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In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

September 28, 2013. 

Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the 

Senate to the bill (H.R. 2642) entitled ‘‘An Act 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.’’, with the following 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT: 

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 

amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert 

the following: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 

4 2013’’. 

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

6 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture. 

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. 
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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 INSURANCE PROGRAM

Sec. 1401. Dairy producer margin insurance program. 

Sec. 1402. Rulemaking. 

PART II—REPEAL OR REAUTHORIZATION OF OTHER DAIRY-RELATED

PROVISIONS

Sec. 1411. Repeal of dairy product price support and milk income loss contract 

programs. 

Sec. 1412. Repeal of dairy export incentive program. 

Sec. 1413. Extension of dairy forward pricing program. 

Sec. 1414. Extension of dairy indemnity program. 

Sec. 1415. Extension of dairy promotion and research program. 

Sec. 1416. Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission. 

PART III—EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 1421. Effective date. 

Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs 

Sec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance. 

Sec. 1502. National Drought Council and National Drought Policy Action Plan. 

Subtitle F—Administration 

Sec. 1601. Administration generally. 

Sec. 1602. Repeal of permanent price support authority. 

Sec. 1603. Payment limitations. 

Sec. 1603A. Payments limited to active farmers. 

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. 
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Sec. 1609. Assignment of payments. 

Sec. 1610. Tracking of benefits. 

Sec. 1611. Signature authority. 

Sec. 1612. Implementation. 

Sec. 1613. Protection of producer information. 

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. 

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. 

Sec. 2507. Emergency watershed protection 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. 
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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. 

Sec. 2609. Wetlands mitigation. 

Sec. 2610. Lesser prairie-chicken conservation report. 

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. 

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 Act. 

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. 
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Sec. 3206. Global Crop Diversity Trust. 

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

Sec. 3208. Department of Agriculture certificates of origin. 

TITLE IV—SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 

Sec. 4000. Short Title. 

Sec. 4001. Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits 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 participants. 

Sec. 4004. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. 

Sec. 4005. Updating program eligibility. 

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

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

payments. 

Sec. 4008. Eligibility disqualifications. 

Sec. 4009. Repeal of State work program waiver authority. 

Sec. 4010. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery 

or gambling winners. 

Sec. 4011. Improving security of food assistance. 

Sec. 4012. Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions. 

Sec. 4013. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture share. 

Sec. 4014. Restaurant meals program. 

Sec. 4015. Mandating State immigration verification. 

Sec. 4016. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. 

Sec. 4017. Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and 

reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

Sec. 4018. Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities. 

Sec. 4019. Repeal of bonus program. 

Sec. 4020. Funding of employment and training programs. 

Sec. 4021. Monitoring employment and training programs. 

Sec. 4022. Cooperation with program research and evaluation. 

Sec. 4023. Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work effort in the 

supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

Sec. 4024. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 4025. Limitation on use of block grant to Puerto Rico. 

Sec. 4026. Assistance for community food projects. 

Sec. 4027. Emergency food assistance. 

Sec. 4028. Nutrition education. 

Sec. 4029. Retailer trafficking. 

Sec. 4030. Technical and conforming amendments. 

Sec. 4031. Tolerance level for excluding small errors. 

Sec. 4032. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program. 

Sec. 4033. Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation. 

Sec. 4034. Termination of existing agreement. 

Sec. 4035. Service of traditional foods in public facilities. 

Sec. 4036. Testing applicants for unlawful use of controlled substances. 

Sec. 4037. Eligibility disqualifications for certain convicted felons. 
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Sec. 4038. Expungement of unused supplemental nutrition assistance program 

benefits. 

Sec. 4039. Pilot projects to promote work and increase State accountability in the 

supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

Sec. 4040. Improved wage verification using the National Directory of New 

Hires. 

Sec. 4041. Feasibility study for Indian tribes. 

Sec. 4042. Commodity distribution program. 

Sec. 4043. Commodity supplemental food program. 

Sec. 4044. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects. 

Sec. 4045. Processing of commodities. 

Sec. 4046. Farmers’ market nutrition program. 

Sec. 4047. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program. 

Sec. 4048. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. 

Sec. 4049. Additional authority for purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other 

specialty food crops. 

Sec. 4050. Encouraging locally and regionally grown and raised food. 

Sec. 4051. Review of public health benefits of white potatoes. 

Sec. 4052. Healthy Food Financing Initiative. 

Sec. 4053. Review of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs. 

Sec. 4054. Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program. 

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 

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. 
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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. Essential community facilities technical assistance and training. 

Sec. 6008. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program. 

Sec. 6009. Household water well systems. 

Sec. 6010. Rural business and industry loan program. 

Sec. 6011. Rural cooperative development grants. 

Sec. 6012. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products. 

Sec. 6013. Intermediary relending program. 

Sec. 6014. Rural college coordinated strategy. 

Sec. 6015. Rural water and waste disposal infrastructure. 

Sec. 6016. Simplified applications. 

Sec. 6017. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters. 

Sec. 6018. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program. 

Sec. 6019. Delta Regional Authority. 

Sec. 6020. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority. 

Sec. 6021. Rural business investment program. 

Subtitle B—Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

Sec. 6101. Relending for certain purposes. 

Sec. 6102. Fees for certain loan guarantees. 

Sec. 6103. Rural utilities service contracting authority. 

Sec. 6104. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone 

purposes. 

Sec. 6105. Expansion of 911 access. 

Sec. 6106. 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. 

Sec. 6207. Telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas. 

Sec. 6208. Regional economic and infrastructure development. 
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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. 

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

Sec. 7128. Matching funds requirement. 

Sec. 7129. Sense of Congress regarding expansion of the land grant program to 

include enhanced funding and additional institutions. 

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. 
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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. 

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 American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, and 

Northern Mariana Islands as a State under McIntire-Stennis 

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. 
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PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 7511. Enhanced use lease authority pilot program. 

Sec. 7512. Grazinglands research laboratory. 

Sec. 7513. Budget submission and funding. 

Sec. 7514. Research and education grants for the study of antibiotic-resistant 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. 

Sec. 7605. Legitimacy of industrial hemp research. 

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 

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. 
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Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Provisions 

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

Sec. 8402. Forest Service participation in ACES Program. 

Sec. 8403. Green science and technology transfer research under Forest and 

Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978. 

Sec. 8404. Extension of stewardship contracts authority regarding use of designation by prescription to all thinning sales under National Forest 

Management Act of 1976. 

Sec. 8405. Reimbursement of fire funds expended by a State for management and 

suppression of certain wildfires. 

Sec. 8406. Ability of National Forest System lands to meet needs of local wood 

producing facilities for raw materials. 

Sec. 8407. Report on the National Forest System roads. 

Sec. 8408. Forest Service large airtanker and aerial asset firefighting recapitalization pilot program. 

Sec. 8409. Land conveyance, Jefferson National Forest in Wise County, Virginia. 

Sec. 8410. Categorical exclusion for forest projects in response to emergencies. 

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. 

Sec. 9014. Energy efficiency report for USDA facilities. 

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. Department of Agriculture consultation regarding enforcement of certain labor law provisions. 

Sec. 10009. Report on honey. 

Sec. 10010. Bulk shipments of apples to Canada. 

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. 

Sec. 10014. Seed not pesticide or device for purposes of importation. 
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Sec. 10015. Stay of regulations related to Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, 

and Information Order. 

Sec. 10016. Study on proposed order pertaining to sulfuryl fluoride. 

Sec. 10017. Study on local and regional food production and program evaluation. 

Sec. 10018. Annual report on invasive species. 

TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 

Sec. 11001. Information sharing. 

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. 

Sec. 11025. Advance public notice of crop insurance policy and plan changes. 

TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS 

Subtitle A—Livestock 

Sec. 12101. Repeal of the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. 

Sec. 12102. Repeal of certain regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 

1921. 

Sec. 12103. Trichinae certification program. 

Sec. 12104. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan. 

Sec. 12105. Country of origin labeling. 

Sec. 12106. National animal health laboratory network. 

Sec. 12107. Repeal of duplicative catfish inspection program. 

Sec. 12108. National Poultry Improvement Program. 

Sec. 12109. Report on bovine tuberculosis in Texas. 

Sec. 12110. Economic fraud in wild and farm-raised seafood. 

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. 
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Sec. 12203. Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center. 

Sec. 12204. Receipt for service or denial of service from certain department of agriculture agencies. 

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. 

Sec. 12308. Evaluation required for purposes of prohibition on closure or relocation of county offices for the Farm Service Agency. 

Sec. 12309. Acer access and development program. 

Sec. 12310. Regulatory review by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Sec. 12311. Prohibition on attending an animal fighting venture or causing a 

minor to attend an animal fighting venture. 

Sec. 12312. Prohibition against interference by State and local governments with 

production or manufacture of items in other States. 

Sec. 12313. Increased protection for agricultural interests in the Missouri River 

Basin. 

Sec. 12314. Increased protection for agricultural interests in the Black Dirt region. 

Sec. 12315. Protection of honey bees and other pollinators. 

Sec. 12316. Produce represented as grown in the United States when it is not in 

fact grown in the United States. 

Sec. 12317. Urban agriculture coordination. 

Sec. 12318. Sense of Congress on increased business opportunities for black farmers, women, minorities, and small businesses. 

Sec. 12319. Sense of Congress regarding agriculture security programs. 

Sec. 12320. Report on water sharing. 

Sec. 12321. Scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. 

Sec. 12322. Improved Department of Agriculture consideration of economic impact of regulations on small business. 

Sec. 12323. Silvicultural activities. 

Sec. 12324. Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule. 

Sec. 12325. Agricultural producer information disclosure. 

Sec. 12326. Report on National Ocean Policy. 

Sec. 12327. Sunsetting of programs. 

Subtitle D—Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery 

Sec. 12401. Short title. 

Sec. 12402. Chesapeake Bay Crosscut Budget. 

Sec. 12403. Restoration through adaptive management. 

Sec. 12404. Independent Evaluator for the Chesapeake Bay Program. 

Sec. 12405. Definitions. 
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

3 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 YEAR.— 

11 Sections 1103 and 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and En12 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713, 8753), as in effect on the 

13 day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue 

14 to apply through the 2013 crop year with respect to all cov15 ered commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act 

16 (7 U.S.C. 8702)) and peanuts on a farm. 

17 (c) CONTINUED APPLICATION FOR 2014 AND 2015 

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

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

20 1607 and 1611 of this Act, section 1103 of the Food, Con21 servation and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713), as in 

22 effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, 

23 shall continue to apply through the 2014 and 2015 crop 

24 years with respect to upland cotton only (as defined in sec25 tion 1001 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 8702)), except that, in ap-
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1 plying such section 1103, the term ‘‘payment acres’’ means 

2 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 YEAR.— 

14 Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and En15 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8714, 8754), as in effect on the 

16 day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue 

17 to apply through the 2013 crop year with respect to all cov18 ered commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act 

19 (7 U.S.C. 8702)) and peanuts on a farm. 

20 SEC. 1103. REPEAL OF AVERAGE CROP REVENUE ELECTION 

21 PROGRAM. 

22 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, 

23 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8715) is repealed. 

24 (b) CONTINUED APPLICATION FOR 2013 CROP YEAR.— 

25 Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
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1 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8715), as in effect on the day before the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply 

3 through the 2013 crop year with respect to all covered com4 modities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 

5 8702)) and peanuts on a farm for which the irrevocable 

6 election under section 1105 of that Act was made before the 

7 date of enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 1104. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this subtitle and subtitle B: 

10 (1) ACTUAL COUNTY REVENUE.—The term ‘‘ac11 tual county revenue’’, with respect to a covered com12 modity for a crop year, means the amount determined 

13 by the Secretary under section 1107(c)(4) to deter14 mine whether revenue loss coverage payments are re15 quired to be provided for that crop year. 

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

17 respect to a covered commodity and cotton on a farm, 

18 means the number of acres established under sections 

19 1101 and 1302 of the Farm Security and Rural In20 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911, 7952) or sec21 tions 1101 and 1302 of the Food, Conservation, and 

22 Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8711, 8752), as in ef23 fect on September 30, 2013, subject to any adjustment 

24 under section 1105 of this Act. For purposes of mak25 ing payments under subsections (b) and (c) of section 
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1 1107, base acres are reduced by the payment acres 

2 calculated in section 1101(c). 

3 (3) COUNTY REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE TRIG4 GER.—The term ‘‘county revenue loss coverage trig5 ger’’, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop 

6 year, means the amount determined by the Secretary 

7 under section 1107(c)(5) to determine whether revenue 

8 loss coverage payments are required to be provided for 

9 that crop year. 

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

11 commodity’’ means wheat, oats, and barley (including 

12 wheat, oats, and barley used for haying and grazing), 

13 corn, grain sorghum, long grain rice, medium grain 

14 rice, pulse crops, soybeans, other oilseeds, and pea15 nuts. 

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

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

18 crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary 

19 under section 1107(b)(2) to determine whether price 

20 loss coverage payments are required to be provided for 

21 that crop year. 

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

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

24 (A) is produced from pure strain varieties 

25 of the Barbadense species or any hybrid of the 
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1 species, or other similar types of extra long sta2 ple cotton, designated by the Secretary, having 

3 characteristics needed for various end uses for 

4 which United States upland cotton is not suit5 able and grown in irrigated cotton-growing re6 gions of the United States designated by the Sec7 retary or other areas designated by the Secretary 

8 as suitable for the production of the varieties or 

9 types; and 

10 (B) is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if au11 thorized by the Secretary, ginned on another 

12 type gin for experimental purposes. 

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

14 acres’’ means the sum of the base acreage for all cov15 ered commodities and cotton on a farm in effect as 

16 of September 30, 2013, and subject to any adjustment 

17 under section 1105. 

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

19 grain rice’’ includes short grain rice. 

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

21 price’’ means the applicable national average market 

22 price received by producers for the first 5 months of 

23 the applicable marketing year, as determined by the 

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1 (10) OTHER OILSEED.—The term ‘‘other oilseed’’ 

2 means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, saf3 flower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or 

4 any oilseed designated by the Secretary. 

5 (11) PAYMENT ACRES.— 

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

7 subparagraphs (B) through (D), the term ‘‘pay8 ment acres’’, with respect to the provision of 

9 price loss coverage payments and revenue loss 

10 coverage payments, means— 

11 (i) 85 percent of total acres planted for 

12 the year to each covered commodity on a 

13 farm; and 

14 (ii) 30 percent of total acres approved 

15 as prevented from being planted for the year 

16 to each covered commodity on a farm. 

17 (B) MAXIMUM.—The total quantity of pay18 ment acres determined under subparagraph (A) 

19 shall not exceed the farm base acres. 

20 (C) REDUCTION.—If the sum of all payment 

21 acres for a farm exceeds the limits established 

22 under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall re23 duce the payment acres applicable to each crop 

24 proportionately. 
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1 (D) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘payment 

2 acres’’ does not include any crop subsequently 

3 planted during the same crop year on the same 

4 land for which the first crop is eligible for pay5 ments under this subtitle, unless the crop was 

6 approved for double cropping in the county, as 

7 determined by the Secretary. 

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

9 yield’’ means the yield established for counter-cyclical 

10 payments under section 1102 or 1302 of the Farm Se11 curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

12 7912, 7952), section 1102 of the Food, Conservation, 

13 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8712), as in effect 

14 on September 30, 2013, or under section 1106 of this 

15 Act, for a farm for a covered commodity. 

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

17 loss coverage’’ means coverage provided under section 

18 1107(b). 

19 (14) PRODUCER.— 

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

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

22 sharecropper that shares in the risk of producing 

23 a crop and is entitled to share in the crop avail24 able for marketing from the farm, or would have 

25 shared had the crop been produced. 
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1 (B) HYBRID SEED.—In determining wheth2 er a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Sec3 retary shall— 

4 (i) not take into consideration the ex5 istence of a hybrid seed contract; and 

6 (ii) ensure that program requirements 

7 do not adversely affect the ability of the 

8 grower to receive a payment under this 

9 title. 

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

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

12 chickpeas. 

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

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

15 crop year, means the following: 

16 (A) Wheat, $5.50 per bushel. 

17 (B) Corn, $3.70 per bushel. 

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

19 (D) Barley, $4.95 per bushel. 

20 (E) Oats, $2.40 per bushel. 

21 (F) Long grain rice, $14.00 per hundred22 weight. 

23 (G) Medium grain rice, $14.00 per hun24 dredweight. 

25 (H) Soybeans, $8.40 per bushel. 
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1 (I) Other oilseeds, $20.15 per hundred2 weight. 

3 (J) Peanuts $535.00 per ton. 

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

5 (L) Lentils, $19.97 per hundredweight. 

6 (M) Small chickpeas, $19.04 per hundred7 weight. 

8 (N) Large chickpeas, $21.54 per hundred9 weight. 

10 (17) REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE.—The term ‘‘rev11 enue loss coverage’’ means coverage provided under 

12 section 1107(c). 

13 (18) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

14 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

16 (A) a State; 

17 (B) the District of Columbia; 

18 (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and 

19 (D) any other territory or possession of the 

20 United States. 

21 (20) TEMPERATE JAPONICA RICE.—The term 

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

23 in high altitudes or temperate regions of high lati24 tudes with cooler climate conditions, in the Western 

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1 (21) TRANSITIONAL YIELD.—The term ‘‘transi2 tional yield’’ has the meaning given the term in sec3 tion 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

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

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

6 States’’, when used in a geographical sense, means all 

7 of the States. 

8 (23) UNITED STATES PREMIUM FACTOR.—The 

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

10 percentage by which the difference in the United 

11 States loan schedule premiums for Strict Middling 

(SM) 11 12 ⁄8-inch upland cotton and for Middling (M) 

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

14 applicable premiums for comparable international 

15 qualities. 

16 SEC. 1105. BASE ACRES. 

17 (a) ADJUSTMENT OF BASE ACRES.— 

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

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

20 for covered commodities and cotton for a farm when21 ever any of the following circumstances occurs: 

22 (A) A conservation reserve contract entered 

23 into under section 1231 of the Food Security Act 

24 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) with respect to the 

25 farm expires or is voluntarily terminated. 
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1 (B) Cropland is released from coverage 

2 under a conservation reserve contract by the Sec3 retary. 

4 (C) The producer has eligible oilseed acreage 

5 as the result of the Secretary designating addi6 tional oilseeds, which shall be determined in the 

7 same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under 

8 section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the Food, Conservation, 

9 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

10 8711(a)(1)(D)). 

11 (2) SPECIAL CONSERVATION RESERVE ACREAGE

12 PAYMENT RULES.—For the crop year in which a base 

13 acres adjustment under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 

14 paragraph (1) is first made, the owner of the farm 

15 shall elect to receive price loss coverage or revenue loss 

16 coverage with respect to the acreage added to the farm 

17 under this subsection or a prorated payment under 

18 the conservation reserve contract, but not both. 

19 (b) PREVENTION OF EXCESS BASE ACRES.— 

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

21 base acres for a farm, together with the acreage de22 scribed in paragraph (2) exceeds the actual cropland 

23 acreage of the farm, the Secretary shall reduce the 

24 base acres for 1 or more covered commodities or cot25 ton for the farm so that the sum of the base acres and 
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1 acreage described in paragraph (2) does not exceed 

2 the actual cropland acreage of the farm. 

3 (2) OTHER ACREAGE.—For purposes of para4 graph (1), the Secretary shall include the following: 

5 (A) Any acreage on the farm enrolled in the 

6 conservation reserve program or wetlands reserve 

7 program (or successor programs) under chapter 

8 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

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

10 (B) Any other acreage on the farm enrolled 

11 in a Federal conservation program for which 

12 payments are made in exchange for not pro13 ducing an agricultural commodity on the acre14 age. 

15 (C) If the Secretary designates additional 

16 oilseeds, any eligible oilseed acreage, which shall 

17 be determined in the same manner as eligible oil18 seed acreage under subsection (a)(1)(C). 

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

20 give the owner of the farm the opportunity to select 

21 the base acres for a covered commodity or cotton for 

22 the farm against which the reduction required by 

23 paragraph (1) will be made. 

24 (4) EXCEPTION FOR DOUBLE-CROPPED ACRE25 AGE.—In applying paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
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1 make an exception in the case of double cropping, as 

2 determined by the Secretary. 

3 (c) REDUCTION IN BASE ACRES.— 

4 (1) REDUCTION AT OPTION OF OWNER.— 

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

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

7 covered commodity or cotton for the farm. 

8 (B) EFFECT OF REDUCTION.—A reduction 

9 under subparagraph (A) shall be permanent and 

10 made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary. 

11 (2) REQUIRED ACTION BY SECRETARY.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro13 portionately reduce base acres on a farm for cov14 ered commodities and cotton for land that has 

15 been subdivided and developed for multiple resi16 dential units or other nonfarming uses if the size 

17 of the tracts and the density of the subdivision 

18 is such that the land is unlikely to return to the 

19 previous agricultural use, unless the producers 

20 on the farm demonstrate that the land— 

21 (i) remains devoted to commercial ag22 ricultural production; or 

23 (ii) is likely to be returned to the pre24 vious agricultural use. 
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1 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 

2 establish procedures to identify land described in 

3 subparagraph (A). 

4 SEC. 1106. PAYMENT YIELDS. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—For the purpose 

6 of making payments under this subtitle, the Secretary shall 

7 provide for the establishment of a yield for each farm for 

8 any designated oilseed for which a payment yield was not 

9 established under section 1102 of the Food, Conservation, 

10 and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8712) in accordance with 

11 this section. 

12 (b) PAYMENT YIELDS FOR DESIGNATED OILSEEDS.— 

13 (1) DETERMINATION OF AVERAGE YIELD.—In the 

14 case of designated oilseeds, the Secretary shall deter15 mine the average yield per planted acre for the des16 ignated oilseed on a farm for the 1998 through 2001 

17 crop years, excluding any crop year in which the 

18 acreage planted to the designated oilseed was zero. 

19 (2) ADJUSTMENT FOR PAYMENT YIELD.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The payment yield for a 

21 farm for a designated oilseed shall be equal to the 

22 product of the following: 

23 (i) The average yield for the designated 

24 oilseed determined under paragraph (1). 
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1 (ii) The ratio resulting from dividing 

2 the national average yield for the designated 

3 oilseed for the 1981 through 1985 crops by 

4 the national average yield for the designated 

5 oilseed for the 1998 through 2001 crops. 

6 (B) NO NATIONAL AVERAGE YIELD INFOR7 MATION AVAILABLE.—To the extent that national 

8 average yield information for a designated oil9 seed is not available, the Secretary shall use such 

10 information as the Secretary determines to be 

11 fair and equitable to establish a national average 

12 yield under this section. 

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

14 yield per planted acre for a crop of a designated oil15 seed for a farm for any of the 1998 through 2001 crop 

16 years was less than 75 percent of the county yield for 

17 that designated oilseed, the Secretary shall assign a 

18 yield for that crop year equal to 75 percent of the 

19 county yield for the purpose of determining the aver20 age under paragraph (1). 

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

22 the case of establishing yields for designated oilseeds, 

23 if historic yield data is not available, the Secretary 

24 shall use the ratio for dry peas calculated under para25 graph (2)(A)(ii) in determining the yields for des-
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1 ignated oilseeds, as determined to be fair and equi2 table by the Secretary. 

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

4 (1) ESTABLISHMENT BY SECRETARY.—If no pay5 ment yield is otherwise established for a farm for 

6 which a covered commodity is planted and eligible to 

7 receive price loss coverage payments, the Secretary 

8 shall establish an appropriate payment yield for the 

9 covered commodity on the farm under paragraph (2). 

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

11 establish an appropriate payment yield for a covered 

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

13 the Secretary shall take into consideration the farm 

14 program payment yields applicable to that covered 

15 commodity for similarly situated farms. The use of 

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

17 producer, shall not be subject to any other provision 

18 of law. 

19 (d) SINGLE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE YIELDS USED

20 TO DETERMINE PRICE LOSS COVERAGE PAYMENTS.— 

21 (1) ELECTION TO UPDATE.—At the sole discre22 tion of the owner of a farm, the owner of a farm shall 

23 have a 1-time opportunity to update the payment 

24 yields on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity 

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1 price loss coverage payment for covered commodities 

2 on the farm. 

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

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

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

6 by the Secretary. 

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

8 owner of a farm elects to update yields under this 

9 subsection, the payment yield for a covered com10 modity on the farm, for the purpose of calculating 

11 price loss coverage payments only, shall be equal to 

12 90 percent of the average of the yield per planted acre 

13 for the crop of the covered commodity on the farm for 

14 the 2008 through 2012 crop years, as determined by 

15 the Secretary, excluding any crop year in which the 

16 acreage planted to the crop of the covered commodity 

17 was zero. 

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

19 yield per planted acre for a crop of the covered com20 modity for a farm for any of the 2008 through 2012 

21 crop years was less than 75 percent of the average of 

22 the 2008 through 2012 county yield for that com23 modity, the Secretary shall assign a yield for that 

24 crop year equal to 75 percent of the average of the 
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1 2008 through 2012 county yield for the purposes of 

2 determining the average yield under paragraph (3). 

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

4 (A) ESTABLISHMENT BY SECRETARY.—For 

5 purposes of this subsection, if no payment yield 

6 is otherwise established for a covered commodity 

7 on a farm, the Secretary shall establish an ap8 propriate updated payment yield for the covered 

9 commodity on the farm under subparagraph (B). 

10 (B) USE OF SIMILARLY SITUATED FARMS.— 

11 To establish an appropriate payment yield for a 

12 covered commodity on a farm as required by 

13 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into 

14 consideration the farm program payment yields 

15 applicable to that covered commodity for simi16 larly situated farms. The use of such data in an 

17 appeal, by the Secretary or by the producer, 

18 shall not be subject to any other provision of law. 

19 SEC. 1107. FARM RISK MANAGEMENT ELECTION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.— 

21 (1) PAYMENTS REQUIRED.—Except as provided 

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

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

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

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1 under such subsection to producers on a farm pursu2 ant to the terms and conditions of this section. 

3 (2) PROHIBITION ON PAYMENTS; EXCEPTIONS.— 

4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a 

5 producer on a farm may not receive price loss cov6 erage payments or revenue loss coverage payments if 

7 the sum of the planted acres of covered commodities 

8 on the farm is 10 acres or less, as determined by the 

9 Secretary, unless the producer is— 

10 (A) a socially disadvantaged farmer or 

11 rancher (as defined in section 355(e) of the Con12 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 

13 U.S.C. 2003(e))); or 

14 (B) a limited resource farmer or rancher, as 

15 defined by the Secretary. 

16 (b) PRICE LOSS COVERAGE.— 

17 (1) PAYMENTS.—For the 2014 crop year and 

18 each succeeding crop year, the Secretary shall make 

19 price loss coverage payments to producers on a farm 

20 for a covered commodity if the Secretary determines 

21 that— 

22 (A) the effective price for the covered com23 modity for the crop year; is less than 

24 (B) the reference price for the covered com25 modity for the crop year. 
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1 (2) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—The effective price for a 

2 covered commodity for a crop year shall be the higher 

3 of— 

4 (A) the midseason price; or 

5 (B) the national average loan rate for a 

6 marketing assistance loan for the covered com7 modity in effect for such crop year under subtitle 

8 B. 

9 (3) PAYMENT RATE.—The payment rate shall be 

10 equal to the difference between— 

11 (A) the reference price for the covered com12 modity; and 

13 (B) the effective price determined under 

14 paragraph (2) for the covered commodity. 

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

16 payments are required to be provided under this sub17 section for the 2014 crop year or any succeding crop 

18 year for a covered commodity, the amount of the price 

19 loss coverage payment to be paid to the producers on 

20 a farm for the crop year shall be equal to the product 

21 obtained by multiplying— 

22 (A) the payment rate for the covered com23 modity under paragraph (3); 

24 (B) the payment yield for the covered com25 modity; and 
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1 (C) the payment acres for the covered com2 modity. 

3 (5) TIME FOR PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary de4 termines under this subsection that price loss coverage 

5 payments are required to be provided for the covered 

6 commodity, the payments shall be made beginning 

7 October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, after 

8 the end of the applicable marketing year for the cov9 ered commodity. 

10 (6) SPECIAL RULE FOR BARLEY.—In deter11 mining the effective price for barley in paragraph (2), 

12 the Secretary shall use the all-barley price. 

13 (7) SPECIAL RULE FOR TEMPERATE JAPONICA

14 RICE.—The Secretary shall provide a reference price 

15 with respect to temperate japonica rice in an amount 

16 equal to 115 percent of the amount established in sub17 paragraphs (F) and (G) of section 1104(16) in order 

18 to reflect price premiums. 

19 (c) REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE.— 

20 (1) AVAILABLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE.—As an al21 ternative to receiving price loss coverage payments 

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

23 the owners of the farm may make a one-time, irrev24 ocable election on a covered commodity-by-covered25 commodity basis to receive revenue loss coverage pay-
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1 ments for each covered commodity in accordance with 

2 this subsection. If any of the owners of the farm make 

3 different elections on the same covered commodity on 

4 the farm, all of the owners of the farm shall be deemed 

5 to have not made the election available under this 

6 paragraph. 

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

8 that make the election described in paragraph (1) for 

9 a covered commodity, the Secretary shall make rev10 enue loss coverage payments available under this sub11 section for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding 

12 crop year if the Secretary determines that— 

13 (A) the actual county revenue for the crop 

14 year for the covered commodity; is less than 

15 (B) the county revenue loss coverage trigger 

16 for the crop year for the covered commodity. 

17 (3) TIME FOR PAYMENTS.—If the Secretary de18 termines under this subsection that revenue loss cov19 erage payments are required to be provided for the 

20 covered commodity, payments shall be made begin21 ning October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, 

22 after the end of the applicable marketing year for the 

23 covered commodity. 

24 (4) ACTUAL COUNTY REVENUE.—The amount of 

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1 commodity shall be equal to the product obtained by 

2 multiplying— 

3 (A) the actual county yield, as determined 

4 by the Secretary, for each planted acre for the 

5 crop year for the covered commodity; and 

6 (B) the higher of— 

7 (i) the midseason price; or 

8 (ii) the national average loan rate for 

9 a marketing assistance loan for the covered 

10 commodity in effect for such crop year 

11 under subtitle B. 

12 (5) COUNTY REVENUE LOSS COVERAGE TRIG13 GER.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The county revenue loss 

15 coverage trigger for a crop year for a covered 

16 commodity on a farm shall equal 85 percent of 

17 the benchmark county revenue. 

18 (B) BENCHMARK COUNTY REVENUE.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—The benchmark 

20 county revenue shall be the product obtained 

21 by multiplying— 

22 (I) subject to clause (ii), the aver23 age historical county yield as deter24 mined by the Secretary for the most re25 cent 5 crop years, excluding each of the 
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1 crop years with the highest and lowest 

2 yields; and 

3 (II) subject to clause (iii), the av4 erage national marketing year average 

5 price for the most recent 5 crop years, 

6 excluding each of the crop years with 

7 the highest and lowest prices. 

8 (ii) YIELD CONDITIONS.—If the histor9 ical county yield in clause (i)(I) for any of 

10 the 5 most recent crop years, as determined 

11 by the Secretary, is less than 70 percent of 

12 the transitional yield, as determined by the 

13 Secretary, the amounts used for any of those 

14 years in clause (i)(I) shall be 70 percent of 

15 the transitional yield. 

16 (iii) REFERENCE PRICE.—If the na17 tional marketing year average price in 

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

19 crop years is lower than the reference price 

20 for the covered commodity, the Secretary 

21 shall use the reference price for any of those 

22 years for the amounts in clause (i)(II). 

23 (6) PAYMENT RATE.—The payment rate shall be 

24 equal to the lesser of— 

25 (A) the difference between— 
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1 (i) the county revenue loss coverage 

2 trigger for the covered commodity; and 

3 (ii) the actual county revenue for the 

4 crop year for the covered commodity; or 

5 (B) 10 percent of the benchmark county rev6 enue for the crop year for the covered commodity. 

7 (7) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—If revenue loss coverage 

8 payments under this subsection are required to be 

9 provided for the 2014 crop year or any succeeding 

10 crop year of a covered commodity, the amount of the 

11 revenue loss coverage payment to be provided to the 

12 producers on a farm for the crop year shall be equal 

13 to the product obtained by multiplying— 

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

15 and 

16 (B) the payment acres of the covered com17 modity on the farm. 

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

19 revenue loss coverage payments under this subsection, 

20 the Secretary— 

21 (A) shall ensure that producers on a farm 

22 do not reconstitute the farm of the producers to 

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1 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 shall use all available information and analysis, 

3 including data mining, to check for anomalies in 

4 the provision of revenue loss coverage payments; 

5 (C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

6 shall calculate a separate county revenue loss 

7 coverage trigger for irrigated and nonirrigated 

8 covered commodities and a separate actual coun9 ty revenue for irrigated and nonirrigated covered 

10 commodities; 

11 (D) shall assign a benchmark county yield 

12 for each planted acre for the crop year for the 

13 covered commodity on the basis of the yield his14 tory of representative farms in the State, region, 

15 or crop reporting district, as determined by the 

16 Secretary, if— 

17 (i) the Secretary cannot establish the 

18 benchmark county yield for each planted 

19 acre for a crop year for a covered com20 modity in the county in accordance with 

21 paragraph (5); or 

22 (ii) the yield determined under para23 graph (5) is an unrepresentative average 

24 yield for the county (as determined by the 

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1 (E) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 shall ensure that in order to be eligible for a 

3 payment under this subsection, the producers on 

4 the farm suffered an actual loss on the covered 

5 commodity for the crop year for which payment 

6 is sought. 

7 (d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

8 the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa9 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

10 Forestry of the Senate a report annually containing an 

11 evaluation of the impact of price loss coverage and revenue 

12 loss coverage— 

13 (1) on the planting, production, price, and ex14 port of covered commodities; and 

15 (2) on the cost of each commodity program. 

16 (e) CAP ON TOTAL OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENDI17 TURES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec18 tion, the total amount of price loss coverage payments and 

19 revenue loss coverage payments made under this section 

20 during the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2020 shall 

21 not exceed $16,956,500,000. Producer agreements required 

22 by section 1108 shall specifically state that payments made 

23 under this section shall be reduced as necessary to comply 

24 with this subsection. 
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1 SEC. 1108. PRODUCER AGREEMENTS. 

2 (a) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

3 (1) REQUIREMENTS.—Before the producers on a 

4 farm may receive payments under this subtitle with 

5 respect to the farm, the producers shall agree, during 

6 the crop year for which the payments are made and 

7 in exchange for the payments— 

8 (A) to comply with applicable conservation 

9 requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the 

10 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et 

11 seq.); 

12 (B) to comply with applicable wetland pro13 tection requirements under subtitle C of title XII 

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

15 (C) to effectively control noxious weeds and 

16 otherwise maintain the land in accordance with 

17 sound agricultural practices, as determined by 

18 the Secretary. 

19 (2) COMPLIANCE.—The Secretary may issue such 

20 rules as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure 

21 producer compliance with the requirements of para22 graph (1). 

23 (3) MODIFICATION.—At the request of the trans24 feree or owner, the Secretary may modify the require25 ments of this subsection if the modifications are con-
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1 sistent with the objectives of this subsection, as deter2 mined by the Secretary. 

3 (b) TRANSFER OR CHANGE OF INTEREST IN FARM.— 

4 (1) TERMINATION.— 

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

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

7 interest of the producers on a farm for which 

8 payments under this subtitle are provided shall 

9 result in the termination of the payments, unless 

10 the transferee or owner of the acreage agrees to 

11 assume all obligations under subsection (a). 

12 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The termination 

13 shall take effect on the date determined by the 

14 Secretary. 

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

16 payment under this subtitle dies, becomes incom17 petent, or is otherwise unable to receive the payment, 

18 the Secretary shall make the payment in accordance 

19 with rules issued by the Secretary. 

20 (c) ACREAGE REPORTS.—As a condition on the receipt 

21 of any benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B, the Sec22 retary shall require producers on a farm to submit to the 

23 Secretary annual acreage reports with respect to all crop24 land on the farm. 
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1 (d) TENANTS AND SHARECROPPERS.—In carrying out 

2 this subtitle, the Secretary shall provide adequate safe3 guards to protect the interests of tenants and sharecroppers. 

4 (e) SHARING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall pro5 vide for the sharing of payments made under this subtitle 

6 among the producers on a farm on a fair and equitable 

7 basis. 

8 Subtitle B—Marketing Loans 

9 SEC. 1201. AVAILABILITY OF NONRECOURSE MARKETING 

10 ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR LOAN COMMOD11 ITIES. 

12 (a) DEFINITION OF LOAN COMMODITY.—In this sub13 title, the term ‘‘loan commodity’’ means wheat, corn, grain 

14 sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cot15 ton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, peanuts, soybeans, 

16 other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, honey, 

17 dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas. 

18 (b) NONRECOURSE LOANS AVAILABLE.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—For the 2014 crops and each 

20 succeeding annual crops of each loan commodity, the 

21 Secretary shall make available to producers on a farm 

22 nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan com23 modities produced on the farm. 

24 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The marketing as25 sistance loans shall be made under terms and condi-
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1 tions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at the 

2 loan rate established under section 1202 for the loan 

3 commodity. 

4 (c) ELIGIBLE PRODUCTION.—The producers on a farm 

5 shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan under sub6 section (b) for any quantity of a loan commodity produced 

7 on the farm. 

8 (d) COMPLIANCE WITH CONSERVATION AND WET9 LANDS REQUIREMENTS.—As a condition of the receipt of 

10 a marketing assistance loan under subsection (b), the pro11 ducer shall comply with applicable conservation require12 ments under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security 

13 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.) and applicable wetland 

14 protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that 

15 Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) during the term of the loan. 

16 (e) SPECIAL RULES FOR PEANUTS.— 

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

18 only to producers of peanuts. 

19 (2) OPTIONS FOR OBTAINING LOAN.—A mar20 keting assistance loan under this section, and loan de21 ficiency payments under section 1205, may be ob22 tained at the option of the producers on a farm 

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1 (A) a designated marketing association or 

2 marketing cooperative of producers that is ap3 proved by the Secretary; or 

4 (B) the Farm Service Agency. 

5 (3) STORAGE OF LOAN PEANUTS.—As a condi6 tion on the approval by the Secretary of an indi7 vidual or entity to provide storage for peanuts for 

8 which a marketing assistance loan is made under this 

9 section, the individual or entity shall agree— 

10 (A) to provide the storage on a nondiscrim11 inatory basis; and 

12 (B) to comply with such additional require13 ments as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

14 accomplish the purposes of this section and pro15 mote fairness in the administration of the bene16 fits of this section. 

17 (4) STORAGE, HANDLING, AND ASSOCIATED

18 COSTS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—To ensure proper storage 

20 of peanuts for which a loan is made under this 

21 section, the Secretary shall pay handling and 

22 other associated costs (other than storage costs) 

23 incurred at the time at which the peanuts are 

24 placed under loan, as determined by the Sec25 retary. 
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1 (B) REDEMPTION AND FORFEITURE.—The 

2 Secretary shall— 

3 (i) require the repayment of handling 

4 and other associated costs paid under sub5 paragraph (A) for all peanuts pledged as 

6 collateral for a loan that is redeemed under 

7 this section; and 

8 (ii) pay storage, handling, and other 

9 associated costs for all peanuts pledged as 

10 collateral that are forfeited under this sec11 tion. 

12 (5) MARKETING.—A marketing association or co13 operative may market peanuts for which a loan is 

14 made under this section in any manner that conforms 

15 to consumer needs, including the separation of pea16 nuts by type and quality. 

17 (6) REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS AND PAYMENT

18 OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—The Secretary may 

19 implement any reimbursable agreements or provide 

20 for the payment of administrative expenses under this 

21 subsection only in a manner that is consistent with 

22 those activities in regard to other loan commodities. 
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1 SEC. 1202. LOAN RATES FOR NONRECOURSE MARKETING 

2 ASSISTANCE LOANS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the 2014 crop year 

4 and each succeeding crop year, the loan rate for a mar5 keting assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan com6 modity shall be equal to the following: 

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

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

9 (3) In the case of grain sorghum, $1.95 per bush10 el. 

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

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

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

14 for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, 

15 the simple average of the adjusted prevailing world 

16 price for the 2 immediately preceding marketing 

17 years, as determined by the Secretary and announced 

18 October 1 preceding the next domestic plantings, but 

19 in no case less than $0.47 per pound or more than 

20 $0.52 per pound. 

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

22 $0.7977 per pound. 

23 (8) In the case of long grain rice, $6.50 per hun24 dredweight. 

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

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

2 (11) In the case of other oilseeds, $10.09 per hun3 dredweight for each of the following kinds of oilseeds: 

4 (A) Sunflower seed. 

5 (B) Rapeseed. 

6 (C) Canola. 

7 (D) Safflower. 

8 (E) Flaxseed. 

9 (F) Mustard seed. 

10 (G) Crambe. 

11 (H) Sesame seed. 

12 (I) Other oilseeds designated by the Sec13 retary. 

14 (12) In the case of dry peas, $5.40 per hundred15 weight. 

16 (13) In the case of lentils, $11.28 per hundred17 weight. 

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

19 hundredweight. 

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

21 hundredweight. 

22 (16) In the case of graded wool, $1.15 per pound. 

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

24 pound. 

25 (18) In the case of mohair, $4.20 per pound. 
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1 (19) In the case of honey, $0.69 per pound. 

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

3 (b) SINGLE COUNTY LOAN RATE FOR OTHER OIL4 SEEDS.—The Secretary shall establish a single loan rate in 

5 each county for each kind of other oilseeds described in sub6 section (a)(11). 

7 SEC. 1203. TERM OF LOANS. 

8 (a) TERM OF LOAN.—In the case of each loan com9 modity, a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 

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

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

12 made. 

13 (b) EXTENSIONS PROHIBITED.—The Secretary may 

14 not extend the term of a marketing assistance loan for any 

15 loan commodity. 

16 SEC. 1204. REPAYMENT OF LOANS. 

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

18 producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan 

19 under section 1201 for a loan commodity (other than up20 land cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, extra long 

21 staple cotton, peanuts and confectionery and each other 

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

23 a rate that is the lesser of— 

24 (1) the loan rate established for the commodity 

25 under section 1202, plus interest (determined in ac-
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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)); 

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

5 that— 

6 (A) is calculated based on average market 

7 prices for the loan commodity during the pre8 ceding 30-day period; and 

9 (B) will minimize discrepancies in mar10 keting loan benefits across State boundaries and 

11 across county boundaries; or 

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

13 alternative methods for calculating a repayment rate 

14 for a loan commodity that the Secretary determines 

15 will— 

16 (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures; 

17 (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of 

18 the commodity by the Federal Government; 

19 (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Fed20 eral Government in storing the commodity; 

21 (D) allow the commodity produced in the 

22 United States to be marketed freely and competi23 tively, both domestically and internationally; 

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1 (E) minimize discrepancies in marketing 

2 loan benefits across State boundaries and across 

3 county boundaries. 

4 (b) REPAYMENT RATES FOR UPLAND COTTON, LONG

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

6 shall permit producers to repay a marketing assistance loan 

7 under section 1201 for upland cotton, long grain rice, and 

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

9 (1) the loan rate established for the commodity 

10 under section 1202, plus interest (determined in ac11 cordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 

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

13 7283)); or 

14 (2) the prevailing world market price for the 

15 commodity, as determined and adjusted by the Sec16 retary in accordance with this section. 

17 (c) REPAYMENT RATES FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE

18 COTTON.—Repayment of a marketing assistance loan for 

19 extra long staple cotton shall be at the loan rate established 

20 for the commodity under section 1202, plus interest (deter21 mined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agri22 culture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

23 7283)). 
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1 (d) PREVAILING WORLD MARKET PRICE.—For pur2 poses of this section and section 1207, the Secretary shall 

3 prescribe by regulation— 

4 (1) a formula to determine the prevailing world 

5 market price for each of upland cotton, long grain 

6 rice, and medium grain rice; and 

7 (2) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall 

8 announce periodically those prevailing world market 

9 prices. 

10 (e) ADJUSTMENT OF PREVAILING WORLD MARKET

11 PRICE FOR UPLAND COTTON, LONG GRAIN RICE, AND ME12 DIUM GRAIN RICE.— 

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

14 for long grain rice and medium grain rice determined 

15 under subsection (d) shall be adjusted to United 

16 States quality and location. 

17 (2) COTTON.—The prevailing world market price 

18 for upland cotton determined under subsection (d)— 

19 (A) shall be adjusted to United States qual20 ity and location, with the adjustment to in21 clude— 

22 (i) a reduction equal to any United 

23 States Premium Factor for upland cotton of 

a quality higher than Middling (M) 13 24 ⁄32- 

25 inch; and 
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1 (ii) the average costs to market the 

2 commodity, including average transpor3 tation costs, as determined by the Secretary; 

4 and 

5 (B) may be further adjusted, during the pe6 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this 

7 Act and ending on July 31, 2019, if the Sec8 retary determines the adjustment is necessary— 

9 (i) to minimize potential loan forfeit10 ures; 

11 (ii) to minimize the accumulation of 

12 stocks of upland cotton by the Federal Gov13 ernment; 

14 (iii) to ensure that upland cotton pro15 duced in the United States can be marketed 

16 freely and competitively, both domestically 

17 and internationally; and 

18 (iv) to ensure an appropriate transi19 tion between current-crop and forward-crop 

20 price quotations, except that the Secretary 

21 may use forward-crop price quotations 

22 prior to July 31 of a marketing year only 

23 if— 

24 (I) there are insufficient current25 crop price quotations; and 
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1 (II) the forward-crop price 

2 quotation is the lowest such quotation 

3 available. 

4 (3) GUIDELINES FOR ADDITIONAL ADJUST5 MENTS.—In making adjustments under this sub6 section, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for 

7 determining and announcing the adjustments in 

8 order to avoid undue disruption in the United States 

9 market. 

10 (f) REPAYMENT RATES FOR CONFECTIONERY AND

11 OTHER KINDS OF SUNFLOWER SEEDS.—The Secretary 

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

13 assistance loan under section 1201 for confectionery and 

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

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

16 (1) the loan rate established for the commodity 

17 under section 1202, 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) the repayment rate established for oil sun22 flower seed. 

23 (g) PAYMENT OF COTTON STORAGE COSTS.—Effective 

24 for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, the 

25 Secretary shall make cotton storage payments available in 
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1 the same manner, and at the same rates as the Secretary 

2 provided storage payments for the 2006 crop of cotton, ex3 cept that the rates shall be reduced by 10 percent. 

4 (h) REPAYMENT RATE FOR PEANUTS.—The Secretary 

5 shall permit producers on a farm to repay a marketing as6 sistance loan for peanuts under section 1201 at a rate that 

7 is the lesser of— 

8 (1) the loan rate established for peanuts under 

9 section 1202(a)(20), plus interest (determined in ac10 cordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture 

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

12 7283)); or 

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

14 (A) minimize potential loan forfeitures; 

15 (B) minimize the accumulation of stocks of 

16 peanuts by the Federal Government; 

17 (C) minimize the cost incurred by the Fed18 eral Government in storing peanuts; and 

19 (D) allow peanuts produced in the United 

20 States to be marketed freely and competitively, 

21 both domestically and internationally. 

22 (i) AUTHORITY TO TEMPORARILY ADJUST REPAY23 MENT RATES.— 

24 (1) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—In the event of a 

25 severe disruption to marketing, transportation, or re-
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1 lated infrastructure, the Secretary may modify the re2 payment rate otherwise applicable under this section 

3 for marketing assistance loans under section 1201 for 

4 a loan commodity. 

5 (2) DURATION.—Any adjustment made under 

6 paragraph (1) in the repayment rate for marketing 

7 assistance loans for a loan commodity shall be in ef8 fect on a short-term and temporary basis, as deter9 mined by the Secretary. 

10 SEC. 1205. LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS. 

11 (a) AVAILABILITY OF LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub13 section (d), the Secretary may make loan deficiency 

14 payments available to producers on a farm that, al15 though eligible to obtain a marketing assistance loan 

16 under section 1201 with respect to a loan commodity, 

17 agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the commodity 

18 in return for loan deficiency payments under this sec19 tion. 

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

21 (A) MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS.—Sub22 ject to subparagraph (B), nongraded wool in the 

23 form of unshorn pelts and hay and silage derived 

24 from a loan commodity are not eligible for a 

25 marketing assistance loan under section 1201. 
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1 (B) LOAN DEFICIENCY PAYMENT.—Effective 

2 for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop 

3 year, the Secretary may make loan deficiency 

4 payments available under this section to pro5 ducers on a farm that produce unshorn pelts or 

6 hay and silage derived from a loan commodity. 

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

8 loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection 

9 (a)(2) shall be equal to the product obtained by multi10 plying— 

11 (1) the payment rate determined under sub12 section (c) for the commodity; by 

13 (2) the quantity of the commodity produced by 

14 the eligible producers, excluding any quantity for 

15 which the producers obtain a marketing assistance 

16 loan under section 1201. 

17 (c) PAYMENT RATE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a loan com19 modity, the payment rate shall be the amount by 

20 which— 

21 (A) the loan rate established under section 

22 1202 for the loan commodity; exceeds 

23 (B) the rate at which a marketing assist24 ance loan for the loan commodity may be repaid 

25 under section 1204. 
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1 (2) UNSHORN PELTS.—In the case of unshorn 

2 pelts, the payment rate shall be the amount by 

3 which— 

4 (A) the loan rate established under section 

5 1202 for ungraded wool; exceeds 

6 (B) the rate at which a marketing assist7 ance loan for ungraded wool may be repaid 

8 under section 1204. 

9 (3) HAY AND SILAGE.—In the case of hay or si10 lage derived from a loan commodity, the payment 

11 rate shall be the amount by which— 

12 (A) the loan rate established under section 

13 1202 for the loan commodity from which the hay 

14 or silage is derived; exceeds 

15 (B) the rate at which a marketing assist16 ance loan for the loan commodity may be repaid 

17 under section 1204. 

18 (d) EXCEPTION FOR EXTRA LONG STAPLE COTTON.— 

19 This section shall not apply with respect to extra long staple 

20 cotton. 

21 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PAYMENT RATE DETER22 MINATION.—The Secretary shall determine the amount of 

23 the loan deficiency payment to be made under this section 

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

25 a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection 
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1 (a)(2) using the payment rate in effect under subsection (c) 

2 as of the date the producers request the payment. 

3 SEC. 1206. PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF LOAN DEFICIENCY PAY4 MENTS FOR GRAZED ACREAGE. 

5 (a) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective for the 2014 crop 

7 year and each succeeding crop year, in the case of a 

8 producer that would be eligible for a loan deficiency 

9 payment under section 1205 for wheat, barley, or 

10 oats, but that elects to use acreage planted to the 

11 wheat, barley, or oats for the grazing of livestock, the 

12 Secretary shall make a payment to the producer 

13 under this section if the producer enters into an 

14 agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other har15 vesting of the wheat, barley, or oats on that acreage. 

16 (2) GRAZING OF TRITICALE ACREAGE.—Effective 

17 for the 2014 crop year and each succeeding crop year, 

18 with respect to a producer on a farm that uses acre19 age planted to triticale for the grazing of livestock, the 

20 Secretary shall make a payment to the producer 

21 under this section if the producer enters into an 

22 agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other har23 vesting of triticale on that acreage. 

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

2 made under this section to a producer on a farm de3 scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to the 

4 amount determined by multiplying— 

5 (A) the loan deficiency payment rate deter6 mined under section 1205(c) in effect, as of the 

7 date of the agreement, for the county in which 

8 the farm is located; by 

9 (B) the payment quantity determined by 

10 multiplying— 

11 (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage 

12 on the farm with respect to which the pro13 ducer elects to forgo harvesting of wheat, 

14 barley, or oats; and 

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

16 the calculation of price loss coverage under 

17 subtitle A with respect to that loan com18 modity on the farm; or 

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

20 payment yield for that loan commodity, an 

21 appropriate yield established by the Sec22 retary in a manner consistent with section 

23 1106(c) of this Act. 

24 (2) GRAZING OF TRITICALE ACREAGE.—The 

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

2 shall be equal to the amount determined by multi3 plying— 

4 (A) the loan deficiency payment rate deter5 mined under section 1205(c) in effect for wheat, 

6 as of the date of the agreement, for the county in 

7 which the farm is located; by 

8 (B) the payment quantity determined by 

9 multiplying— 

10 (i) the quantity of the grazed acreage 

11 on the farm with respect to which the pro12 ducer elects to forgo harvesting of triticale; 

13 and 

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

15 the calculation of price loss coverage under 

16 subtitle A with respect to wheat on the 

17 farm; or 

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

19 payment yield for wheat, an appropriate 

20 yield established by the Secretary in a man21 ner consistent with section 1106(c) of this 

22 Act. 

23 (c) TIME, MANNER, AND AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENT.— 

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

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1 same manner as loan deficiency payments are made 

2 under section 1205. 

3 (2) AVAILABILITY.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es5 tablish an availability period for the payments 

6 authorized by this section. 

7 (B) CERTAIN COMMODITIES.—In the case of 

8 wheat, barley, and oats, the availability period 

9 shall be consistent with the availability period 

10 for the commodity established by the Secretary 

11 for marketing assistance loans authorized by this 

12 subtitle. 

13 (d) PROHIBITION ON CROP INSURANCE INDEMNITY OR

14 NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE.—A 2014 crop or suc15 ceeding annual crop of wheat, barley, oats, or triticale 

16 planted on acreage that a producer elects, in the agreement 

17 required by subsection (a), to use for the grazing of livestock 

18 in lieu of any other harvesting of the crop shall not be eligi19 ble for an indemnity under a policy or plan of insurance 

20 authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

21 1501 et seq.) or noninsured crop assistance under section 

22 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform 

23 Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333). 
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1 SEC. 1207. SPECIAL MARKETING LOAN PROVISIONS FOR UP2 LAND COTTON. 

3 (a) SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA.— 

4 (1) DEFINITION OF SPECIAL IMPORT QUOTA.—In 

5 this subsection, the term ‘‘special import quota’’ 

6 means a quantity of imports that is not subject to the 

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

8 (2) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall 

10 carry out an import quota program beginning 

11 on August 1, 2014, as provided in this sub12 section. 

13 (B) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Whenever 

14 the Secretary determines and announces that for 

15 any consecutive 4-week period, the Friday 

16 through Thursday average price quotation for the 

17 lowest-priced United States growth, as quoted for 

Middling (M) 13 18 ⁄32-inch cotton, delivered to a de19 finable and significant international market, as 

20 determined by the Secretary, exceeds the pre21 vailing world market price, there shall imme22 diately be in effect a special import quota. 

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

24 consumption during a 1-week period of cotton by do25 mestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of 

26 the most recent 3 months for which official data of the 
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1 Department of Agriculture are available or, in the ab2 sence of sufficient data, as estimated by the Secretary. 

3 (4) APPLICATION.—The quota shall apply to up4 land cotton purchased not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the Secretary’s announcement under para6 graph (2) and entered into the United States not later 

7 than 180 days after that date. 

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

9 established that overlaps any existing quota period if 

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

11 quota period may not be established under this sub12 section if a quota period has been established under 

13 subsection (b). 

14 (6) PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.—The 

15 quantity under a special import quota shall be con16 sidered to be an in-quota quantity for purposes of— 

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

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

19 (B) section 204 of the Andean Trade Pref20 erence Act (19 U.S.C. 3203); 

21 (C) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 

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

23 (D) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Har24 monized Tariff Schedule. 
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1 (7) LIMITATION.—The quantity of cotton entered 

2 into the United States during any marketing year 

3 under the special import quota established under this 

4 subsection may not exceed the equivalent of 10 weeks’ 

5 consumption of upland cotton by domestic mills at 

6 the seasonally adjusted average rate of the 3 months 

7 immediately preceding the first special import quota 

8 established in any marketing year. 

9 (b) LIMITED GLOBAL IMPORT QUOTA FOR UPLAND

10 COTTON.— 

11 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

12 (A) DEMAND.—The term ‘‘demand’’ 

13 means— 

14 (i) the average seasonally adjusted an15 nual rate of domestic mill consumption of 

16 cotton during the most recent 3 months for 

17 which official data of the Department of Ag18 riculture are available or, in the absence of 

19 sufficient data, as estimated by the Sec20 retary; and 

21 (ii) the larger of— 

22 (I) average exports of upland cot23 ton during the preceding 6 marketing 

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1 (II) cumulative exports of upland 

2 cotton plus outstanding export sales for 

3 the marketing year in which the quota 

4 is established. 

5 (B) LIMITED GLOBAL IMPORT QUOTA.—The 

6 term ‘‘limited global import quota’’ means a 

7 quantity of imports that is not subject to the 

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

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

10 using the latest official data of the Department 

11 of Agriculture— 

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

13 the beginning of the marketing year (ad14 justed to 480-pound bales) in which the 

15 quota is established; 

16 (ii) production of the current crop; and 

17 (iii) imports to the latest date avail18 able during the marketing year. 

19 (2) PROGRAM.—The President shall carry out an 

20 import quota program that provides that whenever 

21 the Secretary determines and announces that the av22 erage price of the base quality of upland cotton, as de23 termined by the Secretary, in the designated spot 

24 markets for a month exceeded 130 percent of the aver25 age price of the quality of cotton in the markets for 
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1 the preceding 36 months, notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law, there shall immediately be in effect 

3 a limited global import quota subject to the following 

4 conditions: 

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

6 shall be equal to 21 days of domestic mill con7 sumption of upland cotton at the seasonally ad8 justed average rate of the most recent 3 months 

9 for which official data of the Department of Ag10 riculture are available or, in the absence of suffi11 cient data, as estimated by the Secretary. 

12 (B) QUANTITY IF PRIOR QUOTA.—If a quota 

13 has been established under this subsection during 

14 the preceding 12 months, the quantity of the 

15 quota next established under this subsection shall 

16 be the smaller of 21 days of domestic mill con17 sumption calculated under subparagraph (A) or 

18 the quantity required to increase the supply to 

19 130 percent of the demand. 

20 (C) PREFERENTIAL TARIFF TREATMENT.— 

21 The quantity under a limited global import 

22 quota shall be considered to be an in-quota quan23 tity for purposes of— 
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1 (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean 

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

3 2703(d)); 

4 (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade 

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

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

7 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)); and 

8 (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Har9 monized Tariff Schedule. 

10 (D) QUOTA ENTRY PERIOD.—When a quota 

11 is established under this subsection, cotton may 

12 be entered under the quota during the 90-day pe13 riod beginning on the date the quota is estab14 lished by the Secretary. 

15 (3) NO OVERLAP.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

16 (2), a quota period may not be established that over17 laps an existing quota period or a special quota pe18 riod established under subsection (a). 

19 (c) ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE TO USERS

20 OF UPLAND COTTON.— 

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

22 Secretary shall, on a monthly basis, make economic 

23 adjustment assistance available to domestic users of 

24 upland cotton in the form of payments for all docu25 mented use of that upland cotton during the previous 
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1 monthly period regardless of the origin of the upland 

2 cotton. 

3 (2) VALUE OF ASSISTANCE.—Effective beginning 

4 on August 1, 2013, the value of the assistance pro5 vided under paragraph (1) shall be 3 cents per pound. 

6 (3) ALLOWABLE PURPOSES.—Economic adjust7 ment assistance under this subsection shall be made 

8 available only to domestic users of upland cotton that 

9 certify that the assistance shall be used only to ac10 quire, construct, install, modernize, develop, convert, 

11 or expand land, plant, buildings, equipment, facili12 ties, or machinery. 

13 (4) REVIEW OR AUDIT.—The Secretary may con14 duct such review or audit of the records of a domestic 

15 user under this subsection as the Secretary determines 

16 necessary to carry out this subsection. 

17 (5) IMPROPER USE OF ASSISTANCE.—If the Sec18 retary determines, after a review or audit of the 

19 records of the domestic user, that economic adjustment 

20 assistance under this subsection was not used for the 

21 purposes specified in paragraph (3), the domestic user 

22 shall be— 

23 (A) liable for the repayment of the assist24 ance to the Secretary, plus interest, as deter25 mined by the Secretary; and 
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1 (B) ineligible to receive assistance under 

2 this subsection for a period of 1 year following 

3 the determination of the Secretary. 

4 SEC. 1208. SPECIAL COMPETITIVE PROVISIONS FOR EXTRA 

5 LONG STAPLE COTTON. 

6 (a) COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding 

7 any other provision of law, the Secretary shall carry out 

8 a program— 

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

10 extra long staple cotton produced in the United 

11 States; 

12 (2) to increase exports of extra long staple cotton 

13 produced in the United States; and 

14 (3) to ensure that extra long staple cotton pro15 duced in the United States remains competitive in 

16 world markets. 

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

18 the program, the Secretary shall make payments available 

19 under this section whenever— 

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

21 market price for the lowest priced competing growth 

22 of extra long staple cotton (adjusted to United States 

23 quality and location and for other factors affecting 

24 the competitiveness of such cotton), as determined by 

25 the Secretary, is below the prevailing United States 
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1 price for a competing growth of extra long staple cot2 ton; and 

3 (2) the lowest priced competing growth of extra 

4 long staple cotton (adjusted to United States quality 

5 and location and for other factors affecting the com6 petitiveness of such cotton), as determined by the Sec7 retary, is less than 134 percent of the loan rate for 

8 extra long staple cotton. 

9 (c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The Secretary shall make 

10 payments available under this section to domestic users of 

11 extra long staple cotton produced in the United States and 

12 exporters of extra long staple cotton produced in the United 

13 States that enter into an agreement with the Commodity 

14 Credit Corporation to participate in the program under 

15 this section. 

16 (d) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—Payments under this section 

17 shall be based on the amount of the difference in the prices 

18 referred to in subsection (b)(1) during the fourth week of 

19 the consecutive 4-week period multiplied by the amount of 

20 documented purchases by domestic users and sales for ex21 port by exporters made in the week following such a con22 secutive 4-week period. 

23 SEC. 1209. AVAILABILITY OF RECOURSE LOANS FOR HIGH 

24 MOISTURE FEED GRAINS AND SEED COTTON. 

25 (a) HIGH MOISTURE FEED GRAINS.— 
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1 (1) DEFINITION OF HIGH MOISTURE STATE.—In 

2 this subsection, the term ‘‘high moisture state’’ means 

3 corn or grain sorghum having a moisture content in 

4 excess of Commodity Credit Corporation standards 

5 for marketing assistance loans made by the Secretary 

6 under section 1201. 

7 (2) RECOURSE LOANS AVAILABLE.—For the 2014 

8 crop and each succeeding annual crop of corn and 

9 grain sorghum, the Secretary shall make available re10 course loans, as determined by the Secretary, to pro11 ducers on a farm that— 

12 (A) normally harvest all or a portion of 

13 their crop of corn or grain sorghum in a high 

14 moisture state; 

15 (B) present— 

16 (i) certified scale tickets from an in17 spected, certified commercial scale, includ18 ing a licensed warehouse, feedlot, feed mill, 

19 distillery, or other similar entity approved 

20 by the Secretary, pursuant to regulations 

21 issued by the Secretary; or 

22 (ii) field or other physical measure23 ments of the standing or stored crop in re24 gions of the United States, as determined by 

25 the Secretary, that do not have certified 
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1 commercial scales from which certified scale 

2 tickets may be obtained within reasonable 

3 proximity of harvest operation; 

4 (C) certify that the producers on the farm 

5 were the owners of the feed grain at the time of 

6 delivery to, and that the quantity to be placed 

7 under loan under this subsection was in fact 

8 harvested on the farm and delivered to, a feedlot, 

9 feed mill, or commercial or on-farm high-mois10 ture storage facility, or to a facility maintained 

11 by the users of corn and grain sorghum in a 

12 high moisture state; and 

13 (D) comply with deadlines established by 

14 the Secretary for harvesting the corn or grain 

15 sorghum and submit applications for loans 

16 under this subsection within deadlines estab17 lished by the Secretary. 

18 (3) ELIGIBILITY OF ACQUIRED FEED GRAINS.— 

19 A loan under this subsection shall be made on a 

20 quantity of corn or grain sorghum of the same crop 

21 acquired by the producer equivalent to a quantity de22 termined by multiplying— 

23 (A) the acreage of the corn or grain sor24 ghum in a high moisture state harvested on the 

25 farm of the producer; by 
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1 (B) the lower of the farm program payment 

2 yield used to make payments under subtitle A or 

3 the actual yield on a field, as determined by the 

4 Secretary, that is similar to the field from which 

5 the corn or grain sorghum was obtained. 

6 (b) RECOURSE LOANS AVAILABLE FOR SEED COT7 TON.—For the 2014 crop and each succeeding annual crop 

8 of upland cotton and extra long staple cotton, the Secretary 

9 shall make available recourse seed cotton loans, as deter10 mined by the Secretary, on any production. 

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

12 loan made under this section shall be at the loan rate estab13 lished for the commodity by the Secretary, plus interest (de14 termined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Ag15 riculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 

16 7283)). 

17 SEC. 1210. ADJUSTMENTS OF LOANS. 

18 (a) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection 

19 (e), the Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in 

20 the loan rates for any loan commodity (other than cotton) 

21 for differences in grade, type, quality, location, and other 

22 factors. 

23 (b) MANNER OF ADJUSTMENT.—The adjustments 

24 under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent prac25 ticable, be made in such a manner that the average loan 
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1 level for the commodity will, on the basis of the anticipated 

2 incidence of the factors, be equal to the level of support de3 termined in accordance with this subtitle and subtitle C. 

4 (c) ADJUSTMENT ON COUNTY BASIS.— 

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

6 loan rates for a crop for producers in individual 

7 counties in a manner that results in the lowest loan 

8 rate being 95 percent of the national average loan 

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

10 in outlays. 

11 (2) PROHIBITION.—Adjustments under this sub12 section shall not result in an increase in the national 

13 average loan rate for any year. 

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

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make ap16 propriate adjustments in the loan rate for cotton for 

17 differences in quality factors. 

18 (2) TYPES OF ADJUSTMENTS.—Loan rate adjust19 ments under paragraph (1) may include— 

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

21 in addition to spot market price data, that 

22 would enhance the accuracy of the price informa23 tion used in determining quality adjustments 

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1 (B) adjustments in the premiums or dis2 counts associated with upland cotton with a sta3 ple length of 33 or above due to micronaire with 

4 the goal of eliminating any unnecessary artifi5 cial splits in the calculations of the premiums or 

6 discounts; and 

7 (C) such other adjustments as the Secretary 

8 determines appropriate, after consultations con9 ducted in accordance with paragraph (3). 

10 (3) CONSULTATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.— 

11 (A) PRIOR TO REVISION.—In making ad12 justments to the loan rate for cotton (including 

13 any review of the adjustments) as provided in 

14 this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with 

15 representatives of the United States cotton indus16 try. 

17 (B) INAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVI18 SORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory 

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

20 to consultations under this subsection. 

21 (4) REVIEW OF ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 

22 may review the operation of the upland cotton quality 

23 adjustments implemented pursuant to this subsection 

24 and may make further adjustments to the administra25 tion of the loan program for upland cotton, by revok-
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1 ing or revising any adjustment taken under para2 graph (2). 

3 (e) RICE.—The Secretary shall not make adjustments 

4 in the loan rates for long grain rice and medium grain 

5 rice, except for differences in grade and quality (including 

6 milling yields). 

7 Subtitle C—Sugar 

8 SEC. 1301. SUGAR PROGRAM. 

9 (a) CONTINUATION OF CURRENT PROGRAM AND LOAN

10 RATES.— 

11 (1) SUGARCANE.—Section 156(a)(5) of the Fed12 eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

13 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)(5)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘the 2012 crop year’’ and inserting ‘‘the 2012 crop 

15 year and each succeeding crop year’’. 

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

17 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

18 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘each of the 2009 through 2012 crop years’’ and in20 serting ‘‘the 2009 crop year and each succeeding crop 

21 year’’. 

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

23 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 

24 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(i)) is repealed. 
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1 (b) FLEXIBLE MARKETING ALLOTMENTS FOR

2 SUGAR.— 

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

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

5 1359bb(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘each of the 

6 2008 through 2012 crop years’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

7 2008 crop year and each succeeding crop year’’. 

8 (2) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Section 359i(a) of the 

9 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 

10 1359ii(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘only for the 2008 

11 through 2012 crop years’’ and inserting ‘‘for the 2008 

12 crop year and each succeeding crop year’’. 

13 Subtitle D—Dairy 

14 PART I—DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE 

15 PROGRAM 

16 SEC. 1401. DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PRO17 GRAM. 

18 Subtitle E of title I of the Food, Conservation, and 

19 Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8771 et seq.) is amended by 

20 adding at the end the following new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1511. DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN INSURANCE PRO22 GRAM. 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 ‘‘(1) ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN.—The 

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1 ference between the all-milk price and the average feed 

2 cost, as calculated under subsection (b)(2). 

3 ‘‘(2) ALL-MILK PRICE.—The term ‘all-milk price’ 

4 means the average price received, per hundredweight 

5 of milk, by dairy producers for all milk sold to plants 

6 and dealers in the United States, as reported by the 

7 National Agricultural Statistics Service. 

8 ‘‘(3) AVERAGE FEED COST.—The term ‘average 

9 feed cost’ means the average cost of feed used by a 

10 dairy operation to produce a hundredweight of milk, 

11 determined under subsection (b)(1) using the sum of 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(A) The product determined by multi14 plying— 

15 ‘‘(i) 1.0728; by 

16 ‘‘(ii) the price of corn per bushel. 

17 ‘‘(B) The product determined by multi18 plying— 

19 ‘‘(i) 0.00735; by 

20 ‘‘(ii) the price of soybean meal per ton. 

