

8 (b) ELIMINATION OF UNUSED DEFINITIONS.—Para9 graph (1) of section 1001D(a) of the Food Security Act 

10 of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(a)) is amended to read as fol11 lows: 

12 ‘‘(1) AVERAGE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—In 

13 this section, the term ‘average adjusted gross in14 come’, with respect to a person or legal entity, 

15 means the average of the adjusted gross income or 

16 comparable measure of the person or legal entity 

17 over the 3 taxable years preceding the most imme18 diately preceding complete taxable year, as deter19 mined by the Secretary.’’. 

20 (c) INCOME DETERMINATION.—Section 1001D of the 

21 Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

24 (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and 

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1 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1001D of 

2 the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B) 

6 of’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘, the average adjusted 

8 gross farm income, and the average adjusted 

9 gross nonfarm income’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘, average 

11 adjusted gross farm income, and average adjusted 

12 gross nonfarm income’’ both places it appears; 

13 (3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by sub14 section (c)(2) of this section)— 

15 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, aver16 age adjusted gross farm income, and average 

17 adjusted gross nonfarm income’’ both places it 

18 appears; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para20 graphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by sub23 section (c)(2) of this section)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(C) and 

2 (2)(B) of subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 section (b)(2)’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘, average adjusted gross 

5 farm income, or average adjusted gross non6 farm income’’. 

7 (e) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Subsection (e) of section 

8 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308– 

9 3a), as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section, 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘2009 through 2012’’ and insert11 ing ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 

12 (f) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.—Section 

13 1001(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) 

14 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 

15 following: ‘‘or title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform 

16 and Risk Management Act of 2013’’. 

17 (g) TRANSITION.—Section 1001D of the Food Secu18 rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-3a), as in effect on the 

19 day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 

20 apply with respect to the 2013 crop, fiscal, or program 

21 year, as appropriate, for each program described in para22 graphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b) of that section 

23 (as so in effect on that day). 


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1 SEC. 1605. GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS 

2 AND RANCHERS. 

3 Section 1621(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En4 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792(d)) is amended by strik5 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

6 SEC. 1606. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS FOR DEFI7 CIENCIES. 

8 Section 164 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

9 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7284) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘and title I of the Food, Conservation, and En11 ergy Act of 2008’’ each place it appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

13 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), and title I of the Federal 

14 Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013’’. 

15 SEC. 1607. PREVENTION OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS RE16 CEIVING PAYMENTS UNDER FARM COM17 MODITY PROGRAMS. 

18 (a) RECONCILIATION.—At least twice each year, the 

19 Secretary shall reconcile social security numbers of all in20 dividuals who receive payments under this title, whether 

21 directly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Se22 curity to determined if the individuals are alive. 

23 (b) PRECLUSION.—The Secretary shall preclude the 

24 issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased indi25 viduals that were not eligible for payments. 


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1 SEC. 1608. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

2 (a) MISSING PUNCTUATION.—Section 359f(c)(1)(B) 

3 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 

4 1359ff(c)(1)(B)) is amended by adding a period at the 

5 end. 

6 (b) ERRONEOUS CROSS REFERENCE.— 

7 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 1603(g) of the 

8 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public 

9 Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1739) is amended in para10 graphs (2) through (6) and the amendments made 

11 by those paragraphs by striking ‘‘1703(a)’’ each 

12 place it appears and inserting ‘‘1603(a)’’. 

13 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

14 amendments made by this subsection take effect as 

15 if included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

16 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651). 

17 (c) CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS

18 GENERAL PROVISION.—Section 767 of division A of Pub19 lic Law 108–7 (7 U.S.C. 7911 note; 117 Stat. 48) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘sections 1101 and 1102 of 

23 Public Law 107–171’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A 

24 of title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘such section 1102’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘such subtitle’’; and 

3 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

4 following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(b) This section, as amended by section 1608(c) of 

6 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 

7 Act of 2013, shall take effect beginning with the 2014 

8 crop year.’’. 

9 SEC. 1609. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 8(g) of 

11 the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 

12 U.S.C. 590h(g)), relating to assignment of payments, shall 

13 apply to payments made under this title. 

14 (b) NOTICE.—The producer making the assignment, 

15 or the assignee, shall provide the Secretary with notice, 

16 in such manner as the Secretary may require, of any as17 signment made under this section. 

18 SEC. 1610. TRACKING OF BENEFITS. 

19 As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, the Secretary may track the benefits provided, 

21 directly or indirectly, to individuals and entities under ti22 tles I and II and the amendments made by those titles. 

23 SEC. 1611. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this title and title 

25 II and amendments made by those titles, if the Secretary 


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1 approves a document, the Secretary shall not subsequently 

2 determine the document is inadequate or invalid because 

3 of the lack of authority of any person signing the docu4 ment on behalf of the applicant or any other individual, 

5 entity, general partnership, or joint venture, or the docu6 ments relied upon were determined inadequate or invalid, 

7 unless the person signing the program document know8 ingly and willfully falsified the evidence of signature au9 thority or a signature. 

10 (b) AFFIRMATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro12 hibits the Secretary from asking a proper party to 

13 affirm any document that otherwise would be consid14 ered approved under subsection (a). 

15 (2) NO RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—A denial of 

16 benefits based on a lack of affirmation under para17 graph (1) shall not be retroactive with respect to 

18 third-party producers who were not the subject of 

19 the erroneous representation of authority, if the 

20 third-party producers— 

21 (A) relied on the prior approval by the Sec22 retary of the documents in good faith; and 

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1 SEC. 1612. IMPLEMENTATION. 

2 (a) STREAMLINING.—In implementing this title, the 

3 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 

4 (1) seek to reduce administrative burdens and 

5 costs to producers by streamlining and reducing pa6 perwork, forms, and other administrative require7 ments; 

8 (2) improve coordination, information sharing, 

9 and administrative work with the Risk Management 

10 Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation 

11 Service; and 

12 (3) take advantage of new technologies to en13 hance efficiency and effectiveness of program deliv14 ery to producers. 

15 (b) MAINTENANCE OF BASE ACRES AND PAYMENT

16 YIELDS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall main18 tain through September 30, 2018, for each covered 

19 commodity and upland cotton, base acres and pay20 ment yields on a farm established under— 

21 (A)(i) in the case of covered commodities 

22 and upland cotton, sections 1101 and 1102 of 

23 the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

24 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911, 7912); and 

25 (ii) in the case of peanuts, section 1302 of 

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1 (B)(i) in the case of covered commodities 

2 and upland cotton, sections 1101 and 1102 of 

3 the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

4 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711, 8712); and 

5 (ii) in the case of peanuts, section 1302 of 

6 that Act (7 U.S.C. 8752). 

7 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONG GRAIN AND ME8 DIUM GRAIN RICE.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

10 maintain separate base acres for long grain rice 

11 and medium grain rice. 

12 (B) LIMITATION.—In carrying out this 

13 paragraph, the Secretary shall use the same 

14 total base acres and payment yields established 

15 with respect to rice under sections 1108 of the 

16 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

17 U.S.C. 8718), as in effect on the day before the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, subject to any 

19 adjustment under section 1105. 

20 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall make 

21 available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this 

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1 TITLE II—CONSERVATION 

2 Subtitle A—Conservation Reserve 

3 Program 

4 SEC. 2001. EXTENSION AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS 

5 OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 

6 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1231(a) of the Food Secu7 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by strik8 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

9 (b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1231(b) of the Food 

10 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the date 

12 of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

13 Act of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the enact14 ment of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

15 Management Act of 2013’’; 

16 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 

17 paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 

18 (3) by inserting before paragraph (4) the fol19 lowing new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(3) grasslands that— 

21 ‘‘(A) contain forbs or shrubland (including 

22 improved rangeland and pastureland) for which 

23 grazing is the predominant use; 

24 ‘‘(B) are located in an area historically 

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1 ‘‘(C) could provide habitat for animal and 

2 plant populations of significant ecological value 

3 if the land is retained in its current use or re4 stored to a natural condition;’’; 

5 (4) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking 

6 ‘‘filterstrips devoted to trees or shrubs’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘filterstrips or riparian buffers devoted to trees, 

8 shrubs, or grasses’’; and 

9 (5) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(5) the portion of land in a field not enrolled 

12 in the conservation reserve in a case in which— 

13 ‘‘(A) more than 50 percent of the land in 

14 the field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, or 

15 more than 75 percent of the land in the field 

16 is enrolled as a conservation practice other than 

17 as a buffer or filterstrip; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the remainder of the field is— 

19 ‘‘(i) infeasible to farm; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) enrolled at regular rental rates.’’. 

21 (c) PLANTING STATUS OF CERTAIN LAND.—Section 

22 1231(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

23 3831(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows 

24 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘if, during 

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1 (d) ENROLLMENT.—Subsection (d) of section 1231 

2 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is 

3 amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(d) ENROLLMENT.— 

5 ‘‘(1) MAXIMUM ACREAGE ENROLLED.—The 

6 Secretary may maintain in the conservation reserve 

7 at any one time during— 

8 ‘‘(A) fiscal year 2014, no more than 

9 27,500,000 acres; 

10 ‘‘(B) fiscal year 2015, no more than 

11 26,000,000 acres; 

12 ‘‘(C) fiscal year 2016, no more than 

13 25,000,000 acres; 

14 ‘‘(D) fiscal year 2017, no more than 

15 24,000,000 acres; and 

16 ‘‘(E) fiscal year 2018, no more than 

17 24,000,000 acres. 

18 ‘‘(2) GRASSLANDS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—For purposes of apply20 ing the limitations in paragraph (1), no more 

21 than 2,000,000 acres of the land described in 

22 subsection (b)(3) may be enrolled in the pro23 gram at any one time during the 2014 through 

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1 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In enrolling acres under 

2 subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give pri3 ority to land with expiring conservation reserve 

4 program contracts. 

5 ‘‘(C) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.—In en6 rolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Sec7 retary shall make the program available to own8 ers or operators of eligible land on a continuous 

9 enrollment basis with one or more ranking peri10 ods.’’. 

11 (e) DURATION OF CONTRACT.—Section 1231(e) of 

12 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is 

13 amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting 

14 the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN LAND.—In 

16 the case of land devoted to hardwood trees, 

17 shelterbelts, windbreaks, or wildlife corridors under 

18 a contract entered into under this subchapter, the 

19 owner or operator of the land may, within the limita20 tions prescribed under paragraph (1), specify the du21 ration of the contract.’’. 

22 (f) CONSERVATION PRIORITY AREAS.—Section 

23 1231(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘watershed 

2 areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region, the Great 

3 Lakes Region, the Long Island Sound Region, and 

4 other’’; 

5 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘WATER6 SHEDS.—Watersheds’’ and inserting ‘‘AREAS.— 

7 Areas’’; and 

8 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a watershed’s 

9 designation—’’ and all that follows through the pe10 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘an area’s designation 

11 if the Secretary finds that the area no longer con12 tains actual and significant adverse water quality or 

13 habitat impacts related to agricultural production 

14 activities.’’. 

15 SEC. 2002. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM. 

16 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food 

17 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

20 and 

21 (2) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

22 farmable wetland program’’. 

23 (b) ELIGIBLE ACREAGE.—Section 1231B(b)(1)(B) of 

24 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 crop agriculture drainage system’’ and inserting ‘‘surface 

2 and subsurface flow from row crop agricultural produc3 tion’’. 

4 (c) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—Section 1231B(c)(1)(B) 

5 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

6 3831b(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘1,000,000’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘750,000’’. 

8 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 

9 1231B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

10 3831b) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘FARMABLE WET11 LAND PROGRAM’’. 

12 SEC. 2003. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS. 

13 (a) LIMITATION ON HARVESTING, GRAZING, OR COM14 MERCIAL USE OF FORAGE.—Section 1232(a)(8) of the 

15 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(8)) is 

16 amended by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that follows 

17 through the semicolon at the end of the paragraph and 

18 inserting ‘‘except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of 

19 section 1233;’’. 

20 (b) CONSERVATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Sub21 section (b) of section 1232 of the Food Security Act of 

22 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(b) CONSERVATION PLANS.—The plan referred to 

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1 ‘‘(1) the conservation measures and practices to 

2 be carried out by the owner or operator during the 

3 term of the contract; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the commercial use, if any, to be permitted 

5 on the land during the term.’’. 

6 (c) RENTAL PAYMENT REDUCTION.—Section 1232 

7 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832) is 

8 amended by striking subsection (d). 

9 SEC. 2004. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

10 Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

11 U.S.C. 3833) is amended to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 1233. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

13 ‘‘(a) COST-SHARE AND RENTAL PAYMENTS.—In re14 turn for a contract entered into by an owner or operator 

15 under the conservation reserve program, the Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) share the cost of carrying out the con18 servation measures and practices set forth in the 

19 contract for which the Secretary determines that 

20 cost sharing is appropriate and in the public inter21 est; and 

22 ‘‘(2) for a period of years not in excess of the 

23 term of the contract, pay an annual rental payment 

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1 ‘‘(A) the conversion of highly erodible crop2 land or other eligible lands normally devoted to 

3 the production of an agricultural commodity on 

4 a farm or ranch to a less intensive use; 

5 ‘‘(B) the retirement of any base history 

6 that the owner or operator agrees to retire per7 manently; and 

8 ‘‘(C) the development and management of 

9 grasslands for multiple natural resource con10 servation benefits, including to soil, water, air, 

11 and wildlife. 

12 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES PERMITTED.—The Sec13 retary shall permit certain activities or commercial uses 

14 of land that is subject to a contract under the conservation 

15 reserve program in a manner that is consistent with a plan 

16 approved by the Secretary, as follows: 

17 ‘‘(1) Harvesting, grazing, or other commercial 

18 use of the forage in response to a drought or other 

19 emergency created by a natural disaster, without 

20 any reduction in the rental rate. 

21 ‘‘(2) Consistent with the conservation of soil, 

22 water quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat 

23 during nesting seasons for birds in the area), and in 

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1 in the annual rental rate for the acres covered by 

2 the authorized activity— 

3 ‘‘(A) managed harvesting and other com4 mercial use (including the managed harvesting 

5 of biomass), except that in permitting managed 

6 harvesting, the Secretary, in coordination with 

7 the State technical committee— 

8 ‘‘(i) shall develop appropriate vegeta9 tion management requirements; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) shall identify periods during 

11 which managed harvesting may be con12 ducted, such that the frequency is not 

13 more than once every three years; 

14 ‘‘(B) routine grazing or prescribed grazing 

15 for the control of invasive species, except that 

16 in permitting such routine grazing or prescribed 

17 grazing, the Secretary, in coordination with the 

18 State technical committee— 

19 ‘‘(i) shall develop appropriate vegeta20 tion management requirements and stock21 ing rates for the land that are suitable for 

22 continued routine grazing; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) shall identify the periods during 

24 which routine grazing may be conducted, 

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1 once every two years, taking into consider2 ation regional differences such as— 

3 ‘‘(I) climate, soil type, and nat4 ural resources; 

5 ‘‘(II) the number of years that 

6 should be required between routine 

7 grazing activities; and 

8 ‘‘(III) how often during a year in 

9 which routine grazing is permitted 

10 that routine grazing should be allowed 

11 to occur; and 

12 ‘‘(C) the installation of wind turbines and 

13 associated access, except that in permitting the 

14 installation of wind turbines, the Secretary shall 

15 determine the number and location of wind tur16 bines that may be installed, taking into ac17 count— 

18 ‘‘(i) the location, size, and other phys19 ical characteristics of the land; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the extent to which the land con21 tains wildlife and wildlife habitat; and 

22 ‘‘(iii) the purposes of the conservation 

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1 duction on lands adjacent to the buffer such that the 

2 permitted use does not destroy the permanent vege3 tative cover. 

4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ON GRASSLANDS.— 

5 For eligible land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Sec6 retary shall permit the following activities: 

7 ‘‘(1) Common grazing practices, including 

8 maintenance and necessary cultural practices, on the 

9 land in a manner that is consistent with maintaining 

10 the viability of grassland, forb, and shrub species ap11 propriate to that locality. 

12 ‘‘(2) Haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed 

13 production, subject to appropriate restrictions dur14 ing the nesting season for critical bird species in the 

15 area. 

16 ‘‘(3) Fire presuppression, fire-related rehabilita17 tion, and construction of fire breaks. 

18 ‘‘(4) Grazing-related activities, such as fencing 

19 and livestock watering. 

20 ‘‘(d) RESOURCE CONSERVING USE.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 

22 is 1 year before the date of termination of a contract 

23 under the program, the Secretary shall allow an 

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1 improvements that facilitate maintaining protection 

2 of enrolled land after expiration of the contract. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION PLAN.—The Secretary 

4 shall require an owner or operator carrying out the 

5 activities described in paragraph (1) to develop and 

6 implement a conservation plan. 

7 ‘‘(3) RE-ENROLLMENT PROHIBITED.—Land im8 proved under paragraph (1) may not be re-enrolled 

9 in the conservation reserve program for 5 years after 

10 the date of termination of the contract.’’. 

11 SEC. 2005. PAYMENTS. 

12 (a) TREES, WINDBREAKS, SHELTERBELTS, AND

13 WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—Section 1234(b)(3)(A) of the 

14 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)(3)(A)) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 

17 semicolon; 

18 (2) by striking clause (ii); and 

19 (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 

20 (b) ANNUAL RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(c) 

21 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or other eli24 gible lands’’ after ‘‘highly erodible cropland’’ both 

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1 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

2 following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) METHODS OF DETERMINATION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts payable 

5 to owners or operators in the form of rental 

6 payments under contracts entered into under 

7 this subchapter may be determined through— 

8 ‘‘(i) the submission of bids for such 

9 contracts by owners and operators in such 

10 manner as the Secretary may prescribe; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) such other means as the Sec12 retary determines are appropriate. 

13 ‘‘(B) GRASSLANDS.—In the case of eligible 

14 land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Sec15 retary shall make annual payments in an 

16 amount that is not more than 75 percent of the 

17 grazing value of the land covered by the con18 tract.’’. 

19 (c) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.—Subsection (d) of section 

20 1234 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834) 

21 is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(d) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro24 vided in this section, payments under this sub25 chapter shall be made in cash in such amount and 


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1 on such time schedule as is agreed on and specified 

2 in the contract. 

3 ‘‘(2) ADVANCE PAYMENT.—Payments under 

4 this subchapter may be made in advance of deter5 mination of performance.’’. 

6 (d) PAYMENT LIMITATION.—Section 1234(f) of the 

7 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(f)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, including 

10 rental payments made in the form of in-kind com11 modities,’’; 

12 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 

13 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para14 graph (2). 

15 SEC. 2006. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

16 (a) EARLY TERMINATION BY OWNER OR OPER17 ATOR.—Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

18 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and in21 serting ‘‘During fiscal year 2014, the Sec22 retary’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘before January 1, 1995,’’; 

24 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 

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1 ‘‘(C) Land devoted to hardwood trees. 

2 ‘‘(D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habi3 tat, pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buff4 er, wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife 

5 enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, 

6 and rare and declining habitat. 

7 ‘‘(E) Farmable wetland and restored wet8 land. 

9 ‘‘(F) Land that contains diversions, ero10 sion control structures, flood control structures, 

11 contour grass strips, living snow fences, salinity 

12 reducing vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and 

13 sediment retention structures. 

14 ‘‘(G) Land located within a federally-des15 ignated wellhead protection area. 

16 ‘‘(H) Land that is covered by an easement 

17 under the conservation reserve program. 

18 ‘‘(I) Land located within an average width, 

19 according to the applicable Natural Resources 

20 Conservation Service field office technical guide, 

21 of a perennial stream or permanent water 

22 body.’’; and 

23 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘60 days after 

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1 notice required under paragraph (1)(C)’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘upon approval by the Secretary’’. 

3 (b) TRANSITION OPTION FOR CERTAIN FARMERS OR

4 RANCHERS.—Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 

5 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

8 (A), by striking ‘‘DUTIES’’ and all that follows 

9 through ‘‘a beginning farmer’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘TRANSITION TO COVERED FARMER OR RANCH11 ER.—In the case of a contract modification ap12 proved in order to facilitate the transfer of land 

13 subject to a contract from a retired farmer or 

14 rancher to a beginning farmer’’; 

15 (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 

16 including preparing to plant an agricultural 

17 crop’’ after ‘‘improvements’’; 

18 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the 

19 farmer or rancher’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered 

20 farmer or rancher’’; and 

21 (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘sec22 tion 1001A(b)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘requirement 

2 of section 1231(h)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘option pur3 suant to section 1234(c)(2)(A)(ii)’’. 

4 (c) FINAL YEAR CONTRACT.—Section 1235 of the 

5 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new subsections: 

7 ‘‘(g) FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT.—The Secretary 

8 shall not consider an owner or operator to be in violation 

9 of a term or condition of the conservation reserve contract 

10 if— 

11 ‘‘(1) during the year prior to expiration of the 

12 contract, the land is enrolled in the conservation 

13 stewardship program; and 

14 ‘‘(2) the activity required under the conserva15 tion stewardship program pursuant to such enroll16 ment is consistent with this subchapter. 

17 ‘‘(h) LAND ENROLLED IN AGRICULTURAL CON18 SERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary may 

19 terminate or modify a contract entered into under this 

20 subchapter if eligible land that is subject to such contract 

21 is transferred into the agricultural conservation easement 

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1 SEC. 2007. CONVERSION OF LAND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT 

2 TO OTHER CONSERVING USES. 

3 Section 1235A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

4 U.S.C. 3835a) is repealed. 

5 SEC. 2008. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 

7 subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 2013, except the 

8 amendment made by section 2001(d), which shall take ef9 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 (b) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), the amendments made by this subtitle 

13 shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract 

14 entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under 

15 subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII 

16 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 

17 et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any payments re18 quired to be made in connection with the contract. 

19 (2) UPDATING OF EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

20 Secretary shall permit an owner or operator of land 

21 subject to a contract entered into under subchapter 

22 B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 

23 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) be24 fore October 1, 2013, to update the contract to re25 flect the activities and uses of land under contract 

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1 1233(b) of that Act (as amended by section 2004), 

2 as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

3 Subtitle B—Conservation 

4 Stewardship Program 

5 SEC. 2101. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

6 (a) REVISION OF CURRENT PROGRAM.—Subchapter 

7 B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu8 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is amended 

9 to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘Subchapter B—Conservation Stewardship 

11 Program 

12 ‘‘SEC. 1238D. DEFINITIONS. 

13 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

14 ‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL OPERATION.—The term 

15 ‘agricultural operation’ means all eligible land, 

16 whether or not contiguous, that is— 

17 ‘‘(A) under the effective control of a pro18 ducer at the time the producer enters into a 

19 contract under the program; and 

20 ‘‘(B) operated with equipment, labor, man21 agement, and production or cultivation prac22 tices that are substantially separate from other 

23 agricultural operations, as determined by the 

24 Secretary. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘conserva2 tion activities’ means conservation systems, 

3 practices, or management measures. 

4 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘conserva5 tion activities’ includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) structural measures, vegetative 

7 measures, and land management measures, 

8 including agriculture drainage manage9 ment systems, as determined by the Sec10 retary; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) planning needed to address a pri12 ority resource concern. 

13 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PLAN.— 

14 The term ‘conservation stewardship plan’ means a 

15 plan that— 

16 ‘‘(A) identifies and inventories priority re17 source concerns; 

18 ‘‘(B) establishes benchmark data and con19 servation objectives; 

20 ‘‘(C) describes conservation activities to be 

21 implemented, managed, or improved; and 

22 ‘‘(D) includes a schedule and evaluation 

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1 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

3 land’ means— 

4 ‘‘(i) private or tribal land on which 

5 agricultural commodities, livestock, or for6 est-related products are produced; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) lands associated with the land 

8 described in clause (i) on which priority re9 source concerns could be addressed 

10 through a contract under the program. 

11 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible 

12 land’ includes— 

13 ‘‘(i) cropland; 

14 ‘‘(ii) grassland; 

15 ‘‘(iii) rangeland; 

16 ‘‘(iv) pasture land; 

17 ‘‘(v) nonindustrial private forest land; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(vi) other agricultural areas (includ20 ing cropped woodland, marshes, and agri21 cultural land used or capable of being used 

22 for the production of livestock), as deter23 mined by the Secretary. 

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1 source concern or problem, as determined by the 

2 Secretary, that— 

3 ‘‘(A) is identified at the national, State, or 

4 local level as a priority for a particular area of 

5 a State; 

6 ‘‘(B) represents a significant concern in a 

7 State or region; and 

8 ‘‘(C) is likely to be addressed successfully 

9 through the implementation of conservation ac10 tivities under this program. 

11 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

12 the conservation stewardship program established by 

13 this subchapter. 

14 ‘‘(7) STEWARDSHIP THRESHOLD.—The term 

15 ‘stewardship threshold’ means the level of manage16 ment required, as determined by the Secretary, to 

17 conserve and improve the quality and condition of a 

18 natural resource. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 1238E. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

20 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—During each 

21 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall 

22 carry out a conservation stewardship program to encour23 age producers to address priority resource concerns in a 

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1 ‘‘(1) by undertaking additional conservation ac2 tivities; and 

3 ‘‘(2) by improving, maintaining, and managing 

4 existing conservation activities. 

5 ‘‘(b) EXCLUSIONS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) LAND ENROLLED IN OTHER CONSERVA7 TION PROGRAMS.—Subject to paragraph (2), the fol8 lowing land (even if covered by the definition of eli9 gible land) is not eligible for enrollment in the pro10 gram: 

11 ‘‘(A) Land enrolled in the conservation re12 serve program, unless— 

13 ‘‘(i) the conservation reserve contract 

14 will expire at the end of the fiscal year in 

15 which the land is to be enrolled in the pro16 gram; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) conservation reserve program 

18 payments for land enrolled in the program 

19 cease before the first program payment is 

20 made to the applicant under this sub21 chapter. 

22 ‘‘(B) Land enrolled in a wetland easement 

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1 ‘‘(C) Land enrolled in the conservation se2 curity program. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONVERSION TO CROPLAND.—Eligible 

4 land used for crop production after October 1, 2013, 

5 that had not been planted, considered to be planted, 

6 or devoted to crop production for at least 4 of the 

7 6 years preceding that date shall not be the basis for 

8 any payment under the program, unless the land 

9 does not meet the requirement because— 

10 ‘‘(A) the land had previously been enrolled 

11 in the conservation reserve program; 

12 ‘‘(B) the land has been maintained using 

13 long-term crop rotation practices, as determined 

14 by the Secretary; or 

15 ‘‘(C) the land is incidental land needed for 

16 efficient operation of the farm or ranch, as de17 termined by the Secretary. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1238F. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS. 

19 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.—To be eli20 gible to participate in the conservation stewardship pro21 gram, a producer shall submit to the Secretary a contract 

22 offer for the agricultural operation that— 

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1 tract offer, meets or exceeds the stewardship thresh2 old for at least 2 priority resource concerns; and 

3 ‘‘(2) would, at a minimum, meet or exceed the 

4 stewardship threshold for at least 1 additional pri5 ority resource concern by the end of the stewardship 

6 contract by— 

7 ‘‘(A) installing and adopting additional 

8 conservation activities; and 

9 ‘‘(B) improving, maintaining, and man10 aging existing conservation activities across the 

11 entire agricultural operation in a manner that 

12 increases or extends the conservation benefits in 

13 place at the time the contract offer is accepted 

14 by the Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) RANKING OF APPLICATIONS.—In evalu17 ating contract offers submitted under subsection (a), 

18 the Secretary shall rank applications based on— 

19 ‘‘(A) the level of conservation treatment on 

20 all applicable priority resource concerns at the 

21 time of application; 

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1 ‘‘(C) the number of applicable priority re2 source concerns proposed to be treated to meet 

3 or exceed the stewardship threshold by the end 

4 of the contract; 

5 ‘‘(D) the extent to which other priority re6 source concerns will be addressed to meet or ex7 ceed the stewardship threshold by the end of 

8 the contract period; 

9 ‘‘(E) the extent to which the actual and 

10 anticipated conservation benefits from the con11 tract are provided at the least cost relative to 

12 other similarly beneficial contract offers; and 

13 ‘‘(F) the extent to which priority resource 

14 concerns will be addressed when transitioning 

15 from the conservation reserve program to agri16 cultural production. 

17 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not as18 sign a higher priority to any application because the 

19 applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than 

20 the applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive. 

21 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary 

22 may develop and use such additional criteria that 

23 the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure 

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1 ‘‘(c) ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS.—After a deter2 mination that a producer is eligible for the program under 

3 subsection (a), and a determination that the contract offer 

4 ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria under 

5 subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into a conserva6 tion stewardship contract with the producer to enroll the 

7 eligible land to be covered by the contract. 

8 ‘‘(d) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) TERM.—A conservation stewardship con10 tract shall be for a term of 5 years. 

11 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED PROVISIONS.—The conservation 

12 stewardship contract of a producer shall— 

13 ‘‘(A) state the amount of the payment the 

14 Secretary agrees to make to the producer for 

15 each year of the conservation stewardship con16 tract under section 1238G(d); 

17 ‘‘(B) require the producer— 

18 ‘‘(i) to implement a conservation stew19 ardship plan that describes the program 

20 purposes to be achieved through 1 or more 

21 conservation activities; 

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1 stewardship plan and any other require2 ments of the program; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) not to conduct any activities on 

4 the agricultural operation that would tend 

5 to defeat the purposes of the program; 

6 ‘‘(C) permit all economic uses of the eligi7 ble land that— 

8 ‘‘(i) maintain the agricultural nature 

9 of the land; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) are consistent with the conserva11 tion purposes of the conservation steward12 ship contract; 

13 ‘‘(D) include a provision to ensure that a 

14 producer shall not be considered in violation of 

15 the contract for failure to comply with the con16 tract due to circumstances beyond the control 

17 of the producer, including a disaster or related 

18 condition, as determined by the Secretary; 

19 ‘‘(E) include provisions requiring that 

20 upon the violation of a term or condition of the 

21 contract at any time the producer has control 

22 of the land— 

23 ‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that 

24 the violation warrants termination of the 

25 contract— 


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1 ‘‘(I) the producer shall forfeit all 

2 rights to receive payments under the 

3 contract; and 

4 ‘‘(II) the producer shall refund 

5 all or a portion of the payments re6 ceived by the producer under the con7 tract, including any interest on the 

8 payments, as determined by the Sec9 retary; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines that 

11 the violation does not warrant termination 

12 of the contract, the producer shall refund 

13 or accept adjustments to the payments 

14 provided to the producer, as the Secretary 

15 determines to be appropriate; 

16 ‘‘(F) include provisions in accordance with 

17 paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section; and 

18 ‘‘(G) include any additional provisions the 

19 Secretary determines are necessary to carry out 

20 the program. 

21 ‘‘(3) CHANGE OF INTEREST IN LAND SUBJECT

22 TO A CONTRACT.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the time of appli24 cation, a producer shall have control of the eli25 gible land to be enrolled in the program. Except 


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1 as provided in subparagraph (B), a change in 

2 the interest of a producer in eligible land cov3 ered by a contract under the program shall re4 sult in the termination of the contract with re5 gard to that land. 

6 ‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF DUTIES AND

7 RIGHTS.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 

8 if— 

9 ‘‘(i) within a reasonable period of time 

10 (as determined by the Secretary) after the 

11 date of the change in the interest in eligi12 ble land covered by a contract under the 

13 program, the transferee of the land pro14 vides written notice to the Secretary that 

15 all duties and rights under the contract 

16 have been transferred to, and assumed by, 

17 the transferee for the portion of the land 

18 transferred; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the transferee meets the eligi20 bility requirements of the program; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary approves the 

22 transfer of all duties and rights under the 

23 contract. 

24 ‘‘(4) MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF

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1 ‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY MODIFICATION OR TER2 MINATION.—The Secretary may modify or ter3 minate a contract with a producer if— 

4 ‘‘(i) the producer agrees to the modi5 fication or termination; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that 

7 the modification or termination is in the 

8 public interest. 

9 ‘‘(B) INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION.—The 

10 Secretary may terminate a contract if the Sec11 retary determines that the producer violated the 

12 contract. 

13 ‘‘(5) REPAYMENT.—If a contract is terminated, 

14 the Secretary may, consistent with the purposes of 

15 the program— 

16 ‘‘(A) allow the producer to retain payments 

17 already received under the contract; or 

18 ‘‘(B) require repayment, in whole or in 

19 part, of payments received and assess liquidated 

20 damages. 

21 ‘‘(e) CONTRACT RENEWAL.—At the end of the initial 

22 5-year contract period, the Secretary may allow the pro23 ducer to renew the contract for 1 additional 5-year period 

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1 ‘‘(1) demonstrates compliance with the terms of 

2 the initial contract; 

3 ‘‘(2) agrees to adopt and continue to integrate 

4 conservation activities across the entire agricultural 

5 operation, as determined by the Secretary; and 

6 ‘‘(3) agrees, by the end of the contract period— 

7 ‘‘(A) to meet the stewardship threshold of 

8 at least two additional priority resource con9 cerns on the agricultural operation; or 

10 ‘‘(B) to exceed the stewardship threshold 

11 of two existing priority resource concerns that 

12 are specified by the Secretary in the initial con13 tract. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 1238G. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To achieve the conservation 

16 goals of a contract under the conservation stewardship 

17 program, the Secretary shall— 

18 ‘‘(1) make the program available to eligible pro19 ducers on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or 

20 more ranking periods, one of which shall occur in 

21 the first quarter of each fiscal year; 

22 ‘‘(2) identify not less than 5 priority resource 

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1 ‘‘(3) establish a science-based stewardship 

2 threshold for each priority resource concern identi3 fied under paragraph (2). 

4 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—The Secretary shall 

5 allocate acres to States for enrollment, based— 

6 ‘‘(1) primarily on each State’s proportion of eli7 gible land to the total acreage of eligible land in all 

8 States; and 

9 ‘‘(2) also on consideration of— 

10 ‘‘(A) the extent and magnitude of the con11 servation needs associated with agricultural 

12 production in each State; 

13 ‘‘(B) the degree to which implementation 

14 of the program in the State is, or will be, effec15 tive in helping producers address those needs; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(C) other considerations to achieve equi18 table geographic distribution of funds, as deter19 mined by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(c) ACREAGE ENROLLMENT LIMITATION.—During 

21 the period beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on 

22 September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 

23 extent practicable— 

24 ‘‘(1) enroll in the program an additional 

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1 ‘‘(2) manage the program to achieve a national 

2 average rate of $18 per acre, which shall include the 

3 costs of all financial assistance, technical assistance, 

4 and any other expenses associated with enrollment 

5 or participation in the program. 

6 ‘‘(d) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PAYMENTS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec8 retary shall provide annual payments under the pro9 gram to compensate the producer for— 

10 ‘‘(A) installing and adopting additional 

11 conservation activities; and 

12 ‘‘(B) improving, maintaining, and man13 aging conservation activities in place at the ag14 ricultural operation of the producer at the time 

15 the contract offer is accepted by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(2) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of the 

17 conservation stewardship annual payment shall be 

18 determined by the Secretary and based, to the max19 imum extent practicable, on the following factors: 

20 ‘‘(A) Costs incurred by the producer asso21 ciated with planning, design, materials, installa22 tion, labor, management, maintenance, or train23 ing. 

24 ‘‘(B) Income forgone by the producer. 

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1 ‘‘(D) The extent to which priority resource 

2 concerns will be addressed through the installa3 tion and adoption of conservation activities on 

4 the agricultural operation. 

5 ‘‘(E) The level of stewardship in place at 

6 the time of application and maintained over the 

7 term of the contract. 

8 ‘‘(F) The degree to which the conservation 

9 activities will be integrated across the entire ag10 ricultural operation for all applicable priority 

11 resource concerns over the term of the contract. 

12 ‘‘(G) Such other factors as determined ap13 propriate by the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—A payment to a producer 

15 under this subsection shall not be provided for— 

16 ‘‘(A) the design, construction, or mainte17 nance of animal waste storage or treatment fa18 cilities or associated waste transport or transfer 

19 devices for animal feeding operations; or 

20 ‘‘(B) conservation activities for which there 

21 is no cost incurred or income forgone to the 

22 producer. 

23 ‘‘(4) DELIVERY OF PAYMENTS.—In making 

24 payments under this subsection, the Secretary shall, 

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1 ‘‘(A) prorate conservation performance 

2 over the term of the contract so as to accommo3 date, to the extent practicable, producers earn4 ing equal annual payments in each fiscal year; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(B) make payments as soon as prac7 ticable after October 1 of each fiscal year for 

8 activities carried out in the previous fiscal year. 

9 ‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR RESOURCE10 CONSERVING CROP ROTATIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec12 retary shall provide additional payments to pro13 ducers that, in participating in the program, agree 

14 to adopt or improve resource-conserving crop rota15 tions to achieve beneficial crop rotations as appro16 priate for the eligible land of the producers. 

17 ‘‘(2) BENEFICIAL CROP ROTATIONS.—The Sec18 retary shall determine whether a resource-conserving 

19 crop rotation is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for 

20 additional payments under paragraph (1) based on 

21 whether the resource-conserving crop rotation is de22 signed to provide natural resource conservation and 

23 production benefits. 

24 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 

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1 shall agree to adopt and maintain beneficial re2 source-conserving crop rotations for the term of the 

3 contract. 

4 ‘‘(4) RESOURCE-CONSERVING CROP ROTA5 TION.—In this subsection, the term ‘resource-con6 serving crop rotation’ means a crop rotation that— 

7 ‘‘(A) includes at least 1 resource con8 serving crop (as defined by the Secretary); 

9 ‘‘(B) reduces erosion; 

10 ‘‘(C) improves soil fertility and tilth; 

11 ‘‘(D) interrupts pest cycles; and 

12 ‘‘(E) in applicable areas, reduces depletion 

13 of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need 

14 for irrigation. 

15 ‘‘(f) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—A person or legal enti16 ty may not receive, directly or indirectly, payments under 

17 the program that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 

18 under all contracts entered into during fiscal years 2013 

19 through 2017, excluding funding arrangements with In20 dian tribes, regardless of the number of contracts entered 

21 into under the program by the person or legal entity. 

22 ‘‘(g) SPECIALTY CROP AND ORGANIC PRODUCERS.— 

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1 propriate to enable specialty crop and organic producers 

2 to participate in the program. 

3 ‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH ORGANIC CERTIFI4 CATION.—The Secretary shall establish a transparent 

5 means by which producers may initiate organic certifi6 cation under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 

7 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while participating in a contract 

8 under the program. 

9 ‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

10 regulations that— 

11 ‘‘(1) prescribe such other rules as the Secretary 

12 determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and rea13 sonable application of the limitations established 

14 under subsection (f); and 

15 ‘‘(2) otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out 

16 the program.’’. 

17 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

18 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

19 (c) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

21 this section shall not affect the validity or terms of 

22 any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agri23 culture under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle 

24 D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

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1 any payments required to be made in connection 

2 with the contract. 