21 ‘‘(C) The product determined by multi22 plying— 

23 ‘‘(i) 0.0137; by 

24 ‘‘(ii) the price of alfalfa hay per ton. 
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1 ‘‘(4) CONSECUTIVE 2-MONTH PERIOD.—The term 

2 ‘consecutive 2-month period’ refers to the 2-month pe3 riod consisting of the months of January and Feb4 ruary, March and April, May and June, July and 

5 August, September and October, or November and De6 cember, respectively. 

7 ‘‘(5) DAIRY PRODUCER.—The term ‘dairy pro8 ducer’ means an individual or entity that directly or 

9 indirectly (as determined by the Secretary)— 

10 ‘‘(A) shares in the risk of producing milk; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) makes contributions (including land, 

13 labor, management, equipment, or capital) to the 

14 dairy operation of the individual or entity that 

15 are at least commensurate with the share of the 

16 individual or entity of the proceeds of the oper17 ation. 

18 ‘‘(6) MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.—The term 

19 ‘margin insurance program’ means the dairy pro20 ducer margin insurance program required by this sec21 tion. 

22 ‘‘(7) PARTICIPATING DAIRY PRODUCER.—The 

23 term ‘participating dairy producer’ means a dairy 

24 producer that registers under subsection (d)(2) to par25 ticipate in the margin insurance program. 
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1 ‘‘(8) PRODUCTION HISTORY.—The term ‘produc2 tion history’ means the quantity of annual milk mar3 ketings determined for a dairy producer under sub4 section (e)(1). 

5 ‘‘(9) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United States’, 

6 in a geographical sense, means the 50 States. 

7 ‘‘(b) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FEED COST AND AC8 TUAL DAIRY PRODUCER MARGINS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FEED COST.— 

10 The Secretary shall calculate the national average 

11 feed cost for each month using the following data: 

12 ‘‘(A) The price of corn for a month shall be 

13 the price received during that month by agricul14 tural producers in the United States for corn, as 

15 reported in the monthly Agriculture Prices re16 port by the Secretary. 

17 ‘‘(B) The price of soybean meal for a month 

18 shall be the central Illinois price for soybean 

19 meal, as reported in the Market News–Monthly 

20 Soybean Meal Price Report by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(C) The price of alfalfa hay for a month 

22 shall be the price received during that month by 

23 agricultural producers in the United States for 

24 alfalfa hay, as reported in the monthly Agri25 culture Prices report by the Secretary. 
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1 ‘‘(2) CALCULATION OF ACTUAL DAIRY PRODUCER

2 MARGINS.—The Secretary shall calculate the actual 

3 dairy producer margin for each consecutive 2-month 

4 period by subtracting— 

5 ‘‘(A) the average feed cost for that consecu6 tive 2-month period, determined in accordance 

7 with paragraph (1); from 

8 ‘‘(B) the all-milk price for that consecutive 

9 2-month period. 

10 ‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF DAIRY PRODUCER MARGIN

11 INSURANCE PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish and 

12 administer a dairy producer margin insurance program for 

13 the purpose of protecting dairy producer income by paying 

14 participating dairy producers margin insurance payments 

15 when actual dairy producer margins are less than the 

16 threshold levels for the payments. 

17 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY AND REGISTRATION OF DAIRY PRO18 DUCERS FOR MARGIN INSURANCE PROGRAM.— 

19 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—All dairy producers in the 

20 United States shall be eligible to participate in the 

21 margin insurance program. 

22 ‘‘(2) REGISTRATION PROCESS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) REGISTRATION.— 

24 ‘‘(i) ANNUAL REGISTRATION.—On an 

25 annual basis, the Secretary shall register all 
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1 interested dairy producers in the margin 

2 insurance program. 

3 ‘‘(ii) MANNER AND FORM.—The Sec4 retary shall specify the manner and form by 

5 which a dairy producer shall register for the 

6 margin insurance program. 

7 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF MULTI-PRODUCER OP8 ERATIONS.—If a dairy operation consists of 

9 more than 1 dairy producer, all of the dairy pro10 ducers of the operation shall be treated as a sin11 gle dairy producer for purposes of— 

12 ‘‘(i) purchasing margin insurance; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) payment of producer premiums 

14 under subsection (f)(4). 

15 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF PRODUCERS WITH

16 MULTIPLE DAIRY OPERATIONS.—If a dairy pro17 ducer operates 2 or more dairy operations, each 

18 dairy operation of the producer shall require a 

19 separate registration to participate and purchase 

20 margin insurance. 

21 ‘‘(3) TIME FOR REGISTRATION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) EXISTING DAIRY PRODUCERS.—Dur23 ing the 1-year period beginning on the date of 

24 enactment of this section, and annually there25 after, a dairy producer that is actively engaged 
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1 in a dairy operation as of that date may register 

2 with the Secretary to participate in the margin 

3 insurance program. 

4 ‘‘(B) NEW ENTRANTS.—A dairy producer 

5 that has no existing interest in a dairy oper6 ation as of the date of enactment of this section, 

7 but that, after that date, establishes a new dairy 

8 operation, may register with the Secretary dur9 ing the 180-day period beginning on the date on 

10 which the dairy operation first markets milk 

11 commercially to participate in the margin insur12 ance program. 

13 ‘‘(4) RETROACTIVITY.— 

14 ‘‘(A) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF RETRO15 ACTIVE PROTECTION.—Not later than 30 days 

16 after the effective date of this section, the Sec17 retary shall publish a notice in the Federal Reg18 ister to inform dairy producers of the avail19 ability of retroactive margin insurance, subject 

20 to the condition that interested producers must 

21 file a notice of intent (in such form and manner 

22 as the Secretary specifies in the Federal Register 

23 notice) to participate in the margin insurance 

24 program. 

25 ‘‘(B) RETROACTIVE MARGIN INSURANCE.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) AVAILABILITY.—If a dairy pro2 ducer files a notice of intent under subpara3 graph (A) to participate in the margin in4 surance program before the initiation of the 

5 sign-up period for the margin insurance 

6 program and subsequently signs up for the 

7 margin insurance program, the producer 

8 shall receive margin insurance retroactive 

9 to the effective date of this section. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DURATION.—Retroactive margin 

11 insurance under this paragraph for a dairy 

12 producer shall apply from the effective date 

13 of this section until the date on which the 

14 producer signs up for the margin insurance 

15 program. 

16 ‘‘(C) NOTICE OF INTENT AND OBLIGATION

17 TO PARTICIPATE.—In no way does filing a notice 

18 of intent under this paragraph obligate a dairy 

19 producer to sign up for the margin insurance 

20 program once the program rules are final, but if 

21 a producer does file a notice of intent and subse22 quently signs up for the margin insurance pro23 gram, that dairy producer is obligated to pay 

24 premiums for any retroactive margin insurance 

25 selected in the notice of intent. 
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1 ‘‘(5) RECONSTITUTION.—The Secretary shall en2 sure that a dairy producer does not reconstitute a 

3 dairy operation for the sole purpose of purchasing 

4 margin insurance. 

5 ‘‘(e) PRODUCTION HISTORY OF PARTICIPATING DAIRY

6 PRODUCERS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF PRODUCTION HIS8 TORY.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall de10 termine the production history of the dairy oper11 ation of each participating dairy producer in the 

12 margin insurance program. 

13 ‘‘(B) CALCULATION.—Except as provided in 

14 subparagraphs (C) and (D), the production his15 tory of a participating dairy producer shall be 

16 equal to the highest annual milk marketings of 

17 the dairy producer during any 1 of the 3 cal18 endar years immediately preceding the registra19 tion of the dairy producer for participation in 

20 the margin insurance program. 

21 ‘‘(C) UPDATING PRODUCTION HISTORY.—So 

22 long as a participating producer remains reg23 istered, the production history of the partici24 pating producer shall be annually updated based 

25 on the highest annual milk marketings of the 
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1 dairy producer during any one of the 3 imme2 diately preceding calendar years. 

3 ‘‘(D) NEW PRODUCERS.—If a dairy pro4 ducer has been in operation for less than 1 year, 

5 the Secretary shall determine the initial produc6 tion history of the dairy producer under sub7 paragraph (B) by extrapolating the actual milk 

8 marketings for the months that the dairy pro9 ducer has been in operation to a yearly amount. 

10 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—A participating 

11 dairy producer shall provide all information that the 

12 Secretary may require in order to establish the pro13 duction history of the dairy operation of the dairy 

14 producer. 

15 ‘‘(3) TRANSFER OF PRODUCTION HISTORY.— 

16 ‘‘(A) TRANSFER BY SALE.— 

17 ‘‘(i) REQUEST FOR TRANSFER.—If an 

18 existing dairy producer sells an entire dairy 

19 operation to another party, the seller and 

20 purchaser may jointly request that the Sec21 retary transfer to the purchaser the interest 

22 of the seller in the production history of the 

23 dairy operation. 

24 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—If the Secretary de25 termines that the seller has sold the entire 
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1 dairy operation to the purchaser, the Sec2 retary shall approve the transfer and, there3 after, the seller shall have no interest in the 

4 production history of the sold dairy oper5 ation. 

6 ‘‘(B) TRANSFER BY LEASE.— 

7 ‘‘(i) REQUEST FOR TRANSFER.—If an 

8 existing dairy producer leases an entire 

9 dairy operation to another party, the lessor 

10 and lessee may jointly request that the Sec11 retary transfer to the lessee for the duration 

12 of the term of the lease the interest of the 

13 lessor in the production history of the dairy 

14 operation. 

15 ‘‘(ii) TRANSFER.—If the Secretary de16 termines that the lessor has leased the entire 

17 dairy operation to the lessee, the Secretary 

18 shall approve the transfer and, thereafter, 

19 the lessor shall have no interest for the du20 ration of the term of the lease in the produc21 tion history of the leased dairy operation. 

22 ‘‘(C) COVERAGE LEVEL.—A purchaser or 

23 lessee to whom the Secretary transfers a produc24 tion history under this paragraph may not ob25 tain a different level of margin insurance cov-
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1 erage held by the seller or lessor from whom the 

2 transfer was obtained. 

3 ‘‘(D) NEW ENTRANTS.—The Secretary may 

4 not transfer the production history determined 

5 for a dairy producer described in subsection 

6 (d)(3)(B) to another person. 

7 ‘‘(4) MOVEMENT AND TRANSFER OF PRODUCTION

8 HISTORY.— 

9 ‘‘(A) MOVEMENT AND TRANSFER AUTHOR10 IZED.—Subject to subparagraph (B), if a dairy 

11 producer moves from 1 location to another loca12 tion, the dairy producer may maintain the pro13 duction history associated with the operation. 

14 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—A 

15 dairy producer shall notify the Secretary of any 

16 move of a dairy operation under subparagraph 

17 (A). 

18 ‘‘(C) SUBSEQUENT OCCUPATION OF VA19 CATED LOCATION.—A party subsequently occu20 pying a dairy operation location vacated as de21 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall have no inter22 est in the production history previously associ23 ated with the operation at that location. 

24 ‘‘(f) MARGIN INSURANCE.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the time of the registra2 tion of a dairy producer in the margin insurance 

3 program under subsection (d) and annually thereafter 

4 during the duration of the margin insurance pro5 gram, an eligible dairy producer may purchase mar6 gin insurance. 

7 ‘‘(2) SELECTION OF PAYMENT THRESHOLD.—A 

8 participating dairy producer purchasing margin in9 surance shall elect a coverage level in any increment 

10 of $0.50, with a minimum of $4.00 and a maximum 

11 of $8.00. 

12 ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF COVERAGE PERCENTAGE.—A 

13 participating dairy producer purchasing margin in14 surance shall elect a percentage of coverage, equal to 

15 not more than 80 percent nor less than 25 percent, of 

16 the production history of the dairy operation of the 

17 participating dairy producer. 

18 ‘‘(4) PRODUCER PREMIUMS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) PREMIUMS REQUIRED.—A partici20 pating dairy producer that purchases margin in21 surance shall pay an annual premium equal to 

22 the product obtained by multiplying— 

23 ‘‘(i) the percentage selected by the 

24 dairy producer under paragraph (3); 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the production history applicable 

2 to the dairy producer; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the premium per hundredweight 

4 of milk, as specified in the applicable table 

5 under subparagraph (B) or (C). 

6 ‘‘(B) PREMIUM PER HUNDREDWEIGHT FOR

7 FIRST 4 MILLION POUNDS OF PRODUCTION.—For 

8 the first 4,000,000 pounds of milk marketings in9 cluded in the annual production history of a 

10 participating dairy operation, the premium per 

11 hundredweight corresponding to each coverage 

12 level specified in the following table is as follows: 

‘‘Coverage Level Premium per Cwt. 

$4.00 $0.00 

$4.50 $0.01 

$5.00 $0.02 

$5.50 $0.035 

$6.00 $0.045 

$6.50 $0.09 

$7.00 $0.18 

$7.50 $0.60 

$8.00 $0.95 

13 ‘‘(C) PREMIUM PER HUNDREDWEIGHT FOR

14 PRODUCTION IN EXCESS OF 4 MILLION

15 POUNDS.—For milk marketings in excess of 

16 4,000,000 pounds included in the annual pro17 duction history of a participating dairy oper18 ation, the premium per hundredweight cor19 responding to each coverage level is as follows: 
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‘‘Coverage Level Premium per Cwt. 

$4.00 $0.030 

$4.50 $0.045 

$5.00 $0.066 

$5.50 $0.11 

$6.00 $0.185 

$6.50 $0.29 

$7.00 $0.38 

$7.50 $0.83 

$8.00 $1.06 

1 ‘‘(D) TIME FOR PAYMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(i) FIRST YEAR.—As soon as prac3 ticable after a dairy producer registers to 

4 participate in the margin insurance pro5 gram and purchases margin insurance, the 

6 dairy producer shall pay the premium de7 termined under subparagraph (A) for the 

8 dairy producer for the first calendar year of 

9 the margin insurance. 

10 ‘‘(ii) SUBSEQUENT YEARS.— 

11 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—When the 

12 dairy producer first purchases margin 

13 insurance, the dairy producer shall 

14 also elect the method by which the 

15 dairy producer will pay premiums 

16 under this subsection for subsequent 

17 years in accordance with 1 of the 

18 schedules described in subclauses (II) 

19 and (III). 
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1 ‘‘(II) SINGLE ANNUAL PAY2 MENT.—The participating dairy pro3 ducer may elect to pay 100 percent of 

4 the annual premium determined under 

5 subparagraph (A) for the dairy pro6 ducer for a calendar year by not later 

7 than January 15 of the calendar year. 

8 ‘‘(III) SEMI-ANNUAL PAYMENTS.— 

9 The participating dairy producer may 

10 elect to pay— 

11 ‘‘(aa) 50 percent of the an12 nual premium determined under 

13 subparagraph (A) for the dairy 

14 producer for a calendar year by 

15 not later than January 15 of the 

16 calendar year; and 

17 ‘‘(bb) the remaining 50 per18 cent of the premium by not later 

19 than June 15 of the calendar 

20 year. 

21 ‘‘(5) PRODUCER PREMIUM OBLIGATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) PRO-RATION OF FIRST YEAR PRE23 MIUM.—A participating dairy producer that 

24 purchases margin insurance after initial reg25 istration in the margin insurance program shall 
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1 pay a pro-rated premium for the first calendar 

2 year based on the date on which the producer 

3 purchases the coverage. 

4 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT PREMIUMS.—Except as 

5 provided in subparagraph (A), the annual pre6 mium for a participating dairy producer shall 

7 be determined under paragraph (4) for each year 

8 in which the margin insurance program is in ef9 fect. 

10 ‘‘(C) LEGAL OBLIGATION.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

12 in clauses (ii) and (iii), a participating 

13 dairy producer that purchases margin in14 surance shall be legally obligated to pay the 

15 applicable premiums for the entire period of 

16 the margin insurance program (as provided 

17 in the payment schedule elected under para18 graph (4)(B)), and may not opt out of the 

19 margin insurance program. 

20 ‘‘(ii) DEATH.—If the dairy producer 

21 dies, the estate of the deceased may cancel 

22 the margin insurance and shall not be re23 sponsible for any further premium pay24 ments. 
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1 ‘‘(iii) RETIREMENT.—If the dairy pro2 ducer retires, the producer may request that 

3 Secretary cancel the margin insurance if 

4 the producer has terminated the dairy oper5 ation entirely and certifies under oath that 

6 the producer will not be actively engaged in 

7 any dairy operation for at least the next 7 

8 years. 

9 ‘‘(6) PAYMENT THRESHOLD.—A participating 

10 dairy producer with margin insurance shall receive a 

11 margin insurance payment whenever the average ac12 tual dairy producer margin for a consecutive 2-month 

13 period is less than the coverage level threshold selected 

14 by the dairy producer under paragraph (2). 

15 ‘‘(7) MARGIN INSURANCE PAYMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

17 make a margin insurance protection payment to 

18 each participating dairy producer whenever the 

19 average actual dairy producer margin for a con20 secutive 2-month period is less than the coverage 

21 level threshold selected by the dairy producer 

22 under paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The margin 

24 insurance payment for the dairy operation of a 
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1 participating dairy producer shall be determined 

2 as follows: 

3 ‘‘(i) The Secretary shall calculate the 

4 difference between— 

5 ‘‘(I) the coverage level threshold 

6 selected by the dairy producer under 

7 paragraph (2); and 

8 ‘‘(II) the average actual dairy 

9 producer margin for the consecutive 2- 

10 month period. 

11 ‘‘(ii) The amount determined under 

12 clause (i) shall be multiplied by— 

13 ‘‘(I) the percentage selected by the 

14 dairy producer under paragraph (3); 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(II) the lesser of— 

17 ‘‘(aa) the quotient obtained 

18 by dividing— 

19 ‘‘(AA) the production 

20 history applicable to the pro21 ducer under subsection (e)(1); 

22 by 

23 ‘‘(BB) 6; and 

24 ‘‘(bb) the actual quantity of 

25 milk marketed by the dairy oper-
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1 ation of the dairy producer dur2 ing the consecutive 2-month pe3 riod. 

4 ‘‘(g) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO PAY PREMIUMS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) LOSS OF BENEFITS.—A participating dairy 

6 producer that is in arrears on premium payments for 

7 margin insurance— 

8 ‘‘(A) remains legally obligated to pay the 

9 premiums; and 

10 ‘‘(B) may not receive margin insurance 

11 until the premiums are fully paid. 

12 ‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary may take 

13 such action as is necessary to collect premium pay14 ments for margin insurance. 

15 ‘‘(h) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 

16 The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and the au17 thorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 

18 this section. 

19 ‘‘(i) PROGRAM START DATE.—The Secretary shall con20 duct the margin insurance program beginning on October 

21 1, 2013.’’. 

22 SEC. 1402. RULEMAKING. 

23 (a) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of regulations for 

24 the initiation of the margin insurance program, and for 
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1 administration of the margin insurance program, shall be 

2 made— 

3 (1) without regard to chapter 35 of title 44, 

4 United States Code (commonly known as the Paper5 work Reduction Act); 

6 (2) without regard to the Statement of Policy of 

7 the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 

8 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed 

9 rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; 

10 and 

11 (3) subject to subsection (b), pursuant to section 

12 553 of title 5, United States Code. 

13 (b) SPECIAL RULEMAKING REQUIREMENTS.— 

14 (1) INTERIM RULES AUTHORIZED.—With respect 

15 to the margin insurance program, the Secretary may 

16 promulgate interim rules under the authority pro17 vided in subparagraph (B) of section 553(b) of title 

18 5, United States Code, if the Secretary determines 

19 such interim rules to be needed. Any such interim 

20 rules for the margin insurance program shall be effec21 tive on publication. 

22 (2) FINAL RULES.—With respect to the margin 

23 insurance program, the Secretary shall promulgate 

24 final rules, with an opportunity for public notice and 
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1 comment, no later than 21 months after the date of 

2 the enactment of this Act. 

3 (c) INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL ORDER.—Section 

4 143(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re5 form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7253(a)(2)) is amended by add6 ing at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Subsection 

7 (b)(2) does not apply to the authority of the Secretary under 

8 this subsection.’’. 

9 PART II—REPEAL OR REAUTHORIZATION OF 

10 OTHER DAIRY-RELATED PROVISIONS 

11 SEC. 1411. REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT PRICE SUPPORT 

12 AND MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PRO13 GRAMS. 

14 (a) REPEAL OF DAIRY PRODUCT PRICE SUPPORT

15 PROGRAM.—Section 1501 of the Food, Conservation, and 

16 Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8771) is repealed. 

17 (b) REPEAL OF MILK INCOME LOSS CONTRACT PRO18 GRAM.—Section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and En19 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8773) is repealed. 

20 SEC. 1412. REPEAL OF DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) REPEAL.—Section 153 of the Food Security Act 

23 of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a–14) is repealed. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 902(2) of 

2 the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act 

3 of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201(2)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking subparagraph (D); and 

5 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 

6 as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively. 

7 SEC. 1413. EXTENSION OF DAIRY FORWARD PRICING PRO8 GRAM. 

9 Section 1502(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

10 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8772(e)) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in12 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 

13 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2015’’ and in14 serting ‘‘2021’’. 

15 SEC. 1414. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM. 

16 Section 3 of Public Law 90–484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 1415. EXTENSION OF DAIRY PROMOTION AND RE19 SEARCH PROGRAM. 

20 Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabiliza21 tion Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)) is amended by strik22 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 1416. 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. 1421. 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 agricultural 

22 production of crops or livestock. 

23 (B) DESCRIPTION.—An individual or entity 

24 referred to in subparagraph (A) is— 

25 (i) a citizen of the United States; 

26 (ii) a resident alien; 
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1 (iii) a partnership of citizens of the 

2 United States; or 

3 (iv) a corporation, limited liability 

4 corporation, or other farm organizational 

5 structure organized under State law. 

6 (2) FARM-RAISED FISH.—The term ‘‘farm-raised 

7 fish’’ means any aquatic species that is propagated 

8 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 fiscal year 2012 and each 

23 succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such 

24 sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity 

25 Credit Corporation to make livestock indemnity pay-
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1 ments to eligible producers on farms that have in2 curred livestock death losses in excess of the normal 

3 mortality, as determined by the Secretary, due to— 

4 (A) attacks by animals reintroduced into 

5 the wild by the Federal Government or protected 

6 by Federal law, including wolves and avian 

7 predators; or 

8 (B) adverse weather, as determined by the 

9 Secretary, during the calendar year, including 

10 losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, disease, 

11 wildfires, extreme heat, and extreme cold. 

12 (2) PAYMENT RATES.—Indemnity payments to 

13 an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1) 

14 shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market 

15 value of the applicable livestock on the day before the 

16 date of death of the livestock, as determined by the 

17 Secretary. 

18 (3) SPECIAL RULE FOR PAYMENTS MADE DUE TO

19 DISEASE.—The Secretary shall ensure that payments 

20 made to an eligible producer under paragraph (1) are 

21 not made for the same livestock losses for which com22 pensation is provided pursuant to section 10407(d) of 

23 the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8306(d)). 

24 (c) LIVESTOCK FORAGE DISASTER PROGRAM.— 

25 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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1 (A) COVERED LIVESTOCK.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

3 in clause (ii), the term ‘‘covered livestock’’ 

4 means livestock of an eligible livestock pro5 ducer that, during the 60 days prior to the 

6 beginning date of a qualifying drought or 

7 fire condition, as determined by the Sec8 retary, the eligible livestock producer— 

9 (I) owned; 

10 (II) leased; 

11 (III) purchased; 

12 (IV) entered into a contract to 

13 purchase; 

14 (V) is a contract grower; or 

15 (VI) sold or otherwise disposed of 

16 due to qualifying drought conditions 

17 during— 

18 (aa) the current production 

19 year; or 

20 (bb) subject to paragraph 

21 (3)(B)(ii), 1 or both of the 2 pro22 duction years immediately pre23 ceding the current production 

24 year. 
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1 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘covered 

2 livestock’’ does not include livestock that 

3 were or would have been in a feedlot, on the 

4 beginning date of the qualifying drought or 

5 fire condition, as a part of the normal busi6 ness operation of the eligible livestock pro7 ducer, as determined by the Secretary. 

8 (B) DROUGHT MONITOR.—The term 

9 ‘‘drought monitor’’ means a system for 

10 classifying drought severity according to a range 

11 of abnormally dry to exceptional drought, as de12 fined by the Secretary. 

13 (C) ELIGIBLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCER.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 livestock producer’’ means an eligible pro16 ducer on a farm that— 

17 (I) is an owner, cash or share les18 see, or contract grower of covered live19 stock that provides the pastureland or 

20 grazing land, including cash-leased 

21 pastureland or grazing land, for the 

22 livestock; 

23 (II) provides the pastureland or 

24 grazing land for covered livestock, in25 cluding cash-leased pastureland or 
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1 grazing land that is physically located 

2 in a county affected by drought; 

3 (III) certifies grazing loss; and 

4 (IV) meets all other eligibility re5 quirements established under this sub6 section. 

7 (ii) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘eligible 

8 livestock producer’’ does not include an 

9 owner, cash or share lessee, or contract 

10 grower of livestock that rents or leases 

11 pastureland or grazing land owned by an12 other person on a rate-of-gain basis. 

13 (D) NORMAL CARRYING CAPACITY.—The 

14 term ‘‘normal carrying capacity’’, with respect 

15 to each type of grazing land or pastureland in 

16 a county, means the normal carrying capacity, 

17 as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i), that 

18 would be expected from the grazing land or 

19 pastureland for livestock during the normal graz20 ing period, in the absence of a drought or fire 

21 that diminishes the production of the grazing 

22 land or pastureland. 

23 (E) NORMAL GRAZING PERIOD.—The term 

24 ‘‘normal grazing period’’, with respect to a coun25 ty, means the normal grazing period during the 
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1 calendar year for the county, as determined 

2 under paragraph (3)(D)(i). 

3 (2) PROGRAM.—For fiscal year 2012 and each 

4 succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such 

5 sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity 

6 Credit Corporation to provide compensation for losses 

7 to eligible livestock producers due to grazing losses for 

8 covered livestock due to— 

9 (A) a drought condition, as described in 

10 paragraph (3); or 

11 (B) fire, as described in paragraph (4). 

12 (3) ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO DROUGHT

13 CONDITIONS.— 

14 (A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—An eligible livestock 

16 producer may receive assistance under this 

17 subsection only for grazing losses for covered 

18 livestock that occur on land that— 

19 (I) is native or improved 

20 pastureland with permanent vegetative 

21 cover; or 

22 (II) is planted to a crop planted 

23 specifically for the purpose of pro24 viding grazing for covered livestock. 
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1 (ii) EXCLUSIONS.—An eligible livestock 

2 producer may not receive assistance under 

3 this subsection for grazing losses that occur 

4 on land used for haying or grazing under 

5 the conservation reserve program established 

6 under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle 

7 D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 

8 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.). 

9 (B) MONTHLY PAYMENT RATE.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

11 in clause (ii), the payment rate for assist12 ance under this paragraph for 1 month 

13 shall, in the case of drought, be equal to 60 

14 percent of the lesser of— 

15 (I) the monthly feed cost for all 

16 covered livestock owned or leased by the 

17 eligible livestock producer, as deter18 mined under subparagraph (C); or 

19 (II) the monthly feed cost cal20 culated by using the normal carrying 

21 capacity of the eligible grazing land of 

22 the eligible livestock producer. 

23 (ii) PARTIAL COMPENSATION.—In the 

24 case of an eligible livestock producer that 

25 sold or otherwise disposed of covered live-
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1 stock due to drought conditions in 1 or both 

2 of the 2 production years immediately pre3 ceding the current production year, as de4 termined by the Secretary, the payment rate 

5 shall be 80 percent of the payment rate oth6 erwise calculated in accordance with clause 

7 (i). 

8 (C) MONTHLY FEED COST.— 

9 (i) IN GENERAL.—The monthly feed 

10 cost shall equal the product obtained by 

11 multiplying— 

12 (I) 30 days; 

13 (II) a payment quantity that is 

14 equal to the feed grain equivalent, as 

15 determined under clause (ii); and 

16 (III) a payment rate that is equal 

17 to the corn price per pound, as deter18 mined under clause (iii). 

19 (ii) FEED GRAIN EQUIVALENT.—For 

20 purposes of clause (i)(II), the feed grain 

21 equivalent shall equal— 

22 (I) in the case of an adult beef 

23 cow, 15.7 pounds of corn per day; or 

24 (II) in the case of any other type 

25 of weight of livestock, an amount deter-
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1 mined by the Secretary that represents 

2 the average number of pounds of corn 

3 per day necessary to feed the livestock. 

4 (iii) CORN PRICE PER POUND.—For 

5 purposes of clause (i)(III), the corn price 

6 per pound shall equal the quotient obtained 

7 by dividing— 

8 (I) the higher of— 

9 (aa) the national average 

10 corn price per bushel for the 12- 

11 month period immediately pre12 ceding March 1 of the year for 

13 which the disaster assistance is 

14 calculated; or 

15 (bb) the national average 

16 corn price per bushel for the 24- 

17 month period immediately pre18 ceding that March 1; by 

19 (II) 56. 

20 (D) NORMAL GRAZING PERIOD AND

21 DROUGHT MONITOR INTENSITY.— 

22 (i) FSA COUNTY COMMITTEE DETER23 MINATIONS.— 

24 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

25 shall determine the normal carrying 
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1 capacity and normal grazing period 

2 for each type of grazing land or 

3 pastureland in the county served by the 

4 applicable committee. 

5 (II) CHANGES.—No change to the 

6 normal carrying capacity or normal 

7 grazing period established for a county 

8 under subclause (I) shall be made un9 less the change is requested by the ap10 propriate State and county Farm 

11 Service Agency committees. 

12 (ii) DROUGHT INTENSITY.— 

13 (I) D2.—An eligible livestock pro14 ducer that owns or leases grazing land 

15 or pastureland that is physically lo16 cated in a county that is rated by the 

17 U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D2 

18 (severe drought) intensity in any area 

19 of the county for at least 8 consecutive 

20 weeks during the normal grazing pe21 riod for the county, as determined by 

22 the Secretary, shall be eligible to re23 ceive assistance under this paragraph 

24 in an amount equal to 1 monthly pay-
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1 ment using the monthly payment rate 

2 determined under subparagraph (B). 

3 (II) D3.—An eligible livestock 

4 producer that owns or leases grazing 

5 land or pastureland that is physically 

6 located in a county that is rated by the 

7 U.S. Drought Monitor as having at 

8 least a D3 (extreme drought) intensity 

9 in any area of the county at any time 

10 during the normal grazing period for 

11 the county, as determined by the Sec12 retary, shall be eligible to receive as13 sistance under this paragraph— 

14 (aa) in an amount equal to 3 

15 monthly payments using the 

16 monthly payment rate determined 

17 under subparagraph (B); 

18 (bb) if the county is rated as 

19 having a D3 (extreme drought) 

20 intensity in any area of the coun21 ty for at least 4 weeks during the 

22 normal grazing period for the 

23 county, or is rated as having a 

24 D4 (exceptional drought) intensity 

25 in any area of the county at any 
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1 time during the normal grazing 

2 period, in an amount equal to 4 

3 monthly payments using the 

4 monthly payment rate determined 

5 under subparagraph (B); or 

6 (cc) if the county is rated as 

7 having a D4 (exceptional drought) 

8 intensity in any area of the coun9 ty for at least 4 weeks during the 

10 normal grazing period, in an 

11 amount equal to 5 monthly pay12 ments using the monthly rate de13 termined under subparagraph 

14 (B). 

15 (4) ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO FIRE ON

16 PUBLIC MANAGED LAND.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible livestock pro18 ducer may receive assistance under this para19 graph only if— 

20 (i) the grazing losses occur on range21 land that is managed by a Federal agency; 

22 and 

23 (ii) the eligible livestock producer is 

24 prohibited by the Federal agency from graz-
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1 ing the normal permitted livestock on the 

2 managed rangeland due to a fire. 

3 (B) PAYMENT RATE.—The payment rate for 

4 assistance under this paragraph shall be equal to 

5 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for the total 

6 number of livestock covered by the Federal lease 

7 of the eligible livestock producer, as determined 

8 under paragraph (3)(C). 

9 (C) PAYMENT DURATION.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

11 (ii), an eligible livestock producer shall be 

12 eligible to receive assistance under this 

13 paragraph for the period— 

14 (I) beginning on the date on 

15 which the Federal agency excludes the 

16 eligible livestock producer from using 

17 the managed rangeland for grazing; 

18 and 

19 (II) ending on the last day of the 

20 Federal lease of the eligible livestock 

21 producer. 

22 (ii) LIMITATION.—An eligible livestock 

23 producer may only receive assistance under 

24 this paragraph for losses that occur on not 

25 more than 180 days per year. 
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1 (5) NO DUPLICATIVE PAYMENTS.—An eligible 

2 livestock producer may elect to receive assistance for 

3 grazing or pasture feed losses due to drought condi4 tions under paragraph (3) or fire under paragraph 

5 (4), but not both for the same loss, as determined by 

6 the Secretary. 

7 (d) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR LIVESTOCK, HONEY

8 BEES, AND FARM-RAISED FISH.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2012 and each 

10 succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not 

11 more than $20,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity 

12 Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to eli13 gible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm14 raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due to dis15 ease (including cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or 

16 other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, as 

17 determined by the Secretary, that are not covered 

18 under subsection (b) or (c). 

19 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 

20 under this subsection shall be used to reduce losses 

21 caused by feed or water shortages, disease, or other 

22 factors as determined by the Secretary. 

23 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds made 

24 available under this subsection shall remain available 

25 until expended. 
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1 (e) TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

2 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

3 (A) ELIGIBLE ORCHARDIST.—The term ‘‘eli4 gible orchardist’’ means a person that produces 

5 annual crops from trees for commercial purposes. 

6 (B) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘nat7 ural disaster’’ means plant disease, insect infes8 tation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, 

9 lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by 

10 the Secretary. 

11 (C) NURSERY TREE GROWER.—The term 

12 ‘‘nursery tree grower’’ means a person who pro13 duces nursery, ornamental, fruit, nut, or Christ14 mas trees for commercial sale, as determined by 

15 the Secretary. 

16 (D) TREE.—The term ‘‘tree’’ includes a 

17 tree, bush, and vine. 

18 (2) ELIGIBILITY.— 

19 (A) LOSS.—Subject to subparagraph (B), 

20 for fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal 

21 year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are 

22 necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit 

23 Corporation to provide assistance— 

24 (i) under paragraph (3) to eligible or25 chardists and nursery tree growers that 
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1 planted trees for commercial purposes but 

2 lost the trees as a result of a natural dis3 aster, as determined by the Secretary; and 

4 (ii) under paragraph (3)(B) to eligible 

5 orchardists and nursery tree growers that 

6 have a production history for commercial 

7 purposes on planted or existing trees but 

8 lost the trees as a result of a natural dis9 aster, as determined by the Secretary. 

10 (B) LIMITATION.—An eligible orchardist or 

11 nursery tree grower shall qualify for assistance 

12 under subparagraph (A) only if the tree mor13 tality of the eligible orchardist or nursery tree 

14 grower, as a result of damaging weather or re15 lated condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for 

16 normal mortality). 

17 (3) ASSISTANCE.—Subject to paragraph (4), the 

18 assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible or19 chardists and nursery tree growers for losses described 

20 in paragraph (2) shall consist of— 

21 (A)(i) reimbursement of 65 percent of the 

22 cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural dis23 aster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess 

24 of 15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal 

25 mortality); or 
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1 (ii) at the option of the Secretary, sufficient 

2 seedlings to reestablish a stand; and 

3 (B) reimbursement of 50 percent of the cost 

4 of pruning, removal, and other costs incurred by 

5 an eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower to 

6 salvage existing trees or, in the case of tree mor7 tality, to prepare the land to replant trees as a 

8 result of damage or tree mortality due to a nat9 ural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in 

10 excess of 15 percent damage or mortality (ad11 justed for normal tree damage and mortality). 

12 (4) LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE.— 

13 (A) DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL ENTITY AND

14 PERSON.—In this paragraph, the terms ‘‘legal 

15 entity’’ and ‘‘person’’ have the meaning given 

16 those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Secu17 rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308(a)). 

18 (B) AMOUNT.—The total amount of pay19 ments received, directly or indirectly, by a per20 son or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or 

21 general partnership) under this subsection may 

22 not exceed $125,000 for any crop year, or an 

23 equivalent value in tree seedlings. 

24 (C) ACRES.—The total quantity of acres 

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1 son or legal entity shall be entitled to receive 

2 payments under this subsection may not exceed 

3 500 acres. 

4 (f) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.— 

5 (1) DEFINITIONS OF LEGAL ENTITY AND PER6 SON.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘legal entity’’ and 

7 ‘‘person’’ have the meaning given those terms in sec8 tion 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 

9 U.S.C. 1308(a)). 

10 (2) AMOUNT.—The total amount of disaster as11 sistance payments received, directly or indirectly, by 

12 a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or 

13 general partnership) under this section (excluding 

14 payments received under subsection (e)) may not ex15 ceed $125,000 for any crop year. 

16 (3) DIRECT ATTRIBUTION.—Subsections (e) and 

17 (f) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 

18 (7 U.S.C. 1308) or any successor provisions relating 

19 to direct attribution shall apply with respect to as20 sistance provided under this section. 

21 SEC. 1502. NATIONAL DROUGHT COUNCIL AND NATIONAL 

22 DROUGHT POLICY ACTION PLAN. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

25 National Drought Council established by this section. 
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1 (2) DROUGHT.—The term ‘‘drought’’ means a 

2 natural disaster that is caused by a deficiency in pre3 cipitation— 

4 (A) that may lead to a deficiency in surface 

5 and subsurface water supplies (including rivers, 

6 streams, wetlands, ground water, soil moisture, 

7 reservoir supplies, lake levels, and snow pack); 

8 and 

9 (B) that causes or may cause— 

10 (i) substantial economic or social im11 pacts; or 

12 (ii) physical damage or injury to indi13 viduals, property, or the environment. 

14 (3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has 

15 the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 

16 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

17 U.S.C. 450b). 

18 (4) MEMBER.—The term ‘‘member’’, with respect 

19 to the National Drought Council, means a member of 

20 the Council specified or appointed under this section 

21 or, in the absence of the member, the member’s des22 ignee. 

23 (5) MITIGATION.—The term ‘‘mitigation’’ means 

24 a short- or long-term action, program, or policy that 
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1 is implemented in advance of or during a drought to 

2 minimize any risks and impacts of drought. 

3 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the several 

6 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, 

7 Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

8 Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 

9 United States Virgin Islands. 

10 (8) TRIGGER.—The term ‘‘trigger’’ means the 

11 thresholds or criteria that must be satisfied before 

12 mitigation or emergency assistance may be provided 

13 to an area— 

14 (A) in which drought is emerging; or 

15 (B) that is experiencing a drought. 

16 (9) WATERSHED.—The term ‘‘watershed’’ means 

17 a region or area with common hydrology, an area 

18 drained by a waterway that drains into a lake or res19 ervoir, the total area above a given point on a stream 

20 that contributes water to the flow at that point, or the 

21 topographic dividing line from which surface streams 

22 flow in two different directions. In no case shall a 

23 watershed be larger than a river basin. 

24 (10) WATERSHED GROUP.—The term ‘‘watershed 

25 group’’ means a group of individuals, formally recog-
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1 nized by the appropriate State or States, who rep2 resent the broad scope of relevant interests within a 

3 watershed and who work together in a collaborative 

4 manner to jointly plan the management of the nat5 ural resources contained within the watershed. 

6 (b) EFFECT OF SECTION.—This section does not af7 fect— 

8 (1) the authority of a State to allocate quantities 

9 of water under the jurisdiction of the State; or 

10 (2) any State water rights established as of the 

11 date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (c) NATIONAL DROUGHT COUNCIL.— 

13 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

14 the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture a council to 

15 be known as the ‘‘National Drought Council’’. 

16 (2) MEMBERSHIP.— 

17 (A) COMPOSITION.—The Council shall be 

18 composed of— 

19 (i) the Secretary (or the designee of the 

20 Secretary); 

21 (ii) the Secretary of Commerce (or the 

22 designee of the Secretary of Commerce); 

23 (iii) the Secretary of the Army (or the 

24 designee of the Secretary of the Army); 
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1 (iv) the Secretary of the Interior (or 

2 the designee of the Secretary of the Inte3 rior); 

4 (v) the Director of the Federal Emer5 gency Management Agency (or the designee 

6 of the Director); 

7 (vi) the Administrator of the Environ8 mental Protection Agency (or the designee of 

9 the Administrator); 

10 (vii) 4 members appointed by the Sec11 retary, in coordination with the National 

12 Governors Association, each of whom shall 

13 be the Governor of a State (or the designee 

14 of the Governor) and who collectively shall 

15 represent the geographic diversity of the Na16 tion; 

17 (viii) 1 member appointed by the Sec18 retary, in coordination with the National 

19 Association of Counties; 

20 (ix) 1 member appointed by the Sec21 retary, in coordination with the United 

22 States Conference of Mayors; 

23 (x) 1 member appointed by the Sec24 retary of the Interior, in coordination with 
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1 Indian tribes, to represent the interests of 

2 tribal governments; and 

3 (xi) 1 member appointed by the Sec4 retary, in coordination with the National 

5 Association of Conservation Districts, to 

6 represent local soil and water conservation 

7 districts. 

8 (B) DATE OF APPOINTMENT.—The appoint9 ment of each member of the Council shall be 

10 made not later than 120 days after the date of 

11 enactment of this Act. 

12 (3) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

13 (A) TERM.—A non-Federal member of the 

14 Council appointed under paragraph (2) shall be 

15 appointed for a term of two years. 

16 (B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Coun17 cil— 

18 (i) shall not affect the powers of the 

19 Council; and 

20 (ii) shall be filled in the same manner 

21 as the original appointment was made. 

22 (C) TERMS OF MEMBERS FILLING VACAN23 CIES.—Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 

24 occurring before the expiration of the term for 

25 which the member’s predecessor was appointed 
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1 shall be appointed only for the remainder of that 

2 term. 

3 (4) MEETINGS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall meet 

5 at the call of the co-chairs. 

6 (B) FREQUENCY.—The Council shall meet 

7 at least semiannually. 

8 (5) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

9 Council shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num10 ber may hold hearings or conduct other business. 

11 (6) COUNCIL LEADERSHIP.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a Federal 

13 co-chair and non-Federal co-chair of the Council. 

14 (B) APPOINTMENT.— 

15 (i) FEDERAL CO-CHAIR.—The Sec16 retary shall be the Federal co-chair. 

17 (ii) NON-FEDERAL CO-CHAIR.—The 

18 non-Federal members of the Council shall 

19 elect, on a biannual basis, a non-Federal co20 chair of the Council from among the mem21 bers appointed under paragraph (2). 

22 (d) DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall— 

24 (A) not later than one year after the date 

25 of the first meeting of the Council, develop a 
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1 comprehensive National Drought Policy Action 

2 Plan that— 

3 (i)(I) delineates and integrates respon4 sibilities for activities relating to drought 

5 (including drought preparedness, mitiga6 tion, research, risk management, training, 

7 and emergency relief) among Federal agen8 cies; and 

9 (II) ensures that those activities are co10 ordinated with the activities of the States, 

11 local governments, Indian tribes, and neigh12 boring countries; 

13 (ii) is consistent with— 

14 (I) this Act and other applicable 

15 Federal laws; and 

16 (II) the laws and policies of the 

17 States for water management; 

18 (iii) is integrated with drought man19 agement programs of the States, Indian 

20 tribes, local governments, watershed groups, 

21 and private entities; and 

22 (iv) avoids duplicating Federal, State, 

23 tribal, local, watershed, and private drought 

24 preparedness and monitoring programs in 
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1 existence on the date of enactment of this 

2 Act; 

3 (B) evaluate Federal drought-related pro4 grams in existence on the date of enactment of 

5 this Act and make recommendations to Congress 

6 and the President on means of eliminating— 

7 (i) discrepancies between the goals of 

8 the programs and actual service delivery; 

9 (ii) duplication among programs; and 

10 (iii) any other circumstances that 

11 interfere with the effective operation of the 

12 programs; 

13 (C) make recommendations to the President, 

14 Congress, and appropriate Federal agencies on— 

15 (i) the establishment of common inter16 agency triggers for authorizing Federal 

17 drought mitigation programs; and 

18 (ii) improving the consistency and 

19 fairness of assistance among Federal 

20 drought relief programs; 

21 (D) encourage and facilitate the develop22 ment of drought preparedness plans under sub23 title C, including establishing the guidelines 

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1 (E) based on a review of drought prepared2 ness plans, develop and make available to the 

3 public drought planning models to reduce water 

4 resource conflicts relating to water conservation 

5 and droughts; 

6 (F) develop and coordinate public aware7 ness activities to provide the public with access 

8 to understandable and informative materials on 

9 drought, including— 

10 (i) explanations of the causes of 

11 drought, the impacts of drought, and the 

12 damages from drought; 

13 (ii) descriptions of the value and bene14 fits of land stewardship to reduce the im15 pacts of drought and to protect the environ16 ment; 

17 (iii) clear instructions for appropriate 

18 responses to drought, including water con19 servation, water reuse, and detection and 

20 elimination of water leaks; 

21 (iv) information on State and local 

22 laws applicable to drought; and 

23 (v) opportunities for assistance to re24 source-dependent businesses and industries 

25 in times of drought; and 
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1 (G) establish operating procedures for the 

2 Council. 

3 (2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub4 section, the Council shall consult with groups affected 

5 by drought emergencies. 

6 (3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

7 (A) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one 

9 year after the date of the first meeting of the 

10 Council, and annually thereafter, the Coun11 cil shall submit to Congress a report on the 

12 activities carried out under this section. 

13 (ii) INCLUSIONS.— 

14 (I) IN GENERAL.—The annual re15 port shall include a summary of 

16 drought preparedness plans. 

17 (II) INITIAL REPORT.—The initial 

18 report submitted under subparagraph 

19 (A) shall include any recommendations 

20 of the Council. 

21 (B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than seven 

22 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

23 Council shall submit to Congress a report that 

24 recommends— 

25 (i) amendments to this section; and 
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1 (ii) whether the Council should con2 tinue. 

3 (e) POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.— 

4 (1) HEARINGS.—The Council may hold hearings, 

5 meet and act at any time and place, take any testi6 mony and receive any evidence that the Council con7 siders advisable to carry out this section. 

8 (2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council may obtain 

10 directly from any Federal agency any informa11 tion that the Council considers necessary to 

12 carry out this section. 

13 (B) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

15 in clause (ii), on request of the Secretary or 

16 the non-Federal co-chair of the Council, the 

17 head of a Federal agency may provide in18 formation to the Council. 

19 (ii) LIMITATION.—The head of a Fed20 eral agency shall not provide any informa21 tion to the Council that the Federal agency 

22 head determines the disclosure of which may 

23 cause harm to national security interests. 

24 (3) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Council may use 

25 the United States mail in the same manner and 
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1 under the same conditions as other agencies of the 

2 Federal Government. 

3 (4) GIFTS.—The Council may accept, use, and 

4 dispose of gifts or donations of services or property. 

5 (f) COUNCIL PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 

6 (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 

7 (A) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member 

8 of the Council who is not an officer or employee 

9 of the Federal Government shall serve without 

10 compensation. 

11 (B) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 

12 the Council who is an officer or employee of the 

13 United States shall serve without compensation 

14 in addition to the compensation received for 

15 services of the member as an officer or employee 

16 of the Federal Government. 

17 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Coun18 cil shall be allowed travel expenses at rates authorized 

19 for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of 

20 chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away 

21 from the home or regular place of business of the 

22 member in the performance of the duties of the Coun23 cil. 
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1 (g) TERMINATION OF COUNCIL.—The Council shall ter2 minate at the end of the eighth fiscal year beginning on 

3 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 Subtitle F—Administration 

5 SEC. 1601. ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY. 

6 (a) USE OF COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.—The 

7 Secretary of Agriculture shall use the funds, facilities, and 

8 authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry 

9 out this title. 

10 (b) DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.—A determina11 tion made by the Secretary under this title shall be final 

12 and conclusive. 

13 (c) REGULATIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

15 in this subsection, not later than 90 days after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the 

17 Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall 

18 promulgate such regulations as are necessary to im19 plement this title and the amendments made by this 

20 title. 

21 (2) PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of the regu22 lations and administration of this title and the 

23 amendments made by this title and sections 10003 

24 and 10016 of this Act shall be made— 
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1 (A) pursuant to section 553 of title 5, 

2 United States Code, including by interim rules 

3 effective on publication under the authority pro4 vided in subparagraph (B) of subsection (b) of 

5 such section if the Secretary determines such in6 terim rules to be needed and final rules, with an 

7 opportunity for notice and comment, no later 

8 than 21 months after the date of the enactment 

9 of this Act; 

10 (B) without regard to chapter 35 of title 44, 

11 United States Code (commonly known as the 

12 ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’); and 

13 (C) without regard to the Statement of Pol14 icy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 

15 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to no16 tices of proposed rulemaking and public partici17 pation in rulemaking. 

18 (d) ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY RELATED TO TRADE

19 AGREEMENTS COMPLIANCE.— 

20 (1) REQUIRED DETERMINATION; ADJUSTMENT.— 

21 If the Secretary determines that expenditures under 

22 this title that are subject to the total allowable domes23 tic support levels under the Uruguay Round Agree24 ments (as defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round 

25 Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501)) will exceed the al-
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1 lowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the 

2 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

3 make adjustments in the amount of the expenditures 

4 during that period to ensure that the expenditures do 

5 not exceed the allowable levels. 

6 (2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Before 

7 making any adjustment under paragraph (1), the 

8 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri9 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com10 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 

11 Senate a report describing the determination made 

12 under that paragraph and the extent of the adjust13 ment to be made. 

14 SEC. 1602. REPEAL OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AU15 THORITY. 

16 (a) AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938.— 

17 (1) REPEALS.—The following provisions of the 

18 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 are repealed: 

19 (A) Parts II through V of subtitle B of title 

20 III (7 U.S.C. 1326 et seq.). 

21 (B) Subtitle D of title III (7 U.S.C. 1379a 

22 et seq.). 

23 (C) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). 

24 (2) INAPPLICABILITY TO UPLAND COTTON.—Sec25 tion 377 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
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1 (7 U.S.C. 1377) is amended by striking ‘‘was not 

2 fully planted’’ and inserting ‘‘was not fully planted: 

3 Provided further, That effective on the date of the en4 actment of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

5 Management Act of 2013, this section shall not apply 

6 to upland cotton’’. 

7 (b) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 1949.—The following pro8 visions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 are repealed: 

9 (1) Section 101 (7 U.S.C. 1441). 

10 (2) Section 103(a) (7 U.S.C. 1444(a)). 

11 (3) Section 105 (7 U.S.C. 1444b). 

12 (4) Section 107 (7 U.S.C. 1445a). 

13 (5) Section 110 (7 U.S.C. 1445e). 

14 (6) Section 112 (7 U.S.C. 1445g). 

15 (7) Section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k). 

16 (8) Section 201 (7 U.S.C. 1446). 

17 (9) Title III (7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.). 

18 (10) Title IV (7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.), other than 

19 sections 404, 412, and 416 (7 U.S.C. 1424, 1429, and 

20 1431). 

21 (11) Title V (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.). 

22 (12) Title VI (7 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). 

23 (c) SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN QUOTA PROVISIONS.— 

24 The joint resolution entitled ‘‘A joint resolution relating to 

25 corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural 
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1 Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended’’, approved May 26, 

2 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330, 1340), is repealed. 

3 SEC. 1603. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1001 of the Food Security 

5 Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (3) 

7 and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(3) LEGAL ENTITY.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘legal entity’ 

10 means— 

11 ‘‘(i) an organization that (subject to 

12 the requirements of this section and section 

13 1001A) is eligible to receive a payment 

14 under a provision of law referred to in sub15 section (b), (c), or (d); 

16 ‘‘(ii) a corporation, joint stock com17 pany, association, limited partnership, lim18 ited liability company, limited liability 

19 partnership, charitable organization, estate, 

20 irrevocable trust, grantor of a revocable 

21 trust, or other similar entity (as determined 

22 by the Secretary); and 

23 ‘‘(iii) an organization that is partici24 pating in a farming operation as a partner 
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1 in a general partnership or as a partici2 pant in a joint venture. 

3 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘legal entity’ 

4 does not include a general partnership or joint 

5 venture.’’; 

6 (2) by striking subsections (b) through (d) and 

7 inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS FOR COVERED COM9 MODITIES AND PEANUTS.—The total amount of payments 

10 received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity 

11 for any crop year for 1 or more covered commodities and 

12 peanuts under title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and 

13 Risk Management Act of 2013 may not exceed $125,000, 

14 of which— 

15 ‘‘(1) not more than $75,000 may consist of mar16 keting loan gains and loan deficiency payments 

17 under subtitle B of title I of the Federal Agriculture 

18 Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013; and 

19 ‘‘(2) not more than $50,000 may consist of any 

20 other payments made for covered commodities and 

21 peanuts under title I of the Federal Agriculture Re22 form and Risk Management Act of 2013. 

23 ‘‘(c) SPOUSAL EQUITY.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

25 (b), except as provided in paragraph (2), if a person 
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1 and the spouse of the person are covered by paragraph 

2 (2) and receive, directly or indirectly, any payment 

3 or gain covered by this section, the total amount of 

4 payments or gains (as applicable) covered by this sec5 tion that the person and spouse may jointly receive 

6 during any crop year may not exceed an amount 

7 equal to twice the applicable dollar amounts specified 

8 in subsection (b). 

9 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) SEPARATE FARMING OPERATIONS.—In 

11 the case of a married couple in which each 

12 spouse, before the marriage, was separately en13 gaged in an unrelated farming operation, each 

14 spouse shall be treated as a separate person with 

15 respect to a farming operation brought into the 

16 marriage by a spouse, subject to the condition 

17 that the farming operation shall remain a sepa18 rate farming operation, as determined by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(B) ELECTION TO RECEIVE SEPARATE PAY21 MENTS.—A married couple may elect to receive 

22 payments separately in the name of each spouse 

23 if the total amount of payments and benefits de24 scribed in subsection (b) that the married couple 

25 receives, directly or indirectly, does not exceed an 
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1 amount equal to twice the applicable dollar 

2 amounts specified in those subsections.’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (f), by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(iii) IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS.—In pro6 mulgating regulations to define the term 

7 ‘legal entity’ as the term applies to irrev8 ocable trusts, the Secretary shall ensure that 

9 irrevocable trusts are legitimate entities that 

10 have not been created for the purpose of 

11 avoiding a payment limitation.’’; and 

12 (4) in subsection (h), in the second sentence, by 

13 striking ‘‘or other entity’’ and inserting ‘‘or legal en14 tity’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 (1) Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 

17 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sub19 sections (b) and (c)’’ each place it appears in 

20 paragraphs (1) and (3)(B) and inserting ‘‘sub21 section (b)’’; 

22 (B) in subsection (f)— 

23 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Sub24 sections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub25 section (b)’’; 
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1 (ii) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking 

2 ‘‘subsection (b) or (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub3 section (b)’’; 

4 (iii) in paragraph (5)— 

5 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik6 ing ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 

7 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

8 striking ‘‘subsection (b), (c), or (d)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 

10 (iv) in paragraph (6)— 

11 (I) in subparagraph (A), by strik12 ing ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (d), 

13 except as provided in subsection (g)’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 

15 subsection (f)’’; and 

16 (II) in subparagraph (B), by 

17 striking ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d)’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

19 (C) in subsection (g)— 

20 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘subsection 

22 (f)(6)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

23 (e)(6)(A)’’; and 
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1 (II) by striking ‘‘subsection (b) or 

2 (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

3 and 

4 (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 

5 ‘‘subsections (b) and (c)’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 

7 (D) by redesignating subsections (e) through 

8 (h) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively. 

9 (2) Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 

10 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–1) is amended— 

11 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub12 sections (b) and (c) of section 1001’’ and insert13 ing ‘‘section 1001(b)’’; and 

14 (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘sub15 section (b) or (c) of section 1001’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘section 1001(b)’’. 

17 (3) Section 1001B(a) of the Food Security Act of 

18 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–2(a)) is amended in the matter 

19 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘subsections (b) 

20 and (c) of section 1001’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

21 1001(b)’’. 

22 (c) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this sec23 tion shall apply beginning with the 2014 crop year. 
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1 SEC. 1603A. PAYMENTS LIMITED TO ACTIVE FARMERS. 

2 Section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 

3 U.S.C. 1308–1) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘or active personal manage6 ment’’ each place it appears in subparagraphs 

7 (A)(i)(II) and (B)(ii); and 

8 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘, as 

9 applied to the legal entity, are met by the legal 

10 entity, the partners or members making a sig11 nificant contribution of personal labor or active 

12 personal management’’ and inserting ‘‘are met 

13 by partners or members making a significant 

14 contribution of personal labor, those partners or 

15 members’’; and 

16 (2) in subsection (c)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

19 inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) the landowner share-rents the land at 

21 a rate that is usual and customary;’’; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

23 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

24 and 

25 (iii) by adding at the end the fol26 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(C) the share of the payments received by 

2 the landowner is commensurate with the share of 

3 the crop or income received as rent.’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘ac5 tive personal management or’’; 

6 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and all that fol8 lows through ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person’’ 

9 and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(5) CUSTOM FARMING SERVICES.—A person’’; 

11 (ii) by inserting ‘‘under usual and cus12 tomary terms’’ after ‘‘services’’; and 

13 (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); 

14 and 

15 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(7) FARM MANAGERS.—A person who otherwise 

17 meets the requirements of this subsection other than 

18 (b)(2)(A)(i)(II) shall be considered to be actively en19 gaged in farming, as determined by the Secretary, 

20 with respect to the farming operation, including a 

21 farming operation that is a sole proprietorship, a 

22 legal entity such as a joint venture or general part23 nership, or a legal entity such as a corporation or 

24 limited partnership, if the person— 
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1 ‘‘(A) makes a significant contribution of 

2 management to the farming operation necessary 

3 for the farming operation, taking into account— 

4 ‘‘(i) the size and complexity of the 

5 farming operation; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) the management requirements 

7 normally and customarily required by simi8 lar farming operations; 

9 ‘‘(B)(i) is the only person in the farming 

10 operation qualifying as actively engaged in 

11 farming by using the farm manager special class 

12 designation under this paragraph; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) together with any other persons in the 

14 farming operation qualifying as actively engaged 

15 in farming under subsection (b)(2) or as part of 

16 a special class under this subsection, does not 

17 collectively receive, directly or indirectly, an 

18 amount equal to more than the applicable limits 

19 under section 1001(b); 

20 ‘‘(C) does not use the management contribu21 tion under this paragraph to qualify as actively 

22 engaged in more than 1 farming operation; and 

23 ‘‘(D) manages a farm operation that does 

24 not substantially share equipment, labor, or 

25 management with persons or legal entities that 
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1 with the person collectively receive, directly or 

2 indirectly, an amount equal to more than the 

3 applicable limits under section 1001(b).’’. 

4 SEC. 1604. ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME LIMITATION. 

5 (a) LIMITATIONS AND COVERED BENEFITS.—Section 

6 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308– 

7 3a(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘LIMI9 TATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘LIMITATIONS ON COM10 MODITY AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS’’; 

11 (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and in12 serting the following new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

14 provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not be 

15 eligible to receive any benefit described in paragraph 

16 (2) during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as appro17 priate, if the average adjusted gross income of the per18 son or legal entity exceeds $950,000. 

19 ‘‘(2) COVERED BENEFITS.—Paragraph (1) ap20 plies with respect to a payment or benefit under sub21 title A, B, or E of title I, or title II of the Federal 

22 Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 

23 2013, title II of the Farm Security and Rural Invest24 ment Act of 2002, title II of the Food, Conservation, 

25 and Energy Act of 2008, title XII of the Food Secu-
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1 rity Act of 1985, section 524(b) of the Federal Crop 

2 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)), or section 196 of 

3 the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act 

4 of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333).’’. 

5 (b) ELIMINATION OF UNUSED DEFINITIONS.—Para6 graph (1) of section 1001D(a) of the Food Security Act of 

7 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(1) AVERAGE ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.—In 

9 this section, the term ‘average adjusted gross income’, 

10 with respect to a person or legal entity, means the av11 erage of the adjusted gross income or comparable 

12 measure of the person or legal entity over the 3 tax13 able years preceding the most immediately preceding 

14 complete taxable year, as determined by the Sec15 retary.’’. 

16 (c) INCOME DETERMINATION.—Section 1001D of the 

17 Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) by striking subsection (c); and 

20 (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 

21 as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 

22 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1001D of 

23 the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a) is 

24 amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B) 

2 of’’; and 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘, the average adjusted gross 

4 farm income, and the average adjusted gross 

5 nonfarm income’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘, average 

7 adjusted gross farm income, and average adjusted 

8 gross nonfarm income’’ both places it appears; 

9 (3) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by sub10 section (c)(2) of this section)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, average 

12 adjusted gross farm income, and average ad13 justed gross nonfarm income’’ both places it ap14 pears; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘para16 graphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(2)’’; and 

18 (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by sub19 section (c)(2) of this section)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1)(C) and 

21 (2)(B) of subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub22 section (b)(2)’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘, average adjusted gross 

24 farm income, or average adjusted gross nonfarm 

25 income’’. 
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1 (e) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Subsection (e) of section 

2 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308– 

3 3a), as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section, is 

4 repealed. 

5 (f) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY.—Section 1001(d) 

6 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amend7 ed by inserting before the period at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘or title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Man9 agement Act of 2013’’. 

10 (g) TRANSITION.—Section 1001D of the Food Security 

11 Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a), as in effect on the day 

12 before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply with 

13 respect to the 2013 crop, fiscal, or program year, as appro14 priate, for each program described in paragraphs (1)(C) 

15 and (2)(B) of subsection (b) of that section (as so in effect 

16 on that day). 

17 SEC. 1605. GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS 

18 AND RANCHERS. 

19 Section 1621(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

20 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8792(d)) is amended by striking 

21 ‘‘each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘fis22 cal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year’’. 
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1 SEC. 1606. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF PRODUCERS FOR DEFI2 CIENCIES. 

3 Section 164 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

4 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7284) is amended by 

5 striking ‘‘and title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

6 Act of 2008’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘title I 

7 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

8 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.), and title I of the Federal Agriculture 

9 Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013’’. 

10 SEC. 1607. PREVENTION OF DECEASED INDIVIDUALS RE11 CEIVING PAYMENTS UNDER FARM COM12 MODITY PROGRAMS. 

13 (a) RECONCILIATION.—At least twice each year, the 

14 Secretary shall reconcile Social Security numbers of all in15 dividuals who receive payments under this title, whether di16 rectly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Secu17 rity to determined if the individuals are alive. 

18 (b) PRECLUSION.—The Secretary shall preclude the 

19 issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individ20 uals that were not eligible for payments. 

21 SEC. 1608. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

22 (a) MISSING PUNCTUATION.—Section 359f(c)(1)(B) of 

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

24 1359ff(c)(1)(B)) is amended by adding a period at the end. 

25 (b) ERRONEOUS CROSS REFERENCE.— 
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1 (1) AMENDMENT.—Section 1603(g) of the Food, 

2 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

3 110–246; 122 Stat. 1739) is amended in paragraphs 

4 (2) through (6) and the amendments made by those 

5 paragraphs by striking ‘‘1703(a)’’ each place it ap6 pears and inserting ‘‘1603(a)’’. 

7 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection and the 

8 amendments made by this subsection take effect as if 

9 included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

10 of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651). 

11 (c) CONTINUED APPLICABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS

12 GENERAL PROVISION.—Section 767 of division A of Public 

13 Law 108–7 (7 U.S.C. 7911 note; 117 Stat. 48) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘sections 1101 and 1102 of 

17 Public Law 107–171’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A 

18 of title I of the Federal Agriculture Reform and 

19 Risk Management Act of 2013’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘such section 1102’’ and in21 serting ‘‘such subtitle’’; and 

22 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

23 following new subsection: 
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1 ‘‘(b) This section, as amended by section 1608(c) of the 

2 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 

3 2013, shall take effect beginning with the 2014 crop year.’’. 

4 SEC. 1609. ASSIGNMENT OF PAYMENTS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of section 8(g) of the 

6 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 590h(g)), relating to assignment of payments, shall apply 

8 to payments made under this title. 

9 (b) NOTICE.—The producer making the assignment, or 

10 the assignee, shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such 

11 manner as the Secretary may require, of any assignment 

12 made under this section. 

13 SEC. 1610. TRACKING OF BENEFITS. 

14 As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 

15 this Act, the Secretary may track the benefits provided, di16 rectly or indirectly, to individuals and entities under titles 

17 I and II and the amendments made by those titles. 

18 SEC. 1611. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this title and title 

20 II and amendments made by those titles, if the Secretary 

21 approves a document, the Secretary shall not subsequently 

22 determine the document is inadequate or invalid because 

23 of the lack of authority of any person signing the document 

24 on behalf of the applicant or any other individual, entity, 

25 general partnership, or joint venture, or the documents re-
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1 lied upon were determined inadequate or invalid, unless the 

2 person signing the program document knowingly and will3 fully falsified the evidence of signature authority or a signa4 ture. 

5 (b) AFFIRMATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro7 hibits the Secretary from asking a proper party to af8 firm any document that otherwise would be consid9 ered approved under subsection (a). 

10 (2) NO RETROACTIVE EFFECT.—A denial of bene11 fits based on a lack of affirmation under paragraph 

12 (1) shall not be retroactive with respect to third-party 

13 producers who were not the subject of the erroneous 

14 representation of authority, if the third-party pro15 ducers— 

16 (A) relied on the prior approval by the Sec17 retary of the documents in good faith; and 

18 (B) substantively complied with all pro19 gram requirements. 

20 SEC. 1612. IMPLEMENTATION. 

21 (a) STREAMLINING.—In implementing this title, the 

22 Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 

23 (1) seek to reduce administrative burdens and 

24 costs to producers by streamlining and reducing pa-
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1 perwork, forms, and other administrative require2 ments; 

3 (2) improve coordination, information sharing, 

4 and administrative work with the Risk Management 

5 Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Serv6 ice; and 

7 (3) take advantage of new technologies to en8 hance efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery 

9 to producers. 

10 (b) MAINTENANCE OF BASE ACRES AND PAYMENT

11 YIELDS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall maintain, 

13 for each covered commodity and upland cotton, base 

14 acres and payment yields on a farm established 

15 under— 

16 (A)(i) in the case of covered commodities 

17 and upland cotton, sections 1101 and 1102 of the 

18 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

19 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911, 7912); and 

20 (ii) in the case of peanuts, section 1302 of 

21 that Act (7 U.S.C. 7952); and 

22 (B)(i) in the case of covered commodities 

23 and upland cotton, sections 1101 and 1102 of the 

24 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

25 U.S.C. 8711, 8712); and 
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1 (ii) in the case of peanuts, section 1302 of 

2 that Act (7 U.S.C. 8752). 

3 (2) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONG GRAIN AND ME4 DIUM GRAIN RICE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

6 maintain separate base acres for long grain rice 

7 and medium grain rice. 

8 (B) LIMITATION.—In carrying out this 

9 paragraph, the Secretary shall use the same total 

10 base acres and payment yields established with 

11 respect to rice under sections 1108 of the Food, 

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

13 8718), as in effect on the day before the date of 

14 enactment of this Act, subject to any adjustment 

15 under section 1105. 

16 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall make 

17 available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this title 

18 $100,000,000. 

19 SEC. 1613. PROTECTION OF PRODUCER INFORMATION. 

20 (a) PROHIBITION OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF PRO21 TECTED INFORMATION.—Except as provided in subsection 

22 (b), the Secretary, any officer or employee of the Depart23 ment of Agriculture, any contractor or cooperator of the De24 partment, and any officer or employee of another Federal 

25 agency shall not disclose— 
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1 (1) information submitted by a producer or 

2 owner of agricultural land to the Federal Government 

3 pursuant to title I or II of this Act; or 

4 (2) other information provided by a producer or 

5 owner of agricultural land concerning the agricul6 tural operation, farming or conservation practices, or 

7 the land itself in order to participate in programs of 

8 the Department of Agriculture or other Federal agen9 cies. 

10 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Information described in subsection 

11 (a) may be disclosed if— 

12 (1) the information is required to be made pub13 licly available under any other provision of Federal 

14 law; 

15 (2) the producer or owner of agricultural land 

16 who provided the information has lawfully publicly 

17 disclosed the information; 

18 (3) the producer or owner of agricultural land 

19 who provided the information consents to the disclo20 sure; or 

21 (4) the information is disclosed to the Attorney 

22 General, to the extent necessary, to ensure compliance 

23 and law enforcement. 

24 (c) NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE.—Any disclosure of infor25 mation pursuant to an exception provided in subsection (b) 
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1 shall be reported to the Committee on Agriculture of the 

2 House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri3 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate within 24 

4 hours after the disclosure. 

5 (d) PRODUCER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

6 ‘‘producer’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

7 1104(14) of this Act. 

8 TITLE II—CONSERVATION 

9 Subtitle A—Conservation Reserve 

10 Program 

11 SEC. 2001. EXTENSION AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS 

12 OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 

13 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1231(a) of the Food Security 

14 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

16 (b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1231(b) of the Food Se17 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘the date of 

19 enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 

20 of 2008’’ and inserting ‘‘the date of the enactment of 

21 the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Manage22 ment Act of 2013’’; 

23 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 

24 paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
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1 (3) by inserting before paragraph (4) the fol2 lowing new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(3) grasslands that— 

4 ‘‘(A) contain forbs or shrubland (including 

5 improved rangeland and pastureland) for which 

6 grazing is the predominant use; 

7 ‘‘(B) are located in an area historically 

8 dominated by grasslands; and 

9 ‘‘(C) could provide habitat for animal and 

10 plant populations of significant ecological value 

11 if the land is retained in its current use or re12 stored to a natural condition;’’; 

13 (4) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ‘‘filterstrips 

14 devoted to trees or shrubs’’ and inserting ‘‘filterstrips 

15 or riparian buffers devoted to trees, shrubs, or 

16 grasses’’; and 

17 (5) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

18 following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(5) the portion of land in a field not enrolled 

20 in the conservation reserve in a case in which— 

21 ‘‘(A) more than 50 percent of the land in 

22 the field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, or 

23 more than 75 percent of the land in the field is 

24 enrolled as a conservation practice other than as 

25 a buffer or filterstrip; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the remainder of the field is— 

2 ‘‘(i) infeasible to farm; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) enrolled at regular rental rates.’’. 

4 (c) PLANTING STATUS OF CERTAIN LAND.—Section 

5 1231(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

6 3831(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘if’’ and all that follows 

7 through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘if, during the 

8 crop year, the land was devoted to a conserving use.’’. 

9 (d) ENROLLMENT.—Subsection (d) of section 1231 of 

10 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended 

11 to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(d) ENROLLMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(1) MAXIMUM ACREAGE ENROLLED.—The Sec14 retary may maintain in the conservation reserve at 

15 any one time during— 

16 ‘‘(A) fiscal year 2014, no more than 

17 27,500,000 acres; 

18 ‘‘(B) fiscal year 2015, no more than 

19 26,000,000 acres; 

20 ‘‘(C) fiscal year 2016, no more than 

21 25,000,000 acres; 

22 ‘‘(D) fiscal year 2017, no more than 

23 24,000,000 acres; and 

24 ‘‘(E) fiscal year 2018, no more than 

25 24,000,000 acres. 
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1 ‘‘(2) GRASSLANDS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—For purposes of apply3 ing the limitations in paragraph (1), no more 

4 than 2,000,000 acres of the land described in 

5 subsection (b)(3) may be enrolled in the program 

6 at any one time during the 2014 through 2018 

7 fiscal years. 

8 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In enrolling acres under 

9 subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give pri10 ority to land with expiring conservation reserve 

11 program contracts. 

12 ‘‘(C) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.—In enroll13 ing acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 

14 shall make the program available to owners or 

15 operators of eligible land on a continuous enroll16 ment basis with one or more ranking periods.’’. 

17 (e) DURATION OF CONTRACT.—Section 1231(e) of the 

18 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amended 

19 by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the fol20 lowing new paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN LAND.—In the 

22 case of land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, 

23 windbreaks, or wildlife corridors under a contract en24 tered into under this subchapter, the owner or oper25 ator of the land may, within the limitations pre-
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1 scribed under paragraph (1), specify the duration of 

2 the contract.’’. 

3 (f) CONSERVATION PRIORITY AREAS.—Section 1231(f) 

4 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(f)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘watershed 

7 areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region, the Great Lakes 

8 Region, the Long Island Sound Region, and other’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘WATER10 SHEDS.—Watersheds’’ and inserting ‘‘AREAS.— 

11 Areas’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘a watershed’s 

13 designation—’’ and all that follows through the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘an area’s designation 

15 if the Secretary finds that the area no longer contains 

16 actual and significant adverse water quality or habi17 tat impacts related to agricultural production activi18 ties.’’. 

19 SEC. 2002. FARMABLE WETLAND PROGRAM. 

20 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food Se21 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)) is amended— 

22 (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

23 and 

24 (2) by striking ‘‘a program’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

25 farmable wetland program’’. 
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1 (b) ELIGIBLE ACREAGE.—Section 1231B(b)(1)(B) of 

2 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(b)(1)(B)) 

3 is amended by striking ‘‘flow from a row crop agriculture 

4 drainage system’’ and inserting ‘‘surface and subsurface 

5 flow from row crop agricultural production’’. 

6 (c) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—Section 1231B(c)(1)(B) of 

7 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b(c)(1)(B)) 

8 is amended by striking ‘‘1,000,000’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘750,000’’. 

10 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of section 

11 1231B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831b) 

12 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘FARMABLE WETLAND

13 PROGRAM.’’. 

14 SEC. 2003. DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS. 

15 (a) LIMITATION ON HARVESTING, GRAZING, OR COM16 MERCIAL USE OF FORAGE.—Section 1232(a)(8) of the Food 

17 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(8)) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that follows through the 

19 semicolon at the end of the paragraph and inserting ‘‘except 

20 as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1233;’’. 

21 (b) CONSERVATION PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Sub22 section (b) of section 1232 of the Food Security Act of 1985 

23 (16 U.S.C. 3832) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(b) CONSERVATION PLANS.—The plan referred to in 

25 subsection (a)(1) shall set forth— 
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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 of 

7 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832) is amended 

8 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 conserva18 tion measures and practices set forth in the contract 

19 for which the Secretary determines that cost sharing 

20 is appropriate and in the public interest; and 

21 ‘‘(2) for a period of years not in excess of the 

22 term of the contract, pay an annual rental payment 

23 in an amount necessary to compensate for— 

24 ‘‘(A) the conversion of highly erodible crop25 land or other eligible lands normally devoted to 
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1 the production of an agricultural commodity on 

2 a farm or ranch to a less intensive use; 

3 ‘‘(B) the retirement of any base history that 

4 the owner or operator agrees to retire perma5 nently; and 

6 ‘‘(C) the development and management of 

7 grasslands for multiple natural resource con8 servation benefits, including to soil, water, air, 

9 and wildlife. 

10 ‘‘(b) SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES PERMITTED.—The Sec11 retary shall permit certain activities or commercial uses of 

12 land that is subject to a contract under the conservation 

13 reserve program in a manner that is consistent with a plan 

14 approved by the Secretary, as follows: 

15 ‘‘(1) Harvesting, grazing, or other commercial 

16 use of the forage in response to a drought or other 

17 emergency created by a natural disaster, without any 

18 reduction in the rental rate. 

19 ‘‘(2) Consistent with the conservation of soil, 

20 water quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat 

21 during nesting seasons for birds in the area), and in 

22 exchange for a reduction of not less than 25 percent 

23 in the annual rental rate for the acres covered by the 

24 authorized activity— 
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1 ‘‘(A) managed harvesting and other com2 mercial use (including the managed harvesting 

3 of biomass), except that in permitting managed 

4 harvesting, the Secretary, in coordination with 

5 the State technical committee— 

6 ‘‘(i) shall develop appropriate vegeta7 tion management requirements; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) shall identify periods during 

9 which managed harvesting may be con10 ducted, such that the frequency is not more 

11 than once every three years; 

12 ‘‘(B) routine grazing or prescribed grazing 

13 for the control of invasive species, except that in 

14 permitting such routine grazing or prescribed 

15 grazing, the Secretary, in coordination with the 

16 State technical committee— 

17 ‘‘(i) shall develop appropriate vegeta18 tion management requirements and stocking 

19 rates for the land that are suitable for con20 tinued routine grazing; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) shall identify the periods during 

22 which routine grazing may be conducted, 

23 such that the frequency is not more than 

24 once every two years, taking into consider25 ation regional differences such as— 
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1 ‘‘(I) climate, soil type, and nat2 ural resources; 

3 ‘‘(II) the number of years that 

4 should be required between routine 

5 grazing activities; and 

6 ‘‘(III) how often during a year in 

7 which routine grazing is permitted 

8 that routine grazing should be allowed 

9 to occur; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the installation of wind turbines and 

11 associated access, except that in permitting the 

12 installation of wind turbines, the Secretary shall 

13 determine the number and location of wind tur14 bines that may be installed, taking into ac15 count— 

16 ‘‘(i) the location, size, and other phys17 ical characteristics of the land; 

18 ‘‘(ii) the extent to which the land con19 tains wildlife and wildlife habitat; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) the purposes of the conservation 

21 reserve program under this subchapter. 

22 ‘‘(3) The intermittent and seasonal use of vegeta23 tive buffer practices incidental to agricultural produc24 tion on lands adjacent to the buffer such that the per-
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1 mitted use does not destroy the permanent vegetative 

2 cover. 

3 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES ON GRASSLANDS.—For 

4 eligible land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Secretary 

5 shall permit the following activities: 

6 ‘‘(1) Common grazing practices, including main7 tenance and necessary cultural practices, on the land 

8 in a manner that is consistent with maintaining the 

9 viability of grassland, forb, and shrub species appro10 priate to that locality. 

11 ‘‘(2) Haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed 

12 production, subject to appropriate restrictions during 

13 the nesting season for critical bird species in the area. 

14 ‘‘(3) Fire presuppression, fire-related rehabilita15 tion, and construction of fire breaks. 

16 ‘‘(4) Grazing-related activities, such as fencing 

17 and livestock watering. 

18 ‘‘(d) RESOURCE CONSERVING USE.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 

20 is 1 year before the date of termination of a contract 

21 under the program, the Secretary shall allow an 

22 owner or operator to make conservation and land im23 provements that facilitate maintaining protection of 

24 enrolled land after expiration of the contract. 
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1 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION PLAN.—The Secretary shall 

2 require an owner or operator carrying out the activi3 ties described in paragraph (1) to develop and imple4 ment a conservation plan. 

5 ‘‘(3) RE-ENROLLMENT PROHIBITED.—Land im6 proved under paragraph (1) may not be re-enrolled in 

7 the conservation reserve program for 5 years after the 

8 date of termination of the contract.’’. 

9 SEC. 2005. PAYMENTS. 

10 (a) TREES, WINDBREAKS, SHELTERBELTS, AND WILD11 LIFE CORRIDORS.—Section 1234(b)(3)(A) of the Food Secu12 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 

13 (1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 

14 semicolon; 

15 (2) by striking clause (ii); and 

16 (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 

17 (b) ANNUAL RENTAL PAYMENTS.—Section 1234(c) of 

18 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or other eli21 gible lands’’ after ‘‘highly erodible cropland’’ both 

22 places it appears; and 

23 (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

24 following new paragraph: 

25 ‘‘(2) METHODS OF DETERMINATION.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts payable 

2 to owners or operators in the form of rental pay3 ments under contracts entered into under this 

4 subchapter may be determined through— 

5 ‘‘(i) the submission of bids for such 

6 contracts by owners and operators in such 

7 manner as the Secretary may prescribe; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) such other means as the Secretary 

9 determines are appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(B) GRASSLANDS.—In the case of eligible 

11 land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Sec12 retary shall make annual payments in an 

13 amount that is not more than 75 percent of the 

14 grazing value of the land covered by the con15 tract.’’. 

16 (c) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.—Subsection (d) of section 

17 1234 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834) 

18 is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(d) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided 

21 in this section, payments under this subchapter shall 

22 be made in cash in such amount and on such time 

23 schedule as is agreed on and specified in the contract. 
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1 ‘‘(2) ADVANCE PAYMENT.—Payments under this 

2 subchapter may be made in advance of determination 

3 of performance.’’. 

4 (d) PAYMENT LIMITATION.—Section 1234(f) of the 

5 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(f)) is amend6 ed— 

7 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘, including 

8 rental payments made in the form of in-kind com9 modities,’’; 

10 (2) by striking paragraph (3); and 

11 (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para12 graph (2). 

13 SEC. 2006. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. 

14 (a) EARLY TERMINATION BY OWNER OR OPERATOR.— 

15 Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

16 3835(e)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘During fiscal year 2014, the Secretary’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘before January 1, 1995,’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 

23 (C) and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(C) Land devoted to hardwood trees. 
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1 ‘‘(D) Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, 

2 pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, 

3 wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife en4 hancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and 

5 rare and declining habitat. 

6 ‘‘(E) Farmable wetland and restored wet7 land. 

8 ‘‘(F) Land that contains diversions, erosion 

9 control structures, flood control structures, con10 tour grass strips, living snow fences, salinity re11 ducing vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and 

12 sediment retention structures. 

13 ‘‘(G) Land located within a federally-des14 ignated wellhead protection area. 

15 ‘‘(H) Land that is covered by an easement 

16 under the conservation reserve program. 

17 ‘‘(I) Land located within an average width, 

18 according to the applicable Natural Resources 

19 Conservation Service field office technical guide, 

20 of a perennial stream or permanent water 

21 body.’’; and 

22 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘60 days after 

23 the date on which the owner or operator submits the 

24 notice required under paragraph (1)(C)’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘upon approval by the Secretary’’. 
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1 (b) TRANSITION OPTION FOR CERTAIN FARMERS OR

2 RANCHERS.—Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 

3 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(f)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

6 (A), by striking ‘‘DUTIES’’ and all that follows 

7 through ‘‘a beginning farmer’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘TRANSITION TO COVERED FARMER OR RANCH9 ER.—In the case of a contract modification ap10 proved in order to facilitate the transfer of land 

11 subject to a contract from a retired farmer or 

12 rancher to a beginning farmer’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 

14 including preparing to plant an agricultural 

15 crop’’ after ‘‘improvements’’; 

16 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the 

17 farmer or rancher’’ and inserting ‘‘the covered 

18 farmer or rancher’’; and 

19 (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘sec20 tion 1001A(b)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

21 1001’’; and 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘requirement 

23 of section 1231(h)(4)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘option pur24 suant to section 1234(c)(2)(A)(ii)’’. 
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1 (c) FINAL YEAR CONTRACT.—Section 1235 of the Food 

2 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is amended by add3 ing at the end the following new subsections: 

4 ‘‘(g) FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT.—The Secretary shall 

5 not consider an owner or operator to be in violation of a 

6 term or condition of the conservation reserve contract if— 

7 ‘‘(1) during the year prior to expiration of the 

8 contract, the land is enrolled in the conservation stew9 ardship program; and 

10 ‘‘(2) the activity required under the conservation 

11 stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is 

12 consistent with this subchapter. 

13 ‘‘(h) LAND ENROLLED IN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVA14 TION EASEMENT PROGRAM.—The Secretary may terminate 

15 or modify a contract entered into under this subchapter if 

16 eligible land that is subject to such contract is transferred 

17 into the agricultural conservation easement program under 

18 subtitle H.’’. 

19 SEC. 2007. CONVERSION OF LAND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT 

20 TO OTHER CONSERVING USES. 

21 Section 1235A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

22 U.S.C. 3835a) is repealed. 

23 SEC. 2008. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this sub25 title shall take effect on October 1, 2013, except the amend-
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1 ment made by section 2001(d), which shall take effect on 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (b) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para5 graph (2), the amendments made by this subtitle shall 

6 not affect the validity or terms of any contract en7 tered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under sub8 chapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the 

9 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) 

10 before October 1, 2013, or any payments required to 

11 be made in connection with the contract. 

12 (2) UPDATING OF EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

13 Secretary shall permit an owner or operator of land 

14 subject to a contract entered into under subchapter B 

15 of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se16 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) before Oc17 tober 1, 2013, to update the contract to reflect the ac18 tivities and uses of land under contract permitted 

19 under the terms and conditions of section 1233(b) of 

20 that Act (as amended by section 2004), as determined 

21 appropriate by the Secretary. 
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1 Subtitle B—Conservation 

2 Stewardship Program 

3 SEC. 2101. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

4 (a) REVISION OF CURRENT PROGRAM.—Subchapter B 

5 of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

6 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is amended to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘Subchapter B—Conservation Stewardship 

9 Program 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1238D. DEFINITIONS. 

11 ‘‘In this subchapter: 

12 ‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL OPERATION.—The term ‘ag13 ricultural operation’ means all eligible land, whether 

14 or not contiguous, that is— 

15 ‘‘(A) under the effective control of a pro16 ducer at the time the producer enters into a con17 tract under the program; and 

18 ‘‘(B) operated with equipment, labor, man19 agement, and production or cultivation practices 

20 that are substantially separate from other agri21 cultural operations, as determined by the Sec22 retary. 

23 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘conservation 

2 activities’ means conservation systems, practices, 

3 or management measures. 

4 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘conservation 

5 activities’ includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) structural measures, vegetative 

7 measures, and land management measures, 

8 including agriculture drainage management 

9 systems, as determined by the Secretary; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) planning needed to address a pri12 ority resource concern. 

13 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PLAN.—The 

14 term ‘conservation stewardship plan’ means a plan 

15 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 

23 plan for the planning, installation, and manage24 ment of the new and existing conservation activi25 ties. 
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1 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

3 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 de8 scribed in clause (i) on which priority re9 source concerns could be addressed through 

10 a contract under the program. 

11 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

12 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. 

24 ‘‘(5) PRIORITY RESOURCE CONCERN.—The term 

25 ‘priority resource concern’ means a natural resource 
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1 concern or problem, as determined by the Secretary, 

2 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 the 

12 conservation stewardship program established by this 

13 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 of 

21 fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall carry 

22 out a conservation stewardship program to encourage pro23 ducers to address priority resource concerns in a com24 prehensive manner— 
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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 CONSERVATION

7 PROGRAMS.—Subject to paragraph (2), the following 

8 land (even if covered by the definition of eligible land) 

9 is not eligible for enrollment in the program: 

10 ‘‘(A) Land enrolled in the conservation re11 serve program, unless— 

12 ‘‘(i) the conservation reserve contract 

13 will expire at the end of the fiscal year in 

14 which the land is to be enrolled in the pro15 gram; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) conservation reserve program 

17 payments for land enrolled in the program 

18 cease before the first program payment is 

19 made to the applicant under this sub20 chapter. 

21 ‘‘(B) Land enrolled in a wetland easement 

22 through the agricultural conservation easement 

23 program. 

24 ‘‘(C) Land enrolled in the conservation se25 curity program. 
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1 ‘‘(2) CONVERSION TO CROPLAND.—Eligible land 

2 used for crop production after October 1, 2013, that 

3 had not been planted, considered to be planted, or de4 voted to crop production for at least 4 of the 6 years 

5 preceding that date shall not be the basis for any pay6 ment under the program, unless the land does not 

7 meet the requirement because— 

8 ‘‘(A) the land had previously been enrolled 

9 in the conservation reserve program; 

10 ‘‘(B) the land has been maintained using 

11 long-term crop rotation practices, as determined 

12 by the Secretary; or 

13 ‘‘(C) the land is incidental land needed for 

14 efficient operation of the farm or ranch, as deter15 mined by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1238F. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS. 

17 ‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.—To be eligi18 ble to participate in the conservation stewardship program, 

19 a producer shall submit to the Secretary a contract offer 

20 for the agricultural operation that— 

21 ‘‘(1) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Sec22 retary that the producer, at the time of the contract 

23 offer, meets or exceeds the stewardship threshold for at 

24 least 2 priority resource concerns; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) would, at a minimum, meet or exceed the 

2 stewardship threshold for at least 1 additional pri3 ority resource concern by the end of the stewardship 

4 contract by— 

5 ‘‘(A) installing and adopting additional 

6 conservation activities; and 

7 ‘‘(B) improving, maintaining, and man8 aging existing conservation activities across the 

9 entire agricultural operation in a manner that 

10 increases or extends the conservation benefits in 

11 place at the time the contract offer is accepted by 

12 the Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION OF CONTRACT OFFERS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) RANKING OF APPLICATIONS.—In evaluating 

15 contract offers submitted under subsection (a), the 

16 Secretary shall rank applications based on— 

17 ‘‘(A) the level of conservation treatment on 

18 all applicable priority resource concerns at the 

19 time of application; 

20 ‘‘(B) the degree to which the proposed con21 servation activities effectively increase conserva22 tion performance; 

23 ‘‘(C) the number of applicable priority re24 source concerns proposed to be treated to meet or 
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1 exceed the stewardship threshold by the end of the 

2 contract; 

3 ‘‘(D) the extent to which other priority re4 source concerns will be addressed to meet or ex5 ceed the stewardship threshold by the end of the 

6 contract period; 

7 ‘‘(E) the extent to which the actual and an8 ticipated conservation benefits from the contract 

9 are provided at the least cost relative to other 

10 similarly beneficial contract offers; and 

11 ‘‘(F) the extent to which priority resource 

12 concerns will be addressed when transitioning 

13 from the conservation reserve program to agri14 cultural production. 

15 ‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not as16 sign a higher priority to any application because the 

17 applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than 

18 the applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive. 

19 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL CRITERIA.—The Secretary may 

20 develop and use such additional criteria that the Sec21 retary determines are necessary to ensure that na22 tional, State, and local priority resource concerns are 

23 effectively addressed. 

24 ‘‘(c) ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS.—After a determina25 tion that a producer is eligible for the program under sub-
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1 section (a), and a determination that the contract offer 

2 ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria under 

3 subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into a conservation 

4 stewardship contract with the producer to enroll the eligible 

5 land to be covered by the contract. 

6 ‘‘(d) CONTRACT PROVISIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) TERM.—A conservation stewardship con8 tract shall be for a term of 5 years. 

9 ‘‘(2) REQUIRED PROVISIONS.—The conservation 

10 stewardship contract of a producer shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) state the amount of the payment the 

12 Secretary agrees to make to the producer for each 

13 year of the conservation stewardship contract 

14 under section 1238G(d); 

15 ‘‘(B) require the producer— 

16 ‘‘(i) to implement a conservation stew17 ardship plan that describes the program 

18 purposes to be achieved through 1 or more 

19 conservation activities; 

20 ‘‘(ii) to maintain and supply informa21 tion as required by the Secretary to deter22 mine compliance with the conservation 

23 stewardship plan and any other require24 ments of the program; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) not to conduct any activities on 

2 the agricultural operation that would tend 

3 to defeat the purposes of the program; 

4 ‘‘(C) permit all economic uses of the eligible 

5 land that— 

6 ‘‘(i) maintain the agricultural nature 

7 of the land; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) are consistent with the conserva9 tion purposes of the conservation steward10 ship contract; 

11 ‘‘(D) include a provision to ensure that a 

12 producer shall not be considered in violation of 

13 the contract for failure to comply with the con14 tract due to circumstances beyond the control of 

15 the producer, including a disaster or related con16 dition, as determined by the Secretary; 

17 ‘‘(E) include provisions requiring that upon 

18 the violation of a term or condition of the con19 tract at any time the producer has control of the 

20 land— 

21 ‘‘(i) if the Secretary determines that 

22 the violation warrants termination of the 

23 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 all 

5 or a portion of the payments received 

6 by the producer under the contract, in7 cluding any interest on the payments, 

8 as determined by the Secretary; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) if the Secretary determines that 

10 the violation does not warrant termination 

11 of the contract, the producer shall refund or 

12 accept adjustments to the payments pro13 vided to the producer, as the Secretary de14 termines to be appropriate; 

15 ‘‘(F) include provisions in accordance with 

16 paragraphs (3) and (4) of this section; and 

17 ‘‘(G) include any additional provisions the 

18 Secretary determines are necessary to carry out 

19 the program. 

20 ‘‘(3) CHANGE OF INTEREST IN LAND SUBJECT TO

21 A CONTRACT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the time of applica23 tion, a producer shall have control of the eligible 

24 land to be enrolled in the program. Except as 

25 provided in subparagraph (B), a change in the 
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1 interest of a producer in eligible land covered by 

2 a contract under the program shall result in the 

3 termination of the contract with regard to that 

4 land. 

5 ‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF DUTIES AND RIGHTS.— 

6 Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if— 

7 ‘‘(i) within a reasonable period of time 

8 (as determined by the Secretary) after the 

9 date of the change in the interest in eligible 

10 land covered by a contract under the pro11 gram, the transferee of the land provides 

12 written notice to the Secretary that all du13 ties and rights under the contract have been 

14 transferred to, and assumed by, the trans15 feree for the portion of the land transferred; 

16 ‘‘(ii) the transferee meets the eligibility 

17 requirements of the program; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary approves the trans19 fer of all duties and rights under the con20 tract. 

21 ‘‘(4) MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF CON22 TRACTS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) VOLUNTARY MODIFICATION OR TERMI24 NATION.—The Secretary may modify or termi25 nate a contract with a producer if— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the producer agrees to the modi2 fication or termination; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary determines that the 

4 modification or termination is in the public 

5 interest. 

6 ‘‘(B) INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION.—The 

7 Secretary may terminate a contract if the Sec8 retary determines that the producer violated the 

9 contract. 

10 ‘‘(5) REPAYMENT.—If a contract is terminated, 

11 the Secretary may, consistent with the purposes of the 

12 program— 

13 ‘‘(A) allow the producer to retain payments 

14 already received under the contract; or 

15 ‘‘(B) require repayment, in whole or in 

16 part, of payments received and assess liquidated 

17 damages. 

18 ‘‘(e) CONTRACT RENEWAL.—At the end of the initial 

19 5-year contract period, the Secretary may allow the pro20 ducer to renew the contract for 1 additional 5-year period 

21 if the producer— 

22 ‘‘(1) demonstrates compliance with the terms of 

23 the initial contract; 
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1 ‘‘(2) agrees to adopt and continue to integrate 

2 conservation activities across the entire agricultural 

3 operation, as determined by the Secretary; and 

4 ‘‘(3) agrees, by the end of the contract period— 

5 ‘‘(A) to meet the stewardship threshold of at 

6 least two additional priority resource concerns 

7 on the agricultural operation; or 

8 ‘‘(B) to exceed the stewardship threshold of 

9 two existing priority resource concerns that are 

10 specified by the Secretary in the initial contract. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1238G. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY. 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To achieve the conservation goals 

13 of a contract under the conservation stewardship program, 

14 the Secretary shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) make the program available to eligible pro16 ducers on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or 

17 more ranking periods, one of which shall occur in the 

18 first quarter of each fiscal year; 

19 ‘‘(2) identify not less than 5 priority resource 

20 concerns in a particular watershed or other appro21 priate region or area within a State; and 

22 ‘‘(3) establish a science-based stewardship thresh23 old for each priority resource concern identified under 

24 paragraph (2). 
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1 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION TO STATES.—The Secretary shall al2 locate acres to States for enrollment, based— 

3 ‘‘(1) primarily on each State’s proportion of eli4 gible land to the total acreage of eligible land in all 

5 States; and 

6 ‘‘(2) also on consideration of— 

7 ‘‘(A) the extent and magnitude of the con8 servation needs associated with agricultural pro9 duction in each State; 

10 ‘‘(B) the degree to which implementation of 

11 the program in the State is, or will be, effective 

12 in helping producers address those needs; and 

13 ‘‘(C) other considerations to achieve equi14 table geographic distribution of funds, as deter15 mined by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(c) ACREAGE ENROLLMENT LIMITATION.—During 

17 the period beginning on October 1, 2013, and ending on 

18 September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 

19 extent practicable— 

20 ‘‘(1) enroll in the program an additional 

21 8,695,000 acres for each fiscal year; and 

22 ‘‘(2) manage the program to achieve a national 

23 average rate of $18 per acre, which shall include the 

24 costs of all financial assistance, technical assistance, 
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1 and any other expenses associated with enrollment or 

2 participation in the program. 

3 ‘‘(d) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PAYMENTS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec5 retary shall provide annual payments under the pro6 gram to compensate the producer for— 

7 ‘‘(A) installing and adopting additional 

8 conservation activities; and 

9 ‘‘(B) improving, maintaining, and man10 aging conservation activities in place at the ag11 ricultural operation of the producer at the time 

12 the contract offer is accepted by the Secretary. 

13 ‘‘(2) PAYMENT AMOUNT.—The amount of the 

14 conservation stewardship annual payment shall be de15 termined by the Secretary and based, to the max16 imum extent practicable, on the following factors: 

17 ‘‘(A) Costs incurred by the producer associ18 ated with planning, design, materials, installa19 tion, labor, management, maintenance, or train20 ing. 

21 ‘‘(B) Income forgone by the producer. 

22 ‘‘(C) Expected conservation benefits. 

23 ‘‘(D) The extent to which priority resource 

24 concerns will be addressed through the installa-
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1 tion and adoption of conservation activities on 

2 the agricultural operation. 

3 ‘‘(E) The level of stewardship in place at 

4 the time of application and maintained over the 

5 term of the contract. 

6 ‘‘(F) The degree to which the conservation 

7 activities will be integrated across the entire ag8 ricultural operation for all applicable priority 

9 resource concerns over the term of the contract. 

10 ‘‘(G) Such other factors as determined ap11 propriate by the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—A payment to a producer 

13 under this subsection shall not be provided for— 

14 ‘‘(A) the design, construction, or mainte15 nance of animal waste storage or treatment fa16 cilities or associated waste transport or transfer 

17 devices for animal feeding operations; or 

18 ‘‘(B) conservation activities for which there 

19 is no cost incurred or income forgone to the pro20 ducer. 

21 ‘‘(4) DELIVERY OF PAYMENTS.—In making pay22 ments under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to 

23 the extent practicable— 

24 ‘‘(A) prorate conservation performance over 

25 the term of the contract so as to accommodate, 
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1 to the extent practicable, producers earning equal 

2 annual payments in each fiscal year; and 

3 ‘‘(B) make payments as soon as practicable 

4 after October 1 of each fiscal year for activities 

5 carried out in the previous fiscal year. 

6 ‘‘(e) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR RESOURCE-CON7 SERVING CROP ROTATIONS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF PAYMENTS.—The Sec9 retary shall provide additional payments to producers 

10 that, in participating in the program, agree to adopt 

11 or improve resource-conserving crop rotations to 

12 achieve beneficial crop rotations as appropriate for 

13 the eligible land of the producers. 

14 ‘‘(2) BENEFICIAL CROP ROTATIONS.—The Sec15 retary shall determine whether a resource-conserving 

16 crop rotation is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for 

17 additional payments under paragraph (1) based on 

18 whether the resource-conserving crop rotation is de19 signed to provide natural resource conservation and 

20 production benefits. 

21 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 

22 payment described in paragraph (1), a producer shall 

23 agree to adopt and maintain beneficial resource-con24 serving crop rotations for the term of the contract. 
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1 ‘‘(4) RESOURCE-CONSERVING CROP ROTATION.— 

2 In this subsection, the term ‘resource-conserving crop 

3 rotation’ means a crop rotation that— 

4 ‘‘(A) includes at least 1 resource-conserving 

5 crop (as defined by the Secretary); 

6 ‘‘(B) reduces erosion; 

7 ‘‘(C) improves soil fertility and tilth; 

8 ‘‘(D) interrupts pest cycles; and 

9 ‘‘(E) in applicable areas, reduces depletion 

10 of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need for 

11 irrigation. 

12 ‘‘(f) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—A person or legal entity 

13 may not receive, directly or indirectly, payments under the 

14 program that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 under all 

15 contracts entered into during fiscal years 2014 through 

16 2018, excluding funding arrangements with Indian tribes, 

17 regardless of the number of contracts entered into under the 

18 program by the person or legal entity. 

19 ‘‘(g) SPECIALTY CROP AND ORGANIC PRODUCERS.— 

20 The Secretary shall ensure that outreach and technical as21 sistance are available, and program specifications are ap22 propriate to enable specialty crop and organic producers 

23 to participate in the program. 

24 ‘‘(h) COORDINATION WITH ORGANIC CERTIFI25 CATION.—The Secretary shall establish a transparent 
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1 means by which producers may initiate organic certifi2 cation under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 

3 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) while participating in a contract under 

4 the program. 

5 ‘‘(i) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

6 regulations that— 

7 ‘‘(1) prescribe such other rules as the Secretary 

8 determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and rea9 sonable application of the limitations established 

10 under subsection (f); and 

11 ‘‘(2) otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out 

12 the program.’’. 

13 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

14 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

15 (c) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by this 

17 section shall not affect the validity or terms of any 

18 contract entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture 

19 under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title 

20 XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

21 3838d et seq.) before October 1, 2013, or any pay22 ments required to be made in connection with the 

23 contract. 

24 (2) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 

25 Funds made available under section 1241(a)(4) of the 
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1 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(4)) (as 

2 amended by section 2601(a) of this title) may be used 

3 to administer and make payments to program par4 ticipants that enrolled into contracts during any of 

5 fiscal years 2009 through 2013. 

6 Subtitle C—Environmental Quality 

7 Incentives Program 

8 SEC. 2201. PURPOSES. 

9 Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

10 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (3)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

13 at the end; 

14 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 

15 subparagraph (C) and, in such subparagraph, by 

16 inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

17 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 

18 following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) developing and improving wildlife 

20 habitat; and’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

22 inserting a period; and 

23 (3) by striking paragraph (5). 
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1 SEC. 2202. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. 

2 Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

3 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2014’’ and in5 serting ‘‘2018’’; 

6 (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) 

7 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(2) TERM.—A contract under the program shall 

9 have a term that does not exceed 10 years.’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (d)(4)— 

11 (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre12 ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, veteran farmer 

13 or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) of the 

14 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 

15 of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))),’’ before ‘‘or a begin16 ning farmer or rancher’’; and 

17 (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in18 serting the following new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(B) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 50 

21 percent of the amount determined under 

22 subparagraph (A) may be provided in ad23 vance for the purpose of purchasing mate24 rials or contracting. 

25 ‘‘(ii) RETURN OF FUNDS.—If funds 

26 provided in advance are not expended dur-
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1 ing the 90-day period beginning on the date 

2 of receipt of the funds, the funds shall be re3 turned within a reasonable time frame, as 

4 determined by the Secretary.’’; 

5 (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 

6 following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(f) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) LIVESTOCK.—For each of fiscal years 2014 

9 through 2018, at least 60 percent of the funds made 

10 available for payments under the program shall be 

11 targeted at practices relating to livestock production. 

12 ‘‘(2) WILDLIFE HABITAT.—For each of fiscal 

13 years 2014 through 2018, 7.5 percent of the funds 

14 made available for payments under the program shall 

15 be targeted at practices benefitting wildlife habitat.’’; 

16 (5) in subsection (g)— 

17 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

18 ‘‘FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN

19 INDIAN TRIBES AND ALASKA NATIVE CORPORA20 TIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘INDIAN TRIBES’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘federally recognized Native 

22 American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Cor23 porations (including their affiliated membership 

24 organizations)’’ and inserting ‘‘Indian tribes’’; 

25 and 
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1 (C) by striking ‘‘or Native Corporation’’; 

2 and 

3 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(j) WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PRACTICE.—The 

5 Secretary shall provide payments to producers under the 

6 program for practices, including recurring practices for the 

7 term of the contract, that support the restoration, develop8 ment, protection, and improvement of wildlife habitat on 

9 eligible land, including— 

10 ‘‘(1) upland wildlife habitat; 

11 ‘‘(2) wetland wildlife habitat; 

12 ‘‘(3) habitat for threatened and endangered spe13 cies; 

14 ‘‘(4) fish habitat; 

15 ‘‘(5) habitat on pivot corners and other irregular 

16 areas of a field; and 

17 ‘‘(6) other types of wildlife habitat, as deter18 mined appropriate by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY IRRIGATION ASSOCIA20 TIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 

22 into an alternative funding arrangement with an eli23 gible irrigation association if the Secretary deter24 mines that— 
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1 ‘‘(A) the purposes of the program will be 

2 met by such an arrangement; and 

3 ‘‘(B) statutory limitations regarding con4 tracts with individual producers will not be ex5 ceeded by any member of the irrigation associa6 tion. 

7 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE IRRIGATION ASSOCIATIONS.—In 

8 this subsection, the term ‘eligible irrigation associa9 tion’ means an irrigation association that is— 

10 ‘‘(A) comprised of producers; and 

11 ‘‘(B) a local government entity, but does not 

12 have the authority to impose taxes or levies.’’. 

13 SEC. 2203. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS. 

14 Section 1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

15 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(b)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘environ17 mental’’ and inserting ‘‘conservation’’; and 

18 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘purpose of the 

19 environmental quality incentives program specified in 

20 section 1240(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘purposes of the pro21 gram’’. 

22 SEC. 2204. DUTIES OF PRODUCERS. 

23 Section 1240D(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

24 U.S.C. 3839aa–4(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘farm, ranch, 

25 or forest’’ and inserting ‘‘enrolled’’. 
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1 SEC. 2205. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. 

2 Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

3 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 1240G. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS. 

5 ‘‘A person or legal entity may not receive, directly or 

6 indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this 

7 chapter that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 for all contracts 

8 entered into under this chapter by the person or legal entity 

9 during the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, regard10 less of the number of contracts entered into under this chap11 ter by the person or legal entity.’’. 

12 SEC. 2206. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAY13 MENTS. 

14 Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

15 U.S.C. 3839aa–8) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

18 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

19 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

20 period and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

22 subparagraphs: 

23 ‘‘(E) facilitate on-farm conservation re24 search and demonstration activities; and 
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1 ‘‘(F) facilitate pilot testing of new tech2 nologies or innovative conservation practices.’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

5 following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31, 2014, 

7 and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 

8 to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

9 of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the 

10 House of Representatives a report on the status of projects 

11 funded under this section, including— 

12 ‘‘(1) funding awarded; 

13 ‘‘(2) project results; and 

14 ‘‘(3) incorporation of project findings, such as 

15 new technology and innovative approaches, into the 

16 conservation efforts implemented by the Secretary.’’. 

17 SEC. 2207. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by this sub19 title shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

20 (b) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The amend21 ments made by this subtitle shall not affect the validity or 

22 terms of any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agri23 culture under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food 

24 Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) before Octo-
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1 ber 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made in con2 nection with the contract. 

3 Subtitle D—Agricultural 

4 Conservation Easement Program 

5 SEC. 2301. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title XII of the Food Security 

8 Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following 

9 new subtitle: 

10 ‘‘Subtitle H—Agricultural 

11 Conservation Easement Program 

12 ‘‘SEC. 1265. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 

13 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

14 an agricultural conservation easement program for the con15 servation of eligible land and natural resources through 

16 easements or other interests in land. 

17 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are 

18 to— 

19 ‘‘(1) combine the purposes and coordinate the 

20 functions of the wetlands reserve program established 

21 under section 1237, the grassland reserve program es22 tablished under section 1238N, and the farmland pro23 tection program established under section 1238I, as 

24 such sections were in effect on September 30, 2013; 
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1 ‘‘(2) restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on el2 igible land; 

3 ‘‘(3) protect the agricultural use and related con4 servation values of eligible land by limiting non5 agricultural uses of that land; and 

6 ‘‘(4) protect grazing uses and related conserva7 tion values by restoring and conserving eligible land. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1265A. DEFINITIONS. 

9 ‘‘In this subtitle: 

10 ‘‘(1) AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENT.—The 

11 term ‘agricultural land easement’ means an easement 

12 or other interest in eligible land that— 

13 ‘‘(A) is conveyed for the purpose of pro14 tecting natural resources and the agricultural 

15 nature of the land; and 

16 ‘‘(B) permits the landowner the right to 

17 continue agricultural production and related 

18 uses subject to an agricultural land easement 

19 plan, as approved by the Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti21 ty’ means— 

22 ‘‘(A) an agency of State or local government 

23 or an Indian tribe (including a farmland protec24 tion board or land resource council established 

25 under State law); or 
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1 ‘‘(B) an organization that is— 

2 ‘‘(i) organized for, and at all times 

3 since the formation of the organization has 

4 been operated principally for, 1 or more of 

5 the conservation purposes specified in clause 

6 (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 170(h)(4)(A) 

7 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 

8 ‘‘(ii) an organization described in sec9 tion 501(c)(3) of that Code that is exempt 

10 from taxation under section 501(a) of that 

11 Code; or 

12 ‘‘(iii) described in— 

13 ‘‘(I) paragraph (1) or (2) of sec14 tion 509(a) of that Code; or 

15 ‘‘(II) section 509(a)(3) of that 

16 Code and is controlled by an organiza17 tion described in section 509(a)(2) of 

18 that Code. 

19 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

20 means private or tribal land that is— 

21 ‘‘(A) in the case of an agricultural land 

22 easement, agricultural land, including land on a 

23 farm or ranch— 
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1 ‘‘(i) that is subject to a pending offer 

2 for purchase of an agricultural land ease3 ment from an eligible entity; 

4 ‘‘(ii) that— 

5 ‘‘(I) has prime, unique, or other 

6 productive soil; 

7 ‘‘(II) contains historical or ar8 chaeological resources; or 

9 ‘‘(III) the protection of which will 

10 further a State or local policy con11 sistent with the purposes of the pro12 gram; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) that is— 

14 ‘‘(I) cropland; 

15 ‘‘(II) rangeland; 

16 ‘‘(III) grassland or land that con17 tains forbs, or shrubland for which 

18 grazing is the predominate use; 

19 ‘‘(IV) pastureland; or 

20 ‘‘(V) nonindustrial private forest 

21 land that contributes to the economic 

22 viability of an offered parcel or serves 

23 as a buffer to protect such land from 

24 development; 
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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a wetland easement, a 

2 wetland or related area, including— 

3 ‘‘(i) farmed or converted wetlands, to4 gether with adjacent land that is function5 ally dependent on that land, if the Sec6 retary determines it— 

7 ‘‘(I) is likely to be successfully re8 stored in a cost-effective manner; and 

9 ‘‘(II) will maximize the wildlife 

10 benefits and wetland functions and 

11 values, as determined by the Secretary 

12 in consultation with the Secretary of 

13 the Interior at the local level; 

14 ‘‘(ii) cropland or grassland that was 

15 used for agricultural production prior to 

16 flooding from the natural overflow of— 

17 ‘‘(I) a closed basin lake and adja18 cent land that is functionally depend19 ent upon it, if the State or other entity 

20 is willing to provide 50 percent share 

21 of the cost of an easement; and 

22 ‘‘(II) a pothole and adjacent land 

23 that is functionally dependent on it; 

24 ‘‘(iii) farmed wetlands and adjoining 

25 lands that— 
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1 ‘‘(I) are enrolled in the conserva2 tion reserve program; 

3 ‘‘(II) have the highest wetland 

4 functions and values, as determined by 

5 the Secretary; and 

6 ‘‘(III) are likely to return to pro7 duction after they leave the conserva8 tion reserve program; 

9 ‘‘(iv) riparian areas that link wetlands 

10 that are protected by easements or some 

11 other device that achieves the same purpose 

12 as an easement; or 

13 ‘‘(v) other wetlands of an owner that 

14 would not otherwise be eligible, if the Sec15 retary determines that the inclusion of such 

16 wetlands in a wetland easement would sig17 nificantly add to the functional value of the 

18 easement; or 

19 ‘‘(C) in the case of either an agricultural 

20 land easement or wetland easement, other land 

21 that is incidental to land described in subpara22 graph (A) or (B), if the Secretary determines 

23 that it is necessary for the efficient administra24 tion of the easements under this program. 
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1 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 

2 agricultural conservation easement program estab3 lished by this subtitle. 

4 ‘‘(5) WETLAND EASEMENT.—The term ‘wetland 

5 easement’ means a reserved interest in eligible land 

6 that— 

7 ‘‘(A) is defined and delineated in a deed; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(B) stipulates— 

10 ‘‘(i) the rights, title, and interests in 

11 land conveyed to the Secretary; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) the rights, title, and interests in 

13 land that are reserved to the landowner. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 1265B. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

16 shall facilitate and provide funding for— 

17 ‘‘(1) the purchase by eligible entities of agricul18 tural land easements and other interests in eligible 

19 land; and 

20 ‘‘(2) technical assistance to provide for the con21 servation of natural resources pursuant to an agricul22 tural land easement plan. 

23 ‘‘(b) COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall protect 

25 the agricultural use, including grazing, and related 
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1 conservation values of eligible land through cost-share 

2 assistance to eligible entities for purchasing agricul3 tural land easements. 

4 ‘‘(2) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.— 

5 ‘‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—An agreement de6 scribed in paragraph (4) shall provide for a Fed7 eral share determined by the Secretary of an 

8 amount not to exceed 50 percent of the fair mar9 ket value of the agricultural land easement or 

10 other interest in land, as determined by the Sec11 retary using— 

12 ‘‘(i) the Uniform Standards of Profes13 sional Appraisal Practice; 

14 ‘‘(ii) an area-wide market analysis or 

15 survey; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) another industry-approved meth17 od. 

18 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Under the agree20 ment, the eligible entity shall provide a 

21 share that is at least equivalent to that pro22 vided by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(ii) SOURCE OF CONTRIBUTION.—An 

24 eligible entity may include as part of its 

25 share a charitable donation or qualified 
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1 conservation contribution (as defined by 

2 section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code 

3 of 1986) from the private landowner if the 

4 eligible entity contributes its own cash re5 sources in an amount that is at least 50 

6 percent of the amount contributed by the 

7 Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION.—In the case of grassland 

9 of special environmental significance, as deter10 mined by the Secretary, the Secretary may pro11 vide an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the 

12 fair market value of the agricultural land ease13 ment. 

14 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF APPLICA15 TIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall estab17 lish evaluation and ranking criteria to maximize 

18 the benefit of Federal investment under the pro19 gram. 

20 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing the 

21 criteria, the Secretary shall emphasize support 

22 for— 

23 ‘‘(i) protecting agricultural uses and 

24 related conservation values of the land; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) maximizing the protection of 

2 areas devoted to agricultural use. 

3 ‘‘(C) BIDDING DOWN.—If the Secretary de4 termines that 2 or more applications for cost5 share assistance are comparable in achieving the 

6 purpose of the program, the Secretary shall not 

7 assign a higher priority to any of those applica8 tions solely on the basis of lesser cost to the pro9 gram. 

10 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

12 enter into agreements with eligible entities to 

13 stipulate the terms and conditions under which 

14 the eligible entity is permitted to use cost-share 

15 assistance provided under this section. 

16 ‘‘(B) LENGTH OF AGREEMENTS.—An agree17 ment shall be for a term that is— 

18 ‘‘(i) in the case of an eligible entity 

19 certified under the process described in 

20 paragraph (5), a minimum of five years; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) for all other eligible entities, at 

23 least three, but not more than five years. 

24 ‘‘(C) MINIMUM TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

25 An eligible entity shall be authorized to use its 
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1 own terms and conditions for agricultural land 

2 easements so long as the Secretary determines 

3 such terms and conditions— 

4 ‘‘(i) are consistent with the purposes of 

5 the program; 

6 ‘‘(ii) permit effective enforcement of the 

7 conservation purposes of such easements; 

8 ‘‘(iii) include a right of enforcement 

9 for the Secretary, that may be used only if 

10 the terms of the easement are not enforced 

11 by the holder of the easement; 

12 ‘‘(iv) subject the land in which an in13 terest is purchased to an agricultural land 

14 easement plan that— 

15 ‘‘(I) describes the activities which 

16 promote the long-term viability of the 

17 land to meet the purposes for which the 

18 easement was acquired; 

19 ‘‘(II) requires the management of 

20 grasslands according to a grasslands 

21 management plan; and 

22 ‘‘(III) includes a conservation 

23 plan, where appropriate, and requires, 

24 at the option of the Secretary, the con-
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1 version of highly erodible cropland to 

2 less intensive uses; and 

3 ‘‘(v) include a limit on the impervious 

4 surfaces to be allowed that is consistent with 

5 the agricultural activities to be conducted. 

6 ‘‘(D) SUBSTITUTION OF QUALIFIED

7 PROJECTS.—An agreement shall allow, upon mu8 tual agreement of the parties, substitution of 

9 qualified projects that are identified at the time 

10 of the proposed substitution. 

11 ‘‘(E) EFFECT OF VIOLATION.—If a violation 

12 occurs of a term or condition of an agreement 

13 under this subsection— 

14 ‘‘(i) the Secretary may terminate the 

15 agreement; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary may require the eli17 gible entity to refund all or part of any 

18 payments received by the entity under the 

19 program, with interest on the payments as 

20 determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The Sec23 retary shall establish a process under which the 

24 Secretary may— 
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1 ‘‘(i) directly certify eligible entities 

2 that meet established criteria; 

3 ‘‘(ii) enter into long-term agreements 

4 with certified eligible entities; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) accept proposals for cost-share 

6 assistance for the purchase of agricultural 

7 land easements throughout the duration of 

8 such agreements. 

9 ‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In order 

10 to be certified, an eligible entity shall dem11 onstrate to the Secretary that the entity will 

12 maintain, at a minimum, for the duration of the 

13 agreement— 

14 ‘‘(i) a plan for administering ease15 ments that is consistent with the purpose of 

16 this subtitle; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the capacity and resources to 

18 monitor and enforce agricultural land ease19 ments; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) policies and procedures to en21 sure— 

22 ‘‘(I) the long-term integrity of ag23 ricultural land easements on eligible 

24 land; 
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1 ‘‘(II) timely completion of acqui2 sitions of such easements; and 

3 ‘‘(III) timely and complete eval4 uation and reporting to the Secretary 

5 on the use of funds provided under the 

6 program. 

7 ‘‘(C) REVIEW AND REVISION.— 

8 ‘‘(i) REVIEW.—The Secretary shall 

9 conduct a review of eligible entities certified 

10 under subparagraph (A) every three years 

11 to ensure that such entities are meeting the 

12 criteria established under subparagraph 

13 (B). 

14 ‘‘(ii) REVOCATION.—If the Secretary 

15 finds that the certified eligible entity no 

16 longer meets the criteria established under 

17 subparagraph (B), the Secretary may— 

18 ‘‘(I) allow the certified eligible en19 tity a specified period of time, at a 

20 minimum 180 days, in which to take 

21 such actions as may be necessary to 

22 meet the criteria; and 

23 ‘‘(II) revoke the certification of the 

24 eligible entity, if, after the specified pe-
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1 riod of time, the certified eligible entity 

2 does not meet such criteria. 

3 ‘‘(c) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary shall 

4 enroll eligible land under this section through the use of— 

5 ‘‘(1) permanent easements; or 

6 ‘‘(2) easements for the maximum duration al7 lowed under applicable State laws. 

8 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

9 provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in— 

10 ‘‘(1) compliance with the terms and conditions of 

11 easements; and 

12 ‘‘(2) implementation of an agricultural land 

13 easement plan. 

14 ‘‘SEC. 1265C. WETLAND EASEMENTS. 

15 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

16 shall provide assistance to owners of eligible land to restore, 

17 protect, and enhance wetlands through— 

18 ‘‘(1) wetland easements and related wetland ease19 ment plans; and 

20 ‘‘(2) technical assistance. 

21 ‘‘(b) EASEMENTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.—The Secretary 

23 shall enroll eligible land under this section through 

24 the use of— 

25 ‘‘(A) 30-year easements; 
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1 ‘‘(B) permanent easements; 

2 ‘‘(C) easements for the maximum duration 

3 allowed under applicable State laws; or 

4 ‘‘(D) as an option for Indian tribes only, 

5 30-year contracts (which shall be considered to be 

6 30-year easements for the purposes of this sub7 title). 

8 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(A) INELIGIBLE LAND.—The Secretary 

10 may not acquire easements on— 

11 ‘‘(i) land established to trees under the 

12 conservation reserve program, except in 

13 cases where the Secretary determines it 

14 would further the purposes of the program; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(ii) farmed wetlands or converted wet17 lands where the conversion was not com18 menced prior to December 23, 1985. 

19 ‘‘(B) CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP.—No wet20 land easement shall be created on land that has 

21 changed ownership during the preceding 24- 

22 month period unless— 

23 ‘‘(i) the new ownership was acquired 

24 by will or succession as a result of the death 

25 of the previous owner; 
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1 ‘‘(ii)(I) the ownership change occurred 

2 because of foreclosure on the land; and 

3 ‘‘(II) immediately before the fore4 closure, the owner of the land exercises a 

5 right of redemption from the mortgage hold6 er in accordance with State law; or 

7 ‘‘(iii) the Secretary determines that the 

8 land was acquired under circumstances that 

9 give adequate assurances that such land was 

10 not acquired for the purposes of placing it 

11 in the program. 

12 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION AND RANKING OF OFFERS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall estab14 lish evaluation and ranking criteria to maximize 

15 the benefit of Federal investment under the pro16 gram. 

17 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—When evaluating 

18 offers from landowners, the Secretary may con19 sider— 

20 ‘‘(i) the conservation benefits of obtain21 ing a wetland easement, including the po22 tential environmental benefits if the land 

23 was removed from agricultural production; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the cost-effectiveness of each wet2 land easement, so as to maximize the envi3 ronmental benefits per dollar expended; 

4 ‘‘(iii) whether the landowner or an5 other person is offering to contribute finan6 cially to the cost of the wetland easement to 

7 leverage Federal funds; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) such other factors as the Sec9 retary determines are necessary to carry out 

10 the purposes of the program. 

11 ‘‘(C) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall place 

12 priority on acquiring wetland easements based 

13 on the value of the wetland easement for pro14 tecting and enhancing habitat for migratory 

15 birds and other wildlife. 

16 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENT.—To be eligible to place eligi17 ble land into the program through a wetland ease18 ment, the owner of such land shall enter into an 

19 agreement with the Secretary to— 

20 ‘‘(A) grant an easement on such land to the 

21 Secretary; 

22 ‘‘(B) authorize the implementation of a wet23 land easement plan developed for the eligible 

24 land under subsection (f); 
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1 ‘‘(C) create and record an appropriate deed 

2 restriction in accordance with applicable State 

3 law to reflect the easement agreed to; 

4 ‘‘(D) provide a written statement of consent 

5 to such easement signed by those holding a secu6 rity interest in the land; 

7 ‘‘(E) comply with the terms and conditions 

8 of the easement and any related agreements; and 

9 ‘‘(F) permanently retire any existing base 

10 history for the land on which the easement has 

11 been obtained. 

12 ‘‘(5) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EASEMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A wetland easement 

14 shall include terms and conditions that— 

15 ‘‘(i) permit— 

16 ‘‘(I) repairs, improvements, and 

17 inspections on the land that are nec18 essary to maintain existing public 

19 drainage systems; and 

20 ‘‘(II) owners to control public ac21 cess on the easement areas while iden22 tifying access routes to be used for res23 toration activities and management 

24 and easement monitoring; 

25 ‘‘(ii) prohibit— 
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1 ‘‘(I) the alteration of wildlife 

2 habitat and other natural features of 

3 such land, unless specifically author4 ized by the Secretary; 

5 ‘‘(II) the spraying of such land 

6 with chemicals or the mowing of such 

7 land, except where such spraying or 

8 mowing is authorized by the Secretary 

9 or is necessary— 

10 ‘‘(aa) to comply with Federal 

11 or State noxious weed control 

12 laws; 

13 ‘‘(bb) to comply with a Fed14 eral or State emergency pest treat15 ment program; or 

16 ‘‘(cc) to meet habitat needs of 

17 specific wildlife species; 

18 ‘‘(III) any activities to be carried 

19 out on the owner’s or successor’s land 

20 that is immediately adjacent to, and 

21 functionally related to, the land that is 

22 subject to the easement if such activi23 ties will alter, degrade, or otherwise di24 minish the functional value of the eli25 gible land; and 
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1 ‘‘(IV) the adoption of any other 

2 practice that would tend to defeat the 

3 purposes of the program, as determined 

4 by the Secretary; 

5 ‘‘(iii) provide for the efficient and ef6 fective establishment of wildlife functions 

7 and values; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) include such additional provi9 sions as the Secretary determines are desir10 able to carry out the program or facilitate 

11 the practical administration thereof. 

12 ‘‘(B) VIOLATION.—On the violation of the 

13 terms or conditions of a wetland easement, the 

14 wetland easement shall remain in force and the 

15 Secretary may require the owner to refund all or 

16 part of any payments received by the owner 

17 under the program, together with interest thereon 

18 as determined appropriate by the Secretary. 

19 ‘‘(C) COMPATIBLE USES.—Land subject to a 

20 wetland easement may be used for compatible 

21 economic uses, including such activities as hunt22 ing and fishing, managed timber harvest, or 

23 periodic haying or grazing, if such use is specifi24 cally permitted by the wetland easement plan de25 veloped for the land under subsection (f) and is 
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1 consistent with the long-term protection and en2 hancement of the wetland resources for which the 

3 easement was established. 

4 ‘‘(D) RESERVATION OF GRAZING RIGHTS.— 

5 The Secretary may include in the terms and con6 ditions of a wetland easement a provision under 

7 which the owner reserves grazing rights if— 

8 ‘‘(i) the Secretary determines that the 

9 reservation and use of the grazing rights— 

10 ‘‘(I) is compatible with the land 

11 subject to the easement; 

12 ‘‘(II) is consistent with the histor13 ical natural uses of the land and the 

14 long-term protection and enhancement 

15 goals for which the easement was estab16 lished; and 

17 ‘‘(III) complies with the wetland 

18 easement plan developed for the land 

19 under subsection (f); and 

20 ‘‘(ii) the agreement provides for a com21 mensurate reduction in the easement pay22 ment to account for the grazing value, as 

23 determined by the Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.— 

25 ‘‘(A) DETERMINATION.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) PERMANENT EASEMENTS.—The 

2 Secretary shall pay as compensation for a 

3 permanent wetland easement acquired 

4 under the program an amount necessary to 

5 encourage enrollment in the program, based 

6 on the lowest of— 

7 ‘‘(I) the fair market value of the 

8 land, as determined by the Secretary, 

9 using the Uniform Standards of Pro10 fessional Appraisal Practice or an 

11 area-wide market analysis or survey; 

12 ‘‘(II) the amount corresponding to 

13 a geographical cap, as determined by 

14 the Secretary in regulations; or 

15 ‘‘(III) the offer made by the land16 owner. 

17 ‘‘(ii) 30-YEAR EASEMENTS.—Com18 pensation for a 30-year wetland easement 

19 shall be not less than 50 percent, but not 

20 more than 75 percent, of the compensation 

21 that would be paid for a permanent wet22 land easement. 

23 ‘‘(B) FORM OF PAYMENT.—Compensation 

24 for a wetland easement shall be provided by the 
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1 Secretary in the form of a cash payment, in an 

2 amount determined under subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(C) PAYMENT SCHEDULE.— 

4 ‘‘(i) EASEMENTS VALUED AT $500,000

5 OR LESS.—For wetland easements valued at 

6 $500,000 or less, the Secretary may provide 

7 easement payments in not more than 10 an8 nual payments. 

9 ‘‘(ii) EASEMENTS VALUED AT MORE

10 THAN $500,000.—For wetland easements val11 ued at more than $500,000, the Secretary 

12 may provide easement payments in at least 

13 5, but not more than 10 annual payments, 

14 except that, if the Secretary determines it 

15 would further the purposes of the program, 

16 the Secretary may make a lump-sum pay17 ment for such an easement. 

18 ‘‘(c) EASEMENT RESTORATION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

20 financial assistance to owners of eligible land to carry 

21 out the establishment of conservation measures and 

22 practices and protect wetland functions and values, 

23 including necessary maintenance activities, as set 

24 forth in a wetland easement plan developed for the el25 igible land under subsection (f). 
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1 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall— 

2 ‘‘(A) in the case of a permanent wetland 

3 easement, pay an amount that is not less than 

4 75 percent, but not more than 100 percent, of the 

5 eligible costs, as determined by the Secretary; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) in the case of a 30-year wetland ease8 ment, pay an amount that is not less than 50 

9 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the eli10 gible costs, as determined by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall assist 

13 owners in complying with the terms and conditions 

14 of wetland easements. 

15 ‘‘(2) CONTRACTS OR AGREEMENTS.—The Sec16 retary may enter into 1 or more contracts with pri17 vate entities or agreements with a State, non-govern18 mental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out nec19 essary restoration, enhancement, or maintenance of a 

20 wetland easement if the Secretary determines that the 

21 contract or agreement will advance the purposes of 

22 the program. 

23 ‘‘(e) WETLAND ENHANCEMENT OPTION.—The Sec24 retary may enter into 1 or more agreements with a State 

25 (including a political subdivision or agency of a State), 
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1 nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out 

2 a special wetland enhancement option that the Secretary 

3 determines would advance the purposes of program. 

4 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) WETLAND EASEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary 

6 shall develop a wetland easement plan for eligible 

7 lands subject to a wetland easement, which shall in8 clude practices and activities necessary to restore, 

9 protect, enhance, and maintain the enrolled lands. 

10 ‘‘(2) DELEGATION OF EASEMENT ADMINISTRA11 TION.—The Secretary may delegate— 

12 ‘‘(A) any of the easement management, 

13 monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities of 

14 the Secretary to other Federal or State agencies 

15 that have the appropriate authority, expertise, 

16 and resources necessary to carry out such dele17 gated responsibilities; and 

18 ‘‘(B) any of the easement management re19 sponsibilities of the Secretary to other conserva20 tion organizations if the Secretary determines 

21 the organization has the appropriate expertise 

22 and resources. 

23 ‘‘(3) PAYMENTS.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) TIMING OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 

2 shall provide payment for obligations incurred 

3 by the Secretary under this section— 

4 ‘‘(i) with respect to any easement res5 toration obligation under subsection (c), as 

6 soon as possible after the obligation is in7 curred; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) with respect to any annual ease9 ment payment obligation incurred by the 

10 Secretary, as soon as possible after October 

11 1 of each calendar year. 

12 ‘‘(B) PAYMENTS TO OTHERS.—If an owner 

13 who is entitled to a payment under this section 

14 dies, becomes incompetent, is otherwise unable to 

15 receive such payment, or is succeeded by another 

16 person or entity who renders or completes the re17 quired performance, the Secretary shall make 

18 such payment, in accordance with regulations 

19 prescribed by the Secretary and without regard 

20 to any other provision of law, in such manner 

21 as the Secretary determines is fair and reason22 able in light of all of the circumstances. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1265D. ADMINISTRATION. 

2 ‘‘(a) INELIGIBLE LAND.—The Secretary may not use 

3 program funds for the purposes of acquiring an easement 

4 on— 

5 ‘‘(1) lands owned by an agency of the United 

6 States, other than land held in trust for Indian tribes; 

7 ‘‘(2) lands owned in fee title by a State, includ8 ing an agency or a subdivision of a State, or a unit 

9 of local government; 

10 ‘‘(3) land subject to an easement or deed restric11 tion which, as determined by the Secretary, provides 

12 similar protection as would be provided by enrollment 

13 in the program; or 

14 ‘‘(4) lands where the purposes of the program 

15 would be undermined due to on-site or off-site condi16 tions, such as risk of hazardous substances, proposed 

17 or existing rights of way, infrastructure development, 

18 or adjacent land uses. 

19 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—In evaluating applications under the 

20 program, the Secretary may give priority to land that is 

21 currently enrolled in the conservation reserve program in 

22 a contract that is set to expire within 1 year and— 

23 ‘‘(1) in the case of an agricultural land ease24 ment, is grassland that would benefit from protection 

25 under a long-term easement; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) in the case of a wetland easement, is a wet2 land or related area with the highest functions and 

3 value and is likely to return to production after the 

4 land leaves the conservation reserve program. 

5 ‘‘(c) SUBORDINATION, EXCHANGE, MODIFICATION, AND

6 TERMINATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may subordi8 nate, exchange, modify, or terminate any interest in 

9 land, or portion of such interest, administered by the 

10 Secretary, either directly or on behalf of the Com11 modity Credit Corporation under the program if the 

12 Secretary determines that— 

13 ‘‘(A) it is in the Federal Government’s in14 terest to subordinate, exchange, modify, or termi15 nate the interest in land; 

16 ‘‘(B) the subordination, exchange, modifica17 tion, or termination action— 

18 ‘‘(i) will address a compelling public 

19 need for which there is no practicable alter20 native; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) such action will further the prac22 tical administration of the program; and 

23 ‘‘(C) the subordination, exchange, modifica24 tion, or termination action will result in com-
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1 parable conservation value and equivalent or 

2 greater economic value to the United States. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall work 

4 with the owner, and eligible entity if applicable, to 

5 address any subordination, exchange, modification, or 

6 termination of the interest, or portion of such interest, 

7 in land. 

8 ‘‘(3) NOTICE.—At least 90 days before taking 

9 any termination action described in paragraph (1), 

10 the Secretary shall provide written notice of such ac11 tion to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 

12 Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 

13 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 

14 ‘‘(d) LAND ENROLLED IN CONSERVATION RESERVE

15 PROGRAM.—The Secretary may terminate or modify a con16 tract entered into under section 1231(a) if eligible land that 

17 is subject to such contract is transferred into the program. 

18 ‘‘(e) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR AGRICULTURAL

19 LAND EASEMENTS.—Of the funds made available under 

20 section 1241 to carry out the program for a fiscal year, 

21 the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, use for agricul22 tural land easements— 

23 ‘‘(1) no less than 40 percent in each of fiscal 

24 years 2014 through 2017; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) no less than 50 percent in fiscal year 

2 2018.’’. 

3 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 

4 Before an eligible entity or owner of eligible land may re5 ceive assistance under subtitle H of title XII of the Food 

6 Security Act of 1985, the eligible entity or person shall 

7 agree, during the crop year for which the assistance is pro8 vided and in exchange for the assistance— 

9 (1) to comply with applicable conservation re10 quirements under subtitle B of title XII of that Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.); and 

12 (2) to comply with applicable wetland protection 

13 requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act 

14 (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.). 

15 (c) CROSS REFERENCE; CALCULATION.—Section 1244 

16 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (c)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

21 subparagraph (A); 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

23 subparagraph (B); and 

24 (iii) by striking subparagraph (C); 
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1 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

2 paragraph (3); and 

3 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol4 lowing new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(2) the agricultural conservation easement pro6 gram established under subtitle H; and’’; and 

7 (2) in subsection (f)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

10 ‘‘programs administered under subchapters 

11 B and C of chapter 1 of subtitle D’’ and in12 serting ‘‘conservation reserve program estab13 lished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of 

14 subtitle D and wetland easements under sec15 tion 1265C’’; and 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 ‘‘an easement acquired under subchapter C 

18 of chapter 1 of subtitle D’’ and inserting ‘‘a 

19 wetland easement under section 1265C’’; 

20 and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(5) CALCULATION.—In calculating the percent24 ages described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

25 include any acreage that was included in calculations 
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1 of percentages made under such paragraph, as in ef2 fect on September 30, 2013, and that remains enrolled 

3 when the calculation is made after that date under 

4 paragraph (1).’’. 

5 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

6 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

7 Subtitle E—Regional Conservation 

8 Partnership Program 

9 SEC. 2401. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PRO10 GRAM. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title XII of the Food Security Act 

12 of 1985 is amended by inserting after subtitle H, as added 

13 by section 2301, the following new subtitle: 

14 ‘‘Subtitle I—Regional Conservation 

15 Partnership Program 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1271. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

18 a regional conservation partnership program to implement 

19 eligible activities on eligible land through— 

20 ‘‘(1) partnership agreements with eligible part21 ners; and 

22 ‘‘(2) contracts with producers. 

23 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program are as 

24 follows: 
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1 ‘‘(1) To use covered programs to accomplish pur2 poses and functions similar to those of the following 

3 programs, as in effect on September 30, 2013: 

4 ‘‘(A) The agricultural water enhancement 

5 program established under section 1240I. 

6 ‘‘(B) The Chesapeake Bay watershed pro7 gram established under section 1240Q. 

8 ‘‘(C) The cooperative conservation partner9 ship initiative established under section 1243. 

10 ‘‘(D) The Great Lakes basin program for 

11 soil erosion and sediment control established 

12 under section 1240P. 

13 ‘‘(2) To further the conservation, restoration, and 

14 sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related 

15 natural resources on eligible land on a regional or 

16 watershed scale. 

17 ‘‘(3) To encourage eligible partners to cooperate 

18 with producers in— 

19 ‘‘(A) meeting or avoiding the need for na20 tional, State, and local natural resource regu21 latory requirements related to production on eli22 gible land; and 

23 ‘‘(B) implementing projects that will result 

24 in the carrying out of eligible activities that af25 fect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial pri-
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1 vate forest operations on a local, regional, State, 

2 or multistate basis. 

3 ‘‘SEC. 1271A. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this subtitle: 

5 ‘‘(1) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 

6 program’ means the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) The agricultural conservation ease8 ment program. 

9 ‘‘(B) The environmental quality incentives 

10 program. 

11 ‘‘(C) The conservation stewardship pro12 gram. 

13 ‘‘(D) The healthy forests reserve program es14 tablished under section 501 of the Healthy For15 ests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571). 

16 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—The term ‘eligible ac17 tivity’ means any of the following conservation activi18 ties: 

19 ‘‘(A) Water quality or quantity conserva20 tion, restoration, or enhancement projects relat21 ing to surface water and groundwater resources, 

22 including— 

23 ‘‘(i) the conversion of irrigated crop24 land to the production of less water-inten-
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1 sive agricultural commodities or dryland 

2 farming; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) irrigation system improvement 

4 and irrigation efficiency enhancement. 

5 ‘‘(B) Drought mitigation. 

6 ‘‘(C) Flood prevention. 

7 ‘‘(D) Water retention. 

8 ‘‘(E) Air quality improvement. 

9 ‘‘(F) Habitat conservation, restoration, and 

10 enhancement. 

11 ‘‘(G) Erosion control and sediment reduc12 tion. 

13 ‘‘(H) Other related activities that the Sec14 retary determines will help achieve conservation 

15 benefits. 

16 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

17 means land on which agricultural commodities, live18 stock, or forest-related products are produced, includ19 ing— 

20 ‘‘(A) cropland; 

21 ‘‘(B) grassland; 

22 ‘‘(C) rangeland; 

23 ‘‘(D) pastureland; 

24 ‘‘(E) nonindustrial private forest land; and 
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1 ‘‘(F) other land incidental to agricultural 

2 production (including wetlands and riparian 

3 buffers) on which significant natural resource 

4 issues could be addressed under the program. 

5 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The term ‘eligible 

6 partner’ means any of the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) An agricultural or silvicultural pro8 ducer association or other group of producers. 

9 ‘‘(B) A State or unit of local government. 

10 ‘‘(C) An Indian tribe. 

11 ‘‘(D) A farmer cooperative. 

12 ‘‘(E) A water district, irrigation district, 

13 rural water district or association, or other orga14 nization with specific water delivery authority to 

15 producers on agricultural land. 

16 ‘‘(F) An institution of higher education. 

17 ‘‘(G) An organization or entity with an es18 tablished history of working cooperatively with 

19 producers on agricultural land, as determined by 

20 the Secretary, to address— 

21 ‘‘(i) local conservation priorities re22 lated to agricultural production, wildlife 

23 habitat development, or nonindustrial pri24 vate forest land management; or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) critical watershed-scale soil ero2 sion, water quality, sediment reduction, or 

3 other natural resource issues. 