3 (2) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 

4 Funds made available under section 1241(a)(4) of 

5 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

6 3841(a)(4)) (as amended by section 2601(a) of this 

7 title) may be used to administer and make payments 

8 to program participants that enrolled into contracts 

9 during any of fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 

10 Subtitle C—Environmental Quality 

11 Incentives Program 

12 SEC. 2201. PURPOSES. 

13 Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

14 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

19 subparagraph (C) and, in such subparagraph, 

20 by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

21 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

22 the following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(B) developing and improving wildlife 

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1 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

2 inserting a period; and 

3 (3) by striking paragraph (5). 

4 SEC. 2202. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. 

5 Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

6 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 

10 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(2) TERM.—A contract under the program 

12 shall have a term that does not exceed 10 years.’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (d)(4)— 

14 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 

15 preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, veteran 

16 farmer or rancher (as defined in section 

17 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

18 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))),’’ 

19 before ‘‘or a beginning farmer or rancher’’; and 

20 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in21 serting the following new subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(B) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 50 

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1 vance for the purpose of purchasing mate2 rials or contracting. 

3 ‘‘(ii) RETURN OF FUNDS.—If funds 

4 provided in advance are not expended dur5 ing the 90-day period beginning on the 

6 date of receipt of the funds, the funds shall 

7 be returned within a reasonable time 

8 frame, as determined by the Secretary.’’; 

9 (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 

10 following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.— 

12 ‘‘(1) LIVESTOCK.—For each of fiscal years 

13 2014 through 2018, at least 60 percent of the funds 

14 made available for payments under the program 

15 shall be targeted at practices relating to livestock 

16 production. 

17 ‘‘(2) WILDLIFE HABITAT.—For each of fiscal 

18 years 2014 through 2018, 5 percent of the funds 

19 made available for payments under the program 

20 shall be targeted at practices benefitting wildlife 

21 habitat.’’; 

22 (5) in subsection (g)— 

23 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

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1 INDIAN TRIBES AND ALASKA NATIVE COR2 PORATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘INDIAN TRIBES’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘federally recognized Na4 tive American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native 

5 Corporations (including their affiliated member6 ship organizations)’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian 

7 tribes’’; and 

8 (C) by striking ‘‘or Native Corporation’’; 

9 and 

10 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(j) WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PRACTICE.— 

12 The Secretary shall provide payments under the program 

13 for conservation practices that support the restoration, de14 velopment, and improvement of wildlife habitat on eligible 

15 land, including— 

16 ‘‘(1) upland wildlife habitat; 

17 ‘‘(2) wetland wildlife habitat; 

18 ‘‘(3) habitat for threatened and endangered 

19 species; 

20 ‘‘(4) fish habitat; 

21 ‘‘(5) habitat on pivot corners and other irreg22 ular areas of a field; and 

23 ‘‘(6) other types of wildlife habitat, as deter24 mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2203. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS. 

2 Section 1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

3 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(b)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘environ5 mental’’ and inserting ‘‘conservation’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘purpose of 

7 the environmental quality incentives program speci8 fied in section 1240(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘purposes of 

9 the program’’. 

10 SEC. 2204. DUTIES OF PRODUCERS. 

11 Section 1240D(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

12 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–4(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘farm, 

13 ranch, or forest’’ and inserting ‘‘enrolled’’. 

14 SEC. 2205. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. 

15 Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1240G. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. 

18 ‘‘A person or legal entity may not receive, directly 

19 or indirectly, cost share or incentive payments under this 

20 chapter that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 for all con21 tracts entered into under this chapter by the person or 

22 legal entity during the period of fiscal years 2014 through 

23 2018, regardless of the number of contracts entered into 

24 under this chapter by the person or legal entity.’’. 


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1 SEC. 2206. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAY2 MENTS. 

3 Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

4 U.S.C. 3839aa–8) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

6 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

7 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

8 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

9 period and inserting a semicolon; and 

10 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

11 subparagraphs: 

12 ‘‘(E) facilitate on-farm conservation re13 search and demonstration activities; and 

14 ‘‘(F) facilitate pilot testing of new tech15 nologies or innovative conservation practices.’’; 

16 and 

17 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

18 following new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31, 

20 2014, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall 

21 submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

22 Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture 

23 of the House of Representatives a report on the status 

24 of projects funded under this section, including— 

25 ‘‘(1) funding awarded; 

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1 ‘‘(3) incorporation of project findings, such as 

2 new technology and innovative approaches, into the 

3 conservation efforts implemented by the Secretary.’’. 

4 SEC. 2207. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this 

6 subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

7 (b) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The amend8 ments made by this subtitle shall not affect the validity 

9 or terms of any contract entered into by the Secretary of 

10 Agriculture under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of 

11 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) 

12 before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

13 made in connection with the contract. 

14 Subtitle D—Agricultural 

15 Conservation Easement Program 

16 SEC. 2301. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title XII of the Food Secu19 rity Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new subtitle: 

21 ‘‘Subtitle H—Agricultural 

22 Conservation Easement Program 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1265. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 

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1 conservation of eligible land and natural resources through 

2 easements or other interests in land. 

3 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are 

4 to— 

5 ‘‘(1) combine the purposes and coordinate the 

6 functions of the wetlands reserve program estab7 lished under section 1237, the grassland reserve pro8 gram established under section 1238N, and the 

9 farmland protection program established under sec10 tion 1238I, as such sections were in effect on Sep11 tember 30, 2013; 

12 ‘‘(2) restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on 

13 eligible land; 

14 ‘‘(3) protect the agricultural use and related 

15 conservation values of eligible land by limiting non16 agricultural uses of that land; and 

17 ‘‘(4) protect grazing uses and related conserva18 tion values by restoring and conserving eligible land. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 1265A. DEFINITIONS. 

20 ‘‘In this subtitle: 

21 ‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENT.—The 

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1 ‘‘(A) is conveyed for the purpose of pro2 tecting natural resources and the agricultural 

3 nature of the land; and 

4 ‘‘(B) permits the landowner the right to 

5 continue agricultural production and related 

6 uses subject to an agricultural land easement 

7 plan, as approved by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en9 tity’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) an agency of State or local govern11 ment or an Indian tribe (including a farmland 

12 protection board or land resource council estab13 lished under State law); or 

14 ‘‘(B) an organization that is— 

15 ‘‘(i) organized for, and at all times 

16 since the formation of the organization has 

17 been operated principally for, 1 or more of 

18 the conservation purposes specified in 

19 clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 

20 170(h)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 

21 of 1986; 

22 ‘‘(ii) an organization described in sec23 tion 501(c)(3) of that Code that is exempt 

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1 ‘‘(iii) described in— 

2 ‘‘(I) paragraph (1) or (2) of sec3 tion 509(a) of that Code; or 

4 ‘‘(II) section 509(a)(3) of that 

5 Code and is controlled by an organiza6 tion described in section 509(a)(2) of 

7 that Code. 

8 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

9 means private or tribal land that is— 

10 ‘‘(A) in the case of an agricultural land 

11 easement, agricultural land, including land on a 

12 farm or ranch— 

13 ‘‘(i) that is subject to a pending offer 

14 for purchase of an agricultural land ease15 ment from an eligible entity; 

16 ‘‘(ii) that— 

17 ‘‘(I) has prime, unique, or other 

18 productive soil; 

19 ‘‘(II) contains historical or ar20 chaeological resources; or 

21 ‘‘(III) the protection of which will 

22 further a State or local policy con23 sistent with the purposes of the pro24 gram; and 

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1 ‘‘(I) cropland; 

2 ‘‘(II) rangeland; 

3 ‘‘(III) grassland or land that con4 tains forbs, or shrubland for which 

5 grazing is the predominate use; 

6 ‘‘(IV) pastureland; or 

7 ‘‘(V) nonindustrial private forest 

8 land that contributes to the economic 

9 viability of an offered parcel or serves 

10 as a buffer to protect such land from 

11 development; 

12 ‘‘(B) in the case of a wetland easement, a 

13 wetland or related area, including— 

14 ‘‘(i) farmed or converted wetlands, to15 gether with adjacent land that is function16 ally dependent on that land, if the Sec17 retary determines it— 

18 ‘‘(I) is likely to be successfully 

19 restored in a cost effective manner; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) will maximize the wildlife 

22 benefits and wetland functions and 

23 values, as determined by the Secretary 

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1 ‘‘(ii) cropland or grassland that was 

2 used for agricultural production prior to 

3 flooding from the natural overflow of— 

4 ‘‘(I) a closed basin lake and adja5 cent land that is functionally depend6 ent upon it, if the State or other enti7 ty is willing to provide 50 percent 

8 share of the cost of an easement; 

9 ‘‘(II) a pothole and adjacent land 

10 that is functionally dependent on it; 

11 ‘‘(iii) farmed wetlands and adjoining 

12 lands that— 

13 ‘‘(I) are enrolled in the conserva14 tion reserve program; 

15 ‘‘(II) have the highest wetland 

16 functions and values, as determined 

17 by the Secretary; and 

18 ‘‘(III) are likely to return to pro19 duction after they leave the conserva20 tion reserve program; 

21 ‘‘(iv) riparian areas that link wetlands 

22 that are protected by easements or some 

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1 ‘‘(v) other wetlands of an owner that 

2 would not otherwise be eligible, if the Sec3 retary determines that the inclusion of 

4 such wetlands in a wetland easement would 

5 significantly add to the functional value of 

6 the easement; or 

7 ‘‘(C) in the case of either an agricultural 

8 land easement or wetland easement, other land 

9 that is incidental to land described in subpara10 graph (A) or (B), if the Secretary determines 

11 that it is necessary for the efficient administra12 tion of the easements under this program. 

13 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

14 the agricultural conservation easement program es15 tablished by this subtitle. 

16 ‘‘(5) WETLAND EASEMENT.—The term ‘wetland 

17 easement’ means a reserved interest in eligible land 

18 that— 

19 ‘‘(A) is defined and delineated in a deed; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) stipulates— 

22 ‘‘(i) the rights, title, and interests in 

23 land conveyed to the Secretary; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) the rights, title, and interests in 

25 land that are reserved to the landowner. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1265B. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS. 

2 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

3 shall facilitate and provide funding for— 

4 ‘‘(1) the purchase by eligible entities of agricul5 tural land easements and other interests in eligible 

6 land; and 

7 ‘‘(2) technical assistance to provide for the con8 servation of natural resources pursuant to an agri9 cultural land easement plan. 

10 ‘‘(b) COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall protect 

12 the agricultural use, including grazing, and related 

13 conservation values of eligible land through cost14 share assistance to eligible entities for purchasing 

15 agricultural land easements. 

16 ‘‘(2) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.— 

17 ‘‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—An agreement de18 scribed in paragraph (4) shall provide for a 

19 Federal share determined by the Secretary of 

20 an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the fair 

21 market value of the agricultural land easement 

22 or other interest in land, as determined by the 

23 Secretary using— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) an area-wide market analysis or 

2 survey; or 

3 ‘‘(iii) another industry-approved meth4 od. 

5 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the agree7 ment, the eligible entity shall provide a 

8 share that is at least equivalent to that 

9 provided by the Secretary. 

10 ‘‘(ii) SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTION.—An 

11 eligible entity may include as part of its 

12 share a charitable donation or qualified 

13 conservation contribution (as defined by 

14 section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue 

15 Code of 1986) from the private landowner 

16 if the eligible entity contributes its own 

17 cash resources in an amount that is at 

18 least 50 percent of the amount contributed 

19 by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—In the case of grass21 land of special environmental significance, as 

22 determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may 

23 provide an amount not to exceed 75 percent of 

24 the fair market value of the agricultural land 

25 easement. 


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1 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF APPLICA2 TIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es4 tablish evaluation and ranking criteria to maxi5 mize the benefit of Federal investment under 

6 the program. 

7 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing 

8 the criteria, the Secretary shall emphasize sup9 port for— 

10 ‘‘(i) protecting agricultural uses and 

11 related conservation values of the land; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) maximizing the protection of 

13 areas devoted to agricultural use. 

14 ‘‘(C) BIDDING DOWN.—If the Secretary 

15 determines that 2 or more applications for cost16 share assistance are comparable in achieving 

17 the purpose of the program, the Secretary shall 

18 not assign a higher priority to any of those ap19 plications solely on the basis of lesser cost to 

20 the program. 

21 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

23 enter into agreements with eligible entities to 

24 stipulate the terms and conditions under which 


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1 the eligible entity is permitted to use cost-share 

2 assistance provided under this section. 

3 ‘‘(B) LENGTH OF AGREEMENTS.—An 

4 agreement shall be for a term that is— 

5 ‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible entity 

6 certified under the process described in 

7 paragraph (5), a minimum of five years; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(ii) for all other eligible entities, at 

10 least three, but not more than five years. 

11 ‘‘(C) MINIMUM TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

12 An eligible entity shall be authorized to use its 

13 own terms and conditions for agricultural land 

14 easements so long as the Secretary determines 

15 such terms and conditions— 

16 ‘‘(i) are consistent with the purposes 

17 of the program; 

18 ‘‘(ii) permit effective enforcement of 

19 the conservation purposes of such ease20 ments; 

21 ‘‘(iii) include a right of enforcement 

22 for the Secretary, that may be used only if 

23 the terms of the easement are not enforced 

24 by the holder of the easement; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) subject the land in which an in2 terest is purchased to an agricultural land 

3 easement plan that— 

4 ‘‘(I) describes the activities which 

5 promote the long-term viability of the 

6 land to meet the purposes for which 

7 the easement was acquired; 

8 ‘‘(II) requires the management of 

9 grasslands according to a grasslands 

10 management plan; and 

11 ‘‘(III) includes a conservation 

12 plan, where appropriate, and requires, 

13 at the option of the Secretary, the 

14 conversion of highly erodible cropland 

15 to less intensive uses; and 

16 ‘‘(v) include a limit on the impervious 

17 surfaces to be allowed that is consistent 

18 with the agricultural activities to be con19 ducted. 

20 ‘‘(D) SUBSTITUTION OF QUALIFIED

21 PROJECTS.—An agreement shall allow, upon 

22 mutual agreement of the parties, substitution of 

23 qualified projects that are identified at the time 

24 of the proposed substitution. 


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1 ‘‘(E) EFFECT OF VIOLATION.—If a viola2 tion occurs of a term or condition of an agree3 ment under this subsection— 

4 ‘‘(i) the Secretary may terminate the 

5 agreement; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary may require the el7 igible entity to refund all or part of any 

8 payments received by the entity under the 

9 program, with interest on the payments as 

10 determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

12 ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The Sec13 retary shall establish a process under which the 

14 Secretary may— 

15 ‘‘(i) directly certify eligible entities 

16 that meet established criteria; 

17 ‘‘(ii) enter into long-term agreements 

18 with certified eligible entities; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) accept proposals for cost-share 

20 assistance for the purchase of agricultural 

21 land easements throughout the duration of 

22 such agreements. 

23 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In order 

24 to be certified, an eligible entity shall dem25 onstrate to the Secretary that the entity will 


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1 maintain, at a minimum, for the duration of the 

2 agreement— 

3 ‘‘(i) a plan for administering ease4 ments that is consistent with the purpose 

5 of this subtitle; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the capacity and resources to 

7 monitor and enforce agricultural land ease8 ments; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) policies and procedures to en10 sure— 

11 ‘‘(I) the long-term integrity of 

12 agricultural land easements on eligible 

13 land; 

14 ‘‘(II) timely completion of acqui15 sitions of such easements; and 

16 ‘‘(III) timely and complete eval17 uation and reporting to the Secretary 

18 on the use of funds provided under 

19 the program. 

20 ‘‘(C) REVIEW AND REVISION.— 

21 ‘‘(i) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 

22 conduct a review of eligible entities cer23 tified under subparagraph (A) every three 

24 years to ensure that such entities are 


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1 meeting the criteria established under sub2 paragraph (B). 

3 ‘‘(ii) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary 

4 finds that the certified eligible entity no 

5 longer meets the criteria established under 

6 subparagraph (B), the Secretary may— 

7 ‘‘(I) allow the certified eligible 

8 entity a specified period of time, at a 

9 minimum 180 days, in which to take 

10 such actions as may be necessary to 

11 meet the criteria; and 

12 ‘‘(II) revoke the certification of 

13 the eligible entity, if after the speci14 fied period of time, the certified eligi15 ble entity does not meet such criteria. 

16 ‘‘(c) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary 

17 shall enroll eligible land under this section through the use 

18 of— 

19 ‘‘(1) permanent easements; or 

20 ‘‘(2) easements for the maximum duration al21 lowed under applicable State laws. 

22 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

23 provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in— 

24 ‘‘(1) compliance with the terms and conditions 

25 of easements; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) implementation of an agricultural land 

2 easement plan. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 1265C. WETLAND EASEMENTS. 

4 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

5 shall provide assistance to owners of eligible land to re6 store, protect, and enhance wetlands through— 

7 ‘‘(1) wetland easements and related wetland 

8 easement plans; and 

9 ‘‘(2) technical assistance. 

10 ‘‘(b) EASEMENTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.—The Sec12 retary shall enroll eligible land under this section 

13 through the use of— 

14 ‘‘(A) 30-year easements; 

15 ‘‘(B) permanent easements; 

16 ‘‘(C) easements for the maximum duration 

17 allowed under applicable State laws; or 

18 ‘‘(D) as an option for Indian tribes only, 

19 30-year contracts (which shall be considered to 

20 be 30-year easements for the purposes of this 

21 subtitle). 

22 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) INELIGIBLE LAND.—The Secretary 

24 may not acquire easements on— 


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1 ‘‘(i) land established to trees under 

2 the conservation reserve program, except in 

3 cases where the Secretary determines it 

4 would further the purposes of the program; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) farmed wetlands or converted 

7 wetlands where the conversion was not 

8 commenced prior to December 23, 1985. 

9 ‘‘(B) CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP.—No wet10 land easement shall be created on land that has 

11 changed ownership during the preceding 24- 

12 month period unless— 

13 ‘‘(i) the new ownership was acquired 

14 by will or succession as a result of the 

15 death of the previous owner; 

16 ‘‘(ii)(I) the ownership change occurred 

17 because of foreclosure on the land; and 

18 ‘‘(II) immediately before the fore19 closure, the owner of the land exercises a 

20 right of redemption from the mortgage 

21 holder in accordance with State law; or 

22 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines that 

23 the land was acquired under circumstances 

24 that give adequate assurances that such 


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1 land was not acquired for the purposes of 

2 placing it in the program. 

3 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF OFFERS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall es5 tablish evaluation and ranking criteria to maxi6 mize the benefit of Federal investment under 

7 the program. 

8 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—When evaluating 

9 offers from landowners, the Secretary may con10 sider— 

11 ‘‘(i) the conservation benefits of ob12 taining a wetland easement, including the 

13 potential environmental benefits if the land 

14 was removed from agricultural production; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the cost-effectiveness of each 

16 wetland easement, so as to maximize the 

17 environmental benefits per dollar expended; 

18 ‘‘(iii) whether the landowner or an19 other person is offering to contribute fi20 nancially to the cost of the wetland ease21 ment to leverage Federal funds; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) such other factors as the Sec23 retary determines are necessary to carry 

24 out the purposes of the program. 


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1 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall place 

2 priority on acquiring wetland easements based 

3 on the value of the wetland easement for pro4 tecting and enhancing habitat for migratory 

5 birds and other wildlife. 

6 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENT.—To be eligible to place eligi7 ble land into the program through a wetland ease8 ment, the owner of such land shall enter into an 

9 agreement with the Secretary to— 

10 ‘‘(A) grant an easement on such land to 

11 the Secretary; 

12 ‘‘(B) authorize the implementation of a 

13 wetland easement plan developed for the eligible 

14 land under subsection (f); 

15 ‘‘(C) create and record an appropriate 

16 deed restriction in accordance with applicable 

17 State law to reflect the easement agreed to; 

18 ‘‘(D) provide a written statement of con19 sent to such easement signed by those holding 

20 a security interest in the land; 

21 ‘‘(E) comply with the terms and conditions 

22 of the easement and any related agreements; 

23 and 


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1 ‘‘(F) permanently retire any existing base 

2 history for the land on which the easement has 

3 been obtained. 

4 ‘‘(5) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EASEMENT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A wetland easement 

6 shall include terms and conditions that— 

7 ‘‘(i) permit— 

8 ‘‘(I) repairs, improvements, and 

9 inspections on the land that are nec10 essary to maintain existing public 

11 drainage systems; and 

12 ‘‘(II) owners to control public ac13 cess on the easement areas while iden14 tifying access routes to be used for 

15 restoration activities and management 

16 and easement monitoring; 

17 ‘‘(ii) prohibit— 

18 ‘‘(I) the alteration of wildlife 

19 habitat and other natural features of 

20 such land, unless specifically author21 ized by the Secretary; 

22 ‘‘(II) the spraying of such land 

23 with chemicals or the mowing of such 

24 land, except where such spraying or 


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1 mowing is authorized by the Secretary 

2 or is necessary— 

3 ‘‘(aa) to comply with Fed4 eral or State noxious weed con5 trol laws; 

6 ‘‘(bb) to comply with a Fed7 eral or State emergency pest 

8 treatment program; or 

9 ‘‘(cc) to meet habitat needs 

10 of specific wildlife species; 

11 ‘‘(III) any activities to be carried 

12 out on the owner’s or successor’s land 

13 that is immediately adjacent to, and 

14 functionally related to, the land that 

15 is subject to the easement if such ac16 tivities will alter, degrade, or other17 wise diminish the functional value of 

18 the eligible land; and 

19 ‘‘(IV) the adoption of any other 

20 practice that would tend to defeat the 

21 purposes of the program, as deter22 mined by the Secretary; 

23 ‘‘(iii) provide for the efficient and ef24 fective establishment of wildlife functions 

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1 ‘‘(iv) include such additional provi2 sions as the Secretary determines are de3 sirable to carry out the program or facili4 tate the practical administration thereof. 

5 ‘‘(B) VIOLATION.—On the violation of the 

6 terms or conditions of a wetland easement, the 

7 wetland easement shall remain in force and the 

8 Secretary may require the owner to refund all 

9 or part of any payments received by the owner 

10 under the program, together with interest 

11 thereon as determined appropriate by the Sec12 retary. 

13 ‘‘(C) COMPATIBLE USES.—Land subject to 

14 a wetland easement may be used for compatible 

15 economic uses, including such activities as 

16 hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest, 

17 or periodic haying or grazing, if such use is spe18 cifically permitted by the wetland easement plan 

19 developed for the land under subsection (f) and 

20 is consistent with the long-term protection and 

21 enhancement of the wetland resources for which 

22 the easement was established. 

23 ‘‘(D) RESERVATION OF GRAZING

24 RIGHTS.—The Secretary may include in the 

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1 provision under which the owner reserves graz2 ing rights if— 

3 ‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that the 

4 reservation and use of the grazing rights— 

5 ‘‘(I) is compatible with the land 

6 subject to the easement; 

7 ‘‘(II) is consistent with the his8 torical natural uses of the land and 

9 the long-term protection and enhance10 ment goals for which the easement 

11 was established; and 

12 ‘‘(III) complies with the wetland 

13 easement plan developed for the land 

14 under subsection (f); and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the agreement provides for a 

16 commensurate reduction in the easement 

17 payment to account for the grazing value, 

18 as determined by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.— 

20 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.— 

21 ‘‘(i) PERMANENT EASEMENTS.—The 

22 Secretary shall pay as compensation for a 

23 permanent wetland easement acquired 

24 under the program an amount necessary to 


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1 encourage enrollment in the program, 

2 based on the lowest of— 

3 ‘‘(I) the fair market value of the 

4 land, as determined by the Secretary, 

5 using the Uniform Standards of Pro6 fessional Appraisal Practice or an 

7 area-wide market analysis or survey; 

8 ‘‘(II) the amount corresponding 

9 to a geographical cap, as determined 

10 by the Secretary in regulations; or 

11 ‘‘(III) the offer made by the 

12 landowner. 

13 ‘‘(ii) 30-YEAR EASEMENTS.—Com14 pensation for a 30-year wetland easement 

15 shall be not less than 50 percent, but not 

16 more than 75 percent, of the compensation 

17 that would be paid for a permanent wet18 land easement. 

19 ‘‘(B) FORM OF PAYMENT.—Compensation 

20 for a wetland easement shall be provided by the 

21 Secretary in the form of a cash payment, in an 

22 amount determined under subparagraph (A). 

23 ‘‘(C) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 

24 ‘‘(i) EASEMENTS VALUED AT $500,000

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1 at $500,000 or less, the Secretary may 

2 provide easement payments in not more 

3 than 10 annual payments. 

4 ‘‘(ii) EASEMENTS VALUED AT MORE

5 THAN $500,000.—For wetland easements 

6 valued at more than $500,000, the Sec7 retary may provide easement payments in 

8 at least 5, but not more than 10 annual 

9 payments, except that, if the Secretary de10 termines it would further the purposes of 

11 the program, the Secretary may make a 

12 lump sum payment for such an easement. 

13 ‘‘(c) EASEMENT RESTORATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

15 financial assistance to owners of eligible land to 

16 carry out the establishment of conservation meas17 ures and practices and protect wetland functions 

18 and values, including necessary maintenance activi19 ties, as set forth in a wetland easement plan devel20 oped for the eligible land under subsection (f). 

21 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) in the case of a permanent wetland 

23 easement, pay an amount that is not less than 

24 75 percent, but not more than 100 percent, of 


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1 the eligible costs, as determined by the Sec2 retary; and 

3 ‘‘(B) in the case of a 30-year wetland ease4 ment, pay an amount that is not less than 50 

5 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the 

6 eligible costs, as determined by the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assist 

9 owners in complying with the terms and conditions 

10 of wetland easements. 

11 ‘‘(2) CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS.—The Sec12 retary may enter into 1 or more contracts with pri13 vate entities or agreements with a State, non-govern14 mental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out 

15 necessary restoration, enhancement, or maintenance 

16 of a wetland easement if the Secretary determines 

17 that the contract or agreement will advance the pur18 poses of the program. 

19 ‘‘(e) WETLAND ENHANCEMENT OPTION.—The Sec20 retary may enter into 1 or more agreements with a State 

21 (including a political subdivision or agency of a State), 

22 nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out 

23 a special wetland enhancement option that the Secretary 

24 determines would advance the purposes of program. 

25 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) WETLAND EASEMENT PLAN.—The Sec2 retary shall develop a wetland easement plan for eli3 gible lands subject to a wetland easement, which 

4 shall include practices and activities necessary to re5 store, protect, enhance, and maintain the enrolled 

6 lands. 

7 ‘‘(2) DELEGATION OF EASEMENT ADMINISTRA8 TION.—The Secretary may delegate— 

9 ‘‘(A) any of the easement management, 

10 monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities of 

11 the Secretary to other Federal or State agencies 

12 that have the appropriate authority, expertise, 

13 and resources necessary to carry out such dele14 gated responsibilities; and 

15 ‘‘(B) any of the easement management re16 sponsibilities of the Secretary to other conserva17 tion organizations if the Secretary determines 

18 the organization has the appropriate expertise 

19 and resources. 

20 ‘‘(3) PAYMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec22 retary shall provide payment for obligations in23 curred by the Secretary under this section— 

24 ‘‘(i) with respect to any easement res25 toration obligation under subsection (c), as 


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1 soon as possible after the obligation is in2 curred; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) with respect to any annual ease4 ment payment obligation incurred by the 

5 Secretary, as soon as possible after Octo6 ber 1 of each calendar year. 

7 ‘‘(B) PAYMENTS TO OTHERS.—If an owner 

8 who is entitled to a payment under this section 

9 dies, becomes incompetent, is otherwise unable 

10 to receive such payment, or is succeeded by an11 other person or entity who renders or completes 

12 the required performance, the Secretary shall 

13 make such payment, in accordance with regula14 tions prescribed by the Secretary and without 

15 regard to any other provision of law, in such 

16 manner as the Secretary determines is fair and 

17 reasonable in light of all of the circumstances. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1265D. ADMINISTRATION. 

19 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBLE LAND.—The Secretary may not use 

20 program funds for the purposes of acquiring an easement 

21 on— 

22 ‘‘(1) lands owned by an agency of the United 

23 States, other than land held in trust for Indian 

24 tribes; 


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1 ‘‘(2) lands owned in fee title by a State, includ2 ing an agency or a subdivision of a State, or a unit 

3 of local government; 

4 ‘‘(3) land subject to an easement or deed re5 striction which, as determined by the Secretary, pro6 vides similar protection as would be provided by en7 rollment in the program; or 

8 ‘‘(4) lands where the purposes of the program 

9 would be undermined due to on-site or off-site condi10 tions, such as risk of hazardous substances, pro11 posed or existing rights of way, infrastructure devel12 opment, or adjacent land uses. 

13 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In evaluating applications under the 

14 program, the Secretary may give priority to land that is 

15 currently enrolled in the conservation reserve program in 

16 a contract that is set to expire within 1 year and— 

17 ‘‘(1) in the case of an agricultural land ease18 ment, is grassland that would benefit from protec19 tion under a long-term easement; and 

20 ‘‘(2) in the case of a wetland easement, is a 

21 wetland or related area with the highest functions 

22 and value and is likely to return to production after 

23 the land leaves the conservation reserve program. 

24 ‘‘(c) SUBORDINATION, EXCHANGE, MODIFICATION, 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may subor2 dinate, exchange, modify, or terminate any interest 

3 in land, or portion of such interest, administered by 

4 the Secretary, either directly or on behalf of the 

5 Commodity Credit Corporation under the program if 

6 the Secretary determines that— 

7 ‘‘(A) it is in the Federal Government’s in8 terest to subordinate, exchange, modify, or ter9 minate the interest in land; 

10 ‘‘(B) the subordination, exchange, modi11 fication, or termination action— 

12 ‘‘(i) will address a compelling public 

13 need for which there is no practicable al14 ternative; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) such action will further the prac16 tical administration of the program; and 

17 ‘‘(C) the subordination, exchange, modi18 fication, or termination action will result in 

19 comparable conservation value and equivalent 

20 or greater economic value to the United States. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 

22 work with the owner, and eligible entity if applicable, 

23 to address any subordination, exchange, modifica24 tion, or termination of the interest, or portion of 

25 such interest, in land. 


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1 ‘‘(3) NOTICE.—At least 90 days before taking 

2 any termination action described in paragraph (1), 

3 the Secretary shall provide written notice of such ac4 tion to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

5 of Representatives and the Committee on Agri6 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 

7 ‘‘(d) LAND ENROLLED IN CONSERVATION RESERVE

8 PROGRAM.—The Secretary may terminate or modify a 

9 contract entered into under section 1231(a) if eligible land 

10 that is subject to such contract is transferred into the pro11 gram. 

12 ‘‘(e) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL

13 LAND EASEMENTS.—Of the funds made available under 

14 section 1241 to carry out the program for a fiscal year, 

15 the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, use for agri16 cultural land easements— 

17 ‘‘(1) no less than 40 percent in each of fiscal 

18 years 2014 through 2017; and 

19 ‘‘(2) no less than 50 percent in fiscal year 

20 2018.’’. 

21 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

22 Before an eligible entity or owner of eligible land may re23 ceive assistance under subtitle H of title XII of the Food 

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1 agree, during the crop year for which the assistance is pro2 vided and in exchange for the assistance— 

3 (1) to comply with applicable conservation re4 quirements under subtitle B of title XII of that Act 

5 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and 

6 (2) to comply with applicable wetland protection 

7 requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that 

8 Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.). 

9 (c) CROSS REFERENCE; CALCULATION.—Section 

10 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

15 subparagraph (A); 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

17 subparagraph (B); and 

18 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 

19 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

20 paragraph (3); and 

21 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

22 following new subparagraph: 

23 ‘‘(2) the agricultural conservation easement 

24 program established under subtitle H; and’’; and 

25 (2) in subsection (f)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

3 ‘‘programs administered under subchapters 

4 B and C of chapter 1 of subtitle D’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘conservation reserve program 

6 established under subchapter B of chapter 

7 1 of subtitle D and wetland easements 

8 under section 1265C’’; and 

9 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

10 ‘‘an easement acquired under subchapter C 

11 of chapter 1 of subtitle D’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘a wetland easement under section 

13 1265C’’; and 

14 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(5) CALCULATION.—In calculating the per17 centages described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

18 shall include any acreage that was included in cal19 culations of percentages made under such para20 graph, as in effect on September 30, 2013, and that 

21 remains enrolled when the calculation is made after 

22 that date under paragraph (1).’’. 

23 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

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1 Subtitle E—Regional Conservation 

2 Partnership Program 

3 SEC. 2401. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the Food Security 

6 Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after subtitle H, as 

7 added by section 2301, the following new subtitle: 

8 ‘‘Subtitle I—Regional Conservation 

9 Partnership Program 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1271. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 

11 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab12 lish a regional conservation partnership program to imple13 ment eligible activities on eligible land through— 

14 ‘‘(1) partnership agreements with eligible part15 ners; and 

16 ‘‘(2) contracts with producers. 

17 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘(1) To use covered programs to accomplish 

20 purposes and functions similar to those of the fol21 lowing programs, as in effect on September 30, 

22 2013: 

23 ‘‘(A) The agricultural water enhancement 

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1 ‘‘(B) The Chesapeake Bay watershed pro2 gram established under section 1240Q. 

3 ‘‘(C) The cooperative conservation partner4 ship initiative established under section 1243. 

5 ‘‘(D) The Great Lakes basin program for 

6 soil erosion and sediment control established 

7 under section 1240P. 

8 ‘‘(2) To further the conservation, restoration, 

9 and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and re10 lated natural resources on eligible land on a regional 

11 or watershed scale. 

12 ‘‘(3) To encourage eligible partners to cooperate 

13 with producers in— 

14 ‘‘(A) meeting or avoiding the need for na15 tional, State, and local natural resource regu16 latory requirements related to production on eli17 gible land; and 

18 ‘‘(B) implementing projects that will result 

19 in the carrying out of eligible activities that af20 fect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial pri21 vate forest operations on a local, regional, 

22 State, or multi-State basis. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1271A. DEFINITIONS. 

24 ‘‘In this subtitle: 


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1 ‘‘(1) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 

2 program’ means the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) The agricultural conservation ease4 ment program. 

5 ‘‘(B) The environmental quality incentives 

6 program. 

7 ‘‘(C) The conservation stewardship pro8 gram. 

9 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘eligible 

10 activity’ means any of the following conservation ac11 tivities: 

12 ‘‘(A) Water quality or quantity conserva13 tion, restoration, or enhancement projects relat14 ing to surface water and groundwater re15 sources, including— 

16 ‘‘(i) the conversion of irrigated crop17 land to the production of less water-inten18 sive agricultural commodities or dryland 

19 farming; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) irrigation system improvement 

21 and irrigation efficiency enhancement. 

22 ‘‘(B) Drought mitigation. 

23 ‘‘(C) Flood prevention. 

24 ‘‘(D) Water retention. 

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1 ‘‘(F) Habitat conservation, restoration, 

2 and enhancement. 

3 ‘‘(G) Erosion control and sediment reduc4 tion. 

5 ‘‘(H) Other related activities that the Sec6 retary determines will help achieve conservation 

7 benefits. 

8 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

9 means land on which agricultural commodities, live10 stock, or forest-related products are produced, in11 cluding— 

12 ‘‘(A) cropland; 

13 ‘‘(B) grassland; 

14 ‘‘(C) rangeland; 

15 ‘‘(D) pastureland; 

16 ‘‘(E) nonindustrial private forest land; and 

17 ‘‘(F) other land incidental to agricultural 

18 production (including wetlands and riparian 

19 buffers) on which significant natural resource 

20 issues could be addressed under the program. 

21 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The term ‘eligible 

22 partner’ means any of the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) An agricultural or silvicultural pro24 ducer association or other group of producers. 

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1 ‘‘(C) An Indian tribe. 

2 ‘‘(D) A farmer cooperative. 

3 ‘‘(E) A water district, irrigation district, 

4 rural water district or association, or other or5 ganization with specific water delivery authority 

6 to producers on agricultural land. 

7 ‘‘(F) An institution of higher education. 

8 ‘‘(G) An organization or entity with an es9 tablished history of working cooperatively with 

10 producers on agricultural land, as determined 

11 by the Secretary, to address— 

12 ‘‘(i) local conservation priorities re13 lated to agricultural production, wildlife 

14 habitat development, or nonindustrial pri15 vate forest land management; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) critical watershed-scale soil ero17 sion, water quality, sediment reduction, or 

18 other natural resource issues. 

19 ‘‘(5) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The term 

20 ‘partnership agreement’ means an agreement en21 tered into under section 1271B between the Sec22 retary and an eligible partner. 

23 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

24 the regional conservation partnership program estab25 lished by this subtitle. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1271B. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS. 

2 ‘‘(a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.— 

3 The Secretary may enter into a partnership agreement 

4 with an eligible partner to implement a project that will 

5 assist producers with installing and maintaining an eligi6 ble activity on eligible land. 

7 ‘‘(b) LENGTH.—A partnership agreement shall be for 

8 a period not to exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary 

9 may extend the agreement one time for up to 12 months 

10 when an extension is necessary to meet the objectives of 

11 the program. 

12 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF PARTNERS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under a partnership agree14 ment, the eligible partner shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) define the scope of a project, includ16 ing— 

17 ‘‘(i) the eligible activities to be imple18 mented; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the potential agricultural or non20 industrial private forest land operations af21 fected; 

22 ‘‘(iii) the local, State, multi-State, or 

23 other geographic area covered; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) conduct outreach to producers for po2 tential participation in the project; 

3 ‘‘(C) at the request of a producer, act on 

4 behalf of a producer participating in the project 

5 in applying for assistance under section 1271C; 

6 ‘‘(D) leverage financial or technical assist7 ance provided by the Secretary with additional 

8 funds to help achieve the project objectives; 

9 ‘‘(E) conduct an assessment of the 

10 project’s effects; and 

11 ‘‘(F) at the conclusion of the project, re12 port to the Secretary on its results and funds 

13 leveraged. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible partner shall 

15 provide a significant portion of the overall costs of 

16 the scope of the project that is the subject of the 

17 agreement entered into under subsection (a), as de18 termined by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—The Secretary 

21 shall conduct a competitive process to select applica22 tions for partnership agreements and may assess 

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1 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA USED.—In carrying out the 

2 process described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall make public the criteria used in evaluating ap4 plications. 

5 ‘‘(3) CONTENT.—An application to the Sec6 retary shall include a description of— 

7 ‘‘(A) the scope of the project, as described 

8 in subsection (c)(1)(A); 

9 ‘‘(B) the plan for monitoring, evaluating, 

10 and reporting on progress made towards achiev11 ing the project’s objectives; 

12 ‘‘(C) the program resources requested for 

13 the project, including the covered programs to 

14 be used and estimated funding needed from the 

15 Secretary; 

16 ‘‘(D) eligible partners collaborating to 

17 achieve project objectives, including their roles, 

18 responsibilities, capabilities, and financial con19 tribution; and 

20 ‘‘(E) any other elements the Secretary con21 siders necessary to adequately evaluate and 

22 competitively select applications for funding 

23 under the program. 