4 ‘‘(5) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The term 

5 ‘partnership agreement’ means an agreement entered 

6 into under section 1271B between the Secretary and 

7 an eligible partner. 

8 ‘‘(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the 

9 regional conservation partnership program established 

10 by this subtitle. 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1271B. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS. 

12 ‘‘(a) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—The 

13 Secretary may enter into a partnership agreement with an 

14 eligible partner to implement a project that will assist pro15 ducers with installing and maintaining an eligible activity 

16 on eligible land. 

17 ‘‘(b) LENGTH.—A partnership agreement shall be for 

18 a period not to exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary 

19 may extend the agreement one time for up to 12 months 

20 when an extension is necessary to meet the objectives of the 

21 program. 

22 ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF PARTNERS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under a partnership agree24 ment, the eligible partner shall— 
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1 ‘‘(A) define the scope of a project, includ2 ing— 

3 ‘‘(i) the eligible activities to be imple4 mented; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the potential agricultural or non6 industrial private forest land operations af7 fected; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the local, State, multistate, or 

9 other geographic area covered; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) the planning, outreach, imple11 mentation, and assessment to be conducted; 

12 ‘‘(B) conduct outreach to producers for po13 tential participation in the project; 

14 ‘‘(C) at the request of a producer, act on be15 half of a producer participating in the project in 

16 applying for assistance under section 1271C; 

17 ‘‘(D) leverage financial or technical assist18 ance provided by the Secretary with additional 

19 funds to help achieve the project objectives; 

20 ‘‘(E) conduct an assessment of the project’s 

21 effects; and 

22 ‘‘(F) at the conclusion of the project, report 

23 to the Secretary on its results and funds lever24 aged. 
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1 ‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION.—An eligible partner shall 

2 provide a significant portion of the overall costs of the 

3 scope of the project that is the subject of the agreement 

4 entered into under subsection (a), as determined by 

5 the Secretary. 

6 ‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.— 

7 ‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.—The Secretary 

8 shall conduct a competitive process to select applica9 tions for partnership agreements and may assess and 

10 rank applications with similar conservation purposes 

11 as a group. 

12 ‘‘(2) CRITERIA USED.—In carrying out the proc13 ess described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

14 make public the criteria used in evaluating applica15 tions. 

16 ‘‘(3) CONTENT.—An application to the Secretary 

17 shall include a description of— 

18 ‘‘(A) the scope of the project, as described in 

19 subsection (c)(1)(A); 

20 ‘‘(B) the plan for monitoring, evaluating, 

21 and reporting on progress made toward achiev22 ing the project’s objectives; 

23 ‘‘(C) the program resources requested for the 

24 project, including the covered programs to be 
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1 used and estimated funding needed from the Sec2 retary; 

3 ‘‘(D) eligible partners collaborating to 

4 achieve project objectives, including their roles, 

5 responsibilities, capabilities, and financial con6 tribution; and 

7 ‘‘(E) any other elements the Secretary con8 siders necessary to adequately evaluate and com9 petitively select applications for funding under 

10 the program. 

11 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY TO CERTAIN APPLICATIONS.—The 

12 Secretary may give a higher priority to applications 

13 that— 

14 ‘‘(A) assist producers in meeting or avoid15 ing the need for a natural resource regulatory re16 quirement; 

17 ‘‘(B) have a high percentage of eligible pro18 ducers in the area to be covered by the agree19 ment; 

20 ‘‘(C) significantly leverage non-Federal fi21 nancial and technical resources and coordinate 

22 with other local, State, or national efforts; 

23 ‘‘(D) deliver high percentages of applied 

24 conservation to address conservation priorities or 
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1 regional, State, or national conservation initia2 tives; 

3 ‘‘(E) provide innovation in conservation 

4 methods and delivery, including outcome-based 

5 performance measures and methods; or 

6 ‘‘(F) meet other factors that are important 

7 for achieving the purposes of the program, as de8 termined by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1271C. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into con11 tracts with producers to provide financial and technical as12 sistance to— 

13 ‘‘(1) producers participating in a project with 

14 an eligible partner, as described in section 1271B; or 

15 ‘‘(2) producers that fit within the scope of a 

16 project described in section 1271B or a critical con17 servation area designated under section 1271F, but 

18 who are seeking to implement an eligible activity on 

19 eligible land independent of a partner. 

20 ‘‘(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) CONSISTENCY WITH PROGRAM RULES.—Ex22 cept as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 

23 ensure that the terms and conditions of a contract 

24 under this section are consistent with the applicable 

25 rules of the covered programs to be used as part of the 
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1 project, as described in the application under section 

2 1271B(d)(3)(C). 

3 ‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—Except with respect to 

4 statutory program requirements governing appeals, 

5 payment limitations, and conservation compliance, 

6 the Secretary may adjust the discretionary program 

7 rules of a covered program— 

8 ‘‘(A) to provide a simplified application 

9 and evaluation process; and 

10 ‘‘(B) to better reflect unique local cir11 cumstances and purposes if the Secretary deter12 mines such adjustments are necessary to achieve 

13 the purposes of the program. 

14 ‘‘(c) PAYMENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with statutory 

16 requirements of the covered programs involved, the 

17 Secretary may make payments to a producer in an 

18 amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary 

19 to achieve the purposes of the program. 

20 ‘‘(2) PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS IN STATES WITH

21 WATER QUANTITY CONCERNS.—The Secretary may 

22 provide payments to producers participating in a 

23 project that addresses water quantity concerns for a 

24 period of five years in an amount sufficient to en-
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1 courage conversion from irrigated farming to dryland 

2 farming. 

3 ‘‘(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—To assist in the im4 plementation of the program, the Secretary may 

5 waive the applicability of the limitation in section 

6 1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating producers if 

7 the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary 

8 to fulfill the objectives of the program. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1271D. FUNDING. 

10 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall 

11 use $100,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Cor12 poration for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry 

13 out the program. 

14 ‘‘(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds made 

15 available under subsection (a) shall remain available until 

16 expended. 

17 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND ACRES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the funds 

19 made available under subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 shall reserve 6 percent of the funds and acres made 

21 available for a covered program for each of fiscal 

22 years 2014 through 2018 in order to ensure addi23 tional resources are available to carry out this pro24 gram. 
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1 ‘‘(2) UNUSED FUNDS AND ACRES.—Any funds or 

2 acres reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 

3 from a covered program that are not obligated under 

4 this program by April 1 of that fiscal year shall be 

5 returned for use under the covered program. 

6 ‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Of the funds and 

7 acres made available for the program under subsections (a) 

8 and (c), the Secretary shall allocate— 

9 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects 

10 based on a State competitive process administered by 

11 the State Conservationist, with the advice of the State 

12 technical committee established under subtitle G; 

13 ‘‘(2) 50 percent of the funds and acres to projects 

14 based on a national competitive process to be estab15 lished by the Secretary; and 

16 ‘‘(3) 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects 

17 for the critical conservation areas designated under 

18 section 1271F. 

19 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

20 None of the funds made available under the program may 

21 be used to pay for the administrative expenses of eligible 

22 partners. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1271E. ADMINISTRATION. 

24 ‘‘(a) DISCLOSURE.—In addition to the criteria used 

25 in evaluating applications as described in section 
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1 1271B(d)(2), the Secretary shall make publicly available 

2 information on projects selected through the competitive 

3 process described in section 1271B(d)(1). 

4 ‘‘(b) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31, 2014, 

5 and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 

6 to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa7 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

8 Forestry of the Senate a report on the status of projects 

9 funded under the program, including— 

10 ‘‘(1) the number and types of eligible partners 

11 and producers participating in the partnership agree12 ments selected; 

13 ‘‘(2) the number of producers receiving assist14 ance; and 

15 ‘‘(3) total funding committed to projects, includ16 ing from Federal and non-Federal resources. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1271F. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 

18 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In administering funds under sec19 tion 1271D(d)(3), the Secretary shall select applications for 

20 partnership agreements and producer contracts within crit21 ical conservation areas designated under this section. 

22 ‘‘(b) CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREA DESIGNA23 TIONS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) PRIORITY.—In designating critical con25 servation areas under this section, the Secretary shall 
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1 give priority to geographical areas based on the de2 gree to which the geographical area— 

3 ‘‘(A) includes multiple States with signifi4 cant agricultural production; 

5 ‘‘(B) is covered by an existing regional, 

6 State, binational, or multistate agreement or 

7 plan that has established objectives, goals, and 

8 work plans and is adopted by a Federal, State, 

9 or regional authority; 

10 ‘‘(C) would benefit from water quality im11 provement, including through reducing erosion, 

12 promoting sediment control, and addressing nu13 trient management activities affecting large bod14 ies of water of regional, national, or inter15 national significance; 

16 ‘‘(D) would benefit from water quantity im17 provement, including improvement relating to— 

18 ‘‘(i) groundwater, surface water, aqui19 fer, or other water sources; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) a need to promote water retention 

21 and flood prevention; or 

22 ‘‘(E) contains producers that need assist23 ance in meeting or avoiding the need for a nat24 ural resource regulatory requirement that could 
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1 have a negative economic impact on agricultural 

2 operations within the area. 

3 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not des4 ignate more than 8 geographical areas as critical con5 servation areas under this section. 

6 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), the Secretary shall administer any part9 nership agreement or producer contract under this 

10 section in a manner that is consistent with the terms 

11 of the program. 

12 ‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING ACTIVITY.— 

13 The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac14 ticable, ensure that eligible activities carried out in 

15 critical conservation areas designated under this sec16 tion complement and are consistent with other Fed17 eral and State programs and water quality and 

18 quantity strategies. 

19 ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—For a critical 

20 conservation area described in subsection (b)(1)(D), 

21 the Secretary may use authorities under the Water22 shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 1001 et seq.), other than section 14 of such Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1012), to carry out projects for the purposes 

25 of this section.’’. 
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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

2 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

3 Subtitle F—Other Conservation 

4 Programs 

5 SEC. 2501. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND. 

6 Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

7 U.S.C. 3839bb(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in8 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

9 SEC. 2502. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PRO10 GRAM. 

11 Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

12 U.S.C. 3839bb–2) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 

14 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

17 through 2018. 

18 ‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—In addition to 

19 funds made available under paragraph (1), of the 

20 funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Sec21 retary shall use $5,000,000, to remain available until 

22 expended.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2503. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN2 CENTIVE PROGRAM. 

3 (a) FUNDING.—Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Secu4 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)) is amended by 

5 inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘and 

6 $30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 

7 2018’’. 

8 (b) REPORT ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.—Not later 

9 than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee 

11 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 

12 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 

13 Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the voluntary 

14 public access program established by section 1240R of the 

15 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5), includ16 ing— 

17 (1) identifying cooperating agencies; 

18 (2) identifying the number of land holdings and 

19 total acres enrolled by each State and tribal govern20 ment; 

21 (3) evaluating the extent of improved access on 

22 eligible lands, improved wildlife habitat, and related 

23 economic benefits; and 

24 (4) any other relevant information and data re25 lating to the program that would be helpful to such 

26 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 out 

8 the ACES program using funds made available to 

9 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 this 

14 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

15 SEC. 2505. SMALL WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM. 

16 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 14(h)(1) of the 

17 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 1012(h)(1)) is amended— 

19 (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

20 and inserting a semicolon; 

21 (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (3) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 

24 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

25 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub26 paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(H) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to 

2 remain available until expended.’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven5 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 SEC. 2506. AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) USES.—Section 524(b)(2) of the Federal Crop In10 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(2)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesig12 nating subparagraphs (C) through (F) as subpara13 graphs (B) through (E), respectively; and 

14 (2) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— 

15 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

16 striking ‘‘or resource conservation practices’’; 

17 and 

18 (B) by striking clause (i) and redesignating 

19 clauses (ii) through (iv) as clauses (i) through 

20 (iii), respectively. 

21 (b) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION.— 

22 (1) FUNDING.—Section 524(b)(4)(B) of the Fed23 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 

24 amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(B) FUNDING.—The Commodity Credit 

2 Corporation shall make available to carry out 

3 this subsection not less than $10,000,000 for each 

4 fiscal year.’’. 

5 (2) CERTAIN USES.—Section 524(b)(4)(C) of the 

6 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(C)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (A) in clause (i)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘50’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘30’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘(A), (B), and (C)’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘(A) and (B)’’; and 

13 (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘40’’ and in14 serting ‘‘60’’. 

15 SEC. 2507. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PRO16 GRAM. 

17 Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 

18 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the following 

19 new sentence: ‘‘In evaluating requests for assistance under 

20 this section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration 

21 to projects that address runoff retardation and soil-erosion 

22 preventive measures needed to mitigate the risks and reme23 diate the effects of catastrophic wildfire on land that is the 

24 source of drinking water for landowners and land users.’’. 
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1 Subtitle G—Funding and 

2 Administration 

3 SEC. 2601. FUNDING. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1241 of 

5 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended 

6 to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2014 

8 through 2018, the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, 

9 and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to 

10 carry out the following programs under this title (including 

11 the provision of technical assistance): 

12 ‘‘(1) The conservation reserve program under 

13 subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, to 

14 the maximum extent practicable, $25,000,000 for the 

15 period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out 

16 section 1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land subject 

17 to contracts from retired or retiring owners and oper18 ators to beginning farmers or ranchers and socially 

19 disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. 

20 ‘‘(2) The agriculture conservation easement pro21 gram under subtitle H, using, to the maximum extent 

22 practicable— 

23 ‘‘(A) $425,000,000 in fiscal year 2014; 

24 ‘‘(B) $450,000,000 in fiscal year 2015; 

25 ‘‘(C) $475,000,000 in fiscal year 2016; 
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1 ‘‘(D) $500,000,000 in fiscal year 2017; and 

2 ‘‘(E) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2018. 

3 ‘‘(3) The conservation security program under 

4 subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D, using such 

5 sums as are necessary to administer contracts entered 

6 into before September 30, 2008. 

7 ‘‘(4) The conservation stewardship program 

8 under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D. 

9 ‘‘(5) The environmental quality incentives pro10 gram under chapter 4 of subtitle D, using, to the 

11 maximum extent practicable, $1,750,000,000 for each 

12 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

13 (b) REGIONAL EQUITY; GUARANTEED AVAILABILITY

14 OF FUNDS.—Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 

15 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subsection (d); 

17 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

18 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and 

19 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

20 new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts made avail22 able by subsection (a) shall be used by the Secretary to carry 

23 out the programs specified in such subsection for fiscal 

24 years 2014 through 2018 and shall remain available until 

25 expended. Amounts made available for the programs speci-
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1 fied in such subsection during a fiscal year through modi2 fications, cancellations, terminations, and other related ad3 ministrative actions and not obligated in that fiscal year 

4 shall remain available for obligation during subsequent fis5 cal years, but shall reduce the amount of additional funds 

6 made available in the subsequent fiscal year by an amount 

7 equal to the amount remaining unobligated.’’. 

8 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

9 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

10 SEC. 2602. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 1241 of 

12 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841), as redesig13 nated by section 2601(b)(2) of this Act, is amended to read 

14 as follows: 

15 ‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 

16 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Commodity 

17 Credit Corporation funds made available for a fiscal 

18 year for each of the programs specified in subsection 

19 (a)— 

20 ‘‘(A) shall be available for the provision of 

21 technical assistance for the programs for which 

22 funds are made available as necessary to imple23 ment the programs effectively; and 

24 ‘‘(B) shall not be available for the provision 

25 of technical assistance for conservation programs 
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1 specified in subsection (a) other than the pro2 gram for which the funds were made available. 

3 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 

4 2013, the Secretary shall submit (and update as nec5 essary in subsequent years) to the Committee on Agri6 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 

8 Senate a report— 

9 ‘‘(A) detailing the amount of technical as10 sistance funds requested and apportioned in each 

11 program specified in subsection (a) during the 

12 preceding fiscal year; and 

13 ‘‘(B) any other data relating to this sub14 section that would be helpful to such commit15 tees.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

17 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

18 SEC. 2603. RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSIST19 ANCE TO CERTAIN FARMERS OR RANCHERS 

20 FOR CONSERVATION ACCESS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (g) of section 1241 of 

22 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amend23 ed— 

24 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following new para2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—In providing assistance 

4 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give pref5 erence to a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in 

6 section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva7 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))) that 

8 qualifies under subparagraph (A) or (B) of para9 graph (1).’’. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

11 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

12 SEC. 2604. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS 

13 AND ASSISTANCE. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (h) of section 1241 of 

15 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amend16 ed— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘wetlands re18 serve program’’ and inserting ‘‘agricultural conserva19 tion easement program’’; 

20 (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and re21 designating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as para22 graphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 

23 (3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘agricultural water en2 hancement program’’ and inserting ‘‘regional 

3 conservation partnership program’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘1240I(g)’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘1271C(c)(3)’’. 

6 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

7 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

8 SEC. 2605. REVIEW OF CONSERVATION PRACTICE STAND9 ARDS. 

10 Section 1242(h)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 

11 (16 U.S.C. 3842(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 

12 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 

14 of 2013’’. 

15 SEC. 2606. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE 

16 TO ALL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1244 of the Food Security 

18 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the 

20 following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(E) Veteran farmers or ranchers (as de22 fined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, 

23 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

24 2279(e))).’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, H, and I’’ 

2 before the period at the end; 

3 (3) in subsection (f)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘coun5 try’’ and inserting ‘‘county’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘sub7 section (c)(2)(B) or (f)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub8 section (c)(2)(A)(ii) or (f)(2)’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ10 ing, to the extent practicable, practices that maximize 

11 benefits for honey bees’’ after ‘‘pollinators’’; and 

12 (5) by adding at the end the following new sub13 sections: 

14 ‘‘(j) IMPROVED ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY AND EF15 FECTIVENESS.—In administrating a conservation program 

16 under this title, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

17 practicable— 

18 ‘‘(1) seek to reduce administrative burdens and 

19 costs to producers by streamlining conservation plan20 ning and program resources; and 

21 ‘‘(2) take advantage of new technologies to en22 hance efficiency and effectiveness. 

23 ‘‘(k) RELATION TO OTHER PAYMENTS.—Any payment 

24 received by an owner or operator under this title, including 

25 an easement payment or rental payment, shall be in addi-
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1 tion to, and not affect, the total amount of payments that 

2 the owner or operator is otherwise eligible to receive under 

3 any of the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) This Act. 

5 ‘‘(2) The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 

6 1421 et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(3) The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 

8 Management Act of 2013. 

9 ‘‘(4) Any law that succeeds a law specified in 

10 paragraph (1), (2), or (3).’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

12 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

13 SEC. 2607. STANDARDS FOR STATE TECHNICAL COMMIT14 TEES. 

15 Section 1261(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

16 U.S.C. 3861(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 

17 days after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, 

18 and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary shall develop’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall review and update as nec20 essary’’. 

21 SEC. 2608. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 

22 Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 

23 (16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

24 the following new section: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1246. REGULATIONS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

3 such regulations as are necessary to implement programs 

4 under this title, including such regulations as the Secretary 

5 determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable 

6 application of the limitations established under section 

7 1244(f). 

8 ‘‘(b) RULEMAKING PROCEDURE.—The promulgation of 

9 regulations and administration of programs under this 

10 title— 

11 ‘‘(1) shall be carried out without regard to— 

12 ‘‘(A) the Statement of Policy of the Sec13 retary effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 

14 13804), relating to notices of proposed rule15 making and public participation in rulemaking; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(B) chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

18 Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Re19 duction Act); and 

20 ‘‘(2) shall be made pursuant to section 553 of 

21 title 5, United States Code, including by interim 

22 rules effective on publication under the authority pro23 vided in subparagraph (B) of subsection (b) of such 

24 section if the Secretary determines such interim rules 

25 to be needed and final rules, with an opportunity for 

26 notice and comment, no later than 21 months after 
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1 the date of the enactment of the Federal Agriculture 

2 Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.’’. 

3 SEC. 2609. WETLANDS MITIGATION. 

4 Section 1222 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

5 U.S.C. 3822) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (f)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ‘‘un8 less more acreage is needed to provide equivalent 

9 functions and values that will be lost as a result 

10 of the wetland conversion to be mitigated’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)(E)— 

12 (i) by inserting ‘‘not’’ before ‘‘greater 

13 than’’; and 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘if more acreage is 

15 needed to provide equivalent functions and 

16 values that will be lost as a result of the 

17 wetland conversion that is mitigated’’; and 

18 (2) by striking subsection (g). 

19 SEC. 2610. LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN CONSERVATION RE20 PORT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

23 to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa24 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

25 Forestry of the Senate a report containing the results of 
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1 a review and analysis of each of the programs administered 

2 by the Secretary that pertain to the conservation of the less3 er prairie-chicken, including the conservation reserve pro4 gram, the environmental quality incentives program, the 

5 wildlife habitat incentive program, and the Lesser Prairie6 Chicken Initiative. 

7 (b) CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall include in the re8 port required by this section, at a minimum— 

9 (1) with respect to each program described in 

10 subsection (a) as it relates to the conservation of the 

11 lesser prairie-chicken, findings regarding— 

12 (A) the cost of the program to the Federal 

13 Government, impacted State governments, and 

14 the private sector; 

15 (B) the conservation effectiveness of the pro16 gram; and 

17 (C) the cost-effectiveness of the program; 

18 and 

19 (2) a ranking of the programs described in sub20 section (a) based on their relative cost-effectiveness. 
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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 chap10 ter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 

11 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended to read as fol12 lows: ‘‘CONSERVATION RESERVE’’. 

13 SEC. 2702. EMERGENCY FORESTRY CONSERVATION RE14 SERVE PROGRAM. 

15 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1231A of the Food Security Act 

16 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 

24 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 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 contracts 

6 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

7 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

8 they existed on September 30, 2013. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

10 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 chap20 ter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

21 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.) before October 1, 

22 2013, or any payments required to be made in con23 nection with the contract. 

24 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

25 made available to carry out the agricultural conserva-
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1 tion easement program under subtitle H of title XII 

2 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 

3 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out contracts 

4 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

5 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

6 they existed on September 30, 2013. 

7 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

8 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 chap15 ter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 

16 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838 et seq.) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘AND FARMLAND PROTECTION’’. 

18 (c) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 

19 (1) EFFECT ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The 

20 amendments made by this section shall not affect the 

21 validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 

22 Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of chap23 ter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

24 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) before October 
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1 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made in con2 nection with the contract. 

3 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

4 made available to carry out the agricultural conserva5 tion easement program under subtitle H of title XII 

6 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 

7 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out contracts 

8 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

9 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

10 they existed on September 30, 2013. 

11 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

12 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 chap22 ter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 

23 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.) before October 

24 1, 2013, or any payments required to be made in con25 nection with the contract. 
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1 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

2 made available to carry out the agricultural conserva3 tion easement program under subtitle H of title XII 

4 of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 

5 2301 of this Act, to continue to carry out contracts 

6 referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of 

7 law and regulation applicable to such contracts as 

8 they existed on September 30, 2013. 

9 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

10 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 Act 

14 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) be21 fore October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

22 made in connection with the contract. 

23 (2) FUNDING.—The Secretary may use funds 

24 made available to carry out the regional conservation 

25 partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of 
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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 this 

7 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

8 SEC. 2707. WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 

9 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240N of the Food Security Act 

10 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) be17 fore October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

18 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 

23 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) to continue to carry out con24 tracts referred to in paragraph (1) using the provi-
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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 this 

4 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

5 SEC. 2708. GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM. 

6 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240P of the Food Security Act 

7 of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–3) is repealed. 

8 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

9 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

10 SEC. 2709. CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED PROGRAM. 

11 (a) REPEAL.—Section 1240Q of the Food Security Act 

12 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) be19 fore October 1, 2013, or any payments required to be 

20 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 

25 2401 of this Act, to continue to carry out contracts 
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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 this 

5 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 

25 they existed on September 30, 2013. 
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

2 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 Security 

5 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 Secu8 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended in the 

9 matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘E’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘I’’. 

11 (b) PROGRAM INELIGIBILITY.—Section 1211(a) of the 

12 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811(a)) is amended 

13 by striking ‘‘predominate’’ each place it appears and insert14 ing ‘‘predominant’’. 

15 (c) SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCERS.—Section 1242(i) of 

16 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. 1721) 

23 is amended— 
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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 inserting ‘‘(to be implemented by the Administrator)’’ 

3 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 food 

7 crises and reduce the future need for emergency aid.’’. 

8 SEC. 3002. SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH 

9 WHICH ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED. 

10 Section 202(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

11 1722(e)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘13 percent’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘11 percent’’. 

13 SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY. 

14 Section 202(h) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

15 1722(h)) is amended— 

16 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

18 (A)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘The Administrator 

20 shall use funds made available for fiscal 

21 year 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘In consultation 

22 with the Secretary, the Administrator shall 

23 use funds made available for fiscal year 

24 2013’’; and 
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1 (ii) by inserting ‘‘to establish a mecha2 nism’’ 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 subparagraphs: 

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 the 

3 end and inserting the following: ‘‘section 207(f)— 

4 ‘‘(A) for fiscal years 2009 through 2013, not 

5 more than $4,500,000 may be used to carry out 

6 this subsection; and 

7 ‘‘(B) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018, not 

8 more than $1,000,000 may be used to carry out 

9 this subsection.’’. 

10 SEC. 3004. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 

11 Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

12 1724(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in14 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 

15 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in16 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

17 SEC. 3005. FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 

18 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 205(b) of the Food for 

19 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(b)) is amended— 

20 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

21 (6); 

22 (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para23 graph (8); and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol25 lowing new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(7) representatives from the United States agri2 cultural processing sector involved in providing agri3 cultural commodities for programs under this Act; 

4 and’’. 

5 (b) CONSULTATION.—Section 205(d) of the Food for 

6 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(d)) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) CONSULTATION IN ADVANCE OF ISSUANCE

10 OF IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS, HANDBOOKS, AND

11 GUIDELINES.—Not later than 45 days before a pro12 posed regulation, handbook, or guideline imple13 menting this title, or a proposed significant revision 

14 to a regulation, handbook, or guideline implementing 

15 this title, becomes final, the Administrator shall pro16 vide the proposal to the Group for review and com17 ment.’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following new para19 graph: 

20 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REGARDING FOOD AID QUAL21 ITY EFFORTS.—The Administrator shall seek input 

22 from and consult with the Group on the implementa23 tion of section 202(h).’’. 
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1 (c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 205(f) of the Food for 

2 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

4 SEC. 3006. OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION. 

5 (a) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Section 207(c) of 

6 the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND

8 GUIDANCE’’ after ‘‘REGULATIONS’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

10 following new sentence: ‘‘Not later than 270 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of the Federal Agri12 culture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, 

13 the Administrator shall issue all regulations and revi14 sions to agency guidance necessary to implement the 

15 amendments made to this title by such Act.’’; and 

16 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and guid17 ance’’ after ‘‘develop regulations’’. 

18 (b) FUNDING.—Section 207(f) of the Food for Peace 

19 Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub22 paragraph (D); 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub24 paragraph (E) and inserting the period; and 

25 (C) by striking subparagraph (F); 
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1 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 

2 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 

3 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

4 (4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

6 ‘‘2012’’ and all that follows through the period at 

7 the end and inserting ‘‘2013, and up to 

8 $10,000,000 of such funds for each of fiscal years 

9 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 

11 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

12 (c) IMPLEMENTATION REPORTS.—Not later than 270 

13 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Admin14 istrator of the Agency for International Development shall 

15 submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

16 Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture 

17 and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a re18 port describing— 

19 (1) the implementation of section 207(c) of the 

20 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)); 

21 (2) the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, 

22 and audit requirements for programs conducted under 

23 title II of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) by an eligi24 ble organization that is a nongovernmental organiza-
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1 tion (as such term is defined in section 402 of such 

2 Act (7 U.S.C. 1732)); and 

3 (3) the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, 

4 and audit requirements for such programs by an eli5 gible organization that is an intergovernmental orga6 nization, such as the World Food Program or other 

7 multilateral organization. 

8 SEC. 3007. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 

9 TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, AND DIS10 TRIBUTION OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED 

11 FOODS. 

12 Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

13 1726b(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2018’’. 

15 SEC. 3008. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

16 (a) IMPACT ON LOCAL FARMERS AND ECONOMY.—Sec17 tion 403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 

19 ‘‘The Secretary or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall 

20 seek information, as part of the regular proposal and sub21 mission process, from implementing agencies on the poten22 tial benefits to the local economy of sales of agricultural 

23 commodities within the recipient country.’’. 
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1 (b) PREVENTION OF PRICE DISRUPTIONS.—Section 

2 403(e) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(e)) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘reasonable 

5 market price’’ and inserting ‘‘fair market value’’; and 

6 (2) by adding at the end the following new para7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION ON ASSESSMENTS.—The 

9 Secretary and the Administrator shall coordinate in 

10 assessments to carry out paragraph (1) and in the de11 velopment of approaches to be used by implementing 

12 agencies for determining the fair market value de13 scribed in paragraph (2).’’. 

14 (c) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Section 403 of the 

15 Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(m) REPORT ON USE OF FUNDS.—Not later than 180 

18 days after the date of the enactment of the Federal Agri19 culture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, and an20 nually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Con21 gress a report— 

22 ‘‘(1) specifying the amount of funds (including 

23 funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, 

24 and internal transportation, storage and handling, 

25 and associated distribution costs) provided to each eli-
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1 gible organization that received assistance under this 

2 Act in the previous fiscal year; and 

3 ‘‘(2) describing how those funds were used by the 

4 eligible organization.’’. 

5 SEC. 3009. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD6 ITIES. 

7 Section 407(c)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

8 1736a(c)(4)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘2018’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘for each such fiscal year 

13 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2001 through 

15 2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds 

16 and for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 

17 not more than $15,000,000 of such funds’’; and 

18 (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 

19 the following new subparagraph: 

20 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL PREPOSITIONING

21 SITES.—The Administrator may establish addi22 tional sites for prepositioning in foreign coun23 tries or change the location of current sites for 

24 prepositioning in foreign countries after con25 ducting, and based on the results of, assessments 
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1 of need, the availability of appropriate tech2 nology for long-term storage, feasibility, and 

3 cost.’’. 

4 SEC. 3010. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO5 GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 

6 Section 407(f)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 

7 1736a(f)(1)) is amended— 

8 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘AGRI9 CULTURAL TRADE’’ and inserting ‘‘FOOD AID’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting before 

11 the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘and the total 

12 number of beneficiaries of the project and the activi13 ties carried out through such project’’; and 

14 (3) in subparagraph (B)(iii)— 

15 (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 

16 by inserting ‘‘, and the total number of bene17 ficiaries in,’’ after ‘‘commodities made available 

18 to’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub20 clause (I); 

21 (C) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub22 clause (II); and 

23 (D) by inserting after subclause (II) the fol24 lowing new subclause: 
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1 ‘‘(III) the McGovern-Dole Inter2 national Food for Education and Child 

3 Nutrition Program established by sec4 tion 3107 of the Farm Security and 

5 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

6 U.S.C. 1736o–1);’’. 

7 SEC. 3011. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE SALES 

8 OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 

9 Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736b) 

10 is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

11 SEC. 3012. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

13 412(a)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(a)(1)) 

14 is amended by striking ‘‘for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal 

15 year thereafter, $2,500,000,000’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 

17 and $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 

18 2018’’. 

19 (b) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS20 SISTANCE.—Paragraph (1) of section 412(e) of the Food for 

21 Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(1) FUNDS AND COMMODITIES.—For each of fis23 cal years 2014 through 2018, of the amounts made 

24 available to carry out emergency and nonemergency 

25 food assistance programs under title II, not less than 
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1 $400,000,000 shall be expended for nonemergency food 

2 assistance programs under such title.’’. 

3 SEC. 3013. MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO

5 STUDY.—Section 415(a)(2)(B) of the Food for Peace Act (7 

6 U.S.C. 1736g–2(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘, using 

7 recommendations’’ and all that follows through ‘‘quality en8 hancements’’. 

9 (b) EXTENSION.—Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace 

10 Act (7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

12 SEC. 3014. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM13 ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 

14 Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 

17 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘2013, and not less than the greater of $15,000,000 

19 or 0.5 percent of the amounts made available for each 

20 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018,’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 

2 of 1978 

3 SEC. 3101. FUNDING FOR EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PRO4 GRAM. 

5 Section 211(b) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 

6 (7 U.S.C. 5641(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in7 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

8 SEC. 3102. FUNDING FOR MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM. 

9 Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 

10 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

12 SEC. 3103. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 

13 PROGRAM. 

14 Section 703(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 

15 (7 U.S.C. 5723(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in16 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

17 Subtitle C—Other Agricultural 

18 Trade Laws 

19 SEC. 3201. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 

20 (a) EXTENSION.—The Food for Progress Act of 1985 

21 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended— 

22 (1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2018’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

4 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

5 (b) REPEAL OF COMPLETED PROJECT.—Subsection (f) 

6 of the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) is 

7 amended by striking paragraph (6). 

8 SEC. 3202. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT. 

9 Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 

10 Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

12 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

13 (2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2012’’ both 

14 places it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

15 SEC. 3203. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO 

16 EMERGING MARKETS. 

17 (a) DIRECT CREDITS OR EXPORT CREDIT GUARAN18 TEES.—Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva19 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 7 U.S.C. 

20 5622 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘2018’’. 

22 (b) DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS.— 

23 Section 1542(d)(1)(A)(i) 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 SEC. 3204. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 

4 EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO5 GRAM. 

6 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 3107(l)(2) of the 

7 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

8 1736o–1(l)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘2018’’. 

10 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 3107(d) of the 

11 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

12 1736o–1(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘to’’ in the matter pre13 ceding paragraph (1). 

14 SEC. 3205. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS. 

15 (a) PURPOSE.—Section 3205(b) of the Farm Security 

16 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680(b)) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘related barriers to trade’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘technical barriers to trade’’. 

19 (b) FUNDING.—Section 3205(e)(2) of the Farm Secu20 rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

21 5680(e)(2)) is amended— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara23 graph (C); and 

24 (2) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and 

25 inserting the following new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(D) $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

2 2011 through 2018.’’. 

3 (c) U.S. ATLANTIC SPINY DOGFISH STUDY.—Not later 

4 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

5 the Secretary shall conduct an economic study on the exist6 ing market in the United States for U.S. Atlantic Spiny 

7 Dogfish. 

8 SEC. 3206. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 

9 Section 3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

10 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 22 U.S.C. 2220a note) 

11 is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 

12 through the period and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

13 ‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 

14 2008 through 2013; and 

15 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 

16 2014 through 2018.’’. 

17 SEC. 3207. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOR18 EIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Department of Ag20 riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by insert21 ing after section 225 (7 U.S.C. 6931) the following new sec22 tion: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 225A. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR FOR2 EIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICES. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is authorized to 

4 establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary 

5 of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services. 

6 ‘‘(b) CONFIRMATION REQUIRED.—If the Secretary es7 tablishes the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for 

8 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 serv17 ices. 

18 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.—The Under Sec19 retary of Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Serv20 ices shall perform such other functions as may be re21 quired 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 Agri24 cultural Services on the date of the enactment of this section 

25 and who was appointed by the President, by and with the 

26 advice and consent of the Senate, shall not be required to 
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1 be reappointed under subsection (b) or section 225(b) to the 

2 successor position authorized under subsection (a) or section 

3 225(a) if the Secretary establishes the position, and the offi4 cial occupies the new position, with 180 days after the date 

5 of the enactment of this section (or such later date set by 

6 the Secretary if litigation delays rapid succession).’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 225 of the 

8 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

9 U.S.C. 6931) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture 

11 for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services’’ each 

12 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 

13 Agriculture for Farm Services’’; and 

14 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and foreign 

15 agricultural’’. 

16 (c) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Section 296(b) of the 

17 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

18 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

20 end; 

21 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 

22 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following new para24 graph: 
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1 ‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 

2 the Department the position of Under Secretary of 

3 Agriculture for Foreign Agricultural Services in ac4 cordance with section 225A;’’. 

5 SEC. 3208. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CERTIFICATES 

6 OF ORIGIN. 

7 The Secretary of Agriculture shall seek to ensure that 

8 Department of Agriculture certificates of origin are accept9 ed by any country with respect to which the United States 

10 has entered into a free trade agreement providing for pref11 erential duty treatment. 

12 TITLE IV—SUPPLEMENTAL NU13 TRITION ASSISTANCE PRO14 GRAM 

15 SEC. 4000. SHORT TITLE. 

16 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Nutrition Reform and 

17 Work Opportunity Act of 2013’’. 

18 SEC. 4001. PREVENTING PAYMENT OF CASH TO RECIPIENTS 

19 OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 

20 BENEFITS FOR THE RETURN OF EMPTY BOT21 TLES AND CANS USED TO CONTAIN FOOD 

22 PURCHASED WITH BENEFITS PROVIDED 

23 UNDER THE PROGRAM. 

24 Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

25 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘and hot foods’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘hot foods’’; and 

3 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and any 

4 deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee reim5 bursement (if any) required to purchase any food or 

6 food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, 

7 regardless of whether such fee is included in the shelf 

8 price posted for such food or food product,’’. 

9 SEC. 4002. RETAILERS. 

10 (a) DEFINITION OF RETAIL FOOD STORE.—Section 

11 3(p)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

12 2012(p)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘at least 2’’ and in13 serting ‘‘at least 3’’. 

14 (b) ALTERNATIVE BENEFIT DELIVERY.—Section 7(f) 

15 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)) 

16 is amended— 

17 (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF COSTS.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

21 subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 

22 participating retailers (including restaurants 

23 participating in a State option restaurant pro24 gram intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and 

25 homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs of ac-
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1 quiring, and arrange for the implementation of, 

2 electronic benefit transfer point-of-sale equipment 

3 and supplies. 

4 ‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may ex5 empt from subparagraph (A)— 

6 ‘‘(i) farmers’ markets and other direct7 to-consumer markets, military com8 missaries, nonprofit food buying coopera9 tives, and establishments, organizations, 

10 programs, or group living arrangements de11 scribed in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of 

12 section 3(k); and 

13 ‘‘(ii) establishments described in para14 graphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k), 

15 other than restaurants participating in a 

16 State option restaurant program.’’; and 

17 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF MANUAL VOUCHERS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on 

20 the effective date of this paragraph, except as 

21 provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall 

22 issue manual vouchers to a household that re23 ceives supplemental nutrition assistance under 

24 this Act or allow retailers to accept manual 

25 vouchers as payment, unless the Secretary deter-
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1 mines that the manual vouchers are necessary, 

2 such as in the event of an electronic benefit 

3 transfer system failure or a disaster situation. 

4 ‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may ex5 empt categories of retailers or individual retail6 ers from subparagraph (A) based on criteria es7 tablished by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(5) UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER RE9 QUIRED.—In an effort to enhance the antifraud pro10 tections of the program, the Secretary shall require all 

11 parties providing electronic benefit transfer services to 

12 provide for and maintain a unique business identi13 fication and a unique terminal identification number 

14 information through the supplemental nutrition as15 sistance program electronic benefit transfer trans16 action routing system. In developing the regulations 

17 implementing this paragraph, the Secretary shall con18 sider existing commercial practices for other point-of19 sale debit transactions. The Secretary shall issue pro20 posed regulations implementing this paragraph not 

21 earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

22 paragraph.’’. 

23 (c) ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFERS.—Section 

24 7(h)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

25 2016(h)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘is operational—’’ 
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1 and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) in the case of other par2 ticipating stores,’’ and inserting ‘‘is operational’’. 

3 (d) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLE4 SALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food and Nutri5 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 

6 (1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a)(1) by 

7 striking ‘‘; and (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘; (C) whether the 

8 applicant is located in an area with significantly 

9 limited access to food; and (D)’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(g) EBT SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—An approved re12 tail food store shall provide adequate EBT service as de13 scribed in section 7(h)(3)(B).’’. 

14 SEC. 4003. ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS15 ABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST16 ANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 

17 (a) ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS18 ABLED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—Section 3(p) of the Food 

19 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end; 

22 (2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(5) a governmental or private nonprofit food 

2 purchasing and delivery service that— 

3 ‘‘(A) purchases food for, and delivers such 

4 food to, individuals who are— 

5 ‘‘(i) unable to shop for food; and 

6 ‘‘(ii)(I) not less than 60 years of age; 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(II) physically or mentally handi9 capped or otherwise disabled; 

10 ‘‘(B) clearly notifies the participating 

11 household at the time such household places a 

12 food order— 

13 ‘‘(i) of any delivery fee associated with 

14 the food purchase and delivery provided to 

15 such household by such service; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) that a delivery fee cannot be paid 

17 with benefits provided under supplemental 

18 nutrition assistance program; and 

19 ‘‘(C) sells food purchased for such household 

20 at the price paid by such service for such food 

21 and without any additional cost markup.’’. 

22 (b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

23 (1) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—The Secretary of Ag24 riculture shall issue regulations that— 
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1 (A) establish criteria to identify a food pur2 chasing and delivery service referred to in sec3 tion 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

4 2008 as amended by this Act; and 

5 (B) establish procedures to ensure that such 

6 service— 

7 (i) does not charge more for a food 

8 item than the price paid by the such service 

9 for such food item; 

10 (ii) offers food delivery service at no or 

11 low cost to households under such Act; 

12 (iii) ensures that benefits provided 

13 under the supplemental nutrition assistance 

14 program are used only to purchase food, as 

15 defined in section 3 of such Act; 

16 (iv) limits the purchase of food, and 

17 the delivery of such food, to households eligi18 ble to receive services described in section 

19 3(p)(5) of such Act as so amended; 

20 (v) has established adequate safeguards 

21 against fraudulent activities, including un22 authorized use of electronic benefit cards 

23 issued under such Act; and 

24 (vi) such other requirements as the Sec25 retary deems to be appropriate. 
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1 (2) LIMITATION.—Before the issuance of rules 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture 

3 may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and 

4 delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the 

5 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended by this 

6 Act, to participate as retail food stores under the sup7 plemental nutrition assistance program. 

8 SEC. 4004. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RES9 ERVATIONS. 

10 Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

11 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

13 SEC. 4005. UPDATING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 

14 Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

15 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 

16 (1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a) by strik17 ing ‘‘households in which each member receives bene18 fits’’ and inserting ‘‘households in which each member 

19 receives cash assistance’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘or who receives 

21 benefits under a State program’’ and inserting ‘‘or 

22 who receives cash assistance under a State program’’. 
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1 SEC. 4006. EXCLUSION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM EX2 CESS MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION. 

3 Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

4 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(C) EXCLUSION OF MEDICAL MARI7 JUANA.—The Secretary shall promulgate rules to 

8 ensure that medical marijuana is not treated as 

9 a medical expense for purposes of this para10 graph.’’. 

11 SEC. 4007. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON 

12 THE RECEIPT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAY13 MENTS. 

14 (a) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES IN THE SUPPLE15 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 

16 5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

17 2014(e)(6)(C)) is amended— 

18 (1) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘, subject to clause 

19 (iv)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 

20 (2) by striking subclause (I) of clause (iv) and 

21 inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

23 subclause (II), if a State agency elects 

24 to use a standard utility allowance 

25 that reflects heating and cooling costs, 

26 the standard utility allowance shall be 
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1 made available to households that re2 ceived a payment, or on behalf of 

3 which a payment was made, under the 

4 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 

5 Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or 

6 other similar energy assistance pro7 gram, if in the current month or in the 

8 immediately preceding 12 months, the 

9 household either received such pay10 ment, or such payment was made on 

11 behalf of the household, that was great12 er than $20 annually, as determined 

13 by the Secretary.’’; and 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2605(f)(2)(A) 

15 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 

16 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before 

17 the semicolon the following: ‘‘, except that, for purposes of 

18 the supplemental nutrition assistance program established 

19 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

20 et seq.), such payments or allowances were greater than $20 

21 annually, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that 

22 Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)), as determined by the 

23 Secretary of Agriculture’’. 

24 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), this section and the amendments made by 

3 this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and 

4 shall apply with respect to certification periods that 

5 begin after such date. 

6 (2) STATE OPTION TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION

7 FOR CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—A State may, at the op8 tion of the State, implement a policy that eliminates 

9 or reduces the effect of the amendments made by this 

10 section on households that received a standard utility 

11 allowance as of the date of enactment of this Act, for 

12 not more than a 180-day period that begins on the 

13 date on which such amendments would otherwise 

14 apply to the respective household. 

15 SEC. 4008. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 

16 Section 6(e)(3)(B) of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

17 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘section;’’ 

18 and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘section, subject to the condition that the 

20 course or program of study— 

21 ‘‘(i) is part of a program of career and 

22 technical education (as defined in section 3 

23 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

24 Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) 

25 that may be completed in not more than 4 
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1 years at an institution of higher education 

2 (as defined in section 102 of the Higher 

3 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 

4 or 

5 ‘‘(ii) is limited to remedial courses, 

6 basic adult education, literacy, or English 

7 as a second language;’’. 

8 SEC. 4009. REPEAL OF STATE WORK PROGRAM WAIVER AU9 THORITY. 

10 Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

11 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ‘‘(5), or (6)’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘or (5)’’; 

14 (2) by striking paragraph (4); 

15 (3) in paragraph (6)— 

16 (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 

17 (i) by striking subclause (II); 

18 (ii) in subclause (V) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘(4)’’; and 

20 (iii) by redesignating subclauses (III), 

21 (IV), and (V) as subclauses (II), (III), and 

22 (IV), respectively; 

23 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘(G)’’ 

24 and inserting ‘‘(H)’’; 
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1 (C) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and 

2 each subsequent fiscal year’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘through fiscal year 2013’’; 

4 (D) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘and 

5 each subsequent fiscal year’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘through fiscal year 2013’’; and 

7 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(H) FISCAL YEAR 2014 AND THERE9 AFTER.—Subject to subparagraph (G), for fiscal 

10 year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal year, a 

11 State agency may provide a number of exemp12 tions such that the average monthly number of 

13 the exemptions in effect during the fiscal year 

14 does not exceed 15 percent of the number of indi15 viduals identified as ‘Nondisabled Adults Age 

16 18–49 in Childless Households’ in the table ‘B.5 

17 Distribution of Participating Households by 

18 Household Composition and by State’ of the re19 port entitled Characteristics of Supplemental 

20 Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal 

21 Year 2011 (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

22 Program Report No. SNAP–12–CHAR) pre23 pared for and published by the Office of Research 

24 and Analysis of the Food and Nutrition Service 
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1 of the Department of Agriculture in November 

2 2012.’’; and 

3 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) 

4 as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. 

5 SEC. 4010. ENDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST6 ANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR LOTTERY OR 

7 GAMBLING WINNERS. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutri9 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(r) INELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS DUE TO RECEIPT

12 OF SUBSTANTIAL LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any household in which a 

14 member receives substantial lottery or gambling 

15 winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose 

16 eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of the 

17 winnings. 

18 ‘‘(2) DURATION OF INELIGIBILITY.—A household 

19 described in paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for 

20 participation until the household meets the allowable 

21 financial resources and income eligibility require22 ments under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (k), 

23 (l), (m), and (n) of section 5. 

24 ‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—As determined by the Sec25 retary, each State agency, to the maximum extent 
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1 practicable, shall establish agreements with entities 

2 responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gam3 ing in the State to determine whether individuals 

4 participating in the supplemental nutrition assist5 ance program have received substantial lottery or 

6 gambling winnings.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(a) of the 

8 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is 

9 amended in the 2d sentence by striking ‘‘sections 6(b), 

10 6(d)(2), and 6(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d)(2), 

11 (g), and (r) of section 6’’. 

12 SEC. 4011. IMPROVING SECURITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. 

13 Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

14 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)) is amended— 

15 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘CARD FEE’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘OF CARDS’’; 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(A) FEES.—A State’’; and 

20 (3) by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so des21 ignated by paragraph (2)) the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) PURPOSEFUL LOSS OF CARDS.— 

23 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms 

24 and conditions established by the Secretary 

25 in accordance with clause (ii), if a house-
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1 hold makes excessive requests for replace2 ment of the electronic benefit transfer card 

3 of the household, the Secretary may require 

4 a State agency to decline to issue a replace5 ment card to the household unless the house6 hold, upon request of the State agency, pro7 vides an explanation for the loss of the card. 

8 ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The terms and 

9 conditions established by the Secretary shall 

10 provide that— 

11 ‘‘(I) the household be given the op12 portunity to provide the requested ex13 planation and meet the requirements 

14 under this paragraph promptly; 

15 ‘‘(II) after an excessive number of 

16 lost cards, the head of the household 

17 shall be required to review program 

18 rights and responsibilities with State 

19 agency personnel authorized to make 

20 determinations under section 5(a); and 

21 ‘‘(III) any action taken, including 

22 actions required under section 6(b)(2), 

23 other than the withholding of the elec24 tronic benefit transfer card until an 

25 explanation described in subclause (I) 
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1 is provided, shall be consistent with the 

2 due process protections under section 

3 6(b) or 11(e)(10), as appropriate. 

4 ‘‘(C) PROTECTING VULNERABLE PERSONS.— 

5 In implementing this paragraph, a State agency 

6 shall act to protect homeless persons, persons 

7 with disabilities, victims of crimes, and other 

8 vulnerable persons who lose electronic benefit 

9 transfer cards but are not intentionally commit10 ting fraud. 

11 ‘‘(D) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY.—While a 

12 State may decline to issue an electronic benefits 

13 transfer card until a household satisfies the re14 quirements under this paragraph, nothing in 

15 this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, or 

16 limitation on, the eligibility for benefits under 

17 section 5.’’. 

18 SEC. 4012. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPTANCE 

19 OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS. 

20 Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

21 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(14) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPT24 ANCE OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 pilot the use of mobile technologies determined by 

3 the Secretary to be appropriate to test the feasi4 bility and implications for program integrity, by 

5 allowing retail food stores, farmers markets, and 

6 other direct producer-to-consumer marketing out7 lets to accept benefits from recipients of supple8 mental nutrition assistance through mobile 

9 transactions. 

10 ‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—To be 

11 eligible to participate in a demonstration project 

12 under subsection (a), a retail food store, farmers 

13 market, or other direct producer-to-consumer 

14 marketing outlet shall submit to the Secretary 

15 for approval a plan that includes— 

16 ‘‘(i) a description of the technology; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the manner by which the retail 

18 food store, farmers market or other direct 

19 producer-to-consumer marketing outlet will 

20 provide proof of the transaction to house21 holds; 

22 ‘‘(iii) the provision of data to the Sec23 retary, consistent with requirements estab24 lished by the Secretary, in a manner that 

25 allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact 
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1 of the demonstration on participant access, 

2 ease of use, and program integrity; and 

3 ‘‘(iv) such other criteria as the Sec4 retary may require. 

5 ‘‘(C) DATE OF COMPLETION.—The dem6 onstration projects under this paragraph shall be 

7 completed and final reports submitted to the Sec8 retary by not later than July 1, 2016. 

9 ‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec10 retary shall submit a report to the Committee on 

11 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 

12 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

13 Forestry of the Senate that includes a finding, 

14 based on the data provided under subparagraph 

15 (C) whether or not implementation in all States 

16 is in the best interest of the supplemental nutri17 tion assistance program.’’. 

18 SEC. 4013. USE OF BENEFITS FOR PURCHASE OF COMMU19 NITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARE. 

20 Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

21 U.S.C. 2019) is amended in the 1st sentence by inserting 

22 ‘‘agricultural producers who market agricultural products 

23 directly to consumers shall be authorized to redeem benefits 

24 for the initial cost of the purchase of a community-sup25 ported agriculture share,’’ after ‘‘food so purchased,’’. 
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1 SEC. 4014. RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(e) of the Food and Nu3 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

5 end; 

6 (2) in paragraph (23)(C) by striking the period 

7 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(24) if the State elects to carry out a program 

10 to contract with private establishments to offer meals 

11 at concessional prices, as described in paragraphs (3), 

12 (4), and (9) of section 3(k)— 

13 ‘‘(A) the plans of the State agency for oper14 ating the program, including— 

15 ‘‘(i) documentation of a need that eli16 gible homeless, elderly, and disabled clients 

17 are underserved in a particular geographic 

18 area; 

19 ‘‘(ii) the manner by which the State 

20 agency will limit participation to only 

21 those private establishments that the State 

22 determines necessary to meet the need iden23 tified in clause (i); and 

24 ‘‘(iii) any other conditions the Sec25 retary may prescribe, such as the level of se-
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1 curity necessary to ensure that only eligible 

2 recipients participate in the program; and 

3 ‘‘(B) a report by the State agency to the 

4 Secretary annually, the schedule of which shall 

5 be established by the Secretary, that includes— 

6 ‘‘(i) the number of households and in7 dividual recipients authorized to partici8 pate in the program, including any infor9 mation on whether the individual recipient 

10 is elderly, disabled, or homeless; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) an assessment of whether the pro12 gram is meeting an established need, as doc13 umented under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 

14 (b) APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLE15 SALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food and Nutri16 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended by adding 

17 at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(h) PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), no 

20 private establishment that contracts with a State 

21 agency to offer meals at concessional prices as de22 scribed in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k) 

23 may be authorized to accept and redeem benefits un24 less the Secretary determines that the participation of 
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1 the private establishment is required to meet a docu2 mented need in accordance with section 11(e)(24). 

3 ‘‘(2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, on the day before the 

5 effective date of this subsection, a State has en6 tered into a contract with a private establish7 ment described in paragraph (1) and the Sec8 retary has not determined that the participation 

9 of the private establishment is necessary to meet 

10 a documented need in accordance with section 

11 11(e)(24), the Secretary shall allow the operation 

12 of the private establishment to continue without 

13 that determination of need for a period not to 

14 exceed 180 days from the date on which the Sec15 retary establishes determination criteria, by reg16 ulation, under section 11(e)(24). 

17 ‘‘(B) JUSTIFICATION.—If the Secretary de18 termines to terminate a contract with a private 

19 establishment that is in effect on the effective 

20 date of this subsection, the Secretary shall pro21 vide justification to the State in which the pri22 vate establishment is located for that termi23 nation. 

24 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 

25 days after September 30, 2014, and 90 days after the 
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1 last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary 

2 shall report to the Committee on Agriculture of the 

3 House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri4 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the 

5 effectiveness of a program under this subsection using 

6 any information received from States under section 

7 11(e)(24) as well as any other information the Sec8 retary may have relating to the manner in which 

9 benefits are used.’’. 

10 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(k) of the 

11 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is 

12 amended by inserting ‘‘subject to section 9(h)’’ after 

13 ‘‘concessional prices’’ each place it appears. 

14 SEC. 4015. MANDATING STATE IMMIGRATION 

15 VERIFICATION. 

16 Section 11(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

17 (7 U.S.C. 2020(p)) is amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(p) STATE VERIFICATION OPTION.—In carrying out 

19 the supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State 

20 agency shall be required to use an income and eligibility, 

21 or an immigration status, verification system established 

22 under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

23 1320b–7), in accordance with standards set by the Sec24 retary.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4016. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM2 PROVED INTEROPERABILITY. 

3 (a) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION.—Section 11 

4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(v) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED

7 INTEROPERABILITY.— 

8 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in con9 sultation with an interagency work group established 

10 by the Office of Management and Budget, and consid11 ering State government perspectives, designate data 

12 exchange standards to govern, under this part— 

13 ‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 

14 that State agencies operating such programs are 

15 required under applicable law to electronically 

16 exchange with another State agency; and 

17 ‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 

18 required under applicable law. 

19 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The data exchange stand20 ards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the extent 

21 practicable— 

22 ‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non23 proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for24 mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 

25 ‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel26 oped and maintained by intergovernmental part-
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1 nerships, such as the National Information Ex2 change Model; 

3 ‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 

4 developed and maintained by Federal entities 

5 with authority over contracting and financial 

6 assistance; 

7 ‘‘(D) be consistent with and implement ap8 plicable accounting principles; 

9 ‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 

10 cost-effective and improves program efficiency 

11 and effectiveness; and 

12 ‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up13 graded as necessary. 

14 ‘‘(3) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

15 subsection shall be construed to require a change to 

16 existing data exchange standards for Federal report17 ing found to be effective and efficient.’’. 

18 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary shall issue a 

19 proposed rule within 24 months after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act. The rule shall identify federally required 

21 data exchanges, include specification and timing of ex22 changes to be standardized, and address the factors used in 

23 determining whether and when to standardize data ex24 changes. It should also specify state implementation options 

25 and describe future milestones. 
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1 SEC. 4017. PILOT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL-STATE 

2 COOPERATION IN IDENTIFYING AND REDUC3 ING FRAUD IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI4 TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

5 Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

6 U.S.C. 2021) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) PILOT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL-STATE

8 COOPERATION IN IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING FRAUD IN

9 THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

11 out, under such terms and conditions as determined 

12 by the Secretary, pilot projects to test innovative Fed13 eral-State partnerships to identify, investigate, and 

14 reduce retailer fraud in the supplemental nutrition 

15 assistance program, including allowing States to op16 erate retail Food Store investigation programs. At 

17 least 1 such pilot project shall be carried out in an 

18 urban area that is among the 10 largest urban areas 

19 in the United States (based on population) if the sup20 plemental nutrition assistance program is separately 

21 administered in such area and if the administration 

22 of such program in such area complies with the other 

23 applicable requirements of such program. 

24 ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 

25 be selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, 

26 which shall include— 
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1 ‘‘(A) enhancing existing efforts by the Sec2 retary to reduce retailer fraud; 

3 ‘‘(B) requiring participant States to main4 tain their overall level of effort at addressing re5 cipient fraud, as determined by the Secretary, 

6 prior to participation in the pilot project; 

7 ‘‘(C) collaborating with other law enforce8 ment authorities as necessary to carry out an ef9 fective pilot project; 

10 ‘‘(D) commitment of the participant State 

11 agency to follow Federal rules and procedures 

12 with respect to retailer investigations; and 

13 ‘‘(E) the extent to which a State has com14 mitted resources to recipient fraud and the rel15 ative success of those efforts. 

16 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) The Secretary shall evaluate the 

18 projects selected under this subsection to measure 

19 the impact of the pilot projects. 

20 ‘‘(B) Such evaluation shall include— 

21 ‘‘(i) each pilot project’s impact on in22 creasing the Secretary’s capacity to address 

23 retailer fraud; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the pilot 

2 projects in identifying, preventing and re3 ducing retailer fraud; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) the cost effectiveness of such pilot 

5 projects. 

6 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

7 September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to the 

8 Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa9 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition 

10 and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes a 

11 description of the results of each pilot project, includ12 ing an evaluation of the impact of the project on re13 tailer fraud and the costs associated with each pilot 

14 project. 

15 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Any costs incurred by the State 

16 to operate the pilot projects in excess of the amount 

17 expended under this Act for retailer fraud in the re18 spective State in the previous fiscal year shall not be 

19 eligible for Federal reimbursement under this Act.’’. 

20 SEC. 4018. PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RE21 CRUITMENT ACTIVITIES. 

22 (a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY

23 CONTROL.—Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

24 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after 

25 ‘‘recruitment activities’’ the following: ‘‘designed to per-
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1 suade an individual to apply for program benefits or that 

2 promote the program via television, radio, or billboard ad3 vertisements’’. 

4 (b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO

5 BE APPROPRIATED UNDER ACT.—Section 18 of the Food 

6 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(g) BAN ON RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION ACTIVI9 TIES.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds 

10 authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be used 

11 by the Secretary for— 

12 ‘‘(A) recruitment activities designed to persuade 

13 an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition as14 sistance program benefits; 

15 ‘‘(B) television, radio, or billboard advertise16 ments that are designed to promote supplemental nu17 trition assistance program benefits and enrollment; or 

18 ‘‘(C) any agreements with foreign governments 

19 designed to promote supplemental nutrition assistance 

20 program benefits and enrollment. 

21 ‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to pro22 grammatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits 

23 made available in response to a natural disaster.’’. 

24 (c) BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES BY ENTITIES

25 THAT RECEIVE FUNDS.—Section 18 of the Food and Nutri-
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1 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding 

2 at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(h) BAN ON RECRUITMENT BY ENTITIES THAT RE4 CEIVE FUNDS.—The Secretary shall issue regulations that 

5 forbid entities that receive funds under this Act to com6 pensate any person for conducting outreach activities relat7 ing to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to 

8 apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition 

9 assistance program if the amount of such compensation 

10 would be based on the number of individuals who apply 

11 to receive such benefits.’’. 

12 SEC. 4019. REPEAL OF BONUS PROGRAM. 

13 Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

14 (7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is repealed. 

15 SEC. 4020. FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO16 GRAMS. 

17 Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

18 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘$90,000,000’’ and all that follows through ‘‘$79,000,000’’, 

20 and inserting ‘‘$79,000,000 for each fiscal year’’. 

21 SEC. 4021. MONITORING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO22 GRAMS. 

23 (a) REPORTING MEASURES.—Section 16(h)(5) of the 

24 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(5)) is 

25 amended to read: 
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1 ‘‘(5)(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall mon2 itor the employment and training programs carried 

3 out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) and assess 

4 their effectiveness in— 

5 ‘‘(i) preparing members of households par6 ticipating in the supplemental nutrition assist7 ance program for employment, including the ac8 quisition of basic skills necessary for employ9 ment; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) increasing the numbers of household 

11 members who obtain and retain employment sub12 sequent to their participation in such employ13 ment and training programs. 

14 ‘‘(B) REPORTING MEASURES.—The Secretary, in 

15 consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall de16 velop reporting measures that identify improvements 

17 in the skills, training education or work experience of 

18 members of households participating in the supple19 mental nutrition assistance program. Measures shall 

20 be based on common measures of performance for fed21 eral workforce training programs, so long as they re22 flect the challenges facing the types of members of 

23 households participating in the supplemental nutri24 tion assistance program who participate in a specific 

25 employment and training component. The Secretary 
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1 shall require that each State employment and train2 ing plan submitted under section 11(e)(19) identify 

3 appropriate reporting measures for each of their pro4 posed components that serve at least 100 people. Such 

5 measures may include: 

6 ‘‘(i) the percentage and number of program 

7 participants who received employment and 

8 training services and are in unsubsidized em9 ployment subsequent to the receipt of those serv10 ices; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the percentage and number of program 

12 participants who obtain a recognized postsec13 ondary credential, including a registered ap14 prenticeship, or a regular secondary school di15 ploma or its recognized equivalent, while partici16 pating in or within 1 year after receiving em17 ployment and training services; 

18 ‘‘(iii) the percentage and number of pro19 gram participants who are in an education or 

20 training program that is intended to lead to a 

21 recognized postsecondary credential, including a 

22 registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training 

23 program, a regular secondary school diploma or 

24 its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized em25 ployment; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) subject to the terms and conditions set 

2 by the Secretary, measures developed by each 

3 State agency to assess the skills acquisition of 

4 employment and training program participants 

5 that reflect the goals of their specific employment 

6 and training program components, which may 

7 include, but are not limited to— 

8 ‘‘(I) the percentage and number of pro9 gram participants who are meeting pro10 gram requirements in each component of the 

11 State’s education and training program; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(II) the percentage and number of 

14 program participants who are gaining 

15 skills likely to lead to employment as meas16 ured through testing, quantitative or quali17 tative assessment or other method; and 

18 ‘‘(v) other indicators as approved by the 

19 Secretary. 

20 ‘‘(C) STATE REPORT.—Each State agency shall 

21 annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a re22 port on the State’s employment and training program 

23 that includes the numbers of supplemental nutrition 

24 assistance program participants who have gained 

25 skills, training, work or experience that will increase 
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1 their ability to obtain regular employment using 

2 measures identified in subparagraph (B). 

3 ‘‘(D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE EMPLOY4 MENT AND TRAINING PLAN.—Subject to the terms and 

5 conditions established by the Secretary, if the Sec6 retary determines that the state agency’s performance 

7 with respect to employment and training outcomes is 

8 inadequate, the Secretary may require the State agen9 cy to make modifications to their employment and 

10 training plan to improve such outcomes. 

11 ‘‘(E) PERIODIC EVALUATION.— 

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms and 

13 conditions established by the Secretary, not later 

14 than October 1, 2016, and not less frequently 

15 than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 

16 shall conduct a study to review existing practice 

17 and research to identify employment and train18 ing program components and practices that— 

19 ‘‘(I) effectively assist members of house20 holds participating in the supplemental nu21 trition assistance program in gaining skills, 

22 training, work, or experience that will in23 crease their ability to obtain regular em24 ployment, and 
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1 ‘‘(II) are best integrated with statewide 

2 workforce development systems. 

3 ‘‘(ii) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Sec4 retary shall submit a report that describes the re5 sults of the study under clause (i) to the Com6 mittee on Agriculture in the House of Represent7 atives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri8 tion and Forestry in the Senate.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 4(c) 

10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)), 

11 the Secretary shall issue interim final regulations imple12 menting the amendment made by subsection (a) no later 

13 than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. 

14 States shall include such reporting measures in their em15 ployment and training plans for the 1st fiscal year there16 after that begins no sooner than 6 months after the date 

17 that such regulations are published. 

18 SEC. 4022. COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 

19 EVALUATION. 

20 Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

21 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(l) COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND

23 EVALUATION.—States, State agencies, local agencies, insti24 tutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and contractors 

25 participating in programs authorized under this Act shall 
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1 cooperate with officials and contractors acting on behalf of 

2 the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations and studies 

3 under this Act and shall submit information at such time 

4 and in such manner as the Secretary may require.’’. 

5 SEC. 4023. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 

6 INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLE7 MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

8 Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

9 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by section 121, is amended by 

10 adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(m) PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND

12 INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI13 TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

15 out, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

16 considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to identify 

17 best practices for employment and training programs 

18 under this Act to raise the number of work registrants 

19 who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase their 

20 earned income, and reduce their reliance on public 

21 assistance, including but not limited to the supple22 mental nutrition assistance program. 

23 ‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 

24 be selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, 

25 that shall include— 
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1 ‘‘(A) enhancing existing employment and 

2 training programs in the State; 

3 ‘‘(B) agreeing to participate in the evalua4 tion described in paragraph (3), including mak5 ing available data on participants’ employment 

6 activities and post-participation employment, 

7 earnings, and public benefit receipt; 

8 ‘‘(C) collaborating with the State workforce 

9 board and other job training programs in the 

10 State and local area; 

11 ‘‘(D) the extent to which the pilot project’s 

12 components can be easily replicated by other 

13 States or political subdivisions; and 

14 ‘‘(E) such additional criteria that ensure 

15 that the pilot projects— 

16 ‘‘(i) target a variety of populations of 

17 work registrants, including childless adults, 

18 parents, and individuals with low skills or 

19 limited work experience; 

20 ‘‘(ii) are selected from a range of exist21 ing employment and training programs in22 cluding programs that provide— 

23 ‘‘(I) section 20 workfare; 
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1 ‘‘(II) skills development for work 

2 registrants with limited employment 

3 history; 

4 ‘‘(III) post-employment support 

5 services necessary for maintaining em6 ployment; and 

7 ‘‘(IV) education leading to a rec8 ognized postsecondary credential, reg9 istered apprenticeship, or secondary 

10 school diploma or its equivalent; 

11 ‘‘(iii) are located in a range of geo12 graphic areas, including rural, urban, and 

13 Indian reservations; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) include participants who are ex15 empt and not exempt under section 

16 (6)(d)(2). 

17 ‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall provide 

18 for an independent evaluation of projects selected 

19 under this subsection to measure the impact of the 

20 pilot projects on the ability of each pilot project target 

21 population to find and retain employment that leads 

22 to increased household income and reduced depend23 ency, compared to what would have occurred in the 

24 absence of the pilot project. 
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1 ‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—By September 30, 

2 2017, the Secretary shall submit, to the Committee on 

3 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 

4 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 

5 the Senate, a report that includes a description of— 

6 ‘‘(A) the results of each pilot project, includ7 ing an evaluation of the impact of the project on 

8 the employment, income, and public benefit re9 ceipt of the targeted population of work reg10 istrants; 

11 ‘‘(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of 

12 each pilot project; 

13 ‘‘(C) the planned dissemination of the re14 ports’ findings with State agencies; and 

15 ‘‘(D) the steps and funding necessary to in16 corporate components of pilot projects that dem17 onstrate increased employment and earnings into 

18 State employment and training programs. 

19 ‘‘(5) FUNDING.—From amounts made available 

20 under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make 

21 $10,000,000 available for each of the fiscal years 

22 2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this subsection. 

23 Such amounts shall remain available until expended. 

24 ‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) Funds provided under this subsection 

2 for pilot projects shall be used only for— 

3 ‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with the 

4 provisions of this Act; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the costs and administration of 

6 the pilot projects; 

7 ‘‘(iii) the costs incurred in providing 

8 information and data to the independent 

9 evaluation under paragraph (3); and 

10 ‘‘(iv) the costs of the evaluation under 

11 paragraph (3). 

12 ‘‘(B) Funds made available under this sub13 section may not be used to supplant non-Federal 

14 funds used for existing employment and training 

15 activities.’’. 

16 SEC. 4024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

18 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended in the 1st sentence by 

19 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

20 SEC. 4025. LIMITATION ON USE OF BLOCK GRANT TO PUER21 TO RICO. 

22 Section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

23 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at 

24 the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION ON USE OF

2 FUNDS.—None of the funds made available 

3 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under 

4 this subparagraph may be used to provide 

5 nutrition assistance in the form of cash ben6 efits.’’. 

7 SEC. 4026. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 

8 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 25(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Food 

9 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(a)(1)(B)(i)) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; 

13 (2) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end 

14 and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(IV) to provide incentives for the con17 sumption of fruits and vegetables among 

18 low-income individuals; or’’. 

19 (b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Section 25(b) of the Food 

20 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended by 

21 adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 

24 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Sec25 retary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Sec-
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1 retary to carry out this section not less than 

2 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal 

3 year thereafter. Of the amount made available 

4 under this subparagraph for each such fiscal 

5 year, $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out 

6 subsection (a)(1)(B)(I)(IV). 

7 ‘‘(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec8 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, 

9 and shall use to carry out this section, the funds 

10 transferred under subparagraph (A) without fur11 ther appropriation. 

12 ‘‘(C) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The 

13 funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall 

14 supplement (and not supplant) other Federal 

15 funding made available to the Secretary to carry 

16 out this section.’’. 

17 SEC. 4027. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 

18 (a) PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.—Section 27(a) of 

19 the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2008 through 

22 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2016’’; 

23 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraphs 

24 (A), (B), and (C), and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2013, $265,750,000; 
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1 ‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2014, the dollar amount 

2 of commodities specified in subparagraph (A) 

3 adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty 

4 food plan has been adjusted under section 

5 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2012 and June 30, 

6 2013, and increased by $70,000,000; 

7 ‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2015, the dollar amount 

8 of commodities determined for fiscal year 2014 

9 under subparagraph (B) adjusted by the percent10 age by which the thrifty food plan has been ad11 justed under section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 

12 2013 and June 30, 2014; 

13 ‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2016, the dollar amount 

14 of commodities determined for fiscal year 2015 

15 under subparagraph (C) adjusted by the percent16 age by which the thrifty food plan has been ad17 justed under section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 

18 2014 and June 30, 2015, and reduced by 

19 $50,000,000; and 

20 ‘‘(E) for each subsequent fiscal year, the dol21 lar amount of commodities determined for the 

22 preceding fiscal year adjusted to reflect the per23 centage by which the thrifty food plan has been 

24 adjusted under section 3(u)(4) for the 12-month 

25 period ending on the preceding June 30.’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(3) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—For purposes of the 

3 funds described in this subsection, the Secretary 

4 shall— 

5 ‘‘(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal 

6 years; and 

7 ‘‘(B) allow States to carry over unexpended 

8 balances to the next fiscal year pursuant to such 

9 terms and conditions as are determined by the 

10 Secretary.’’. 

11 (b) EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE

12 GRANTS.—Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assist13 ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by strik14 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 

15 SEC. 4028. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 

16 Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

17 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and physical 

19 activity’’ after ‘‘healthy food choices’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (d)(1)— 

21 (A) in subparagraph (D) by striking 

22 ‘‘$401,000,000;’’ and inserting ‘‘$372,000,000; 

23 and’’; 

24 (B) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
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1 (C) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘(F) 

2 for fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) for fis3 cal year 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 4029. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 

5 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 

6 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 29. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 

8 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro9 vide the Department of Agriculture with additional re10 sources to prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by 

11 strengthening recipient and retailer program integrity. Ad12 ditional funds are provided to supplement the Department’s 

13 payment accuracy, and retailer and recipient integrity ac14 tivities. 

15 ‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 

17 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of 

18 the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry 

19 out this section not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal 

20 year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

21 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Secretary 

22 shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use 

23 to carry out this section the funds transferred under 

24 paragraph (1) without further appropriation. 
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1 ‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The funding 

2 provided under paragraph (1) shall supplement (and 

3 not supplant) other Federal funding for programs 

4 carried out under this Act.’’. 

5 SEC. 4030. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

6 (a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

7 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘coupon,’’ the 

9 last place it appears and inserting ‘‘coupon’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (k)(7) by striking ‘‘or are’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘and’’; 

12 (3) by striking subsection (l); 

13 (4) by redesignating subsections (m) through (t) 

14 as subsections (l) through (s), respectively; and 

15 (5) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so redes16 ignated) the following: 

17 ‘‘(t) ‘Supplemental nutritional assistance program’ 

18 means the program operated pursuant to this Act.’’. 

19 (b) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

20 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘benefits’’ the 

21 last place it appears and inserting ‘‘Benefits’’. 

22 (c) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

23 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
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1 (1) in the last sentence of subsection (i)(2)(D) by 

2 striking ‘‘section 13(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

3 13(b)’’; and 

4 (2) in subsection (k)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para5 graph (2)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(G)’’. 

6 (d) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

7 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by moving the left 

9 margin 4 ems to the left, and 

10 (2) in subparagraph (F)(iii) by moving the left 

11 margin 6 ems to the left. 

12 (e) Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

13 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by redesignating the 2d 

14 paragraph (12) as paragraph (13). 

15 (f) Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

16 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)(3)(C) by striking ‘‘civil 

18 money penalties’’ and inserting ‘‘civil penalties’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (g)(1) by striking ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 

20 1786)’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1786)’’. 

21 (g) Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

22 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)) is amended in the 1st sentence 

23 by striking ‘‘an benefit’’ both places it appears and insert24 ing ‘‘a benefit’’. 
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1 (h) Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

2 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the proviso fol3 lowing paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘, as amended.’’. 

4 (i) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

5 (7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the 1st sentence by strik6 ing ‘‘sections 7(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7(f)’’. 

7 (j) Section 22(b)(10)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutrition 

8 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(10)(B)(i)) is amended in the 

9 last sentence by striking ‘‘Food benefits’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘Benefits’’. 

11 (k) Section 26(f)(3)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

12 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2035(f)(3)(C)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections’’. 

14 (l) Section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

15 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘(Public 

16 Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 

17 7515)’’. 

18 (m) Section 509 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 

19 (42 U.S.C. 3056g) is amended in the section heading by 

20 striking ‘‘FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO22 GRAM’’. 

23 (n) Section 4115(c)(2)(H) of the Food, Conservation, 

24 and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 

25 1871) is amended by striking ‘‘531’’ and inserting ‘‘454’’. 
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1 (o) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(vii) of title 31 of the United 

2 States Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 

4 (p) Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and 

5 Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 

6 104–193) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; and 

11 (3) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 

13 (q) The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 

14 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended— 

15 (1) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘Food Stamp Act 

16 of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and Nutrition Act of 

17 2008’’; and 

18 (2) in section 5— 

19 (A) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ‘‘Food 

20 Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and 

21 Nutrition Act of 2008’’; and 

22 (B) in subsection (l)(2)(B) by striking 

23 ‘‘Food Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food 

24 and Nutrition Act of 2008’’. 
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1 (r) The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) in the heading of section 453(j)(10) by strik4 ing ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL

5 NUTRITION ASSISTANCE’’; 

6 (2) in section 1137— 

7 (A) in subsection (a)(5)(B) by striking 

8 ‘‘food stamp’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nu9 trition assistance’’; and 

10 (B) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘food 

11 stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 

12 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition as13 sistance program under the Food and Nutrition 

14 Act of 2008’’; and 

15 (3) in the heading of section 1631(n) by striking 

16 ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL NU17 TRITION ASSISTANCE’’. 

18 SEC. 4031. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR EXCLUDING SMALL ER19 RORS. 

20 The Secretary shall set the tolerance level for excluding 

21 small errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the Food 

22 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c))— 

23 (1) for fiscal year 2014 at an amount no greater 

24 than $25; and 
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1 (2) for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount 

2 specified in paragraph (1) adjusted by the percentage 

3 by which the thrifty food plan is adjusted under sec4 tion 3(u)(4) of such Act between June 30, 2012, and 

5 June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year. 

6 SEC. 4032. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 

7 ISLANDS PILOT PROGRAM. 

8 (a) STUDY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Prior to establishing the pilot 

10 program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall con11 duct a study to be completed not later than 2 years 

12 after the effective date of this section to assess— 

13 (A) the capabilities of the Commonwealth of 

14 the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the 

15 supplemental nutrition assistance program in 

16 the same manner in which the program is oper17 ated in the States (as defined in section 3 of the 

18 Food and Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)); 

19 and 

20 (B) alternative models of the supplemental 

21 nutrition assistance program operation and ben22 efit delivery that best meet the nutrition assist23 ance needs of the Commonwealth of the Northern 

24 Mariana Islands. 
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1 (2) SCOPE.—The study conducted under para2 graph (1)(A) will assess the capability of the Com3 monwealth to fulfill the responsibilities of a State 

4 agency, including— 

5 (A) extending and limiting participation to 

6 eligible households, as prescribed by sections 5 

7 and 6 of the Act; 

8 (B) issuing benefits through EBT cards, as 

9 prescribed by section 7 of the Act; 

10 (C) maintaining the integrity of the pro11 gram, including operation of a quality control 

12 system, as prescribed by section 16(c) of the Act; 

13 (D) implementing work requirements, in14 cluding operating an employment and training 

15 program, as prescribed by section 6(d) of the Act; 

16 and 

17 (E) paying a share of administrative costs 

18 with non-Federal funds, as prescribed by section 

19 16(a) of the Act. 

20 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—If the Secretary determines 

21 that a pilot program is feasible, the Secretary shall establish 

22 a pilot program for the Commonwealth of the Northern 

23 Mariana Islands to operate the supplemental nutrition as24 sistance program in the same manner in which the program 

25 is operated in the States. 
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1 (c) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall utilize the informa2 tion obtained from the study conducted under subsection (a) 

3 to establish the scope of the pilot program established under 

4 subsection (b). 

5 (d) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2019, the Sec6 retary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri8 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on 

9 the pilot program carried out under this section, including 

10 an analysis of the feasibility of operating in the Common11 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands the supplemental 

12 nutrition assistance program as it is operated in the States. 

13 (e) FUNDING.— 

14 (1) STUDY.—Of the funds made available under 

15 section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

16 2008, the Secretary may use not more than 

17 $1,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to 

18 conduct the study described in subsection (a). 

19 (2) PILOT PROGRAM.—Of the funds made avail20 able under section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition 

21 Act of 2008, for the purposes of establishing and car22 rying out the pilot program established under sub23 section (b) of this section, including the Federal costs 

24 for providing technical assistance to the Common25 wealth, authorizing and monitoring retail food stores, 
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1 and assessing pilot operations, the Secretary may use 

2 not more than— 

3 (A) $13,500,000 in fiscal year 2016; and 

4 (B) $8,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2017 

5 and 2018. 

6 SEC. 4033. ANNUAL STATE REPORT ON VERIFICATION OF 

7 SNAP PARTICIPATION. 

8 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later 1 year after the date 

9 specified by the Secretary in the 180-day period beginning 

10 on the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there11 after, each State agency that carries out the supplemental 

12 nutrition assistance program shall submit to the Secretary 

13 a report containing sufficient information for the Secretary 

14 to determine whether the State agency has, for the then most 

15 recently concluded fiscal year preceding such annual date, 

16 verified that households to which such State agency pro17 vided such assistance in such fiscal year— 

18 (1) did not obtain benefits attributable to a de19 ceased individual; 

20 (2) did not include an individual who was si21 multaneously included in a household receiving such 

22 assistance in another State; and 

23 (3) did not include, during the time benefits were 

24 provided, an individual who was then disqualified 

25 from receiving benefits. 
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1 (b) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—For any fiscal 

2 year for which a State agency fails to comply with sub3 section (a), the Secretary shall reduce by 50 percent the 

4 amount otherwise payable to such State agency under sec5 tion 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with re6 spect to such fiscal year. 

7 SEC. 4034. TERMINATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT. 

8 Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

9 memorandum of understanding entered into on July 22, 

10 2004, by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States 

11 Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of Foreign Af12 fairs of the Republic of Mexico and known as the ‘‘Partner13 ship for Nutrition Assistance Initiative’’ is null and void. 

14 SEC. 4035. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FA15 CILITIES. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘food 

18 service program’’ includes— 

19 (A) food service at a residential child care 

20 facility with a license from an appropriate State 

21 agency; 

22 (B) a child nutrition program (as defined 

23 in section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell Na24 tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f(b)); 
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1 (C) food service at a hospital or clinic or 

2 long term care facility; and 

3 (D) a senior meal program. 

4 (2) INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE; INDIAN TRIBAL ORGA5 NIZATION.—The terms ‘‘Indian’’; ‘‘Indian tribe’’; and 

6 ‘‘Indian Tribal Organization’’ have the meanings 

7 given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-De8 termination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

9 450b). 

10 (3) TRADITIONAL FOOD.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘traditional 

12 food’’ means food that has traditionally been pre13 pared and consumed by an Indian tribe. 

14 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘traditional 

15 food’’ includes— 

16 (i) wild game meat; 

17 (ii) fish; 

18 (iii) seafood; 

19 (iv) marine mammals; 

20 (v) plants; and 

21 (vi) berries. 

22 (b) PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision 

23 of law, the Secretary shall allow the donation to and serving 

24 of traditional food through a food service program at a pub25 lic facility, nonprofit facility, including facilities operated 
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1 by an Indian tribe or tribal organization that primarily 

2 serves Indians if the operator of the food service program— 

3 (1) ensures that the food is received whole, gut4 ted, gilled, as quarters, or as a roast, without further 

5 processing; 

6 (2) makes a reasonable determination that— 

7 (A) the animal was not diseased; 

8 (B) the food was butchered, dressed, trans9 ported, and stored to prevent contamination, un10 desirable microbial growth, or deterioration; and 

11 (C) the food will not cause a significant 

12 health hazard or potential for human illness; 

13 (3) carries out any further preparation or proc14 essing of the food at a different time or in a different 

15 space from the preparation or processing of other food 

16 for the applicable program to prevent cross-contami17 nation; 

18 (4) cleans and sanitizes food-contact surfaces of 

19 equipment and utensils after processing the tradi20 tional food; and 

21 (5) labels donated traditional food with the name 

22 of the food and stores the traditional food separately 

23 from other food for the applicable program, including 

24 through storage in a separate freezer or refrigerator or 
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1 in a separate compartment or shelf in the freezer or 

2 refrigerator. 

3 (c) LIABILITY.—Liability for damages from donated 

4 traditional food and products to the participating food serv5 ice program shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability 

6 arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of do7 nated food. 

8 SEC. 4036. TESTING APPLICANTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF 

9 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 

10 Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

11 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 109, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(s) TESTING APPLICANTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF

14 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this Act, or in any other Federal 

16 law, shall be considered to prevent a State, at the full 

17 cost to such State, from— 

18 ‘‘(A) enacting legislation to provide for test19 ing any individual who is a member of a house20 hold applying for supplemental nutrition assist21 ance benefits, for the unlawful use of controlled 

22 substances as a condition for receiving such bene23 fits; and 

24 ‘‘(B) finding an individual ineligible to 

25 participate in the supplemental nutrition assist-
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1 ance program on the basis of the positive result 

2 of the testing conducted by the State under such 

3 legislation. 

4 ‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, term ‘con5 trolled substance’ has the meaning given such term in 

6 section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ((21 

7 U.S.C. 802).’’. 

8 SEC. 4037. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN 

9 CONVICTED FELONS. 

10 (a) AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutri11 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by sections 

12 109 and 135, is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(t) DISQUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN CONVICTED

15 FELONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual shall not be 

17 eligible for benefits under this Act if the individual is 

18 convicted of— 

19 ‘‘(A) aggravated sexual abuse under section 

20 2241 of title 18, United States Code; 

21 ‘‘(B) murder under section 1111 of title 18, 

22 United States Code; 

23 ‘‘(C) an offense under chapter 110 of title 

24 18, United States Code; 
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1 ‘‘(D) a Federal or State offense involving 

2 sexual assault, as defined in 40002(a) of the Vio3 lence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 

4 13925(a)); or 

5 ‘‘(E) an offense under State law determined 

6 by the Attorney General to be substantially simi7 lar to an offense described in subparagraph (A), 

8 (B), or (C). 

9 ‘‘(2) EFFECTS ON ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS

10 FOR OTHERS.—The amount of benefits otherwise re11 quired to be provided to an eligible household under 

12 this Act shall be determined by considering the indi13 vidual to whom paragraph (1) applies not to be a 

14 member of such household, except that the income and 

15 resources of the individual shall be considered to be 

16 income and resources of the household. 

17 ‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Each State shall require 

18 each individual applying for benefits under this Act, 

19 during the application process, to state, in writing, 

20 whether the individual, or any member of the house21 hold of the individual, has been convicted of a crime 

22 described in paragraph (1).’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the 

24 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)), as 
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1 amended by section 109, is amended in the 2d sentence by 

2 striking ‘‘and (r)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (r), and (t)’’. 

3 (c) INAPPLICABILITY TO CONVICTIONS OCCURRING ON

4 OR BEFORE ENACTMENT.—The amendments made by this 

5 section shall not apply to a conviction if the conviction is 

6 for conduct occurring on or before the date of the enactment 

7 of this Act. 

8 SEC. 4038. EXPUNGEMENT OF UNUSED SUPPLEMENTAL NU9 TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS. 

10 Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

11 U.S.C. 2020), as amended by section 115, is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(w) EXPUNGEMENT OF UNUSED BENEFITS.—The 

14 State agency shall expunge from the EBT account of a 

15 household benefits that are not used before the expiration 

16 of the 60-day period beginning on the date such benefits 

17 are posted to such account.’’. 

18 SEC. 4039. PILOT PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND IN19 CREASE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SUP20 PLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PRO21 GRAM. 

22 (a) PILOT PROJECTS.—Section 17 of the Food and Nu23 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by sections 

24 122 and 123, is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(n) PILOT PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND IN2 CREASE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL

3 NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

5 out pilot projects to develop and test methods allowing 

6 States to run a work program with certain features 

7 comparable to the State program funded under part 

8 A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 601 et seq.), with the intent of increasing employment 

10 and self-sufficiency through increased State account11 ability and thereby reducing the need for supple12 mental nutrition assistance benefits. 

13 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 

15 subsection, the Secretary shall enter into cooper16 ative agreements with States in accordance with 

17 pilot projects that meet the criteria required 

18 under this subsection. 

19 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to enter 

20 into a cooperative agreement to operate a pilot 

21 project under this subsection, a State shall 

22 amend its State plan under section 11(d) to in23 clude a description of its pilot project and expla24 nations of how such project meets the criteria re25 quired under this subsection. The Secretary may 
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1 not disapprove a pilot project which meets the 

2 requirements under this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(C) ASSURANCES.—A State shall include 

4 in its plan assurances that its pilot project 

5 will— 

6 ‘‘(i) operate for at least three 12-month 

7 periods but not more than five 12-month pe8 riods; 

9 ‘‘(ii) have a robust data collection sys10 tem for program administration that is de11 signed and shared with project evaluators to 

12 ensure proper and timely evaluation; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) intend to offer a work activity 

14 described in paragraph (3) to adults as15 signed and required to participate under 

16 paragraph (4)(A) and who are not exempt 

17 under paragraph (4)(B). 

18 ‘‘(D) NUMBER OF PILOT PROJECTS.—Any 

19 State may carry out a pilot project that meets 

20 the requirements of this subsection. 

21 ‘‘(E) EXTENT OF PILOT PROJECTS.—Pilot 

22 projects shall cover no less than the entire State. 

23 ‘‘(3) WORK ACTIVITY.—(A) For purposes of this 

24 subsection, the term ‘work activity’ means any of the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(i) Employment in the public or private 

2 sector that is not subsidized by any public pro3 gram. 

4 ‘‘(ii) Employment in the private sector for 

5 which the employer receives a subsidy from pub6 lic funds to offset some or all of the wages and 

7 costs of employing an adult. 

8 ‘‘(iii) Employment in the public sector for 

9 which the employer receives a subsidy from pub10 lic funds to offset some or all of the wages and 

11 costs of employing an adult. 

12 ‘‘(iv) A work activity that— 

13 ‘‘(I) is performed in return for public 

14 benefits; 

15 ‘‘(II) provides an adult with an oppor16 tunity to acquire the general skills, knowl17 edge, and work habits necessary to obtain 

18 employment; 

19 ‘‘(III) is designed to improve the em20 ployability of those who cannot find unsub21 sidized employment; and 

22 ‘‘(IV) is supervised by an employer, 

23 work site sponsor, or other responsible party 

24 on an ongoing basis. 
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1 ‘‘(v) Training in the public or private sec2 tor that is given to a paid employee while he or 

3 she is engaged in productive work and that pro4 vides knowledge and skills essential to the full 

5 and adequate performance of the job. 

6 ‘‘(vi) Job search, obtaining employment, or 

7 preparation to seek or obtain employment, in8 cluding— 

9 ‘‘(I) life skills training; 

10 ‘‘(II) substance abuse treatment or 

11 mental health treatment, determined to be 

12 necessary and documented by a qualified 

13 medical, substance abuse, or mental health 

14 professional; or 

15 ‘‘(III) rehabilitation activities, 

16 supervised by a public agency or other respon17 sible party on an ongoing basis. 

18 ‘‘(vii) Structured programs and embedded 

19 activities— 

20 ‘‘(I) in which adults perform work for 

21 the direct benefit of the community under 

22 the auspices of public or nonprofit organi23 zations; 

24 ‘‘(II) that are limited to projects that 

25 serve useful community purposes in fields 
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1 such as health, social service, environmental 

2 protection, education, urban and rural rede3 velopment, welfare, recreation, public facili4 ties, public safety, and child care; 

5 ‘‘(III) that are designed to improve the 

6 employability of adults not otherwise able to 

7 obtain unsubsidized employment; and 

8 ‘‘(IV) that are supervised on an ongo9 ing basis; and 

10 ‘‘(V) with respect to which a State 

11 agency takes into account, to the extent pos12 sible, the prior training, experience, and 

13 skills of a recipient in making appropriate 

14 community service assignments. 

15 ‘‘(viii) Career and technical training pro16 grams (not to exceed 12 months with respect to 

17 any adult) that are directly related to the prepa18 ration of adults for employment in current or 

19 emerging occupations and that are supervised on 

20 an ongoing basis. 

21 ‘‘(ix) Training or education for job skills 

22 that are required by an employer to provide an 

23 adult with the ability to obtain employment or 

24 to advance or adapt to the changing demands of 
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1 the workplace and that are supervised on an on2 going basis. 

3 ‘‘(x) Education that is related to a specific 

4 occupation, job, or job offer and that is super5 vised on an ongoing basis. 

6 ‘‘(xi) In the case of an adult who has not 

7 completed secondary school or received such a 

8 certificate of general equivalence, regular attend9 ance— 

10 ‘‘(I) in accordance with the require11 ments of the secondary school or course of 

12 study, at a secondary school or in a course 

13 of study leading to such certificate; and 

14 ‘‘(II) supervised on an ongoing basis. 

15 ‘‘(xii) Providing child care to enable an16 other recipient of public benefits to participate 

17 in a community service program that— 

18 ‘‘(I) does not provide compensation for 

19 such community service; 

20 ‘‘(II) is a structured program designed 

21 to improve the employability of adults who 

22 participate in such program; and 

23 ‘‘(III) is supervised on an ongoing 

24 basis. 
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1 ‘‘(B) PROTECTIONS.—Work activities under this 

2 subsection shall be subject to all applicable health and 

3 safety standards. Except as described in clauses (i), 

4 (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A), the term ‘work ac5 tivity’ shall be considered work preparation and not 

6 defined as employment for purposes of other law. 

7 ‘‘(4) PILOT PROJECTS.—Pilot projects carried 

8 out under this subsection shall include interventions 

9 to which adults are assigned that are designed to re10 duce unnecessary dependence, promote self-sufficiency, 

11 increase work levels, increase earned income, and re12 duce supplemental nutrition assistance benefit ex13 penditures among households eligible for, applying 

14 for, or participating in the supplemental nutrition 

15 assistance program. 

16 ‘‘(A) Adults assigned to interventions by the 

17 State shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) be subject to mandatory participa19 tion in work activities specified in para20 graph (3); 

21 ‘‘(ii) participate in work activities 

22 specified in paragraph (3) for a minimum 

23 of 20 hours per week per household; 
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1 ‘‘(iii) be a maximum age of not less 

2 than 50 and not more than 60, as defined 

3 by the State; 

4 ‘‘(iv) be subject to penalties during a 

5 period of nonparticipation without good 

6 cause ranging from, at State option, a min7 imum of the removal of the adults from the 

8 household benefit amount, up to a max9 imum of the discontinuance of the entire 

10 household benefit amount; and 

11 ‘‘(v) not be penalized for nonparticipa12 tion if child care is not available for 1 or 

13 more children under 6 years of age. 

14 ‘‘(B) The State shall allow certain individ15 uals to be exempt from work requirements— 

16 ‘‘(i) those participating in work pro17 grams under a State program funded under 

18 part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for an equal or 

20 greater number of hours; 

21 ‘‘(ii) those with 1 or more dependent 

22 children under 1 year of age; 

23 ‘‘(iii) 1 adult family member per 

24 household who is needed in the home to care 

25 for a disabled family member; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) an adult who is receiving tem2 porary or permanent disability benefits pro3 vided by a governmental entity; and 

4 ‘‘(v) those with a good cause reason for 

5 nonparticipation, such as victims of domes6 tic violence, as defined by the State. 

7 ‘‘(5) EVALUATION AND REPORTING.— 

8 ‘‘(A) EVALUATION.— 

9 ‘‘(i) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.— 

10 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

11 shall provide for each State that enters 

12 into a cooperative agreement under 

13 paragraph (2) an independent, longi14 tudinal evaluation of its pilot project 

15 under this subsection to determine total 

16 program savings over the entire course 

17 of the pilot project with results re18 ported in consecutive 12-month incre19 ments. 

20 ‘‘(II) PURPOSE.—The purpose of 

21 the evaluation is to measure the im22 pact of interventions provided by the 

23 State under the pilot project on the 

24 ability of adults in households eligible 

25 for, applying for, or participating in 
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1 the supplemental nutrition assistance 

2 program to find and retain employ3 ment that leads to increased household 

4 income and reduced dependency. 

5 ‘‘(III) REQUIREMENT.—The inde6 pendent evaluation under subclause (I) 

7 shall use valid statistical methods 

8 which can determine the difference be9 tween supplemental nutrition assist10 ance benefit expenditures, if any, as a 

11 result of the interventions as compared 

12 to a control group that— 

13 ‘‘(aa) is not subject to the 

14 interventions provided by the 

15 State under the pilot project 

16 under this subsection; and 

17 ‘‘(bb) maintains services pro18 vided under 16(h) in the year 

19 prior to the start of the pilot 

20 project under this subsection. 

21 ‘‘(IV) OPTION.—States shall have 

22 the option to evaluate pilot projects by 

23 matched counties or matched geo24 graphical areas using a constructed 

25 control group design to isolate the ef-
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1 fects of the intervention of the pilot 

2 project. 

3 ‘‘(V) DEFINITION.—Constructed 

4 control group means there is no ran5 dom assignment, and instead program 

6 participants (those subject to interven7 tions) and non-participants (control 

8 described in subclause (III)) are equat9 ed using matching or statistical proce10 dures on characteristics that may be 

11 associated with program outcomes. 

12 ‘‘(B) REPORTING.—Not later than 90 days 

13 after the end of fiscal year 2014 and of each fis14 cal year thereafter, until the completion of the 

15 last evaluation under subparagraph (A), the Sec16 retary shall submit to the Committee on Agri17 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

18 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For19 estry of the Senate, a report that includes a de20 scription of— 

21 ‘‘(i) the status of each pilot project car22 ried out under this subsection; 

23 ‘‘(ii) the results of the evaluation com24 pleted during the previous fiscal year; and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) to the maximum extent prac2 ticable— 

3 ‘‘(I) baseline information relevant 

4 to the stated goals and desired out5 comes of the pilot project; 

6 ‘‘(II) the impact of the interven7 tions on appropriate employment, in8 come, and public benefit receipt out9 comes among households participating 

10 in the pilot project; 

11 ‘‘(III) equivalent information 

12 about similar or identical measures for 

13 control groups; 

14 ‘‘(IV) the planned dissemination 

15 of the report findings to State agencies; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(V) the steps and funding nec18 essary to incorporate into State em19 ployment and training programs the 

20 components of pilot projects that dem21 onstrate increased employment and 

22 earnings. 

23 ‘‘(C) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—In addition 

24 to the reporting requirements under subpara25 graph (B), evaluation results shall be shared 
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1 broadly to inform policy makers, service pro2 viders, other partners, and the public in order to 

3 promote wide use of successful strategies, includ4 ing by posting evaluation results on the Internet 

5 website of the Department of Agriculture. 

6 ‘‘(6) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL AVAILABLE FUNDS.— 

8 From amounts made available under section 

9 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make available— 

10 ‘‘(i) up to $1,000,000 for each of the 

11 fiscal years 2014 through 2017 for evalua12 tions described in paragraph (5) to carry 

13 out this subsection, with such amounts to 

14 remain available until expended; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) amounts equal to one-half of the 

16 accumulated supplemental nutrition assist17 ance benefit dollars saved over each consecu18 tive 12-month period according to the eval19 uation under paragraph (5) for bonus 

20 grants to States under paragraph (7)(B). 

21 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

22 ‘‘(i) REIMBURSEMENT.—Except as 

23 provided in clause (ii)— 

24 ‘‘(I) if, in carrying out a pilot 

25 project under this subsection during a 
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1 fiscal year, a State incurs costs that 

2 exceed the amount allocated to the 

3 State agency under section 16(h)(1), 

4 the Secretary shall pay such State an 

5 amount equal to 50 percent of such 

6 costs; and 

7 ‘‘(II) the Secretary shall also re8 imburse the State in an amount equal 

9 to 50 percent of the total amount of 

10 payments made or costs incurred by 

11 the State agency in connection with 

12 transportation costs and other expenses 

13 reasonably necessary and directly re14 lated to participation in a pilot project 

15 under this subsection, except that the 

16 amount of the reimbursement for de17 pendent care expenses shall not exceed 

18 an amount equal to the payment made 

19 under section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II) but not 

20 more than the applicable local market 

21 rate, and such reimbursement shall not 

22 be made out of funds allocated under 

23 section 16(h)(1). 

24 ‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—For any fiscal 

25 year, the Secretary may not pay under 
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1 clause (i) to a State an amount the exceeds 

2 the amount equal to the product of— 

3 ‘‘(I) the amount of administrative 

4 expenses that would be reimbursable 

5 for such fiscal year to such State under 

6 clause (i) without regard to this clause; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(II) $277,000,000 (plus the 

9 amount carried over, if any, under 

10 clause (iii)), divided by the aggregate 

11 amount of administrative expenses that 

12 would be reimbursable for such fiscal 

13 year to all of the States under clause 

14 (i) without regard to this clause. 

15 ‘‘(iii) CARRYOVER.—The amount by 

16 which $277,000,000 exceeds the aggregate 

17 amount paid under clause (i) for a par18 ticular fiscal year shall remain available 

19 for payments under such clause for any sub20 sequent fiscal year. 

21 ‘‘(C) OTHER FUNDS.—Any additional funds 

22 required by a State to carry out a pilot project 

23 under this subsection may be provided by the 

24 State from funds made available to the State for 
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1 such purpose and in accordance with State and 

2 other Federal laws, including the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) Section 403 of the Social Security 

4 Act (42 U.S.C. 603). 

5 ‘‘(ii) The Workforce Investment Act of 

6 1998 (29 U.S.C. 9201 et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(iii) The Child Care and Development 

8 Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et 

9 seq.) and section 418 of the Social Security 

10 Act (42 U.S.C. 618). 

11 ‘‘(iv) The social services block grant 

12 under subtitle A of title XX of the Social 

13 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.). 

14 ‘‘(7) USE OF FUNDS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) SPECIFIC USES.—Funds provided 

16 under this subsection for evaluation of pilot 

17 projects under paragraph (6)(A)(i) shall be used 

18 only for— 

19 ‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 

20 this subsection; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the costs incurred in gathering 

22 and providing information and data used 

23 to conduct the independent evaluation 

24 under paragraph (5); and 
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1 ‘‘(iii) the costs of the evaluation under 

2 paragraph (5). 

3 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—Funds provided for 

4 bonus grants to States for pilot projects under 

5 subparagraph (6)(A)(ii) shall be used only for— 

6 ‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 

7 this subsection; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) any State purpose, not to be re9 stricted to the supplemental nutrition as10 sistance program or its beneficiary popu11 lation.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Food and Nu13 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended— 

14 (1) in section 16, as amended by section 121 of 

15 this Act— 

16 (A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘subsection 

17 (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (k) and (h) and 

18 section 20’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (h)— 

20 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (I) in subparagraph (A) by in22 serting ‘‘under sections 6(d)(4) and 

23 17(n)’’ after ‘‘programs’’; and 

24 (II) by striking subparagraph 

25 (E); 
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1 (ii) by striking paragraphs (2) and 

2 (3), and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR AD4 MINISTRATIVE COSTS.—No funds may be paid under 

5 subsection (a) to a State agency for administrative 

6 costs incurred to carry out any of such programs in 

7 such fiscal year.’’; 

8 (iii) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘or 

9 17(n)’’ after ‘‘section 6(d)(4)’’; and 

10 (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 

11 and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respec12 tively; 

13 (2) in section 20 by amending subsection (g) to 

14 read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(g) EXCLUSION OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR ADMINIS16 TRATIVE COSTS.—No funds may be paid under this section 

17 to a State agency for administrative costs incurred to carry 

18 out a workfare program operated under this section.’’; and 

19 (3) in section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) by striking ‘‘, (g), 

20 (h)(2), and (h)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘and (g)’’. 

21 SEC. 4040. IMPROVED WAGE VERIFICATION USING THE NA22 TIONAL DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES. 

23 Effective October 1, 2013, section 11(e) of the Food and 

24 Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘and after 

2 compliance with the requirement specified in para3 graph (24)’’ after ‘‘section 16(e) of this Act’’, 

4 (2) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

5 end, 

6 (3) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at 

7 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(24) that the State agency shall request wage 

10 data directly from the National Directory of New 

11 Hires established under section 453(i) of the Social 

12 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(i)) relevant to deter13 mining eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition 

14 assistance program benefits and determining the cor15 rect amount of such benefits.’’. 

16 SEC. 4041. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 

17 Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

18 U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(d) FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INDIAN TRIBES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) STUDY.—Subject to the availability of ap21 propriations to carry out this subsection, the Sec22 retary shall conduct a study to determine the feasi23 bility of a tribal demonstration project for tribes to 

24 administer all Federal food assistance programs, serv-
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1 ices, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) of 

2 the agency. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the 

4 study, the Secretary shall consider— 

5 ‘‘(A) the probable effects on specific pro6 grams and program beneficiaries of such a dem7 onstration project; 

8 ‘‘(B) statutory, regulatory, or other impedi9 ments to implementation of such a demonstra10 tion project; 

11 ‘‘(C) strategies for implementing such a 

12 demonstration project; 

13 ‘‘(D) probable costs or savings associated 

14 with such a demonstration project; 

15 ‘‘(E) methods to assure quality and ac16 countability in such a demonstration project; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(F) such other issues that may be deter19 mined by the Secretary or developed through 

20 consultation with pursuant to paragraph (4). 

21 ‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 

22 the effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall 

23 submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu24 trition and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee 
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1 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. The 

2 report shall contain— 

3 ‘‘(A) the results of the study under this sub4 section; 

5 ‘‘(B) a list of programs, services, functions, 

6 and activities (or portions thereof) within each 

7 agency with respect to which it would be feasible 

8 to include in a tribal demonstration project; 

9 ‘‘(C) a list of programs, services, functions, 

10 and activities (or portions thereof) included in 

11 the list provided pursuant to subparagraph (B) 

12 that could be included in a tribal demonstration 

13 project without amending a statute, or waiving 

14 regulations that the Secretary may not waiver; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(D) a list of legislative actions required in 

17 order to include those programs, services, func18 tion, and activities (or portions thereof) included 

19 in the list provided pursuant to subparagraph 

20 (B) but not included in the list provided pursu21 ant to subparagraph (C), in a tribal demonstra22 tion project. 

23 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION WITH INDIAN TRIBES.—The 

24 Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes to deter25 mine a protocol for consultation under paragraph (1) 
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1 prior to consultation under such paragraph with the 

2 other entities described in such paragraph. The pro3 tocol shall require, at a minimum, that— 

4 ‘‘(A) the government-to-government relation5 ship with Indian tribes forms the basis for the 

6 consultation process; 

7 ‘‘(B) the Indian tribes and the Secretary 

8 jointly conduct the consultations required by this 

9 subsection; and 

10 ‘‘(C) the consultation process allows for sep11 arate and direct recommendations from the In12 dian tribes and other entities described in para13 graph (1). 

14 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

16 this subsection $1,000,000.’’. 

17 SEC. 4042. 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 93–86) 

20 is amended in the 1st sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in21 serting ‘‘2016’’. 

22 SEC. 4043. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 

23 Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection 

24 Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93–86) is 

25 amended— 
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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 ‘‘2016’’; 

4 (2) in the 1st sentence of subsection (d)(2) by 

5 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’; 

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 com10 modity supplemental food program to low-income individ11 uals 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 eligibility 

19 criteria for the program in effect on the day before the effec20 tive date of this subsection.’’. 

21 SEC. 4044. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO 

22 SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS. 

23 Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food Act 

24 of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(2)(A)) is amended in the 1st sen25 tence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
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1 SEC. 4045. 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 sub9 section (b), the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of State or Federal law relating to the procure11 ment of goods and services— 

12 ‘‘(1) retain title to commodities delivered to a 

13 processor, on behalf of a State (including a State dis14 tributing agency and a recipient agency), until such 

15 time as end products containing such commodities, or 

16 similar commodities as approved by the Secretary, 

17 are delivered to a State distributing agency or to a 

18 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 re23 cipient agencies. Such regulations may provide 

24 that— 

25 ‘‘(A) a processor that receives commodities 

26 for processing into end products, or provides a 
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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 value 

6 of such commodities; and 

7 ‘‘(B) in the event a processor fails to deliver 

8 to a State distributing agency or a recipient 

9 agency an end product in conformance with the 

10 processing agreement entered into under this Act, 

11 the Secretary take action with respect to the 

12 bond or other means of financial assurance pur13 suant to regulations promulgated under this 

14 paragraph and distribute any proceeds obtained 

15 by the Secretary to one or more State distrib16 uting agencies and recipient agencies as deter17 mined appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 

18 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 18 of the Commodity Dis19 tribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (7 

20 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) 

21 and (2) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) The term ‘commodities’ means agricultural 

23 commodities and their products that are donated by 

24 the Secretary for use by recipient agencies. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The term ‘end product’ means a food prod2 uct 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 Law 

6 100–237) 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 section 

11 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

12 U.S.C. 2013(b));’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking ‘‘the 

14 Committee on Education and Labor’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘the Committee on Education and the Work16 force’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ‘‘sec18 tion 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 

19 601 et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 32 of the Act of 

20 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 

24 under section 4(b) of the Food and Nu-
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1 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 

2 2013(b));’’; and 

3 (4) in subsection (k) by striking ‘‘the Committee 

4 on Education and Labor’’ and inserting ‘‘the Com5 mittee on Education and the Workforce’’. 

6 SEC. 4046. FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM. 

7 Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest8 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘SEN10 IORS’’; 

11 (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com15 modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agri16 culture shall use to carry out and expand the farmers 

17 market nutrition program $20,600,000 for each of fis18 cal years 2014 through 2016. 

19 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—There is authorized 

20 to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 

21 carry out this subsection for each of the fiscal years 

22 specified in paragraph (1). 

23 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than 50 percent of 

24 the funds made available to carry out this section in 
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1 any fiscal year shall be used to provide assistance to 

2 seniors.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (b)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

5 by striking ‘‘seniors’’; and 

6 (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘, and 

7 low-income families who are determined to be at 

8 nutritional risk’’ after ‘‘low-income seniors’’; 

9 (4) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 

10 (5) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 

11 (6) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘seniors’’; 

12 (7) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and 

13 (f) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 

14 and 

15 (8) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(c) STATE GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE.—The 

18 Secretary shall carry out the Program through grants and 

19 other assistance provided in accordance with agreements 

20 made with States, for implementation through State agen21 cies and local agencies, that include provisions— 

22 ‘‘(1) for the issuance of coupons or vouchers to 

23 participating individuals; 
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1 ‘‘(2) establishing an appropriate annual percent2 age limitation on the use of funds for administrative 

3 costs; and 

4 ‘‘(3) specifying other terms and conditions as the 

5 Secretary deems appropriate to encourage expanding 

6 the participation of small scale farmers in Federal 

7 nutrition programs.’’. 

8 SEC. 4047. NUTRITION INFORMATION AND AWARENESS 

9 PILOT PROGRAM. 

10 Section 4403 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest11 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3171 note; Public Law 107– 

12 171) is repealed. 

13 SEC. 4048. FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM. 

14 Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School 

15 Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is amended— 

16 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FRESH’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; 

18 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘fresh’’; and 

19 (4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘fresh’’. 

20 SEC. 4049. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR PURCHASE OF 

21 FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER 

22 SPECIALTY FOOD CROPS. 

23 Section 10603 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest24 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 612c–4) is amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2016’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 

4 (d); and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(c) PILOT GRANT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF

8 FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Using amounts made avail10 able to carry out subsection (b), the Secretary of Agri11 culture shall conduct a pilot program under which the 

12 Secretary will give not more than five participating 

13 States the option of receiving a grant in an amount 

14 equal to the value of the commodities that the partici15 pating State would otherwise receive under this sec16 tion for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2016. 

17 ‘‘(2) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—A participating 

18 State receiving a grant under this subsection may use 

19 the grant funds solely to purchase fresh fruits and 

20 vegetables for distribution to schools and service insti21 tutions in the State that participate in the food serv22 ice programs under the Richard B. Russell National 

23 School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the 

24 Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). 
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1 ‘‘(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 

2 The Secretary shall select participating States from 

3 applications submitted by the States. 

4 ‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) SCHOOL AND SERVICE INSTITUTION

6 REQUIREMENT.—Schools and service institutions 

7 in a participating State shall keep records of 

8 purchases of fresh fruits and vegetables made 

9 using the grant funds and report such records to 

10 the State. 

11 ‘‘(B) STATE REQUIREMENT.—Each partici12 pating State shall submit to the Secretary a re13 port on the success of the pilot program in the 

14 State, including information on— 

15 ‘‘(i) the amount and value of each type 

16 of fresh fruit and vegetable purchased by the 

17 State; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) the benefit provided by such pur19 chases in conducting the school food service 

20 in the State, including meeting school meal 

21 requirements.’’. 

22 SEC. 4050. ENCOURAGING LOCALLY AND REGIONALLY 

23 GROWN AND RAISED FOOD. 

24 (a) COMMODITY PURCHASE STREAMLINING.—The Sec25 retary may permit each school food authority with a low 
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1 annual commodity entitlement value, as determined by the 

2 Secretary, to elect to substitute locally and regionally grown 

3 and raised food for the authority’s allotment, in whole or 

4 in part, of commodity assistance for the school meal pro5 grams under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch 

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act 

7 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), if— 

8 (1) the election is requested by the school food 

9 authority; 

10 (2) the Secretary determines that the election 

11 will reduce State and Federal administrative costs; 

12 and 

13 (3) the election will provide the school food au14 thority with greater flexibility to purchase locally and 

15 regionally grown and raised foods. 

16 (b) FARM-TO-SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.— 

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

18 farm-to-school demonstration programs under which 

19 school food authorities, agricultural producers pro20 ducing for local and regional markets, and other 

21 farm-to-school stakeholders will collaborate with the 

22 Agriculture Marketing Service to, on a cost neutral 

23 basis, source food for the school meal programs under 

24 the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 

25 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act 
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1 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) from local farmers 

2 and ranchers in lieu of the commodity assistance pro3 vided to the school food authorities for the school meal 

4 programs. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each demonstration pro7 gram carried out under this subsection shall— 

8 (i) facilitate and increase the purchase 

9 of unprocessed and minimally processed lo10 cally and regionally grown and raised agri11 cultural products to be served under the 

12 school meal programs; 

13 (ii) test methods to improve procure14 ment, transportation, and meal preparation 

15 processes for the school meal programs; 

16 (iii) assess whether administrative 

17 costs can be saved through increased school 

18 food authority flexibility to source locally 

19 and regionally produced foods for the school 

20 meal programs; and 

21 (iv) undertake rigorous evaluation and 

22 share information about results of the dem23 onstration program, including cost savings, 

24 with the Secretary, other school food au25 thorities, agricultural producers producing 
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1 for the local and regional market, and the 

2 general public. 

3 (B) PLANS.—In order to be selected to carry 

4 out a demonstration program under this sub5 section, a school food authority shall submit to 

6 the Secretary a plan at such time and in such 

7 manner as the Secretary may require, and con8 taining information with respect to the require9 ments described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 

10 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 the 

17 appropriate length of time for each demonstration 

18 program under this subsection. 

19 (5) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordi20 nate among relevant agencies of the Department of 

21 Agriculture and non-governmental organizations with 

22 appropriate expertise to facilitate the provision of 

23 training and technical assistance necessary to success24 fully carry out demonstration programs under this 

25 subsection. 
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1 (6) NUMBER.—Subject to the availability of 

2 funds to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall 

3 select at least 10 demonstration programs to be car4 ried out under this subsection. 

5 (7) DIVERSITY AND BALANCE.—In selecting dem6 onstration programs to be carried out under this sub7 section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 

8 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 eligi20 ble 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 SEC. 4051. REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFITS OF WHITE 

2 POTATOES. 

3 The Secretary shall conduct a review of the economic 

4 and public health benefits of white potatoes on low-income 

5 families who are determined to be at nutritional risk. Not 

6 later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary shall report the findings of this review 

8 to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa9 tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

10 Forestry of the Senate. 

11 SEC. 4052. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title II of the Depart13 ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

14 6951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 242. HEALTHY FOOD FINANCING INITIATIVE. 

16 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en17 hance the authorities of the Secretary to support efforts to 

18 provide access to healthy food by establishing an initiative 

19 to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, to 

20 create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-in21 come communities by providing loans and grants to eligible 

22 fresh, healthy food retailers to overcome the higher costs and 

23 initial barriers to entry in underserved areas. 

24 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

25 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL IN26 STITUTION.—The term ‘community development fi-
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1 nancial institution’ has the meaning given the term 

2 in section 103 of the Community Development Bank3 ing and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 

4 U.S.C. 4702). 

5 ‘‘(2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means 

6 the Healthy Food Financing Initiative established 

7 under subsection (c)(1). 

8 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL FUND MANAGER.—The term ‘na9 tional fund manager’ means a community develop10 ment financial institution that is— 

11 ‘‘(A) in existence on the date of enactment 

12 of this section; and 

13 ‘‘(B) certified by the Community Develop14 ment Financial Institution Fund of the Depart15 ment of Treasury to manage the Initiative for 

16 purposes of— 

17 ‘‘(i) raising private capital; 

18 ‘‘(ii) providing financial and technical 

19 assistance to partnerships; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) funding eligible projects to at21 tract fresh, healthy food retailers to under22 served areas, in accordance with this sec23 tion. 
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1 ‘‘(4) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘partnership’ 

2 means a regional, State, or local public-private part3 nership that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is organized to improve access to fresh, 

5 healthy foods; 

6 ‘‘(B) provides financial and technical as7 sistance to eligible projects; and 

8 ‘‘(C) meets such other criteria as the Sec9 retary may establish. 

10 ‘‘(5) PERISHABLE FOOD.—The term ‘perishable 

11 food’ means a staple food that is fresh, refrigerated, 

12 or frozen. 

13 ‘‘(6) QUALITY JOB.—The term ‘quality job’ 

14 means a job that provides wages and other benefits 

15 comparable to, or better than, similar positions in ex16 isting businesses of similar size in similar local 

17 economies. 

18 ‘‘(7) STAPLE FOOD.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘staple food’ 

20 means food that is a basic dietary item. 

21 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘staple food’ 

22 includes— 

23 ‘‘(i) bread; 

24 ‘‘(ii) flour; 

25 ‘‘(iii) fruits; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) vegetables; and 

2 ‘‘(v) meat. 

3 ‘‘(c) INITIATIVE.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es5 tablish an initiative to achieve the purpose described 

6 in subsection (a) in accordance with this subsection. 

7 ‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the 

10 Initiative, the Secretary shall provide fund11 ing to entities with eligible projects, as de12 scribed in subparagraph (B), subject to the 

13 priorities described in subparagraph (C). 

14 ‘‘(ii) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided 

15 to an entity pursuant to clause (i) shall be 

16 used— 

17 ‘‘(I) to create revolving loan pools 

18 of capital or other products to provide 

19 loans to finance eligible projects or 

20 partnerships; 

21 ‘‘(II) to provide grants for eligible 

22 projects or partnerships; 

23 ‘‘(III) to provide technical assist24 ance to funded projects and entities 

25 seeking Initiative funding; and 
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1 ‘‘(IV) to cover administrative ex2 penses of the national fund manager in 

3 an amount not to exceed 10 percent of 

4 the Federal funds provided. 

5 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Subject to the 

6 approval of the Secretary, the national fund 

7 manager shall establish eligibility criteria for 

8 projects under the Initiative, which shall include 

9 the existence or planned execution of agree10 ments— 

11 ‘‘(i) to expand or preserve the avail12 ability of staple foods in underserved areas 

13 with moderate- and low-income populations 

14 by maintaining or increasing the number of 

15 retail outlets that offer an assortment of 

16 perishable food and staple food items, as de17 termined by the Secretary, in those areas; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(ii) to accept benefits under the sup20 plemental nutrition assistance program es21 tablished under the Food and Nutrition Act 

22 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 

23 ‘‘(C) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the Ini24 tiative, priority shall be given to projects that— 
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1 ‘‘(i) are located in severely distressed 

2 low-income communities, as defined by the 

3 Community Development Financial Institu4 tions Fund of the Department of Treasury; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) include 1 or more of the following 

7 characteristics: 

8 ‘‘(I) The project will create or re9 tain quality jobs for low-income resi10 dents in the community. 

11 ‘‘(II) The project supports re12 gional food systems and locally grown 

13 foods, to the maximum extent prac14 ticable. 

15 ‘‘(III) In areas served by public 

16 transit, the project is accessible by pub17 lic transit. 

18 ‘‘(IV) The project involves women19 or minority-owned businesses. 

20 ‘‘(V) The project receives funding 

21 from other sources, including other 

22 Federal agencies. 

23 ‘‘(VI) The project otherwise ad24 vances the purpose of this section, as 

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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 

3 this section $125,000,000, to remain available until ex4 pended.’’. 

5 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of the 

6 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

7 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

9 (2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

11 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(8) the authority of the Secretary to establish 

13 and carry out the Health Food Financing Initiative 

14 under section 242.’’. 

15 SEC. 4053. REVIEW OF SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACTS IN FED16 ERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. 

17 The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of sole18 source contracts in Federal nutrition programs, and the ef19 fect such contracts have on program participation, program 

20 goals, nonprogram consumers, retailers, and free market dy21 namics. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact22 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the findings of 

23 this review to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

24 of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu25 trition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
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1 SEC. 4054. PURCHASE OF HALAL AND KOSHER FOOD FOR 

2 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

3 Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 

4 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(h) KOSHER AND HALAL FOOD.—As soon as prac7 ticable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 

8 Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan— 

9 ‘‘(1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and 

10 Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or 

11 Halal certification to carry out the program estab12 lished under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food 

13 purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is 

14 not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal 

15 certification; and 

16 ‘‘(2) to modify the labeling of the commodities 

17 list used to carry out the program in a manner that 

18 enables Kosher and Halal food bank operators to 

19 identify which commodities to obtain from local food 

20 banks.’’. 

21 TITLE V—CREDIT 

22 Subtitle A—Farm Ownership Loans 

23 SEC. 5001. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(a) of the Consolidated 

25 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a)) is 

26 amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’ and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

4 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The’’; 

5 (2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ‘‘lim6 ited liability companies’’ the following: ‘‘, and such 

7 other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro8 priate,’’; 

9 (3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating clauses 

10 (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respec11 tively; 

12 (4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by 

13 striking ‘‘and limited liability companies’’ each place 

14 it appears and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, 

15 and such other legal entities’’; 

16 (5) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and 

17 ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’ and ‘‘(D)’’, respectively; 

18 and 

19 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL DEEMING RULES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN OPERATING22 ONLY ENTITIES.—An entity that is or will be23 come only the operator of a family farm is 

24 deemed to meet the owner-operator requirements 

25 of paragraph (1) if the individuals that are the 
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1 owners of the family farm own more than 50 

2 percent (or such other percentage as the Sec3 retary determines is appropriate) of the entity. 

4 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN EMBEDDED

5 ENTITIES.—An entity that is an owner-operator 

6 described in paragraph (1), or an operator de7 scribed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 

8 that is owned, in whole or in part, by other enti9 ties, is deemed to meet the direct ownership re10 quirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at 

11 least 75 percent of the ownership interests of each 

12 embedded entity of such entity is owned directly 

13 or indirectly by the individuals that own the 

14 family farm.’’. 

15 (b) DIRECT FARM OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE RE16 QUIREMENT.—Section 302(b)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

17 1922(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or has other accept18 able experience for a period of time, as determined by the 

19 Secretary,’’ after ‘‘3 years’’. 

20 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) Section 304(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 

22 1924(c)(2)) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

23 section 302(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (A) and (B) of 

24 section 302(a)(1)’’. 
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1 (2) Section 310D of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1934) is 

2 amended— 

3 (A) by inserting after ‘‘partnership’’ the fol4 lowing: ‘‘, or such other legal entities as the Sec5 retary deems appropriate,’’; and 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘or partners’’ each place it 

7 appears and inserting ‘‘partners, or owners’’. 

8 SEC. 5002. CONSERVATION LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE 

9 PROGRAM. 

10 (a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 304(c) of the Consolidated 

11 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(c)) is 

12 amended by inserting after ‘‘limited liability companies’’ 

13 the following: ‘‘, or such other legal entities as the Secretary 

14 deems appropriate,’’. 

15 (b) LIMITATION ON LOAN GUARANTEE AMOUNT.—Sec16 tion 304(e) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(e)) is amended by 

17 striking ‘‘75 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘90 percent’’. 

18 (c) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 304(h) of such 

19 Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

21 SEC. 5003. DOWN PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310E(b)(1)(C) of the Con23 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

24 1935(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘$500,000’’ and in25 serting ‘‘$667,000’’. 
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1 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 310E(b) of 

2 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(b)) is amended by striking the 2nd 

3 paragraph (2). 

4 SEC. 5004. ELIMINATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS APPRAISAL 

5 REQUIREMENT. 

6 Section 307 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De7 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1927) is amended by striking sub8 section (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

9 (d). 

10 Subtitle B—Operating Loans 

11 SEC. 5101. ELIGIBILITY FOR FARM OPERATING LOANS. 

12 Section 311(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

13 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(a)) is amended— 

14 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’ and in15 serting the following: 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—The’’; 

18 (2) in the 1st sentence, by inserting after ‘‘lim19 ited liability companies’’ the following: ‘‘, and such 

20 other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro21 priate,’’; 

22 (3) in the 2nd sentence, by redesignating clauses 

23 (1) through (4) as clauses (A) through (D), respec24 tively; 
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1 (4) in each of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, by 

2 striking ‘‘and limited liability companies’’ each place 

3 it appears and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, 

4 and such other legal entities’’; 

5 (5) in the 3rd sentence, by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and 

6 ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’ and ‘‘(D)’’, respectively; 

7 and 

8 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL DEEMING RULE.—An entity that is 

10 an operator described in paragraph (1) that is owned, 

11 in whole or in part, by other entities, is deemed to 

12 meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under 

13 paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership 

14 interests of each embedded entity of such entity is 

15 owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that 

16 own the family farm.’’. 

17 SEC. 5102. ELIMINATION OF RURAL RESIDENCY REQUIRE18 MENT FOR OPERATING LOANS TO YOUTH. 

19 Section 311(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

20 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(b)(1)) is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘who are rural residents’’. 
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1 SEC. 5103. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR 

2 YOUTH LOANS DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BE3 YOND BORROWER CONTROL. 

4 Section 311(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

5 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(b)) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(5) The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, waive 

8 the personal liability of a borrower for a loan made under 

9 this subsection if any default on the loan was due to cir10 cumstances beyond the control of the borrower.’’. 

11 SEC. 5104. MICROLOANS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Consolidated 

13 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1943) is 

14 amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(c) MICROLOANS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 

17 Secretary may establish a program to make or guar18 antee microloans. 

19 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not make 

20 or guarantee a microloan under this subsection that 

21 exceeds $35,000 or that would cause the total prin22 cipal indebtedness outstanding at any 1 time for 

23 microloans made under this chapter to any 1 bor24 rower to exceed $70,000. 

25 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS.—To the maximum extent 

26 practicable, the Secretary shall limit the administra-
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1 tive burdens and streamline the application and ap2 proval process for microloans under this subsection. 

3 ‘‘(4) COOPERATIVE LENDING PROJECTS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara5 graph (B), the Secretary may contract with com6 munity-based and nongovernmental organiza7 tions, State entities, or other intermediaries, as 

8 the Secretary determines appropriate— 

9 ‘‘(i) to make or guarantee a microloan 

10 under this subsection; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) to provide business, financial, 

12 marketing, and credit management services 

13 to borrowers. 

14 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Before contracting 

15 with an entity described in subparagraph (A), 

16 the Secretary— 

17 ‘‘(i) shall review and approve— 

18 ‘‘(I) the loan loss reserve fund for 

19 microloans established by the entity; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) the underwriting standards 

22 for microloans of the entity; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) establish such other requirements 

24 for contracting with the entity as the Sec25 retary determines necessary.’’. 
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1 (b) EXCEPTIONS FOR DIRECT LOANS.—Section 

2 311(c)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1941(c)(2)) is amended to 

3 read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In this subsection, the term 

5 ‘direct operating loan’ shall not include— 

6 ‘‘(A) a loan made to a youth under sub7 section (b); or 

8 ‘‘(B) a microloan made to a beginning 

9 farmer or rancher or a veteran farmer or ranch10 er (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Ag11 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

12 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)).’’. 

13 (c) Section 312(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1942(a)) is 

14 amended by inserting ‘‘(including a microloan, as defined 

15 by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘A direct loan’’. 

16 (d) Section 316(a)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1946(a)(2)) 

17 is amended by inserting ‘‘a microloan to a beginning farm18 er or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in 

19 section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

20 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)), or’’ after ‘‘The inter21 est rate on’’. 

22 Subtitle C—Emergency Loans 

23 SEC. 5201. ELIGIBILITY FOR EMERGENCY LOANS. 

24 Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

25 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘owner-operators (in the case of 

2 loans for a purpose under subtitle A) or operators (in 

3 the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B)’’ each 

4 place it appears and inserting ‘‘(in the case of farm 

5 ownership loans in accordance with subtitle A) 

6 owner-operators or operators, or (in the case of loans 

7 for a purpose under subtitle B) operators’’; 

8 (2) by inserting after ‘‘limited liability compa9 nies’’ the 1st place it appears the following: ‘‘, or such 

10 other legal entities as the Secretary deems appro11 priate’’; 

12 (3) by inserting after ‘‘limited liability compa13 nies’’ the 2nd place it appears the following: ‘‘, or 

14 other legal entities’’; 

15 (4) by striking ‘‘and limited liability compa16 nies,’’ and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, and 

17 such other legal entities’’; 

18 (5) by striking ‘‘ownership and operator’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘ownership or operator’’; and 

20 (6) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An enti21 ty that is an owner-operator or operator described in 

22 this subsection is deemed to meet the direct ownership 

23 requirement imposed under this subsection if at least 

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1 entity of such entity is owned directly or indirectly 

2 by the individuals that own the family farm.’’. 

3 Subtitle D—Administrative 

4 Provisions 

5 SEC. 5301. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER INDIVIDUAL 

6 DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS PILOT PROGRAM. 

7 Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

8 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)) is amended by strik9 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

10 SEC. 5302. ELIGIBLE BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 

11 (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

12 CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY RULES.—Section 343(a)(11) of 

13 such Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)) is amended— 

14 (1) by inserting after ‘‘joint operation,’’ the 1st 

15 place it appears the following: ‘‘or such other legal en16 tity as the Secretary deems appropriate,’’; 

17 (2) by striking ‘‘or joint operators’’ each place it 

18 appears and inserting ‘‘joint operators, or owners’’; 

19 and 

20 (3) by inserting after ‘‘joint operation,’’ the 2nd 

21 and 3rd place it appears the following: ‘‘or such other 

22 legal entity,’’. 

23 (b) MODIFICATION OF ACREAGE OWNERSHIP LIMITA24 TION.—Section 343(a)(11)(F) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
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1 1991(a)(11)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘median acreage’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘average acreage’’. 

3 SEC. 5303. LOAN AUTHORIZATION LEVELS. 

4 Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

5 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended in the 

6 matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

8 SEC. 5304. PRIORITY FOR PARTICIPATION LOANS. 

9 Section 346(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Consolidated Farm and 

10 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)(A)(i)) is 

11 amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(III) PRIORITY.—In order to 

13 maximize the number of borrowers 

14 served under this clause, the Sec15 retary— 

16 ‘‘(aa) shall give priority to 

17 applicants who apply under the 

18 down payment loan program 

19 under section 310E or joint fi20 nancing arrangements under sec21 tion 307(a)(3)(D); and 

22 ‘‘(bb) may offer other financ23 ing options under this subtitle to 

24 applicants only if the Secretary 

25 determines that down payment or 
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1 other participation loan options 

2 are not a viable approach for the 

3 applicants.’’. 

4 SEC. 5305. LOAN FUND SET-ASIDES. 

5 Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated Farm 

6 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

7 1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘of the total amount’’. 

11 SEC. 5306. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO BORROWER 

12 TRAINING PROVISION, RELATING TO ELIGI13 BILITY CHANGES. 

14 Section 359(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

15 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(2)) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘section 302(a)(2) or 311(a)(2)’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B)’’. 

18 Subtitle E—State Agricultural 

19 Mediation Programs 

20 SEC. 5401. STATE AGRICULTURAL MEDIATION PROGRAMS. 

21 Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (7 

22 U.S.C. 5106) is amended by striking ‘‘2015’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 Subtitle F—Loans to Purchasers of 

2 Highly Fractionated Land 

3 SEC. 5501. LOANS TO PURCHASERS OF HIGHLY 

4 FRACTIONATED LAND. 

5 The first section of Public Law 91–229 (25 U.S.C. 488) 

6 is amended in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘pursuant to 

7 section 205(c) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 

8 U.S.C. 2204(c))’’ and inserting ‘‘or to intermediaries in 

9 order to establish revolving loan funds for the purchase of 

10 highly fractionated land’’. 

11 TITLE VI—RURAL DEVELOPMENT 

12 Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and 

13 Rural Development Act 

14 SEC. 6001. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER FA15 CILITY GRANTS. 

16 Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm 

17 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 

20 SEC. 6002. RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS. 

21 Section 306(a)(11)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and 

22 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(D)) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each 

25 of fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 6003. ELIMINATION OF RESERVATION OF COMMUNITY 

2 FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS. 

3 Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and 

4 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amended 

5 by striking subparagraph (C). 

6 SEC. 6004. UTILIZATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES FOR COM7 MUNITY FACILITIES. 

8 Section 306(a)(24) of the Consolidated Farm and 

9 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(C) UTILIZATION OF LOAN GUARANTEES

12 FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES.—The Secretary 

13 shall consider the benefits to communities that 

14 result from using loan guarantees in the Com15 munity Facilities Program and to the maximum 

16 extent possible utilize guarantees to enhance com17 munity involvement.’’. 

18 SEC. 6005. RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT 

19 RIDER PROGRAM. 

20 Section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and 

21 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(22)) is amended 

22 to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(22) RURAL WATER AND WASTEWATER CIRCUIT

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 continue a national rural water and wastewater 

3 circuit rider program that— 

4 ‘‘(i) is consistent with the activities 

5 and results of the program conducted before 

6 the date of enactment of this paragraph, as 

7 determined by the Secretary; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) receives funding from the Sec9 retary, acting through the Rural Utilities 

10 Service. 

11 ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

13 to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fis14 cal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

15 SEC. 6006. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL 

16 COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 

17 Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and 

18 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)) is 

19 amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2008 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of 

21 fiscal years 2014 through 2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 6007. ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES TECHNICAL 

2 ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING. 

3 Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

4 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)) is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

6 ‘‘(26) ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FACILITIES TECH7 NICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

9 make grants to public bodies and private non10 profit corporations, such as States, counties, cit11 ies, townships, and incorporated towns and vil12 lages, boroughs, authorities, districts and Indian 

13 tribes on Federal and State reservations which 

14 will serve rural areas for the purpose of enabling 

15 them to provide to associations described in this 

16 subsection technical assistance and training, 

17 with respect to essential community facilities 

18 programs authorized under this subsection, to— 

19 ‘‘(i) assist communities in identifying 

20 and planning for community facility needs; 

21 ‘‘(ii) identify public and private re22 sources to finance community facilities 

23 needs; 

24 ‘‘(iii) prepare reports and surveys nec25 essary to request financial assistance to de26 velop community facilities; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) prepare applications for finan2 cial assistance; 

3 ‘‘(v) improve the management, includ4 ing financial management, related to the 

5 operation of community facilities; or 

6 ‘‘(vi) assist with other areas of need 

7 identified by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(B) SELECTION PRIORITY.—In selecting 

9 recipients of grants under this paragraph, the 

10 Secretary shall give priority to private, non11 profit, or public organizations that have experi12 ence in providing technical assistance and train13 ing to rural entities. 

14 ‘‘(C) FUNDING.—Not less than 3 nor more 

15 than 5 percent of any funds appropriated to 

16 carry out each of the essential community facili17 ties grant, loan and loan guarantee programs as 

18 authorized under this subsection for any fiscal 

19 year shall be reserved for grants under this para20 graph.’’. 

21 SEC. 6008. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER 

22 ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 

23 Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 

24 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)) is amended 

25 by striking ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
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1 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$27,000,000 for each of fiscal 

2 years 2014 through 2018’’. 

3 SEC. 6009. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS. 

4 Section 306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

5 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

7 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

8 2014 through 2018’’. 

9 SEC. 6010. RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOAN PRO10 GRAM. 

11 (a) FLEXIBILITY FOR THE BUSINESS AND LOAN PRO12 GRAM.—Section 310B(a)(2)(A) of the Consolidated Farm 

13 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)(2)(A)) is 

14 amended by inserting ‘‘including working capital’’ after 

15 ‘‘employment’’. 

16 (b) GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE COLLAT17 ERAL THROUGH ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.—Section 

18 310B(g)(7) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(7)) is amended 

19 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the discretion of 

20 the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the action 

21 would not create or otherwise contribute to an unreasonable 

22 risk of default or loss to the Federal Government, the Sec23 retary may take account receivables as security for the obli24 gations entered into in connection with loans and a bor-
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1 rower may use account receivables as collateral to secure 

2 a loan made or guaranteed under this subsection.’’. 

3 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro5 mulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement the 

6 amendments made by this section. 

7 SEC. 6011. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 

8 Section 310B(e)(12) of the Consolidated Farm and 

9 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(12)) is amended 

10 by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

11 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal 

12 years 2014 through 2018’’. 

13 SEC. 6012. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICUL14 TURAL FOOD PRODUCTS. 

15 Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(v)(I) of the Consolidated Farm 

16 and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(v)(I)) 

17 is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

19 and 

20 (2) by inserting ‘‘and not more than 7 percent’’ 

21 after ‘‘5 percent’’. 

22 SEC. 6013. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Consolidated 

24 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922–1936a) 

25 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 310H. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make loans to 

3 the entities, for the purposes, and subject to the terms and 

4 conditions specified in the 1st, 2nd, and last sentences of 

5 section 623(a) of the Community Economic Development 

6 Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)). 

7 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA8 TIONS.—For loans under subsection (a), there are author9 ized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than 

10 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1323(b)(2) 

12 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 

13 U.S.C. 1932 note) is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 

15 end; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

17 and inserting a period; and 

18 (3) by striking subparagraph (C). 

19 SEC. 6014. RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY. 

20 Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De21 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at 

22 the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(d) RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY.—The 

24 Secretary shall develop a coordinated strategy across the 

25 relevant programs within the Rural Development mission 

26 areas to serve the specific, local needs of rural communities 
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1 when making investments in rural community colleges and 

2 technical colleges through other current authorities. During 

3 the development of a coordinated strategy, the Secretary 

4 shall consult with groups representing rural-serving com5 munity colleges and technical colleges to coordinate critical 

6 investments in rural community colleges and technical col7 leges involved in workforce training. Nothing in this sub8 section shall be construed to provide a priority for funding 

9 within current authorities. The Secretary shall use the co10 ordinated strategy and information developed for the strat11 egy to more effectively serve rural communities with respect 

12 to investments in community colleges and technical col13 leges.’’. 

14 SEC. 6015. RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL INFRA15 STRUCTURE. 

16 Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De17 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended— 

18 (1) by striking ‘‘require’’; 

19 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 

20 after ‘‘(1)’’; 

21 (3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, require’’ 

22 after ‘‘314’’; 

23 (4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 

24 after ‘‘loans,’’; 

25 (5) in paragraph (4)— 
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and 

2 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (6) in paragraph (5)— 

4 (A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 

5 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

6 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (7) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(6) with respect to water and waste disposal di9 rect and guaranteed loans provided under section 306, 

10 encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, pri11 vate or cooperative lenders to finance rural water and 

12 waste disposal facilities by— 

13 ‘‘(A) maximizing the use of loan guarantees 

14 to finance eligible projects in rural communities 

15 where the population exceeds 5,500; 

16 ‘‘(B) maximizing the use of direct loans to 

17 finance eligible projects in rural communities 

18 where the impact on rate payers will be material 

19 when compared to financing with a loan guar20 antee; 

21 ‘‘(C) establishing and applying a materi22 ality standard when determining the difference 

23 in impact on rate payers between a direct loan 

24 and a loan guarantee; 
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1 ‘‘(D) in the case of projects that require in2 terim financing in excess of $500,000, requiring 

3 that such projects initially seek such financing 

4 from private or cooperative lenders; and 

5 ‘‘(E) determining if an existing direct loan 

6 borrower can refinance with a private or cooper7 ative lender, including with a loan guarantee, 

8 prior to providing a new direct loan.’’. 