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1 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY TO CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.— 

2 The Secretary may give a higher priority to applica3 tions that— 

4 ‘‘(A) assist producers in meeting or avoid5 ing the need for a natural resource regulatory 

6 requirement; 

7 ‘‘(B) have a high percentage of eligible 

8 producers in the area to be covered by the 

9 agreement; 

10 ‘‘(C) significantly leverage non-Federal fi11 nancial and technical resources and coordinate 

12 with other local, State, or national efforts; 

13 ‘‘(D) deliver high percentages of applied 

14 conservation to address conservation priorities 

15 or regional, State, or national conservation ini16 tiatives; 

17 ‘‘(E) provide innovation in conservation 

18 methods and delivery, including outcome-based 

19 performance measures and methods; or 

20 ‘‘(F) meet other factors that are important 

21 for achieving the purposes of the program, as 

22 determined by the Secretary. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1271C. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 

3 contracts with producers to provide financial and technical 

4 assistance to— 

5 ‘‘(1) producers participating in a project with 

6 an eligible partner, as described in section 1271B; or 

7 ‘‘(2) producers that fit within the scope of a 

8 project described in section 1271B or a critical con9 servation area designated under section 1271F, but 

10 who are seeking to implement an eligible activity on 

11 eligible land independent of a partner. 

12 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY WITH PROGRAM RULES.— 

14 Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary 

15 shall ensure that the terms and conditions of a con16 tract under this section are consistent with the ap17 plicable rules of the covered programs to be used as 

18 part of the project, as described in the application 

19 under section 1271B(d)(3)(C). 

20 ‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—Except with respect to 

21 statutory program requirements governing appeals, 

22 payment limitations, and conservation compliance, 

23 the Secretary may adjust the discretionary program 

24 rules of a covered program— 

25 ‘‘(A) to provide a simplified application 

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1 ‘‘(B) to better reflect unique local cir2 cumstances and purposes if the Secretary deter3 mines such adjustments are necessary to 

4 achieve the purposes of the program. 

5 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with statu7 tory requirements of the covered programs involved, 

8 the Secretary may make payments to a producer in 

9 an amount determined by the Secretary to be nec10 essary to achieve the purposes of the program. 

11 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS IN STATES

12 WITH WATER QUANTITY CONCERNS.—The Secretary 

13 may provide payments to producers participating in 

14 a project that addresses water quantity concerns for 

15 a period of five years in an amount sufficient to en16 courage conversion from irrigated farming to 

17 dryland farming. 

18 ‘‘(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—To assist in the im19 plementation of the program, the Secretary may 

20 waive the applicability of the limitation in section 

21 1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating producers 

22 if the Secretary determines that the waiver is nec23 essary to fulfill the objectives of the program. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1271D. FUNDING. 

2 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 

3 use $100,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit 

4 Corporation for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 

5 to carry out the program. 

6 ‘‘(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds made 

7 available under subsection (a) shall remain available until 

8 expended. 

9 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND ACRES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the funds 

11 made available under subsection (a), the Secretary 

12 shall reserve 6 percent of the funds and acres made 

13 available for a covered program for each of fiscal 

14 years 2014 through 2018 in order to ensure addi15 tional resources are available to carry out this pro16 gram. 

17 ‘‘(2) UNUSED FUNDS AND ACRES.—Any funds 

18 or acres reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 

19 year from a covered program that are not obligated 

20 under this program by April 1 of that fiscal year 

21 shall be returned for use under the covered program. 

22 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Of the funds and 

23 acres made available for the program under subsections 

24 (a) and (c), the Secretary shall allocate— 

25 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the funds and acres to 

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1 istered by the State Conservationist, with the advice 

2 of the State technical committee established under 

3 subtitle G; 

4 ‘‘(2) 50 percent of the funds and acres to 

5 projects based on a national competitive process to 

6 be established by the Secretary; and 

7 ‘‘(3) 25 percent of the funds and acres to 

8 projects for the critical conservation areas des9 ignated under section 1271F. 

10 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

11 None of the funds made available under the program may 

12 be used to pay for the administrative expenses of eligible 

13 partners. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 1271E. ADMINISTRATION. 

15 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURE.—In addition to the criteria used 

16 in evaluating applications as described in section 

17 1271B(d)(2), the Secretary shall make publicly available 

18 information on projects selected through the competitive 

19 process described in section 1271B(d)(1). 

20 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31, 

21 2014, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall 

22 submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 

23 Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri24 tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the status 

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1 ‘‘(1) the number and types of eligible partners 

2 and producers participating in the partnership 

3 agreements selected; 

4 ‘‘(2) the number of producers receiving assist5 ance; and 

6 ‘‘(3) total funding committed to projects, in7 cluding from Federal and non-Federal resources. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1271F. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In administering funds under 

10 section 1271D(d)(3), the Secretary shall select applica11 tions for partnership agreements and producer contracts 

12 within critical conservation areas designated under this 

13 section. 

14 ‘‘(b) CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREA DESIGNA15 TIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) PRIORITY.—In designating critical con17 servation areas under this section, the Secretary 

18 shall give priority to geographical areas based on the 

19 degree to which the geographical area— 

20 ‘‘(A) includes multiple States with signifi21 cant agricultural production; 

22 ‘‘(B) is covered by an existing regional, 

23 State, binational, or multistate agreement or 

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1 work plans and is adopted by a Federal, State, 

2 or regional authority; 

3 ‘‘(C) would benefit from water quality im4 provement, including through reducing erosion, 

5 promoting sediment control, and addressing nu6 trient management activities affecting large 

7 bodies of water of regional, national, or inter8 national significance; 

9 ‘‘(D) would benefit from water quantity 

10 improvement, including improvement relating 

11 to— 

12 ‘‘(i) groundwater, surface water, aqui13 fer, or other water sources; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) a need to promote water reten15 tion and flood prevention; or 

16 ‘‘(E) contains producers that need assist17 ance in meeting or avoiding the need for a nat18 ural resource regulatory requirement that could 

19 have a negative economic impact on agricultural 

20 operations within the area. 

21 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not des22 ignate more than 8 geographical areas as critical 

23 conservation areas under this section. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the Secretary shall administer any part3 nership agreement or producer contract under this 

4 section in a manner that is consistent with the terms 

5 of the program. 

6 ‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING ACTIVITY.— 

7 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac8 ticable, ensure that eligible activities carried out in 

9 critical conservation areas designated under this sec10 tion complement and are consistent with other Fed11 eral and State programs and water quality and 

12 quantity strategies. 

13 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—For a critical 

14 conservation area described in subsection (b)(1)(D), 

15 the Secretary may use authorities under the Water16 shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), other than section 14 of such 

18 Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), to carry out projects for the 

19 purposes of this section.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

21 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 


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1 Subtitle F—Other Conservation 

2 Programs 

3 SEC. 2501. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND. 

4 Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

5 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 SEC. 2502. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION 

8 PROGRAM. 

9 Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

10 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 

12 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

14 this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2008 through 2018. 

16 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—In addition to 

17 funds made available under paragraph (1), of the 

18 funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 

19 Secretary shall use $5,000,000, to remain available 

20 until expended.’’. 

21 SEC. 2503. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN22 CENTIVE PROGRAM. 

23 (a) FUNDING.—Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Se24 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)) is amended 

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1 ‘‘and $30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 

2 through 2018’’. 

3 (b) REPORT ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.—Not 

4 later than two years after the date of the enactment of 

5 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the 

6 Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For8 estry of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness 

9 of the voluntary public access program established by sec10 tion 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

11 3839bb–5), including— 

12 (1) identifying cooperating agencies; 

13 (2) identifying the number of land holdings and 

14 total acres enrolled by each State and tribal govern15 ment; 

16 (3) evaluating the extent of improved access on 

17 eligible lands, improved wildlife habitat, and related 

18 economic benefits; and 

19 (4) any other relevant information and data re20 lating to the program that would be helpful to such 

21 Committees. 


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1 SEC. 2504. AGRICULTURE CONSERVATION EXPERIENCED 

2 SERVICES PROGRAM. 

3 (a) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of section 1252 of the 

4 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851) is amended 

5 to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry 

8 out the ACES program using funds made available 

9 to carry out each program under this title. 

10 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—Funds made available to 

11 carry out the conservation reserve program may not 

12 be used to carry out the ACES program.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

15 SEC. 2505. SMALL WATERSHED REHABILITATION PRO16 GRAM. 

17 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 14(h)(1) of 

18 the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

21 and inserting a semicolon; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

23 and inserting a semicolon; 

24 (3) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 

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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(H) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to 

4 remain available until expended.’’. 

5 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Pre7 vention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

9 SEC. 2506. AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE 

10 PROGRAM. 

11 (a) USES.—Section 524(b)(2) of the Federal Crop 

12 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig14 nating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subpara15 graphs (B) through (E), respectively; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

18 striking ‘‘or resource conservation practices’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by striking clause (i) and redesig21 nating clauses (ii) through (iv) as clauses (i) 

22 through (iii), respectively. 

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1 (1) FUNDING.—Section 524(b)(4)(B) of the 

2 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

3 1524(b)(4)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—The Commodity Credit 

5 Corporation shall make available to carry out 

6 this subsection not less than $10,000,000 for 

7 each fiscal year.’’. 

8 (2) CERTAIN USES.—Section 524(b)(4)(C) of 

9 the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

10 1524(b)(4)(C)) is amended— 

11 (A) in clause (i)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘30’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘(A), (B), and (C)’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘(A) and (B)’’; and 

16 (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘40’’ and in17 serting ‘‘60’’. 

18 Subtitle G—Funding and 

19 Administration 

20 SEC. 2601. FUNDING. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1241 of 

22 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is 

23 amended to read as follows: 

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1 cilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corpora2 tion to carry out the following programs under this title 

3 (including the provision of technical assistance): 

4 ‘‘(1) The conservation reserve program under 

5 subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, 

6 to the maximum extent practicable, $25,000,000 for 

7 the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to 

8 carry out section 1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of 

9 land subject to contracts from retired or retiring 

10 owners and operators to beginning farmers or ranch11 ers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. 

12 ‘‘(2) The agriculture conservation easement 

13 program under subtitle H, using, to the maximum 

14 extent practicable— 

15 ‘‘(A) $425,000,000 in fiscal year 2014; 

16 ‘‘(B) $450,000,000 in fiscal year 2015; 

17 ‘‘(C) $475,000,000 in fiscal year 2016; 

18 ‘‘(D) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2017; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(E) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2018. 

21 ‘‘(3) The conservation security program under 

22 subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D, using such 

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1 ‘‘(4) The conservation stewardship program 

2 under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D. 

3 ‘‘(5) The environmental quality incentives pro4 gram under chapter 4 of subtitle D, using, to the 

5 maximum extent practicable, $1,750,000,000 for 

6 each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

7 (b) REGIONAL EQUITY; GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY

8 OF FUNDS.—Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 

9 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (e); 

11 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 

12 as subsections (c) through (e); respectively; and 

13 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made 

16 available by subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary 

17 to carry out the programs specified in such subsection for 

18 fiscal years 2014 through 2018 and shall remain available 

19 until expended. Amounts made available for the programs 

20 specified in such subsection during a fiscal year through 

21 modifications, cancellations, terminations, and other re22 lated administrative actions and not obligated in that fis23 cal year shall remain available for obligation during subse24 quent fiscal years, but shall reduce the amount of addi25 tional funds made available in the subsequent fiscal year 


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1 by an amount equal to the amount remaining unobli2 gated.’’. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

4 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

5 SEC. 2602. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1241 of 

7 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841), as redes8 ignated by section 2601(b)(1) of this Act, is amended to 

9 read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Commodity 

12 Credit Corporation funds made available for a fiscal 

13 year for each of the programs specified in subsection 

14 (a)— 

15 ‘‘(A) shall be available for the provision of 

16 technical assistance for the programs for which 

17 funds are made available as necessary to imple18 ment the programs effectively; and 

19 ‘‘(B) shall not be available for the provi20 sion of technical assistance for conservation 

21 programs specified in subsection (a) other than 

22 the program for which the funds were made 

23 available. 

24 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 

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1 necessary in subsequent years) to the Committee on 

2 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 

3 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

4 of the Senate a report— 

5 ‘‘(A) detailing the amount of technical as6 sistance funds requested and apportioned in 

7 each program specified in subsection (a) during 

8 the preceding fiscal year; and 

9 ‘‘(B) any other data relating to this sub10 section that would be helpful to such Commit11 tees.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

13 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

14 SEC. 2603. RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSIST15 ANCE TO CERTAIN FARMERS OR RANCHERS 

16 FOR CONSERVATION ACCESS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 1241 of 

18 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in21 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

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1 erence to a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in 

2 section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva3 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))) 

4 that qualifies under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 

5 paragraph (1).’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

7 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

8 SEC. 2604. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS 

9 AND ASSISTANCE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 1241 of 

11 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘wetlands re14 serve program’’ and inserting ‘‘agricultural conserva15 tion easement program’’; 

16 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and re17 designating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as para18 graphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 

19 (3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘agricultural water en21 hancement program’’ and inserting ‘‘regional 

22 conservation partnership program’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘1240I(g)’’ and inserting 

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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

3 SEC. 2605. REVIEW OF CONSERVATION PRACTICE STAND4 ARDS. 

5 Section 1242(h)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 

6 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Man9 agement Act of 2013’’. 

10 SEC. 2606. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE 

11 TO ALL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1244 of the Food Security 

13 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end 

15 the following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(E) Veteran farmers or ranchers (as de17 fined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agri18 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

19 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))).’’; 

20 (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, H, and I’’ 

21 before the period at the end; 

22 (3) in subsection (f)— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 

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1 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub2 section (c)(2)(B) or (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 section (c)(2)(A)(ii) or (f)(2)’’; and 

4 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub5 sections: 

6 ‘‘(j) IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY AND

7 EFFECTIVENESS.—In administrating a conservation pro8 gram under this title, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 

9 extent practicable— 

10 ‘‘(1) seek to reduce administrative burdens and 

11 costs to producers by streamlining conservation 

12 planning and program resources; and 

13 ‘‘(2) take advantage of new technologies to en14 hance efficiency and effectiveness. 

15 ‘‘(k) RELATION TO OTHER PAYMENTS.—Any pay16 ment received by an owner or operator under this title, 

17 including an easement payment or rental payment, shall 

18 be in addition to, and not affect, the total amount of pay19 ments that the owner or operator is otherwise eligible to 

20 receive under any of the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) This Act. 

22 ‘‘(2) The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 

23 1421 et seq.). 

24 ‘‘(3) The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

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1 ‘‘(4) Any law that succeeds a law specified in 

2 paragraph (1), (2), or (3).’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

4 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

5 SEC. 2607. STANDARDS FOR STATE TECHNICAL COMMIT6 TEES. 

7 Section 1261(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

8 (16 U.S.C. 3861(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later 

9 than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Food, 

10 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary shall 

11 develop’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall review and 

12 update as necessary’’. 

13 SEC. 2608. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 

14 Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 

15 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

16 the end the following new section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1246. REGULATIONS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

19 such regulations as are necessary to implement programs 

20 under this title, including such regulations as the Sec21 retary determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and rea22 sonable application of the limitations established under 

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1 ‘‘(b) RULEMAKING PROCEDURE.—The promulgation 

2 of regulations and administration of programs under this 

3 title— 

4 ‘‘(1) shall be carried out without regard to— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Statement of Policy of the Sec6 retary effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 

7 13804), relating to notices of proposed rule8 making and public participation in rulemaking; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

11 Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Re12 duction Act); and 

13 ‘‘(2) shall be made as an interim rule effective 

14 on publication with an opportunity for notice and 

15 comment. 

16 ‘‘(c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE17 MAKING.—In promulgating regulations under this section, 

18 the Secretary shall use the authority provided under sec19 tion 808 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 


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1 Subtitle H—Repeal of Superseded 

2 Program Authorities and Tran3 sitional Provisions; Technical 

4 Amendments 

5 SEC. 2701. COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION ENHANCE6 MENT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1230 of the Food Security Act 

8 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830) is repealed. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 

10 chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

11 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended to read 

12 as follows: ‘‘CONSERVATION RESERVE’’. 

13 SEC. 2702. EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RE14 SERVE PROGRAM. 

15 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1231A of the Food Security 

16 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a) is repealed. 

17 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

18 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

19 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

20 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture under section 1231A of the 

22 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a) before 

23 October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

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1 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

2 made available to carry out the conservation reserve 

3 program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle 

4 D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

5 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) to continue to carry out con6 tracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the provi7 sions of law and regulation applicable to such con8 tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

11 SEC. 2703. WETLANDS RESERVE PROGRAM. 

12 (a) REPEAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle 

13 D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

14 3837 et seq.) is repealed. 

15 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

16 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

17 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

18 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of 

20 chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se21 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.) before 

22 October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

23 made in connection with the contract. 

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1 servation easement program under subtitle H of title 

2 XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by 

3 section 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out 

4 contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the pro5 visions of law and regulation applicable to such con6 tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

8 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

9 SEC. 2704. FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM AND FARM 

10 VIABILITY PROGRAM. 

11 (a) REPEAL.—Subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle 

12 D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

13 3838h et seq.) is repealed. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The heading of 

15 chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

16 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.) is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘AND FARMLAND PROTECTION’’. 

18 (c) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

19 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

20 amendments made by this section shall not affect 

21 the validity or terms of any contract entered into by 

22 the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of 

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1 October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

2 made in connection with the contract. 

3 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

4 made available to carry out the agricultural con5 servation easement program under subtitle H of title 

6 XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by 

7 section 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out 

8 contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the pro9 visions of law and regulation applicable to such con10 tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 

11 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

12 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

13 SEC. 2705. GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM. 

14 (a) REPEAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle 

15 D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

16 3838n et seq.) is repealed. 

17 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

18 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

19 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

20 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter D of 

22 chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se23 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.) before 

24 October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

25 made in connection with the contract. 


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1 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

2 made available to carry out the agricultural con3 servation easement program under subtitle H of title 

4 XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by 

5 section 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out 

6 contracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the pro7 visions of law and regulation applicable to such con8 tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

11 SEC. 2706. AGRICULTURAL WATER ENHANCEMENT PRO12 GRAM. 

13 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240I of the Food Security 

14 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9) is repealed. 

15 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

16 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

17 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

18 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240I of the 

20 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9) 

21 before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to 

22 be made in connection with the contract. 

23 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

24 made available to carry out the regional conservation 

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1 the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 

2 2401 of this Act, to continue to carry out contracts 

3 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

4 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

5 they existed on September 30, 2013. 

6 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

7 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

8 SEC. 2707. WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240N of the Food Security 

10 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1) is repealed. 

11 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

12 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

13 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

14 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

15 Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240N of the 

16 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1) 

17 before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to 

18 be made in connection with the contract. 

19 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

20 made available to carry out the environmental qual21 ity incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D 

22 of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

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1 sions of law and regulation applicable to such con2 tracts as they existed on September 30, 2013. 

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

4 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

5 SEC. 2708. GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM. 

6 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240P of the Food Security 

7 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–3) is repealed. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

9 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

10 SEC. 2709. CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED PROGRAM. 

11 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240Q of the Food Security 

12 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–4) is repealed. 

13 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

14 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

15 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

16 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

17 Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240Q of the 

18 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–4) 

19 before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to 

20 be made in connection with the contract. 

21 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

22 made available to carry out the regional conservation 

23 partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of 

24 the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 

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1 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

2 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

3 they existed on September 30, 2013. 

4 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

5 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

6 SEC. 2710. COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP 

7 INITIATIVE. 

8 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1243 of the Food Security Act 

9 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843) is repealed. 

10 (b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

11 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

12 amendment made by this section shall not affect the 

13 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture under section 1243 of the 

15 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843) before 

16 October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

17 made in connection with the contract. 

18 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

19 made available to carry out the regional conservation 

20 partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of 

21 the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 

22 2401 of this Act, to continue to carry out contracts 

23 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

24 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

3 SEC. 2711. ENVIRONMENTAL EASEMENT PROGRAM. 

4 Chapter 3 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu5 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839 et seq.) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 2712. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1201(a) of the Food Se8 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended in the 

9 matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘E’’ and in10 serting ‘‘I’’. 

11 (b) PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY.—Section 1211(a) of 

12 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811(a)) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘predominate’’ each place it appears 

14 and inserting ‘‘predominant’’. 

15 (c) SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS.—Section 1242(i) 

16 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(i)) is 

17 amended in the header by striking ‘‘SPECIALITY’’ and in18 serting ‘‘SPECIALTY’’. 

19 TITLE III—TRADE 

20 Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 

21 SEC. 3001. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 

22 Section 201 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 inserting ‘‘(to be implemented by the Adminis3 trator)’’ after ‘‘under this title’’; and 

4 (2) by striking paragraph (7) and the second 

5 sentence and inserting the following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(7) build resilience to mitigate and prevent 

7 food crises and reduce the future need for emer8 gency aid.’’. 

9 SEC. 3002. SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH 

10 WHICH ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED. 

11 Section 202(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 

12 U.S.C. 1722(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘13 percent’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘11 percent’’. 

14 SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY. 

15 Section 202(h) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

16 1722(h)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

19 (A)— 

20 (i) by striking ‘‘The Administrator 

21 shall use funds made available for fiscal 

22 year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘In consultation 

23 with the Secretary, the Administrator shall 

24 use funds made available for fiscal year 

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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘to establish a mech2 anism’’ after ‘‘this title’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub4 paragraph (B); and 

5 (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and in6 serting the following new paragraphs: 

7 ‘‘(C) to evaluate, as necessary, the use of 

8 current and new agricultural commodities and 

9 products thereof in different program settings 

10 and for particular recipient groups, including 

11 the testing of prototypes; 

12 ‘‘(D) to establish and implement appro13 priate protocols for quality assurance of food 

14 products procured by the Secretary for food aid 

15 programs; and 

16 ‘‘(E) to periodically update program guide17 lines on the recommended use of agricultural 

18 commodities and food products in food aid pro19 grams to reflect findings from the implementa20 tion of this subsection and other relevant infor21 mation.’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘The Adminis23 trator’’ and inserting ‘‘In consultation with the Sec24 retary, the Administrator’’; and 


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1 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘section 

2 207(f)’’ and all that follows through the period at 

3 the end and inserting the following: ‘‘section 

4 207(f)— 

5 ‘‘(A) for fiscal years 2009 through 2013, 

6 not more than $4,500,000 may be used to carry 

7 out this subsection; and 

8 ‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, 

9 not more than $1,000,000 may be used to carry 

10 out this subsection.’’. 

11 SEC. 3004. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 

12 Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

13 1724(a)) is amended— 

14 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 3005. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 

19 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 205(b) of the Food for 

20 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

22 (6); 

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1 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(7) representatives from the United States ag4 ricultural processing sector involved in providing ag5 ricultural commodities for programs under this Act; 

6 and’’. 

7 (b) CONSULTATION.—Section 205(d) of the Food for 

8 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(d)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION IN ADVANCE OF ISSUANCE

12 OF IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS, HANDBOOKS, 

13 AND GUIDELINES.—Not later than 45 days before a 

14 proposed regulation, handbook, or guideline imple15 menting this title, or a proposed significant revision 

16 to a regulation, handbook, or guideline implementing 

17 this title, becomes final, the Administrator shall pro18 vide the proposal to the Group for review and com19 ment.’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REGARDING FOOD AID

23 QUALITY EFFORTS.—The Administrator shall seek 

24 input from and consult with the Group on the imple25 mentation of section 202(h).’’. 


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1 (c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 205(f) of the Food 

2 for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(f)) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

4 SEC. 3006. OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION. 

5 (a) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Section 207(c) 

6 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

9 ‘‘AND GUIDANCE’’ after ‘‘REGULATIONS’’; 

10 (2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

11 following new sentence: ‘‘Not later than 270 days 

12 after the date of the enactment of the Federal Agri13 culture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, 

14 the Administrator shall issue all regulations and re15 visions to agency guidance necessary to implement 

16 the amendments made to this title by such Act.’’; 

17 and 

18 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and guid19 ance’’ after ‘‘develop regulations’’. 

20 (b) FUNDING.—Section 207(f) of the Food for Peace 

21 Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub2 paragraph (E) and inserting the period; and 

3 (C) by striking subparagraph (F); 

4 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 

5 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 

6 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

7 (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 

8 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

9 ‘‘2012’’ and all that follows through the period 

10 at the end and inserting ‘‘2013, and up to 

11 $10,000,000 of such funds for each of fiscal 

12 years 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

13 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

14 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

15 (c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—Not later than 270 

16 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad17 ministrator of the Agency for International Development 

18 shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

19 and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Agri20 culture and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa21 tives a report describing— 

22 (1) the implementation of section 207(c) of the 

23 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)); 

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1 under title II of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) 

2 by an eligible organization that is a nongovern3 mental organization (as such term is defined in sec4 tion 402 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1732)); and 

5 (3) the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, 

6 and audit requirements for such programs by an eli7 gible organization that is an intergovernmental orga8 nization, such as the World Food Program or other 

9 multilateral organization. 

10 SEC. 3007. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 

11 TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, AND DIS12 TRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PRE13 PACKAGED FOODS. 

14 Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

15 1726b(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2018’’. 

17 SEC. 3008. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

18 (a) IMPACT ON LOCAL FARMERS AND ECONOMY.— 

19 Section 403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

20 1733(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 

21 new sentence: ‘‘The Secretary or the Administrator, as ap22 propriate, shall seek information, as part of the regular 

23 proposal and submission process, from implementing 

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1 sales of agricultural commodities within the recipient 

2 country.’’. 

3 (b) PREVENTION OF PRICE DISRUPTIONS.—Section 

4 403(e) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(e)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reasonable 

7 market price’’ and inserting ‘‘fair market value’’; 

8 and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

10 paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION ON ASSESSMENTS.—The 

12 Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate in 

13 assessments to carry out paragraph (1) and in the 

14 development of approaches to be used by imple15 menting agencies for determining the fair market 

16 value described in paragraph (2).’’. 

17 (c) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 403 of the 

18 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is amended by adding 

19 at the end the following new subsection: 

20 ‘‘(m) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Not later than 

21 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal 

22 Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, 

23 and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 

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1 ‘‘(1) specifying the amount of funds (including 

2 funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, 

3 and internal transportation, storage and handling, 

4 and associated distribution costs) provided to each 

5 eligible organization that received assistance under 

6 this Act in the previous fiscal year; and 

7 ‘‘(2) describing how those funds were used by 

8 the eligible organization.’’. 

9 SEC. 3009. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD10 ITIES. 

11 Section 407(c)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 

12 U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)) is amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2018’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘for each such fiscal year 

17 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2001 through 

19 2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds 

20 and for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 

21 not more than $15,000,000 of such funds’’; and 

22 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

23 the following new subparagraph: 

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1 tional sites for prepositioning in foreign coun2 tries or change the location of current sites for 

3 prepositioning in foreign countries after con4 ducting, and based on the results of, assess5 ments of need, the availability of appropriate 

6 technology for long-term storage, feasibility, 

7 and cost.’’. 

8 SEC. 3010. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO9 GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 

10 Section 407(f)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 

11 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(1)) is amended— 

12 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AG13 RICULTURAL TRADE’’ and inserting ‘‘FOOD AID’’; 

14 (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting before 

15 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and the 

16 total number of beneficiaries of the project and the 

17 activities carried out through such project’’; and 

18 (3) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

20 by inserting ‘‘, and the total number of bene21 ficiaries in,’’ after ‘‘commodities made available 

22 to’’; 

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1 (C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub2 clause (II); and 

3 (D) by inserting after subclause (II) the 

4 following new subclause: 

5 ‘‘(III) the McGovern-Dole Inter6 national Food for Education and 

7 Child Nutrition Program established 

8 by section 3107 of the Farm Security 

9 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

10 U.S.C. 1736o-1);’’. 

11 SEC. 3011. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE 

12 SALES OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 

13 Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

14 1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2018’’. 

16 SEC. 3012. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

18 412(a)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

19 1736f(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008 

20 and each fiscal year thereafter, $2,500,000,000’’ and in21 serting ‘‘$2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

22 through 2013 and $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2014 through 2018’’. 

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1 for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)) is amended to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(1) FUNDS AND COMMODITIES.—For each of 

4 fiscal years 2014 through 2018, of the amounts 

5 made available to carry out emergency and non6 emergency food assistance programs under title II, 

7 not less than $400,000,000 shall be expended for 

8 nonemergency food assistance programs under such 

9 title.’’. 

10 SEC. 3013. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 

11 (a) ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO

12 STUDY.—Section 415(a)(2)(B) of the Food for Peace Act 

13 (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘, 

14 using recommendations’’ and all that follows through 

15 ‘‘quality enhancements’’. 

16 (b) EXTENSION.—Section 415(c) of the Food for 

17 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

19 SEC. 3014. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM20 ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 

21 Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

22 1737) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 

24 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

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1 or 0.5 percent of the amounts made available for 

2 each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018,’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

5 Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 

6 of 1978 

7 SEC. 3101. FUNDING FOR EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE 

8 PROGRAM. 

9 Section 211(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 

10 (7 U.S.C. 5641(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

12 SEC. 3102. FUNDING FOR MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 

13 Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act 

14 of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

16 SEC. 3103. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 

17 PROGRAM. 

18 Section 703(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 

19 (7 U.S.C. 5723(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

21 Subtitle C—Other Agricultural 

22 Trade Laws 

23 SEC. 3201. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 

24 (a) EXTENSION.—The Food for Progress Act of 1985 

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1 (1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

7 (4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

9 (b) REPEAL OF COMPLETED PROJECT.—Subsection 

10 (f) of the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) 

11 is amended by striking paragraph (6). 

12 SEC. 3202. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST. 

13 Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 

14 Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking 

16 ‘‘2012’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2012’’ both 

19 places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

20 SEC. 3203. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO 

21 EMERGING MARKETS. 

22 (a) DIRECT CREDITS OR EXPORT CREDIT GUARAN23 TEES.—Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Con24 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 


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1 7 U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

3 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS.— 

4 Section 1542(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Con5 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 

6 7 U.S.C. 5622 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

8 SEC. 3204. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 

9 EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO10 GRAM. 

11 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 3107(l)(2) of the 

12 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

13 U.S.C. 1736o–1(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

15 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 3107(d) of 

16 the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

17 U.S.C. 1736o–1(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘to’’ in the 

18 matter preceding paragraph (1). 

19 SEC. 3205. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 

20 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 3205(b) of the Farm Secu21 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680(b)) 

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1 (b) FUNDING.—Section 3205(e)(2) of the Farm Se2 curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

3 5680(e)(2)) is amended— 

4 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara5 graph (C); and 

6 (2) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and 

7 inserting the following new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(D) $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

9 2011 through 2018.’’. 

10 SEC. 3206. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 

11 Section 3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En12 ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 22 U.S.C. 2220a 

13 note) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 

14 through the period and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

15 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 

16 2008 through 2013; and 

17 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 

18 2014 through 2018.’’. 

19 SEC. 3207. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOR20 EIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Department of 

22 Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by in23 serting after section 225 (7 U.S.C. 6931) the following 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 225A. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR 

2 FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized 

4 to establish in the Department the position of Under Sec5 retary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services. 

6 ‘‘(b) CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary 

7 establishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture 

8 for Foreign Agricultural Services under subsection (a), the 

9 Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by 

10 and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 

11 ‘‘(c) FUNCTIONS OF UNDER SECRETARY.— 

12 ‘‘(1) PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS.—Upon establish13 ment, the Secretary shall delegate to the Under Sec14 retary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Serv15 ices those functions under the jurisdiction of the De16 partment that are related to foreign agricultural 

17 services. 

18 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—The Under 

19 Secretary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural 

20 Services shall perform such other functions as may 

21 be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(d) SUCCESSION.—Any official who is serving as 

23 Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Ag24 ricultural Services on the date of the enactment of this 

25 section and who was appointed by the President, by and 

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1 required to be reappointed under subsection (b) or section 

2 225(b) to the successor position authorized under sub3 section (a) or section 225(a) if the Secretary establishes 

4 the position, and the official occupies the new position, 

5 with 180 days after the date of the enactment of this sec6 tion (or such later date set by the Secretary if litigation 

7 delays rapid succession).’’. 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 225 of the 

9 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

10 U.S.C. 6931) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture 

12 for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services’’ each 

13 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 

14 Agriculture for Farm Services’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and for16 eign agricultural’’. 

17 (c) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Section 296(b) of the 

18 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

19 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

21 end; 

22 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

24 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to establish 

2 in the Department the position of Under Secretary 

3 of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services in 

4 accordance with section 225A;’’. 

5 TITLE IV—NUTRITION 

6 Subtitle A—Supplemental 

7 Nutrition Assistance Program 

8 SEC. 4001. PREVENTING PAYMENT OF CASH TO RECIPIENTS 

9 OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 

10 FOR THE RETURN OF EMPTY BOTTLES AND 

11 CANS USED TO CONTAIN FOOD PURCHASED 

12 WITH BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER THE PRO13 GRAM. 

14 Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

15 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘and hot foods’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘hot foods’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘and any deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee 

20 reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any food or 

21 food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, re22 gardless of whether such fee is included in the shelf price 

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1 SEC. 4002. RETAILERS. 

2 (a) DEFINITION OF RETAIL FOOD STORE.—Section 

3 3(p)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

4 U.S.C. 2012(p)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘at least 

5 2’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 3’’. 

6 (b) ALTERNATIVE BENEFIT DELIVERY.—Section 

7 7(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

8 2016(f)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF COSTS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 

14 participating retailers (including restaurants 

15 participating in a State option restaurant pro16 gram intended to serve the elderly, disabled, 

17 and homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs 

18 of acquiring, and arrange for the implementa19 tion of, electronic benefit transfer point-of-sale 

20 equipment and supplies. 

21 ‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may 

22 exempt from subparagraph (A)— 

23 ‘‘(i) farmers’ markets, military com24 missaries, nonprofit food buying coopera25 tives, and establishments, organizations, 

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1 described in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) 

2 of section 3(k); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) establishments described in para4 graphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k), 

5 other than restaurants participating in a 

6 State option restaurant program.’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF MANUAL VOUCHERS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on 

10 the effective date of this paragraph, except as 

11 provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall 

12 issue manual vouchers to a household that re13 ceives supplemental nutrition assistance under 

14 this Act or allow retailers to accept manual 

15 vouchers as payment, unless the Secretary de16 termines that the manual vouchers are nec17 essary, such as in the event of an electronic 

18 benefit transfer system failure or a disaster sit19 uation. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may 

21 exempt categories of retailers or individual re22 tailers from subparagraph (A) based on criteria 

23 established by the Secretary. 

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1 tections of the program, the Secretary shall require 

2 all parties providing electronic benefit transfer serv3 ices to provide for and maintain a unique terminal 

4 identification number information through the sup5 plemental nutrition assistance program electronic 

6 benefit transfer transaction routing system. In devel7 oping the regulations implementing this paragraph, 

8 the Secretary shall consider existing commercial 

9 practices for other point-of-sale debit transactions. 

10 The Secretary shall issue proposed regulations im11 plementing this paragraph not earlier than 2 years 

12 after the date of enactment of this paragraph.’’. 

13 (c) ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFERS.—Section 

14 7(h)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

15 U.S.C. 2016(h)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘is oper16 ational—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) in the case 

17 of other participating stores,’’ and inserting ‘‘is oper18 ational’’. 

19 (d) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND

20 WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food 

21 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 

22 (1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a)(1) by 

23 striking ‘‘; and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘; (C) whether 

24 the applicant is located in an area with significantly 

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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(g) EBT SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—An approved 

3 retail food store shall provide adequate EBT service as 

4 described in section 7(h)(3)(B).’’. 

5 SEC. 4003. ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS6 ABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST7 ANCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS. 

8 (a) ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS9 ABLED PROGRAM RECIPIENTS.—Section 3(p) of the Food 

10 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

13 end, 

14 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 

15 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(5) a governmental or private nonprofit food 

19 purchasing and delivery service that— 

20 ‘‘(A) purchases food for, and delivers such 

21 food to, individuals who are— 

22 ‘‘(i) unable to shop for food; and 

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1 ‘‘(II) physically or mentally handi2 capped or otherwise disabled; 

3 ‘‘(B) clearly notifies the participating 

4 household at the time such household places a 

5 food order— 

6 ‘‘(i) of any delivery fee associated with 

7 the food purchase and delivery provided to 

8 such household by such service; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) that a delivery fee cannot be paid 

10 with benefits provided under supplemental 

11 nutrition assistance program; and 

12 ‘‘(C) sells food purchased for such house13 hold at the price paid by such service for such 

14 food and without any additional cost markup.’’. 

15 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

16 (1) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—The Secretary of 

17 Agriculture shall issue regulations that— 

18 (A) establish criteria to identify a food 

19 purchasing and delivery service referred to in 

20 section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

21 of 2008 as amended by this Act, and 

22 (B) establish procedures to ensure that 

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1 (i) does not charge more for a food 

2 item than the price paid by the such serv3 ice for such food item, 

4 (ii) offers food delivery service at no 

5 or low cost to households under such Act, 

6 (iii) ensures that benefits provided 

7 under the supplemental nutrition assist8 ance program are used only to purchase 

9 food, as defined in section 3 of such Act, 

10 (iv) limits the purchase of food, and 

11 the delivery of such food, to households eli12 gible to receive services described in section 

13 3(p)(5) of such Act as so amended, 

14 (v) has established adequate safe15 guards against fraudulent activities, in16 cluding unauthorized use of electronic ben17 efit cards issued under such Act, and 

18 (vi) such other requirements as the 

19 Secretary deems to be appropriate. 

20 (2) LIMITATION.—Before the issuance of rules 

21 under paragraph (1) , the Secretary of Agriculture 

22 may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and 

23 delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the 

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1 Act, to participate as retail food stores under the 

2 supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

3 SEC. 4004. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RES4 ERVATIONS. 

5 Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

6 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

8 SEC. 4005. UPDATING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 

9 Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

10 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 

11 (1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a) by 

12 striking ‘‘households in which each member receives 

13 benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘households in which each 

14 member receives cash assistance’’, and 

15 (2) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘or who re16 ceives benefits under a State program’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘or who receives cash assistance under a State pro18 gram’’. 

19 SEC. 4006. EXCLUSION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM EX20 CESS MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION. 

21 Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

22 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the 

23 end the following: 

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1 to ensure that medical marijuana is not treated 

2 as a medical expense for purposes of this para3 graph.’’. 

4 SEC. 4007. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON 

5 THE RECEIPT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAY6 MENTS. 

7 (a) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES IN THE SUP8 PLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 

9 5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

10 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)) is amended— 

11 (1) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘, subject to clause 

12 (iv)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 

13 (2) by striking subclause (I) of clause (iv) and 

14 in inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

16 subclause (II), if a State agency elects 

17 to use a standard utility allowance 

18 that reflects heating and cooling costs, 

19 the standard utility allowance shall be 

20 made available to households that re21 ceived a payment, or on behalf of 

22 which a payment was made, under the 

23 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 

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1 gram, if in the current month or in 

2 the immediately preceding 12 months, 

3 the household either received such 

4 payment, or such payment was made 

5 on behalf of the household, that was 

6 greater than $20 annually, as deter7 mined by the Secretary.’’; and 

8 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

9 2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist10 ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended 

11 by inserting before the semicolon the following: 

12 ‘‘, except that, for purposes of the supplemental nu13 trition assistance program established under the 

14 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

15 seq.), such payments or allowances were greater 

16 than $20 annually, consistent with section 

17 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)), as determined by the Sec19 retary of Agriculture’’. 

20 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (2), this section and the amendments made by 

23 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, 

24 and shall apply with respect to certification periods 

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1 (2) STATE OPTION TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION

2 FOR CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—A State may, at the 

3 option of the State, implement a policy that elimi4 nates or reduces the effect of the amendments made 

5 by this section on households that received a stand6 ard utility allowance as of the date of enactment of 

7 this Act, for not more than a 180-day period that 

8 begins on the date on which such amendments would 

9 otherwise apply to the respective household. 

10 SEC. 4008. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 

11 Section 6(e)(3)(B) of Food and Nutrition Act of 

12 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘section;’’ and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘section, subject to the condition that the 

15 course or program of study— 

16 ‘‘(i) is part of a program of career 

17 and technical education (as defined in sec18 tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

19 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

20 U.S.C. 2302)) that may be completed in 

21 not more than 4 years at an institution of 

22 higher education (as defined in section 102 

23 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

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1 ‘‘(ii) is limited to remedial courses, 

2 basic adult education, literacy, or English 

3 as a second language;’’. 

4 SEC. 4009. ENDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST5 ANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR LOTTERY OR 

6 GAMBLING WINNERS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutri8 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(r) INELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS DUE TO RECEIPT

11 OF SUBSTANTIAL LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any household in which a 

13 member receives substantial lottery or gambling 

14 winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose 

15 eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of 

16 the winnings. 

17 ‘‘(2) DURATION OF INELIGIBILITY.—A house18 hold described in paragraph (1) shall remain ineli19 gible for participation until the household meets the 

20 allowable financial resources and income eligibility 

21 requirements under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), 

22 (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) of section 5. 

23 ‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—As determined by the Sec24 retary, each State agency, to the maximum extent 

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1 responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gam2 ing in the State to determine whether individuals 

3 participating in the supplemental nutrition assist4 ance program have received substantial lottery or 

5 gambling winnings.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(a) of 

7 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) 

8 is amended in the 2d sentence by striking ‘‘sections 6(b), 

9 6(d)(2), and 6(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d)(2), 

10 (g), and (r) of section 6’’. 

11 SEC. 4010. IMPROVING SECURITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. 

12 Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

13 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)) is amended— 

14 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘CARD FEE’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘OF CARDS’’; 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(A) FEES.—A State’’; and 

19 (3) by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so 

20 designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) PURPOSEFUL LOSS OF CARDS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms 

23 and conditions established by the Secretary 

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1 ment of the electronic benefit transfer card 

2 of the household, the Secretary may re3 quire a State agency to decline to issue a 

4 replacement card to the household unless 

5 the household, upon request of the State 

6 agency, provides an explanation for the 

7 loss of the card. 

8 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The terms 

9 and conditions established by the Secretary 

10 shall provide that— 

11 ‘‘(I) the household be given the 

12 opportunity to provide the requested 

13 explanation and meet the require14 ments under this paragraph promptly; 

15 ‘‘(II) after an excessive number 

16 of lost cards, the head of the house17 hold shall be required to review pro18 gram rights and responsibilities with 

19 State agency personnel authorized to 

20 make determinations under section 

21 5(a); and 

22 ‘‘(III) any action taken, including 

23 actions required under section 

24 6(b)(2), other than the withholding of 

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1 until an explanation described in sub2 clause (I) is provided, shall be con3 sistent with the due process protec4 tions under section 6(b) or 11(e)(10), 

5 as appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(C) PROTECTING VULNERABLE PER7 SONS.—In implementing this paragraph, a 

8 State agency shall act to protect homeless per9 sons, persons with disabilities, victims of 

10 crimes, and other vulnerable persons who lose 

11 electronic benefit transfer cards but are not in12 tentionally committing fraud. 

13 ‘‘(D) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY.—While a 

14 State may decline to issue an electronic benefits 

15 transfer card until a household satisfies the re16 quirements under this paragraph, nothing in 

17 this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, 

18 or limitation on, the eligibility for benefits 

19 under section 5.’’. 

20 SEC. 4011. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPTANCE 

21 OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS. 

22 Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

23 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by adding at the end the 

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1 ‘‘(14) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPT2 ANCE OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

4 pilot the use of mobile technologies determined 

5 by the Secretary to be appropriate to test the 

6 feasibility and implications for program integ7 rity, by allowing retail food stores, farmers 

8 markets, and other direct producer-to-consumer 

9 marketing outlets to accept benefits from recipi10 ents of supplemental nutrition assistance 

11 through mobile transactions. 

12 ‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—To be 

13 eligible to participate in a demonstration project 

14 under subsection (a), a retail food store, farm15 ers market, or other direct producer-to-con16 sumer marketing outlet shall submit to the Sec17 retary for approval a plan that includes— 

18 ‘‘(i) a description of the technology; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the manner by which the retail 

20 food store, farmers market or other direct 

21 producer-to-consumer marketing outlet will 

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1 lished by the Secretary, in a manner that 

2 allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact 

3 of the demonstration on participant access, 

4 ease of use, and program integrity; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) such other criteria as the Sec6 retary may require. 

7 ‘‘(C) DATE OF COMPLETION.—The dem8 onstration projects under this paragraph shall 

9 be completed and final reports submitted to the 

10 Secretary by not later than July 1, 2016. 

11 ‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec12 retary shall submit a report to the Committee 

13 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

15 and Forestry of the Senate that includes a find16 ing, based on the data provided under subpara17 graph (C) whether or not implementation in all 

18 States is in the best interest of the supple19 mental nutrition assistance program.’’. 

20 SEC. 4012. USE OF BENEFITS FOR PURCHASE OF COMMU21 NITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARE. 

22 Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

23 (7 U.S.C. 2019) is amended in the 1st sentence by insert24 ing ‘‘agricultural producers who market agricultural prod25 ucts directly to consumers shall be authorized to redeem 


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1 benefits for the initial cost of the purchase of a commu2 nity-supported agriculture share,’’ after ‘‘food so pur3 chased,’’. 

4 SEC. 4013. RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(e) of the Food and 

6 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (23)(C) by striking the period 

10 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(24) if the State elects to carry out a program 

13 to contract with private establishments to offer 

14 meals at concessional prices, as described in para15 graphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k)— 

16 ‘‘(A) the plans of the State agency for op17 erating the program, including— 

18 ‘‘(i) documentation of a need that eli19 gible homeless, elderly, and disabled clients 

20 are underserved in a particular geographic 

21 area; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the manner by which the State 

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1 termines necessary to meet the need identi2 fied in clause (i); and 

3 ‘‘(iii) any other conditions the Sec4 retary may prescribe, such as the level of 

5 security necessary to ensure that only eligi6 ble recipients participate in the program; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(B) a report by the State agency to the 

9 Secretary annually, the schedule of which shall 

10 be established by the Secretary, that includes— 

11 ‘‘(i) the number of households and in12 dividual recipients authorized to partici13 pate in the program, including any infor14 mation on whether the individual recipient 

15 is elderly, disabled, or homeless; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of whether the 

17 program is meeting an established need, as 

18 documented under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 

19 (b) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND

20 WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food 

21 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(h) PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

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1 agency to offer meals at concessional prices as de2 scribed in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 

3 3(k) may be authorized to accept and redeem bene4 fits unless the Secretary determines that the partici5 pation of the private establishment is required to 

6 meet a documented need in accordance with section 

7 11(e)(24). 

8 ‘‘(2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, on the day before 

10 the effective date of this subsection, a State has 

11 entered into a contract with a private establish12 ment described in paragraph (1) and the Sec13 retary has not determined that the participation 

14 of the private establishment is necessary to 

15 meet a documented need in accordance with 

16 section 11(e)(24), the Secretary shall allow the 

17 operation of the private establishment to con18 tinue without that determination of need for a 

19 period not to exceed 180 days from the date on 

20 which the Secretary establishes determination 

21 criteria, by regulation, under section 11(e)(24). 

22 ‘‘(B) JUSTIFICATION.—If the Secretary de23 termines to terminate a contract with a private 

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1 vide justification to the State in which the pri2 vate establishment is located for that termi3 nation. 

4 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

5 90 days after September 30, 2014, and 90 days 

6 after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 

7 Secretary shall report to the Committee on Agri8 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

10 of the Senate on the effectiveness of a program 

11 under this subsection using any information received 

12 from States under section 11(e)(24) as well as any 

13 other information the Secretary may have relating to 

14 the manner in which benefits are used.’’. 

15 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(k) of 

16 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) 

17 is amended by inserting ‘‘subject to section 9(h)’’ after 

18 ‘‘concessional prices’’ each place it appears. 

19 SEC. 4014. MANDATING STATE IMMIGRATION 

20 VERIFICATION. 

21 Section 11(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

22 (7 U.S.C. 2020(p)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(p) STATE VERIFICATION OPTION.—In carrying out 

24 the supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State 

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1 or an immigration status, verification system established 

2 under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

3 1320b–7), in accordance with standards set by the Sec4 retary.’’. 

5 SEC. 4015. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM6 PROVED INTEROPERABILITY. 

7 (a) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION.—Section 

8 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(v) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM11 PROVED INTEROPERABILITY.— 

12 ‘‘(1) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in 

14 consultation with an interagency work group 

15 which shall be established by the Office of Man16 agement and Budget, and considering State 

17 perspectives, shall, by rule, designate a data ex18 change standard for any category of informa19 tion required to be reported under this Act. 

20 ‘‘(B) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS MUST

21 BE NONPROPRIETARY AND INTEROPERABLE.— 

22 The data exchange standard designated under 

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1 ‘‘(C) OTHER REQUIREMENTS.—In desig2 nating data exchange standards under this sub3 section, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac4 ticable, incorporate— 

5 ‘‘(i) interoperable standards developed 

6 and maintained by an international vol7 untary consensus standards body, as de8 fined by the Office of Management and 

9 Budget, such as the International Organi10 zation for Standardization; 

11 ‘‘(ii) interoperable standards devel12 oped and maintained by intergovernmental 

13 partnerships, such as the National Infor14 mation Exchange Model; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) interoperable standards devel16 oped and maintained by Federal entities 

17 with authority over contracting and finan18 cial assistance, such as the Federal Acqui19 sition Regulatory Council. 

20 ‘‘(2) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR RE21 PORTING.— 

22 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in 

23 consultation with an interagency work group es24 tablished by the Office of Management and 

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1 shall, by rule, designate data exchange stand2 ards to govern the data reporting required 

3 under this part. 

4 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange 

5 standards required by subparagraph (A) shall, 

6 to the extent practicable— 

7 ‘‘(i) incorporate a widely-accepted, 

8 nonproprietary, searchable, computer-read9 able format; 

10 ‘‘(ii) be consistent with and implement 

11 applicable accounting principles; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) be capable of being continually 

13 upgraded as necessary. 

14 ‘‘(C) INCORPORATION OF NONPROPRI15 ETARY STANDARDS.—In designating reporting 

16 standards under this subsection, the Secretary 

17 shall, to the extent practicable, incorporate ex18 isting nonproprietary standards, such as the 

19 eXtensible Markup Language.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

21 (1) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS.—The Sec22 retary of Agriculture shall issue a proposed rule 

23 under section 11(v)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 

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1 under such section after public comment, within 24 

2 months after such effective date. 

3 (2) DATA REPORTING STANDARDS.—The re4 porting standards required under section 11(v)(2) of 

5 such Act shall become effective with respect to re6 ports required in the first reporting period, after the 

7 effective date of the final rule referred to in para8 graph (1) of this subsection, for which the authority 

9 for data collection and reporting is established or re10 newed under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

11 SEC. 4016. PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RE12 CRUITMENT ACTIVITIES. 

13 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY

14 CONTROL.—Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition 

15 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)) is amended by insert16 ing after ‘‘recruitment activities’’ the following: ‘‘designed 

17 to persuade an individual to apply for program benefits 

18 or that promote the program via television, radio, or bill19 board advertisements’’. 

20 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO

21 BE APPROPRIATED UNDER ACT.—Section 18 of the Food 

22 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended 

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1 ‘‘(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 

2 funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall 

3 be used by the Secretary for— 

4 ‘‘(A) recruitment activities designed to persuade 

5 an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition as6 sistance program benefits; 

7 ‘‘(B) television, radio, or billboard advertise8 ments that are designed to promote supplemental 

9 nutrition assistance program benefits and enroll10 ment; or 

11 ‘‘(C) any agreements with foreign governments 

12 designed to promote supplemental nutrition assist13 ance program benefits and enrollment. 

14 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to pro15 grammatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits 

16 made available in response to a natural disaster.’’. 

17 SEC. 4017. REPEAL OF BONUS PROGRAM. 

18 Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

19 (7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 4018. FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO21 GRAMS. 

22 Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

23 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 

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1 ‘‘$79,000,000’’, and inserting ‘‘$79,000,000 for each fis2 cal year’’. 

3 SEC. 4019. MONITORING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO4 GRAM. 

5 (a) REPORTING MEASURES.—Section 16(h)(5) of the 

6 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(5)) 

7 is amended to read: 

8 ‘‘(5)(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 monitor the employment and training programs car10 ried out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) and 

11 assess their effectiveness in— 

12 ‘‘(i) preparing members of households par13 ticipating in the supplemental nutrition assist14 ance program for employment, including the ac15 quisition of basic skills necessary for employ16 ment; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) increasing the numbers of household 

18 members who obtain and retain employment 

19 subsequent to their participation in such em20 ployment and training programs. 

21 ‘‘(B) REPORTING MEASURES.—The Secretary, 

22 in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall de23 velop reporting measures that identify improvements 

24 in the skills, training education or work experience 

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1 plemental nutrition assistance program. Measures 

2 shall be based on common measures of performance 

3 for federal workforce training programs, so long as 

4 they reflect the challenges facing the types of mem5 bers of households participating in the supplemental 

6 nutrition assistance program who participate in a 

7 specific employment and training component. The 

8 Secretary shall require that each State employment 

9 and training plan submitted under section 11(3)(19) 

10 identify appropriate reporting measures for each of 

11 their proposed components that serve at least 100 

12 people. Such measures may include: 

13 ‘‘(i) the percentage and number of pro14 gram participants who received employment and 

15 training services and are in unsubsidized em16 ployment subsequent to the receipt of those 

17 services; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the percentage and number of pro19 gram participants who obtain a recognized post20 secondary credential, including a registered ap21 prenticeship, or a regular secondary school di22 ploma or its recognized equivalent, while par23 ticipating in or within 1 year after receiving 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the percentage and number of pro2 gram participants who are in an education or 

3 training program that is intended to lead to a 

4 recognized postsecondary credential, including a 

5 registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training 

6 program, a regular secondary school diploma or 

7 its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized em8 ployment; 

9 ‘‘(iv) subject to the terms and conditions 

10 set by the Secretary, measures developed by 

11 each State agency to assess the skills acquisi12 tion of employment and training program par13 ticipants that reflect the goals of their specific 

14 employment and training program components, 

15 which may include, but are not limited to— 

16 ‘‘(I) the percentage and number of 

17 program participants who are meeting pro18 gram requirements in each component of 

19 the State’s education and training pro20 gram; and 

21 ‘‘(II) the percentage and number of 

22 program participants who are gaining 

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1 ‘‘(v) other indicators as approved by the 

2 Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(C) STATE REPORT.—Each State agency shall 

4 annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a re5 port on the State’s employment and training pro6 gram that includes the numbers of supplemental nu7 trition assistance program participants who have 

8 gained skills, training, work or experience that will 

9 increase their ability to obtain regular employment 

10 using measures identified in subparagraph (B). 

11 ‘‘(D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE EMPLOY12 MENT AND TRAINING PLAN.—Subject to the terms 

13 and conditions established by the Secretary, if the 

14 Secretary determines that the state agency’s per15 formance with respect to employment and training 

16 outcomes is inadequate, the Secretary may require 

17 the State agency to make modifications to their em18 ployment and training plan to improve such out19 comes. 

20 ‘‘(E) PERIODIC EVALUATION.— 

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms and 

22 conditions established by the Secretary, not 

23 later than October 1, 2016, and not less fre24 quently than once every 5 years thereafter, the 

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1 ing practice and research to identify employ2 ment and training program components and 

3 practices that— 

4 ‘‘(I) effectively assist members of 

5 households participating in the supple6 mental nutrition assistance program in 

7 gaining skills, training, work, or experience 

8 that will increase their ability to obtain 

9 regular employment, and 

10 ‘‘(II) are best integrated with state11 wide workforce development systems. 

12 ‘‘(ii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec13 retary shall submit a report that describes the 

14 results of the study under clause (i) to the 

15 Committee on Agriculture in the House of Rep16 resentatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 

17 Nutrition and Forestry in the Senate.’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 4(c) 

19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

20 2013(a)), the Secretary shall issue interim final regula21 tions implementing the amendment made by subsection 

22 (a) no later than 18 months after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act. States shall include such reporting measures 

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1 year thereafter that begins no sooner than 6 months after 

2 the date that such regulations are published. 

3 SEC. 4020. COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 

4 EVALUATION. 

5 Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

6 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(l) COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND

9 EVALUATION.—States, State agencies, local agencies, in10 stitutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and con11 tractors participating in programs authorized under this 

12 Act shall cooperate with officials and contractors acting 

13 on behalf of the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations 

14 and studies under this Act and shall submit information 

15 at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 

16 require.’’. 

17 SEC. 4021. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 

18 INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLE19 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

20 Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

21 (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by section 4020, is amended 

22 by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(m) PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY

24 AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

2 out, under such terms and conditions as the Sec3 retary considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to 

4 identify best practices for employment and training 

5 programs under this Act to raise the number of 

6 work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employ7 ment, increase their earned income, and reduce their 

8 reliance on public assistance, including but not lim9 ited to the supplemental nutrition assistance pro10 gram. 

11 ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 

12 be selected based on criteria the Secretary estab13 lishes, that shall include— 

14 ‘‘(A) enhancing existing employment and 

15 training programs in the State; 

16 ‘‘(B) agreeing to participate in the evalua17 tion described in paragraph (3), including mak18 ing available data on participants’ employment 

19 activities and post-participation employment, 

20 earnings, and public benefit receipt; 

21 ‘‘(C) collaborating with the State work22 force board and other job training programs in 

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1 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the pilot project’s 

2 components can be easily replicated by other 

3 States or political subdivisions; and 

4 ‘‘(E) such additional criteria that ensure 

5 that the pilot projects— 

6 ‘‘(i) target a variety of populations of 

7 work registrants, including childless adults, 

8 parents, and individuals with low skills or 

9 limited work experience; 

10 ‘‘(ii) are selected from a range of ex11 isting employment and training programs 

12 including programs that provide— 

13 ‘‘(I) section 20 workfare; 

14 ‘‘(II) skills development for work 

15 registrants with limited employment 

16 history; 

17 ‘‘(III) post-employment support 

18 services necessary for maintaining em19 ployment; and 

20 ‘‘(IV) education leading to a rec21 ognized postsecondary credential, reg22 istered apprenticeship, or secondary 

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1 ‘‘(iii) are located in a range of geo2 graphic areas, including rural, urban, and 

3 Indian reservations; 

4 ‘‘(iv) include participants who are ex5 empt and not exempt under section 

6 (6)(d)(2). 

7 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall pro8 vide for an independent evaluation of projects se9 lected under this subsection to measure the impact 

10 of the pilot projects on the ability of each pilot 

11 project target population to find and retain employ12 ment that leads to increased household income and 

13 reduced dependency, compared to what would have 

14 occurred in the absence of the pilot project. 

15 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By September 

16 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit, to the Com17 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa18 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

19 and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes 

20 a description of— 

21 ‘‘(A) the results of each pilot project, in22 cluding an evaluation of the impact of the 

23 project on the employment, income, and public 

24 benefit receipt of the targeted population of 

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1 ‘‘(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of 

2 each pilot project; 

3 ‘‘(D) the planned dissemination of the re4 ports’ findings with State agencies; and 

5 ‘‘(E) the steps and funding necessary to 

6 incorporate components of pilot projects that 

7 demonstrate increased employment and earn8 ings into State employment and training pro9 grams. 

10 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—From amounts made available 

11 to under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make 

12 $10,000,000 availalable for each of the fiscal years 

13 2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this subsection. 

14 Such amounts shall remain available until expended. 

15 ‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) Funds provided under this subsection 

17 for pilot projects shall be used only for— 

18 ‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 

19 the provisions of this Act; 

20 ‘‘(ii) the costs and administration of 

21 the pilot projects; 

22 ‘‘(iii) the costs incurred in providing 

23 information and data to the independent 

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1 ‘‘(iv) the costs of the evaluation under 

2 paragraph (3). 

3 ‘‘(B) Funds made available under this sub4 section may not be used to supplant non-Fed5 eral funds used for existing employment and 

6 training activities.’’. 

7 SEC. 4022. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

9 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended in the 1st sen10 tence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

11 SEC. 4023. LIMITATION ON USE OF BLOCK GRANT TO PUER12 TO RICO. 

13 Section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

14 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION ON USE OF

17 FUNDS.—None of the funds made available 

18 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

19 under this subparagraph may be used to 

20 provide nutrition assistance in the form of 

21 cash benefits.’’. 

22 SEC. 4024. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 

23 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 25(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Food 

24 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(a)(1)(B)(i)) is 

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1 (1) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

2 end; 

3 (2) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

4 end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(IV) to provide incentives for 

7 the consumption of fruits and vegeta8 bles among low-income individuals; 

9 or’’. 

10 (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Section 25(b) of the 

11 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in 

15 the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 

16 Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 

17 Secretary to carry out this section not less than 

18 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fis19 cal year thereafter. Of the amount made avail20 able under this subparagraph for each such fis21 cal year, $5,000,000 shall be available to carry 

22 out subsection (a)(1)(B)(I)(IV). 

23 ‘‘(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The 

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1 funds transferred under subparagraph (A) with2 out further appropriation. 

3 ‘‘(C) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The 

4 funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall 

5 supplement (and not supplant) other Federal 

6 funding made available to the Secretary to 

7 carry out this section.’’. 

8 SEC. 4025. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 

9 (a) PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.—Section 27(a) of 

10 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2008 through 

13 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2018’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (A) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

16 and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2013, $265,750,000; 

18 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2014 the dollar 

19 amount of commodities specified in subpara20 graph (A) adjusted by the percentage by which 

21 the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under 

22 section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2012 and 

23 June 30, 2013, and subsequently increased by 

24 $20,000,000;’’; and 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘2010 through 2012, 

2 the dollar amount of commodities specified 

3 in’’ and inserting ‘‘2015 through 2018, the 

4 total amount of commodities under’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2013’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—For purposes of 

9 the funds described in this subsection, the Secretary 

10 shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal 

12 years; and 

13 ‘‘(B) allow States to carry over unex14 pended balances to the next fiscal year pursu15 ant to such terms and conditions as are deter16 mined by the Secretary.’’. 

17 (b) EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE

18 GRANTS.—Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assist19 ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by 

20 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

21 SEC. 4026. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 

22 Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

23 (7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and physical 

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1 (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking 

3 ‘‘$401,000,000;’’ and inserting ‘‘$375,000,000; 

4 and’’; 

5 (B) by striking subparagraph (E); and 

6 (C) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘(F) 

7 For fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) For 

8 fiscal year 2015’’. 

9 SEC. 4027. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 

10 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 29. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 

13 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 

14 provide the Department of Agriculture with additional re15 sources to prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by 

16 strengthening recipient and retailer program integrity. 

17 Additional funds are provided to supplement the Depart18 ment’s payment accuracy, and retailer and recipient integ19 rity activities. 

20 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 

22 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 

23 of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 

24 carry out this section not less than $5,000,000 for 

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1 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec2 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

3 shall use to carry out this section the funds trans4 ferred under paragraph (1) without further appro5 priation. 

6 ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The fund7 ing provided under paragraph (1) shall supplement 

8 (and not supplant) other Federal funding for pro9 grams carried out under this Act.’’. 

10 SEC. 4028. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

11 (a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

12 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘coupon,’’ the 

14 last place it appears and inserting ‘‘coupon’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (k)(7) by striking ‘‘or are’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘and’’; 

17 (3) by striking subsection (l); 

18 (4) by redesignating subsections (m) through 

19 (t) as subsections (l) through (s), respectively; and 

20 (5) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so re21 designated) the following: 

22 ‘‘(t) ‘Supplemental nutritional assistance program’ 

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1 (b) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

2 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘bene3 fits’’ the last place it appears and inserting ‘‘Benefits’’. 

4 (c) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

5 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 

6 (1) in the last sentence of subsection (i)(2)(D) 

7 by striking ‘‘section 13(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

8 13(b)’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (k)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para10 graph (2)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(G)’’. 

11 (d) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

12 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended— 

13 (1) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by moving the left 

14 margin 2 ems to the left, and 

15 (2) in subparagraph(F)(iii) by moving the left 

16 margin 4 ems to the left. 

17 (e) Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

18 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by redesignating the 

19 2d paragraph (12) as paragraph (13). 

20 (f) Section 9(a)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

21 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(a)) is amended by moving the left 

22 margin 2 ems to the left. 

23 (g) Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

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1 (1) in subsection (b)(3)(C) by striking ‘‘civil 

2 money penalties’’ and inserting ‘‘civil penalties’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (g)(1) by striking ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 

4 1786)’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1786)’’. 

5 (h) Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

6 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)) is amended in the 1st sen7 tence by striking ‘‘an benefit’’ and inserting ‘‘a benefit’’. 

8 (i) Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

9 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the proviso fol10 lowing paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘, as amended.’’. 

11 (j) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

12 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the 1st sentence 

13 by striking ‘‘sections 7(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7(f)’’. 

14 (k) Section 22(b)(10)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutri15 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(10)(B)(i)) is amended 

16 in the last sentence by striking ‘‘Food benefits’’ and in17 serting ‘‘Benefits’’. 

18 (l) Section 26(f)(3)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

19 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2035(f)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections’’. 

21 (m) Section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

22 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘(Public Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note)’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 7515)’’. 


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1 (n) Section 509 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

2 (42 U.S.C. 3056g) is amended in the section heading by 

3 striking ‘‘FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO5 GRAM’’. 

6 (o) Section 4115(c)(2)(H) of the Food, Conservation, 

7 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 

8 1871) is amended by striking ‘‘531’’ and inserting ‘‘454’’. 

9 (p) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(vii) of title 31 of the 

10 United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 

11 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 

12 (q) Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and 

13 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 

14 104–193) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 

16 3(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘section 

18 3(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘section 

20 3(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 

21 (r) The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 

22 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘Food Stamp 

24 Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and Nutrition Act 

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1 (2) in section 5— 

2 (A) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ‘‘Food 

3 Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and 

4 Nutrition Act of 2008’’; and 

5 (B) in subsection (l)(2)(B) by striking 

6 ‘‘Food Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘Food and Nutrition Act of 2008’’. 

8 (s) The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in the heading of section 453(j)(10) by 

11 striking ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLE12 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE’’; 

13 (2) in section 1137— 

14 (A) in subsection (a)(5)(B) by striking 

15 ‘‘food stamp’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nu16 trition assistance’’; and 

17 (B) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘food 

18 stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 

19 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition 

20 assistance program under the Food and Nutri21 tion Act of 2008’’; and 

22 (3) in the heading of section 1631(n) by strik23 ing ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL

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1 SEC. 4029. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR EXCLUDING SMALL ER2 RORS. 

3 The Secretary shall set the tolerance level for exclud4 ing small errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the 

5 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c))— 

6 (1) for fiscal year 2014 at an amount no great7 er than $25; and 

8 (2) for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount 

9 specified in paragraph (1) adjusted by the percent10 age by which the thrifty food plan is adjusted under 

11 section 3(u)(4) of such Act between June 30, 2012, 

12 and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal 

13 year. 

14 SEC. 4030. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 

15 ISLANDS PILOT PROGRAM. 

16 (a) STUDY.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to establishing the 

18 pilot program under subsection (b), the Secretary 

19 shall conduct a study to be completed not later than 

20 2 years after the effective date of this section to as21 sess— 

22 (A) the capabilities of the Commonwealth 

23 of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the 

24 supplemental nutrition assistance program in 

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1 the Food and Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 

2 seq)); and 

3 (B) alternative models of the supplemental 

4 nutrition assistance program operation and ben5 efit delivery that best meet the nutrition assist6 ance needs of the Commonwealth of the North7 ern Mariana Islands. 

8 (2) SCOPE.—The study conducted under para9 graph (1)(A) will assess the capability of the Com10 monwealth to fulfill the responsibilities of a State 

11 agency, including— 

12 (A) extending and limiting participation to 

13 eligible households, as prescribed by sections 5 

14 and 6 of the Act; 

15 (B) issuing benefits through EBT cards, 

16 as prescribed by section 7 of the Act; 

17 (C) maintaining the integrity of the pro18 gram, including operation of a quality control 

19 system, as prescribed by section 16(c) of the 

20 Act; 

21 (D) implementing work requirements, in22 cluding operating an employment and training 

23 program, as prescribed by section 6(d) of the 

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1 (E) paying a share of administrative costs 

2 with non-Federal funds, as prescribed by sec3 tion 16(a) of the Act. 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—If the Secretary determines 

5 that a pilot program is feasible, the Secretary shall estab6 lish a pilot program for the Commonwealth of the North7 ern Mariana Islands to operate the supplemental nutrition 

8 assistance program in the same manner in which the pro9 gram is operated in the States. 

10 (c) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall utilize the informa11 tion obtained from the study conducted under subsection 

12 (a) to establish the scope of the pilot program established 

13 under subsection (b). 

14 (d) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2019, the 

15 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 

16 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

17 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re18 port on the pilot program carried out under this section, 

19 including an analysis of the feasibility of operating in the 

20 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands the sup21 plemental nutrition assistance program as it is operated 

22 in the States. 

23 (e) FUNDING.— 

24 (1) STUDY.—Of the funds made available under 

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1 2008, the Secretary may use not more than 

2 $1,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to 

3 conduct the study described in subsection (a). 

4 (2) PILOT PROGRAM.—Of the funds made avail5 able under section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutri6 tion Act of 2008, for the purposes of establishing 

7 and carrying out the pilot program established under 

8 subsection (b) of this section, including the Federal 

9 costs for providing technical assistance to the Com10 monwealth, authorizing and monitoring retail food 

11 stores, and assessing pilot operations, the Secretary 

12 may use not more than— 

13 (A) $13,500,000 in fiscal year 2016; and 

14 (B) $8,500,000 in each of fiscal years 

15 2017 and 2018. 

16 SEC. 4031. ANNUAL STATE REPORT ON VERIFICATION OF 

17 SNAP PARTICIPATION. 

18 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later 1 year after the 

19 date specified by the Secretary in the 180-period begin20 ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu21 ally thereafter, each State agency that carries out the sup22 plemental nutrition assistance program shall submit to the 

23 Secretary a report containing sufficient information for 

24 the Secretary to determine whether the State agency has, 

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1 such annual date, verified that households to which such 

2 State agency provided such assistance in such fiscal 

3 year— 

4 (1) did not obtain benefits attributable to a de5 ceased individual; and 

6 (2) did not include an individual who was si7 multaneously included in a household receiving such 

8 assistance in another State. 

9 (b) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—For any fiscal 

10 year for which a State agency fails to comply with sub11 section (a), the Secretary shall reduce by 50 percent the 

12 amount otherwise payable to such State agency under sec13 tion 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with 

14 respect to such fiscal year. 

15 Subtitle B—Commodity 

16 Distribution Programs 

17 SEC. 4101. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. 

18 Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec19 tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93– 

20 86) is amended in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

22 SEC. 4102. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 

23 Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec24 tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93– 

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1 (1) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of subsection 

2 (a) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and in3 serting ‘‘2018’’; 

4 (2) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(2) by 

5 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

6 (3) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(g) ELIGIBILITY.—Except as provided in subsection 

9 (m), the States shall only provide assistance under the 

10 commodity supplemental food program to low-income indi11 viduals aged 60 and older.’’; and 

12 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(m) PHASE-OUT.—Notwithstanding any other provi14 sion of law, an individual who receives assistance under 

15 the commodity supplemental food program on the day be16 fore the effective date of this subsection shall continue to 

17 receive that assistance until the date on which the indi18 vidual no longer qualifies for assistance under the eligi19 bility criteria for the program in effect on the day before 

20 the effective date of this subsection.’’. 

21 SEC. 4103. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO 

22 SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS. 

23 Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food 

24 Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(2)(A)) is amended in the 

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1 SEC. 4104. PROCESSING OF COMMODITIES. 

2 (a) Section 17 of the Commodity Distribution Reform 

3 Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) 

4 is amended by— 

5 (1) striking the heading and inserting ‘‘COM6 MODITY DONATIONS AND PROCESSING’’; and 

7 (2) adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(c) PROCESSING.—For any program included in 

9 subsection (b), the Secretary may, notwithstanding any 

10 other provision of State or Federal law relating to the pro11 curement of goods and services— 

12 ‘‘(1) retain title to commodities delivered to a 

13 processor, on behalf of a State (including a State 

14 distributing agency and a recipient agency), until 

15 such time as end products containing such commod16 ities, or similar commodities as approved by the Sec17 retary, are delivered to a State distributing agency 

18 or to a recipient agency; and 

19 ‘‘(2) promulgate regulations to ensure account20 ability for commodities provided to a processor for 

21 processing into end products, and to facilitate proc22 essing of commodities into end products for use by 

23 recipient agencies. Such regulations may provide 

24 that— 

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1 service with respect to such commodities or end 

2 products, in accordance with its agreement with 

3 a State distributing agency or a recipient agen4 cy, provide to the Secretary a bond or other 

5 means of financial assurance to protect the 

6 value of such commodities; and 

7 ‘‘(B) in the event a processor fails to de8 liver to a State distributing agency or a recipi9 ent agency an end product in conformance with 

10 the processing agreement entered into under 

11 this Act, the Secretary take action with respect 

12 to the bond or other means of financial assur13 ance pursuant to regulations promulgated 

14 under this paragraph and distribute any pro15 ceeds obtained by the Secretary to one or more 

16 State distributing agencies and recipient agen17 cies as determined appropriate by the Sec18 retary.’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 18 of the Commodity 

20 Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 

21 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking paragraphs 

22 (1) and (2) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) The term ‘commodities’ means agricultural 

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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘end product’ means a food 

2 product that contains processed commodities.’’. 

3 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 Section 3 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and 

5 WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public 

6 Law 100–237) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2) by striking subpara9 graph (B) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) the program established under sec11 tion 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

12 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b));’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking ‘‘the 

14 Committee on Education and Labor’’ and in15 serting ‘‘the Committee on Education and the 

16 Workforce’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘sec18 tion 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 

19 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 32 of 

20 the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c)’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (e)(1)(D)(iii) by striking sub22 clause (II) and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(II) the program established 

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1 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

2 2013(b));’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘the Com4 mittee on Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

5 Committee on Education and the Workforce’’. 

6 Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

7 SEC. 4201. FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. 

8 Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest9 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended— 

10 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘SEN11 IORS’’; 

12 (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com16 modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri17 culture shall use to carry out and expand the farm18 ers market nutrition program $20,600,000 for each 

19 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 

20 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—There is author21 ized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 

22 to carry out this subsection for each of the fiscal 

23 years specified in paragraph (1).’’; 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

2 by striking ‘‘seniors’’; and 

3 (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, and 

4 low-income families who are determined to be at 

5 nutritional risk’’ after ‘‘low-income seniors’’; 

6 (4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 

7 (5) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 

8 (6) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 

9 (7) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 

10 and (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec11 tively; and 

12 (8) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(c) STATE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The 

15 Secretary shall carry out the Program through grants and 

16 other assistance provided in accordance with agreements 

17 made with States, for implementation through State agen18 cies and local agencies, that include provisions— 

19 ‘‘(1) for the issuance of coupons or vouchers to 

20 participating individuals; 

21 ‘‘(2) establishing an appropriate annual per22 centage limitation on the use of funds for adminis23 trative costs; and 

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1 panding the participation of small scale farmers in 

2 Federal nutrition programs.’’. 

3 SEC. 4202. NUTRITION INFORMATION AND AWARENESS 

4 PILOT PROGRAM. 

5 Section 4403 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest6 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3171 note; Public Law 107– 

7 171) is repealed. 

8 SEC. 4203. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 

9 Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

10 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is amended— 

11 (1) in the section heading, by striking 

12 ‘‘FRESH’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; 

14 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; and 

15 (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘fresh’’. 

16 SEC. 4204. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF 

17 FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER 

18 SPECIALTY FOOD CROPS. 

19 Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural In20 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(c) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF

4 FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made avail6 able to carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Ag7 riculture shall conduct a pilot program under which 

8 the Secretary will give not more than five partici9 pating States the option of receiving a grant in an 

10 amount equal to the value of the commodities that 

11 the participating State would otherwise receive 

12 under this section for each of fiscal years 2014 

13 through 2018. 

14 ‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A participating 

15 State receiving a grant under this subsection may 

16 use the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits 

17 and vegetables for distribution to schools and service 

18 institutions in the State that participate in the food 

19 service programs under the Richard B. Russell Na20 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) 

21 and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 

22 1771 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 

24 The Secretary shall select participating States from 

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1 ‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) SCHOOL AND SERVICE INSTITUTION

3 REQUIREMENT.—Schools and service institu4 tions in a participating State shall keep records 

5 of purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables 

6 made using the grant funds and report such 

7 records to the State. 

8 ‘‘(B) STATE REQUIREMENT.—Each par9 ticipating State shall submit to the Secretary a 

10 report on the success of the pilot program in 

11 the State, including information on— 

12 ‘‘(i) the amount and value of each 

13 type of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased 

14 by the State; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) the benefit provided by such pur16 chases in conducting the school food serv17 ice in the State, including meeting school 

18 meal requirements.’’. 

19 SEC. 4205. ENCOURAGING LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY 

20 GROWN AND RAISED FOOD. 

21 (a) COMMODITY PURCHASE STREAMLINING.—The 

22 Secretary may permit each school food authority with a 

23 low annual commodity entitlement value, as determined by 

24 the Secretary, to elect to substitute locally and regionally 

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1 whole or in part, of commodity assistance for the school 

2 meal programs under the Richard B. Russell National 

3 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child 

4 Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), if— 

5 (1) the election is requested by the school food 

6 authority; 

7 (2) the Secretary determines that the election 

8 will reduce State and Federal administrative costs; 

9 and 

10 (3) the election will provide the school food au11 thority with greater flexibility to purchase locally 

12 and regionally grown and raised foods. 