9 SEC. 6016. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATIONS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 333A of the Consolidated 

11 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is 

12 amended by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(h) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION FORMS.—Except as 

14 provided in subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary 

15 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop a sim16 plified application process, including a single page applica17 tion where possible, for grants and relending authorized 

18 under sections 306, 306C, 306D, 306E, 310B(b), 310B(c), 

19 310B(e), 310B(f), 310H, 379B, and 379E.’’. 

20 (b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 2 years after 

21 the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 written report that con-
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1 tains an evaluation of the implementation of the amend2 ment made by subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 6017. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMIT4 TERS. 

5 Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

6 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

11 SEC. 6018. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PRO12 GRAM. 

13 Section 379E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 

14 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)(2)) is amended 

15 by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 

16 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal 

17 years 2014 through 2018’’. 

18 SEC. 6019. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

21 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–12(a)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

24 through 2018’’. 
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1 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 382N of 

2 such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

4 SEC. 6020. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHOR5 ITY. 

6 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

7 383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 

8 Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–12(a)) is amended by striking 

9 ‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

11 through 2018’’. 

12 (b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 383O of 

13 such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–13) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

15 SEC. 6021. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 

16 Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De17 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc–18) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 

19 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

20 2014 through 2018’’. 

21 Subtitle B—Rural Electrification 

22 Act of 1936 

23 SEC. 6101. RELENDING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Rural Electrification Act of 

25 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended— 
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1 (1) in section 2(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re2 lending for this purpose as provided in section 4)’’ 

3 after ‘‘efficiency’’; 

4 (2) in section 4(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re5 lending to ultimate consumers for this purpose by 

6 borrowers enumerated in the proviso in this section)’’ 

7 after ‘‘efficiency’’; and 

8 (3) in section 313(b)(2)(B)— 

9 (A) by inserting ‘‘(acting through the Rural 

10 Utilities Service)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 

11 (B) by inserting ‘‘energy efficiency (includ12 ing relending to ultimate consumers for this pur13 pose),’’ after ‘‘promoting’’. 

14 (b) CURRENT AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in 

15 this section is in addition to any other relending authority 

16 of the Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

17 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) or any other law. 

18 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary (acting through 

19 the Rural Utilities Service) shall continue to carry out sec20 tion 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 

21 940c) in the same manner as on the day before enactment 

22 of this Act until such time as any regulations necessary 

23 to carry out the amendments made by this section are fully 

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1 SEC. 6102. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 

2 The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 

3 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4 the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 5. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For electrification baseload gen6 eration loan guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request 

7 of the borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs of 

8 the loan guarantee. 

9 ‘‘(b) FEE.—The fee described in subsection (a) for a 

10 loan guarantee shall be equal to the costs of the loan guar11 antee (within the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the Fed12 eral Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C))). 

13 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds received from a borrower to 

14 pay the fee described in this section shall not be derived 

15 from a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaran16 teed by the Federal Government.’’. 

17 SEC. 6103. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE CONTRACTING AU18 THORITY. 

19 Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

20 (7 U.S.C. 918(c)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Rural Elec22 trification Administration’’ each place it appears and 

23 inserting ‘‘Rural Utilities Service’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

25 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

26 ‘‘COOPERATIVE’’ before ‘‘AGREEMENTS’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting after the 1st sentence the 

2 following: ‘‘A contract funded by a borrower that 

3 is to be paid for out of the general funds of the 

4 borrower is not a public contract within the 

5 meaning of title 41, United States Code.’’. 

6 SEC. 6104. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED 

7 FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PUR8 POSES. 

9 Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 

10 1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

12 SEC. 6105. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. 

13 Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

14 (7 U.S.C. 940e(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in15 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

16 SEC. 6106. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 

17 SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. 

18 Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 

19 (7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In making or guaranteeing 

23 loans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give— 

24 ‘‘(A) the highest priority to applicants that 

25 offer to provide broadband service to the greatest 
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1 proportion of households that, prior to the provi2 sion of the broadband service, had no incumbent 

3 service provider; and 

4 ‘‘(B) priority to applicants that offer in 

5 their applications to provide broadband service 

6 not predominantly for business service, but where 

7 at least 25 percent of customers in the proposed 

8 service territory are commercial interests.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (d)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (5)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub12 paragraph (B); 

13 (ii) by striking the period at the end of 

14 subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi15 colon; and 

16 (iii) by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(D) the amount and type of support re19 quested; and 

20 ‘‘(E) a list of the census block groups or 

21 tracts proposed to be so served.’’; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 

24 establish a process under which an incumbent service 

25 provider which, as of the date of the publication of 
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1 notice under paragraph (5) with respect to an appli2 cation submitted by the provider, is providing 

3 broadband service to a remote rural area, may (but 

4 shall not be required to) submit to the Secretary, not 

5 less than 15 and not more than 30 days after that 

6 date, information regarding the broadband services 

7 that the provider offers in the proposed service terri8 tory, so that the Secretary may assess whether the ap9 plication meets the requirements of this section with 

10 respect to eligible projects.’’; 

11 (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—In considering the tech14 nology needs of customers in a proposed service terri15 tory, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 

16 upgrade or replacement cost for the construction or 

17 acquisition of facilities and equipment in the terri18 tory.’’; and 

19 (4) in each of subsections (k)(1) and (l), by strik20 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

21 Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 

22 SEC. 6201. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

24 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 

25 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

3 through 2018’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of Public 

5 Law 102–551 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 SEC. 6202. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKET DEVEL8 OPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 

9 Section 231(b)(7) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 

10 Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)) is amended— 

11 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘2013’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 

17 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 6203. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEM19 ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

20 Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural In21 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b(i)) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

23 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

24 2014 through 2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 6204. PROGRAM METRICS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

3 collect data regarding economic activities created through 

4 grants and loans, including any technical assistance pro5 vided as a component of the grant or loan program, and 

6 measure the short and long term viability of award recipi7 ents and any entities to whom those recipients provide as8 sistance using award funds under section 231 of the Agri9 cultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; 

10 Public Law 106–224), section 9007 of the Farm Security 

11 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), section 

12 313(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 

13 940c(b)(2)), or section 306(a)(11), 310B(c), 310B(e), 

14 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated 

15 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11), 

16 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, or 2009 through 2009m). 

17 (b) DATA.—The data collected under subsection (a) 

18 shall include information collected from recipients both dur19 ing the award period and after the period as determined 

20 by the Secretary, but not less than 2 years after the award 

21 period ends. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec24 retary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 

25 House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri26 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that 
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1 contains the data described in subsection (a). The report 

2 shall include detailed information regarding— 

3 (1) actions taken by the Secretary to utilize the 

4 data; 

5 (2) the number of jobs, including self-employ6 ment and the value of salaries and wages; 

7 (3) how the provision of funds from the grant or 

8 loan involved affected the local economy; 

9 (4) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue 

10 or customer base; and 

11 (5) such other information as the Secretary 

12 deems appropriate. 

13 SEC. 6205. STUDY OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 

15 the Secretary of Transportation shall publish an updated 

16 version of the study described in section 6206 of the Food, 

17 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (as amended by sub18 section (b)). 

19 (b) ADDITION TO STUDY.—Section 6206(b) of the 

20 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 

21 110–246; 122 Stat. 1971) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new para2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(5) the sufficiency of infrastructure along wa4 terways in the United States and the impact of such 

5 infrastructure on the movement of agricultural goods 

6 in terms of safety, efficiency and speed, as well as the 

7 benefits derived through upgrades and repairs to locks 

8 and dams.’’. 

9 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag11 riculture and the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 

12 to the Congress the updated version of the study required 

13 by subsection (a). 

14 SEC. 6206. CERTAIN FEDERAL ACTIONS NOT TO BE CONSID15 ERED MAJOR. 

16 In the case of a loan, loan guarantee, or grant program 

17 in the rural development mission area of the Department 

18 of Agriculture, an action of the Secretary before, on, or after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act that does not involve the 

20 provision by the Department of Agriculture of Federal dol21 lars or a Federal loan guarantee, including— 

22 (1) the approval by the Department of Agri23 culture of the decision of a borrower to commence a 

24 privately funded activity; 

25 (2) a lien accommodation or subordination; 
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1 (3) a debt settlement or restructuring; or 

2 (4) the restructuring of a business entity by a 

3 borrower, 

4 shall not be considered a major Federal action. 

5 SEC. 6207. TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERV6 ICES IN RURAL AREAS. 

7 Section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva8 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-2(d)) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

11 (12); and 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para13 graph (14) and inserting after paragraph (12) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(13) whether the applicant for assistance is lo16 cated in a designated health professional shortage 

17 area (within the meaning of section 332 of the Public 

18 Health Service Act)’’. 

19 SEC. 6208. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE 

20 DEVELOPMENT. 

21 Section 15751 of title 40, United States Code, is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in24 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 

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1 (A) by striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and insert2 ing the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para4 graph (2), not more than’’; and 

5 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) LIMITED FUNDING.—In a case in which less 

7 than $10,000,000 is made available to a Commission 

8 for a fiscal year under this section, paragraph (1) 

9 shall not apply.’’. 

10 TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTEN11 SION, AND RELATED MAT12 TERS 

13 Subtitle A—National Agricultural 

14 Research, Extension, and Teach15 ing Policy Act of 1977 

16 SEC. 7101. OPTION TO BE INCLUDED AS NON-LAND-GRANT 

17 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 

18 Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 

19 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

20 3103) is amended— 

21 (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 

22 following new paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(5) COOPERATING FORESTRY SCHOOL.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘cooperating 

25 forestry school’ means an institution— 
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1 ‘‘(i) that is eligible to receive funds 

2 under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 

3 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly known as 

4 the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) with respect to which the Sec6 retary has not received a declaration of the 

7 intent of that institution to not be consid8 ered a cooperating forestry school. 

9 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION.—A 

10 declaration of the intent of an institution to not 

11 be considered a cooperating forestry school sub12 mitted to the Secretary shall be in effect until 

13 September 30, 2018.’’; and 

14 (2) in paragraph (10)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

16 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

17 by striking ‘‘that’’; 

18 (ii) in clause (i)— 

19 (I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 

20 ‘‘qualify’’; and 

21 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (iii) in clause (ii)— 

23 (I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 

24 ‘‘offer’’; and 
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1 (II) by striking the period at the 

2 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

4 new clause: 

5 ‘‘(iii) with respect to which the Sec6 retary has not received a statement of the 

7 declaration of the intent of a college or uni8 versity to not be considered a Hispanic9 serving agricultural college or university.’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

12 subparagraph: 

13 ‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION OF IN14 TENT.—A declaration of the intent of a college or 

15 university to not be considered a Hispanic-serv16 ing agricultural college or university submitted 

17 to the Secretary shall be in effect until September 

18 30, 2018.’’. 

19 SEC. 7102. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN20 SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVI21 SORY BOARD. 

22 (a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE.—Section 

23 1408(h) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

24 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(h)) is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 (b) DUTIES OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 

2 EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY

3 BOARD.—Section 1408(c) of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

5 U.S.C. 3123(c)) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

7 end; 

8 (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period 

9 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following new para11 graph: 

12 ‘‘(5) consult with industry groups on agricul13 tural research, extension, education, and economics, 

14 and make recommendations to the Secretary based on 

15 that consultation.’’. 

16 SEC. 7103. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE. 

17 Section 1408A(c) of the National Agricultural Re18 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

19 U.S.C. 3123a(c)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Measures’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘Programs’’; 

22 (2) by striking paragraph (2); 

23 (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 

24 as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 

25 (4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
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1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A), by striking ‘‘Programs that would’’ and in3 serting ‘‘Research, extension, and teaching pro4 grams designed to improve competitiveness in the 

5 specialty crop industry, including programs that 

6 would’’; 

7 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 

8 including improving the quality and taste of 

9 processed specialty crops’’ before the semicolon; 

10 and 

11 (C) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘the 

12 remote sensing and the’’ before ‘‘mechanization’’. 

13 SEC. 7104. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 

14 The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

15 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after 

16 section 1415A (7 U.S.C. 3151a) the following new section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1415B. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 

18 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 ‘‘(1) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘qualified 

20 entity’ means— 

21 ‘‘(A) a for-profit or nonprofit entity located 

22 in the United States that, or an individual who, 

23 operates a veterinary clinic providing veterinary 

24 services— 
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1 ‘‘(i) in a rural area, as defined in sec2 tion 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 

3 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) in a veterinarian shortage situa6 tion; 

7 ‘‘(B) a State, national, allied, or regional 

8 veterinary organization or specialty board recog9 nized by the American Veterinary Medical Asso10 ciation; 

11 ‘‘(C) a college or school of veterinary medi12 cine accredited by the American Veterinary Med13 ical Association; 

14 ‘‘(D) a university research foundation or 

15 veterinary medical foundation; 

16 ‘‘(E) a department of veterinary science or 

17 department of comparative medicine accredited 

18 by the Department of Education; 

19 ‘‘(F) a State agricultural experiment sta20 tion; or 

21 ‘‘(G) a State, local, or tribal government 

22 agency. 

23 ‘‘(2) VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE SITUATION.—The 

24 term ‘veterinarian shortage situation’ means a veteri-
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1 narian shortage situation as determined by the Sec2 retary under section 1415A. 

3 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 

5 carry out a program to make competitive grants to 

6 qualified entities that carry out programs or activi7 ties described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of de8 veloping, implementing, and sustaining veterinary 

9 services. 

10 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified 

11 entity shall be eligible to receive a grant described in 

12 paragraph (1) if the entity carries out programs or 

13 activities that the Secretary determines will— 

14 ‘‘(A) substantially relieve veterinarian 

15 shortage situations; 

16 ‘‘(B) support or facilitate private veterinary 

17 practices engaged in public health activities; or 

18 ‘‘(C) support or facilitate the practices of 

19 veterinarians who are providing or have com20 pleted providing services under an agreement en21 tered into with the Secretary under section 

22 1415A(a)(2). 

23 ‘‘(c) AWARD PROCESSES AND PREFERENCES.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND INPUT

2 PROCESSES.—In administering the grant program es3 tablished under this section, the Secretary shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) use an appropriate application and 

5 evaluation process, as determined by the Sec6 retary; and 

7 ‘‘(B) seek the input of interested persons. 

8 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION PREFERENCE.—In selecting 

9 recipients of grants to be used for any of the purposes 

10 described in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall give 

11 a preference to qualified entities that provide docu12 mentation of coordination with other qualified enti13 ties, with respect to any such purpose. 

14 ‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.—In 

15 selecting recipients of grants to be used for any of the 

16 purposes described in subsection (d), the Secretary 

17 shall take into consideration the amount of funds 

18 available for grants and the purposes for which the 

19 grant funds will be used. 

20 ‘‘(4) NATURE OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded 

21 under this section shall be considered to be a competi22 tive research, extension, or education grant. 

23 ‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN

24 SHORTAGE SITUATIONS AND SUPPORT VETERINARY SERV25 ICES.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), a qualified entity may use funds provided 

3 by a grant awarded under this section to relieve vet4 erinarian shortage situations and support veterinary 

5 services for any of the following purposes: 

6 ‘‘(A) To promote recruitment (including for 

7 programs in secondary schools), placement, and 

8 retention of veterinarians, veterinary techni9 cians, students of veterinary medicine, and stu10 dents of veterinary technology. 

11 ‘‘(B) To allow veterinary students, veteri12 nary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, and 

13 veterinary technician students to cover expenses 

14 (other than the types of expenses described in sec15 tion 1415A(c)(5)) to attend training programs 

16 in food safety or food animal medicine. 

17 ‘‘(C) To establish or expand accredited vet18 erinary education programs (including faculty 

19 recruitment and retention), veterinary residency 

20 and fellowship programs, or veterinary intern21 ship and externship programs carried out in co22 ordination with accredited colleges of veterinary 

23 medicine. 

24 ‘‘(D) To provide continuing education and 

25 extension, including veterinary telemedicine and 
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1 other distance-based education, for veterinarians, 

2 veterinary technicians, and other health profes3 sionals needed to strengthen veterinary programs 

4 and enhance food safety. 

5 ‘‘(E) To provide technical assistance for the 

6 preparation of applications submitted to the Sec7 retary for designation as a veterinarian shortage 

8 situation under this section or section 1415A. 

9 ‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITIES OPERATING VETERI10 NARY CLINICS.—A qualified entity described in sub11 section (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a 

12 grant awarded under this section to establish or ex13 pand veterinary practices, including— 

14 ‘‘(A) equipping veterinary offices; 

15 ‘‘(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead 

16 costs of such veterinary practices, as determined 

17 by the Secretary; or 

18 ‘‘(C) establishing mobile veterinary facilities 

19 in which a portion of the facilities will address 

20 education or extension needs. 

21 ‘‘(e) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN

22 GRANTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds provided 

25 through a grant made under this section to a 
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1 qualified entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A) 

2 and used by such entity under subsection (d)(2) 

3 shall be subject to an agreement between the Sec4 retary and such entity that includes a required 

5 term of service for such entity (including a 

6 qualified entity operating as an individual), as 

7 prospectively established by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 

9 term of service under subparagraph (A), the Sec10 retary shall consider only— 

11 ‘‘(i) the amount of the grant awarded; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) the specific purpose of the grant. 

14 ‘‘(2) BREACH REMEDIES.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 

16 paragraph (1) shall provide remedies for any 

17 breach of the agreement by the qualified entity 

18 referred to in paragraph (1)(A), including re19 payment or partial repayment of the grant 

20 funds, with interest. 

21 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may grant a 

22 waiver of the repayment obligation for breach of 

23 contract if the Secretary determines that such 

24 qualified entity demonstrates extreme hardship 

25 or extreme need. 
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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 CON9 STRUCTION.—Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), 

10 funds made available for grants under this section may not 

11 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 expended.’’. 
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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 enter 

25 into cooperative agreements and other con26 tracting instruments with,’’ and inserting ‘‘make 
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1 competitive grants to, or enter into cooperative 

2 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 research 

7 institutions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall be el8 igible’’ and inserting ‘‘and other public research insti9 tutions and organizations shall be eligible’’; 

10 (4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

11 subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 

12 (5) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 

15 section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy re16 search centers that have extensive databases, models, and 

17 demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agri18 cultural market projections, rural development analysis, ag19 ricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the 

20 farm, multiregional, national, and international levels.’’; 

21 and 

22 (6) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by 

23 paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new sub24 section: 
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1 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

3 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

4 years 1996 through 2013; and 

5 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

6 through 2018.’’. 

7 SEC. 7107. REPEAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION 

8 AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PRO9 GRAM. 

10 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424 of the National 

11 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

12 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174) is repealed. 

13 SEC. 7108. REPEAL OF PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COM14 BINE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RE15 SEARCH. 

16 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424A of the Na17 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol18 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174a) is repealed. 

19 SEC. 7109. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

20 Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Research, 

21 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

22 3175(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘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 in7 serting 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 ani23 mal health and disease research, publishing and 

24 disseminating the results of such research, and 

25 contributing to the retirement of employees sub26 ject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 331); 
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1 ‘‘(B) for administrative planning and di2 rection; and 

3 ‘‘(C) to purchase equipment and supplies 

4 necessary for conducting the research described 

5 in subparagraph (A).’’. 

6 SEC. 7111. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 

7 ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 

8 (a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 1434 

9 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

10 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is repealed. 

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

12 (1) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 1438 of the Na13 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach14 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3200) is amended 

15 in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, exclusive of the 

16 funds provided for research on specific national or re17 gional animal health and disease problems under the 

18 provisions of section 1434 of this title,’’. 

19 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

20 EXISTING AND CERTAIN NEW AGRICULTURAL RE21 SEARCH PROGRAMS.—Section 1463(c) of the National 

22 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol23 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(c)) is amended by 

24 striking ‘‘sections 1433 and 1434’’ and inserting ‘‘sec25 tion 1433’’. 
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1 SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD 

2 SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 

3 COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER4 SITY. 

5 Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, 

6 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

7 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘2018’’. 

9 SEC. 7113. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 

10 SCIENCE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT IN11 SULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 

12 (a) SUPPORTING TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRI13 CULTURAL RESEARCH.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1447B(a) of the Na15 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach16 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)) is 

17 amended to read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist 

19 the land-grant colleges and universities in the insular areas 

20 in efforts to— 

21 ‘‘(1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or rel22 evant equipment necessary for conducting agricul23 tural research; and 

24 ‘‘(2) support tropical and subtropical agricul25 tural research, including pest and disease research.’’. 
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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1447B 

2 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

3 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2) is 

4 amended in the heading— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘AND SUPPORT TROP6 ICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL

7 RESEARCH’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘INSTITUTIONS’’ and in9 serting ‘‘COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES’’. 

10 (b) EXTENSION.—Section 1447B(d) of the National 

11 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

12 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 SEC. 7114. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING 

15 VIRTUAL CENTERS. 

16 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1448 of the National 

17 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

18 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is repealed. 

19 SEC. 7115. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 

20 Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, 

21 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

22 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

23 ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 7116. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC 

2 AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND YOUTH. 

3 Section 1456(e)(1) of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

5 U.S.C. 3243(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

7 a competitive grants program— 

8 ‘‘(A) to fund fundamental and applied re9 search and extension at Hispanic-serving agri10 cultural colleges and universities in agriculture, 

11 human nutrition, food science, bioenergy, and 

12 environmental science; and 

13 ‘‘(B) to award competitive grants to His14 panic-serving agricultural colleges and univer15 sities to provide for training in the food and ag16 ricultural sciences of Hispanic agricultural 

17 workers and Hispanic youth working in the food 

18 and agricultural sciences.’’. 

19 SEC. 7117. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG20 RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO21 GRAMS. 

22 Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re23 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

24 U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

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1 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

2 years 1999 through 2013; and 

3 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

4 through 2018.’’. 

5 SEC. 7118. REPEAL OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 

6 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1462A of the Na7 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol8 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310a) is repealed. 

9 SEC. 7119. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 

10 Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 

11 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

12 3311) is amended in both of subsections (a) and (b) by 

13 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 SEC. 7120. EXTENSION SERVICE. 

15 Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, 

16 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

17 3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 7121. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND AD19 MINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. 

20 Section 1469 of the National Agricultural Research, 

21 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

22 3315) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

25 the end; 
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1 (B) by striking paragraph (3); and 

2 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

3 paragraph (3); 

4 (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 

5 as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 

6 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

7 new subsections: 

8 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of 

11 law, the Secretary may retain not more than 4 per12 cent of amounts made available for agricultural re13 search, extension, and teaching assistance programs 

14 for the administration of those programs authorized 

15 under this Act or any other Act. 

16 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on adminis17 trative expenses under paragraph (1) shall not apply 

18 to peer panel expenses under subsection (d) or any 

19 other provision of law related to the administration 

20 of agricultural research, extension, and teaching as21 sistance programs that contains a limitation on ad22 ministrative expenses that is less than the limitation 

23 under paragraph (1). 

24 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) FORMER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILI2 TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—To the maximum extent 

3 practicable, the Secretary, for purposes of supporting 

4 ongoing research and information dissemination ac5 tivities, including supporting research and those ac6 tivities through co-locating scientists and other tech7 nical personnel, sharing of laboratory and field equip8 ment, and providing financial support, shall enter 

9 into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or 

10 other legal instruments with former Department of 

11 Agriculture agricultural research facilities. 

12 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS WITH AGRICULTURAL RE13 SEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary, for pur14 poses of receiving from a non-Federal agricultural re15 search organization support for agricultural research, 

16 including staffing, laboratory and field equipment, or 

17 direct financial assistance, may enter into grants, 

18 contracts, cooperative agreements, or other legal in19 struments with a non-Federal agricultural research 

20 organization, the operation of which is consistent 

21 with the research mission and programs of an agri22 cultural research facility of the Department of Agri23 culture.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7122. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TERMI3 NATION.—Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

5 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in7 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 

11 out this section— 

12 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

13 2013; and 

14 ‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

15 through 2018.’’. 

16 (b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1473D(c)(1) of 

17 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach18 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(1)) is amended 

19 by striking ‘‘use such research funding, special or competi20 tive grants, or other means, as the Secretary determines,’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘make competitive grants’’. 

22 SEC. 7123. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTI23 TUTIONS. 

24 Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Re25 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
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1 U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘2018’’. 

3 SEC. 7124. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 

4 (a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1475(b) of the 

5 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

6 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)) is amended in the 

7 matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ 

8 before ‘‘grants’’. 

9 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

10 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

11 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended 

12 to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 1477. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro15 priated to carry out this subtitle— 

16 ‘‘(1) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 

17 through 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

19 through 2018. 

20 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Funds made available 

21 under this section may not be used to acquire or construct 

22 a building.’’. 

23 SEC. 7125. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 

24 Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research, 

25 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
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1 3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that fol2 lows and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 

3 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 

4 through 2013; and 

5 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

6 through 2018.’’. 

7 SEC. 7126. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 

8 PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 

9 Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Research, 

10 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

11 3351(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘response such sums as 

12 are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol13 lowing: ‘‘response— 

14 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

15 years 2002 through 2013; and 

16 ‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

17 through 2018.’’. 

18 SEC. 7127. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUC19 TION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA 

20 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

21 (a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR

22 AREAS.— 

23 (1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1490(a) of 

24 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
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1 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(a)) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘or noncompetitive’’. 

3 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec4 tion 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Research, 

5 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

6 3362(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that 

7 follows and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

8 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

9 years 2002 through 2013; and 

10 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

11 through 2018.’’. 

12 (b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR

13 AREAS.—Section 1491(c) of the National Agricultural Re14 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

15 U.S.C. 3363(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as are 

16 necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘to carry out this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

19 years 2002 through 2013; and 

20 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

21 through 2018.’’. 

22 SEC. 7128. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Agricultural Re24 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
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1 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 

2 following new subtitle: 

3 ‘‘Subtitle P—General Provisions 

4 ‘‘SEC. 1492. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a competitive 

6 grant that is awarded by the Secretary under a covered law 

7 shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination 

8 of both, from sources other than funds provided through 

9 such grant in an amount at least equal to the amount of 

10 such grant. 

11 ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The matching funds requirement 

12 under subsection (a) shall not apply to grants awarded— 

13 ‘‘(1) to a research agency of the Department of 

14 Agriculture; or 

15 ‘‘(2) to an entity eligible to receive funds under 

16 a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in 

17 section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture 

18 Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C))), 

19 including a partner of such entity. 

20 ‘‘(c) COVERED LAW.—In this section, the term ‘covered 

21 law’ means each of the following provisions of law: 

22 ‘‘(1) This title. 

23 ‘‘(2) Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Con24 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et 

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1 ‘‘(3) The Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

2 Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et 

3 seq.). 

4 ‘‘(4) Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the 

5 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

6 U.S.C. 3202 et seq.). 

7 ‘‘(5) The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re8 search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (9) of sub10 section (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re11 search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking subparagraph (B); 

13 (2) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR EQUIP14 MENT GRANTS’’ after ‘‘FUNDS’’; 

15 (3) by striking ‘‘(A) EQUIPMENT GRANTS.—’’; 

16 and 

17 (4) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub18 paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving the 

19 margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the left. 

20 (c) APPLICATION TO AMENDMENTS.— 

21 (1) NEW GRANTS.—Section 1492 of the National 

22 Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol23 icy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), shall 

24 apply with respect to grants described in such section 

25 awarded after October 1, 2013, unless the provision of 
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1 a covered law under which such grants are awarded 

2 specifically exempts such grants from the matching 

3 funds requirement under such section. 

4 (2) EXISTING GRANTS.—A matching funds re5 quirement in effect on or before October 1, 2013, 

6 under a covered law shall continue to apply to a 

7 grant awarded under such provision of law on or be8 fore that date. 

9 SEC. 7129. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION 

10 OF THE LAND GRANT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 

11 ENHANCED FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL IN12 STITUTIONS. 

13 It is the sense of the Congress that— 

14 (1) institutions of higher education designated 

15 under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known, 

16 and referred to in this section, as the ‘‘Second Morrill 

17 Act’’; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) have played an integral 

18 role in the education and advancement of agriculture 

19 and mechanic arts for over a century; 

20 (2) in addition to those institutions, a number 

21 of colleges and universities have fulfilled similar and 

22 parallel missions in successfully training and grad23 uating generations of students who have gone on to be 

24 leaders in their field; 
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1 (3) the colleges and universities, both with and 

2 without designation under the Second Morrill Act, 

3 fulfill a vital role to the future of industry, opportu4 nities for increased job creation, and the strength of 

5 agriculture in the United States; 

6 (4) Congress must ensure that the United States’ 

7 higher education framework and policies meet the 

8 needs of young individuals in the United States, and 

9 that students from across the country are able to 

10 choose from a variety of institutions and programs 

11 that will equip them with the skills and training nec12 essary to achieve their individual goals; and 

13 (5) as Congress and the agricultural community 

14 generally consider policies and approaches to improve 

15 research, extension, and education in the agricultural 

16 sciences, expansion of the land grant program under 

17 the Second Morrill Act to include enhanced funding 

18 and additional institutions should be considered. 

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 the 

25 first sentence— 
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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 amended 

8 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, Conservation, 

16 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)) is amended to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

19 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

20 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

21 2013; and 

22 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

23 through 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 

2 Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

3 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amended to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

6 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National 

7 Training Program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 

8 through 2018.’’. 

9 SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 

10 Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

11 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘such funds as may be nec13 essary’’; and 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows 

15 and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 

16 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

17 years 1991 through 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

19 through 2018.’’. 

20 SEC. 7206. REPEAL OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER 

21 INFORMATION SYSTEM. 

22 Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle D of title XVI of 

23 the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

24 (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, Ag4 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

5 5923) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7208. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE. 

7 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1671 of the Food, Ag8 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

9 5924) is repealed. 

10 SEC. 7209. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI11 TIATIVES. 

12 Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

13 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 

14 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 

15 striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘subsections (e), (f), and (g)’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (b)(2), in the first sentence, by 

18 striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘ ‘subsections (e), (f), and (g)’ ’’; 

20 (3) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (i); 

21 (4) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (j) 

22 as subsections (e), (f), and (h), respectively; 

23 (5) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para24 graph (4))— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it ap2 pears in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) and 

3 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

4 (B) in paragraph (4)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

6 ‘‘and honey bee health disorders’’ after ‘‘col7 lapse’’; and 

8 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

9 ‘‘, including best management practices’’ 

10 after ‘‘strategies’’; 

11 (6) by inserting after subsection (f) (as redesig12 nated by paragraph (4)) the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(g) COFFEE PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es15 tablish a coffee plant health initiative to address the 

16 critical needs of the coffee industry by— 

17 ‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science18 based tools and treatments to combat the coffee 

19 berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei); and 

20 ‘‘(B) establishing an area-wide integrated 

21 pest management program in areas affected by, 

22 or areas at risk of, being affected by the coffee 

23 berry borer. 

24 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 

25 carry out the coffee plant health initiative through— 
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1 ‘‘(A) Federal agencies, including the Agri2 cultural Research Service and the National In3 stitute of Food and Agriculture; 

4 ‘‘(B) National Laboratories; 

5 ‘‘(C) institutions of higher education; 

6 ‘‘(D) research institutions or organizations; 

7 ‘‘(E) private organizations or corporations; 

8 ‘‘(F) State agricultural experiment stations; 

9 ‘‘(G) individuals; or 

10 ‘‘(H) groups consisting of 2 or more entities 

11 or individuals described in subparagraphs (A) 

12 through (G). 

13 ‘‘(3) PROJECT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE

14 AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this subsection, the 

15 Secretary shall— 

16 ‘‘(A) enter into cooperative agreements with 

17 eligible entities, as appropriate; and 

18 ‘‘(B) award grants on a competitive basis. 

19 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

21 this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

22 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

23 (7) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para24 graph (4)), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 7210. REPEAL OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 

2 AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 

3 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1672A of the Food, 

4 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

5 5925a) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7211. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN7 SION INITIATIVE. 

8 Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

9 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 

11 following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(e) FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGED.— 

13 Following the completion of a peer review process for grant 

14 proposals received under this section, the Secretary shall 

15 give a priority to grant proposals found in the review proc16 ess to be scientifically meritorious using the same criteria 

17 the Secretary uses to give priority to grants under section 

18 1672D(b).’’; and 

19 (2) in subsection (f)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (i) in the heading of such paragraph, 

22 by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

24 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

3 and 

4 (iv) by adding at the end the following 

5 new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

7 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) in the heading of such paragraph, 

10 by striking ‘‘2009 THROUGH 2012’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2014 THROUGH 2018’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘2009 through 2012’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 

14 SEC. 7212. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY FEED15 STOCK AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH 

16 AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 

17 (a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 1672C 

18 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 

19 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925e) is repealed. 

20 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 251(f)(1)(D) 

21 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

22 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)) is amended— 

23 (1) by striking clause (xi); and 

24 (2) by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as 

25 clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively. 
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1 SEC. 7213. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 

2 Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva3 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)) is amended 

4 by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry out this 

5 section.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘to carry out this sec6 tion— 

7 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

8 2013; and 

9 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

10 through 2018.’’. 

11 SEC. 7214. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 

12 The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 

13 of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D (7 

14 U.S.C. 5925f) the following new section: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 1673. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 

16 ‘‘(a) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall 

17 prioritize centers of excellence established for specific agri18 cultural commodities for the receipt of funding for any com19 petitive research or extension program administered by the 

20 Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—A center of excellence is composed 

22 of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified in subsection 

23 (b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research 

24 Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide financial or 

25 in-kind support to the center of excellence. 

26 ‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED EFFORTS.—The criteria for con2 sideration to be recognized as a center of excellence 

3 shall include efforts— 

4 ‘‘(A) to ensure coordination and cost effec5 tiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative ef6 forts regarding research, teaching, and extension; 

7 ‘‘(B) to leverage available resources by using 

8 public/private partnerships among agricultural 

9 industry groups, institutions of higher education, 

10 and the Federal Government; 

11 ‘‘(C) to implement teaching initiatives to 

12 increase awareness and effectively disseminate 

13 solutions to target audiences through extension 

14 activities; and 

15 ‘‘(D) to increase the economic returns to 

16 rural communities by identifying, attracting, 

17 and directing funds to high-priority agricultural 

18 issues. 

19 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL EFFORTS.—Where practicable, 

20 the criteria for consideration to be recognized as a 

21 center of excellence shall include efforts to improve 

22 teaching capacity and infrastructure at colleges and 

23 universities (including land-grant institutions, 

24 schools of forestry, schools of veterinary medicine, and 

25 NLGCA Institutions).’’. 
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1 SEC. 7215. REPEAL OF RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CEN2 TER. 

3 Effective October 1, 2013, section 1676 of the Food, Ag4 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

5 5929) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM7 ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 

8 Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva9 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’; and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and 

13 inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

14 ‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

15 1999 through 2013; and 

16 ‘‘(B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

17 2014 through 2018.’’. 

18 SEC. 7217. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER 

19 CLEARINGHOUSE. 

20 Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

21 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 

2 Extension, and Education Re3 form Act of 1998 

4 SEC. 7301. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RE5 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUND6 ED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 

7 Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Exten8 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

9 7613(a)(2)) is amended— 

10 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MERIT REVIEW

11 OF EXTENSION’’ and inserting ‘‘RELEVANCE AND

12 MERIT REVIEW OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION,’’; 

13 (2) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (A) by inserting ‘‘relevance and’’ before 

15 ‘‘merit’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘extension or education’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘research, extension, or edu18 cation’’; and 

19 (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on a con20 tinuous basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 

21 SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX22 TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 

23 Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

24 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(f)) is 

25 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 7303. REPEAL OF COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RE2 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO IM3 PROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM 

4 SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OPER5 ATIONS. 

6 (a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 407 

7 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re8 form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7627) is repealed. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 251(f)(1)(D) 

10 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

11 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)), as amended by section 

12 7212(b), is further amended— 

13 (1) by striking clause (xi) (as redesignated by 

14 section 7212(b)); and 

15 (2) by redesignating clause (xii) (as redesignated 

16 by section 7212(b)) as clause (xi). 

17 SEC. 7304. FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM GRANTS. 

18 Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

19 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) is 

20 amended to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

22 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

23 ‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for each of 

24 fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and 

25 ‘‘(2) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

26 through 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7305. REPEAL OF BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 Effective October 1, 2013, section 409 of the Agricul4 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

5 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7629) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7306. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 

7 Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Exten8 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630(d)) 

9 is amended by striking ‘‘section such sums as are necessary’’ 

10 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

11 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

12 years 2008 through 2013; and 

13 ‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

14 through 2018.’’. 

15 SEC. 7307. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 

16 Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

17 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (b)— 

20 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 

21 genomics’’ and inserting ‘‘genomics, and other 

22 methods’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘han24 dling and processing,’’ after ‘‘production effi25 ciency,’’; 
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1 (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

2 following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec4 tion, the Secretary shall award competitive grants on the 

5 basis of— 

6 ‘‘(1) an initial scientific peer review conducted 

7 by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal 

8 agencies, non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop 

9 industry; and 

10 ‘‘(2) a final funding determination made by the 

11 Secretary based on a review and ranking for merit, 

12 relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of spe13 cialty crop industry representatives for the specific 

14 specialty crop.’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (h)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUND18 ING FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH

19 2012.—Of the funds’’ and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

22 ‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.— 

23 Of the funds’’; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

25 new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—Of the funds 

2 of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Sec3 retary shall make available to carry out this sec4 tion— 

5 ‘‘(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 

6 and 2015; 

7 ‘‘(ii) $55,000,000 for fiscal years 2016 

8 and 2017; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 

10 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

12 (i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2008 

13 Through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 

14 Through 2018’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 

17 SEC. 7308. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 

18 PROGRAM. 

19 Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

20 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642(e)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 7309. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CEN2 TER. 

3 Effective October 1, 2013, section 612 of the Agricul4 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

5 1998 (Public Law 105–185; 112 Stat. 605) is repealed. 

6 SEC. 7310. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 

7 Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

8 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and 

13 inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

14 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

15 years 1999 through 2013; and 

16 ‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

17 through 2018.’’. 

18 SEC. 7311. REPEAL OF STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL RE19 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION. 

20 Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle C of title VI of the 

21 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 

22 Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7671 et seq.) is repealed. 

23 Subtitle D—Other Laws 

24 SEC. 7401. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 

25 Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 

26 Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and all that follows and 

4 inserting the following: ‘‘Act— 

5 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

6 years 1991 through 2013; and 

7 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

8 through 2018.’’. 

9 SEC. 7402. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 

10 ACT OF 1994. 

11 (a) DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 532 

12 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 

13 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Memorial’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘Commu17 nity’’; 

18 (3) by striking paragraphs (5), (10), and (27); 

19 (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

20 (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), 

21 (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), (29), (30), 

22 (31), (32), (33), and (34) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 

23 (7), (8), (9), (5), (10), (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), 

24 (22), (23), (24), (25), (32), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), 

25 (31), (33), (34), (35), and (14), respectively, and 
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1 transferring the paragraphs so as to appear in nu2 merical order; 

3 (5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re4 designated), the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(1) Aaniih Nakoda College.’’; 

6 (6) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redes7 ignated), the following new paragraph: 

8 ‘‘(6) College of the Muscogee Nation.’’; 

9 (7) by inserting after paragraph (15) (as so re10 designated) the following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(16) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col12 lege.’’; and 

13 (8) by inserting after paragraph (20) (as so re14 designated) the following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(21) Navajo Technical College.’’. 

16 (b) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 

17 533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 

18 Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is 

19 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

21 (c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

22 Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta23 tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 

24 is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears in 

25 subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 (d) RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

2 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec3 tion 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 

4 Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 

5 103–382) is amended in the first sentence by striking 

6 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

7 (2) RESEARCH GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

8 536(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta9 tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 

10 382) is amended by striking ‘‘with at least 1 other 

11 land-grant college or university’’ and all that follows 

12 and inserting the following: ‘‘with— 

13 ‘‘(1) the Agricultural Research Service of the De14 partment of Agriculture; or 

15 ‘‘(2) at least 1— 

16 ‘‘(A) other land-grant college or university 

17 (exclusive of another 1994 Institution); 

18 ‘‘(B) non-land-grant college of agriculture 

19 (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agri20 cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol21 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); or 

22 ‘‘(C) cooperating forestry school (as defined 

23 in that section).’’. 
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1 SEC. 7403. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 

2 Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 

3 390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

4 ‘‘2018’’. 

5 SEC. 7404. REPEAL OF CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH. 

6 Effective October 1, 2013, section 221 of the Agricul7 tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711) is re8 pealed. 

9 SEC. 7405. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE10 SEARCH GRANT ACT. 

11 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b)(11)(A) of the Com12 petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

13 U.S.C. 450i(b)(11)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding 

14 clause (i) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

15 (b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Subsection (b)(2) of the Com16 petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

17 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)) is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

19 (A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

20 end; 

21 (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period at 

22 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

24 clause: 
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1 ‘‘(viii) plant-based foods that are 

2 major sources of nutrients of concern (as de3 termined by the Secretary).’’; 

4 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

5 (A) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (B) in clause (viii), by striking the period 

8 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

9 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

10 clauses: 

11 ‘‘(ix) the research and development of 

12 surveillance methods, vaccines, vaccination 

13 delivery systems, or diagnostic tests for 

14 pests and diseases (especially zoonotic dis15 eases) in wildlife reservoirs presenting a po16 tential concern to public health or domestic 

17 livestock and pests and diseases in minor 

18 species (including deer, elk, and bison); and 

19 ‘‘(x) the identification of animal drug 

20 needs and the generation and dissemination 

21 of data for safe and effective therapeutic ap22 plications of animal drugs for minor species 

23 and minor uses of such drugs in major spe24 cies.’’; 

25 (3) in subparagraph (C)— 
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1 (A) in clause (ii), by inserting before the 

2 semicolon ‘‘, including the effects of plant-based 

3 foods that are major sources of nutrients of con4 cern on diet and health’’; 

5 (B) in clause (iii), by inserting before the 

6 semicolon ‘‘, including plant-based foods that are 

7 major sources of nutrients of concern’’; 

8 (C) in clause (iv), by inserting before the 

9 semicolon ‘‘, including postharvest practices con10 ducted with respect to plant-based foods that are 

11 major sources of nutrients of concern’’; and 

12 (D) in clause (v), by inserting before the pe13 riod ‘‘, including improving the functionality of 

14 plant-based foods that are major sources of nu15 trients of concern’’; 

16 (4) in subparagraph (D)— 

17 (A) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and 

18 (vi) as clauses (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; 

19 and 

20 (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol21 lowing new clause: 

22 ‘‘(iv) the effectiveness of conservation 

23 practices and technologies designed to ad24 dress nutrient losses and improve water 

25 quality;’’; and 
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1 (5) in subparagraph (F)— 

2 (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 

3 inserting ‘‘economics,’’ after ‘‘trade,’’; 

4 (B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as 

5 clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 

6 (C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol7 lowing new clause: 

8 ‘‘(v) the economic costs, benefits, and 

9 viability of producers adopting conservation 

10 practices and technologies designed to im11 prove water quality;’’. 

12 (c) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—Subsection (b)(4) of 

13 the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 

14 (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(4)) is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

16 the end; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 

18 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub20 paragraph: 

21 ‘‘(F) establish procedures under which a 

22 commodity board established under a commodity 

23 promotion law (as such term is defined under 

24 section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Im25 provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
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1 7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other 

2 equivalent State entity) may directly submit to 

3 the Secretary proposals for requests for applica4 tions to specifically address particular issues re5 lated to the priority areas specified in para6 graph (2).’’. 

7 (d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Subsection (b)(6) of 

8 the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 

9 (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(6)) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

13 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(E) to eligible entities to carry out the spe17 cific research proposals submitted under proce18 dures established under paragraph (4)(F).’’. 

19 (e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Subsection (b)(7)(G) of the 

20 Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

21 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘or corpora22 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘, foundations, or corporations’’. 

23 (f) INTER-REGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER

24 4.—Subsection (e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili25 ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(e)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘minor use 

2 pesticides’’ and inserting ‘‘pesticides for minor agri3 cultural use and for use on specialty crops (as defined 

4 in section 3 of the Specialty Crop Competitiveness 

5 Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)),’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (4)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 

8 for use on specialty crops’’ after ‘‘minor agricul9 tural use’’; 

10 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

11 at the end; 

12 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

13 subparagraph (G); and 

14 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 

15 following new subparagraphs: 

16 ‘‘(C) prioritize potential pest management 

17 technology for minor agricultural use and for use 

18 on specialty crops; 

19 ‘‘(D) conduct research to develop the data 

20 necessary to facilitate pesticide registrations, re21 registrations, and associated tolerances; 

22 ‘‘(E) assist in removing trade barriers 

23 caused by residues of pesticides registered for 

24 minor agricultural use and for use on domesti25 cally grown specialty crops; 
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1 ‘‘(F) assist in the registration and rereg2 istration of pest management technologies for 

3 minor agricultural use and for use on specialty 

4 crops; and’’. 

5 (g) EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.—The 

6 Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended by striking subsection (k). 

8 SEC. 7406. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 

9 1978. 

10 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 6 

11 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 

12 U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking 

13 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

14 (b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renewable 

15 Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Pub16 lic Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘2018’’. 

18 SEC. 7407. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 

19 Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 

20 (16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place 

21 it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

22 SEC. 7408. REPEAL OF USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA. 

23 Effective October 1, 2013, section 892 of the Federal 

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

25 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 Invest6 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925b note; Public Law 107– 

7 171) is repealed. 

8 (b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED

9 PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS.—Effective October 1, 2013, sec10 tion 7410 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

11 of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 462) is repealed. 

12 (c) REPEAL OF STUDY ON NUTRIENT BANKING.—Ef13 fective October 1, 2013, section 7411 of the Farm Security 

14 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925a note; 

15 Public Law 107–171) is repealed. 

16 SEC. 7410. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP17 MENT PROGRAM. 

18 Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest19 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara22 graphs (A) through (R) and inserting the fol23 lowing new subparagraphs: 

24 ‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, 

25 and crop farming practices; 
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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 

25 community-based organizations’’ and inserting 
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1 ‘‘, community-based organizations, and school2 based agricultural educational organizations’’; 

3 (C) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 

4 the following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(8) MILITARY VETERAN BEGINNING FARMERS

6 AND RANCHERS.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 percent 

8 of the funds used to carry out this subsection for 

9 a fiscal year shall be used to support programs 

10 and services that address the needs of military 

11 veteran beginning farmers and ranchers. 

12 ‘‘(B) COORDINATION PERMITTED.—A re13 cipient of a grant under this section using the 

14 grant as described in subparagraph (A) may co15 ordinate with a recipient of a grant under sec16 tion 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

17 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) in ad18 dressing the needs of military veteran beginning 

19 farmers and ranchers with disabilities.’’; and 

20 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(11) LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS.—A re23 cipient of a grant under this section may not use 

24 more than 10 percent of the funds provided by the 
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1 grant for the indirect costs of carrying out the initia2 tives described in paragraph (1).’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (h)(1)— 

4 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

5 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

7 at the end; 

8 (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

9 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

11 subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

13 2014 through 2018, to remain available until ex14 pended.’’; and 

15 (3) in subsection (h)(2)— 

16 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

17 ‘‘2008 THROUGH 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014

18 THROUGH 2018’’; and 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 7411. INCLUSION OF AMERICAN SAMOA, FEDERATED 

2 STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND NORTHERN 

3 MARIANA ISLANDS AS A STATE UNDER 

4 MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY 

5 ACT. 

6 Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as 

7 the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 

8 582a–7) is amended by striking ‘‘and Guam’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Guam, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micro10 nesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is11 lands’’. 

12 Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, 

13 and Energy Act of 2008 

14 PART 1—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 

15 SEC. 7501. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION 

16 CENTER. 

17 Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En18 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)) is amended to read 

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

22 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

23 years 2008 through 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

25 through 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7502. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG2 RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREP3 ARATION, AND RESPONSE. 

4 Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

5 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (a)(2)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec8 essary’’; and 

9 (B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and all that 

10 follows and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection— 

11 ‘‘(A) such sums as are necessary for each of 

12 fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and 

13 ‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

14 2014 through 2018.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘is author16 ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection’’ 

17 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are 

18 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub19 section— 

20 ‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2008 through 2013; and 

22 ‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2014 through 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7503. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL2 TURAL COUNTERMEASURES. 

3 Section 14121(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En4 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section’’ 

6 and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are au7 thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 

8 ‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

9 through 2013; and 

10 ‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

11 through 2018.’’. 

12 SEC. 7504. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 Section 14122(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En14 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘sums as are necessary’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and 

17 inserting the following: ‘‘section— 

18 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

19 years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until 

20 expended; and 

21 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

22 through 2018, to remain available until expended.’’. 
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1 PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 SEC. 7511. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PRO3 GRAM. 

4 Section 308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 

5 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

6 U.S.C. 3125a) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘1, 3, and 

10 5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6, 8, and 10 years’’. 

11 SEC. 7512. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 

12 Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

13 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is 

14 amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10- 

15 year period’’. 

16 SEC. 7513. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING. 

17 Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

18 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

20 following new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 

23 program’ means— 

24 ‘‘(A) each research program carried out by 

25 the Agricultural Research Service or the Eco26 nomic Research Service for which annual appro-
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1 priations are requested in the annual budget 

2 submission of the President; and 

3 ‘‘(B) each competitive program carried out 

4 by the National Institute of Food and Agri5 culture for which annual appropriations are re6 quested in the annual budget submission of the 

7 President. 

8 ‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR AWARDS.—The term ‘request 

9 for awards’ means a funding announcement published 

10 by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 

11 that provides detailed information on funding oppor12 tunities at the Institute, including the purpose, eligi13 bility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation criteria, 

14 regulatory information, and instructions on how to 

15 apply for such opportunities.’’; and 

16 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub17 sections: 

18 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET SUBMISSION

19 REQUIREMENT.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the President 

21 shall submit to Congress, together with the annual 

22 budget submission of the President, the information 

23 described in paragraph (2) for each funding request 

24 for a covered program. 
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1 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa2 tion described in this paragraph includes— 

3 ‘‘(A) baseline information, including with 

4 respect to each covered program— 

5 ‘‘(i) the funding level for the program 

6 for the fiscal year preceding the year the 

7 annual budget submission of the President 

8 is submitted; 

9 ‘‘(ii) the funding level requested in the 

10 annual budget submission of the President, 

11 including any increase or decrease in the 

12 funding level; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) an explanation justifying any 

14 change from the funding level specified in 

15 clause (i) to the level specified in clause (ii); 

16 ‘‘(B) with respect to each covered program 

17 that is carried out by the Economic Research 

18 Service or the Agricultural Research Service, the 

19 location and staff years of the program; 

20 ‘‘(C) the proposed funding levels to be allo21 cated to, and the expected publication date, 

22 scope, and allocation level for, each request for 

23 awards to be published under or associated 

24 with— 
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1 ‘‘(i) each priority area specified in 

2 subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Spe3 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

4 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)); 

5 ‘‘(ii) each research and extension 

6 project carried out under section 1621(a) of 

7 the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

8 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5811(a)); 

9 ‘‘(iii) each grant to be awarded under 

10 section 1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 

11 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

12 U.S.C. 5925b(a)); 

13 ‘‘(iv) each grant awarded under section 

14 412(d) of the Agricultural Research, Exten15 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 

16 U.S.C. 7632(d)); and 

17 ‘‘(v) each grant awarded under 

18 7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 

19 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

20 3319f(c)(1)); or 

21 ‘‘(D) any other information the Secretary 

22 determines will increase congressional oversight 

23 with respect to covered programs. 

24 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Unless the President sub25 mits the information described in paragraph (2)(C) 
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1 for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out any 

2 program during the fiscal year that is authorized 

3 under— 

4 ‘‘(A) subsection (b) of the Competitive, Spe5 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

6 U.S.C. 450i(b)); 

7 ‘‘(B) section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, 

8 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

9 5811); 

10 ‘‘(C) section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, 

11 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

12 5925b); 

13 ‘‘(D) section 412 of the Agricultural Re14 search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

15 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632); or 

16 ‘‘(E) section 7405 of the Farm Security and 

17 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f). 

18 ‘‘(f) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.— 

19 Each year on a date that is not later than the date on which 

20 the President submits the annual budget, the Secretary shall 

21 submit to Congress a report containing a description of the 

22 agricultural research, extension, and education activities 

23 carried out by the Federal Government during the fiscal 

24 year that immediately precedes the year for which the re25 port is submitted, including— 
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1 ‘‘(1) a review of the extent to which those activi2 ties— 

3 ‘‘(A) are duplicative or overlap within the 

4 Department of Agriculture; or 

5 ‘‘(B) are similar to activities carried out 

6 by— 

7 ‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the States (including the District 

9 of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

10 Rico and other territories or possessions of 

11 the United States); 

12 ‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education 

13 (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 

14 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(iv) the private sector; and 

17 ‘‘(2) for each report submitted under this section 

18 on or after January 1, 2013, a 5-year projection of 

19 national priorities with respect to agricultural re20 search, extension, and education, taking into account 

21 domestic needs.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7514. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS FOR THE 

2 STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA. 

3 Section 7521(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

4 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202(c)) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

6 SEC. 7515. REPEAL OF FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSIST7 ANCE NETWORK. 

8 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7522 of the Food, 

9 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is 

10 repealed. 

11 SEC. 7516. REPEAL OF SEED DISTRIBUTION. 

12 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7523 of the Food, 

13 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 415–1) 

14 is repealed. 

15 SEC. 7517. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

16 Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

17 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

20 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

22 SEC. 7518. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7526 of the Food, Conserva24 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘the De26 partment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appro-
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1 priate Federal agencies (as determined by the Sec2 retary)’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

5 ‘‘multistate’’ and all that follows through the pe6 riod and inserting ‘‘integrated, multistate re7 search, extension, and education programs on 

8 technology development and technology imple9 mentation.’’; 

10 (B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 

11 (C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 

12 subparagraph (C); 

13 (3) in subsection (d)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘in accordance with 

16 paragraph (2)’’; 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘gasification’’ and in18 serting ‘‘bioproducts’’; and 

19 (iii) by striking ‘‘the Department of 

20 Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appropriate 

21 Federal agencies’’; 

22 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and 

23 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

24 (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
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1 (4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in2 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 7526(f)(1) 

4 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

5 U.S.C. 8114(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 

6 (c)(1)(D)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(C)(i)’’. 

7 SEC. 7519. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON FOOD 

8 DESERTS. 

9 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7527 of the Food, 

10 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 

11 246; 122 Stat. 2039) is repealed. 

12 SEC. 7520. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TRANS13 PORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 

14 Effective October 1, 2013, section 7529 of the Food, 

15 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5938) is 

16 repealed. 

17 Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 

18 Provisions 

19 SEC. 7601. AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZA20 TIONS FOR NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 

21 Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 196), 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 

24 and inserting the following new paragraph: 
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1 ‘‘(1) negotiate agreements for the National Arbo2 retum with nonprofit scientific or educational organi3 zations, the interests of which are complementary to 

4 the mission of the National Arboretum, or nonprofit 

5 organizations that support the purpose of the Na6 tional Arboretum, except that the net proceeds of the 

7 organizations from the agreements shall be used exclu8 sively for research and educational work for the ben9 efit of the National Arboretum and the operation and 

10 maintenance of the facilities of the National Arbo11 retum, including enhancements, upgrades, restoration, 

12 and conservation;’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub14 section: 

15 ‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF DONORS.—A non-profit organi16 zation that entered into an agreement under subsection 

17 (a)(1) may recognize donors if that recognition is approved 

18 in advance by the Secretary. In considering whether to ap19 prove such recognition, the Secretary shall broadly exercise 

20 the discretion of the Secretary to the fullest extent allowed 

21 under Federal law in effect on the date of the enactment 

22 of this subsection.’’. 

23 SEC. 7602. COTTON DISEASE RESEARCH REPORT. 

24 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

25 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
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1 on the fungus fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 

2 4 (referred to in this section as ‘‘FOV Race 4’’) and the 

3 impact of such fungus on cotton, including— 

4 (1) an overview of the threat FOV Race 4 poses 

5 to the cotton industry in the United States; 

6 (2) the status and progress of Federal research 

7 initiatives to detect, contain, or eradicate FOV Race 

8 4, including current FOV Race 4-specific research 

9 projects; and 

10 (3) a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV 

11 Race 4 that establishes— 

12 (A) detection and identification goals; 

13 (B) containment goals; 

14 (C) eradication goals; and 

15 (D) a plan to partner with the cotton in16 dustry in the United States to maximize re17 sources, information sharing, and research re18 sponsiveness and effectiveness. 

19 SEC. 7603. ACCEPTANCE OF FACILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL 

20 RESEARCH SERVICE. 

21 (a) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject to sub22 sections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Agriculture may au23 thorize a non-Federal entity to construct, at no cost and 

24 without obligation to the Federal Government, a facility for 

25 use by the Agricultural Research Service on land owned by 
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1 the Agricultural Research Service and managed by the Sec2 retary. 

3 (b) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT.— 

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

5 upon the completion of the construction of the facility 

6 by the non-Federal entity under subsection (a), the 

7 Secretary shall accept the facility as a gift in accord8 ance with Public Law 95–442 (7 U.S.C. 2269). 

9 (2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consulta10 tion with the Director of the Office of Management 

11 and Budget, shall certify in advance that the accept12 ance under paragraph (1) complies with the limita13 tions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub14 section (c). 

15 (c) LIMITATIONS.— 

16 (1) VALUE.—The Secretary may not accept a fa17 cility as a gift under this section if the fair market 

18 value of the facility is more than $5,000,000. 

19 (2) NO FEDERAL COST.—The Secretary shall not 

20 enter into any acquisitions, demonstrations, ex21 changes, grants, contracts, incentives, leases, procure22 ments, sales, or other transaction authorities or ar23 rangements that would obligate future appropriations 

24 with respect to the facility constructed under sub25 section (a). 
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1 (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No facility may be 

2 accepted by the Secretary for use by the Agricultural Re3 search Service under this section after September 30, 2018. 

4 SEC. 7604. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

5 Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, and 

6 Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2013) 

7 are both amended by striking ‘‘Title III of the Department 

8 of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and De10 partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’. 

11 SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Controlled 

13 Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Drug-Free Work14 place Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.), the Safe and 

15 Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 

16 7101 et seq.), or any other Federal law, an institution of 

17 higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) may grow or cul19 tivate industrial hemp if— 

20 (1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated 

21 for purposes of agricultural research or other aca22 demic research; and 

23 (2) the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp 

24 is allowed under the laws of the State in which such 
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1 institution of higher education is located and such re2 search occurs. 

3 (b) INDUSTRIAL HEMP DEFINED.—In this section, the 

4 term ‘‘industrial hemp’’ means the plant Cannabis sativa 

5 L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, 

6 with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not 

7 more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. 

8 TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 

9 Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain 

10 Forestry Programs 

11 SEC. 8001. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 

12 (a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry 

13 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103) is repealed. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8002 of the 

15 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public 

16 Law 107–171; 16 U.S.C. 2103 note) is amended by striking 

17 subsection (a). 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

19 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

20 SEC. 8002. WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

21 (a) REPEAL.—Section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 

22 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103b) is repealed. 

23 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

24 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
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1 SEC. 8003. EXPIRED COOPERATIVE NATIONAL FOREST 

2 PRODUCTS MARKETING PROGRAM. 

3 Section 18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 

4 of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2112) is repealed. 

5 SEC. 8004. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION AGRICUL6 TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEADER7 SHIP PROGRAM. 

8 (a) REPEAL.—Section 8402 of the Food, Conservation, 

9 and Energy Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is repealed. 

10 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

11 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

12 SEC. 8005. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE 

13 PROGRAM. 

14 (a) REPEAL.—Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Res15 toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542) is repealed. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 

17 section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 

18 SEC. 8006. SEPARATE FOREST SERVICE DECISIONMAKING 

19 AND APPEALS PROCESS. 

20 Section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Re21 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102– 

22 381; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note) is repealed. Section 428 of divi23 sion E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub24 lic Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1046; 16 U.S.C. 6515 note) shall 

25 not apply to any project or activity implementing a land 

26 and resource management plan developed under section 6 
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1 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

2 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) that is categorically excluded 

3 from documentation in an environmental assessment or an 

4 environmental impact statement under the National Envi5 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

6 Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Co7 operative Forestry Assistance Act 

8 of 1978 Programs 

9 SEC. 8101. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR 

10 FOREST RESOURCES. 

11 Section 2A(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 

12 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(c)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

14 (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para15 graph (6); and 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol17 lowing new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(5) as feasible, appropriate military installa19 tions where the voluntary participation and manage20 ment of private or State-owned or other public 

21 forestland is able to support, promote, and contribute 

22 to the missions of such installations; and’’. 
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1 SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM. 

2 Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry 

3 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

6 carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro7 priated— 

8 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

9 2013; and 

10 ‘‘(2) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

11 through 2018.’’. 

12 SEC. 8103. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CON13 SERVATION PROGRAM. 

14 Subsection (g) of section 7A of the Cooperative For15 estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d) is amended 

16 to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

18 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 

19 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

20 2013; and 

21 ‘‘(2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

22 through 2018.’’. 
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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, Conserva5 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is 

6 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 amended 

10 to read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

12 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 

13 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

14 years 1996 through 2013; and 

15 ‘‘(2) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

16 through 2018.’’. 

17 SEC. 8203. CHANGE IN FUNDING SOURCE FOR HEALTHY 

18 FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 

19 Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 

20 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; 

23 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

24 (d); and 
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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

2 new subsections: 

3 ‘‘(b) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri5 culture to carry out this section $9,750,000 for each of fiscal 

6 years 2014 through 2018. 

7 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to 

8 funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro9 priations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 

10 may use such amount of the funds appropriated for that 

11 fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic 

12 Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the Secretary de13 termines necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, 

14 management, and enforcement responsibilities for land en15 rolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursuant to 

16 subsections (a) and (b) of section 504.’’. 

17 SEC. 8204. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 

18 PROJECT AUTHORITY. 

19 Section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Re20 lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 

21 section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 

22 U.S.C. 2104 note) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and in24 serting ‘‘2018’’; and 
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1 (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

2 following new paragraphs: 

3 ‘‘(6) CONTRACT FOR SALE OF PROPERTY.—At the 

4 discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, a contract 

5 entered into by the Forest Service under this section 

6 may be considered a contract for the sale of property 

7 under such terms as the Secretary may prescribe 

8 without regard to any other provision of law. 

9 ‘‘(7) FIRE LIABILITY PROVISIONS.—Not later 

10 than 90 days after the date of enactment of this para11 graph, the Chief and the Director shall issue for use 

12 in all contracts and agreements under this section fire 

13 liability provisions that are in substantially the same 

14 form as the fire liability provisions contained in— 

15 ‘‘(A) integrated resource timber contracts, 

16 as described in the Forest Service contract num17 bered 2400–13, part H, section H.4; and 

18 ‘‘(B) timber sale contracts conducted pursu19 ant to section 14 of the National Forest Manage20 ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a).’’. 

21 Subtitle D—National Forest 

22 Critical Area Response 

23 SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS. 

24 In this title: 
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1 (1) CRITICAL AREA.—The term ‘‘critical area’’ 

2 means an area of the National Forest System des3 ignated by the Secretary under section 7302. 

4 (2) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na5 tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 

6 term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 

7 Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

8 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 

9 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

11 SEC. 8302. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL AREAS. 

12 (a) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 

13 Agriculture shall designate critical areas within the Na14 tional Forest System for the purposes of addressing— 

15 (1) deteriorating forest health conditions in ex16 istence as of the date of the enactment of this Act due 

17 to insect infestation, drought, disease, or storm dam18 age; and 

19 (2) the future risk of insect infestations or dis20 ease outbreaks through preventative treatments. 

21 (b) DESIGNATION METHOD.—In considering National 

22 Forest System land for designation as a critical area, the 

23 Secretary shall use— 
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1 (1) for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the most re2 cent annual forest health aerial surveys of mortality 

3 and defoliation; and 

4 (2) for purposes of subsection (a)(2), the Na5 tional Insect and Disease Risk Map. 

6 (c) TIME FOR INITIAL DESIGNATIONS.—The first crit7 ical areas shall be designated by the Secretary not later 

8 than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

9 (d) DURATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designation of 

10 a critical area shall expire not later than 10 years after 

11 the date of the designation. 

12 SEC. 8303. APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES AND 

13 ACTIVITIES OF THE HEALTHY FORESTS RES14 TORATION ACT OF 2003 TO CRITICAL AREAS. 

15 (a) APPLICABILITY.—Subject to subsections (b) 

16 through (e), title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 

17 of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.) (including the environ18 mental analysis requirements of section 104 of that Act (16 

19 U.S.C. 6514), the special administrative review process 

20 under section 105 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6515), and the 

21 judicial review process under section 106 of that Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 6516)), shall apply to all Forest Service projects and 

23 activities carried out in a critical area. 

24 (b) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.—Section 322 of 

25 Public Law 102–381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note; 106 Stat. 1419) 
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1 shall not apply to projects conducted in accordance with 

2 this section. 

3 (c) REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS.—In applying title I 

4 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

5 6511 et seq.) to Forest Service projects and activities in a 

6 critical area, the Secretary shall make the following modi7 fications: 

8 (1) The authority shall apply to the entire crit9 ical area, including land that is outside of a 

10 wildland-urban interface area or that does not satisfy 

11 any of the other eligibility criteria specified in section 

12 102(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6512(a)). 

13 (2) All projects and activities of the Forest Serv14 ice, including necessary connected actions (as de15 scribed in section 1508.25(a)(1) of title 40, Code of 

16 Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), shall 

17 be considered to be authorized hazardous fuel reduc18 tion projects for purposes of applying the title. 

19 (d) SMALLER PROJECTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graph (2), a project conducted in a critical area in 

22 accordance with this section that comprises less than 

23 10,000 acres shall be— 

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1 mental assessment or an environmental impact 

2 statement under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code 

3 of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula4 tion); and 

5 (B) exempt from the special administrative 

6 review process under section 105 of the Healthy 

7 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

8 6515). 

9 (2) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AREAS.—Paragraph 

10 (1) does not apply to— 

11 (A) a component of the National Wilderness 

12 Preservation System; 

13 (B) any Federal land on which, by Act of 

14 Congress or Presidential proclamation, the re15 moval of vegetation is restricted or prohibited; 

16 (C) a congressionally designated wilderness 

17 study area; or 

18 (D) an area in which activities under para19 graph (1) would be inconsistent with the appli20 cable land and resource management plan. 

21 (e) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.—All projects and 

22 activities carried out in a critical area pursuant to this 

23 subtitle shall be consistent with the land and resource man24 agement plan established under section 6 of the Forest and 

25 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
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1 U.S.C. 1604) for the unit of the National Forest System 

2 containing the critical area. 

3 SEC. 8304. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible State’’ 

6 means a State that contains National Forest System 

7 land. 

8 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

10 (3) STATE FORESTER.—The term ‘‘State for11 ester’’ means the head of a State agency with jurisdic12 tion over State forestry programs in an eligible State. 

13 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 

15 a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole 

16 source contract) with a State forester to authorize the 

17 State forester to provide the forest, rangeland, and 

18 watershed restoration, management, and protection 

19 services described in paragraph (2) on National For20 est System land in the eligible State. 

21 (2) AUTHORIZED SERVICES.—The forest, range22 land, and watershed restoration, management, and 

23 protection services referred to in paragraph (1) in24 clude the conduct of— 

25 (A) activities to treat insect infected forests; 
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1 (B) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; 

2 (C) activities involving commercial har3 vesting or other mechanical vegetative treat4 ments; or 

5 (D) any other activities to restore or im6 prove forest, rangeland, and watershed health, 

7 including fish and wildlife habitat. 

8 (3) STATE AS AGENT.—Except as provided in 

9 paragraph (6), a cooperative agreement or contract 

10 entered into under paragraph (1) may authorize the 

11 State forester to serve as the agent for the Secretary 

12 in providing the restoration, management, and pro13 tection services authorized under that paragraph. 

14 (4) SUBCONTRACTS.—In accordance with appli15 cable contract procedures for the eligible State, a 

16 State forester may enter into subcontracts to provide 

17 the restoration, management, and protection services 

18 authorized under a cooperative agreement or contract 

19 entered into under paragraph (1). 

20 (5) TIMBER SALES.—Subsections (d) and (g) of 

21 section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 

22 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) shall not apply to services per23 formed under a cooperative agreement or contract en24 tered into under paragraph (1). 
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1 (6) RETENTION OF NEPA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

2 Any decision required to be made under the National 

3 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

4 seq.) with respect to any restoration, management, 

5 and protection services to be provided under this sec6 tion by a State forester on National Forest System 

7 land shall not be delegated to a State forester or any 

8 other officer or employee of the eligible State. 

9 (7) APPLICABLE LAW.—The restoration, manage10 ment, and protection services to be provided under 

11 this section shall be carried out on a project-to-project 

12 basis under existing authorities of the Forest Service. 

13 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

14 Provisions 

15 SEC. 8401. REVISION OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FOREST IN16 VENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 

17 (a) REVISION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

19 of Agriculture shall revise the strategic plan for forest inven20 tory and analysis initially prepared pursuant to section 

21 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re22 search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to address the re23 quirements imposed by subsection (b). 

24 (b) ELEMENTS OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—In re25 vising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
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1 describe in detail the organization, procedures, and funding 

2 needed to achieve each of the following: 

3 (1) Complete the transition to a fully annualized 

4 forest inventory program and include inventory and 

5 analysis of interior Alaska. 

6 (2) Implement an annualized inventory of trees 

7 in urban settings, including the status and trends of 

8 trees and forests, and assessments of their ecosystem 

9 services, values, health, and risk to pests and diseases. 

10 (3) Report information on renewable biomass 

11 supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, re12 gional, and national level, including by ownership 

13 type. 

14 (4) Engage State foresters and other users of in15 formation from the forest inventory and analysis in 

16 reevaluating the list of core data variables collected on 

17 forest inventory and analysis plots with an emphasis 

18 on demonstrated need. 

19 (5) Improve the timeliness of the timber product 

20 output program and accessibility of the annualized 

21 information on that database. 