13 (b) FARM-TO-SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PRO14 GRAMS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish 

16 farm-to-school demonstration programs under which 

17 school food authorities, agricultural producers pro18 ducing for local and regional markets, and other 

19 farm-to-school stakeholders will collaborate with the 

20 Agriculture Marketing Service to, on a cost neutral 

21 basis, source food for the school meal programs 

22 under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

23 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutri24 tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) from local 

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1 sistance provided to the school food authorities for 

2 the school meal programs. 

3 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each demonstration 

5 program carried out under this subsection 

6 shall— 

7 (i) facilitate and increase the purchase 

8 of unprocessed and minimally processed lo9 cally and regionally grown and raised agri10 cultural products to be served under the 

11 school meal programs; 

12 (ii) test methods to improve procure13 ment, transportation, and meal preparation 

14 processes for the school meal programs; 

15 (iii) assess whether administrative 

16 costs can be saved through increased 

17 school food authority flexibility to source 

18 locally and regionally produced foods for 

19 the school meal programs; and 

20 (iv) undertake rigorous evaluation and 

21 share information about results of the 

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1 ducing for the local and regional market, 

2 and the general public. 

3 (B) PLANS.—In order to be selected to 

4 carry out a demonstration program under this 

5 subsection, a school food authority shall submit 

6 to the Secretary a plan at such time and in 

7 such manner as the Secretary may require, and 

8 containing information with respect to the re9 quirements described in clauses (i) through (iv) 

10 of subparagraph (A). 

11 (3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

12 shall provide technical assistance to demonstration 

13 program participants to assist such participants to 

14 acquire bids from potential vendors in a timely and 

15 cost-effective manner. 

16 (4) LENGTH.—The Secretary shall determine 

17 the appropriate length of time for each demonstra18 tion program under this subsection. 

19 (5) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co20 ordinate among relevant agencies of the Department 

21 of Agriculture and non-governmental organizations 

22 with appropriate expertise to facilitate the provision 

23 of training and technical assistance necessary to suc24 cessfully carry out demonstration programs under 

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1 (6) NUMBER.—Subject to the availability of 

2 funds to carry out this subsection, the Secretary 

3 shall select at least 10 demonstration programs to 

4 be carried out under this subsection. 

5 (7) DIVERSITY AND BALANCE.—In selecting 

6 demonstration programs to be carried out under this 

7 subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex8 tent practicable, ensure— 

9 (A) geographical diversity; 

10 (B) that at least half of the demonstration 

11 programs are completed in collaboration with 

12 school food authorities with small annual com13 modity entitlements, as determined by the Sec14 retary; 

15 (C) that at least half of the demonstration 

16 programs are completed in rural or tribal com17 munities; 

18 (D) equitable treatment of school food au19 thorities with a high percentage of students eli20 gible for free or reduced price lunches, as deter21 mined by the Secretary; and 

22 (E) that at least one of the demonstration 

23 programs is completed on a military installation 

24 as defined in section 2687(e)(1) of title 10, 

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1 TITLE V—CREDIT 

2 Subtitle A—Farm Ownership Loans 

3 SEC. 5001. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a) of the Consoli5 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

6 1922(a)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’ and 

8 inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

10 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The’’; 

11 (2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ‘‘lim12 ited liability companies’’ the following: ‘‘, and such 

13 other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro14 priate,’’; 

15 (3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating 

16 clauses (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), 

17 respectively; 

18 (4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by 

19 striking ‘‘and limited liability companies’’ each place 

20 it appears and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, 

21 and such other legal entities’’; 

22 (5) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and 

23 ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’ and ‘‘(D)’’, respectively; 

24 and 

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1 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL DEEMING RULES.— 

2 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN OPER3 ATING-ONLY ENTITIES.—An entity that is or 

4 will become only the operator of a family farm 

5 is deemed to meet the owner-operator require6 ments of paragraph (1) if the individuals that 

7 are the owners of the family farm own more 

8 than 50 percent (or such other percentage as 

9 the Secretary determines is appropriate) of the 

10 entity. 

11 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN EMBEDDED

12 ENTITIES.—An entity that is an owner-operator 

13 described in paragraph (1), or an operator de14 scribed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 

15 that is owned, in whole or in part, by other en16 tities, is deemed to meet the direct ownership 

17 requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at 

18 least 75 percent of the ownership interests of 

19 each embedded entity of such entity is owned 

20 directly or indirectly by the individuals that own 

21 the family farm.’’. 

22 (b) DIRECT FARM OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE RE23 QUIREMENT.—Section 302(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

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1 able experience for a period of time, as determined by the 

2 Secretary,’’ after ‘‘3 years’’. 

3 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (1) Section 304(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

5 1924(c)(2)) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

6 section 302(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (A) and (B) 

7 of section 302(a)(1)’’. 

8 (2) Section 310D of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1934) 

9 is amended— 

10 (A) by inserting after ‘‘partnership’’ the 

11 following: ‘‘, or such other legal entities as the 

12 Secretary deems appropriate,’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘or partners’’ each place it 

14 appears and inserting ‘‘partners, or owners’’. 

15 SEC. 5002. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 304(c) of the Consolidated 

18 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(c)) is 

19 amended by inserting after ‘‘limited liability companies’’ 

20 the following: ‘‘, or such other legal entities as the Sec21 retary deems appropriate,’’. 

22 (b) LIMITATION ON LOAN GUARANTEE AMOUNT.— 

23 Section 304(e) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(e)) is amended 

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1 (c) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 304(h) of 

2 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(h)) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

4 SEC. 5003. DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310E(b)(1)(C) of the 

6 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

7 1935(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘$667,000’’. 

9 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 310E(b) of 

10 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(b)) is amended by striking the 

11 2nd paragraph (2). 

12 SEC. 5004. ELIMINATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS APPRAISAL 

13 REQUIREMENT. 

14 Section 307 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De15 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1927) is amended by striking 

16 subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as sub17 section (d). 

18 Subtitle B—Operating Loans 

19 SEC. 5101. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM OPERATING LOANS. 

20 Section 311(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

21 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’ and 

23 inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

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1 (2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ‘‘lim2 ited liability companies’’ the following: ‘‘, and such 

3 other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro4 priate,’’; 

5 (3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating 

6 clauses (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), 

7 respectively; 

8 (4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by 

9 striking ‘‘and limited liability companies’’ each place 

10 it appears and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, 

11 and such other legal entities’’; 

12 (5) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and 

13 ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’ and ‘‘(D)’’, respectively; 

14 and 

15 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL DEEMING RULE.—An entity that 

17 is an operator described in paragraph (1) that is 

18 owned, in whole or in part, by other entities, is 

19 deemed to meet the direct ownership requirement 

20 imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent 

21 of the ownership interests of each embedded entity 

22 of such entity is owned directly or indirectly by the 

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1 SEC. 5102. ELIMINATION OF RURAL RESIDENCY REQUIRE2 MENT FOR OPERATING LOANS TO YOUTH. 

3 Section 311(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 

4 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(b)(1)) is amended 

5 by striking ‘‘who are rural residents’’. 

6 SEC. 5103. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PERSONAL LIABILITY 

7 FOR YOUTH LOANS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES 

8 BEYOND BORROWER CONTROL. 

9 Section 311(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

10 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(b)) is amended by add11 ing at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(5) The Secretary may, on a case by case basis, 

13 waive the personal liability of a borrower for a loan made 

14 under this subsection if any default on the loan was due 

15 to circumstances beyond the control of the borrower.’’. 

16 SEC. 5104. MICROLOANS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Consolidated 

18 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(c) MICROLOANS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

22 the Secretary may establish a program to make or 

23 guarantee microloans. 

24 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 

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1 total principal indebtedness outstanding at any 1 

2 time for microloans made under this chapter to any 

3 1 borrower to exceed $70,000. 

4 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To the maximum extent 

5 practicable, the Secretary shall limit the administra6 tive burdens and streamline the application and ap7 proval process for microloans under this subsection. 

8 ‘‘(4) COOPERATIVE LENDING PROJECTS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara10 graph (B), the Secretary may contract with 

11 community-based and nongovernmental organi12 zations, State entities, or other intermediaries, 

13 as the Secretary determines appropriate— 

14 ‘‘(i) to make or guarantee a microloan 

15 under this subsection; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) to provide business, financial, 

17 marketing, and credit management services 

18 to borrowers. 

19 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Before contracting 

20 with an entity described in subparagraph (A), 

21 the Secretary— 

22 ‘‘(i) shall review and approve— 

23 ‘‘(I) the loan loss reserve fund 

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1 ‘‘(II) the underwriting standards 

2 for microloans of the entity; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) establish such other requirements 

4 for contracting with the entity as the Sec5 retary determines necessary.’’. 

6 (b) EXCEPTIONS FOR DIRECT LOANS.—Section 

7 311(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(c)(2)) is amended 

8 to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In this subsection, the 

10 term ‘direct operating loan’ shall not include— 

11 ‘‘(A) a loan made to a youth under sub12 section (b); or 

13 ‘‘(B) a microloan made to a beginning 

14 farmer or rancher or a veteran farmer or ranch15 er (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, 

16 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 

17 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)).’’. 

18 (c) Section 312(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1942(a)) 

19 is amended by inserting ‘‘(including a microloan, as de20 fined by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘A direct loan’’. 

21 (d) Section 316(a)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

22 1946(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘a microloan to a be23 ginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher 

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1 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)) 

2 or’’ after ‘‘The interest rate on’’. 

3 Subtitle C—Emergency Loans 

4 SEC. 5201. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY LOANS. 

5 Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

6 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘owner-operators (in the case of 

8 loans for a purpose under subtitle A) or operators 

9 (in the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle 

10 B)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(in the 

11 case of farm ownership loans in accordance with 

12 subtitle A) owner-operators or operators, or (in the 

13 case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B) opera14 tors’’; 

15 (2) by inserting after ‘‘limited liability compa16 nies’’ the 1st place it appears the following: ‘‘, or 

17 such other legal entities as the Secretary deems ap18 propriate’’; and 

19 (3) by inserting after ‘‘limited liability compa20 nies’’ the 2nd place it appears the following: ‘‘, or 

21 other legal entities’’; 

22 (4) by striking ‘‘and limited liability compa23 nies,’’ and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, and 

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1 (5) by striking ‘‘ownership and operator’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘ownership or operator’’; and 

3 (6) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An en4 tity that is an owner-operator or operator described 

5 in this subsection is deemed to meet the direct own6 ership requirement imposed under this subsection if 

7 at least 75 percent of the ownership interests of 

8 each embedded entity of such entity is owned di9 rectly or indirectly by the individuals that own the 

10 family farm.’’. 

11 Subtitle D—Administrative 

12 Provisions 

13 SEC. 5301. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL 

14 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM. 

15 Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

16 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 5302. ELIGIBLE BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCH19 ERS. 

20 (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

21 CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY RULES.—Section 343(a)(11) of 

22 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)) is amended— 

23 (1) by inserting after ‘‘joint operation,’’ the 1st 

24 place it appears the following: ‘‘or such other legal 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘or joint operators’’ each place 

2 it appears and inserting ‘‘joint operators, or own3 ers’’; and 

4 (3) by inserting after ‘‘joint operation,’’ the 2nd 

5 and 3rd place it appears the following: ‘‘or such 

6 other legal entity,’’. 

7 (b) MODIFICATION OF ACREAGE OWNERSHIP LIMI8 TATION.—Section 343(a)(11)(F) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 1991(a)(11)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘median acreage’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘average acreage’’. 

11 SEC. 5303. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS. 

12 Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and 

13 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended 

14 in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 

15 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

16 SEC. 5304. PRIORITY FOR PARTICIPATION LOANS. 

17 Section 346(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm 

18 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)(A)(i)) 

19 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(III) PRIORITY.—In order to 

21 maximize the number of borrowers 

22 served under this clause, the Sec23 retary— 

24 ‘‘(aa) shall give priority to 

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1 down payment loan program 

2 under section 310E or joint fi3 nancing arrangements under sec4 tion 307(a)(3)(D); and 

5 ‘‘(bb) may offer other fi6 nancing options under this sub7 title to applicants only if the Sec8 retary determines that down pay9 ment or other participation loan 

10 options are not a viable approach 

11 for the applicants.’’. 

12 SEC. 5305. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES. 

13 Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated 

14 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

15 1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘of the total amount’’. 

19 SEC. 5306. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO BORROWER 

20 TRAINING PROVISION, RELATING TO ELIGI21 BILITY CHANGES. 

22 Section 359(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 

23 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(2)) is amend24 ed by striking ‘‘section 302(a)(2) or 311(a)(2)’’ and in25 serting ‘‘section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B)’’. 


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1 Subtitle E—State Agricultural 

2 Mediation Programs 

3 SEC. 5401. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS. 

4 Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 

5 (7 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in6 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 Subtitle F—Loans to Purchasers of 

8 Highly Fractionated Land 

9 SEC. 5501. LOANS TO PURCHASERS OF HIGHLY 

10 FRACTIONATED LAND. 

11 The first section of Public Law 91–229 (25 U.S.C. 

12 488) is amended in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘pursu13 ant to section 205(c) of the Indian Land Consolidation 

14 Act (25 U.S.C. 2204(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘or to inter15 mediaries in order to establish revolving loan funds for the 

16 purchase of highly fractionated land’’. 

17 TITLE VI—RURAL 

18 DEVELOPMENT 

19 Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and 

20 Rural Development Act 

21 SEC. 6001. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER 

22 FACILITY GRANTS. 

23 Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm 

24 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) 

25 by striking ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 


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1 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fis2 cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

3 SEC. 6002. RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 

4 Section 306(a)(11)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and 

5 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(D)) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

7 2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each 

8 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

9 SEC. 6003. ELIMINATION OF RESERVATION OF COMMUNITY 

10 FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS. 

11 Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and 

12 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amend13 ed by striking subparagraph (C). 

14 SEC. 6004. UTILIZATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES FOR COM15 MUNITY FACILITIES. 

16 Section 306(a)(24) of the Consolidated Farm and 

17 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)) is amend18 ed by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) UTILIZATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES

20 FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES.—The Secretary 

21 shall consider the benefits to communities that 

22 result from using loan guarantees in the Com23 munity Facilities Program and to the maximum 

24 extent possible utilize guarantees to enhance 

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1 SEC. 6005. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT 

2 RIDER PROGRAM. 

3 Section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and 

4 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)) is amend5 ed to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(22) RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIR7 CUIT RIDER PROGRAM.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 continue a national rural water and wastewater 

10 circuit rider program that— 

11 ‘‘(i) is consistent with the activities 

12 and results of the program conducted be13 fore the date of enactment of this para14 graph, as determined by the Secretary; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) receives funding from the Sec16 retary, acting through the Rural Utilities 

17 Service. 

18 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA19 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

20 to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fis21 cal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

22 SEC. 6006. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL 

23 COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 

24 Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 

25 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)) is 

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1 2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each 

2 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

3 SEC. 6007. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY 

4 WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 

6 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)) is amended 

7 by striking ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

8 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$27,000,000 for each of fis9 cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

10 SEC. 6008. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS. 

11 Section 306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

12 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)) is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

14 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fis15 cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

16 SEC. 6009. RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOAN PRO17 GRAM. 

18 (a) FLEXIBILITY FOR THE BUSINESS AND LOAN

19 PROGRAM.—Section 310B(a)(2)(A) of the Consolidated 

20 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

21 1932(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ‘‘including work22 ing capital’’ after ‘‘employment’’. 

23 (b) GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE COLLAT24 ERAL THROUGH ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.—Section 

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1 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the discretion of 

2 the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the action 

3 would not create or otherwise contribute to an unreason4 able risk of default or loss to the Federal Government, 

5 the Secretary may take account receivables as security for 

6 the obligations entered into in connection with loans and 

7 a borrower may use account receivables as collateral to 

8 secure a loan made or guaranteed under this subsection.’’. 

9 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

11 promulgate such regulations as are necessary to imple12 ment the amendments made by this section. 

13 SEC. 6010. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 

14 Section 310B(e)(12) of the Consolidated Farm and 

15 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(12)) is amend16 ed by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

17 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fis18 cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

19 SEC. 6011. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICUL20 TURAL FOOD PRODUCTS. 

21 Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(v)(I) of the Consolidated 

22 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

23 1932(g)(9)(B)(v)(I)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘and not more than 7 percent’’ 

2 after ‘‘5 percent’’. 

3 SEC. 6012. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Consolidated 

5 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922–1936a) 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 310H. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make loans 

9 to the entities, for the purposes, and subject to the terms 

10 and conditions specified in the 1st, 2nd, and last sentences 

11 of section 623(a) of the Community Economic Develop12 ment Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)). 

13 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO14 PRIATIONS.—For loans under subsection (a), there are au15 thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than 

16 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

18 1323(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 

19 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

21 the end; 

22 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

23 and inserting a period; and 

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1 SEC. 6013. RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL INFRA2 STRUCTURE. 

3 Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De4 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘require’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 

7 after ‘‘(1)’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, require’’ 

9 after ‘‘314’’; 

10 (4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 

11 after ‘‘loans,’’; 

12 (5) in paragraph (4)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

15 (6) in paragraph (5)— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 

17 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

18 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (7) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(6) with respect to water and waste disposal 

21 direct and guaranteed loans provided under section 

22 306, encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, 

23 private or cooperative lenders to finance rural water 

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1 ‘‘(A) maximizing the use of loan guaran2 tees to finance eligible projects in rural commu3 nities where the population exceeds 5,500; 

4 ‘‘(B) maximizing the use of direct loans to 

5 finance eligible projects in rural communities 

6 where the impact on rate payers will be mate7 rial when compared to financing with a loan 

8 guarantee; 

9 ‘‘(C) establishing and applying a materi10 ality standard when determining the difference 

11 in impact on rate payers between a direct loan 

12 and a loan guarantee; 

13 ‘‘(D) in the case of projects that require 

14 interim financing in excess of $500,000, requir15 ing that such projects initially seek such financ16 ing from private or cooperative lenders; and 

17 ‘‘(E) determining if an existing direct loan 

18 borrower can refinance with a private or cooper19 ative lender, including with a loan guarantee, 

20 prior to providing a new direct loan.’’. 

21 SEC. 6014. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATIONS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 333A of the Consolidated 

23 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is 

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1 ‘‘(h) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION FORMS.—Except as 

2 provided in subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary 

3 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop a sim4 plified application process, including a single page applica5 tion where possible, for grants and relending authorized 

6 under sections 306, 306C, 306D, 306E, 310B(b), 

7 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(f), 310H, 379B, and 379E.’’. 

8 (b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 2 years 

9 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

11 of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu12 trition, and Forestry of the Senate a written report that 

13 contains an evaluation of the implementation of the 

14 amendment made by subsection (a). 

15 SEC. 6015. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMIT16 TERS. 

17 Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

18 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended to read 

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

21 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 


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1 SEC. 6016. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 Section 379E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 

4 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)(2)) is amend5 ed by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

6 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fis7 cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

8 SEC. 6017. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY. 

9 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop11 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–12(a)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

14 through 2018’’. 

15 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 382N of 

16 such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 6018. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHOR19 ITY. 

20 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

21 383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop22 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–12(a)) is amended by striking 

23 ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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1 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 383O of 

2 such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–13) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

4 SEC. 6019. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 

5 Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

6 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc–18) is amended by 

7 striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 

8 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fis9 cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 

10 Subtitle B—Rural Electrification 

11 Act of 1936 

12 SEC. 6101. RELENDING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Rural Electrification Act of 

14 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended— 

15 (1) in section 2(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re16 lending for this purpose as provided in section 4)’’ 

17 after ‘‘efficiency’’; 

18 (2) in section 4(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re19 lending to ultimate consumers for this purpose by 

20 borrowers enumerated in the proviso in this sec21 tion)’’ after ‘‘efficiency’’; and 

22 (3) in section 313(b)(2)(B)— 

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘(acting through the 

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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘energy efficiency (includ2 ing relending to ultimate consumers for this 

3 purpose),’’ after ‘‘promoting’’. 

4 (b) CURRENT AUTHORITY.—The authority provided 

5 in this section is in addition to any other relending author6 ity of the Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act 

7 of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.) or any other law. 

8 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary (acting 

9 through the Rural Utilities Service) shall continue to carry 

10 out section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

11 (7 U.S.C. 940c) in the same manner as on the day before 

12 enactment of this Act until such time as any regulations 

13 necessary to carry out the amendments made by this sec14 tion are fully implemented. 

15 SEC. 6102. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 

16 The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 

17 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4 the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 5. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 

20 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For electrification baseload gen21 eration loan guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request 

22 of the borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs 

23 of the loan guarantee. 

24 ‘‘(b) FEE.—The fee described in subsection (a) for 

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1 guarantee (within the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the 

2 Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 

3 661a(5)(C))). 

4 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds received from a borrower 

5 to pay the fee described in this section shall not be derived 

6 from a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guar7 anteed by the Federal Government.’’. 

8 SEC. 6103. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED 

9 FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PUR10 POSES. 

11 Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 

12 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 SEC. 6104. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. 

15 Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 

16 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940e(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 6105. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

19 SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. 

20 Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

21 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 

23 and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In making or guaranteeing 

2 loans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

3 give— 

4 ‘‘(A) the highest priority to applicants that 

5 offer to provide broadband service to the great6 est proportion of households that, prior to the 

7 provision of the broadband service, had no in8 cumbent service provider; and 

9 ‘‘(B) priority to applicants that offer in 

10 their applications to provide broadband service 

11 not predominantly for business service, but 

12 where at least 25 percent of customers in the 

13 proposed service territory are commercial inter14 ests.’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (d)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (5)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

18 subparagraph (B); 

19 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

20 of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi21 colon; and 

22 (iii) by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

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1 ‘‘(E) a list of the census block groups or 

2 tracts proposed to be so served.’’; and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL PROCESS.—The Secretary 

5 shall establish a process under which an incumbent 

6 service provider which, as of the date of the publica7 tion of notice under paragraph (5) with respect to 

8 an application submitted by the provider, is pro9 viding broadband service to a remote rural area, 

10 may (but shall not be required to) submit to the 

11 Secretary, not less than 15 and not more than 30 

12 days after that date, information regarding the 

13 broadband services that the provider offers in the 

14 proposed service territory, so that the Secretary may 

15 assess whether the application meets the require16 ments of this section with respect to eligible 

17 projects.’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—In considering the tech21 nology needs of customers in a proposed service ter22 ritory, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 

23 upgrade or replacement cost for the construction or 

24 acquisition of facilities and equipment in the terri25 tory.’’; and 


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1 (4) in each of subsections (k)(1) and (l), by 

2 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

3 Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

4 SEC. 6201. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE. 

5 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

6 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

7 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

9 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

10 2014 through 2018’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of 

12 Public Law 102–551 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 SEC. 6202. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKET DEVEL15 OPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 

16 Section 231(b)(7) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 

17 Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)) is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘2013’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 

23 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

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1 SEC. 6203. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEM2 ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

3 Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural In4 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b(i)) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

6 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

7 2014 through 2018’’. 

8 SEC. 6204. PROGRAM METRICS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

10 collect data regarding economic activities created through 

11 grants and loans, including any technical assistance pro12 vided as a component of the grant or loan program, and 

13 measure the short and long term viability of award recipi14 ents and any entities to whom those recipients provide as15 sistance using award funds under section 231 of the Agri16 cultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; 

17 Public Law 106–224), section 9007 of the Farm Security 

18 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), sec19 tion 313(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

20 (7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2)), or section 306(a)(11), 310B(c), 

21 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the 

22 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

23 1926(a)(11), 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, or 2009 

24 through 2009m). 

25 (b) DATA.—The data collected under subsection (a) 

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1 during the award period and after the period as deter2 mined by the Secretary, but not less than 2 years after 

3 the award period ends. 

4 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 

6 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri7 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com8 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen9 ate a report that contains the data described in subsection 

10 (a). The report shall include detailed information regard11 ing— 

12 (1) actions taken by the Secretary to utilize the 

13 data; 

14 (2) the number of jobs, including self-employ15 ment and the value of salaries and wages; 

16 (3) how the provision of funds from the grant 

17 or loan involved affected the local economy; 

18 (4) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue 

19 or customer base; and 

20 (5) such other information as the Secretary 

21 deems appropriate. 

22 SEC. 6205. STUDY OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 

24 the Secretary of Transportation shall publish an updated 


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1 version of the study described in section 6206 of the Food, 

2 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. 

3 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation shall sub6 mit to the Congress the updated version of the study re7 quired by subsection (a). 

8 SEC. 6206. CERTAIN FEDERAL ACTIONS NOT TO BE CONSID9 ERED MAJOR. 

10 In the case of a loan, loan guarantee, or grant pro11 gram in the rural development mission area of the Depart12 ment of Agriculture, an action of the Secretary before, on, 

13 or after the date of enactment of this Act that does not 

14 involve the provision by the Department of Agriculture of 

15 Federal dollars or a Federal loan guarantee, including— 

16 (1) the approval by the Department of Agri17 culture of the decision of a borrower to commence 

18 a privately funded activity; 

19 (2) a lien accommodation or subordination; 

20 (3) a debt settlement or restructuring; or 

21 (4) the restructuring of a business entity by a 

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1 TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTEN2 SION, AND RELATED MAT3 TERS 

4 Subtitle A—National Agricultural 

5 Research, Extension, and Teach6 ing Policy Act of 1977 

7 SEC. 7101. OPTION TO BE INCLUDED AS NON-LAND-GRANT 

8 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 

9 Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 

10 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

11 3103) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

13 following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(5) COOPERATING FORESTRY SCHOOL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘cooperating 

16 forestry school’ means an institution— 

17 ‘‘(i) that is eligible to receive funds 

18 under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 

19 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly known as 

20 the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) with respect to which the Sec22 retary has not received a declaration of the 

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1 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION.—A 

2 declaration of the intent of an institution to not 

3 be considered a cooperating forestry school sub4 mitted to the Secretary shall be in effect until 

5 September 30, 2018.’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (10)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

8 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

9 by striking ‘‘that’’; 

10 (ii) in clause (i)— 

11 (I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 

12 ‘‘qualify’’; and 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (iii) in clause (ii)— 

15 (I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 

16 ‘‘offer’’; and 

17 (II) by striking the period at the 

18 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

20 new clause: 

21 ‘‘(iii) with respect to which the Sec22 retary has not received a statement of the 

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1 serving agricultural college or university.’’; 

2 and 

3 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION OF

6 INTENT.—A declaration of the intent of a col7 lege or university to not be considered a His8 panic-serving agricultural college or university 

9 submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect 

10 until September 30, 2018.’’. 

11 SEC. 7102. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN12 SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVI13 SORY BOARD. 

14 (a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE.—Section 

15 1408(h) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

16 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(h)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 (b) DUTIES OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RE19 SEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS AD20 VISORY BOARD.—Section 1408(c) of the National Agricul21 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

22 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(c)) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

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1 (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period 

2 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

4 paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(5) consult with industry groups on agricul6 tural research, extension, education, and economics, 

7 and make recommendations to the Secretary based 

8 on that consultation.’’. 

9 SEC. 7103. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE. 

10 Section 1408A(c) of the National Agricultural Re11 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

12 U.S.C. 3123a(c)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Measures’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Programs’’; 

15 (2) by striking paragraph (2); 

16 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and 

17 (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 

18 (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

20 (A), by striking ‘‘Programs that would’’ and in21 serting ‘‘Research, extension, and teaching pro22 grams designed to improve competitiveness in 

23 the specialty crop industry, including programs 

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1 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘in2 cluding improving the quality and taste of proc3 essed specialty crops’’ before the semicolon; and 

4 (C) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘the 

5 remote sensing and the’’ before ‘‘mechaniza6 tion’’. 

7 SEC. 7104. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 

8 The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

9 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after 

10 section 1415A (7 U.S.C. 3151a) the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1415B. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 ‘‘(1) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘qualified 

14 entity’ means— 

15 ‘‘(A) a for-profit or nonprofit entity located 

16 in the United States that, or an individual who, 

17 operates a veterinary clinic providing veterinary 

18 services— 

19 ‘‘(i) in a rural area, as defined in sec20 tion 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 

21 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(B) a State, national, allied, or regional 

2 veterinary organization or specialty board rec3 ognized by the American Veterinary Medical 

4 Association; 

5 ‘‘(C) a college or school of veterinary medi6 cine accredited by the American Veterinary 

7 Medical Association; 

8 ‘‘(D) a university research foundation or 

9 veterinary medical foundation; 

10 ‘‘(E) a department of veterinary science or 

11 department of comparative medicine accredited 

12 by the Department of Education; 

13 ‘‘(F) a State agricultural experiment sta14 tion; or 

15 ‘‘(G) a State, local, or tribal government 

16 agency. 

17 ‘‘(2) VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE SITUATION.— 

18 The term ‘veterinarian shortage situation’ means a 

19 veterinarian shortage situation as determined by the 

20 Secretary under section 1415A. 

21 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary 

23 shall carry out a program to make competitive 

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1 pose of developing, implementing, and sustaining 

2 veterinary services. 

3 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified 

4 entity shall be eligible to receive a grant described 

5 in paragraph (1) if the entity carries out programs 

6 or activities that the Secretary determines will— 

7 ‘‘(A) substantially relieve veterinarian 

8 shortage situations; 

9 ‘‘(B) support or facilitate private veteri10 nary practices engaged in public health activi11 ties; or 

12 ‘‘(C) support or facilitate the practices of 

13 veterinarians who are providing or have com14 pleted providing services under an agreement 

15 entered into with the Secretary under section 

16 1415A(a)(2). 

17 ‘‘(c) AWARD PROCESSES AND PREFERENCES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND INPUT

19 PROCESSES.—In administering the grant program 

20 established under this section, the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(A) use an appropriate application and 

22 evaluation process, as determined by the Sec23 retary; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION PREFERENCE.—In select2 ing recipients of grants to be used for any of the 

3 purposes described in subsection (d)(1), the Sec4 retary shall give a preference to qualified entities 

5 that provide documentation of coordination with 

6 other qualified entities, with respect to any such 

7 purpose. 

8 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.— 

9 In selecting recipients of grants to be used for any 

10 of the purposes described in subsection (d), the Sec11 retary shall take into consideration the amount of 

12 funds available for grants and the purposes for 

13 which the grant funds will be used. 

14 ‘‘(4) NATURE OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded 

15 under this section shall be considered to be a com16 petitive research, extension, or education grant. 

17 ‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN

18 SHORTAGE SITUATIONS AND SUPPORT VETERINARY

19 SERVICES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), a qualified entity may use funds provided 

22 by a grant awarded under this section to relieve vet23 erinarian shortage situations and support veterinary 

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1 ‘‘(A) To promote recruitment (including 

2 for programs in secondary schools), placement, 

3 and retention of veterinarians, veterinary tech4 nicians, students of veterinary medicine, and 

5 students of veterinary technology. 

6 ‘‘(B) To allow veterinary students, veteri7 nary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, 

8 and veterinary technician students to cover ex9 penses (other than the types of expenses de10 scribed in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend train11 ing programs in food safety or food animal 

12 medicine. 

13 ‘‘(C) To establish or expand accredited vet14 erinary education programs (including faculty 

15 recruitment and retention), veterinary residency 

16 and fellowship programs, or veterinary intern17 ship and externship programs carried out in co18 ordination with accredited colleges of veterinary 

19 medicine. 

20 ‘‘(D) To provide continuing education and 

21 extension, including veterinary telemedicine and 

22 other distance-based education, for veterinar23 ians, veterinary technicians, and other health 

24 professionals needed to strengthen veterinary 

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1 ‘‘(E) To provide technical assistance for 

2 the preparation of applications submitted to the 

3 Secretary for designation as a veterinarian 

4 shortage situation under this section or section 

5 1415A. 

6 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITIES OPERATING VETERI7 NARY CLINICS.—A qualified entity described in sub8 section (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a 

9 grant awarded under this section to establish or ex10 pand veterinary practices, including— 

11 ‘‘(A) equipping veterinary offices; 

12 ‘‘(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead 

13 costs of such veterinary practices, as deter14 mined by the Secretary; or 

15 ‘‘(C) establishing mobile veterinary facili16 ties in which a portion of the facilities will ad17 dress education or extension needs. 

18 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN

19 GRANTS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds provided 

22 through a grant made under this section to a 

23 qualified entity described in subsection 

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1 between the Secretary and such entity that in2 cludes a required term of service for such entity 

3 (including a qualified entity operating as an in4 dividual), as prospectively established by the 

5 Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 

7 term of service under subparagraph (A), the 

8 Secretary shall consider only— 

9 ‘‘(i) the amount of the grant awarded; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the specific purpose of the grant. 

12 ‘‘(2) BREACH REMEDIES.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 

14 paragraph (1) shall provide remedies for any 

15 breach of the agreement by the qualified entity 

16 referred to in paragraph (1)(A), including re17 payment or partial repayment of the grant 

18 funds, with interest. 

19 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may grant 

20 a waiver of the repayment obligation for breach 

21 of contract if the Secretary determines that 

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1 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECOV2 ERED.—Funds recovered under this paragraph 

3 shall— 

4 ‘‘(i) be credited to the account avail5 able to carry out this section; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) remain available until expended 

7 without further appropriation. 

8 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR

9 CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), 

10 funds made available for grants under this section may 

11 not be used— 

12 ‘‘(1) to construct a new building or facility; or 

13 ‘‘(2) to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an ex14 isting building or facility, including site grading and 

15 improvement and architect fees. 

16 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 

17 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

18 promulgate regulations to carry out this section. 

19 ‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

21 out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each 

22 fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until ex23 pended.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7105. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG2 RICULTURE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 

3 Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

5 U.S.C. 3152(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 

6 $60,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol7 lowing: ‘‘section— 

8 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 

9 through 2013; and 

10 ‘‘(2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

11 through 2018.’’. 

12 SEC. 7106. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. 

13 Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, 

14 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

15 3155) is amended— 

16 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AGRI17 CULTURAL AND FOOD’’ before ‘‘POLICY’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

19 paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘Secretary may’’ and in21 serting ‘‘Secretary shall, acting through the Of22 fice of the Chief Economist,’’; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘make grants, competitive 

24 grants, and special research grants to, and 

25 enter into cooperative agreements and other 

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1 ‘‘make competitive grants to or enter into coop2 erative agreements with’’; and 

3 (C) by inserting ‘‘with a history of pro4 viding unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis 

5 to Congress’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘other re7 search institutions’’ and all that follows through 

8 ‘‘shall be eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘and other public 

9 research institutions and organizations shall be eligi10 ble’’; 

11 (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

12 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 

13 (5) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol14 lowing new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 

16 section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy re17 search centers that have extensive databases, models, and 

18 demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agri19 cultural market projections, rural development analysis, 

20 agricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the 

21 farm, multiregional, national, and international levels.’’; 

22 and 

23 (6) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated 

24 by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new 

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1 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec3 tion— 

4 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis5 cal years 1996 through 2013; and 

6 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

7 through 2018.’’. 

8 SEC. 7107. REPEAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION 

9 AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PRO10 GRAM. 

11 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424 of the Na12 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

13 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174) is repealed. 

14 SEC. 7108. REPEAL OF PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO 

15 COMBINE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RE16 SEARCH. 

17 Effective October 1, 2013, section1424A of the Na18 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

19 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174a) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 7109. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

21 Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Re22 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

23 U.S.C. 3175(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in24 serting ‘‘2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 7110. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE2 SEARCH PROGRAMS. 

3 Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 

4 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

5 3195) is amended by striking the section designation and 

6 heading and all that follows through subsection (a) and 

7 inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1433. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL 

9 HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PRO10 GRAMS. 

11 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

13 appropriated to support continuing animal health 

14 and disease research programs at eligible institu15 tions— 

16 ‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

17 1991 through 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2014 through 2018. 

20 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 

21 under this section shall be used— 

22 ‘‘(A) to meet the expenses of conducting 

23 animal health and disease research, publishing 

24 and disseminating the results of such research, 

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1 subject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 

2 331); 

3 ‘‘(B) for administrative planning and di4 rection; and 

5 ‘‘(C) to purchase equipment and supplies 

6 necessary for conducting the research described 

7 in subparagraph (A).’’. 

8 SEC. 7111. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 

9 ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 

10 (a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 

11 1434 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

12 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is re13 pealed. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

15 (1) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 1438 of the 

16 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

17 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3200) is 

18 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, exclusive 

19 of the funds provided for research on specific na20 tional or regional animal health and disease prob21 lems under the provisions of section 1434 of this 

22 title,’’. 

23 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

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1 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach2 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(c)) is amend3 ed by striking ‘‘sections 1433 and 1434’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘section 1433’’. 

5 SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND 

6 FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND7 GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 

8 UNIVERSITY. 

9 Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re10 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

11 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in12 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

13 SEC. 7113. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 

14 SCIENCE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT IN15 SULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 

16 (a) SUPPORTING TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRI17 CULTURAL RESEARCH.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1447B(a) of the Na19 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach20 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)) is 

21 amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist 

23 the land-grant colleges and universities in the insular 

24 areas in efforts to— 


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1 ‘‘(1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or rel2 evant equipment necessary for conducting agricul3 tural research; and 

4 ‘‘(2) support tropical and subtropical agricul5 tural research, including pest and disease research.’’. 

6 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 1447B of the National Agricultural Research, Ex8 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

9 3222b–2) is amended in the heading— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘AND SUPPORT TROP11 ICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL

12 RESEARCH’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘INSTITUTIONS’’ and in14 serting ‘‘COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES’’. 

15 (b) EXTENSION.—Section 1447B(d) of the National 

16 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

17 Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

19 SEC. 7114. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAIN20 ING VIRTUAL CENTERS. 

21 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1448 of the Na22 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

23 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 7115. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 

2 Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Re3 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

4 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in5 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

6 SEC. 7116. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC 

7 AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND YOUTH. 

8 Section 1456(e)(1) of the National Agricultural Re9 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

10 U.S.C. 3243(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab12 lish a competitive grants program— 

13 ‘‘(A) to fund fundamental and applied re14 search and extension at Hispanic-serving agri15 cultural colleges and universities in agriculture, 

16 human nutrition, food science, bioenergy, and 

17 environmental science; and 

18 ‘‘(B) to award competitive grants to His19 panic-serving agricultural colleges and univer20 sities to provide for training in the food and ag21 ricultural sciences of Hispanic agricultural 

22 workers and Hispanic youth working in the 

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1 SEC. 7117. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG2 RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO3 GRAMS. 

4 Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re5 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

6 U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec9 tion— 

10 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis11 cal years 1999 through 2013; and 

12 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

13 through 2018.’’. 

14 SEC. 7118. REPEAL OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 

15 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1462A of the Na16 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

17 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310a) is repealed. 

18 SEC. 7119. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 

19 Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 

20 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

21 3311) is amended in both of subsections (a) and (b) by 

22 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

23 SEC. 7120. EXTENSION SERVICE. 

24 Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, 

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1 3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2018’’. 

3 SEC. 7121. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND AD4 MINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. 

5 Section 1469 of the National Agricultural Research, 

6 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

7 3315) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

10 the end; 

11 (B) by striking paragraph (3); and 

12 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

13 paragraph (3); 

14 (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 

15 (d) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 

16 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol17 lowing new subsections: 

18 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision 

21 of law, the Secretary may retain not more than 4 

22 percent of amounts made available for agricultural 

23 research, extension, and teaching assistance pro24 grams for the administration of those programs au25 thorized under this Act or any other Act. 


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1 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on adminis2 trative expenses under paragraph (1) shall not apply 

3 to peer panel expenses under subsection (d) or any 

4 other provision of law related to the administration 

5 of agricultural research, extension, and teaching as6 sistance programs that contains a limitation on ad7 ministrative expenses that is less than the limitation 

8 under paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTI10 TIES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) FORMER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FA12 CILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—To the maximum 

13 extent practicable, the Secretary, for purposes of 

14 supporting ongoing research and information dis15 semination activities, including supporting research 

16 and those activities through co-locating scientists 

17 and other technical personnel, sharing of laboratory 

18 and field equipment, and providing financial sup19 port, shall enter into grants, contracts, cooperative 

20 agreements, or other legal instruments with former 

21 Department of Agriculture agricultural research fa22 cilities. 

23 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL RE24 SEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary, for pur25 poses of receiving from a non-Federal agricultural 


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1 research organization support for agricultural re2 search, including staffing, laboratory and field equip3 ment, or direct financial assistance, may enter into 

4 grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other 

5 legal instruments with an agricultural research orga6 nization, the operation of which is consistent with 

7 the research mission and programs of an agricul8 tural research facility of the Department of Agri9 culture.’’. 

10 SEC. 7122. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 

11 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TER12 MINATION.—Section 1473D of the National Agricultural 

13 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

14 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

20 out this section— 

21 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

22 2013; and 

23 ‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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1 (b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1473D(c)(1) of 

2 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

3 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(1)) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘use such research funding, special 

5 or competitive grants, or other means, as the Secretary 

6 determines,’’ and inserting ‘‘make competitive grants’’. 

7 SEC. 7123. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTI8 TUTIONS. 

9 Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Re10 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

11 U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in12 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

13 SEC. 7124. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

14 (a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1475(b) of the 

15 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

16 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)) is amended in the 

17 matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘competi18 tive’’ before ‘‘grants’’. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

21 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is 

22 amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1477. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

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1 ‘‘(1) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 

2 through 2013; and 

3 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

4 through 2018. 

5 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Funds made available 

6 under this section may not be used to acquire or construct 

7 a building.’’. 

8 SEC. 7125. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 

9 Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Re10 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

11 U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all 

12 that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 

13 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 

14 through 2013; and 

15 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

16 through 2018.’’. 

17 SEC. 7126. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 

18 PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 

19 Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Re20 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

21 U.S.C. 3351(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘response such 

22 sums as are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting 

23 the following: ‘‘response— 

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1 ‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

2 through 2018.’’. 

3 SEC. 7127. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUC4 TION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA 

5 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

6 (a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR

7 AREAS.— 

8 (1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1490(a) of 

9 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

10 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(a)) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘or noncompetitive’’. 

12 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 Section 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Re14 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 

15 (7 U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ 

16 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘sec17 tion— 

18 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis19 cal years 2002 through 2013; and 

20 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

21 through 2018.’’. 

22 (b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR

23 AREAS.—Section 1491(c) of the National Agricultural Re24 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

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1 are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol2 lowing: ‘‘to carry out this section— 

3 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis4 cal years 2002 through 2013; and 

5 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

6 through 2018.’’. 

7 SEC. 7128. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Agricultural Re9 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

10 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

11 the following new subtitle: 

12 ‘‘Subtitle P—General Provisions 

13 ‘‘SEC. 1492. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a competitive 

15 grant that is awarded by the Secretary under a covered 

16 law shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a com17 bination of both, from sources other than funds provided 

18 through such grant in an amount at least equal to the 

19 amount of such grant. 

20 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The matching funds requirement 

21 under subsection (a) shall not apply to grants awarded— 

22 ‘‘(1) to a research agency of the Department of 

23 Agriculture; 

24 ‘‘(2) to an entity eligible to receive funds under 

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1 section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agri2 culture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

3 6971(f)(1)(C))), including a partner of such entity. 

4 ‘‘(c) COVERED LAW.—In this section, the term ‘cov5 ered law’ means each of the following provisions of law: 

6 ‘‘(1) This title. 

7 ‘‘(2) Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Con8 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et 

9 seq.). 

10 ‘‘(3) The Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

11 Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et 

12 seq.). 

13 ‘‘(4) Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the 

14 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

15 U.S.C. 3202 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(5) The Competitive, Special, and Facilities 

17 Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (9) of 

19 subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 

20 Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

22 (2) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR EQUIP23 MENT GRANTS’’ after ‘‘FUNDS’’; 

24 (3) by striking ‘‘(A) EQUIPMENT GRANTS.—’’; 

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1 (4) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub2 paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 

3 the margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the 

4 left. 

5 (c) APPLICATION TO AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (1) NEW GRANTS.—Section 1492 of the Na7 tional Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Teach8 ing Policy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), 

9 shall apply with respect to grants described in such 

10 section awarded after October 1, 2013, unless the 

11 provision of a covered law under which such grants 

12 are awarded specifically exempts such grants from 

13 the matching funds requirement under such section. 

14 (2) EXISTING GRANTS.—A matching funds re15 quirement in effect on or before October 1, 2013, 

16 under a covered law shall continue to apply to a 

17 grant awarded under such provision of law on or be18 fore that date. 

19 Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Con20 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 

21 SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICA22 TIONS. 

23 Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

24 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended in 

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1 (1) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each fiscal 

2 year’’; and 

3 (2) by inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2013 through 2018’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 

5 SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 

6 Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva7 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amend8 ed to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 

12 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.’’. 

13 SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DE14 VELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM. 

15 Section 1628(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva16 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)) is amend17 ed to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec20 tion— 

21 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

22 2013; and 

23 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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1 SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 

2 Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva3 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amend4 ed to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Na7 tional Training Program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 

8 years 2013 through 2018.’’. 

9 SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 

10 Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva11 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘such funds as may be nec14 essary’’; and 

15 (2) by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows 

16 and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 

17 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis18 cal years 1991 through 2013; and 

19 ‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

20 through 2018.’’. 

21 SEC. 7206. REPEAL OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATH22 ER INFORMATION SYSTEM. 

23 Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle D of title XVI of 

24 the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 

25 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 7207. REPEAL OF RURAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EX2 TENSION PROGRAM. 

3 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1670 of the Food, 

4 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

5 U.S.C. 5923) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7208. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIA7 TIVE. 

8 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1671 of the Food, 

9 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

10 U.S.C. 5924) is repealed. 

11 SEC. 7209. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI12 TIATIVES. 

13 Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

14 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 

15 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 

16 striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘subsections (e) and (f)’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(2), in the first sentence, 

19 by striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘subsections (e) and (f)’’; 

21 (3) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (i); 

22 (4) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and 

23 (j) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it ap2 pears in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) 

3 and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

6 ‘‘and honey bee health disorders’’ after 

7 ‘‘collapse’’; and 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

9 ‘‘, including best management practices’’ 

10 after ‘‘strategies’’; and 

11 (6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by para12 graph (4)), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2018’’. 

14 SEC. 7210. REPEAL OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 

15 AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 

16 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1672A of the 

17 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

18 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is repealed. 

19 SEC. 7211. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN20 SION INITIATIVE. 

21 Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva22 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(e) FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ENCOUR2 AGED.—Following the completion of a peer review process 

3 for grant proposals received under this section, the Sec4 retary shall give a priority to grant proposals found in the 

5 review process to be scientifically meritorious using the 

6 same criteria the Secretary uses to give priority to grants 

7 under section 1672D(b).’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (f)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) in the heading of such paragraph, 

11 by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

12 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

15 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

16 and’’; and 

17 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

18 new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (i) in the heading of such paragraph, 

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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘2018’’. 

3 SEC. 7212. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY FEED4 STOCK AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH 

5 AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 

6 (a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 

7 1672C of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

8 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925e) is repealed. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

10 251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga11 nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) by striking clause (xi); and 

14 (2) by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as 

15 clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively. 

16 SEC. 7213. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 

17 Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Con18 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)) is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry 

20 out this section.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘to carry 

21 out this section— 

22 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

23 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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1 SEC. 7214. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 

2 The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 

3 of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D (7 

4 U.S.C. 5925f) the following new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 1673. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 

6 ‘‘(a) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall 

7 prioritize centers of excellence established for specific agri8 cultural commodities for the receipt of funding for any 

9 competitive research or extension program administered 

10 by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—A center of excellence is com12 posed of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified in sub13 section (b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 

14 Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide fi15 nancial or in-kind support to the center of excellence. 

16 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 

17 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED EFFORTS.—The criteria for 

18 consideration to be recognized as a center of excel19 lence shall include efforts— 

20 ‘‘(A) to ensure coordination and cost effec21 tiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative 

22 efforts regarding research, teaching, and exten23 sion; 

24 ‘‘(B) to leverage available resources by 

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1 cultural industry groups, institutions of higher 

2 education, and the Federal Government; 

3 ‘‘(C) to implement teaching initiatives to 

4 increase awareness and effectively disseminate 

5 solutions to target audiences through extension 

6 activities; and 

7 ‘‘(D) to increase the economic returns to 

8 rural communities by identifying, attracting, 

9 and directing funds to high-priority agricultural 

10 issues. 

11 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL EFFORTS.—Where prac12 ticable, the criteria for consideration to be recog13 nized as a center of excellence shall include efforts 

14 to improve teaching capacity and infrastructure at 

15 colleges and universities (including land-grant insti16 tutions, schools of forestry, schools of veterinary 

17 medicine, and NLGCA Institutions).’’. 

18 SEC. 7215. REPEAL OF RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CEN19 TER. 

20 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1676 of the Food, 

21 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

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1 SEC. 7216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM2 ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 

3 Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Con4 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’; and 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 

8 and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

9 ‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

10 1999 through 2013; and 

11 ‘‘(B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

12 2014 through 2018.’’. 

13 SEC. 7217. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER 

14 CLEARINGHOUSE. 

15 Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva16 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 

19 Extension, and Education Re20 form Act of 1998 

21 SEC. 7301. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RE22 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUND23 ED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 

24 Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex25 tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MERIT REVIEW

2 OF EXTENSION’’ and inserting ‘‘RELEVANCE AND

3 MERIT REVIEW OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION,’’; 

4 (2) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘relevance and’’ before 

6 ‘‘merit’’; and 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘extension or education’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘research, extension, or edu9 cation’’; and 

10 (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on a 

11 continuous basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 

12 SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX13 TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 

14 Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten15 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

16 7626(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 7303. REPEAL OF COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RE19 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO IM20 PROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM 

21 SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OP22 ERATIONS. 

23 (a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 407 

24 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 

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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga3 nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)), as amend4 ed by section 7212(b), is further amended— 

5 (1) by striking clause (xi) (as redesignated by 

6 section 7212(b)); and 

7 (2) by redesignating clause (xii) (as redesig8 nated by section 7212(b)) as clause (xi). 

9 SEC. 7304. FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM GRANTS. 

10 Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten11 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

12 7628(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec15 tion— 

16 ‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for each 

17 of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(2) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

19 through 2018.’’. 

20 SEC. 7305. REPEAL OF BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL 

21 PROGRAM. 

22 Effective October 1, 2013, section 409 of the Agricul23 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

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1 SEC. 7306. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 

2 Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Exten3 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

4 7630(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘section such sums as 

5 are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol6 lowing: ‘‘section— 

7 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis8 cal years 2008 through 2013; and 

9 ‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

10 through 2018.’’. 

11 SEC. 7307. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

12 Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

13 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 

17 genomics’’ and inserting ‘‘genomics, and other 

18 methods’’; and 

19 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘han20 dling and processing,’’ after ‘‘production effi21 ciency,’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

23 following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 

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1 ‘‘(1) an initial scientific peer review conducted 

2 by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal 

3 agencies, non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop 

4 industry; and 

5 ‘‘(2) a final funding determination made by the 

6 Secretary based on a review and ranking for merit, 

7 relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of spe8 cialty crop industry representatives for the specific 

9 specialty crop.’’; and 

10 (3) in subsection (h)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘(1) 

13 MANDATORY FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEARS

14 2008 THROUGH 2012.—Of the funds’’ and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

17 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.— 

18 Of the funds’’; and 

19 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

20 new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—Of the 

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1 ‘‘(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 

2 and 2015; 

3 ‘‘(ii) $55,000,000 for fiscal years 

4 2016 and 2017; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 

6 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

9 SEC. 7308. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 

10 PROGRAM. 

11 Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten12 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

13 7642(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2018’’. 

15 SEC. 7309. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CEN16 TER. 

17 Effective October 1, 2013, section 612 of the Agricul18 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

19 1998 (Public Law 105–185; 112 Stat. 605) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 7310. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 

21 Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten22 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

23 7653(f)) is amended— 

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1 (2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 

2 and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

3 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis4 cal years 1999 through 2013; and 

5 ‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

6 through 2018.’’. 

7 SEC. 7311. REPEAL OF STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL RE8 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION. 

9 Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle C of title VI of 

10 the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re11 form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7671 et seq.) is repealed. 

12 Subtitle D—Other Laws 

13 SEC. 7401. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 

14 Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 

15 Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 

17 and 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and all that follows and 

19 inserting the following: ‘‘Act— 

20 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis21 cal years 1991 through 2013; and 

22 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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1 SEC. 7402. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 

2 ACT OF 1994. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 

4 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act 

5 of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Memorial’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘Commu9 nity’’; 

10 (3) by striking paragraphs (5), (10), and (27); 

11 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

12 (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), 

13 (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), 

14 (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), and (34) as paragraphs 

15 (2), (3), (4), (7), (8), (9), (5), (10), (15), (17), (18), 

16 (19), (20), (22), (23), (24), (25), (32), (26), (27), 

17 (28), (29), (30), (31), (33), (34), (35), and (14), re18 spectively, and transferring the paragraphs so as to 

19 appear in numerical order; 

20 (5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re21 designated), the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(1) Aaniih Nakoda College.’’; 

23 (6) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so re24 designated), the following new paragraph: 

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1 (7) by inserting after paragraph (15) (as so re2 designated) the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(16) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col4 lege.’’; and 

5 (8) by inserting after paragraph (20) (as so re6 designated) the following new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(21) Navajo Technical College.’’. 

8 (b) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 

9 533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 

10 Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 

11 is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

13 (c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

14 Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta15 tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 

16 382) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears 

17 in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 (d) RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

19 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land21 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Pub22 lic Law 103–382) is amended in the first sentence 

23 by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

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1 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Pub2 lic Law 103–382) is amended by striking ‘‘with at 

3 least 1 other land-grant college or university’’ and 

4 all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘with— 

5 ‘‘(1) the Agricultural Research Service of the 

6 Department of Agriculture; or 

7 ‘‘(2) at least 1— 

8 ‘‘(A) other land-grant college or university 

9 (exclusive of another 1994 Institution); 

10 ‘‘(B) non-land-grant college of agriculture 

11 (as defined in section 1404 of the National Ag12 ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

13 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); or 

14 ‘‘(C) cooperating forestry school (as de15 fined in that section).’’. 

16 SEC. 7403. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 

17 Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘2018’’. 

20 SEC. 7404. REPEAL OF CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH. 

21 Effective October 1, 2013, section 221 of the Agricul22 tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711) is re23 pealed. 


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1 SEC. 7405. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE2 SEARCH GRANT ACT. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b)(11)(A) of the Com4 petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

5 U.S.C. 450i(b)(11)(A)) is amended in the matter pre6 ceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 (b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Subsection (b)(2) of the Com8 petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

9 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

11 (A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period 

14 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

15 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

16 clause: 

17 ‘‘(viii) plant-based foods that are 

18 major sources of nutrients of concern (as 

19 determined by the Secretary).’’; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

21 (A) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

22 end; 

23 (B) in clause (viii), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

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1 ‘‘(ix) the research and development of 

2 surveillance methods, vaccines, vaccination 

3 delivery systems, or diagnostic tests for 

4 pests and diseases (especially zoonotic dis5 eases) in wildlife reservoirs presenting a 

6 potential concern to public health or do7 mestic livestock and pests and diseases in 

8 minor species (including deer, elk, and 

9 bison); and 

10 ‘‘(x) the identification of animal drug 

11 needs and the generation and dissemina12 tion of data for safe and effective thera13 peutic applications of animal drugs for 

14 minor species and minor uses of such 

15 drugs in major species.’’; 

16 (3) in subparagraph (C)— 

17 (A) in clause (ii), by inserting before the 

18 semicolon ‘‘, including the effects of plant-based 

19 foods that are major sources of nutrients of 

20 concern on diet and health’’; 

21 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting before the 

22 semicolon ‘‘, including plant-based foods that 

23 are major sources of nutrients of concern’’; 

24 (C) in clause (iv), by inserting before the 

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1 conducted with respect to plant-based foods 

2 that are major sources of nutrients of concern’’; 

3 and 

4 (D) in clause (v), by inserting before the 

5 period ‘‘, including improving the functionality 

6 of plant-based foods that are major sources of 

7 nutrients of concern’’; 

8 (4) in subparagraph (D)— 

9 (A) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and 

10 (vi) as clauses (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; 

11 and 

12 (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol13 lowing new clause: 

14 ‘‘(iv) the effectiveness of conservation 

15 practices and technologies designed to ad16 dress nutrient losses and improve water 

17 quality;’’; and 

18 (5) in subparagraph (F)— 

19 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

20 inserting ‘‘economics,’’ after ‘‘trade,’’; 

21 (B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) 

22 as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 

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1 ‘‘(v) the economic costs, benefits, and 

2 viability of producers adopting conserva3 tion practices and technologies designed to 

4 improve water quality;’’. 

5 (c) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—Subsection (b)(4) 

6 of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 

7 Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(4)) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

11 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(F) establish procedures under which a 

15 commodity board established under a com16 modity promotion law (as such term is defined 

17 under section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture 

18 Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

19 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State commodity board 

20 (or other equivalent State entity) may directly 

21 submit to the Secretary proposals for requests 

22 for applications to specifically address par23 ticular issues related to the priority areas speci24 fied in paragraph (2).’’. 


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1 (d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Subsection (b)(6) of 

2 the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 

3 Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(6)) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

5 the end; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

7 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(E) to eligible entities to carry out the 

11 specific research proposals submitted under 

12 procedures established under paragraph 

13 (4)(F).’’. 

14 (e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Subsection (b)(7)(G) of 

15 the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 

16 Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘or 

17 corporations’’ and inserting ‘‘, foundations, or corpora18 tions’’. 

19 (f) INTER-REGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER

20 4.—Subsection (e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili21 ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(e)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘minor use 

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1 fined in section 3 of the Specialty Crop Competitive2 ness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

5 ‘‘and for use on specialty crops’’ after ‘‘minor 

6 agricultural use’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

9 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

10 subparagraph (G); and 

11 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

12 the following new subparagraphs: 

13 ‘‘(C) prioritize potential pest management 

14 technology for minor agricultural use and for 

15 use on specialty crops; 

16 ‘‘(D) conduct research to develop the data 

17 necessary to facilitate pesticide registrations, 

18 reregistrations, and associated tolerances; 

19 ‘‘(E) assist in removing trade barriers 

20 caused by residues of pesticides registered for 

21 minor agricultural use and for use on domesti22 cally grown specialty crops; 

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1 minor agricultural use and for use on specialty 

2 crops; and’’. 

3 (g) EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.— 

4 The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 

5 Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended by striking subsection (k). 

6 SEC. 7406. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 

7 1978. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

9 6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 

10 U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking 

11 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

12 (b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renew13 able Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 

14 note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

16 SEC. 7407. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 

17 Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 

18 (16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

20 SEC. 7408. REPEAL OF USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA. 

21 Effective October 1, 2013, section 892 of the Federal 

22 Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 

23 U.S.C. 5935) is repealed. 


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1 SEC. 7409. REPEAL OF REPORTS UNDER FARM SECURITY 

2 AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 

3 (a) REPEAL OF REPORT ON PRODUCERS AND HAN4 DLERS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS.—Effective October 1, 

5 2013, section 7409 of the Farm Security and Rural In6 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925b note; Public Law 

7 107–171) is repealed. 

8 (b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODI9 FIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS.—Effective October 1, 

10 2013, section 7410 of the Farm Security and Rural In11 vestment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 

12 462) is repealed. 

13 (c) REPEAL OF STUDY ON NUTRIENT BANKING.— 

14 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7411 of the Farm Secu15 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925a 

16 note; Public Law 107–171) is repealed. 

17 SEC. 7410. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP18 MENT PROGRAM. 

19 Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest20 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (c)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara23 graphs (A) through (R) and inserting the fol24 lowing new subparagraphs: 

25 ‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, 

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1 ‘‘(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private, 

2 nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies; 

3 ‘‘(C) entrepreneurship and business train4 ing; 

5 ‘‘(D) financial and risk management train6 ing (including the acquisition and management 

7 of agricultural credit); 

8 ‘‘(E) natural resource management and 

9 planning; 

10 ‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strate11 gies; 

12 ‘‘(G) curriculum development; 

13 ‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and in14 ternships; 

15 ‘‘(I) resources and referral; 

16 ‘‘(J) farm financial benchmarking; 

17 ‘‘(K) assisting beginning farmers or ranch18 ers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and 

19 ranchers; 

20 ‘‘(L) agricultural rehabilitation and voca21 tional training for veterans; and 

22 ‘‘(M) other similar subject areas of use to 

23 beginning farmers or ranchers.’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and 

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1 ‘‘, community-based organizations, and school2 based agricultural educational organizations’’; 

3 (C) by striking paragraph (8) and insert4 ing the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(8) MILITARY VETERAN BEGINNING FARMERS

6 AND RANCHERS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 per8 cent of the funds used to carry out this sub9 section for a fiscal year shall be used to support 

10 programs and services that address the needs of 

11 military veteran beginning farmers and ranch12 ers. 

13 ‘‘(B) COORDINATION PERMITTED.—A re14 cipient of a grant under this section using the 

15 grant as described in subparagraph (A) may co16 ordinate with a recipient of a grant under sec17 tion 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva18 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) 

19 in addressing the needs of military veteran be20 ginning farmers and ranchers with disabil21 ities.’’; and 

22 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(11) LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS.—A re25 cipient of a grant under this section may not use 


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1 more than 10 percent of the funds provided by the 

2 grant for the indirect costs of carrying out the ini3 tiatives described in paragraph (1).’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (h)(1)— 

5 (A) in the heading of such paragraph, by 

6 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

9 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

10 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

12 subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

14 2014 through 2018, to remain available until 

15 expended.’’; and 

16 (3) in subsection (h)(2)— 

17 (A) in the heading of such paragraph, by 

18 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘2018’’. 

21 SEC. 7411. INCLUSION OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AS 

22 A STATE UNDER MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPER23 ATIVE FORESTRY ACT. 

24 Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 

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1 U.S.C. 582a–7) is amended by striking ‘‘and Guam’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 

3 Mariana Islands’’. 

4 Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, 

5 and Energy Act of 2008 

6 PART 1—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 

7 SEC. 7501. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION 

8 CENTER. 

9 Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En10 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)) is amended to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec14 tion— 

15 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis16 cal years 2008 through 2013; and 

17 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

18 through 2018.’’. 

19 SEC. 7502. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG20 RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREP21 ARATION, AND RESPONSE. 

22 Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and En23 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec2 essary’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and all that 

4 follows and inserting the following: ‘‘sub5 section— 

6 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis7 cal years 2008 through 2013; and 

8 ‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

9 through 2018.’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘is author11 ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection’’ 

12 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are 

13 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub14 section— 

15 ‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

16 through 2013; and 

17 ‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

18 through 2018.’’. 

19 SEC. 7503. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL20 TURAL COUNTERMEASURES. 

21 Section 14121(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En22 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)) is amended by strik23 ing ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec24 tion’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are 

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1 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

2 through 2013; and 

3 ‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

4 through 2018.’’. 

5 SEC. 7504. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

6 Section 14122(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En7 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘sums as are necessary’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 

10 and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

11 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis12 cal years 2008 through 2013, to remain available 

13 until expended; and 

14 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

15 through 2018, to remain available until expended.’’. 

16 PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 

17 SEC. 7511. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PRO18 GRAM. 

19 Section 308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 

20 and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

21 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking ‘‘5 

23 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 

24 (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘1, 3, and 

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1 SEC. 7512. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 

2 Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

3 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is 

4 amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10- 

5 year period’’. 

6 SEC. 7513. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING. 

7 Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

8 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

10 following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 ‘‘(1) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 

13 program’ means— 

14 ‘‘(A) each research program carried out by 

15 the Agricultural Research Service or the Eco16 nomic Research Service for which annual appro17 priations are requested in the annual budget 

18 submission of the President; and 

19 ‘‘(B) each competitive program carried out 

20 by the National Institute of Food and Agri21 culture for which annual appropriations are re22 quested in the annual budget submission of the 

23 President. 

24 ‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR AWARDS.—The term ‘re25 quest for awards’ means a funding announcement 

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1 riculture that provides detailed information on fund2 ing opportunities at the Institute, including the pur3 pose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation 

4 criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on 

5 how to apply for such opportunities.’’; and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub7 sections: 

8 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET SUBMIS9 SION REQUIREMENT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the President 

11 shall submit to Congress, together with the annual 

12 budget submission of the President, the information 

13 described in paragraph (2) for each funding request 

14 for a covered program. 

15 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa16 tion described in this paragraph includes— 

17 ‘‘(A) baseline information, including with 

18 respect to each covered program— 

19 ‘‘(i) the funding level for the program 

20 for the fiscal year preceding the year the 

21 annual budget submission of the President 

22 is submitted; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the funding level requested in the 

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1 including any increase or decrease in the 

2 funding level; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) an explanation justifying any 

4 change from the funding level specified in 

5 clause (i) to the level specified in clause 

6 (ii); 

7 ‘‘(B) with respect to each covered program 

8 that is carried out by the Economic Research 

9 Service or the Agricultural Research Service, 

10 the location and staff years of the program; 

11 ‘‘(C) the proposed funding levels to be allo12 cated to, and the expected publication date, 

13 scope, and allocation level for, each request for 

14 awards to be published under or associated 

15 with— 

16 ‘‘(i) each priority area specified in 

17 subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Spe18 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

19 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)); 

20 ‘‘(ii) each research and extension 

21 project carried out under section 1621(a) 

22 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

23 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

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1 ‘‘(iii) each grant to be awarded under 

2 section 1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 

3 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

4 U.S.C. 5925b(a)); 

5 ‘‘(iv) each grant awarded under sec6 tion 412(d) of the Agricultural Research, 

7 Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

8 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(d)); and 

9 ‘‘(v) each grant awarded under 

10 7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and 

11 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

12 3319f(c)(1)); or 

13 ‘‘(D) any other information the Secretary 

14 determines will increase congressional oversight 

15 with respect to covered programs. 

16 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Unless the President sub17 mits the information described in paragraph (2)(C) 

18 for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out 

19 any program during the fiscal year that is author20 ized under— 

21 ‘‘(A) subsection (b) of the Competitive, 

22 Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

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1 ‘‘(B) section 1621 of the Food, Agri2 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

3 (7 U.S.C. 5811); 

4 ‘‘(C) section 1672B of the Food, Agri5 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

6 (7 U.S.C. 5925b); 

7 ‘‘(D) section 412 of the Agricultural Re8 search, Extension, and Education Reform Act 

9 of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632); or 

10 ‘‘(E) section 7405 of the Farm Security 

11 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

12 3319f). 

13 ‘‘(f) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRI14 CULTURE.—Each year on a date that is not later than 

15 the date on which the President submits the annual budg16 et, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report con17 taining a description of the agricultural research, exten18 sion, and education activities carried out by the Federal 

19 Government during the fiscal year that immediately pre20 cedes the year for which the report is submitted, includ21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(1) a review of the extent to which those ac23 tivities— 

24 ‘‘(A) are duplicative or overlap within the 

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1 ‘‘(B) are similar to activities carried out 

2 by— 

3 ‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the States (including the District 

5 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

6 Rico and other territories or possessions of 

7 the United States); 

8 ‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education 

9 (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(iv) the private sector; and 

13 ‘‘(2) for each report submitted under this sec14 tion on or after January 1, 2013, a 5-year projection 

15 of national priorities with respect to agricultural re16 search, extension, and education, taking into account 

17 domestic needs.’’. 

18 SEC. 7514. REPEAL OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS 

19 FOR THE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT 

20 BACTERIA. 

21 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7521 of the Food, 

22 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202) 

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1 SEC. 7515. REPEAL OF FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSIST2 ANCE NETWORK. 

3 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7522 of the Food, 

4 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) 

5 is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7516. REPEAL OF SEED DISTRIBUTION. 

7 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7523 of the Food, 

8 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 415–1) 

9 is repealed. 

10 SEC. 7517. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

11 Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En12 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended to read 

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

15 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

17 SEC. 7518. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7526 of the Food, Con19 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘the 

22 Department of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appro23 priate Federal agencies (as determined by the Sec24 retary)’’; 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

2 ‘‘multistate’’ and all that follows through the 

3 period and inserting ‘‘integrated, multistate re4 search, extension, and education programs on 

5 technology development and technology imple6 mentation.’’; 

7 (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

8 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

9 subparagraph (C); 

10 (3) in subsection (d)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) by striking ‘‘in accordance with 

13 paragraph (2)’’; 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘gasification’’ and in15 serting ‘‘bioproducts’’; and 

16 (iii) by striking ‘‘the Department of 

17 Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appropriate 

18 Federal agencies’’; 

19 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

20 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

21 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 

22 (4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

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1 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub2 section (c)(1)(D)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

3 (c)(1)(C)(i)’’. 

4 SEC. 7519. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON FOOD 

5 DESERTS. 

6 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7527 of the Food, 

7 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

8 246; 122 Stat. 2039) is repealed. 

9 SEC. 7520. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TRANS10 PORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 

11 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7529 of the Food, 

12 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5938) 

13 is repealed. 

14 Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 

15 Provisions 

16 SEC. 7601. AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZA17 TIONS FOR NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 

18 Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 

19 196), is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 

21 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(1) negotiate agreements for the National Ar23 boretum with nonprofit scientific or educational or24 ganizations, the interests of which are complemen25 tary to the mission of the National Arboretum, or 


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1 nonprofit organizations that support the purpose of 

2 the National Arboretum, except that the net pro3 ceeds of the organizations from the agreements shall 

4 be used exclusively for research and educational 

5 work for the benefit of the National Arboretum and 

6 the operation and maintenance of the facilities of the 

7 National Arboretum, including enhancements, up8 grades, restoration, and conservation;’’; and 

9 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub10 section: 

11 ‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF DONORS.—A non-profit orga12 nization that entered into an agreement under subsection 

13 (a)(1) may recognize donors if that recognition is ap14 proved in advance by the Secretary. In considering wheth15 er to approve such recognition, the Secretary shall broadly 

16 exercise the discretion of the Secretary to the fullest extent 

17 allowed under Federal law in effect on the date of the en18 actment of this subsection.’’. 

19 SEC. 7602. COTTON DISEASE RESEARCH REPORT. 

20 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 

22 a report on the fungus fusarium oxysporum f. sp. 

23 vasinfectum race 4 (referred to in this section as ‘‘FOV 

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1 (1) an overview of the threat FOV Race 4 poses 

2 to the cotton industry in the United States; 

3 (2) the status and progress of Federal research 

4 initiatives to detect, contain, or eradicate FOV Race 

5 4, including current FOV Race 4-specific research 

6 projects; and 

7 (3) a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV 

8 Race 4 that establishes— 

9 (A) detection and identification goals; 

10 (B) containment goals; 

11 (C) eradication goals; and 

12 (D) a plan to partner with the cotton in13 dustry in the United States to maximize re14 sources, information sharing, and research re15 sponsiveness and effectiveness. 

16 SEC. 7603. ACCEPTANCE OF FACILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL 

17 RESEARCH SERVICE. 

18 (a) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject to sub19 sections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Agriculture may au20 thorize a non-Federal entity to construct, at no cost and 

21 without obligation to the Federal Government, a facility 

22 for use by the Agricultural Research Service on land 

23 owned by the Agricultural Research Service and managed 

24 by the Secretary. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

2 upon the completion of the construction of the facil3 ity by the non-Federal entity under subsection (a), 

4 the Secretary shall accept the facility as a gift in ac5 cordance with Public Law 95–442 (7 U.S.C. 2269). 

6 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in con7 sultation with the Director of the Office of Manage8 ment and Budget, shall certify in advance that the 

9 acceptance under paragraph (1) complies with the 

10 limitations specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

11 subsection (c). 

12 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 

13 (1) VALUE.—The Secretary may not accept a 

14 facility as a gift under this section if the fair market 

15 value of the facility is more than $5,000,000. 

16 (2) NO FEDERAL COST.—The Secretary shall 

17 not enter into any acquisitions, demonstrations, ex18 changes, grants, contracts, incentives, leases, pro19 curements, sales, or other transaction authorities or 

20 arrangements that would obligate future appropria21 tions with respect to the facility constructed under 

22 subsection (a). 

23 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No facility may 

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1 Research Service under this section after September 30, 

2 2018. 

3 SEC. 7604. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

4 Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, 

5 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 

6 2013) are both amended by striking ‘‘Title III of the De7 partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 

9 and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

10 1994’’. 

11 TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 

12 Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain 

13 Forestry Programs 

14 SEC. 8001. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 

15 (a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry 

16 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103) is repealed. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8002 of the 

18 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public 

19 Law 107–171; 16 U.S.C. 2103 note) is amended by strik20 ing subsection (a). 

21 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

22 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

23 SEC. 8002. WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

24 (a) REPEAL.—Section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 

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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

2 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

3 SEC. 8003. EXPIRED COOPERATIVE NATIONAL FOREST 

4 PRODUCTS MARKETING PROGRAM. 

5 Section 18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 

6 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2112) is repealed. 

7 SEC. 8004. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION AGRICUL8 TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEAD9 ERSHIP PROGRAM. 

10 (a) REPEAL.—Section 8402 of the Food, Conserva11 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is re12 pealed. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

14 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

15 SEC. 8005. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 (a) REPEAL.—Section 303 of the Healthy Forests 

18 Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542) is repealed. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

20 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

21 SEC. 8006. SEPARATE FOREST SERVICE DECISIONMAKING 

22 AND APPEALS PROCESS. 

23 Section 322 of the Department of the Interior and 

24 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 

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1 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 

2 (Public Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1046; 16 U.S.C. 6515 

3 note) shall not apply to any project or activity imple4 menting a land and resource management plan developed 

5 under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

6 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) that 

7 is categorically excluded from documentation in an envi8 ronmental assessment or an environmental impact state9 ment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

10 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

11 Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Co12 operative Forestry Assistance 

13 Act of 1978 Programs 

14 SEC. 8101. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR 

15 FOREST RESOURCES. 

16 Section 2A(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 

17 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(c)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para20 graph (6); and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol22 lowing new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(5) as feasible, appropriate military installa24 tions where the voluntary participation and manage25 ment of private or State-owned or other public 


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1 forestland is able to support, promote, and con2 tribute to the missions of such installations; and’’. 

3 SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM. 

4 Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative For5 estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amend6 ed to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

8 carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro9 priated— 

10 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

11 2013; and 

12 ‘‘(2) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

13 through 2018.’’. 

14 SEC. 8103. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CON15 SERVATION PROGRAM. 

16 Subsection (g) of section 7A of the Cooperative For17 estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d) is amend18 ed to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

20 carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro21 priated— 

22 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

23 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

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1 Subtitle C—Reauthorization of 

2 Other Forestry-Related Laws 

3 SEC. 8201. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 

4 Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con5 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) 

6 is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 SEC. 8202. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 

8 Subsection (d) of section 2405 of the Global Climate 

9 Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704) is amend10 ed to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

12 carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro13 priated— 

14 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis15 cal years 1996 through 2013; and 

16 ‘‘(2) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

17 through 2018.’’. 

18 SEC. 8203. CHANGE IN FUNDING SOURCE FOR HEALTHY 

19 FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 

20 Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 

21 of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GEN23 ERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2009 

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1 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub2 section (d); and 

3 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol4 lowing new subsections: 

5 ‘‘(b) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There is 

6 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri7 culture to carry out this section $9,750,000 for each of 

8 fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 

9 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In addition 

10 to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap11 propriations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Sec12 retary may use such amount of the funds appropriated 

13 for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and 

14 Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the 

15 Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost of tech16 nical assistance, management, and enforcement respon17 sibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve 

18 program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 

19 504.’’. 

20 SEC. 8204. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 

21 PROJECT AUTHORITY. 

22 Section 347 of the Department of the Interior and 

23 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 

24 in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 

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1 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

3 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

4 following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(6) CONTRACT FOR SALE OF PROPERTY.—At 

6 the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, a con7 tract entered into by the Forest Service under this 

8 section may be considered a contract for the sale of 

9 property under such terms as the Secretary may 

10 prescribe without regard to any other provision of 

11 law.’’. 

12 Subtitle D—National Forest 

13 Critical Area Response 

14 SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this title: 

16 (1) CRITICAL AREA.—The term ‘‘critical area’’ 

17 means an area of the National Forest System des18 ignated by the Secretary under section 8302 

19 (2) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term 

20 ‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 

21 that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range22 land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

23 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 

24 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

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1 SEC. 8302. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL AREAS. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary 

3 of Agriculture shall designate critical areas within the Na4 tional Forest System for the purposes of addressing— 

5 (1) deteriorating forest health conditions in ex6 istence as of the date of the enactment of this Act 

7 due to insect infestation, drought, disease, or storm 

8 damage; and 

9 (2) the future risk of insect infestations or dis10 ease outbreaks through preventative treatments. 

11 (b) DESIGNATION METHOD.—In considering Na12 tional Forest System land for designation as a critical 

13 area, the Secretary shall use— 

14 (1) for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the most 

15 recent annual forest health aerial surveys of mor16 tality and defoliation; and 

17 (2) for purposes of subsection (a)(2), the Na18 tional Insect and Disease Risk Map. 