22 (6) Foster greater cooperation among the forest 

23 inventory and analysis program, research station 

24 leaders, and State foresters and other users of infor25 mation from the forest inventory and analysis. 
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1 (7) Promote availability of and access to non2 Federal resources to improve information analysis 

3 and information management. 

4 (8) Collaborate with the Natural Resources Con5 servation Service, National Aeronautics and Space 

6 Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

7 Administration, and United States Geological Survey 

8 to integrate remote sensing, spatial analysis tech9 niques, and other new technologies in the forest inven10 tory and analysis program. 

11 (9) Understand and report on changes in land 

12 cover and use. 

13 (10) Expand existing programs to promote sus14 tainable forest stewardship through increased under15 standing, in partnership with other Federal agencies, 

16 of the over 10 million family forest owners, their de17 mographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship. 

18 (11) Implement procedures to improve the statis19 tical precision of estimates at the sub-State level. 

20 (c) SUBMISSION OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—The 

21 Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the revised strategic 

22 plan to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep23 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

24 and Forestry of the Senate. 
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1 SEC. 8402. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PRO2 GRAM. 

3 The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 

4 of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conserva5 tion-related programs executed on National Forest System 

6 lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced 

7 Services Program established pursuant to section 1252 of 

8 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851) to provide 

9 technical services for conservation-related programs and au10 thorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest 

11 System lands. 

12 SEC. 8403. GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 

13 RESEARCH UNDER FOREST AND RANGELAND 

14 RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT OF 

15 1978. 

16 (a) ADDITIONAL FORESTRY AND RANGELAND RE17 SEARCH AND EDUCATION HIGH PRIORITY.—Section 

18 3(d)(2) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

19 Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(d)(2)) is amended 

20 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(F) Science and technology transfer, 

22 through the Forest Products Laboratory, to dem23 onstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as 

24 a green building material, including investments 

25 in life cycle assessment for wood products.’’. 
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1 (b) RESEARCH FACILITIES AND COOPERATION.—Sec2 tion 4 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

3 Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1643) is amended by add4 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(e) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

6 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 

8 an annual report describing, for the period covered by the 

9 report— 

10 ‘‘(1) the research conducted in furtherance of the 

11 research and education priority specified in section 

12 3(d)(2)(F); 

13 ‘‘(2) the number of buildings the Forest Service 

14 has built with wood as the primary structural mate15 rial; and 

16 ‘‘(3) the investments made by the Forest Service 

17 in green building wood promotion.’’. 

18 SEC. 8404. EXTENSION OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS AU19 THORITY REGARDING USE OF DESIGNATION 

20 BY PRESCRIPTION TO ALL THINNING SALES 

21 UNDER NATIONAL FOREST MANAGEMENT 

22 ACT OF 1976. 

23 Subsection (g) of section 14 of the National Forest 

24 Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) is amended to 

25 read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(g) Designation, including but not limited to, mark2 ing when necessary, designation by description, or designa3 tion by prescription, and supervision of harvesting of trees, 

4 portions of trees, or forest products shall be conducted by 

5 persons employed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Such per6 sons shall have no personal interest in the purchase or har7 vest of such products and shall not be directly or indirectly 

8 in the employment of the purchaser thereof. Designation by 

9 prescription and designation by prescription shall be con10 sidered valid methods for designation, and may be super11 vised by use of post-harvest cruise, sample weight scaling, 

12 or other methods determined by the Secretary to be appro13 priate.’’. 

14 SEC. 8405. REIMBURSEMENT OF FIRE FUNDS EXPENDED BY 

15 A STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPPRES16 SION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRES. 

17 (a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term 

18 ‘‘State’’ includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

19 (b) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY.—If a State seeks re20 imbursement for amounts expended for resources and serv21 ices provided to another State for the management and sup22 pression of a wildfire, the Secretary of Agriculture, subject 

23 to subsections (c) and (d)— 

24 (1) may accept the reimbursement amounts from 

25 the other State; and 
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1 (2) shall pay those amounts to the State seeking 

2 reimbursement. 

3 (c) MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.—As a condi4 tion of seeking and providing reimbursement under sub5 section (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State 

6 providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assist7 ance agreement with the Forest Service or an agency of the 

8 Department of the Interior for providing and receiving 

9 wildfire management and suppression resources and serv10 ices. 

11 (d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Agri12 culture may prescribe the terms and conditions determined 

13 to be necessary to carry out subsection (b). 

14 (e) EFFECT ON PRIOR REIMBURSEMENTS.—Any ac15 ceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary 

16 of Agriculture before the date of enactment of this Act that 

17 otherwise would have been authorized under this section 

18 shall be considered to have been made in accordance with 

19 this section. 

20 SEC. 8406. ABILITY OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS 

21 TO MEET NEEDS OF LOCAL WOOD PRO22 DUCING FACILITIES FOR RAW MATERIALS. 

23 Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 

24 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Con25 gress a report containing— 
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1 (1) an assessment of the raw material needs of 

2 wood producing facilities located within the bound3 aries of each unit of the National Forest System or 

4 located outside of the unit, but within 100 miles of 

5 such boundaries; 

6 (2) the volume of timber which would be avail7 able if the unit of the National Forest System annu8 ally sold its Allowable Sale Quantity in the current 

9 Forest Plan; 

10 (3) the volume of timber actually sold and har11 vested from each unit of the National Forest System 

12 for the previous decade; 

13 (4) a comparison of the volume actually sold and 

14 harvested from the previous decade to the Allowable 

15 Sale Quantity calculated in that decade by preceding 

16 or current forest plans; and 

17 (5) an assessment of the ability of each unit of 

18 National Forest System to meet the needs of these fa19 cilities for raw materials. 

20 SEC. 8407. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 

21 ROADS. 

22 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

24 on the following: 
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1 (1) The total mileage of National Forest System 

2 roads and trails not meeting forest plan standards 

3 and guidelines. 

4 (2) The total amount, in dollars, of Capital Im5 provement & Maintenance deferred maintenance 

6 needs for National Forest System roads, including a 

7 five-year analysis in the trend in total deferred main8 tenance costs. 

9 (3) The sources of funds used for capital im10 provement & maintenance roads, including appro11 priated funds, mandatory funds, and receipts from 

12 activities on National Forest System lands. 

13 (4) The impact of road closures on recreational 

14 activities and timber harvesting. 

15 (5) The impact on land acquisitions, whether 

16 through fee acquisition, donation, or easement, on the 

17 maintenance backlog. 

18 SEC. 8408. FOREST SERVICE LARGE AIRTANKER AND AER19 IAL ASSET FIREFIGHTING RECAPITALIZATION 

20 PILOT PROGRAM. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro22 priations, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 

23 Forest Service, may establish a large airtanker and aerial 

24 asset lease program in accordance with this section. 
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1 (b) AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the 

2 program described in subsection (a), the Secretary may 

3 enter into a multiyear lease contract for up to five aircraft 

4 that meet the criteria— 

5 (1) described in the Forest Service document en6 titled ‘‘Large Airtanker Modernization Strategy’’ and 

7 dated February 10, 2012, for large airtankers; and 

8 (2) determined by the Secretary, for other aerial 

9 assets. 

10 (c) LEASE TERMS.—The term of any individual lease 

11 agreement into which the Secretary enters under this sec12 tion shall be— 

13 (1) up to five years, inclusive of any options to 

14 renew or extend the initial lease term; and 

15 (2) in accordance with section 3903 of title 41, 

16 United States Code. 

17 (d) PROHIBITION.—No lease entered into under this 

18 section shall provide for the purchase of the aircraft by, or 

19 the transfer of ownership to, the Forest Service. 

20 SEC. 8409. LAND CONVEYANCE, JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOR21 EST IN WISE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 

22 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Upon payment by the 

23 Association of the consideration under subsection (b) and 

24 the costs under subsection (d), the Secretary shall, subject 

25 to valid existing rights, convey to the Association all right, 
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1 title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 

2 of National Forest System land in the Jefferson National 

3 Forest in Wise County, Virginia, consisting of approxi4 mately 0.70 acres and containing the Mullins and Sturgill 

5 Cemetery and an easement to provide access to the parcel, 

6 as generally depicted on the map. 

7 (b) CONSIDERATION.— 

8 (1) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—As consideration for 

9 the land conveyed under subsection (a), the Associa10 tion shall pay to the Secretary cash in an amount 

11 equal to the market value of the land, as determined 

12 by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and con13 ducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal 

14 Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 

15 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

16 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 

17 (2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by the 

18 Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into 

19 the general fund of the Treasury of the United States 

20 for the purposes of deficit reduction. 

21 (c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

22 and legal description of the land to be conveyed under sub23 section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 

24 the Secretary. 
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1 (d) COSTS.—The Association shall pay to the Sec2 retary at closing the reasonable costs of the survey, the ap3 praisal, and any administrative and environmental anal4 yses required by law. 

5 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ 

7 means the Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery Association 

8 of Pound, Virginia. 

9 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti10 tled ‘‘Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery’’ dated March 1, 

11 2013. 

12 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

14 (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— The Sec15 retary may require such additional terms and conditions 

16 in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 

17 the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 

18 of the United States. 

19 SEC. 8410. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR FOREST 

20 PROJECTS IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES. 

21 In the case of National Forest System land damaged 

22 by a natural disaster regarding which the President de23 clares a disaster or emergency pursuant to the Robert T. 

24 Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

25 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), any forest project carried out to clean 
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1 up or restore the damaged National Forest System land 

2 during the two-year period beginning on the date of the dec3 laration shall be categorically excluded from the require4 ments relating to environmental assessments or environ5 mental impact statements under section 1508.4 of title 40, 

6 Code of Federal Regulations. 

7 TITLE IX—ENERGY 

8 SEC. 9001. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM. 

9 Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest10 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended by— 

11 (1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol12 lowing new paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(4) BIOBASED PRODUCT.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘biobased 

15 product’ means a product determined by the Sec16 retary to be a commercial or industrial product 

17 (other than food or feed) that is— 

18 ‘‘(i) composed, in whole or in signifi19 cant part, of biological products, including 

20 renewable domestic agricultural materials 

21 and forestry materials; or 

22 ‘‘(ii) an intermediate ingredient or 

23 feedstock. 

24 ‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘biobased prod25 uct’, with respect to forestry materials, includes 
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1 forest products that meet biobased content re2 quirements, notwithstanding the market share 

3 the product holds, the age of the product, or 

4 whether the market for the product is new or 

5 emerging.’’; 

6 (2) redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), 

7 (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 

8 (13), (14), and (16); 

9 (3) inserting after paragraph (8), the following 

10 new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(9) FOREST PRODUCT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘forest prod13 uct’ means a product made from materials de14 rived from the practice of forestry or the man15 agement of growing timber. 

16 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest prod17 uct’ includes— 

18 ‘‘(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 

19 lumber, and other wood products; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) any recycled products derived 

21 from forest materials.’’; and 

22 (4) inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redesig23 nated), the following new paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(15) RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graph (B), the term ‘renewable energy system’ 

3 means a system that— 

4 ‘‘(i) produces usable energy from a re5 newable energy source; and 

6 ‘‘(ii) may include distribution compo7 nents necessary to move energy produced by 

8 such system to the initial point of sale. 

9 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A system described in 

10 subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism 

11 for dispensing energy at retail.’’. 

12 SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 

13 Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In14 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)) is amended by— 

15 (1) striking ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—’’ and all that fol16 lows through ‘‘to carry out this section, there’’ and in17 serting ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—There’’; and 

18 (2) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

19 SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 

20 (a) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9003 of the 

21 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

22 8103) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to eligible enti24 ties’’ and all that follows through ‘‘guarantees for 
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1 loans’’ and inserting ‘‘to eligible entities guarantees 

2 for loans’’; 

3 (2) by striking subsection (d); 

4 (3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 

5 (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 

6 and 

7 (4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each 

9 place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

10 and 

11 (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘sub12 section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 

13 (b) FUNDING.—Section 9003(g) of the Farm Security 

14 and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated by sub15 section (a)(3), is amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) 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, 

25 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new para2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

5 section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

6 through 2018.’’. 

7 SEC. 9004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

8 Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In9 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) 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 para21 graph: 

22 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

24 section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

25 through 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 9005. BIOENERGY PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED 

2 BIOFUELS. 

3 Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural In4 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking paragraph (1); 

6 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para7 graph (1); 

8 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

9 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE10 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

11 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

13 funds made available to carry out this section, 

14 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 

15 (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redes16 ignated) the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

18 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

19 section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

20 through 2018.’’. 

21 SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

22 Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In23 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) 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 the heading of paragraph (1) (as so redes2 ignated), by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO3 PRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; and 

4 (4) by adding at the end the following new para5 graph: 

6 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

8 section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

9 through 2018.’’. 

10 SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 

11 (a) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Section 9007(c) 

12 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 

13 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

15 paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 

16 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol17 lowing new paragraph: 

18 ‘‘(2) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—In car19 rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish 

20 a three-tiered application, evaluation, and oversight 

21 process that varies based on the cost of the proposed 

22 project with the process most simplified for projects 

23 referred to in subparagraph (A), more comprehensive 

24 for projects referred to in subparagraph (B), and most 

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1 graph (C). The three tiers for such process shall be as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(A) TIER 1.—Projects for which the cost of 

4 the project funded under this subsection is not 

5 more than $80,000. 

6 ‘‘(B) TIER 2.—Projects for which the cost of 

7 the project funded under this subsection is more 

8 than $80,000 but less than $200,000. 

9 ‘‘(C) TIER 3.—Projects for which the cost of 

10 the project funded under this subsection is 

11 $200,000 or more.’’. 

12 (b) FUNDING.—Section 9007(g) of the Farm Security 

13 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)) is 

14 amended— 

15 (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 

16 (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para17 graph (1); 

18 (3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 

19 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE20 TIONARY FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL

21 YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 

22 (B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 

23 funds made available to carry out this section, 

24 there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
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1 (4) by adding at the end the following new para2 graph: 

3 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

5 section $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

6 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 para21 graph: 

22 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

23 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

24 section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

25 through 2018.’’. 
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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’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 

7 (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 

8 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’’ and 

19 inserting ‘‘Program to support the establish20 ment’’; 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe22 riod; and 

23 (C) by striking paragraph (2); 

24 (3) in subsection (c)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
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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 

23 paragraph (1); 

24 (C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
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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 (B) 

6 as paragraph (3) and moving the margin of 

7 such paragraph (as so redesignated) two 

8 ems to the left; 

9 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 

10 following new paragraph: 

11 ‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 

12 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 

13 section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

14 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 

25 through 2013; and 
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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 SEC. 9014. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORT FOR USDA FACILI12 TIES. 

13 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

14 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 

15 shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

16 of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu17 trition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on energy use 

18 and energy efficiency projects at Department of Agriculture 

19 facilities. 

20 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 

21 shall include the following: 

22 (1) An analysis of energy use by Department of 

23 Agriculture facilities. 

24 (2) A list of energy audits that have been con25 ducted at such facilities. 
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1 (3) A list of energy efficiency projects that have 

2 been conducted at such facilities. 

3 (4) A list of energy savings projects that could 

4 be achieved with enacting a consistent, timely, and 

5 proper mechanical insulation maintenance program 

6 and upgrading mechanical insulation at such facili7 ties. 

8 TITLE X—HORTICULTURE 

9 SEC. 10001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION. 

10 Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En11 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

13 SEC. 10002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 

14 MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 

15 Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, 

16 Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622c) is 

17 repealed. 

18 SEC. 10003. FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO19 MOTION PROGRAM. 

20 Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing 

21 Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 

22 (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 

23 ‘‘AND LOCAL FOOD’’ after ‘‘FARMERS’ MARKET’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (A) by inserting ‘‘and Local Food’’ after 

2 ‘‘Farmers’ Market’’; 

3 (B) by striking ‘‘farmers’ markets and to 

4 promote’’; and 

5 (C) by striking the period and inserting 

6 ‘‘and assist in the development of local food busi7 ness enterprises.’’; 

8 (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

9 following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Pro11 gram are to increase domestic consumption of, and con12 sumer access to, locally and regionally produced agricul13 tural products by assisting in the development, improve14 ment, and expansion of— 

15 ‘‘(1) domestic farmers’ markets, roadside stands, 

16 community-supported agriculture programs, 

17 agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to18 consumer market opportunities; and 

19 ‘‘(2) local and regional food business enterprises 

20 that process, distribute, aggregate, and store locally or 

21 regionally produced food products.’’; 

22 (4) in subsection (c)(1)— 

23 (A) by inserting ‘‘or other agricultural busi24 ness entity’’ after ‘‘cooperative’’; and 
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1 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including a community 

2 supported agriculture network or association’’ 

3 after ‘‘association’’; 

4 (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

5 (f); 

6 (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 

7 new subsection: 

8 ‘‘(e) FUNDS REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI9 TIES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An entity receiving a 

11 grant under this section for a project to carry out a 

12 purpose described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide 

13 matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind 

14 contribution in an amount equal to 25 percent of the 

15 total cost of such project. 

16 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

17 entity may not use a grant or other assistance pro18 vided under this section for the purchase, construc19 tion, or rehabilitation of a building or structure.’’; 

20 and 

21 (7) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para22 graph (5))— 

23 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

3 and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the following 

5 new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

7 2014 through 2018.’’; 

8 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 

9 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

10 paragraph (6); and 

11 (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol12 lowing new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

15 this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

16 through 2018. 

17 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail18 able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 50 per19 cent of such funds shall be used for the purposes de20 scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 per21 cent of such funds shall be used for the purposes de22 scribed in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 

23 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EX24 PENSES.—Not more than 3 percent of the total 

25 amount made available to carry out this section for 
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1 a fiscal year may be used for administrative ex2 penses.’’. 

3 SEC. 10004. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 

4 (a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INITIA5 TIVES.—Section 7407(d)(2) of the Farm Security and 

6 Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(2)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in the heading of such paragraph, by striking 

9 ‘‘2008 THROUGH 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 THROUGH

10 2018’’; and 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 

13 (b) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE FOR

14 NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Section 2122 of the Or15 ganic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is 

16 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

17 ‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE

18 FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 

19 modernize database and technology systems of the national 

20 organic program.’’. 

21 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA22 TIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, 

23 section 2123(b)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 

24 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
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1 ‘‘(6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

2 through 2018.’’. 

3 (d) NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE

4 PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 10606 of the 

5 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

6 6523) is repealed. 

7 (e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS

8 FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.—Subsection (e) 

9 of section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

10 Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended to read 

11 as follows: 

12 ‘‘(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS

13 FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi15 sion of a commodity promotion law, a person that 

16 produces, handles, markets, or imports organic prod17 ucts may be exempt from the payment of an assess18 ment under a commodity promotion law with respect 

19 to any agricultural commodity that is certified as ‘or20 ganic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 

21 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations or a suc22 cessor regulation). 

23 ‘‘(2) SPLIT OPERATIONS.—The exemption de24 scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply to the certified 

25 ‘organic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 
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1 205 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or 

2 a successor regulation)) products of a producer, han3 dler, or marketer regardless of whether the agricul4 tural commodity subject to the exemption is produced, 

5 handled, or marketed by a person that also produces, 

6 handles, or markets conventional or nonorganic agri7 cultural products, including conventional or non8 organic agricultural products of the same agricultural 

9 commodity as that for which the exemption is 

10 claimed. 

11 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 

12 the exemption of a person under this subsection if the 

13 person maintains a valid organic certificate issued 

14 under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 

15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 

16 ‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—This 

17 subsection shall be effective until the date on which 

18 the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion 

19 order in accordance with subsection (f). 

20 ‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro21 mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com22 pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 

23 (f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.—Sec24 tion 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
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1 form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended by adding 

2 at the end the following new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.— 

4 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 ‘‘(A) CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM.—The term 

6 ‘certified organic farm’ has the meaning given 

7 the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods 

8 Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502). 

9 ‘‘(B) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘covered 

10 person’ means a producer, handler, marketer, or 

11 importer of an organic agricultural commodity. 

12 ‘‘(C) DUAL-COVERED AGRICULTURAL COM13 MODITY.—The term ‘dual-covered agricultural 

14 commodity’ means an agricultural commodity 

15 that— 

16 ‘‘(i) is produced on a certified organic 

17 farm; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) is covered under both— 

19 ‘‘(I) an organic commodity pro20 motion order issued pursuant to para21 graph (2); and 

22 ‘‘(II) any other agricultural com23 modity promotion order issued under 

24 section 514. 
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1 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may issue 

2 an organic commodity promotion order under section 

3 514 that includes any agricultural commodity that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is produced or handled (as defined in 

5 section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production 

6 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that is cer7 tified to be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 

8 percent organic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 

9 7, Code of Federal Regulations or a successor 

10 regulation)); or 

11 ‘‘(B) is imported with a valid organic cer12 tificate (as defined in such part). 

13 ‘‘(3) ELECTION.—If the Secretary issues an or14 ganic commodity promotion order described in para15 graph (2), a covered person may elect, for applicable 

16 dual-covered agricultural commodities and in the sole 

17 discretion of the covered person, whether to be assessed 

18 under the organic commodity promotion order or an19 other applicable agricultural commodity promotion 

20 order. 

21 ‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro22 mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com23 pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
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1 (g) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—Sec2 tion 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and In3 formation Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7412(1)) is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 

5 as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 

6 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol7 lowing new subparagraph: 

8 ‘‘(E) products, as a class, that are produced 

9 on a certified organic farm (as defined in section 

10 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 

11 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that are certified to 

12 be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 percent or13 ganic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of 

14 Federal Regulations or a successor regulation);’’. 

15 SEC. 10005. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 

16 ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990. 

17 The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amended 

18 by inserting after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the fol19 lowing new section: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 2122A. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 

21 ‘‘(a) EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.—The 

22 Secretary shall establish an expedited administrative hear23 ing procedure under which the Secretary may suspend or 

24 revoke the organic certification of a producer or handler 

25 or the accreditation of a certifying agent in accordance with 
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1 subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in addi2 tion to a hearing conducted pursuant to section 2120. 

3 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such 

5 investigative actions as the Secretary considers to be 

6 necessary to carry out this title— 

7 ‘‘(A) to verify the accuracy of any informa8 tion reported or made available under this title; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(B) to determine, with regard to actions, 

11 practices, or information required under this 

12 title, whether a person covered by this title has 

13 committed a violation of this title. 

14 ‘‘(2) INVESTIGATIVE POWERS.—The Secretary 

15 may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena 

16 witnesses, compel attendance of witnesses, take evi17 dence, and require the production of any records re18 quired to be maintained under section 2112(d) or 

19 2116(c) that are relevant to the investigation. 

20 ‘‘(c) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a vio21 lation of this title for any person covered by this title— 

22 ‘‘(1) to refuse to provide information required by 

23 the Secretary under this title; or 

24 ‘‘(2) to violate— 
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1 ‘‘(A) a suspension or revocation of the or2 ganic certification of a producer or handler; or 

3 ‘‘(B) a suspension or revocation of the ac4 creditation of a certifying agent. 

5 ‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) SUSPENSION.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 

8 after notice and opportunity for an expedited 

9 administrative hearing, suspend the organic cer10 tification of a producer, handler or the accredita11 tion of a certifying agent if— 

12 ‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such expe13 dited administrative hearing, proved that— 

14 ‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 

15 handler, the producer or handler— 

16 ‘‘(aa) has recklessly com17 mitted a violation of a term, con18 dition, or requirement of the or19 ganic plan to which the producer 

20 or handler is subject; or 

21 ‘‘(bb) has recklessly com22 mitted, or is recklessly commit23 ting, a violation of this title; or 

24 ‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 

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1 mitted, or is recklessly committing, a 

2 violation of this title; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi4 fying agent has waived such expedited ad5 ministrative hearing. 

6 ‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUSPENSION.—A suspen7 sion issued under this paragraph shall be issued 

8 not later than five days after the date on 

9 which— 

10 ‘‘(i) the expedited administrative hear11 ing referred to in clause (i) of subparagraph 

12 (A) concludes; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Secretary receives notice of 

14 the waiver referred to in clause (ii) of such 

15 subparagraph. 

16 ‘‘(C) DURATION OF SUSPENSION.—The pe17 riod of a suspension issued under this paragraph 

18 shall be not more than 90 days, beginning on the 

19 date on which the Secretary issues the suspen20 sion. 

21 ‘‘(D) CURING OF VIOLATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

23 not issue a suspension of a certification or 

24 accreditation under this paragraph if the 
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1 producer, handler, or certifying agent sub2 ject to such suspension— 

3 ‘‘(I) before the date on which the 

4 suspension would otherwise have been 

5 issued, cures, or corrects the deficiency 

6 giving rise to, the violation for which 

7 the certification or accreditation would 

8 have been suspended; or 

9 ‘‘(II) within a reasonable time10 frame (as determined by the Sec11 retary), enters into a settlement with 

12 the Secretary regarding a deficiency 

13 referred to in subclause (I). 

14 ‘‘(ii) DURING SUSPENSION.—The Sec15 retary shall terminate the suspension of an 

16 organic certification or accreditation issued 

17 under this paragraph if the producer, han18 dler, or certifying agent subject to such sus19 pension cures the violation for which the 

20 certification or accreditation was suspended 

21 under this paragraph before the date on 

22 which the period of the suspension ends. 

23 ‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 

25 after notice and opportunity for an expedited 
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1 administrative hearing under this section and 

2 an expedited administrative appeal under sec3 tion 2121, revoke the organic certification of a 

4 producer or handler, or the accreditation of a 

5 certifying agent if— 

6 ‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such hear7 ing, proved that— 

8 ‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 

9 handler, the producer or handler— 

10 ‘‘(aa) has knowingly com11 mitted an egregious violation of a 

12 term, condition, or requirement of 

13 the organic plan to which the pro14 ducer or handler is subject; or 

15 ‘‘(bb) has knowingly com16 mitted, or is knowingly commit17 ting, an egregious violation of this 

18 title; or 

19 ‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 

20 agent, the agent has knowingly com21 mitted, or is knowingly committing, an 

22 egregious violation of this title; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi24 fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
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1 ministrative hearing and such an expedited 

2 administrative appeal. 

3 ‘‘(B) INITIATION OF REVOCATION PRO4 CEEDINGS.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary 

6 finds, during an investigation or during the 

7 period of a suspension under paragraph (1), 

8 that a producer, handler, or certifying agent 

9 has knowingly committed an egregious vio10 lation of this title, the Secretary shall ini11 tiate revocation proceedings with respect to 

12 such violation not later than 30 days after 

13 the date on which the producer, handler, or 

14 certifying agent receives notice of such find15 ing in accordance with clause (ii). The Sec16 retary may not initiate revocation pro17 ceedings with respect to such violation after 

18 the date on which that 30-day period ends. 

19 ‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—Not later than five 

20 days after the date on which the Secretary 

21 makes the finding described in clause (i), 

22 the Secretary shall provide to the producer, 

23 handler, or certifying agent notice of such 

24 finding. 

25 ‘‘(e) APPEAL.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) SUSPENSIONS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The suspension of a 

3 certification or accreditation under subsection 

4 (d)(1) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 

5 United States district court in accordance with 

6 section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 

7 after the date on which the person subject to such 

8 suspension receives notice of the suspension. 

9 ‘‘(B) SUSPENSION FINAL AND CONCLU10 SIVE.—A suspension of a certification or accredi11 tation under subsection (d)(1) by the Secretary 

12 shall be final and conclusive— 

13 ‘‘(i) in the case of a suspension that is 

14 appealed under subparagraph (A) within 

15 the 30-day period specified in such subpara16 graph, on the date on which judicial review 

17 of such suspension is complete; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension that 

19 is not so appealed, the date on which such 

20 30-day period ends. 

21 ‘‘(2) REVOCATIONS.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The revocation of a cer23 tification or an accreditation under subsection 

24 (d)(2) 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 such 

3 revocation receives notice of the revocation. 

4 ‘‘(B) REVOCATION FINAL AND CONCLU5 SIVE.—A revocation of a certification or an ac6 creditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Sec7 retary shall be final and conclusive— 

8 ‘‘(i) in the case of a revocation that is 

9 appealed under subparagraph (A) within 

10 the 30-day period specified in such subpara11 graph, on the date on which judicial review 

12 of such revocation is complete; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a revocation that is 

14 not so appealed, the date on which such 30- 

15 day period ends. 

16 ‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS

17 AND REVOCATIONS.—A suspension or revocation of a 

18 certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) 

19 shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards of 

20 review specified in section 706(2) of title 5, United 

21 States Code. 

22 ‘‘(f) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person covered by this 

24 title fails to obey a revocation of a certification or an 

25 accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such rev-
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1 ocation has become final and conclusive or after the 

2 appropriate United States district court has entered 

3 a final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the United 

4 States may apply to the appropriate United States 

5 district court for enforcement of such revocation. 

6 ‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If the court determines 

7 that the revocation was lawfully made and duly 

8 served and that the person violated the revocation, the 

9 court shall enforce the revocation. 

10 ‘‘(3) CIVIL PENALTY.—If the court finds that the 

11 person violated the revocation of a certification or an 

12 accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the person shall 

13 be subject to one or more of the penalties provided in 

14 subsections (a) and (b) of section 2120. 

15 ‘‘(g) VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE DEFINED.—In this 

16 section, the term ‘violation of this title’ means a violation 

17 specified in section 2120.’’. 

18 SEC. 10006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES. 

19 Section 10105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

20 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

23 by inserting ‘‘, including farm workers’’ after 

24 ‘‘industry’’; 
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1 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

2 the end; 

3 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period 

4 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

6 paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(3) practices that prevent bacterial contamina8 tion of food, how to identify sources of food contami9 nation, and other means of decreasing food contami10 nation.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in12 serting ‘‘2018’’. 

13 SEC. 10007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 

14 Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act 

15 of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘2018’’; 

22 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

23 following new subsection: 

24 ‘‘(b) GRANTS BASED ON VALUE AND ACREAGE.—Sub25 ject to subsection (c), for each State whose application for 
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1 a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Secretary 

2 under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for such fiscal 

3 year to the State under this section shall bear the same ratio 

4 to the total amount made available under subsection (l)(1) 

5 for such fiscal year as— 

6 ‘‘(1) the average of the most recent available 

7 value of specialty crop production in the State and 

8 the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, 

9 as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri10 culture data; bears to 

11 ‘‘(2) the average of the most recent available 

12 value of specialty crop production in all States and 

13 the acreage of specialty crop production in all States, 

14 as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri15 culture data.’’; 

16 (3) in subsection (d)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

18 the end; 

19 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

22 paragraph: 

23 ‘‘(4) an assurance that any grant funds received 

24 under this section that are used for equipment or cap-
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1 ital-related research costs determined to enhance the 

2 competitiveness of specialty crops— 

3 ‘‘(A) shall be supplemented by the expendi4 ture of State funds in an amount that is not less 

5 than 50 percent of such costs during the fiscal 

6 year in which such costs were incurred; and 

7 ‘‘(B) shall be completely replaced by State 

8 funds on the day after the date on which such 

9 fiscal year ends.’’; 

10 (4) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 

11 (l); 

12 (5) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 

13 new subsections: 

14 ‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 

15 days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture Re16 form and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Secretary of 

17 Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of making 

18 grants to multistate projects under this section for projects 

19 involving— 

20 ‘‘(1) food safety; 

21 ‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 

22 ‘‘(3) research; 

23 ‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 

24 issues; and 
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1 ‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes of 

2 this section, as determined by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 ‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri5 culture may not use more than 3 percent of the funds 

6 made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 

7 year for administrative expenses. 

8 ‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 

9 this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 

10 funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 

11 administrative expenses.’’; and 

12 (6) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para13 graph (4))— 

14 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 

15 and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re16 spectively, and moving the margins of such sub17 paragraphs two ems to the right; 

18 (B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 

21 (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 

22 (i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig23 nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 

24 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig2 nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking the 

3 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

4 and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the following 

6 new subparagraphs: 

7 ‘‘(D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 

8 through 2017; and 

9 ‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; 

10 and 

11 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

12 paragraph: 

13 ‘‘(2) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Of the funds 

14 made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

15 may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail16 able until expended— 

17 ‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 

18 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 

19 ‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 

20 ‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and 

21 ‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 10008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSULTA2 TION REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF CER3 TAIN LABOR LAW PROVISIONS. 

4 Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 

5 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the 

6 Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of shipments 

7 of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of such 

8 commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual or sus9 pected labor law violations in order to consider— 

10 (1) the perishable nature of such commodities; 

11 (2) the impact of such restraining or confiscation 

12 on the economic viability of farming operations; and 

13 (3) the competitiveness of specialty crops through 

14 grants awarded to States under section 101 of the 

15 Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 

16 U.S.C. 1621 note). 

17 SEC. 10009. REPORT ON HONEY. 

18 (a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

20 in consultation with persons affected by the potential estab21 lishment of a Federal standard for the identity of honey, 

22 shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs a re23 port describing how an appropriate Federal standard for 

24 the identity of honey would be in the interest of consumers, 

25 the honey industry, and United States agriculture. 
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1 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re2 quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 

3 consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citizens 

4 petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration, in5 cluding any current industry amendments or clarifications 

6 necessary to update such petition. 

7 SEC. 10010. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 

8 (a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Section 

9 4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 

11 Apples in’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub13 section: 

14 ‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 

15 without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 

16 (b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex17 port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 

18 the end the following new paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 

20 a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 

21 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri23 culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments 

24 made by this section. 
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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 RELAT5 ING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 420 

6 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 

8 (f); and 

9 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 

10 new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

13 a program to be known as the ‘National Clean Plant 

14 Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Pro15 gram’). 

16 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 

17 Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant cen18 ters for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv19 ices— 

20 ‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 

21 material; and 

22 ‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 

23 plant material in sites located throughout the 

24 United States. 
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1 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE MA2 TERIAL.—Clean plant source material may be made 

3 available to— 

4 ‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 

5 of the State; and 

6 ‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 

7 ‘‘(4) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In 

8 carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) consult with— 

10 ‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer13 sities and NLGCA Institutions (as those 

14 terms are defined in section 1404 of the Na15 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, 

16 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

17 3103)); and 

18 ‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 

19 input from the appropriate State officials and 

20 industry representatives, use existing Federal or 

21 State facilities to serve as clean plant centers. 

22 ‘‘(5) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—There is 

23 authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Pro24 gram $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
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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 para9 graphs: 

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.—Section 10202 

14 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

15 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 subsection: 

20 ‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 

21 Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section to 

22 provide technical assistance shall not be considered an allot23 ment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corpora24 tion for purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical 
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1 assistance imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit 

2 Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i).’’. 

3 (e) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 

4 Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), 

5 as amended by subsections (a) and (d), is amended by add6 ing at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(h) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 

8 Of the funds made available under subsection (f) to carry 

9 out this section for a fiscal year, not less than $5,000,000 

10 shall be available to carry out the national clean plant net11 work under subsection (e).’’. 

12 SEC. 10012. MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPEN13 SION ON BASIS OF A BIOLOGICAL OPINION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a voluntary 

15 request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration 

16 under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

17 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), a registration of a pes18 ticide may be modified, canceled, or suspended on the basis 

19 of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued by 

20 the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United States 

21 Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of completion 

22 of the study referred to in subsection (b), or January 1, 

23 2015, whichever is earlier, only if— 
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1 (1) the modification, cancellation, or suspension 

2 is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act (7 

3 U.S.C. 136d); and 

4 (2) the Biological Opinion complies with the rec5 ommendations contained in the study referred to in 

6 subsection (b). 

7 (b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—The 

8 study commissioned by the Administrator of the Environ9 mental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall include, 

10 at a minimum, each of the following: 

11 (1) A formal, independent, and external peer re12 view, consistent with Office of Management and 

13 Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 

14 in subsection (a). 

15 (2) Assessment of economic impacts of measures 

16 or alternatives recommended in each such Biological 

17 Opinion. 

18 (3) An examination of the specific scientific and 

19 procedural questions and issues pertaining to eco20 nomic feasibility contained in the June 23, 2011, let21 ter sent to the Administrator (and other Federal offi22 cials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri23 culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the 

24 Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
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1 Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations, of the 

2 House of Representatives. 

3 SEC. 10013. USE AND DISCHARGES OF AUTHORIZED PES4 TICIDES. 

5 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

6 ‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013’’. 

7 (b) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Section 3(f) 

8 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

9 (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(5) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Except 

12 as provided in section 402(s) of the Federal Water 

13 Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a State 

14 may not require a permit under such Act for a dis15 charge from a point source into navigable waters of 

16 a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use 

17 under this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re18 sulting from the application of such pesticide.’’. 

19 (c) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.—Section 402 of the 

20 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.— 

23 ‘‘(1) NO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro24 vided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re25 quired by the Administrator or a State under this Act 
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1 for a discharge from a point source into navigable 

2 waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, 

3 or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

4 Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, re5 sulting from the application of such pesticide. 

6 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 

7 apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or pes8 ticide residue: 

9 ‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli10 cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 

11 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

12 Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 

13 water quality, if— 

14 ‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc15 curred but for the violation; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes17 ticide residue in the discharge is greater 

18 than would have occurred without the viola19 tion. 

20 ‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regu21 lation under subsection (p). 

22 ‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to reg23 ulation under this section: 

24 ‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu25 ent. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 

2 ‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor3 mal operation of a vessel, including a dis4 charge resulting from ballasting operations 

5 or vessel biofouling prevention.’’. 

6 SEC. 10014. SEED NOT PESTICIDE OR DEVICE FOR PUR7 POSES OF IMPORTATION. 

8 Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

9 and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136o(c)) is amended by add10 ing at the end the following new sentences: ‘‘Solely for pur11 poses of notifications of arrival upon importation, for pur12 poses of this subsection, seed, including treated seed, shall 

13 not be considered a pesticide or device. Nothing in this sub14 section shall be construed as precluding or limiting the au15 thority of the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the 

16 importation or movement of plants, plant products, or 

17 seeds, under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) 

18 or the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.).’’. 

19 SEC. 10015. STAY OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO CHRIST20 MAS TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND IN21 FORMATION ORDER. 

22 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall lift the admin24 istrative stay that was imposed by the rule entitled ‘‘Christ25 mas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order; 
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1 Stay of Regulations’’ and published by the Department of 

2 Agriculture on November 17, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 71241), 

3 on the regulations in subpart A of part 214 of title 7, Code 

4 of Federal Regulations, establishing an industry-funded 

5 promotion, research, and information program for fresh cut 

6 Christmas trees. 

7 SEC. 10016. STUDY ON PROPOSED ORDER PERTAINING TO 

8 SULFURYL FLUORIDE. 

9 Not later than two years after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protec11 tion Agency, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agri12 culture, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 

13 House of Representatives a report on the potential economic 

14 and public health effects that would result from finalization 

15 of the proposed order published in the January 19, 2011, 

16 Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 3422) pertaining to the pes17 ticide sulfuryl fluoride, including the anticipated impacts 

18 of such finalization on the production of an adequate, 

19 wholesome, and economical food supply and on farmers and 

20 related agricultural sectors. 

21 SEC. 10017. STUDY ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PRO22 DUCTION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

24 shall— 
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1 (1) collect data on the production and marketing 

2 of locally or regionally produced agricultural food 

3 products; 

4 (2) facilitate interagency collaboration and data 

5 sharing on programs related to local and regional 

6 food systems; and 

7 (3) monitor the effectiveness of programs de8 signed to expand or facilitate local food systems. 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, the 

10 Secretary shall— 

11 (1) collect and distribute comprehensive report12 ing of prices of locally or regionally produced agricul13 tural food products; 

14 (2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish re15 ports relating to the production, handling, distribu16 tion, and retail sales of, and trend studies (including 

17 consumer purchasing patterns) on, locally or region18 ally produced agricultural food products; 

19 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs 

20 in growing local and regional food systems, includ21 ing— 

22 (A) the impact of local food systems on job 

23 creation and economic development; 

24 (B) the level of participation in the Farm25 ers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Program 
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1 established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Con2 sumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 

3 3005), including the percentage of projects fund4 ed in comparison to applicants and the types of 

5 eligible entities receiving funds; 

6 (C) the ability for participants to leverage 

7 private capital and a synopsis of the places from 

8 which non-Federal funds are derived; and 

9 (D) any additional resources required to 

10 aid in the development or expansion of local and 

11 regional food systems; 

12 (4) expand the Agricultural Resource Manage13 ment Survey to include questions on locally or region14 ally produced agricultural food products; and 

15 (5) seek to establish or expand private-public 

16 partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent 

17 practicable, the collection of data on locally or region18 ally produced agricultural food products, including 

19 the development of a nationally coordinated and re20 gionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment of 

21 locally or regionally produced food systems. 

22 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until Sep24 tember 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Com25 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
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1 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 

2 the Senate a report describing the progress that has been 

3 made in implementing this section and identifying any ad4 ditional needs related to developing local and regional food 

5 systems. 

6 SEC. 10018. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVASIVE SPECIES. 

7 (a) INITIAL REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall submit to Congress a report on invasive species. 

11 (2) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The report under 

12 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

13 (A) A list of each invasive species that is in 

14 the United States as of the date of the report. 

15 (B) For each invasive species listed under 

16 subparagraph (A)— 

17 (i) the country from which the species 

18 originated; 

19 (ii) the means in which the species en20 tered the United States; 

21 (iii) the year in which the species en22 tered the United States; 

23 (iv) the rate by which the entry of the 

24 species is increasing or decreasing; 
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1 (v) cost estimates, covering both the 

2 date of the report and future periods, of the 

3 cost of such species to the public and private 

4 sectors; 

5 (vi) if cost estimates cannot be con6 ducted under clause (v), a detailed expla7 nation of why; 

8 (vii) environmental impact estimates, 

9 covering both the date of the report and fu10 ture periods, of the environmental impact of 

11 the species; 

12 (viii) if environmental impact esti13 mates cannot be conducted under clause 

14 (vii), a detailed explanation of why; 

15 (ix) recommendations as to what steps 

16 are needed to combat the species; 

17 (x) a description of the ongoing re18 search occurring to combat the species; and 

19 (xi) a description of any legal recourse 

20 available to people affected by the species. 

21 (C) Any other matter the Secretary deter22 mines appropriate. 

23 (3) PERIOD COVERED.—The report under para24 graph (1) shall cover the period beginning in 1980 
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1 and ending on the date on which the report is sub2 mitted. 

3 (b) ANNUAL UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than Oc4 tober 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date on which 

5 the report under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) is sub6 mitted, the Secretary shall submit annually to Congress an 

7 updated report, including an update to each of the matters 

8 described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 

9 (c) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall make 

10 each report under this section available to the public. 

11 TITLE XI—CROP INSURANCE 

12 SEC. 11001. INFORMATION SHARING. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop 

14 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by adding 

15 at the end the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(4) INFORMATION.— 

17 ‘‘(A) REQUEST.—Subject to subparagraph 

18 (B), the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely 

19 manner, provide to an agent or an approved in20 surance provider authorized by the producer any 

21 information (including Farm Service Agency 

22 Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps (or 

23 any corrections to those forms or maps) that 

24 may assist the agent or approved insurance pro-
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1 vider in insuring the producer under a policy or 

2 plan of insurance under this subtitle. 

3 ‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in sub4 paragraph (C), an agent or approved insurance 

5 provider that receives the information of a pro6 ducer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall treat 

7 the information in accordance with paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 ‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 

10 prohibits the sharing of the information of a pro11 ducer pursuant to subparagraph (A) between the 

12 agent and the approved insurance provider of the 

13 producer.’’. 

14 (b) DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUB15 SIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND

16 CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES.—Section 

17 502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 1502(c)(2)) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

20 as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and 

21 (2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so 

22 redesignated) the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE IN THE PUBLIC INTER24 EST.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any 

25 other provision of law, except as provided in sub-
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1 paragraph (B), the Secretary shall on an annual 

2 basis make available to the public— 

3 ‘‘(i)(I) the name of each individual or 

4 entity specified in subparagraph (C) who 

5 obtained a federally subsidized crop insur6 ance, livestock, or forage policy or plan of 

7 insurance during the previous fiscal year; 

8 ‘‘(II) the amount of premium subsidy 

9 received by that individual or entity from 

10 the Corporation; and 

11 ‘‘(III) the amount of any Federal por12 tion of indemnities paid in the event of a 

13 loss during that fiscal year for each policy 

14 associated with that individual or entity; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(ii) for each private insurance pro17 vider, by name— 

18 ‘‘(I) the underwriting gains 

19 earned through participation in the 

20 federally subsidized crop insurance 

21 program; and 

22 ‘‘(II) the amount paid under this 

23 subtitle for— 

24 ‘‘(aa) administrative and op25 erating expenses; 
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1 ‘‘(bb) any Federal portion of 

2 indemnities and reinsurance; and 

3 ‘‘(cc) any other purpose. 

4 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 

5 disclose information pertaining to individuals 

6 and entities covered by a catastrophic risk pro7 tection plan offered under section 508(b). 

8 ‘‘(C) COVERED INDIVIDUALS AND ENTI9 TIES.—Subparagraph (A) applies with respect to 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(i) Members of Congress and their im12 mediate families. 

13 ‘‘(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their im14 mediate families. 

15 ‘‘(iii) Entities of which any individual 

16 described in clause (i) or (ii), or combina17 tion of such individuals, is a majority 

18 shareholder.’’. 

19 SEC. 11002. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLA20 TIONS OF PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM AD21 JUSTMENTS. 

22 Section 508(a)(9) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

23 (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the 

24 following new subparagraph: 

25 ‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF VIOLATIONS.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) PUBLICATION REQUIRED.—Subject 

2 to clause (ii), the Corporation shall publish 

3 in a timely manner on the website of the 

4 Risk Management Agency information re5 garding each violation of this paragraph, 

6 including any sanctions imposed in re7 sponse to the violation, in sufficient detail 

8 so that the information may serve as effec9 tive guidance to approved insurance pro10 viders, agents, and producers. 

11 ‘‘(ii) PROTECTION OF PRIVACY.—In 

12 providing information under clause (i) re13 garding violations of this paragraph, the 

14 Corporation shall redact the identity of the 

15 persons and entities committing the viola16 tions in order to protect their privacy.’’. 

17 SEC. 11003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 

18 (a) AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OP19 TION.—Paragraph (3) of section 508(c) of the Federal Crop 

20 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended to read as 

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(3) YIELD AND LOSS BASIS OPTIONS.—A pro23 ducer shall have the option of purchasing additional 

24 coverage based on— 
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1 ‘‘(A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; 

2 or 

3 ‘‘(ii) an area yield and loss basis; 

4 ‘‘(B) an individual yield and loss basis, 

5 supplemented with coverage based on an area 

6 yield and loss basis to cover a part of the deduct7 ible under the individual yield and loss policy, 

8 as described in paragraph (4)(C); or 

9 ‘‘(C) a margin basis alone or in combina10 tion with the coverages available in subpara11 graph (A) or (B).’’. 

12 (b) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—Paragraph (4) of section 

13 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) 

14 is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(4) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.— 

16 ‘‘(A) DOLLAR DENOMINATION AND PER17 CENTAGE OF YIELD.—Except as provided in sub18 paragraph (C), the level of coverage— 

19 ‘‘(i) shall be dollar denominated; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) may be purchased at any level 

21 not to exceed 85 percent of the individual 

22 yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as de23 termined by the Corporation). 

24 ‘‘(B) INFORMATION.—The Corporation shall 

25 provide producers with information on cata-
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1 strophic risk and additional coverage in terms of 

2 dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 

3 coverage provided in this paragraph). 

4 ‘‘(C) SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION.— 

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

6 subparagraph (A), in the case of the supple7 mental coverage option described in para8 graph (3)(B), the Corporation shall offer 

9 producers the opportunity to purchase cov10 erage in combination with a policy or plan 

11 of insurance offered under this subtitle that 

12 would allow indemnities to be paid to a 

13 producer equal to a part of the deductible 

14 under the policy or plan of insurance— 

15 ‘‘(I) at a county-wide level to the 

16 fullest extent practicable; or 

17 ‘‘(II) in counties that lack suffi18 cient data, on the basis of such larger 

19 geographical area as the Corporation 

20 determines to provide sufficient data 

21 for purposes of providing the coverage. 

22 ‘‘(ii) TRIGGER.—Coverage offered 

23 under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 

24 be triggered only if the losses in the area ex-
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1 ceed 10 percent of normal levels (as deter2 mined by the Corporation). 

3 ‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig4 ger described in clause (ii), coverage offered 

5 under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall 

6 not exceed the difference between— 

7 ‘‘(I) 90 percent; and 

8 ‘‘(II) the coverage level selected by 

9 the producer for the underlying policy 

10 or plan of insurance. 

11 ‘‘(iv) INELIGIBLE CROPS AND ACRES.— 

12 Crops for which the producer has elected 

13 under section 1107(c)(1) of the Federal Ag14 riculture Reform and Risk Management Act 

15 of 2013 to receive revenue loss coverage and 

16 acres that are enrolled in the stacked income 

17 protection plan under section 508B shall 

18 not be eligible for supplemental coverage 

19 under this subparagraph. 

20 ‘‘(v) CALCULATION OF PREMIUM.—Not21 withstanding subsection (d), the premium 

22 for coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) 

23 and clause (i) shall— 
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1 ‘‘(I) be sufficient to cover antici2 pated losses and a reasonable reserve; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(II) include an amount for oper5 ating and administrative expenses es6 tablished in accordance with subsection 

7 (k)(4)(F).’’. 

8 (c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY CORPORA9 TION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

10 (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 

11 following new subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(H) In the case of the supplemental cov13 erage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), 

14 the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 

15 ‘‘(i) 65 percent of the additional pre16 mium associated with the coverage; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 

18 subsection (c)(4)(C)(vi)(II), subject to sub19 section (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover 

20 operating and administrative expenses.’’. 

21 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Federal Crop Insurance 

22 Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage 

23 based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented 

24 with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, not 

25 later than for the 2014 crop year. 
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1 SEC. 11004. PREMIUM AMOUNTS FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK 

2 PROTECTION. 

3 Subparagraph (A) of section 508(d)(2) of the Federal 

4 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(A) In the case of catastrophic risk protec7 tion, the amount of the premium established by 

8 the Corporation for each crop for which cata9 strophic risk protection is available shall be re10 duced by the percentage equal to the difference 

11 between the average loss ratio for the crop and 

12 100 percent, plus a reasonable reserve.’’. 

13 SEC. 11005. REPEAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED DISCOUNT. 

14 (a) REPEAL.—Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop In15 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraph (3); and 

17 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para18 graph (3). 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 508(a)(9)(B) 

20 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)(B)) 

21 is amended— 

22 (1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 

23 (2) by striking clause (ii); and 

24 (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 
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1 SEC. 11006. PERMANENT ENTERPRISE UNIT SUBSIDY. 

2 Subparagraph (A) of section 508(e)(5) of the Federal 

3 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended to 

4 read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 

6 pay a portion of the premiums for plans or poli7 cies of insurance for which the insurable unit is 

8 defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis 

9 that is higher than would otherwise be paid in 

10 accordance with paragraph (2).’’. 

11 SEC. 11007. ENTERPRISE UNITS FOR IRRIGATED AND NON12 IRRIGATED CROPS. 

13 Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

14 (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the 

15 following new subparagraph: 

16 ‘‘(D) NONIRRIGATED CROPS.—Beginning 

17 with the 2014 crop year, the Corporation shall 

18 make available separate enterprise units for irri19 gated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in coun20 ties.’’. 

21 SEC. 11008. DATA COLLECTION. 

22 Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

23 (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 

24 following new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(E) SOURCES OF YIELD DATA.—To deter2 mine yields under this paragraph, the Corpora3 tion— 

4 ‘‘(i) shall use county data collected by 

5 the Risk Management Agency or the Na6 tional Agricultural Statistics Service, or 

7 both; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) if sufficient county data is not 

9 available, may use other data considered 

10 appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 

11 SEC. 11009. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HIS12 TORY TO ESTABLISH INSURABLE YIELDS. 

13 Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

14 Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘60’’ 

15 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘70’’. 

16 SEC. 11010. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop 

18 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 

21 and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 

22 indenting appropriately; 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addi24 tion’’ and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 

2 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

3 subparagraph: 

4 ‘‘(B) REVIEW AND SUBMISSION BY COR5 PORATION.—The Corporation shall review any 

6 policy developed under section 522(c) or any 

7 pilot program developed under section 523 and 

8 submit the policy or program to the Board under 

9 this subsection if the Corporation, at the sole dis10 cretion of the Corporation, finds that the policy 

11 or program— 

12 ‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 

13 marketable policy consistent with this sub14 section; 

15 ‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 

16 coverage in a significantly improved form; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 

19 of producers.’’; and 

20 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (A) by striking ‘‘A policy’’ and inserting 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A policy’’; and 

24 (B) by adding at the end the following new 

25 subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(B) SPECIFIED REVIEW AND APPROVAL

2 PRIORITIES.—In reviewing policies and other 

3 materials submitted to the Board under this sub4 section for approval, the Board— 

5 ‘‘(i) shall make the development and 

6 approval of a revenue policy for peanut 

7 producers a priority so that a revenue pol8 icy is available to peanut producers in time 

9 for the 2014 crop year; 

10 ‘‘(ii) shall make the development and 

11 approval of a margin coverage policy for 

12 rice producers a priority so that a margin 

13 coverage policy is available to rice pro14 ducers in time for the 2014 crop year; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) may approve a submission that 

16 is made pursuant to this subsection that 

17 would, beginning with the 2014 crop year, 

18 allow producers that purchase policies in 

19 accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to sep20 arate enterprise units by risk rating for 

21 acreage of crops in counties.’’. 

22 (b) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Section 522(b)(2)(E) of the 

23 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)(E)) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 per25 cent’’. 
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1 SEC. 11011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP POLI2 CIES. 

3 Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 

4 Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following new clause: 

6 ‘‘(iii) EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPE7 CIALTY CROP POLICIES.— 

8 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each of 

9 the 2011 through 2015 reinsurance 

10 years, in addition to the total amount 

11 of funding for reimbursement of ad12 ministrative and operating costs that 

13 is otherwise required to be made avail14 able in each such reinsurance year 

15 pursuant to an agreement entered into 

16 by the Corporation, the Corporation 

17 shall use $41,000,000 to provide addi18 tional reimbursement with respect to 

19 eligible insurance contracts for any ag20 ricultural commodity that is not eligi21 ble for a benefit under subtitles A, B or 

22 C of title I of the Federal Agriculture 

23 Reform and Risk Management Act of 

24 2013. 

25 ‘‘(II) TREATMENT.—Additional 

26 reimbursements made under this clause 
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1 shall be included as part of the base 

2 level of administrative and operating 

3 expense reimbursement to which any 

4 limit on compensation to persons in5 volved in the direct sale and service of 

6 any eligible crop insurance contract re7 quired under an agreement entered 

8 into by the Corporation is applied. 

9 ‘‘(III) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 

10 Nothing in this clause shall be con11 strued as statutory assent to the limit 

12 described in subclause (II).’’. 

13 SEC. 11012. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF 

14 THE STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 

15 Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

16 of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at the 

17 end the following new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(F) BUDGET.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 

20 ensure that any Standard Reinsurance 

21 Agreement negotiated under subparagraph 

22 (A)(ii), as compared to the previous Stand23 ard Reinsurance Agreement— 

24 ‘‘(I) to the maximum extent prac25 ticable, shall be budget neutral; and 
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1 ‘‘(II) in no event, may signifi2 cantly depart from budget neutrality. 

3 ‘‘(ii) USE OF SAVINGS.—To the extent 

4 that any budget savings is realized in the 

5 renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance 

6 Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), and 

7 the savings are determined not to be a sig8 nificant departure from budget neutrality 

9 under clause (i), the savings shall be used to 

10 increase the obligations of the Corporation 

11 under subsections (e)(2) or (k)(4) or section 

12 523.’’. 

13 SEC. 11013. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 

14 (a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 

15 the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 

18 producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever 

19 been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 

22 ‘‘INELIGIBILITY FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION

23 IN’’; and 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 

2 benefits under—’’ and all that follows through 

3 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 

4 ‘‘(i) a portion of crop insurance pre5 mium subsidies under this subtitle in ac6 cordance with paragraph (3); 

7 ‘‘(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 

8 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re9 form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and 

10 ‘‘(iii) payments described in subsection 

11 (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Secu12 rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308).’’; and 

13 (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 

14 following new paragraphs: 

15 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 crop 

17 years of planting on native sod acreage by a pro18 ducer described in paragraph (2)— 

19 ‘‘(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 

20 percent of the transitional yield of the pro21 ducer; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) the crop insurance premium sub23 sidy provided for the producer under this 

24 subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less 
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1 than the premium subsidy that would other2 wise apply. 

3 ‘‘(B) YIELD SUBSTITUTION.—During the 

4 period native sod acreage is covered by this sub5 section, a producer may not substitute yields for 

6 the native sod acreage. 

7 ‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 

8 apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole National 

9 Priority Area.’’. 

10 (b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.—Sec11 tion 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 

12 Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amended— 

13 (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘IN14 ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘BENEFIT REDUCTION’’; 

15 (2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 

16 the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has 

17 ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 

18 (3) in subparagraph (B)— 

19 (A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik20 ing ‘‘INELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUCTION

21 IN’’; and 

22 (B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for benefits 

23 under—’’ and all that follows through the period 

24 at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 

25 ‘‘(I) benefits under this section; 
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1 ‘‘(II) a portion of crop insurance 

2 premium subsidies under the Federal 

3 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 

4 seq.) in accordance with subparagraph 

5 (C); and 

6 ‘‘(III) payments described in sub7 section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the 

8 Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 

9 1308).’’; and 

10 (4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 

11 the following new subparagraphs: 

12 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 

14 crop years of planting on native sod acreage 

15 by a producer described in subparagraph 

16 (B)— 

17 ‘‘(I) subparagraph (B) shall apply 

18 to 65 percent of the transitional yield 

19 of the producer; and 

20 ‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 

21 subsidy provided for the producer 

22 under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 

23 (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 per24 centage points less than the premium 

25 subsidy that would otherwise apply. 
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1 ‘‘(ii) YIELD SUBSTITUTION.—During 

2 the period native sod acreage is covered by 

3 this paragraph, a producer may not sub4 stitute yields for the native sod acreage. 

5 ‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 

6 only apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 

7 National Priority Area.’’. 

8 (c) CROPLAND REPORT.— 

9 (1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag11 riculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri12 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com13 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 

14 Senate a report that describes the cropland acreage in 

15 each applicable county and State, and the change in 

16 cropland acreage from the preceding year in each ap17 plicable county and State, beginning with calendar 

18 year 2000 and including that information for the 

19 most recent year for which that information is avail20 able. 

21 (2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than January 

22 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through Janu23 ary 1, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 

24 to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep25 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
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1 tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report that de2 scribes— 

3 (A) the cropland acreage in each applicable 

4 county and State as of the date of submission of 

5 the report; and 

6 (B) the change in cropland acreage from the 

7 preceding year in each applicable county and 

8 State. 

9 SEC. 11014. COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE. 

10 Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1938 

11 (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(p) COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE.—Beginning 

14 with the 2015 crop year, a producer that produces an agri15 cultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land 

16 may elect a different coverage level for each production 

17 practice.’’. 

18 SEC. 11015. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER PROVI19 SIONS. 

20 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop 

21 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) 

23 as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and 

24 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol25 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(3) BEGINNING FARMER OR RANCHER.—The 

2 term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ means a farmer 

3 or rancher who has not actively operated and man4 aged a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable in5 terest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, 

6 landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 

7 crop years, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 

8 (b) PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 508 of the Fed9 eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting ‘‘and be11 ginning farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘limited resource 

12 farmers’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 

14 following new paragraph: 

15 ‘‘(8) PREMIUM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS OR

16 RANCHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 

17 this subsection regarding payment of a portion of pre18 miums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall receive 

19 premium assistance that is 10 percentage points 

20 greater than premium assistance that would otherwise 

21 be available under paragraphs (2) (except for sub22 paragraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), and (7) 

23 for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, and cov24 erage level selected by the beginning farmer or ranch25 er.’’; and 
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1 (3) in subsection (g)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 

3 (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

4 the end; 

5 (ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 

6 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

7 (iii) by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(iii) if the producer is a beginning 

10 farmer or rancher who was previously in11 volved in a farming or ranching operation, 

12 including involvement in the decision13 making or physical involvement in the pro14 duction of the crop or livestock on the farm, 

15 for any acreage obtained by the beginning 

16 farmer or rancher, a yield that is the higher 

17 of— 

18 ‘‘(I) the actual production history 

19 of the previous producer of the crop or 

20 livestock on the acreage determined 

21 under subparagraph (A); or 

22 ‘‘(II) a yield of the producer, as 

23 determined in clause (i).’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as amended by 

25 section 11009)— 
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 

2 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

3 and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(II) in the case of beginning farmers 

7 or ranchers, replace each excluded yield 

8 with a yield equal to 80 percent of the ap9 plicable transitional yield.’’. 

10 SEC. 11016. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO11 DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 

12 (a) AVAILABILITY OF STACKED INCOME PROTECTION

13 PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—The Federal 

14 Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 

15 508A (7 U.S.C. 1508a) the following new section: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO17 DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 

18 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Beginning not later than the 

19 2014 crop of upland cotton, the Corporation shall make 

20 available to producers of upland cotton an additional policy 

21 (to be known as the ‘Stacked Income Protection Plan’), 

22 which shall provide coverage consistent with the Group Risk 

23 Income Protection Plan (and the associated Harvest Rev24 enue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation for 

25 the 2011 crop year. 
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1 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED TERMS.—The Corporation may mod2 ify the Stacked Income Protection Plan on a program-wide 

3 basis, except that the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall 

4 comply with the following requirements: 

5 ‘‘(1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not less 

6 than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of ex7 pected county revenue, specified in increments of 5 

8 percent. The deductible is the minimum percent of 

9 revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered under 

10 the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the expected 

11 county revenue. 

12 ‘‘(2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton in 

13 all counties with upland cotton production— 

14 ‘‘(A) at a county-wide level to the fullest ex15 tent practicable; or 

16 ‘‘(B) in counties that lack sufficient data, 

17 on the basis of such larger geographical area as 

18 the Corporation determines to provide sufficient 

19 data for purposes of providing the coverage. 

20 ‘‘(3) Be purchased in addition to any other indi21 vidual or area coverage in effect on the producer’s 

22 acreage or as a stand-alone policy, except that if a 

23 producer has an individual or area coverage for the 

24 same acreage, the maximum coverage available under 
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1 the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not exceed 

2 the deductible for the individual or area coverage. 

3 ‘‘(4) Establish coverage based on— 

4 ‘‘(A) the expected price established under ex5 isting Group Risk Income Protection or area 

6 wide policy offered by the Corporation for the 

7 applicable county (or area) and crop year; and 

8 ‘‘(B) an expected county yield that is the 

9 higher of— 

10 ‘‘(i) the expected county yield estab11 lished for the existing area-wide plans of12 fered by the Corporation for the applicable 

13 county (or area) and crop year (or, in geo14 graphic areas where area-wide plans are 

15 not offered, an expected yield determined in 

16 a manner consistent with those of area-wide 

17 plans); or 

18 ‘‘(ii) the average of the applicable yield 

19 data for the county (or area) for the most 

20 recent 5 years, excluding the highest and 

21 lowest observations, from the Risk Manage22 ment Agency or the National Agricultural 

23 Statistics Service (or both) or, if sufficient 

24 county data is not available, such other 
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1 data considered appropriate by the Sec2 retary. 

3 ‘‘(5) Use a multiplier factor to establish max4 imum protection per acre (referred to as a ‘protection 

5 factor’) of not less than the higher of the level estab6 lished on a program wide basis or 120 percent. 

7 ‘‘(6) Pay an indemnity based on the amount 

8 that the expected county revenue exceeds the actual 

9 county revenue, as applied to the individual coverage 

10 of the producer. Indemnities under the Stacked In11 come Protection Plan shall not include or overlap the 

12 amount of the deductible selected under paragraph 

13 (1). 

14 ‘‘(7) In all counties for which data are available, 

15 establish separate coverage levels for irrigated and 

16 non-irrigated practices. 

17 ‘‘(c) PREMIUM.—Notwithstanding section 508(d), the 

18 premium for the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall— 

19 ‘‘(1) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and 

20 a reasonable reserve; and 

21 ‘‘(2) include an amount for operating and ad22 ministrative expenses established in accordance with 

23 section 508(k)(4)(F). 

24 ‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR25 PORATION.—Subject to section 508(e)(4), the amount of pre-
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1 mium paid by the Corporation for all qualifying coverage 

2 levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall be— 

3 ‘‘(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium es4 tablished under subsection (c) for the coverage level se5 lected; and 

6 ‘‘(2) the amount determined under subsection 

7 (c)(2), subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the coverage 

8 to cover administrative and operating expenses. 

9 ‘‘(e) RELATION TO OTHER COVERAGES.—The Stacked 

10 Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other coverages 

11 available to producers of upland cotton.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 508(k)(4)(F) 

13 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(F)) 

14 is amended by inserting ‘‘or authorized under subsection 

15 (c)(4)(C) or section 508B’’ after ‘‘of this subparagraph’’. 

16 SEC. 11017. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 

17 The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by insert18 ing after section 508B, as added by the previous section, 

19 the following new section: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 508C. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with the 2014 

22 crop year, the Risk Management Agency and the Corpora23 tion shall make available to producers of peanuts a revenue 

24 crop insurance program for peanuts. 
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1 ‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—Subject to subsection (c), for 

2 purposes of the revenue crop insurance program and the 

3 multiperil crop insurance program under this Act, the effec4 tive price for peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam price 

5 index for peanuts, as adjusted to reflect the farmer stock 

6 price of peanuts in the United States. 

7 ‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The effective price for pea9 nuts established under subsection (b) may be adjusted 

10 by the Risk Management Agency and the Corporation 

11 to correct distortions. 

12 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—If an adjustment is 

13 made under paragraph (1), the Risk Management 

14 Agency and the Corporation shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) make the adjustment in an open and 

16 transparent manner; and 

17 ‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Agri18 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

19 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For20 estry of the Senate a report that describes the 

21 reasons for the adjustment.’’. 

22 SEC. 11018. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS. 

23 Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

24 U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended— 
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1 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec2 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

4 (2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Begin5 ning with’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Beginning with’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following new para8 graph: 

9 ‘‘(3) CORRECTIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the cor11 rections permitted by the Corporation as of the 

12 date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture Re13 form and Risk Management Act of 2013, the 

14 Corporation shall allow an agent or an approved 

15 insurance provider, subject to subparagraph 

16 (B)— 

17 ‘‘(i) within a reasonable amount of 

18 time following the applicable sales closing 

19 date, to correct unintentional errors in in20 formation that is provided by a producer 

21 for the purpose of obtaining coverage under 

22 any policy or plan of insurance made avail23 able under this subtitle to ensure that the 

24 eligibility information is correct; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) within a reasonable amount of 

2 time following— 

3 ‘‘(I) the acreage reporting date, to 

4 correct unintentional errors in factual 

5 information that is provided by a pro6 ducer after the sales closing date to rec7 oncile the information with the infor8 mation reported by the producer to the 

9 Farm Service Agency; or 

10 ‘‘(II) the date of any subsequent 

11 correction of data by the Farm Service 

12 Agency made as a result of the 

13 verification of information; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) at any time, to correct uninten15 tional errors that were made by the Farm 

16 Service Agency or an agent or approved in17 surance provider in transmitting the infor18 mation provided by the producer to the ap19 proved insurance provider or the Corpora20 tion. 

21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In accordance with the 

22 procedures of the Corporation, correction to the 

23 information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 

24 subparagraph (A) may only be made if the cor25 rections do not allow the producer— 
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1 ‘‘(i) to avoid ineligibility requirements 

2 for insurance; 

3 ‘‘(ii) to obtain, enhance, or increase an 

4 insurance guarantee or indemnity, or avoid 

5 premium owed, if a cause of loss exists or 

6 has occurred before any correction has been 

7 made; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) to avoid an obligation or re9 quirement under any Federal or State law. 

10 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION TO LATE FILING SANC11 TIONS.—Any corrections made pursuant to this 

12 paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing 

13 sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agree14 ment with the Corporation.’’. 

15 SEC. 11019. IMPLEMENTATION. 

16 Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

17 U.S.C. 1515) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) 

19 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

20 ‘‘(1) SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

22 maintain and upgrade the information manage23 ment systems of the Corporation used in the ad24 ministration and enforcement of this subtitle. 

25 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.— 
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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In maintaining 

2 and upgrading the systems, the Secretary 

3 shall ensure that new hardware and soft4 ware are compatible with the hardware and 

5 software used by other agencies of the De6 partment to maximize data sharing and 

7 promote the purposes of this section. 

8 ‘‘(ii) ACREAGE REPORT STREAMLINING

9 INITIATIVE PROJECT.—As soon as prac10 ticable, the Secretary shall develop and im11 plement an acreage report streamlining ini12 tiative project to allow producers to report 

13 acreage and other information directly to 

14 the Department.’’; and 

15 (2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) 

16 and inserting the following new paragraph: 

17 ‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub19 section (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from 

20 amounts made available from the insurance fund 

21 established under section 516(c), not more 

22 than— 

23 ‘‘(i)(I) for fiscal year 2014, 

24 $25,000,000; and 
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1 ‘‘(II) for each of fiscal years 2015 

2 through 2018, $10,000,000; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 

4 Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is 

5 substantially completed by September 30, 

6 2015, not more than $15,000,000 for each of 

7 the fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 

8 ‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 

9 notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

10 of Representatives and the Committee on Agri11 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of 

12 the substantial completion of the Acreage Crop 

13 Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) 

14 project not later than July 1, 2015.’’. 