19 (c) TIME FOR INITIAL DESIGNATIONS.—The first 

20 critical areas shall be designated by the Secretary not later 

21 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

22 (d) DURATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designation 

23 of a critical area shall expire not later than 10 years after 

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1 SEC. 8303. APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES AND 

2 ACTIVITIES OF THE HEALTHY FORESTS RES3 TORATION ACT OF 2003 TO CRITICAL AREAS. 

4 (a) APPLICABILITY.—Subject to subsections (b) 

5 through (e), title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 

6 of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.) (including the environ7 mental analysis requirements of section 104 of that Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 6514), the special administrative review proc9 ess under section 105 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6515), and 

10 the judicial review process under section 106 of that Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 6516)), shall apply to all Forest Service 

12 projects and activities carried out in a critical area. 

13 (b) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.—Section 322 of 

14 Public Law 102–381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note; 106 Stat. 

15 1419) shall not apply to projects conducted in accordance 

16 with this section. 

17 (c) REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS.—In applying title I 

18 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 

19 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.) to Forest Service projects and activi20 ties in a critical area, the Secretary shall make the fol21 lowing modifications: 

22 (1) The authority shall apply to the entire crit23 ical area, including land that is outside of a 

24 wildland-urban interface area or that does not sat25 isfy any of the other eligibility criteria specified in 

26 section 102(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6512(a)). 


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1 (2) All projects and activities of the Forest 

2 Service, including necessary connected actions (as 

3 described in section 1508.25(a)(1) of title 40, Code 

4 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), 

5 shall be considered to be authorized hazardous fuel 

6 reduction projects for purposes of applying the title. 

7 (d) SMALLER PROJECTS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para9 graph (2), a project conducted in a critical area in 

10 accordance with this section that comprises less than 

11 10,000 acres shall be— 

12 (A) considered an action categorically ex13 cluded from the requirements for an environ14 mental assessment or an environmental impact 

15 statement under section 1508.4 of title 40, 

16 Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 

17 regulation); and 

18 (B) exempt from the special administrative 

19 review process under section 105 of the Healthy 

20 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

21 6515). 

22 (2) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AREAS.—Para23 graph (1) does not apply to— 

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1 (B) any Federal land on which, by Act of 

2 Congress or Presidential proclamation, the re3 moval of vegetation is restricted or prohibited; 

4 (C) a congressionally designated wilderness 

5 study area; or 

6 (D) an area in which activities under para7 graph (1) would be inconsistent with the appli8 cable land and resource management plan. 

9 (e) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.—All projects and 

10 activities carried out in a critical area pursuant to this 

11 subtitle shall be consistent with the land and resource 

12 management plan established under section 6 of the For13 est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

14 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) for the unit of the National Forest 

15 System containing the critical area. 

16 SEC. 8304. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible 

19 State’’ means a State that contains National Forest 

20 System land. 

21 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

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1 diction over State forestry programs in an eligible 

2 State. 

3 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 

5 into a cooperative agreement or contract (including 

6 a sole source contract) with a State forester to au7 thorize the State forester to provide the forest, 

8 rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection 

9 services described in paragraph (2) on National For10 est System land in the eligible State. 

11 (2) AUTHORIZED SERVICES.—The forest, 

12 rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection 

13 services referred to in paragraph (1) include the con14 duct of— 

15 (A) activities to treat insect infected trees; 

16 (B) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; 

17 and 

18 (C) any other activities to restore or im19 prove forest, rangeland, and watershed health, 

20 including fish and wildlife habitat. 

21 (3) STATE AS AGENT.—Except as provided in 

22 paragraph (6), a cooperative agreement or contract 

23 entered into under paragraph (1) may authorize the 

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1 in providing the restoration and protection services 

2 authorized under that paragraph. 

3 (4) SUBCONTRACTS.—In accordance with appli4 cable contract procedures for the eligible State, a 

5 State forester may enter into subcontracts to provide 

6 the restoration and protection services authorized 

7 under a cooperative agreement or contract entered 

8 into under paragraph (1). 

9 (5) TIMBER SALES.—Subsections (d) and (g) of 

10 section 14 of the National Forest Management Act 

11 of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) shall not apply to services 

12 performed under a cooperative agreement or con13 tract entered into under paragraph (1). 

14 (6) RETENTION OF NEPA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

15 Any decision required to be made under the Na16 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

17 4321 et seq.) with respect to any restoration and 

18 protection services to be provided under this section 

19 by a State forester on National Forest System land 

20 shall not be delegated to a State forester or any 

21 other officer or employee of the eligible State. 

22 (7) APPLICABLE LAW.—The restoration and 

23 protection services to be provided under this section 

24 shall be carried out on a project-to-project basis 

25 under existing authorities of the Forest Service. 


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1 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

2 Provisions 

3 SEC. 8401. REVISION OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FOREST IN4 VENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 

5 (a) REVISION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 of Agriculture shall revise the strategic plan for forest in8 ventory and analysis initially prepared pursuant to section 

9 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

10 Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to address the 

11 requirements imposed by subsection (b). 

12 (b) ELEMENTS OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—In 

13 revising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture 

14 shall describe in detail the organization, procedures, and 

15 funding needed to achieve each of the following: 

16 (1) Complete the transition to a fully 

17 annualized forest inventory program and include in18 ventory and analysis of interior Alaska. 

19 (2) Implement an annualized inventory of trees 

20 in urban settings, including the status and trends of 

21 trees and forests, and assessments of their eco22 system services, values, health, and risk to pests and 

23 diseases. 

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1 gional, and national level, including by ownership 

2 type. 

3 (4) Engage State foresters and other users of 

4 information from the forest inventory and analysis 

5 in reevaluating the list of core data variables col6 lected on forest inventory and analysis plots with an 

7 emphasis on demonstrated need. 

8 (5) Improve the timeliness of the timber prod9 uct output program and accessibility of the 

10 annualized information on that database. 

11 (6) Foster greater cooperation among the forest 

12 inventory and analysis program, research station 

13 leaders, and State foresters and other users of infor14 mation from the forest inventory and analysis. 

15 (7) Promote availability of and access to non16 Federal resources to improve information analysis 

17 and information management. 

18 (8) Collaborate with the Natural Resources 

19 Conservation Service, National Aeronautics and 

20 Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmos21 pheric Administration, and United States Geological 

22 Survey to integrate remote sensing, spatial analysis 

23 techniques, and other new technologies in the forest 

24 inventory and analysis program. 


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1 (9) Understand and report on changes in land 

2 cover and use. 

3 (10) Expand existing programs to promote sus4 tainable forest stewardship through increased under5 standing, in partnership with other Federal agencies, 

6 of the over 10 million family forest owners, their de7 mographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship. 

8 (11) Implement procedures to improve the sta9 tistical precision of estimates at the sub-State level. 

10 (c) SUBMISSION OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

11 The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the revised stra12 tegic plan to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu14 trition, and Forestry of the Senate. 

15 SEC. 8402. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PRO16 GRAM. 

17 The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

18 Chief of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from 

19 conservation-related programs executed on National For20 est System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation 

21 Experienced Services Program established pursuant to 

22 section 1252 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

23 3851) to provide technical services for conservation-re24 lated programs and authorities carried out by the Sec25 retary on National Forest System lands. 


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1 TITLE IX—ENERGY 

2 SEC. 9001. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM. 

3 Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest4 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended by— 

5 (1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(4) BIOBASED PRODUCT.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘biobased 

9 product’ means a product determined by the 

10 Secretary to be a commercial or industrial prod11 uct (other than food or feed) that is— 

12 ‘‘(i) composed, in whole or in signifi13 cant part, of biological products, including 

14 renewable domestic agricultural materials 

15 and forestry materials; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) an intermediate ingredient or 

17 feedstock. 

18 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘biobased 

19 product’, with respect to forestry materials, in20 cludes forest products that meet biobased con21 tent requirements, notwithstanding the market 

22 share the product holds, the age of the product, 

23 or whether the market for the product is new 

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1 (2) redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), 

2 (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 

3 (13), (14), and (16); 

4 (3) inserting after paragraph (8), the following 

5 new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(9) FOREST PRODUCT.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘forest prod8 uct’ means a product made from materials de9 rived from the practice of forestry or the man10 agement of growing timber. 

11 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest prod12 uct’ includes— 

13 ‘‘(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 

14 lumber, and other wood products; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) any recycled products derived 

16 from forest materials.’’; and 

17 (4) inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redes18 ignated), the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(15) RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara21 graph (B), the term ‘renewable energy system’ 

22 means a system that— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) may include distribution compo2 nents necessary to move energy produced 

3 by such system to the initial point of sale. 

4 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A system described in 

5 subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism 

6 for dispensing energy at retail.’’. 

7 SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 

8 Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In9 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)) is amended by— 

10 (1) striking ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—’’ and all that fol11 lows through ‘‘to carry out this section, there’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—There’’; and 

13 (2) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 

15 (a) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9003 of the 

16 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

17 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to eligible en19 tities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘guarantees for 

20 loans’’ and inserting ‘‘to eligible entities guarantees 

21 for loans’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (d); 

23 (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 

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1 (4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 

2 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each 

3 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘sub6 section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 

7 (b) FUNDING.—Section 9003(g) of the Farm Secu8 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated 

9 by subsection (a)(3), is amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para12 graph (1); 

13 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE15 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

16 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

18 funds made available to carry out this section, 

19 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

24 this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

25 2014 through 2018.’’. 


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1 SEC. 9004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

2 Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In3 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

5 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para6 graph (1); 

7 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

8 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE9 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

10 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

11 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

12 funds made available to carry out this section, 

13 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 

14 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2014 through 2018.’’. 

20 SEC. 9005. BIOENERGY PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED 

21 BIOFUELS. 

22 Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural In23 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(c)) is amended— 

24 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

25 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para26 graph (1); 


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1 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

2 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE3 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

4 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

6 funds made available to carry out this section, 

7 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 

8 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so re9 designated) the following new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

11 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

12 this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

13 2014 through 2018.’’. 

14 SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

15 Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In16 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para19 graph (1); 

20 (3) in the heading of paragraph (1) (as so re21 designated), by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF AP22 PROPRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; 

23 and 

24 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

4 through 2018.’’. 

5 SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 

6 (a) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.— 

7 (1) REPEAL OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Section 

8 9007(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

9 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is amended by strik10 ing paragraph (3). 

11 (2) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Section 

12 9007(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 

13 Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is further amended 

14 by— 

15 (A) redesignating paragraph (2) as para16 graph (3); and 

17 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

18 following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(2) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—In car20 rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall estab21 lish a three-tiered application, evaluation, and over22 sight process that varies based on the cost of the 

23 proposed project with the process most simplified for 

24 projects referred to in subparagraph (A), more com25 prehensive for projects referred to in subparagraph 


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1 (B), and most comprehensive for projects referred to 

2 in subparagraph (C). The three tiers for such proc3 ess shall be as follows: 

4 ‘‘(A) TIER 1.—Projects for which the cost 

5 of the project funded under this subsection is 

6 not more than $80,000. 

7 ‘‘(B) TIER 2.—Projects for which the cost 

8 of the project funded under this subsection is 

9 more than $80,000 but less than $200,000. 

10 ‘‘(C) TIER 3.—Projects for which the cost 

11 of the project funded under this subsection is 

12 $200,000 or more.’’. 

13 (b) FUNDING.—Section 9007(g) of the Farm Secu14 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para18 graph (1); 

19 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

20 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE21 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

22 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

24 funds made available to carry out this section, 

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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this section $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2014 through 2018.’’. 

7 SEC. 9008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

8 Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In9 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para12 graph (1); 

13 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

14 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE15 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

16 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

18 funds made available to carry out this section, 

19 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following new 

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

24 this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

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1 SEC. 9009. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIO2 ENERGY PRODUCERS. 

3 Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In4 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

9 SEC. 9010. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

10 Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest11 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking paragraph (6); and 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 

15 (8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 

16 (2) in subsection (b)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Program to’’ and all that 

18 follows through ‘‘support the establishment’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘Program to support the estab20 lishment’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe22 riod; and 

23 (C) by striking paragraph (2); 

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1 (i) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

2 and inserting a semicolon; 

3 (ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as 

4 clause (x); and 

5 (iii) by inserting after clause (viii) the 

6 following new clause: 

7 ‘‘(ix) existing project areas that have 

8 received funding under this section and the 

9 continuation of funding of such project 

10 areas to advance the maturity of such 

11 project areas; and’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (5)(C)(ii)— 

13 (i) by striking subclause (III); and 

14 (ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) 

15 and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re16 spectively; 

17 (4) by striking subsection (d); 

18 (5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

19 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 

20 (6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 

21 (A) by striking paragraph (1); 

22 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

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1 (i) by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’ 

2 and all that follows through ‘‘There is au3 thorized’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR

4 2013.—There is authorized’’; and 

5 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

6 (B) as paragraph (3) and moving the mar7 gin of such paragraph (as so redesignated) 

8 two ems to the left; 

9 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

13 this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

14 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

15 (E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 

16 subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph), by 

17 striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this 

18 subsection’’. 

19 SEC. 9011. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 

20 Section 9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural In21 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(e)) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘carry out this section’’ and all that follows and 

23 inserting the following: ‘‘carry out this section— 

24 ‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

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1 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

2 through 2018.’’. 

3 SEC. 9012. REPEAL OF BIOFUELS INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 

4 Section 9002 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

5 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2095) is re6 pealed. 

7 SEC. 9013. REPEAL OF RENEWABLE FERTILIZER STUDY. 

8 Section 9003 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

9 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2096) is re10 pealed. 

11 TITLE X—HORTICULTURE 

12 SEC. 10001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION. 

13 Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En14 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

16 SEC. 10002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 

17 MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 

18 Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, 

19 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622c) 

20 is repealed. 

21 SEC. 10003. FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO22 MOTION PROGRAM. 

23 Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar24 keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 

2 ‘‘AND LOCAL FOOD’’ after ‘‘FARMERS’ MAR3 KET’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘and Local Food’’ after 

6 ‘‘Farmers’ Market’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘farmers’ markets and to 

8 promote’’; and 

9 (C) by striking the period and inserting 

10 ‘‘and assist in the development of local food 

11 business enterprises.’’; 

12 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

13 following new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the 

15 Program are to increase domestic consumption of, and 

16 consumer access to, locally and regionally produced agri17 cultural products by assisting in the development, im18 provement, and expansion of— 

19 ‘‘(1) domestic farmers’ markets, roadside 

20 stands, community-supported agriculture programs, 

21 agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to22 consumer market opportunities; and 

23 ‘‘(2) local and regional food business enter24 prises that process, distribute, aggregate, and store 

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1 (4) in subsection (c)(1)— 

2 (A) by inserting ‘‘or other agricultural 

3 business entity’’ after ‘‘cooperative’’; and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including a community 

5 supported agriculture network or association’’ 

6 after ‘‘association’’; 

7 (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub8 section (f); 

9 (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol10 lowing new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e) FUNDS REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI12 TIES.— 

13 ‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An entity receiving a 

14 grant under this section for a project to carry out 

15 a purpose described in subsection (b)(2) shall pro16 vide matching funds in the form of cash or an in17 kind contribution in an amount equal to 25 percent 

18 of the total cost of such project. 

19 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligi20 ble entity may not use a grant or other assistance 

21 provided under this section for the purchase, con22 struction, or rehabilitation of a building or struc23 ture.’’; and 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

3 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

4 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

5 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

6 and’’; and 

7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

10 2014 through 2018.’’; 

11 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 

12 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

13 paragraph (6); and 

14 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

15 following new paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

18 this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2014 through 2018. 

20 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail21 able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 50 

22 percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 

23 described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 

24 percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 

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1 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX2 PENSES.—Not more than 3 percent of the total 

3 amount made available to carry out this section for 

4 a fiscal year may be used for administrative ex5 penses.’’. 

6 SEC. 10004. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 

7 (a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INI8 TIATIVES.—Section 7407(d)(2) of the Farm Security and 

9 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in the heading of such paragraph, by strik12 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 (b) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE

15 FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Section 2122 of the 

16 Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) 

17 is amended by adding at the end the following new sub18 section: 

19 ‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE

20 FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 

21 modernize database and technology systems of the na22 tional organic program.’’. 

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA24 TIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, 

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1 of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(b)(6)) is amended to read as fol2 lows: 

3 ‘‘(6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

4 through 2018.’’. 

5 (d) NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST6 SHARE PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 

7 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

8 of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is repealed. 

9 SEC. 10005. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 

10 ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990. 

11 The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amend12 ed by inserting after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the 

13 following new section: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 2122A. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 

15 ‘‘(a) EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.—The 

16 Secretary shall establish an expedited administrative hear17 ing procedure under which the Secretary may suspend or 

18 revoke the organic certification of a producer or handler 

19 or the accreditation of a certifying agent in accordance 

20 with subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in 

21 addition to a hearing conducted pursuant to section 2120. 

22 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 

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1 ‘‘(A) to verify the accuracy of any informa2 tion reported or made available under this title; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) to determine, with regard to actions, 

5 practices, or information required under this 

6 title, whether a person covered by this title has 

7 committed a violation of this title. 

8 ‘‘(2) INVESTIGATIVE POWERS.—The Secretary 

9 may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena 

10 witnesses, compel attendance of witnesses, take evi11 dence, and require the production of any records re12 quired to be maintained under section 2112(d) or 

13 2116(c) that are relevant to the investigation. 

14 ‘‘(c) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a 

15 violation of this title for any person covered by this title— 

16 ‘‘(1) to refuse to provide information required 

17 by the Secretary under this title; or 

18 ‘‘(2) to violate— 

19 ‘‘(A) a suspension or revocation of the or20 ganic certification of a producer or handler; or 

21 ‘‘(B) a suspension or revocation of the ac22 creditation of a certifying agent. 

23 ‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 

2 after notice and opportunity for an expedited 

3 administrative hearing, suspend the organic cer4 tification of a producer, handler or the accredi5 tation of a certifying agent if— 

6 ‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such expe7 dited administrative hearing, proved that— 

8 ‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 

9 handler, the producer or handler— 

10 ‘‘(aa) has recklessly com11 mitted a violation of a term, con12 dition, or requirement of the or13 ganic plan to which the producer 

14 or handler is subject; or 

15 ‘‘(bb) has recklessly com16 mitted, or is recklessly commit17 ting, a violation of this title; or 

18 ‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 

19 agent, the agent has recklessly com20 mitted, or is recklessly committing, a 

21 violation of this title; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi23 fying agent has waived such expedited ad24 ministrative hearing. 


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1 ‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUSPENSION.— A sus2 pension issued under this paragraph shall be 

3 issued not later than five days after the date on 

4 which— 

5 ‘‘(i) the expedited administrative hear6 ing referred to in clause (i) of subpara7 graph (A) concludes; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary receives notice of 

9 the waiver referred to in clause (ii) of such 

10 subparagraph. 

11 ‘‘(C) DURATION OF SUSPENSION.—The pe12 riod of a suspension issued under this para13 graph shall be not more than 90 days, begin14 ning on the date on which the Secretary issues 

15 the suspension. 

16 ‘‘(D) CURING OF VIOLATIONS.— 

17 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

18 may not issue a suspension of a certifi19 cation or accreditation under this para20 graph if the producer, handler, or certi21 fying agent subject to such suspension— 

22 ‘‘(I) before the date on which the 

23 suspension would otherwise have been 

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1 which the certification or accreditation 

2 would have been suspended; or 

3 ‘‘(II) within a reasonable time4 frame (as determined by the Sec5 retary), enters into a settlement with 

6 the Secretary regarding a deficiency 

7 referred to in subclause (I). 

8 ‘‘(ii) DURING SUSPENSION.—The Sec9 retary shall terminate the suspension of an 

10 organic certification or accreditation issued 

11 under this paragraph if the producer, han12 dler, or certifying agent subject to such 

13 suspension cures the violation for which 

14 the certification or accreditation was sus15 pended under such subparagraph before 

16 the date on which the period of the suspen17 sion ends. 

18 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 

20 after notice and opportunity for an expedited 

21 administrative hearing under this section and 

22 an expedited administrative appeal under sec23 tion 2121, revoke the organic certification of a 

24 producer or handler, or the accreditation of a 

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1 ‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such hear2 ing, proved that— 

3 ‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 

4 handler, the producer or handler— 

5 ‘‘(aa) has knowingly com6 mitted an egregious violation of a 

7 term, condition, or requirement 

8 of the organic plan to which the 

9 producer or handler is subject; or 

10 ‘‘(bb) has knowingly com11 mitted, or is knowingly commit12 ting, an egregious violation of 

13 this title; or 

14 ‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 

15 agent, the agent has knowingly com16 mitted, or is knowingly committing, 

17 an egregious violation of this title; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi19 fying agent has waived such expedited ad20 ministrative hearing and such an expedited 

21 administrative appeal. 

22 ‘‘(B) INITIATION OF REVOCATION PRO23 CEEDINGS.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary 

25 finds, during an investigation or during the 


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1 period of a suspension under paragraph 

2 (1), that a producer, handler, or certifying 

3 agent has knowingly committed an egre4 gious violation of this title, the Secretary 

5 shall initiate revocation proceedings with 

6 respect to such violation not later than 30 

7 days after the date on which the producer, 

8 handler, or certifying agent receives notice 

9 of such finding in accordance with clause 

10 (ii). The Secretary may not initiate revoca11 tion proceedings with respect to such viola12 tion after the date on which that 30-day 

13 period ends. 

14 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—Not later than five 

15 days after the date on which the Secretary 

16 makes the finding described in clause (i), 

17 the Secretary shall provide to the producer, 

18 handler, or certifying agent notice of such 

19 finding. 

20 ‘‘(e) APPEAL.— 

21 ‘‘(1) SUSPENSIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The suspension of a 

23 certification or accreditation under subsection 

24 (d)(1) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 

25 United States district court in accordance with 


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1 section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 

2 after the date on which the person subject to 

3 such suspension receives notice of the suspen4 sion. 

5 ‘‘(B) SUSPENSION FINAL AND CONCLU6 SIVE.—A suspension of a certification or ac7 creditation under subsection (d)(1) by the Sec8 retary shall be final and conclusive— 

9 ‘‘(i) in the case of a suspension that 

10 is appealed under subparagraph (A) within 

11 the 30-day period specified in such sub12 paragraph, on the date on which judicial 

13 review of such suspension is complete; or 

14 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension that 

15 is not so appealed, the date on which such 

16 30-day period ends. 

17 ‘‘(2) REVOCATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The revocation of a 

19 certification or an accreditation under sub20 section (d)(2) by the Secretary may be appealed 

21 to a United States district court in accordance 

22 with section 2121(b) not later than 30 business 

23 days after the date on which the person subject 

24 to such revocation receives notice of the revoca25 tion. 


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1 ‘‘(B) REVOCATION FINAL AND CONCLU2 SIVE.—A revocation of a certification or an ac3 creditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Sec4 retary shall be final and conclusive— 

5 ‘‘(i) in the case of a revocation that is 

6 appealed under subparagraph (A) within 

7 the 30-day period specified in such sub8 paragraph, on the date on which judicial 

9 review of such revocation is complete; or 

10 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a revocation that 

11 is not so appealed, the date on which such 

12 30-day period ends. 

13 ‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS

14 AND REVOCATIONS.—A suspension or revocation of a 

15 certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) 

16 shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards 

17 of review specified in section 706(2) of title 5, 

18 United States Code. 

19 ‘‘(f) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person covered by this 

21 title fails to obey a revocation of a certification or 

22 an accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such 

23 revocation has become final and conclusive or after 

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1 United States may apply to the appropriate United 

2 States district court for enforcement of such revoca3 tion. 

4 ‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If the court determines 

5 that the revocation was lawfully made and duly 

6 served and that the person violated the revocation, 

7 the court shall enforce the revocation. 

8 ‘‘(3) CIVIL PENALTY.—If the court finds that 

9 the person violated the revocation of a certification 

10 or an accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the per11 son shall be subject to one or more of the penalties 

12 provided in subsections (a) and (b) of section 2120. 

13 ‘‘(g) VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE DEFINED.—In this 

14 section, the term ‘violation of this title’ means a violation 

15 specified in section 2120.’’. 

16 SEC. 10006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES. 

17 Section 10105(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En18 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655a(c)) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

20 SEC. 10007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 

21 Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness 

22 Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) 

23 is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘2018’’; 

5 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

6 following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(b) GRANTS BASED ON VALUE AND ACREAGE.— 

8 Subject to subsection (c), for each State whose application 

9 for a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Sec10 retary under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for 

11 such fiscal year to the State under this section shall bear 

12 the same ratio to the total amount made available under 

13 subsection (l)(1) for such fiscal year as— 

14 ‘‘(1) the average of the most recent available 

15 value of specialty crop production in the State and 

16 the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, 

17 as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri18 culture data; bears to 

19 ‘‘(2) the average of the most recent available 

20 value of specialty crop production in all States and 

21 the acreage of specialty crop production in all 

22 States, as demonstrated in the most recent Census 

23 of Agriculture data.’’; 

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1 (4) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol2 lowing new subsections: 

3 ‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 

4 days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture 

5 Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Secretary 

6 of Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of mak7 ing grants to multistate projects under this section for 

8 projects involving— 

9 ‘‘(1) food safety; 

10 ‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 

11 ‘‘(3) research; 

12 ‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 

13 issues; and 

14 ‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes 

15 of this section, as determined by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri18 culture may not use more than 3 percent of the 

19 funds made available to carry out this section for a 

20 fiscal year for administrative expenses. 

21 ‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 

22 this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 

23 funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 

24 administrative expenses.’’; and 


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1 (5) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para2 graph (3))— 

3 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 

4 and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re5 spectively, and moving the margins of such sub6 paragraphs two ems to the right; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 

10 (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig12 nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig15 nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 

16 the period at the end and inserting a semi17 colon; and 

18 (iii) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing new subparagraphs: 

20 ‘‘(D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 

21 through 2017; and 

22 ‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; 

23 and 

24 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

25 paragraph: 


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1 ‘‘(2) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Of the funds 

2 made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail4 able until expended— 

5 ‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 

6 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 

7 ‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 

8 ‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and 

9 ‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 

10 SEC. 10008. REPORT ON HONEY. 

11 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

13 in consultation with persons affected by the potential es14 tablishment of a Federal standard for the identity of 

15 honey, shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and 

16 Drugs a report describing how an appropriate Federal 

17 standard for the identity of honey would be in the interest 

18 of consumers, the honey industry, and United States agri19 culture. 

20 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re21 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 

22 consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citi23 zens petition filed with the Food and Drug Administra24 tion, including any current industry amendments or clari25 fications necessary to update such petition. 


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1 SEC. 10009. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 

2 (a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Sec3 tion 4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

6 Apples in’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 

10 without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 

11 (b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex12 port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 

13 the end the following new paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 

15 a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 

16 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 

17 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri18 culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amend19 ments made by this section. 

20 SEC. 10010. INCLUSION OF OLIVE OIL IN IMPORT CON21 TROLS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL ADJUST22 MENT ACT. 

23 Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 

24 U.S.C. 608e–1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘olive oil,’’ 

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1 SEC. 10011. CONSOLIDATION OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE 

2 MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION 

3 PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) RELOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE RE5 LATING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 

6 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub9 section (f); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab14 lish a program to be known as the ‘National Clean 

15 Plant Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the 

16 ‘Program’). 

17 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 

18 Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant 

19 centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv20 ices— 

21 ‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 

22 material; and 

23 ‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 

24 plant material in sites located throughout the 

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1 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE

2 MATERIAL.—Clean plant source material produced 

3 or maintained under the Program may be made 

4 available to— 

5 ‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 

6 of the State; and 

7 ‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 

8 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In 

9 carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) consult with— 

11 ‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer14 sities and NLGCA Institutions (as those 

15 terms are defined in section 1404 of the 

16 National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

17 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

18 3103)); and 

19 ‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 

20 input from the appropriate State officials and 

21 industry representatives, use existing Federal or 

22 State facilities to serve as clean plant centers. 

23 ‘‘(5) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—There 

24 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 

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1 (b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 420 of the 

2 Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) 

3 is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

5 end; 

6 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and each fis7 cal year thereafter.’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

9 paragraphs: 

10 ‘‘(5) $62,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 

11 2017; and 

12 ‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 

13 (c) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Effective Oc14 tober 1, 2013, section 10202 of the Food, Conservation, 

15 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7761) is repealed. 

16 (d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECH17 NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the Plant Protection 

18 Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as amended by subsection (a)) is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following new sub20 section: 

21 ‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 

22 Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section 

23 to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an 

24 allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit 

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1 technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Com2 modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 

3 714i).’’. 

4 SEC. 10012. MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPEN5 SION ON BASIS OF A BIOLOGICAL OPINION. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a voluntary 

7 request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration 

8 under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

9 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), a registration of a pes10 ticide may be modified, canceled, or suspended on the 

11 basis of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued 

12 by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United 

13 States Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of com14 pletion of the study referred to in subsection (b), or Janu15 ary 1, 2015, whichever is earlier, only if— 

16 (1) the modification, cancellation, or suspension 

17 is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act (7 

18 U.S.C. 136d); and 

19 (2) the Biological Opinion complies with the 

20 recommendations contained in the study referred to 

21 in subsection (b). 

22 (b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—The 

23 study commissioned by the Administrator of the Environ24 mental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall in25 clude, at a minimum, each of the following: 


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1 (1) A formal, independent, and external peer 

2 review, consistent with Office of Management and 

3 Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 

4 in subsection (a). 

5 (2) Assessment of economic impacts of meas6 ures or alternatives recommended in each such Bio7 logical Opinion. 

8 (3) An examination of the specific scientific and 

9 procedural questions and issues pertaining to eco10 nomic feasibility contained in the June 23, 2011, let11 ter sent to the Administrator (and other Federal of12 ficials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri13 culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and 

14 the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 

15 Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropria16 tions, of the House of Representatives. 

17 SEC. 10013. USE AND DISCHARGES OF AUTHORIZED PES18 TICIDES. 

19 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

20 ‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013’’. 

21 (b) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Section 3(f) 

22 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

23 (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(5) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Ex2 cept as provided in section 402(s) of the Federal 

3 Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a 

4 State may not require a permit under such Act for 

5 a discharge from a point source into navigable 

6 waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribu7 tion, or use under this Act, or the residue of such 

8 a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 

9 pesticide.’’. 

10 (c) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.—Section 402 of 

11 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) 

12 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) NO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—Except as 

15 provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re16 quired by the Administrator or a State under this 

17 Act for a discharge from a point source into navi18 gable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, dis19 tribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fun20 gicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such 

21 a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 

22 pesticide. 

23 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

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1 ‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli2 cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 

3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

4 Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 

5 water quality, if— 

6 ‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc7 curred but for the violation; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes9 ticide residue in the discharge is greater 

10 than would have occurred without the vio11 lation. 

12 ‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to reg13 ulation under subsection (p). 

14 ‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to 

15 regulation under this section: 

16 ‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu17 ent. 

18 ‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 

19 ‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor20 mal operation of a vessel, including a dis21 charge resulting from ballasting operations 

22 or vessel biofouling prevention.’’. 


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1 TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 

2 SEC. 11001. INFORMATION SHARING. 

3 Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

4 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(4) INFORMATION.— 

7 ‘‘(A) REQUEST.—Subject to subparagraph 

8 (B), the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely 

9 manner, provide to an agent or an approved in10 surance provider authorized by the producer 

11 any information (including Farm Service Agen12 cy Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps 

13 (or any corrections to those forms or maps) 

14 that may assist the agent or approved insurance 

15 provider in insuring the producer under a policy 

16 or plan of insurance under this subtitle. 

17 ‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in 

18 subparagraph (C), an agent or approved insur19 ance provider that receives the information of a 

20 producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 

21 treat the information in accordance with para22 graph (1). 

23 ‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 

24 prohibits the sharing of the information of a 

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1 tween the agent and the approved insurance 

2 provider of the producer.’’. 

3 SEC. 11002. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLA4 TIONS OF PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM AD5 JUSTMENTS. 

6 Section 508(a)(9) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

7 (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end 

8 the following new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF VIOLATIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.—Sub11 ject to clause (ii), the Corporation shall 

12 publish in a timely manner on the website 

13 of the Risk Management Agency informa14 tion regarding each violation of this para15 graph, including any sanctions imposed in 

16 response to the violation, in sufficient de17 tail so that the information may serve as 

18 effective guidance to approved insurance 

19 providers, agents, and producers. 

20 ‘‘(ii) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY.—In 

21 providing information under clause (i) re22 garding violations of this paragraph, the 

23 Corporation shall redact the identity of the 

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1 SEC. 11003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 

2 (a) AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE

3 OPTION.—Paragraph (3) of section 508(c) of the Federal 

4 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(3) YIELD AND LOSS BASIS OPTIONS.—A pro7 ducer shall have the option of purchasing additional 

8 coverage based on— 

9 ‘‘(A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; 

10 or 

11 ‘‘(ii) an area yield and loss basis; 

12 ‘‘(B) an individual yield and loss basis, 

13 supplemented with coverage based on an area 

14 yield and loss basis to cover a part of the de15 ductible under the individual yield and loss pol16 icy, as described in paragraph (4)(C); or 

17 ‘‘(C) a margin basis alone or in combina18 tion with the coverages available in subpara19 graph (A) or (B).’’. 

20 (b) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—Paragraph (4) of section 

21 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

22 1508(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(4) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.— 

24 ‘‘(A) DOLLAR DENOMINATION AND PER25 CENTAGE OF YIELD.—Except as provided in 

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1 ‘‘(i) shall be dollar denominated; and 

2 ‘‘(ii) may be purchased at any level 

3 not to exceed 85 percent of the individual 

4 yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as de5 termined by the Corporation). 

6 ‘‘(B) INFORMATION.—The Corporation 

7 shall provide producers with information on cat8 astrophic risk and additional coverage in terms 

9 of dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 

10 coverage provided in this paragraph). 

11 ‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OP12 TION.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

14 subparagraph (A), in the case of the sup15 plemental coverage option described in 

16 paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall 

17 offer producers the opportunity to pur18 chase coverage in combination with a pol19 icy or plan of insurance offered under this 

20 subtitle that would allow indemnities to be 

21 paid to a producer equal to a part of the 

22 deductible under the policy or plan of in23 surance— 

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1 ‘‘(II) in counties that lack suffi2 cient data, on the basis of such larger 

3 geographical area as the Corporation 

4 determines to provide sufficient data 

5 for purposes of providing the cov6 erage. 

7 ‘‘(ii) TRIGGER.—Coverage offered 

8 under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) 

9 shall be triggered only if the losses in the 

10 area exceed 10 percent of normal levels (as 

11 determined by the Corporation). 

12 ‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig13 ger described in clause (ii), coverage of14 fered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause 

15 (i) shall not exceed the difference be16 tween— 

17 ‘‘(I) 90 percent; and 

18 ‘‘(II) the coverage level selected 

19 by the producer for the underlying 

20 policy or plan of insurance. 

21 ‘‘(iv) INELIGIBLE CROPS AND

22 ACRES.—Crops for which the producer has 

23 elected under section 1107(c)(1) of the 

24 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

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1 enue loss coverage and acres that are en2 rolled in the stacked income protection 

3 plan under section 508B shall not be eligi4 ble for supplemental coverage under this 

5 subparagraph. 

6 ‘‘(v) CALCULATION OF PREMIUM.— 

7 Notwithstanding subsection (d), the pre8 mium for coverage offered under para9 graph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall— 

10 ‘‘(I) be sufficient to cover antici11 pated losses and a reasonable reserve; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(II) include an amount for oper14 ating and administrative expenses es15 tablished in accordance with sub16 section (k)(4)(F).’’. 

17 (c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR18 PORATION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insur19 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by adding at 

20 the end the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(H) In the case of the supplemental cov22 erage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), 

23 the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 

2 subsection (c)(4)(C)(vi)(II), subject to sub3 section (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover 

4 operating and administrative expenses.’’. 

5 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Federal Crop Insurance 

6 Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage 

7 based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented 

8 with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, not 

9 later than for the 2014 crop year. 

10 SEC. 11004. PREMIUM AMOUNTS FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK 

11 PROTECTION. 

12 Subparagraph (A) of section 508(d)(2) of the Federal 

13 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(A) In the case of catastrophic risk pro16 tection, the amount of the premium established 

17 by the Corporation for each crop for which cat18 astrophic risk protection is available shall be re19 duced by the percentage equal to the difference 

20 between the average loss ratio for the crop and 

21 100 percent, plus a reasonable reserve.’’. 

22 SEC. 11005. REPEAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED DISCOUNT. 

23 (a) REPEAL.—Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop In24 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended— 

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1 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para2 graph (3). 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

4 508(a)(9)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

5 1508(a)(9)(B)) is amended— 

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 

7 (2) by striking clause (ii); and 

8 (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 

9 SEC. 11006. PERMANENT ENTERPRISE UNIT SUBSIDY. 

10 Subparagraph (A) of section 508(e)(5) of the Federal 

11 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended to 

12 read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 

14 pay a portion of the premiums for plans or poli15 cies of insurance for which the insurable unit is 

16 defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis 

17 that is higher than would otherwise be paid in 

18 accordance with paragraph (2).’’. 

19 SEC. 11007. ENTERPRISE UNITS FOR IRRIGATED AND NON20 IRRIGATED CROPS. 

21 Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

22 (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following new subparagraph: 

24 ‘‘(D) NONIRRIGATED CROPS.—Beginning 

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1 make available separate enterprise units for ir2 rigated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in 

3 counties.’’. 

4 SEC. 11008. DATA COLLECTION. 

5 Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

6 (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 

7 the following new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(E) SOURCES OF YIELD DATA.—To deter9 mine yields under this paragraph, the Corpora10 tion— 

11 ‘‘(i) shall use county data collected by 

12 the Risk Management Agency or the Na13 tional Agricultural Statistics Service, or 

14 both; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) if sufficient county data is not 

16 available, may use other data considered 

17 appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 

18 SEC. 11009. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HIS19 TORY TO ESTABLISH INSURABLE YIELDS. 

20 Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

21 Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘60’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘70’’. 

23 SEC. 11010. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(h) of the Federal 

25 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

3 and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 

4 indenting appropriately; 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In ad6 dition’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

10 subparagraph: 

11 ‘‘(B) REVIEW AND SUBMISSION BY COR12 PORATION.—The Corporation shall review any 

13 policy developed under section 522(c) or any 

14 pilot program developed under section 523 and 

15 submit the policy or program to the Board 

16 under this subsection if the Corporation, at the 

17 sole discretion of the Corporation, finds that 

18 the policy or program— 

19 ‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 

20 marketable policy consistent with this sub21 section; 

22 ‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 

23 coverage in a significantly improved form; 

24 and 


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1 ‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 

2 of producers.’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘A policy’’ and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A policy’’; and 

7 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

8 subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIED REVIEW AND APPROVAL

10 PRIORITIES.—In reviewing policies and other 

11 materials submitted to the Board under this 

12 subsection for approval, the Board— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall make the development and 

14 approval of a revenue policy for peanut 

15 producers a priority so that a revenue pol16 icy is available to peanut producers in time 

17 for the 2014 crop year; 

18 ‘‘(ii) shall make the development and 

19 approval of a margin coverage policy for 

20 rice producers a priority so that a margin 

21 coverage policy is available to rice pro22 ducers in time for the 2014 crop year; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) may approve a submission that 

24 is made pursuant to this subsection that 

25 would, beginning with the 2014 crop year, 


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1 allow producers that purchase policies in 

2 accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to 

3 separate enterprise units by risk rating for 

4 acreage of crops in counties.’’. 

5 (b) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Section 522(b)(2)(E) of 

6 the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)(E)) 

7 is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 

8 percent’’. 

9 SEC. 11011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP 

10 POLICIES. 

11 Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

12 Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by add13 ing at the end the following new clause: 

14 ‘‘(iii) EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPE15 CIALTY CROP POLICIES.— 

16 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each of 

17 the 2011 through 2015 reinsurance 

18 years, in addition to the total amount 

19 of funding for reimbursement of ad20 ministrative and operating costs that 

21 is otherwise required to be made avail22 able in each such reinsurance year 

23 pursuant to an agreement entered 

24 into by the Corporation, the Corpora25 tion shall use $41,000,000 to provide 


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1 additional reimbursement with respect 

2 to eligible insurance contracts for any 

3 agricultural commodity that is not eli4 gible for a benefit under subtitles A, 

5 B or C of title I of the Federal Agri6 culture Reform and Risk Management 

7 Act of 2013. 

8 ‘‘(II) TREATMENT.—Additional 

9 reimbursements made under this 

10 clause shall be included as part of the 

11 base level of administrative and oper12 ating expense reimbursement to which 

13 any limit on compensation to persons 

14 involved in the direct sale and service 

15 of any eligible crop insurance contract 

16 required under an agreement entered 

17 into by the Corporation is applied. 

18 ‘‘(III) RULE OF CONSTRUC19 TION.—Nothing in this clause shall be 

20 construed as statutory assent to the 

21 limit described in subclause (II).’’. 


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1 SEC. 11012. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF 

2 THE STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 

3 Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

4 of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(F) BUDGET.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 

8 ensure that any Standard Reinsurance 

9 Agreement negotiated under subparagraph 

10 (A)(ii), as compared to the previous Stand11 ard Reinsurance Agreement— 

12 ‘‘(I) to the maximum extent prac13 ticable, shall be budget neutral; and 

14 ‘‘(II) in no event, may signifi15 cantly depart from budget neutrality. 

16 ‘‘(ii) USE OF SAVINGS.—To the extent 

17 that any budget savings is realized in the 

18 renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance 

19 Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), 

20 and the savings are determined not to be 

21 a significant departure from budget neu22 trality under clause (i), the savings shall 

23 be used to increase the obligations of the 

24 Corporation under subsections (e)(2) or 

25 (k)(4) or section 523.’’. 


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1 SEC. 11013. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 

2 (a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 

3 the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 

6 producer cannot substantiate that the ground has 

7 ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘INELIGIBILITY FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUC11 TION IN’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 

13 benefits under—’’ and all that follows through 

14 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 

15 ‘‘(i) a portion of crop insurance pre16 mium subsidies under this subtitle in ac17 cordance with paragraph (3); 

18 ‘‘(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 

19 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re20 form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and 

21 ‘‘(iii) payments described in sub22 section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the 

23 Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 

24 1308).’’; and 

25 (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

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1 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 

3 crop years of planting on native sod acreage by 

4 a producer described in paragraph (2)— 

5 ‘‘(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 

6 percent of the transitional yield of the pro7 ducer; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) the crop insurance premium sub9 sidy provided for the producer under this 

10 subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less 

11 than the premium subsidy that would oth12 erwise apply. 

13 ‘‘(B) YIELD SUBSTITUTION.—During the 

14 period native sod acreage is covered by this sub15 section, a producer may not substitute yields 

16 for the native sod acreage. 

17 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 

18 apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole National 

19 Priority Area.’’. 

20 (b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.— 

21 Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

22 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amend23 ed— 

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1 (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 

2 the producer cannot substantiate that the ground 

3 has ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 

4 (3) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik6 ing ‘‘INELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUC7 TION IN’’; and 

8 (B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for benefits 

9 under—’’ and all that follows through the pe10 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 

11 ‘‘(I) benefits under this section; 

12 ‘‘(II) a portion of crop insurance 

13 premium subsidies under the Federal 

14 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 

15 seq.) in accordance with subparagraph 

16 (C); and 

17 ‘‘(III) payments described in sub18 section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of 

19 the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 

20 U.S.C. 1308).’’; and 

21 (4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 

22 the following new subparagraphs: 

23 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 

24 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 

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1 age by a producer described in subpara2 graph (B)— 

3 ‘‘(I) subparagraph (B) shall 

4 apply to 65 percent of the transitional 

5 yield of the producer; and 

6 ‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 

7 subsidy provided for the producer 

8 under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

9 (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 

10 percentage points less than the pre11 mium subsidy that would otherwise 

12 apply. 

13 ‘‘(ii) YIELD SUBSTITUTION.—During 

14 the period native sod acreage is covered by 

15 this paragraph, a producer may not sub16 stitute yields for the native sod acreage. 

17 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 

18 only apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 

19 National Priority Area.’’. 

20 (c) CROPLAND REPORT.— 

21 (1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

23 Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri24 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

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1 of the Senate a report that describes the cropland 

2 acreage in each applicable county and State, and the 

3 change in cropland acreage from the preceding year 

4 in each applicable county and State, beginning with 

5 calendar year 2000 and including that information 

6 for the most recent year for which that information 

7 is available. 

8 (2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than Janu9 ary 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through 

10 January 1, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

11 submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 

12 House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag13 riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 

14 report that describes— 

15 (A) the cropland acreage in each applicable 

16 county and State as of the date of submission 

17 of the report; and 

18 (B) the change in cropland acreage from 

19 the preceding year in each applicable county 

20 and State. 

21 SEC. 11014. COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE. 

22 Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 

23 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by adding at the end 

24 the following new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(p) COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE.—Beginning 

2 with the 2015 crop year, a producer that produces an agri3 cultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land 

4 may elect a different coverage level for each production 

5 practice.’’. 

6 SEC. 11015. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER PROVI7 SIONS. 

8 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 502(b) of the Federal 

9 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

11 (9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; 

12 and 

13 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(3) BEGINNING FARMER OR RANCHER.—The 

16 term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ means a farmer 

17 or rancher who has not actively operated and man18 aged a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable in19 terest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, 

20 landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 

21 crop years, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 

22 (b) PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 508 of the 

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1 (1) in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting ‘‘and 

2 beginning farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘limited re3 source farmers’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

5 following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(8) PREMIUM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS OR

7 RANCHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

8 this subsection regarding payment of a portion of 

9 premiums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall re10 ceive premium assistance that is 10 percentage 

11 points greater than premium assistance that would 

12 otherwise be available under paragraphs (2) (except 

13 for subparagraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), 

14 and (7) for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, 

15 and coverage level selected by the beginning farmer 

16 or rancher.’’; and 

17 (3) in subsection (g)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

19 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

20 the end; 

21 (ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 

22 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(iii) if the producer is a beginning 

2 farmer or rancher who was previously in3 volved in a farming or ranching operation, 

4 including involvement in the decision5 making or physical involvement in the pro6 duction of the crop or livestock on the 

7 farm, for any acreage obtained by the be8 ginning farmer or rancher, a yield that is 

9 the higher of— 

10 ‘‘(I) the actual production history 

11 of the previous producer of the crop 

12 or livestock on the acreage determined 

13 under subparagraph (A); or 

14 ‘‘(II) a yield of the producer, as 

15 determined in clause (i).’’; and 

16 (B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as amended 

17 by section 11009)— 

18 (i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 

19 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

20 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

21 (iii) by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(II) in the case of begin24 ning farmers or ranchers, replace 

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1 equal to 80 percent of the appli2 cable transitional yield.’’. 

3 SEC. 11016. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO4 DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 

5 (a) AVAILABILITY OF STACKED INCOME PROTECTION

6 PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—The Fed7 eral Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after sec8 tion 508A (7 U.S.C. 1508a) the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR 

10 PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 

11 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Beginning not later than the 

12 2014 crop of upland cotton, the Corporation shall make 

13 available to producers of upland cotton an additional pol14 icy (to be known as the ‘Stacked Income Protection Plan’), 

15 which shall provide coverage consistent with the Group 

16 Risk Income Protection Plan (and the associated Harvest 

17 Revenue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation 

18 for the 2011 crop year. 

19 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED TERMS.—The Corporation may mod20 ify the Stacked Income Protection Plan on a program-wide 

21 basis, except that the Stacked Income Protection Plan 

22 shall comply with the following requirements: 

23 ‘‘(1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not 

24 less than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent 

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1 of 5 percent. The deductible is the minimum percent 

2 of revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered 

3 under the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the 

4 expected county revenue. 

5 ‘‘(2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton 

6 in all counties with upland cotton production— 

7 ‘‘(A) at a county-wide level to the fullest 

8 extent practicable; or 

9 ‘‘(B) in counties that lack sufficient data, 

10 on the basis of such larger geographical area as 

11 the Corporation determines to provide sufficient 

12 data for purposes of providing the coverage. 

13 ‘‘(3) Be purchased in addition to any other in14 dividual or area coverage in effect on the producer’s 

15 acreage or as a stand-alone policy, except that if a 

16 producer has an individual or area coverage for the 

17 same acreage, the maximum coverage available 

18 under the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not 

19 exceed the deductible for the individual or area cov20 erage. 

21 ‘‘(4) Establish coverage based on— 

22 ‘‘(A) the expected price established under 

23 existing Group Risk Income Protection or area 

24 wide policy offered by the Corporation for the 

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1 ‘‘(B) an expected county yield that is the 

2 higher of— 

3 ‘‘(i) the expected county yield estab4 lished for the existing area-wide plans of5 fered by the Corporation for the applicable 

6 county (or area) and crop year (or, in geo7 graphic areas where area-wide plans are 

8 not offered, an expected yield determined 

9 in a manner consistent with those of area10 wide plans); or 

11 ‘‘(ii) the average of the applicable 

12 yield data for the county (or area) for the 

13 most recent 5 years, excluding the highest 

14 and lowest observations, from the Risk 

15 Management Agency or the National Agri16 cultural Statistics Service (or both) or, if 

17 sufficient county data is not available, such 

18 other data considered appropriate by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(5) Use a multiplier factor to establish max21 imum protection per acre (referred to as a ‘protec22 tion factor’) of not less than the higher of the level 

23 established on a program wide basis or 120 percent. 

24 ‘‘(6) Pay an indemnity based on the amount 

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1 county revenue, as applied to the individual coverage 

2 of the producer. Indemnities under the Stacked In3 come Protection Plan shall not include or overlap 

4 the amount of the deductible selected under para5 graph (1). 

6 ‘‘(7) In all counties for which data are avail7 able, establish separate coverage levels for irrigated 

8 and non-irrigated practices. 

9 ‘‘(c) PREMIUM.—Notwithstanding section 508(d), the 

10 premium for the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall— 

11 ‘‘(1) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses 

12 and a reasonable reserve; and 

13 ‘‘(2) include an amount for operating and ad14 ministrative expenses established in accordance with 

15 section 508(k)(4)(F). 

16 ‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR17 PORATION.—Subject to section 508(e)(4), the amount of 

18 premium paid by the Corporation for all qualifying cov19 erage levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall 

20 be— 

21 ‘‘(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium 

22 established under subsection (c) for the coverage 

23 level selected; and 

24 ‘‘(2) the amount determined under subsection 

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1 erage to cover administrative and operating ex2 penses. 

3 ‘‘(e) RELATION TO OTHER COVERAGES.—The 

4 Stacked Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other 

5 coverages available to producers of upland cotton.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

7 508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

8 1508(k)(4)(F)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or authorized 

9 under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B’’ after ‘‘of this 

10 subparagraph’’. 

11 SEC. 11017. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 

12 The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by in13 serting after section 508B, as added by the previous sec14 tion, the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 508C. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with the 

17 2014 crop year, the Risk Management Agency and the 

18 Corporation shall make available to producers of peanuts 

19 a revenue crop insurance program for peanuts. 

20 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—Subject to subsection (c), 

21 for purposes of the revenue crop insurance program and 

22 the multiperil crop insurance program under this Act, the 

23 effective price for peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam 

24 price index for peanuts, as adjusted to reflect the farmer 

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1 ‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The effective price for pea3 nuts established under subsection (b) may be ad4 justed by the Risk Management Agency and the 

5 Corporation to correct distortions. 

6 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—If an adjustment is 

7 made under paragraph (1), the Risk Management 

8 Agency and the Corporation shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) make the adjustment in an open and 

10 transparent manner; and 

11 ‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Agri12 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

13 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For14 estry of the Senate a report that describes the 

15 reasons for the adjustment.’’. 

16 SEC. 11018. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS. 

17 Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

18 U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended— 

19 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec20 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

22 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Begin23 ning with’’ and inserting the following: 

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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) CORRECTIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the cor5 rections permitted by the Corporation as of the 

6 date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture 

7 Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the 

8 Corporation shall allow an agent or an approved 

9 insurance provider, subject to subparagraph 

10 (B)— 

11 ‘‘(i) within a reasonable amount of 

12 time following the applicable sales closing 

13 date, to correct unintentional errors in in14 formation that is provided by a producer 

15 for the purpose of obtaining coverage 

16 under any policy or plan of insurance made 

17 available under this subtitle to ensure that 

18 the eligibility information is correct; 

19 ‘‘(ii) within a reasonable amount of 

20 time following— 

21 ‘‘(I) the acreage reporting date, 

22 to correct unintentional errors in fac23 tual information that is provided by a 

24 producer after the sales closing date 

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1 information reported by the producer 

2 to the Farm Service Agency; or 

3 ‘‘(II) the date of any subsequent 

4 correction of data by the Farm Serv5 ice Agency made as a result of the 

6 verification of information; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) at any time, to correct uninten8 tional errors that were made by the Farm 

9 Service Agency or an agent or approved in10 surance provider in transmitting the infor11 mation provided by the producer to the ap12 proved insurance provider or the Corpora13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In accordance with the 

15 procedures of the Corporation, correction to the 

16 information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 

17 subparagraph (A) may only be made if the cor18 rections do not allow the producer— 

19 ‘‘(i) to avoid ineligibility requirements 

20 for insurance; 

21 ‘‘(ii) to obtain, enhance, or increase 

22 an insurance guarantee or indemnity, or 

23 avoid premium owed, if a cause of loss ex24 ists or has occurred before any correction 

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1 ‘‘(iii) to avoid an obligation or re2 quirement under any Federal or State law. 

3 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION TO LATE FILING SANC4 TIONS.—Any corrections made pursuant to this 

5 paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing 

6 sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agree7 ment with the Corporation.’’. 

8 SEC. 11019. IMPLEMENTATION. 

9 Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

10 U.S.C. 1515) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) 

12 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(1) SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND UP14 GRADES.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

16 maintain and upgrade the information manage17 ment systems of the Corporation used in the 

18 administration and enforcement of this subtitle. 

19 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In maintaining 

21 and upgrading the systems, the Secretary 

22 shall ensure that new hardware and soft23 ware are compatible with the hardware and 

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1 partment to maximize data sharing and 

2 promote the purposes of this section. 

3 ‘‘(ii) ACREAGE REPORT STREAM4 LINING INITIATIVE PROJECT.—As soon as 

5 practicable, the Secretary shall develop and 

6 implement an acreage report streamlining 

7 initiative project to allow producers to re8 port acreage and other information directly 

9 to the Department.’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) 

11 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

12 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub14 section (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from 

15 amounts made available from the insurance 

16 fund established under section 516(c), not more 

17 than— 

18 ‘‘(i)(I) for fiscal year 2014, 

19 $25,000,000; and 

20 ‘‘(II) for each of fiscal years 2015 

21 through 2018, $10,000,000; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 

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1 2015, not more than $15,000,000 for each 

2 of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 

3 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 

4 notify the Committee on Agriculture of the 

5 House of Representatives and the Committee 

6 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 

7 Senate of the substantial completion of the 

8 Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative 

9 (ACRSI) project not later than July 1, 2015.’’. 

10 SEC. 11020. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 

11 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DE12 VELOPMENT, PRIORITIES.—Section 522(c) of the Federal 

13 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 

14 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘CON15 TRACTING’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

17 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may enter into con18 tracts to carry out research and development to’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘may conduct activities or enter into 

20 contracts to carry out research and development to 

21 maintain or improve existing policies or develop new 

22 policies to’’; 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

2 ‘‘conduct research and development or’’ after 

3 ‘‘The Corporation may’’; and 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

5 ‘‘conducting research and development or’’ after 

6 ‘‘Before’’; 

7 (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘after expert 

8 review in accordance with section 505(e)’’ after ‘‘ap9 proved by the Board’’; and 

10 (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘a pasture, 

11 range, and forage program’’ and inserting ‘‘policies 

12 that increase participation by producers of under13 served agricultural commodities, including sweet sor14 ghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, 

15 alfalfa, and specialty crops’’. 

16 (b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop 

17 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘(A) CONDUCTING AND CONTRACTING

21 FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—’’; 

22 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

23 ‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 

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1 (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 

3 ‘‘for the fiscal year to’’; 

4 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘to provide ei5 ther reimbursement payments or contract pay6 ments’’; and 

7 (3) by striking paragraph (4). 

8 SEC. 11021. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

9 CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 

10 Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

11 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para13 graph (23); and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (16), the fol15 lowing new paragraphs: 

16 ‘‘(17) MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

18 offer to enter into a contract with a qualified 

19 entity to conduct research and development re20 garding a policy to insure producers against re21 duction in the margin between the market value 

22 of catfish and selected costs incurred in the 

23 production of catfish. 

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1 ited to freshwater species of catfish that are 

2 propagated and reared in controlled or selected 

3 environments. 

4 ‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Board shall 

5 review the policy described in subparagraph (B) 

6 under subsection 508(h) and approve the policy 

7 if the Board finds that the policy— 

8 ‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 

9 marketable policy consistent with this sub10 section; 

11 ‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 

12 coverage in a significantly improved form; 

13 ‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 

14 of producers; and 

15 ‘‘(iv) the proposed policy meets other 

16 requirements of this subtitle determined 

17 appropriate by the Board. 

18 ‘‘(18) BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY

19 CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 

21 offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 

22 qualified entities to carry out research and de23 velopment regarding— 

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1 pose of producing a feedstock for renew2 able biofuel, renewable electricity, or 

3 biobased products; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 

5 that is grown for a purpose described in 

6 clause (i). 

7 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

8 Research and development with respect to each 

9 of the policies required in subparagraph (A) 

10 shall evaluate the effectiveness of risk manage11 ment tools for the production of biomass sor12 ghum or sweet sorghum, including policies and 

13 plans of insurance that— 

14 ‘‘(i) are based on market prices and 

15 yields; 

16 ‘‘(ii) to the extent that insufficient 

17 data exist to develop a policy based on 

18 market prices and yields, evaluate the poli19 cies and plans of insurance based on the 

20 use of weather indices, including excessive 

21 or inadequate rainfall, to protect the inter22 est of crop producers; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 

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1 ‘‘(19) STUDY ON SWINE CATASTROPHIC DIS2 EASE PROGRAM.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

4 contract with a qualified person to conduct a 

5 study to determine the feasibility of insuring 

6 swine producers for a catastrophic event. 

7 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of the enactment of this para9 graph, the Corporation shall submit to the 

10 Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep11 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 

12 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 

13 that describes the results of the study con14 ducted under subparagraph (A). 

15 ‘‘(20) WHOLE FARM DIVERSIFIED RISK MAN16 AGEMENT INSURANCE PLAN.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

18 conduct activities or enter into contracts to 

19 carry out research and development to develop 

20 a whole farm risk management insurance plan, 

21 with a liability limitation of $1,000,000, that 

22 allows a diversified crop or livestock producer 

23 the option to qualify for an indemnity if actual 

24 gross farm revenue is below 85 percent of the 

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1 gross farm revenue that can reasonably be ex2 pected of the producer, as determined by the 

3 Corporation. 

4 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—The Cor5 poration shall permit producers (including di6 rect-to-consumer marketers and producers serv7 icing local and regional and farm identity-pre8 served markets) who produce multiple agricul9 tural commodities, including specialty crops, in10 dustrial crops, livestock, and aquaculture prod11 ucts, to participate in the plan in lieu of any 

12 other plan under this subtitle. 

13 ‘‘(C) DIVERSIFICATION.—The Corporation 

14 may provide diversification-based additional 

15 coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 

16 other enhanced benefits in recognition of the 

17 risk management benefits of crop and livestock 

18 diversification strategies for producers that 

19 grow multiple crops or that may have income 

20 from the production of livestock that uses a 

21 crop grown on the farm. 

22 ‘‘(D) MARKET READINESS.—The Corpora23 tion may include coverage for the value of any 

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1 the minimum required in order to remove the 

2 commodity from the field. 

3 ‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 

4 after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 

5 the Corporation shall submit to the Committee 

6 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

8 and Forestry of the Senate a report that de9 scribes the results and feasibility of the re10 search and development conducted under this 

11 paragraph, including an analysis of potential 

12 adverse market distortions. 

13 ‘‘(21) STUDY ON POULTRY CATASTROPHIC DIS14 EASE PROGRAM.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

16 contract with a qualified person to conduct a 

17 study to determine the feasibility of insuring 

18 poultry producers for a catastrophic event. 

19 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

20 after the date of the enactment of this para21 graph, the Corporation shall submit to the 

22 Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 

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1 that describes the results of the study con2 ducted under subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(22) POULTRY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION IN4 SURANCE POLICY.— 

5 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 

6 offer to enter into a contract or cooperative 

7 agreement with a university or other legal enti8 ty to carry out research and development re9 garding a policy to insure the commercial pro10 duction of poultry against business interrup11 tions caused by integrator bankruptcy. 

12 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—As 

13 part of the research and development conducted 

14 pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement 

15 entered into under subparagraph (A), the entity 

16 shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) evaluate the market place for 

18 business interruption insurance that is 

19 available to poultry growers; 

20 ‘‘(ii) determine what statutory author21 ity would be necessary to implement a 

22 business interruption insurance through 

23 the Corporation; 

24 ‘‘(iii) assess the feasibility of a policy 

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1 subtitle to insure against losses due to the 

2 bankruptcy of an business integrator; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 

4 Government of a Federal business inter5 ruption insurance program for poultry 

6 growers. 

7 ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 

8 the terms ‘poultry’ and ‘poultry grower’ have 

9 the meanings given those terms in section 2(a) 

10 of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 

11 U.S.C. 182(a)). 

12 ‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT OR COOP13 ERATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not later than six 

14 months after the date of the enactment of this 

15 paragraph, the Corporation shall enter into the 

16 contract or cooperative agreement required by 

17 subparagraph (A). 

18 ‘‘(E) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF RE19 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 

20 one year after the date of the enactment of this 

21 paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the 

22 Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 

24 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 

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1 development conducted pursuant to the contract 

2 or cooperative agreement entered into under 

3 subparagraph (A).’’. 

4 SEC. 11022. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE PARTNERSHIPS. 

5 Paragraph (1) of section 522(d) of the Federal Crop 

6 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(d)) is amended to read as 

7 follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

9 is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partner10 ships with public and private entities for the purpose 

11 of either— 

12 ‘‘(A) increasing the availability of loss miti13 gation, financial, and other risk management 

14 tools for producers, with a priority given to risk 

15 management tools for producers of agricultural 

16 commodities covered by section 196 of the Agri17 cultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 7333), specialty crops, and underserved agricul19 tural commodities; or 

20 ‘‘(B) improving analysis tools and tech21 nology regarding compliance or identifying and 

22 using innovative compliance strategies.’’. 

23 SEC. 11023. PILOT PROGRAMS. 

24 Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

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1 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, at the sole 

2 discretion of the Corporation,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 

3 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

4 SEC. 11024. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

5 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.— 

6 Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

7 U.S.C. 1508(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking paragraph (7); and 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 

10 (11) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 

11 (b) EXCLUSIONS TO ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE

12 TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the 

14 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

15 1531(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 

17 ’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 

18 clause (i) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 

20 (B) by striking clause (ii); and 

21 (C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 

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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

2 901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

3 2497(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 

5 ’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 

6 clause (i) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 

8 (B) by striking clause (ii); and 

9 (C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 

10 (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and in11 denting appropriately. 

12 TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS 

13 Subtitle A—Livestock 

14 SEC. 12101. NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT 

15 CENTER. 

16 Section 375(e)(6)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 

17 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j(e)(6)(C)) is 

18 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

19 SEC. 12102. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 

20 (a) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The 

21 Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the rule made under 

22 paragraph (2) of section 11010(a) of the Food, Conserva23 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8304(a)) to imple24 ment the voluntary trichinae certification program estab25 lished under paragraph (1) of such section, to include a 


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1 requirement to establish an alternative trichinae certifi2 cation process based on surveillance or other methods con3 sistent with international standards for categorizing com4 partments as having negligible risk for trichinae. 

5 (b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 

6 after the date on which the international standards re7 ferred to in subsection (a) are adopted, the Secretary shall 

8 finalize the rule amended under such subsection. 

9 (c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10405(d)(1) of the 

10 Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) is 

11 amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 

12 ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

13 SEC. 12103. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN. 

14 Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En15 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by strik16 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

17 SEC. 12104. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri20 culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 

21 shall conduct an economic analysis of the proposed rule 

22 entitled ‘‘Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, 

23 Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-raised 

24 Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, 

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1 lished by the Department of Agriculture on March 12, 

2 2013 (76 Fed. Reg. 15645). 

3 (b) CONTENTS.—The economic analysis described in 

4 subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the labeling 

5 of beef, pork, and chicken, an analysis of the impact on 

6 consumers, producers, and packers in the United States 

7 of— 

8 (1) the implentation of subtitle D of the Agri9 cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et 

10 seq.); and 

11 (2) the proposed rule referred to in subsection 

12 (a). 

13 SEC. 12105. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NET14 WORK. 

15 Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security and Rural 

16 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) is amend17 ed by inserting after section 10409 the following new sec18 tion: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 10409A. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY 

20 NETWORK. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 

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1 ‘‘(1) To enhance the capability of the Secretary 

2 to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerg3 ing or existing threats to animal health and to sup4 port the protection of public health, the environ5 ment, and the agricultural economy of the United 

6 States. 

7 ‘‘(2) To provide the capacity and capability for 

8 standardized— 

9 ‘‘(A) test procedures, reference materials, 

10 and equipment; 

11 ‘‘(B) laboratory biosafety and biosecurity 

12 levels; 

13 ‘‘(C) quality management system require14 ments; 

15 ‘‘(D) interconnected electronic reporting 

16 and transmission of data; and 

17 ‘‘(E) evaluation for emergency prepared18 ness. 

19 ‘‘(3) To coordinate the development, implemen20 tation, and enhancement of national veterinary diag21 nostic laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis 

22 on surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, 

23 technology development and validation, training, and 

24 outreach. 


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1 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible laboratory under this 

2 section is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria 

3 developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State ani4 mal health officials and State and university veterinary di5 agnostic laboratories. 

6 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable and to the 

7 extent capacity and specialized expertise may be nec8 essary, the Secretary shall give priority to existing Fed9 eral, State, and university facilities. 

10 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

12 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

13 Subtitle B—Socially Disadvantaged 

14 Producers and Limited Re15 source Producers 

16 SEC. 12201. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY 

17 DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS 

18 AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 

19 (a) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS20 ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND VETERAN

21 FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Section 2501 of the Food, 

22 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

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1 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

2 VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS’’ after 

3 ‘‘RANCHERS’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

6 veteran farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’; 

7 (B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting 

8 ‘‘and veteran farmers or ranchers’’ after 

9 ‘‘ranchers’’; and 

10 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (I) in the heading of such sub13 paragraph, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

14 insering ‘‘2018’’; 

15 (II) in clause (i), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (III) in clause (ii), by striking 

18 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

19 and’’; and 

20 (IV) by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new clause: 

22 ‘‘(iii) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 

23 years 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

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1 ‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro3 priated to carry out this section $20,000,000 

4 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or vet6 eran farmers and ranchers’’ after ‘‘socially disadvan7 taged farmers and ranchers’’; 

8 (4) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘vet10 eran farmers or ranchers and’’ before ‘‘mem11 bers’’; and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘vet13 eran farmers or ranchers and’’ before ‘‘mem14 bers’’; and 

15 (5) in subsection (e)(5)(A)— 

16 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and veteran 

17 farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’; and 

18 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘and vet19 eran farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’. 

20 (b) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FARMER OR RANCH21 ER.—Section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva22 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)) is amend23 ed by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(7) VETERAN FARMER OR RANCHER.—The 

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1 rancher who served in the active military, naval, or 

2 air service, and who was discharged or released from 

3 the service under conditions other than dishonor4 able.’’. 

5 SEC. 12202. OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH. 

6 Paragraph (3) of section 226B(f) of the Department 

7 of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

8 6934(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

11 this subsection— 

12 ‘‘(A) such sums as are necessary for each 

13 of fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and 

14 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 2014 through 2018.’’. 

16 Subtitle C—Other Miscellaneous 

17 Provisions 

18 SEC. 12301. GRANTS TO IMPROVE SUPPLY, STABILITY, 

19 SAFETY, AND TRAINING OF AGRICULTURAL 

20 LABOR FORCE. 

21 Subsection (d) of section 14204 of the Food, Con22 servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2008q–1) 

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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec3 tion— 

4 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis5 cal years 2008 through 2013; and 

6 ‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

7 through 2018.’’. 

8 SEC. 12302. PROGRAM BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY STATUS FOR 

9 PARTICIPANTS IN HIGH PLAINS WATER 

10 STUDY. 

11 Section 2901 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

12 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1818) is 

13 amended by striking ‘‘this Act or an amendment made by 

14 this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act, an amendment made 

15 by this Act, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

16 Management Act of 2013, or an amendment made by the 

17 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 

18 2013’’. 

19 SEC. 12303. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Crop In21 surance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorga22 nization Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. 

2 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the 

3 Secretary an Office of Tribal Relations to advise the Sec4 retary on policies related to Indian tribes.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 

6 the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

7 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by inserting after 

8 paragraph (8), as added by section 3207, the following 

9 new paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(9) the authority of the Secretary to establish 

11 in the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal 

12 Relations in accordance with section 309; and’’. 

13 SEC. 12304. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Department of 

15 Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by in16 serting after section 218 (7 U.S.C. 6918) the following 

17 new section: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 219. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 

19 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall establish 

20 in the Department the position of Military Veterans Agri21 cultural Liaison. 

22 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Military Veterans Agricultural 

23 Liaison shall— 

24 ‘‘(1) provide information to returning veterans 

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1 rehabilitation programs appropriate to the needs and 

2 interests of returning veterans, including assisting 

3 veterans in using Federal veterans educational bene4 fits for purposes relating to beginning a farming or 

5 ranching career; 

6 ‘‘(2) provide information to veterans concerning 

7 the availability of and eligibility requirements for 

8 participation in agricultural programs, with par9 ticular emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher 

10 programs; 

11 ‘‘(3) serve as a resource for assisting veteran 

12 farmers and ranchers, and potential farmers and 

13 ranchers, in applying for participation in agricul14 tural programs; and 

15 ‘‘(4) advocate on behalf of veterans in inter16 actions with employees of the Department.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of 

18 the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

19 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by inserting after 

20 paragraph (9), as added by section 12303, the following 

21 new paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(10) the authority of the Secretary to establish 

23 in the Department the position of Military Veterans 

24 Agricultural Liaison in accordance with section 

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1 SEC. 12305. PROHIBITION ON KEEPING GSA LEASED CARS 

2 OVERNIGHT. 

3 A Federal employee of a State office of the Farm 

4 Service Agency in the field and non-Federal employees of 

5 county and area committees established under section 

6 8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 

7 Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)) shall keep leased interagency 

8 motor pool vehicles at a location listed on the General 

9 Services Administration inventory of owned and leased 

10 properties or a location owned or leased by the Depart11 ment of Agriculture overnight unless the employee as12 signed the vehicle is on overnight, approved travel status 

13 involving per diem. 

14 SEC. 12306. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

15 Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

16 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as amended 

17 by section 11013(b), is further amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert20 ing the following new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

22 ‘‘(A) COVERAGES.—In the case of an eligi23 ble crop described in paragraph (2), the Sec24 retary of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured 

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1 erages based on individual yields (other than 

2 for value-loss crops) equivalent to— 

3 ‘‘(i) catastrophic risk protection avail4 able under section 508(b) of the Federal 

5 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)); or 

6 ‘‘(ii) additional coverage available 

7 under subsections (c) and (h) of section 

8 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does 

9 not exceed 65 percent. 

10 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

11 shall carry out this section through the Farm 

12 Service Agency (referred to in this section as 

13 the ‘Agency’).’’; and 

14 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

15 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

17 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 

18 (II) by redesignating clause (ii) 

19 as clause (iii); and 

20 (III) by inserting after clause (i) 

21 the following new clause: 

22 ‘‘(ii) for which additional cov23 erage under subsections (c) and (h) of 

24 section 508 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 

25 1508) is not available; and’’; and 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum,’’ before 

3 ‘‘and industrial crops’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec5 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (l), the 

6 Secretary’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(l) PAYMENT EQUIVALENT TO ADDITIONAL COV10 ERAGE.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

12 available to a producer eligible for noninsured assist13 ance under this section a payment equivalent to an 

14 indemnity for additional coverage under subsections 

15 (c) and (h) of section 508 of the Federal Crop In16 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not exceed 

17 65 percent of the established yield for the eligible 

18 crop on the farm, computed by multiplying— 

19 ‘‘(A) the quantity that is not greater than 

20 65 percent of the established yield for the crop, 

21 as determined by the Secretary, specified in in22 crements of 5 percent; 

23 ‘‘(B) 100 percent of the average market 

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1 ‘‘(C) a payment rate for the type of crop, 

2 as determined by the Secretary, that reflects— 

3 ‘‘(i) in the case of a crop that is pro4 duced with a significant and variable har5 vesting expense, the decreasing cost in6 curred in the production cycle for the crop 

7 that is, as applicable— 

8 ‘‘(I) harvested; 

9 ‘‘(II) planted but not harvested; 

10 or 

11 ‘‘(III) prevented from being 

12 planted because of drought, flood, or 

13 other natural disaster, as determined 

14 by the Secretary; or 

15 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a crop that is pro16 duced without a significant and variable 

17 harvesting expense, such rate as shall be 

18 determined by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(2) PREMIUM.—To be eligible to receive a pay20 ment under this subsection, a producer shall pay— 

21 ‘‘(A) the service fee required by subsection 

22 (k); and 

23 ‘‘(B) a premium for the applicable crop 

24 year that is equal to the product obtained by 

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1 ‘‘(i) the number of acres devoted to 

2 the eligible crop; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the established yield for the eligi4 ble crop, as determined by the Secretary 

5 under subsection (e); 

6 ‘‘(iii) the coverage level elected by the 

7 producer; 

8 ‘‘(iv) the average market price, as de9 termined by the Secretary; and 

10 ‘‘(v) .0525. 

11 ‘‘(3) LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING, AND SO12 CIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS.—The additional 

13 coverage made available under this subsection shall 

14 be available to limited resource, beginning, and so15 cially disadvantaged producers, as determined by the 

16 Secretary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 per17 cent of the premium determined for a producer 

18 under paragraph (2). 

19 ‘‘(4) PREMIUM PAYMENT AND APPLICATION

20 DEADLINE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) PREMIUM PAYMENT.—A producer 

22 electing additional coverage under this sub23 section shall pay the premium amount owed for 

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1 crop year for which the additional coverage is 

2 purchased. 

3 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—The latest 

4 date on which additional coverage under this 

5 subsection may be elected shall be the applica6 tion closing date described in subsection (b)(1). 

7 ‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additional coverage 

8 under this subsection shall be available beginning 

9 with the 2015 crop.’’. 

10 SEC. 12307. ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS FOR AGENCY USE 

11 OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. 

12 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR FINAL GUIDELINES.—Not 

13 later than January 1, 2014, each Federal agency shall 

14 have in effect guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the 

15 quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific infor16 mation relied upon by such agency. 

17 (b) CONTENT OF GUIDELINES.—The guidelines de18 scribed in subsection (a), with respect to a Federal agency, 

19 shall ensure that— 

20 (1) when scientific information is considered by 

21 the agency in policy decisions— 

22 (A) the information is subject to well-es23 tablished scientific processes, including peer re24 view where appropriate; 


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1 (B) the agency appropriately applies the 

2 scientific information to the policy decision; 

3 (C) except for information that is pro4 tected from disclosure by law or administrative 

5 practice, the agency makes available to the pub6 lic the scientific information considered by the 

7 agency; 

8 (D) the agency gives greatest weight to in9 formation that is based on experimental, empir10 ical, quantifiable, and reproducible data that is 

11 developed in accordance with well-established 

12 scientific processes; and 

13 (E) with respect to any proposed rule 

14 issued by the agency, such agency follows proce15 dures that include, to the extent feasible and 

16 permitted by law, an opportunity for public 

17 comment on all relevant scientific findings; 

18 (2) the agency has procedures in place to make 

19 policy decisions only on the basis of the best reason20 ably obtainable scientific, technical, economic, and 

21 other evidence and information concerning the need 

22 for, consequences of, and alternatives to the deci23 sion; and 

24 (3) the agency has in place procedures to iden25 tify and address instances in which the integrity of 


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1 scientific information considered by the agency may 

2 have been compromised, including instances in which 

3 such information may have been the product of a 

4 scientific process that was compromised. 

5 (c) APPROVAL NEEDED FOR POLICY DECISIONS TO

6 TAKE EFFECT.—No policy decision issued after January 

7 1, 2014, by an agency subject to this section may take 

8 effect prior to such date that the agency has in effect 

9 guidelines under subsection (a) that have been approved 

10 by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

11 Policy. 

12 (d) POLICY DECISIONS NOT IN COMPLIANCE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 

14 policy decision of an agency that does not comply 

15 with guidelines approved under subsection (c) shall 

16 be deemed to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of 

17 discretion, and otherwise not in accordance with law. 

18 (2) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 

19 apply to policy decisions that are deemed to be nec20 essary because of an imminent threat to health or 

21 safety or because of another emergency. 

22 (e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

23 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

24 meaning given such term in section 551(1) of title 

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1 (2) POLICY DECISION.—The term ‘‘policy deci2 sion’’ means, with respect to an agency, an agency 

3 action as defined in section 551(13) of title 5, 

4 United States Code, (other than an adjudication, as 

5 defined in section 551(7) of such title), and in6 cludes— 

7 (A) the listing, labeling, or other identifica8 tion of a substance, product, or activity as haz9 ardous or creating risk to human health, safety, 

10 or the environment; and 

11 (B) agency guidance. 

12 (3) AGENCY GUIDANCE.—The term ‘‘agency 

13 guidance’’ means an agency statement of general ap14 plicability and future effect, other than a regulatory 

15 action, that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regu16 latory, or technical issue or on an interpretation of 

17 a statutory or regulatory issue. 

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