15 SEC. 11020. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 

16 (a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVEL17 OPMENT, PRIORITIES.—Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop 

18 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 

19 (1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘CON20 TRACTING’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 

22 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may enter into con23 tracts to carry out research and development to’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘may conduct activities or enter into con25 tracts to carry out research and development to main-
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1 tain or improve existing policies or develop new poli2 cies to’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘con5 duct research and development or’’ after ‘‘The 

6 Corporation may’’; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

8 ‘‘conducting research and development or’’ after 

9 ‘‘Before’’; 

10 (4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘after expert 

11 review in accordance with section 505(e)’’ after ‘‘ap12 proved by the Board’’; and 

13 (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘a pasture, 

14 range, and forage program’’ and inserting ‘‘policies 

15 that increase participation by producers of under16 served agricultural commodities, including sweet sor17 ghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, al18 falfa, pennycress, and specialty crops’’. 

19 (b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop In20 surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— 

21 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—’’ and 

23 inserting ‘‘(A) CONDUCTING AND CONTRACTING

24 FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—’’; 
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1 (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘con2 duct research and development and’’ after ‘‘the 

3 Corporation may use to’’; and 

4 (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘con5 duct research and development and’’ after ‘‘for 

6 the fiscal year to’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘to provide ei8 ther reimbursement payments or contract payments’’; 

9 and 

10 (3) by striking paragraph (4). 

11 SEC. 11021. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 

12 CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 

13 Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

14 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 

15 (1) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para16 graph (24); and 

17 (2) by inserting after paragraph (16), the fol18 lowing new paragraphs: 

19 ‘‘(17) MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

21 offer to enter into a contract with a qualified en22 tity to conduct research and development regard23 ing a policy to insure producers against reduc24 tion in the margin between the market value of 
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1 catfish and selected costs incurred in the produc2 tion of catfish. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for the pol4 icy described in subparagraph (A) shall be lim5 ited to freshwater species of catfish that are 

6 propagated and reared in controlled or selected 

7 environments. 

8 ‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Board shall 

9 review the policy described in subparagraph (B) 

10 under subsection 508(h) and approve the policy 

11 if the Board finds that the policy— 

12 ‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 

13 marketable policy consistent with this sub14 section; 

15 ‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 

16 coverage in a significantly improved form; 

17 ‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 

18 of producers; and 

19 ‘‘(iv) the proposed policy meets other 

20 requirements of this subtitle determined ap21 propriate by the Board. 

22 ‘‘(18) BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY

23 CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 

25 offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
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1 qualified entities to carry out research and devel2 opment regarding— 

3 ‘‘(i) a policy to insure biomass sor4 ghum that is grown expressly for the pur5 pose of producing a feedstock for renewable 

6 biofuel, renewable electricity, or biobased 

7 products; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 

9 that is grown for a purpose described in 

10 clause (i). 

11 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Re12 search and development with respect to each of 

13 the policies required in subparagraph (A) shall 

14 evaluate the effectiveness of risk management 

15 tools for the production of biomass sorghum or 

16 sweet sorghum, including policies and plans of 

17 insurance that— 

18 ‘‘(i) are based on market prices and 

19 yields; 

20 ‘‘(ii) to the extent that insufficient 

21 data exist to develop a policy based on mar22 ket prices and yields, evaluate the policies 

23 and plans of insurance based on the use of 

24 weather indices, including excessive or inad-
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1 equate rainfall, to protect the interest of 

2 crop producers; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 

4 or revenue losses, or both. 

5 ‘‘(19) STUDY ON SWINE CATASTROPHIC DISEASE

6 PROGRAM.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

8 contract with a qualified person to conduct a 

9 study to determine the feasibility of insuring 

10 swine producers for a catastrophic event. 

11 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

12 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 

13 Corporation shall submit to the Committee on 

14 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 

15 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

16 Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the 

17 results of the study conducted under subpara18 graph (A). 

19 ‘‘(20) WHOLE FARM DIVERSIFIED RISK MANAGE20 MENT INSURANCE PLAN.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

22 conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry 

23 out research and development to develop a whole 

24 farm risk management insurance plan, with a 

25 liability limitation of $1,250,000, that allows a 
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1 diversified crop or livestock producer the option 

2 to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm 

3 revenue is below 85 percent of the average gross 

4 farm revenue or the expected gross farm revenue 

5 that can reasonably be expected of the producer, 

6 as determined by the Corporation. 

7 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS.—The Corpora8 tion shall permit producers (including direct-to9 consumer marketers and producers servicing 

10 local and regional and farm identity-preserved 

11 markets) who produce multiple agricultural com12 modities, including specialty crops, industrial 

13 crops, livestock, and aquaculture products, to 

14 participate in the plan in lieu of any other plan 

15 under this subtitle. 

16 ‘‘(C) DIVERSIFICATION.—The Corporation 

17 may provide diversification-based additional 

18 coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 

19 other enhanced benefits in recognition of the risk 

20 management benefits of crop and livestock diver21 sification strategies for producers that grow mul22 tiple crops or that may have income from the 

23 production of livestock that uses a crop grown on 

24 the farm. 
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1 ‘‘(D) MARKET READINESS.—The Corpora2 tion may include coverage for the value of any 

3 packing, packaging, or any other similar on4 farm activity the Corporation determines to be 

5 the minimum required in order to remove the 

6 commodity from the field. 

7 ‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

8 the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Cor9 poration shall submit to the Committee on Agri10 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For12 estry of the Senate a report that describes the re13 sults and feasibility of the research and develop14 ment conducted under this paragraph, including 

15 an analysis of potential adverse market distor16 tions. 

17 ‘‘(21) STUDY ON POULTRY CATASTROPHIC DIS18 EASE PROGRAM.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

20 contract with a qualified person to conduct a 

21 study to determine the feasibility of insuring 

22 poultry producers for a catastrophic event. 

23 ‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

24 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 

25 Corporation shall submit to the Committee on 
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1 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 

2 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

3 Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the 

4 results of the study conducted under subpara5 graph (A). 

6 ‘‘(22) POULTRY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSUR7 ANCE POLICY.— 

8 ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 

9 offer to enter into a contract or cooperative 

10 agreement with a university or other legal entity 

11 to carry out research and development regarding 

12 a policy to insure the commercial production of 

13 poultry against business interruptions caused by 

14 integrator bankruptcy. 

15 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—As 

16 part of the research and development conducted 

17 pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement 

18 entered into under subparagraph (A), the entity 

19 shall— 

20 ‘‘(i) evaluate the market place for busi21 ness interruption insurance that is avail22 able to poultry growers; 

23 ‘‘(ii) determine what statutory author24 ity would be necessary to implement a busi-
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1 ness interruption insurance through the 

2 Corporation; 

3 ‘‘(iii) assess the feasibility of a policy 

4 or plan of insurance offered under this sub5 title to insure against losses due to the 

6 bankruptcy of an business integrator; and 

7 ‘‘(iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 

8 Government of a Federal business interrup9 tion insurance program for poultry growers. 

10 ‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the 

11 terms ‘poultry’ and ‘poultry grower’ have the 

12 meanings given those terms in section 2(a) of the 

13 Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 

14 182(a)). 

15 ‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT OR COOPER16 ATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not later than six months 

17 after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 

18 the Corporation shall enter into the contract or 

19 cooperative agreement required by subparagraph 

20 (A). 

21 ‘‘(E) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF RE22 SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than one 

23 year after the date of the enactment of this para24 graph, the Corporation shall submit to the Com25 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Represent-
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1 atives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri2 tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report that de3 scribes the results of the research and develop4 ment conducted pursuant to the contract or coop5 erative agreement entered into under subpara6 graph (A). 

7 ‘‘(23) STUDY OF FOOD SAFETY INSURANCE.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 

9 offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more 

10 qualified entities to conduct a study to determine 

11 whether offering policies that provide coverage 

12 for specialty crops from food safety and contami13 nation issues would benefit agricultural pro14 ducers. 

15 ‘‘(B) SUBJECT.—The study described in 

16 subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and 

17 plans of insurance coverage that provide protec18 tion for production or revenue impacted by food 

19 safety concerns including, at a minimum, gov20 ernment, retail, or national consumer group an21 nouncements of a health advisory, removal, or 

22 recall related to a contamination concern. 

23 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

24 the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Cor25 poration shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
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1 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

2 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For3 estry of the Senate a report that describes the re4 sults of the study conducted under subparagraph 

5 (A).’’. 

6 SEC. 11022. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE PARTNERSHIPS. 

7 Paragraph (1) of section 522(d) of the Federal Crop 

8 Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(d)) is amended to read as 

9 follows: 

10 ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

11 is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partner12 ships with public and private entities for the purpose 

13 of either— 

14 ‘‘(A) increasing the availability of loss miti15 gation, financial, and other risk management 

16 tools for producers, with a priority given to risk 

17 management tools for producers of agricultural 

18 commodities covered by section 196 of the Agri19 cultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7333), 

20 specialty crops, and underserved agricultural 

21 commodities; or 

22 ‘‘(B) improving analysis tools and tech23 nology regarding compliance or identifying and 

24 using innovative compliance strategies.’’. 
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1 SEC. 11023. PILOT PROGRAMS. 

2 Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

3 U.S.C. 1523(a)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, at the sole 

5 discretion of the Corporation,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 

6 (2) by striking paragraph (5). 

7 SEC. 11024. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

8 (a) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.—Sec9 tion 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 

10 1508(b)) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking paragraph (7); and 

12 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) 

13 as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 

14 (b) EXCLUSIONS TO ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO

15 DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the 

17 Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(d)(3)(A)) 

18 is amended— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—’’ 

20 and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 

21 clause (i) and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 

23 (B) by striking clause (ii); and 

24 (C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 

25 as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent26 ing appropriately. 
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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 (II) 

10 as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent11 ing appropriately. 

12 SEC. 11025. ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF CROP INSURANCE 

13 POLICY AND PLAN CHANGES. 

14 Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 

15 U.S.C. 1505(e)) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 

17 paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and 

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol19 lowing new paragraph (5): 

20 ‘‘(5) ADVANCE NOTICE OF MODIFICATION BEFORE

21 IMPLEMENTATION.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any modification to be 

23 made in the terms or conditions of any policy or 

24 plan of insurance offered under this subtitle shall 

25 not take effect for a crop year unless the Sec-
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1 retary publishes the modification in the Federal 

2 Register and on the website of the Corporation 

3 and provides for a subsequent period of public 

4 comment— 

5 ‘‘(i) with respect to fall-planted crops, 

6 not later than 60 days before June 30 dur7 ing the preceding crop year; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) with respect to spring-planted 

9 crops, not later than 60 days before Novem10 ber 30 during the preceding crop year. 

11 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 

12 the application of subparagraph (A) in an emer13 gency situation declared by the Secretary upon 

14 notice to Congress of the nature of the emergency 

15 and the need for immediate implementation of 

16 the policy or plan modification referred to in 

17 such subparagraph.’’. 

18 TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS 

19 Subtitle A—Livestock 

20 SEC. 12101. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY 

21 IMPROVEMENT CENTER. 

22 Effective October 1, 2013, section 375 of the Consoli23 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) 

24 is repealed. 
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1 SEC. 12102. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS UNDER THE 

2 PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921. 

3 (a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATION REQUIRE4 MENT.—Section 11006 of the Food, Conservation, and En5 ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2120) 

6 is repealed. 

7 (b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXISTING REGULATION.— 

8 Subsection (n) of section 201.2 of title 9, Code of Federal 

9 Regulations, is repealed. 

10 (c) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN REG11 ULATIONS OR ISSUANCE OF SIMILAR REGULATIONS.—Not12 withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 

13 Agriculture shall not— 

14 (1) enforce subsection (n) of section 201.2 of title 

15 9, Code of Federal Regulations; 

16 (2) finalize or implement sections 201.2(l), 

17 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 

18 201.213, and 201.214 of title 9, Code of Federal Regu19 lations, as proposed to be added by the proposed rule 

20 entitled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required 

21 Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation and Energy 

22 Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ pub23 lished by the Department of Agriculture on June 22, 

24 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338); or 

25 (3) issue regulations or adopt a policy similar to 

26 the provisions— 
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1 (A) referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); or 

2 (B) rescinded by the Secretary pursuant to 

3 section 742 of the Consolidated and Further Con4 tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 

5 113–6). 

6 SEC. 12103. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The 

8 Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the rule made under 

9 paragraph (2) of section 11010(a) of the Food, Conserva10 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8304(a)) to imple11 ment the voluntary trichinae certification program estab12 lished under paragraph (1) of such section, to include a 

13 requirement to establish an alternative trichinae certifi14 cation process based on surveillance or other methods con15 sistent with international standards for categorizing com16 partments as having negligible risk for trichinae. 

17 (b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 

18 after the date on which the international standards referred 

19 to in subsection (a) are adopted, the Secretary shall finalize 

20 the rule amended under such subsection. 

21 (c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10405(d)(1) of the 

22 Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) is 

23 amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ 

24 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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1 SEC. 12104. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN. 

2 Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En3 ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 

5 SEC. 12105. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri8 culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 

9 shall conduct an economic analysis of the proposed rule en10 titled ‘‘Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, 

11 Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-raised 

12 Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, 

13 Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng and Macadamia Nuts’’ published 

14 by the Department of Agriculture on March 12, 2013 (76 

15 Fed. Reg. 15645). 

16 (b) CONTENTS.—The economic analysis described in 

17 subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the labeling of 

18 beef, pork, and chicken, an analysis of the impact on con19 sumers, producers, and packers in the United States of— 

20 (1) the implementation of subtitle D of the Agri21 cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et 

22 seq.); and 

23 (2) the proposed rule referred to in subsection 

24 (a). 
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1 SEC. 12106. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NET2 WORK. 

3 Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security and Rural 

4 Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after sec5 tion 10409 (7 U.S.C. 8308) the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 10409A. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY 

7 NETWORK. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into con9 tracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal instru10 ments with eligible laboratories for any of the following pur11 poses: 

12 ‘‘(1) To enhance the capability of the Secretary 

13 to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerg14 ing or existing threats to animal health and to sup15 port the protection of public health, the environment, 

16 and the agricultural economy of the United States. 

17 ‘‘(2) To provide the capacity and capability for 

18 standardized— 

19 ‘‘(A) test procedures, reference materials, 

20 and equipment; 

21 ‘‘(B) laboratory biosafety and biosecurity 

22 levels; 

23 ‘‘(C) quality management system require24 ments; 

25 ‘‘(D) interconnected electronic reporting and 

26 transmission of data; and 
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1 ‘‘(E) evaluation for emergency prepared2 ness. 

3 ‘‘(3) To coordinate the development, implementa4 tion, and enhancement of national veterinary diag5 nostic laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis 

6 on surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, 

7 technology development and validation, training, and 

8 outreach. 

9 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible laboratory under this 

10 section is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria 

11 developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State ani12 mal health officials and State and university veterinary di13 agnostic laboratories. 

14 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable and to the 

15 extent capacity and specialized expertise may be necessary, 

16 the Secretary shall give priority to existing Federal, State, 

17 and university facilities. 

18 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

20 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 

21 SEC. 12107. REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE CATFISH INSPECTION 

22 PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the enact24 ment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

25 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.), section 11016 of such Act (Public 
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1 Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made 

2 by such section are repealed. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—The Agricultural Marketing Act of 

4 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) and the Federal Meat Inspec5 tion Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall be applied and admin6 istered as if section 11016 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 

7 2130) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 

8 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) and the amendments made by such 

9 section had not been enacted. 

10 SEC. 12108. NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 

11 The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the De12 partment of Agriculture continues to administer the diag13 nostic surveillance program for H5/H7 low pathogenic 

14 avian influenza with respect to commercial poultry under 

15 section 146.14 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

16 a successor regulation) without amending the regulations 

17 in section 147.43 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations 

18 (or a successor regulation) with respect to the governance 

19 of the General Conference Committee established under such 

20 section. The Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain— 

21 (1) the operations of the General Conference 

22 Committee— 

23 (A) in the physical location at which the 

24 Committee was located on the date of the enact25 ment of this Act; and 
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1 (B) with the organizational structure with2 in the Department of Agriculture in effect as of 

3 such date; and 

4 (2) the funding levels for the National Poultry 

5 Improvement Plan for Commercial Poultry (estab6 lished under part 146 of title 9, Code of Federal Reg7 ulations or a successor regulation) at the fiscal year 

8 2013 funding levels for the Plan. 

9 SEC. 12109. REPORT ON BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN TEXAS. 

10 Not later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary of Ag11 riculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 

12 the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri13 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on 

14 the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in Texas. The 

15 report shall cover the period beginning on January 1, 1997, 

16 and ending on December 31, 2013. 

17 SEC. 12110. ECONOMIC FRAUD IN WILD AND FARM-RAISED 

18 SEAFOOD. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri21 culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 

22 shall submit to Congress a report on the economic implica23 tions for consumers, fishermen, and aquaculturists of fraud 

24 and mislabeling in wild and farm-raised seafood. 
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1 (b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 

2 (a) shall include, with respect to fraud and mislabeling in 

3 wild and farm-raised seafood, an analysis of the impact 

4 on consumers and producers in the United States of— 

5 (1) sales of imported seafood that is misrepre6 sented as domestic product; 

7 (2) country of origin labeling that allows seafood 

8 harvested outside the United States to be labeled as a 

9 product of the United States; 

10 (3) the lack of seafood product traceability 

11 through the supply chain; and 

12 (4) the inadequate use of DNA testing and other 

13 technology to address seafood safety and fraud, in14 cluding traceability. 

15 Subtitle B—Socially Disadvantaged 

16 Producers and Limited Resource 

17 Producers 

18 SEC. 12201. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY 

19 DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS 

20 AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 

21 (a) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS22 ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND VETERAN

23 FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—Section 2501 of the Food, Ag24 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

25 2279) is amended— 
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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 ‘‘ranch9 ers’’; and 

10 (C) in paragraph (4)— 

11 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (I) in the heading of such sub13 paragraph, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in14 serting ‘‘2018’’; 

15 (II) in clause (i), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (III) in clause (ii), by striking the 

18 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 

25 new subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(E) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA2 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of 

4 fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’; 

5 (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘or veteran 

6 farmers and ranchers’’ after ‘‘socially disadvantaged 

7 farmers and ranchers’’; 

8 (4) in subsection (c)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘vet10 eran farmers or ranchers and’’ before ‘‘members’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘vet13 eran farmers or ranchers and’’ before ‘‘members’’; 

14 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 veteran 

19 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 amended 

23 by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 

24 ‘‘(7) VETERAN FARMER OR RANCHER.—The term 

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1 er who served in the active military, naval, or air 

2 service, and who was discharged or released from the 

3 service under conditions other than dishonorable.’’. 

4 SEC. 12202. OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH. 

5 Paragraph (3) of section 226B(f) of the Department 

6 of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 

7 6934(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

8 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

10 this subsection— 

11 ‘‘(A) such sums as are necessary for each of 

12 fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and 

13 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

14 2014 through 2018.’’. 

15 SEC. 12203. SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND 

16 RANCHERS POLICY RESEARCH CENTER. 

17 Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

18 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279), as amended by 

19 section 12201, is amended by adding at the end the fol20 lowing new subsection: 

21 ‘‘(i) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND

22 RANCHERS POLICY RESEARCH CENTER.—The Secretary 

23 shall award a grant to a college or university eligible to 

24 receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 

25 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University, to establish a 
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1 policy research center to be known as the ‘Socially Dis2 advantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center’ 

3 for the purpose of developing policy recommendations for 

4 the protection and promotion of the interests of socially dis5 advantaged farmers and ranchers.’’. 

6 SEC. 12204. RECEIPT FOR SERVICE OR DENIAL OF SERVICE 

7 FROM CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRI8 CULTURE AGENCIES. 

9 Section 2501A(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva10 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279–1(e)) is amend11 ed by striking ‘‘and, at the time of the request, also requests 

12 a receipt’’. 

13 Subtitle C—Other Miscellaneous 

14 Provisions 

15 SEC. 12301. GRANTS TO IMPROVE SUPPLY, STABILITY, SAFE16 TY, AND TRAINING OF AGRICULTURAL LABOR 

17 FORCE. 

18 Subsection (d) of section 14204 of the Food, Conserva19 tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2008q–1) is amend20 ed to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

22 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec23 tion— 

24 ‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 

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1 ‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 

2 through 2018.’’. 

3 SEC. 12302. PROGRAM BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY STATUS FOR 

4 PARTICIPANTS IN HIGH PLAINS WATER 

5 STUDY. 

6 Section 2901 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

7 Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1818) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘this Act or an amendment made by 

9 this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘this Act, an amendment made by 

10 this Act, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Manage11 ment Act of 2013, or an amendment made by the Federal 

12 Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013’’. 

13 SEC. 12303. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Crop Insur15 ance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganiza16 tion Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 308 

17 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note; Public Law 103–354) the following 

18 new section: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 309. OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS. 

20 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish in the Office of the Sec21 retary an Office of Tribal Relations to advise the Secretary 

22 on policies related to Indian tribes.’’. 

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of the 

24 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
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1 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 

2 (8), as added by section 3207, the following new paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(9) the authority of the Secretary to establish in 

4 the Office of the Secretary the Office of Tribal Rela5 tions in accordance with section 309; and’’. 

6 SEC. 12304. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Department of Ag8 riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by insert9 ing after section 218 (7 U.S.C. 6918) the following new sec10 tion: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 219. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall establish 

13 in the Department the position of Military Veterans Agri14 cultural Liaison. 

15 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Military Veterans Agricultural Li16 aison shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) provide information to returning veterans 

18 about, and connect returning veterans with, beginning 

19 farmer training and agricultural vocational and re20 habilitation programs appropriate to the needs and 

21 interests of returning veterans, including assisting 

22 veterans in using Federal veterans educational bene23 fits for purposes relating to beginning a farming or 

24 ranching career; 
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1 ‘‘(2) provide information to veterans concerning 

2 the availability of and eligibility requirements for 

3 participation in agricultural programs, with par4 ticular emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher 

5 programs; 

6 ‘‘(3) serve as a resource for assisting veteran 

7 farmers and ranchers, and potential farmers and 

8 ranchers, in applying for participation in agricul9 tural programs; and 

10 ‘‘(4) advocate on behalf of veterans in inter11 actions with employees of the Department.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 296(b) of the 

13 Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 

14 U.S.C. 7014(b)) is amended by inserting after paragraph 

15 (9), as added by section 11303, the following new para16 graph: 

17 ‘‘(10) the authority of the Secretary to establish 

18 in the Department the position of Military Veterans 

19 Agricultural Liaison in accordance with section 

20 219.’’. 

21 SEC. 12305. PROHIBITION ON KEEPING GSA LEASED CARS 

22 OVERNIGHT. 

23 Effective immediately, a Federal employee of a State 

24 office of the Farm Service Agency in the field and non-Fed25 eral employees of county and area committees established 
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1 under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic 

2 Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)) shall keep leased 

3 interagency motor pool vehicles at a location listed on the 

4 General Services Administration inventory of owned and 

5 leased properties or a location owned or leased by the De6 partment of Agriculture overnight unless the employee as7 signed the vehicle is on overnight, approved travel status 

8 involving per diem. 

9 SEC. 12306. NONINSURED CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

10 Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 

11 and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333), as amended by 

12 section 11013(b), is further amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 

15 the following new paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

17 ‘‘(A) COVERAGES.—In the case of an eligi18 ble crop described in paragraph (2), the Sec19 retary of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured 

20 crop disaster assistance program to provide cov21 erages based on individual yields (other than for 

22 value-loss crops) equivalent to— 

23 ‘‘(i) catastrophic risk protection avail24 able under section 508(b) of the Federal 

25 Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)); or 
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1 ‘‘(ii) additional coverage available 

2 under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 

3 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not 

4 exceed 65 percent. 

5 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

6 shall carry out this section through the Farm 

7 Service Agency (referred to in this section as the 

8 ‘Agency’).’’; and 

9 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

11 (I) in clause (i), by striking 

12 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 

13 (II) by redesignating clause (ii) 

14 as clause (iii); and 

15 (III) by inserting after clause (i) 

16 the following new clause: 

17 ‘‘(ii) for which additional coverage 

18 under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 

19 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is not available; 

20 and’’; and 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

22 ‘‘sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum,’’ before 

23 ‘‘and industrial crops’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec2 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (l), the 

3 Secretary’’; and 

4 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub5 section: 

6 ‘‘(l) PAYMENT EQUIVALENT TO ADDITIONAL COV7 ERAGE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 

9 available to a producer eligible for noninsured assist10 ance under this section a payment equivalent to an 

11 indemnity for additional coverage under subsections 

12 (c) and (h) of section 508 of the Federal Crop Insur13 ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) that does not exceed 65 per14 cent of the established yield for the eligible crop on the 

15 farm, computed by multiplying— 

16 ‘‘(A) the quantity that is not greater than 

17 65 percent of the established yield for the crop, 

18 as determined by the Secretary, specified in in19 crements of 5 percent; 

20 ‘‘(B) 100 percent of the average market 

21 price for the crop, as determined by the Sec22 retary; and 

23 ‘‘(C) a payment rate for the type of crop, as 

24 determined by the Secretary, that reflects— 
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1 ‘‘(i) in the case of a crop that is pro2 duced with a significant and variable har3 vesting expense, the decreasing cost incurred 

4 in the production cycle for the crop that is, 

5 as applicable— 

6 ‘‘(I) harvested; 

7 ‘‘(II) planted but not harvested; or 

8 ‘‘(III) prevented from being plant9 ed because of drought, flood, or other 

10 natural disaster, as determined by the 

11 Secretary; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) in the case of a crop that is pro13 duced without a significant and variable 

14 harvesting expense, such rate as shall be de15 termined by the Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(2) PREMIUM.—To be eligible to receive a pay17 ment under this subsection, a producer shall pay— 

18 ‘‘(A) the service fee required by subsection 

19 (k); and 

20 ‘‘(B) a premium for the applicable crop 

21 year that is equal to the product obtained by 

22 multiplying— 

23 ‘‘(i) the number of acres devoted to the 

24 eligible crop; 
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1 ‘‘(ii) the established yield for the eligi2 ble crop, as determined by the Secretary 

3 under subsection (e); 

4 ‘‘(iii) the coverage level elected by the 

5 producer; 

6 ‘‘(iv) the average market price, as de7 termined by the Secretary; and 

8 ‘‘(v) .0525. 

9 ‘‘(3) LIMITED RESOURCE, BEGINNING, AND SO10 CIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS.—The additional 

11 coverage made available under this subsection shall be 

12 available to limited resource, beginning, and socially 

13 disadvantaged producers, as determined by the Sec14 retary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 percent 

15 of the premium determined for a producer under 

16 paragraph (2). 

17 ‘‘(4) PREMIUM PAYMENT AND APPLICATION

18 DEADLINE.— 

19 ‘‘(A) PREMIUM PAYMENT.—A producer 

20 electing additional coverage under this subsection 

21 shall pay the premium amount owed for the ad22 ditional coverage by September 30 of the crop 

23 year for which the additional coverage is pur24 chased. 
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1 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION DEADLINE.—The latest 

2 date on which additional coverage under this 

3 subsection may be elected shall be the application 

4 closing date described in subsection (b)(1). 

5 ‘‘(5) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additional coverage 

6 under this subsection shall be available beginning 

7 with the 2015 crop.’’. 

8 SEC. 12307. ENSURING HIGH STANDARDS FOR AGENCY USE 

9 OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. 

10 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR FINAL GUIDELINES.—Not 

11 later than January 1, 2014, each Federal agency shall have 

12 in effect guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the qual13 ity, objectivity, utility, and integrity of scientific informa14 tion relied upon by such agency. 

15 (b) CONTENT OF GUIDELINES.—The guidelines de16 scribed in subsection (a), with respect to a Federal agency, 

17 shall ensure that— 

18 (1) when scientific information is considered by 

19 the agency in policy decisions— 

20 (A) the information is subject to well-estab21 lished scientific processes, including peer review 

22 where appropriate; 

23 (B) the agency appropriately applies the 

24 scientific information to the policy decision; 
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1 (C) except for information that is protected 

2 from disclosure by law or administrative prac3 tice, the agency makes available to the public the 

4 scientific information considered by the agency; 

5 (D) the agency gives greatest weight to in6 formation that is based on experimental, empir7 ical, quantifiable, and reproducible data that is 

8 developed in accordance with well-established sci9 entific processes; and 

10 (E) with respect to any proposed rule issued 

11 by the agency, such agency follows procedures 

12 that include, to the extent feasible and permitted 

13 by law, an opportunity for public comment on 

14 all relevant scientific findings; 

15 (2) the agency has procedures in place to make 

16 policy decisions only on the basis of the best reason17 ably obtainable scientific, technical, economic, and 

18 other evidence and information concerning the need 

19 for, consequences of, and alternatives to the decision; 

20 and 

21 (3) the agency has in place procedures to iden22 tify and address instances in which the integrity of 

23 scientific information considered by the agency may 

24 have been compromised, including instances in which 
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1 such information may have been the product of a sci2 entific process that was compromised. 

3 (c) APPROVAL NEEDED FOR POLICY DECISIONS TO

4 TAKE EFFECT.—No policy decision issued after January 

5 1, 2014, by an agency subject to this section may take effect 

6 prior to such date that the agency has in effect guidelines 

7 under subsection (a) that have been approved by the Direc8 tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

9 (d) POLICY DECISIONS NOT IN COMPLIANCE.— 

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

11 policy decision of an agency that does not comply 

12 with guidelines approved under subsection (c) shall be 

13 deemed to be arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discre14 tion, and otherwise not in accordance with law. 

15 (2) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not apply 

16 to policy decisions that are deemed to be necessary be17 cause of an imminent threat to health or safety or be18 cause of another emergency. 

19 (e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 

20 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the mean21 ing given such term in section 551(1) of title 5, 

22 United States Code. 

23 (2) POLICY DECISION.—The term ‘‘policy deci24 sion’’ means, with respect to an agency, an agency 

25 action as defined in section 551(13) of title 5, United 
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1 States Code, (other than an adjudication, as defined 

2 in section 551(7) of such title), and includes— 

3 (A) the listing, labeling, or other identifica4 tion of a substance, product, or activity as haz5 ardous or creating risk to human health, safety, 

6 or the environment; and 

7 (B) agency guidance. 

8 (3) AGENCY GUIDANCE.—The term ‘‘agency guid9 ance’’ means an agency statement of general applica10 bility and future effect, other than a regulatory ac11 tion, that sets forth a policy on a statutory, regu12 latory, or technical issue or on an interpretation of 

13 a statutory or regulatory issue. 

14 SEC. 12308. EVALUATION REQUIRED FOR PURPOSES OF 

15 PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION 

16 OF COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE FARM SERVICE 

17 AGENCY. 

18 (a) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF

19 OFFICES WITH HIGH WORKLOAD VOLUME.—Section 14212 

20 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 

21 U.S.C. 6932a) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 

22 inserting the following new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF

24 OFFICES WITH HIGH WORKLOAD VOLUME.—The Secretary 

25 of Agriculture may not close or relocate a county or field 
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1 office of the Farm Service Agency in a State if the Secretary 

2 determines, after conducting the evaluation required under 

3 subsection (b)(1)(B), that the office has a high workload vol4 ume compared with other county offices in the State.’’. 

5 (b) WORKLOAD EVALUATION.—Section 14212(b)(1) of 

6 such Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

8 as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the 

9 margins of such clauses two ems to the right; 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘the Farm Service Agency, to the 

11 maximum extent practicable’’ and inserting ‘‘the 

12 Farm Service Agency— 

13 ‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable’’; 

14 (3) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by paragraph 

15 (1))— 

16 (A) by inserting ‘‘as of the date of the enact17 ment of this Act’’ after ‘‘employees’’; and 

18 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

19 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub21 paragraph: 

22 ‘‘(B) conduct and complete an evaluation of 

23 all workload assessments for Farm Service Agen24 cy county offices that were open and operational 

25 as of January 1, 2012, during the period that 
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1 begins on a date that is not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of the enactment of the Federal Ag3 riculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 

4 2013 and ends on the date that is 18 months 

5 after such date of enactment.’’. 

6 (c) NOTICE REQUIRED.—Section 14212(b)(2) of such 

7 Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(2)) is amended— 

8 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

9 by striking ‘‘After the period referred to in subsection 

10 (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture may not close a 

11 county or field office of the Farm Service Agency un12 less—’’ and inserting ‘‘After carrying out each of the 

13 activities required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

14 of Agriculture shall, before closing a county or field 

15 office of the Farm Service Agency—’’; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the Sec17 retary holds’’ and inserting ‘‘hold’’; and 

18 (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the Sec19 retary notifies’’ and inserting ‘‘notify’’. 

20 (d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14212(b)(1) 

21 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6932a(b)(1)) is amended by striking 

22 ‘‘After the period referred to in subsection (a)(1), the Sec23 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
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1 SEC. 12309. ACER ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 

2 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri3 culture may make competitive grants to States, tribal gov4 ernments, and research institutions to support the efforts 

5 of such States, tribal governments, and research institutions 

6 to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the 

7 following activities: 

8 (1) Promotion of research and education related 

9 to maple syrup production. 

10 (2) Promotion of natural resource sustainability 

11 in the maple syrup industry. 

12 (3) Market promotion for maple syrup and 

13 maple-sap products. 

14 (4) Encouragement of owners and operators of 

15 privately held land containing species of trees in the 

16 genus Acer— 

17 (A) to initiate or expand maple-sugaring 

18 activities on the land; or 

19 (B) to voluntarily make the land available, 

20 including by lease or other means, for access by 

21 the public for maple-sugaring activities. 

22 (b) APPLICATION.—In submitting an application for 

23 a competitive grant under this section, a State, tribal gov24 ernment, or research institution shall include— 

25 (1) a description of the activities to be supported 

26 using the grant funds; 
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1 (2) a description of the benefits that the State, 

2 tribal government, or research institution intends to 

3 achieve as a result of engaging in such activities; and 

4 (3) an estimate of the increase in maple-sug5 aring activities or maple syrup production that the 

6 State, tribal government, or research institution an7 ticipates will occur as a result of engaging in such ac8 tivities. 

9 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 

10 shall be construed so as to preempt a State or tribal govern11 ment law, including a State or tribal government liability 

12 law. 

13 (d) DEFINITION OF MAPLE-SUGARING.—In this sec14 tion, the term ‘‘maple-sugaring’’ means the collection of sap 

15 from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose 

16 of boiling to produce food. 

17 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

18 promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out 

19 this section. 

20 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 

21 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
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1 SEC. 12310. REGULATORY REVIEW BY THE SECRETARY OF 

2 AGRICULTURE. 

3 (a) REVIEW OF REGULATORY AGENDA.—The Sec4 retary of Agriculture shall review publications that may 

5 give notice that the Environmental Protection Agency is 

6 preparing or plans to prepare any guidance, policy, memo7 randum, regulation, or statement of general applicability 

8 and future effect that may have a significant impact on 

9 a substantial number of agricultural entities, including— 

10 (1) any regulatory agenda of the Environmental 

11 Protection Agency published pursuant to section 602 

12 of title 5, United States Code; 

13 (2) any regulatory plan or agenda published by 

14 the Environmental Protection Agency or the Office of 

15 Management and Budget pursuant to an Executive 

16 order, including Executive Order No. 12866; and 

17 (3) any other publication issued by the Environ18 mental Protection Agency or the Office of Manage19 ment and Budget that may reasonably be foreseen to 

20 contain notice of plans by the Environmental Protec21 tion Agency to prepare any guidance, policy, memo22 randum, regulation, or statement of general applica23 bility and future effect that may have a significant 

24 impact on a substantial number of agricultural enti25 ties. 
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1 (b) INFORMATION GATHERING.—For a publication 

2 item reviewed under subsection (a) that the Secretary deter3 mines may have a significant impact on a substantial num4 ber of agricultural entities, the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) solicit from the Administrator of the Envi6 ronmental Protection Agency any information the 

7 Administrator may provide to facilitate a review of 

8 the publication item; 

9 (2) utilize the Chief Economist of the Depart10 ment of Agriculture to produce an economic impact 

11 statement for the publication item that contains a de12 tailed estimate of potential costs to agricultural enti13 ties; 

14 (3) identify individuals representative of poten15 tially affected agricultural entities for the purpose of 

16 obtaining advice and recommendations from such in17 dividuals about the potential impacts of the publica18 tion item; and 

19 (4) convene a review panel for analysis of the 

20 publication item that includes the Secretary, any full21 time Federal employee of the Department of Agri22 culture appointed to the panel by the Secretary, and 

23 any employee of the Environmental Protection Agen24 cy or the Office of Information and Regulatory Af25 fairs within the Office of Management and Budget 
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1 that accepts an invitation from the Secretary to par2 ticipate in the panel. 

3 (c) DUTIES OF THE REVIEW PANEL.—A review panel 

4 convened for a publication item under subsection (b)(4) 

5 shall— 

6 (1) review any information or material obtained 

7 by the Secretary and prepared in connection with the 

8 publication item, including any draft proposed guid9 ance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or statement 

10 of general applicability and future effect; 

11 (2) collect advice and recommendations from ag12 ricultural entity representatives identified by the Ad13 ministrator after consultation with the Secretary; 

14 (3) compile and analyze such advice and rec15 ommendations; and 

16 (4) make recommendations to the Secretary 

17 based on the information gathered by the review panel 

18 or provided by agricultural entity representatives. 

19 (d) COMMENTS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

21 the date the Secretary convenes a review panel pursu22 ant to subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall submit to 

23 the Administrator comments on the planned or pro24 posed guidance, policy, memorandum, regulation, or 

25 statement of general applicability and future effect for 
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1 consideration and inclusion in any related adminis2 trative record, including— 

3 (A) a report by the Secretary on the con4 cerns of agricultural entities; 

5 (B) the findings of the review panel; 

6 (C) the findings of the Secretary, including 

7 any adopted findings of the review panel; and 

8 (D) recommendations of the Secretary. 

9 (2) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall publish 

10 the comments in the Federal Register and make the 

11 comments available to the public on the public Inter12 net website of the Department of Agriculture. 

13 (e) WAIVERS.—The Secretary may waive initiation of 

14 the review panel under subsection (b)(4) as the Secretary 

15 determines appropriate. 

16 (f) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL ENTITY.—In this 

17 section, the term ‘‘agricultural entity’’ means any entity 

18 involved in or related to agricultural enterprise, including 

19 enterprises that are engaged in the business of production 

20 of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aqua21 culture, and all other farming and agricultural related in22 dustries. 
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1 SEC. 12311. PROHIBITION ON ATTENDING AN ANIMAL 

2 FIGHTING VENTURE OR CAUSING A MINOR TO 

3 ATTEND AN ANIMAL FIGHTING VENTURE. 

4 Section 26(a)(1) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 

5 2156(a)(1)) is amended by striking the period and inserting 

6 ‘‘or to knowingly attend or knowingly cause a minor to at7 tend an animal fighting venture.’’. 

8 SEC. 12312. PROHIBITION AGAINST INTERFERENCE BY 

9 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH PRO10 DUCTION OR MANUFACTURE OF ITEMS IN 

11 OTHER STATES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with Article I, section 

13 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States, the gov14 ernment of a State or locality therein shall not impose a 

15 standard or condition on the production or manufacture 

16 of any agricultural product sold or offered for sale in inter17 state commerce if— 

18 (1) such production or manufacture occurs in 

19 another State; and 

20 (2) the standard or condition is in addition to 

21 the standards and conditions applicable to such pro22 duction or manufacture pursuant to— 

23 (A) Federal law; and 

24 (B) the laws of the State and locality in 

25 which such production or manufacture occurs. 
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1 (b) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT DEFINED.—In this sec2 tion, the term ‘‘agricultural product’’ has the meaning 

3 given such term in section 207 of the Agricultural Mar4 keting Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1626). 

5 SEC. 12313. INCREASED PROTECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL 

6 INTERESTS IN THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Record runoff occurred in the Missouri River 

9 basin during 2011 as a result of historic rainfall over 

10 portions of the upper basin coupled with heavy plains 

11 and mountain snowpack. 

12 (2) Runoff above Sioux City, Iowa, during the 5- 

13 month period of March through July totaled an esti14 mated 48.4 million acre-feet (referred to in this sec15 tion as ‘‘MAF’’). This runoff volume was more than 

16 20 percent greater than the design storm for the Mis17 souri River Mainstem Reservoir System (referred to 

18 in this section as the ‘‘System’’), which was based on 

19 the 1881 runoff of 40.0 MAF during the same 5- 

20 month period. 

21 (3) During the 2011 runoff season, nearly 61 

22 million acre-feet of water entered the Missouri River 

23 system, far surpassing the previous record of 49 MAF 

24 in runoff that was set during the flood of 1997. 
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1 (4) Given the incredible amount of water enter2 ing the System, the summer months were spent work3 ing to evacuate as much water from the System as 

4 possible, ultimately leading to record high water re5 leases from Gavins Point Dam of 160,000 cubic feet 

6 per second, a rate that more than doubled the pre7 vious release record of 70,000 cubic feet per second set 

8 in 1997. 

9 (5) For nearly four months, those extremely high 

10 releases from Gavins Point were maintained, result11 ing in severe and sustained flooding, with much of 

12 western Iowa and eastern Nebraska as well as por13 tions of South Dakota, Kansas, and Missouri inun14 dated by a flooding river three to five feet deep, up 

15 to 11 miles wide, and flowing at a rate of 4 to 11 

16 miles per hour. 

17 (6) Thousands of homes and businesses were 

18 damaged or destroyed and hundreds of millions of 

19 dollars in damage was done to roads and other public 

20 infrastructure. 

21 (7) In addition to the homes, businesses, and in22 frastructure impacted by the flooding, hundreds of 

23 thousands of acres of cropland were affected. 
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1 (8) The Department of Agriculture has estimated 

2 that 400,000 to 500,000 acres of some of the most pro3 ductive crop land in the world was flooded in 2011. 

4 (9) Local Farm Services Agency representatives 

5 have estimated that $82,100,000 was lost in 2011 

6 alone due to damaged or lost crops and unplanted 

7 acres. 

8 (10) Not only did the flooding eliminate the 2011 

9 crop, but it is highly unlikely that many farmers will 

10 be able to put that land back into production at any 

11 point in the near future. 

12 (11) Producers will have to contend with large 

13 piles of sand, silt, and other debris that have been de14 posited in their fields, meaning the impact of the 

15 2011 flood will be felt in the agricultural communities 

16 up and down the Missouri River for many years to 

17 come. 

18 (12) Currently, the amount of storage capacity 

19 in the System that is set aside for flood control is 

20 based upon the vacated space required to control the 

21 1881 flood, because prior to the 2011 flood, the 1881 

22 flood was seen as the ‘‘high water mark’’. 

23 (13) Given the historic flooding that took place 

24 in 2011, it is clear that year’s flooding now represents 
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1 a new ‘‘high water mark’’, surpassing the flooding of 

2 even the 1881 flood. 

3 (14) It is important that the flood control related 

4 functions of the System management be adjusted to 

5 reflect the reality of the 2011 flood as the new ‘‘worst 

6 case scenario’’ for flooding along the Missouri River. 

7 (15) System management may begin to be ad8 justed to account for the 2011 flood through a recal9 culation of the amount of storage space within the 

10 System that is allocated to flood control, using the 

11 model not of the 1881 flood, but of the greatest flood 

12 experienced—the flood of 2011. 

13 (16) As a result of the flooding in 2011, many 

14 States received disaster declarations from the Depart15 ment of Agriculture to help farmers and producers re16 cover from the damage done by the high water. 

17 (17) Though helpful, even the assistance provided 

18 by the Department of Agriculture will not provide 

19 many in the agriculture community with the re20 sources to put their land back into production any 

21 time soon. 

22 (18) Without the protection that will come from 

23 a fundamental change in the System’s flood control 

24 storage allocations, farmers, producers, and other ag25 ricultural interests who may be in a position to re-
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1 start their operations will find it difficult to justify 

2 doing so, given the fact that they will not be protected 

3 from similar flooding in the future. 

4 (b) UPDATED MANAGEMENT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER

5 TO PROTECT AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS.—In order to 

6 strengthen the agricultural economy, revitalize the rural 

7 communities, and conserve the natural resources of the Mis8 souri River basin, the Congress directs that the Secretary 

9 of Agriculture take action to promote immediate increased 

10 flood protection to farmers, producers, and other agricul11 tural interests in the Missouri River basin by working with12 in its jurisdiction to support efforts— 

13 (1) to recalculate the amount of space within the 

14 System that is allocated to flood control storage using 

15 the 2011 flood as the model; and 

16 (2) to increase the Missouri River’s channel ca17 pacity between the reservoirs and below Gavins Point. 

18 SEC. 12314. INCREASED PROTECTION FOR AGRICULTURAL 

19 INTERESTS IN THE BLACK DIRT REGION. 

20 In order to strengthen the agricultural economy, revi21 talize the rural communities, and conserve the natural re22 sources of the Black Dirt region, the Congress directs that 

23 the Secretary of Agriculture take action to promote imme24 diate increased flood protection to farmers, producers, and 
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1 other agricultural interests around the Wallkill River and 

2 in the Black Dirt region. 

3 SEC. 12315. PROTECTION OF HONEY BEES AND OTHER POL4 LINATORS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

6 the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the 

7 Environmental Protection Agency, shall carry out such ac8 tivities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

9 protect and ensure the long-term viability of populations 

10 of honey bees, wild bees, and other beneficial insects of agri11 cultural crops, horticultural plants, wild plants, and other 

12 plants, including— 

13 (1) providing technical expertise relating to pro14 posed agency actions that may threaten pollinator 

15 health or jeopardize the long-term viability of popu16 lations of pollinators; 

17 (2) providing formal guidance on national poli18 cies relating to— 

19 (A) permitting managed honey bees to for20 age on National Forest Service lands where com21 patible with other natural resource management 

22 priorities; and 

23 (B) planting and maintaining managed 

24 honey bee and native pollinator forage on Na25 tional Forest Service lands where compatible 
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1 with other natural resource management prior2 ities; 

3 (3) making use of the best available peer-re4 viewed science regarding environmental and chemical 

5 stressors on pollinator health; and 

6 (4) regularly monitoring and reporting on the 

7 health and population status of managed and native 

8 pollinators including bees, birds, bats, and other spe9 cies. 

10 (b) TASK FORCE ON BEE HEALTH AND COMMERCIAL

11 BEEKEEPING.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab13 lish a task force— 

14 (A) to coordinate Federal efforts carried out 

15 on or after the date of enactment of this Act to 

16 address the serious worldwide decline in bee 

17 health, especially honey bees and declining na18 tive bees; and 

19 (B) to assess Federal efforts to mitigate pol20 linator losses and threats to the United States 

21 commercial beekeeping industry. 

22 (2) AGENCY CONSULTATION.—The task force es23 tablished under this subsection shall seek ongoing con24 sultation from any Federal agency carrying out ac-
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1 tivities important to bee health and commercial bee2 keeping, including officials from— 

3 (A) the Department of Agriculture; 

4 (B) the Department of the Interior; 

5 (C) the Environmental Protection Agency; 

6 (D) the Food and Drug Administration; 

7 (E) the Department of Commerce; and 

8 (F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

9 (3) STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION.—The task 

10 force established under this subsection shall consult 

11 with beekeeper, conservation, scientist, and agricul12 tural stakeholders. 

13 (c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the task force estab15 lished under subsection (b) shall submit to Congress a report 

16 that— 

17 (1) summarizes Federal activities carried out 

18 pursuant to subsection (f) of section of the Food, Agri19 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

20 U.S.C. 5925) (as redesignated by section 7209) or any 

21 other provision of law (including regulations) to ad22 dress bee decline; 

23 (2) summarizes international efforts to address 

24 the decline of managed honey bees and native polli25 nators; and 
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1 (3) provides recommendations to Congress re2 garding how to better coordinate Federal agency ef3 forts to address the decline of managed honey bees and 

4 native pollinators. 

5 (d) POLLINATOR RESEARCH LAB FEASIBILITY

6 STUDY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

8 the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Serv9 ice, may conduct feasibility studies regarding— 

10 (A) re-locating existing honey bee and na11 tive pollinator research from Federal laboratories 

12 to a cooperator-run facility in a location most 

13 geographically appropriate for pollinator re14 search; and 

15 (B) modernizing existing honey bee research 

16 laboratories identified by the Agricultural Re17 search Service in the capital investment strategy 

18 document dated 2012. 

19 (2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the feasi20 bility studies under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

21 shall consult with— 

22 (A) beekeeper, native bee, agricultural, re23 search institution, and bee conservation stake24 holders regarding new research laboratory needs 

25 under paragraph (1)(A); and 
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1 (B) commercial beekeepers regarding the 

2 modernizing of existing honey bee laboratories 

3 under paragraph (1)(B). 

4 SEC. 12316. PRODUCE REPRESENTED AS GROWN IN THE 

5 UNITED STATES WHEN IT IS NOT IN FACT 

6 GROWN IN THE UNITED STATES. 

7 (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CBP.—The Secretary 

8 of Agriculture shall make available to U.S. Customs and 

9 Border Protection technical assistance related to the identi10 fication of produce represented as grown in the United 

11 States when it is not in fact grown in the United States. 

12 (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall sub13 mit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

15 and Forestry of the Senate a report on produce represented 

16 as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown 

17 in the United States. 

18 SEC. 12317. URBAN AGRICULTURE COORDINATION. 

19 The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate opportu20 nities for urban agriculture, by— 

21 (1) compiling a list of all programs adminis22 tered by the Secretary or by the head of any other de23 partment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 

24 States to which urban farmers can apply for assist25 ance or participation; 
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1 (2) examining and implementing opportunities 

2 to adjust the regulations governing the programs to 

3 enable urban farmers to participate in more of the 

4 programs; 

5 (3) developing a process for streamlining the 

6 process by which urban farmers may apply for assist7 ance from, or for participation in, the programs, in8 cluding through the use of a single, harmonized appli9 cation for multiple programs; and 

10 (4) such other methods as the Secretary deems 

11 appropriate. 

12 SEC. 12318. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASED BUSINESS 

13 OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK FARMERS, 

14 WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND SMALL BUSI15 NESSES. 

16 It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government 

17 should increase the number of contracts the Federal Govern18 ment awards to black farmers, businesses owned and con19 trolled by women, businesses owned and controlled by mi20 norities, and small business concerns. 

21 SEC. 12319. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGRI22 CULTURE SECURITY PROGRAMS. 

23 It is the sense of Congress that— 
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1 (1) agricultural nutrients and other agricultural 

2 chemicals are essential to ensuring the most efficient 

3 production of food, fuel, and fiber; 

4 (2) these products must be properly stored, han5 dled, transported, and used to ensure that they are 

6 not misused or cause harm either accidentally or in7 tentionally; 

8 (3) the Department of Agriculture is the Federal 

9 agency with the staffing and technical expertise to 

10 understand the important role these products play in 

11 agriculture; 

12 (4) other Federal departments and agencies have 

13 been given lead responsibility to develop and imple14 ment security programs affecting the availability, 

15 storage, transportation, and use of a variety of chemi16 cals and products used in agriculture; 

17 (5) it is critical that the Department of Agri18 culture participates fully in the development of any 

19 such security programs to ensure that they do not un20 necessarily restrict the availability of the most effi21 cient and beneficial products needed to sustain agri22 culture in the United States; 

23 (6) the Secretary of Agriculture should review 

24 staffing at the Department to ensure that the agency 

25 has senior employees within the Department at the 
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1 Senior Executive Service level or higher, who have re2 sponsibility for coordinating with other Federal, 

3 State, and international agencies in the development 

4 of regulations, guidance, and procedures for the secure 

5 handling of agricultural chemicals; and 

6 (7) such employees shall— 

7 (A) work with manufacturers, retailers, and 

8 the general farm community to review existing 

9 and proposed Federal, State, and international 

10 agricultural chemical security regulations; 

11 (B) coordinate with manufacturers, retail12 ers, transporters, and farmers to evaluate how 

13 existing and proposed security regulations, in14 cluding systems to track the sale, transportation, 

15 delivery, and use of agricultural products, can be 

16 designed to minimize any adverse impact on ag17 ricultural productivity; 

18 (C) evaluate how existing and proposed se19 curity regulations will affect the ability of agri20 cultural producers to have timely access to nutri21 ents, chemicals, and other products that are af22 fordable and best suited to the producers’ oper23 ations; 

24 (D) develop recommendations on best prac25 tices, policies, and regulatory mechanisms relat-
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1 ing to existing and proposed security programs 

2 to ensure that there is minimal adverse impact 

3 on agricultural productivity; and 

4 (E) engage with Federal agencies with re5 sponsibility for establishing security programs to 

6 ensure that they have the information needed to 

7 develop procedures for effective security adminis8 tration and enforcement that minimize any ad9 verse impact on domestic or international agri10 cultural productivity. 

11 SEC. 12320. REPORT ON WATER SHARING. 

12 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 

13 of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State 

14 shall submit to Congress a report on— 

15 (1) efforts by Mexico to meet its treaty deliveries 

16 of water to the Rio Grande in accordance with the 

17 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Re18 specting Utilization of waters of the Colorado and Ti19 juana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (done at Wash20 ington, February 3, 1944); and 

21 (2) the benefits to the United States of the In22 terim International Cooperative Measures in the Colo23 rado River Basin through 2017 and Extension of 

24 Minute 318 Cooperative Measures to Address the Con25 tinued Effects of the April 2010 Earthquake in the 
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1 Mexicali Valley, Baja, California (done at Coronado, 

2 California, November 20, 2012; commonly referred to 

3 as ‘‘Minute No. 319’’). 

4 SEC. 12321. SCIENTIFIC AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE 

5 FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 

7 Human Services (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec8 retary’’) may not enforce any regulations promulgated 

9 under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (Public Law 

10 111–353) until the Secretary publishes in the Federal Reg11 ister the following: 

12 (1) An analysis of the scientific information used 

13 in the final rule to implement the FDA Food Safety 

14 Modernization Act with a particular focus on— 

15 (A) agricultural businesses of a variety of 

16 sizes; 

17 (B) regional differences of agriculture pro18 duction, processing, marketing, and value added 

19 production; 

20 (C) agricultural businesses that are diverse 

21 livestock and produce producers; and 

22 (D) what, if any, negative impact on the 

23 agricultural businesses would be created, or exac24 erbated, by implementation of the FDA Food 

25 Safety Modernization Act. 
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1 (2) An analysis of the economic impact of the 

2 proposed final rule to implement the FDA Food Safe3 ty Modernization Act with a particular focus on— 

4 (A) agricultural businesses of a variety of 

5 sizes; and 

6 (B) small and mid-sized value added food 

7 processors. 

8 (3) A plan to systematically evaluate the regula9 tions by surveying farmers and processors and devel10 oping an ongoing process to evaluate and address 

11 business concerns. 

12 (b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 

14 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, 

15 Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee 

16 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on 

17 the impact of implementation of the regulations promul18 gated under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. 

19 SEC. 12322. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

20 CONSIDERATION OF ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 

21 REGULATIONS ON SMALL BUSINESS. 

22 The Secretary of Agriculture shall complete procedures 

23 consistent with the requirements of subsection (b) of section 

24 609 of title 5, United States Code, whenever the Department 

25 of Agriculture promulgates any rule which will have a sig-
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1 nificant economic impact on a substantial number of small 

2 entities. 

3 SEC. 12323. SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. 

4 Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

5 Act (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(3) SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.— 

8 ‘‘(A) NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR

9 SILVICULTURAL ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator 

10 shall not require a permit or otherwise promul11 gate regulations under this section or directly or 

12 indirectly require any State to require a permit 

13 under this section for a discharge of stormwater 

14 runoff resulting from the conduct of the following 

15 silviculture activities: nursery operations, site 

16 preparation, reforestation and subsequent cul17 tural treatment, thinning, prescribed burning, 

18 pest and fire control, harvesting operations, sur19 face drainage, and road use, construction, and 

20 maintenance. 

21 ‘‘(B) PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MA22 TERIAL.—Nothing in this paragraph exempts a 

23 silvicultural activity resulting in the discharge of 

24 dredged or fill material from any permitting re25 quirement under section 404.’’. 
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1 SEC. 12324. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CON2 TROL, AND COUNTERMEASURE RULE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in imple4 menting the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure 

5 rule with respect to any farm, shall— 

6 (1) require certification of compliance with such 

7 rule by— 

8 (A) a professional engineer for a farm 

9 with— 

10 (i) an individual tank with an above11 ground storage capacity greater than 10,000 

12 gallons; 

13 (ii) an aggregate aboveground storage 

14 capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 

15 gallons; or 

16 (iii) a history that includes a spill, as 

17 determined by the Administrator; or 

18 (B) the owner or operator of the farm (via 

19 self-certification) for a farm with— 

20 (i) an aggregate aboveground storage 

21 capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but 

22 less than 42,000 gallons; and 

23 (ii) no history of spills, as determined 

24 by the Administrator; and 

25 (2) exempt from all requirements of such rule 

26 any farm— 
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1 (A) with an aggregate aboveground storage 

2 capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; 

3 and 

4 (B) no history of spills, as determined by 

5 the Administrator. 

6 (b) CALCULATION OF AGGREGATE ABOVEGROUND

7 STORAGE CAPACITY.—For the purposes of subsection (a), 

8 the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm ex9 cludes— 

10 (1) all containers on separate parcels that have 

11 a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons; and 

12 (2) all storage containers holding animal feed in13 gredients approved for use in livestock feed by the 

14 Food and Drug Administration. 

15 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi16 nitions apply: 

17 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis18 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ19 mental Protection Agency. 

20 (2) FARM.—The term ‘‘farm’’ has the meaning 

21 given such term in section 112.2 of title 40, Code of 

22 Federal Regulations. 

23 (3) GALLON.—The term ‘‘gallon’’ refers to a 

24 United States liquid gallon. 
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1 (4) HISTORY OF SPILLS.—The term ‘‘history of 

2 spills’’ has the meaning used to describe the term ‘‘re3 portable discharge history’’ in section 112.7(k)(1) of 

4 title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor reg5 ulations). 

6 (5) SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUNTER7 MEASURE RULE.—The term ‘‘Spill Prevention, Con8 trol, and Countermeasure rule’’ means the regulation 

9 promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency 

10 under part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula11 tions. 

12 SEC. 12325. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER INFORMATION DIS13 CLOSURE. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis16 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ17 mental Protection Agency. 

18 (2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Agency’’ means the En19 vironmental Protection Agency. 

20 (3) AGRICULTURAL OPERATION.—The term ‘‘ag21 ricultural operation’’ includes any operation where 

22 an agricultural commodity crop is raised, including 

23 livestock operations. 
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1 (4) LIVESTOCK OPERATION.—The term ‘‘livestock 

2 operation’’ includes any operation involved in the 

3 raising or finishing of livestock or poultry. 

4 (b) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.— 

5 (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), the Administrator, any officer or employee 

7 of the Agency, or any contractor of the Agency, shall 

8 not make public the information of any owner, oper9 ator, or employee of an agricultural operation pro10 vided to the Agency by a farmer, rancher, or livestock 

11 producer or a State agency that has been obtained in 

12 accordance with the Federal Water Pollution Control 

13 Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or any other law, includ14 ing— 

15 (A) names; 

16 (B) telephone numbers; 

17 (C) email addresses; 

18 (D) physical addresses; 

19 (E) Global Positioning System coordinates; 

20 or 

21 (F) other identifying location information. 

22 (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in paragraph (1) af23 fects— 

24 (A) the disclosure of information described 

25 in paragraph (1) if— 
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1 (i) the information has been trans2 formed into a statistical or aggregate form 

3 at the county level or higher without any 

4 information that identifies the agricultural 

5 operation or agricultural producer; or 

6 (ii) the producer consents to the disclo7 sure; or 

8 (B) the authority of any State agency to 

9 collect information on livestock operations. 

10 (3) CONDITION OF PERMIT OR OTHER PRO11 GRAMS.—The approval of any permit, practice, or 

12 program administered by the Administrator shall not 

13 be conditioned on the consent of the agricultural pro14 ducer or livestock producer under paragraph 

15 (2)(A)(ii). 

16 SEC. 12326. REPORT ON NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

18 (1) Executive Order No. 13547, issued on July 

19 19, 2010, established the national policy for the Stew20 ardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great 

21 Lakes and requires— 

22 (A) Federal implementation of ‘‘ecosystem23 based management’’ to achieve a ‘‘fundamental 

24 shift’’ in how the United States manages ocean, 

25 coastal, and Great Lakes resources; and 
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1 (B) the establishment of nine new govern2 mental ‘‘Regional Planning Bodies’’ and ‘‘Coast3 al and Marine Spatial Plans’’ in every region of 

4 the United States. 

5 (2) Executive Order No. 13547 created a 54- 

6 member National Ocean Council led by the White 

7 House Council on Environmental Quality and Office 

8 of Science and Technology Policy that includes 54 

9 principal and deputy-level representatives from Fed10 eral entities, including the Department of Agriculture. 

11 (3) Executive Order No. 13547 requires National 

12 Ocean Council members, including the Department of 

13 Agriculture, to take action to implement the Policy 

14 and participate in coastal and marine spatial plan15 ning to the maximum extent possible. 

16 (4) The Final Recommendations of the Inter17 agency Ocean Policy Task Force that were adopted by 

18 Executive Order No. 13547 state that ‘‘effective’’ im19 plementation of the National Ocean Policy will ‘‘re20 quire clear and easily understood requirements and 

21 regulations, where appropriate, that include enforce22 ment as a critical component’’. 

23 (5) Despite repeated Congressional requests, the 

24 National Ocean Council, which is charged with over25 seeing implementation of the policy, has still not pro-
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1 vided a complete accounting of Federal activities 

2 under the policy and resources expended and allocated 

3 in furtherance of implementation of the policy. 

4 (6) The continued economic and budgetary chal5 lenges of the United States underscore the necessity 

6 for sound, transparent, and practical Federal policies. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 

9 Department of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee 

10 on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 

12 Senate a report detailing— 

13 (1) all activities engaged in and resources ex14 pended in furtherance of Executive Order No. 13547 

15 since July 19, 2010; and 

16 (2) any budget requests for fiscal year 2014 for 

17 support of implementation of Executive Order No. 

18 13547. 

19 SEC. 12327. SUNSETTING OF PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), each fiscal 

21 year the Secretary of Agriculture may not carry out any 

22 program— 

23 (1) for which an authorization of appropriations 

24 is established or extended under this Act; and 
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1 (2) that is funded by discretionary appropria2 tions (as defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced 

3 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

4 U.S.C. 900(c))). 

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect 

6 with respect to a program referred to in such subsection 

7 on the date on which the authorization of appropriations 

8 under this Act for such program expires. 

9 (c) EXISTING OBLIGATIONS.—Subsection (a) does not 

10 affect the ability of the Secretary to carry out responsibil11 ities with regard to loans, grants, or other obligations made 

12 or in existence before an applicable effective date under sub13 section (b). 

14 Subtitle D—Chesapeake Bay 

15 Accountability and Recovery 

16 SEC. 12401. SHORT TITLE. 

17 This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Ac18 countability and Recovery Act of 2013’’. 

19 SEC. 12402. CHESAPEAKE BAY CROSSCUT BUDGET. 

20 (a) CROSSCUT BUDGET.—The Director, in consulta21 tion with the Chesapeake Executive Council, the chief execu22 tive of each Chesapeake Bay State, and the Chesapeake Bay 

23 Commission, shall submit to Congress a financial report 

24 containing— 
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1 (1) an interagency crosscut budget that dis2 plays— 

3 (A) the proposed funding for any Federal 

4 restoration activity to be carried out in the suc5 ceeding fiscal year, including any planned inter6 agency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the 

7 Federal agencies that carry out restoration ac8 tivities; 

9 (B) to the extent that information is avail10 able, the estimated funding for any State res11 toration activity to be carried out in the suc12 ceeding fiscal year; 

13 (C) all expenditures for Federal restoration 

14 activities from the preceding 2 fiscal years, the 

15 current fiscal year, and the succeeding fiscal 

16 year; and 

17 (D) all expenditures, to the extent that in18 formation is available, for State restoration ac19 tivities during the equivalent time period de20 scribed in subparagraph (C); 

21 (2) a detailed accounting of all funds received 

22 and obligated by all Federal agencies for restoration 

23 activities during the current and preceding fiscal 

24 years, including the identification of funds which 
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1 were transferred to a Chesapeake Bay State for res2 toration activities; 

3 (3) to the extent that information is available, a 

4 detailed accounting from each State of all funds re5 ceived and obligated from a Federal agency for res6 toration activities during the current and preceding 

7 fiscal years; and 

8 (4) a description of each of the proposed Federal 

9 and State restoration activities to be carried out in 

10 the succeeding fiscal year (corresponding to those ac11 tivities listed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of para12 graph (1)), including the— 

13 (A) project description; 

14 (B) current status of the project; 

15 (C) Federal or State statutory or regulatory 

16 authority, programs, or responsible agencies; 

17 (D) authorization level for appropriations; 

18 (E) project timeline, including benchmarks; 

19 (F) references to project documents; 

20 (G) descriptions of risks and uncertainties 

21 of project implementation; 

22 (H) adaptive management actions or frame23 work; 

24 (I) coordinating entities; 

25 (J) funding history; 
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1 (K) cost sharing; and 

2 (L) alignment with existing Chesapeake 

3 Bay Agreement and Chesapeake Executive Coun4 cil goals and priorities. 

5 (b) MINIMUM FUNDING LEVELS.—The Director shall 

6 only describe restoration activities in the report required 

7 under subsection (a) that— 

8 (1) for Federal restoration activities, have fund9 ing amounts greater than or equal to $100,000; and 

10 (2) for State restoration activities, have funding 

11 amounts greater than or equal to $50,000. 

12 (c) DEADLINE.—The Director shall submit to Congress 

13 the report required by subsection (a) not later than 30 days 

14 after the submission by the President of the President’s an15 nual budget to Congress. 

16 (d) REPORT.—Copies of the financial report required 

17 by subsection (a) shall be submitted to the Committees on 

18 Appropriations, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, 

19 and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep20 resentatives and the Committees on Appropriations, Envi21 ronment and Public Works, and Commerce, Science, and 

22 Transportation of the Senate. 

23 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply begin24 ning with the first fiscal year after the date of enactment 
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1 of this Act for which the President submits a budget to Con2 gress. 

3 SEC. 12403. RESTORATION THROUGH ADAPTIVE MANAGE4 MENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation 

7 with other Federal and State agencies, and with the partici8 pation of stakeholders, shall develop a plan to provide tech9 nical and financial assistance to Chesapeake Bay States to 

10 employ adaptive management in carrying out restoration 

11 activities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 

12 (b) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.—The plan referred to in 

13 subsection (a) shall include— 

14 (1) specific and measurable objectives to improve 

15 water quality, habitat, and fisheries identified by 

16 Chesapeake Bay States; 

17 (2) a process for stakeholder participation; 

18 (3) monitoring, modeling, experimentation, and 

19 other research and evaluation technical assistance re20 quested by Chesapeake Bay States; 

21 (4) identification of State restoration activities 

22 planned by Chesapeake Bay States to attain the 

23 State’s objectives under paragraph (1); 
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1 (5) identification of Federal restoration activities 

2 that could help a Chesapeake Bay State to attain the 

3 State’s objectives under paragraph (1); 

4 (6) recommendations for a process for modifica5 tion of State and Federal restoration activities that 

6 have not attained or will not attain the specific and 

7 measurable objectives set forth under paragraph (1); 

8 and 

9 (7) recommendations for a process for inte10 grating and prioritizing State and Federal restora11 tion activities and programs to which adaptive man12 agement can be applied. 

13 (c) IMPLEMENTATION.—In addition to carrying out 

14 Federal restoration activities under existing authorities and 

15 funding, the Administrator shall implement the plan devel16 oped under subsection (a) by providing technical and finan17 cial assistance to Chesapeake Bay States using resources 

18 available for such purposes that are identified by the Direc19 tor under section 11402. 

20 (d) UPDATES.—The Administrator shall update the 

21 plan developed under subsection (a) every 2 years. 

22 (e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 

24 the end of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall 

25 transmit to Congress an annual report on the imple-
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1 mentation of the plan required under this section for 

2 such fiscal year. 

3 (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

4 paragraph (1) shall contain information about the 

5 application of adaptive management to restoration 

6 activities and programs, including level changes im7 plemented through the process of adaptive manage8 ment. 

9 (3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 

10 apply to the first fiscal year that begins after the date 

11 of enactment of this Act. 

12 (f) INCLUSION OF PLAN IN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND

13 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.—The Administrator shall en14 sure that the Annual Action Plan and Annual Progress Re15 port required by section 205 of Executive Order No. 13508 

16 includes the adaptive management plan outlined in sub17 section (a). 

18 SEC. 12404. INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR FOR THE CHESA19 PEAKE BAY PROGRAM. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be an Independent 

21 Evaluator for restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay 

22 watershed, who shall review and report on restoration ac23 tivities and the use of adaptive management in restoration 

24 activities, including on such related topics as are suggested 

25 by the Chesapeake Executive Council. 
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1 (b) APPOINTMENT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Independent Evaluator 

3 shall be appointed by the Administrator from among 

4 nominees submitted by the Chesapeake Executive 

5 Council. 

6 (2) NOMINATIONS.—The Chesapeake Executive 

7 Council may submit to the Administrator 4 nominees 

8 for appointment to any vacancy in the office of the 

9 Independent Evaluator. 

10 (c) REPORTS.—The Independent Evaluator shall sub11 mit a report to the Congress every 2 years in the findings 

12 and recommendations of reviews under this section. 

13 (d) CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.—In this sec14 tion, the term ‘‘Chesapeake Executive Council’’ has the 

15 meaning given that term by section 307 of the National 

16 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization 

17 Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–567; 15 U.S.C. 1511d). 

18 SEC. 12405. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this subtitle, the following definitions apply: 

20 (1) ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT.—The term ‘‘adapt21 ive management’’ means a type of natural resource 

22 management in which project and program decisions 

23 are made as part of an ongoing science-based process. 

24 Adaptive management involves testing, monitoring, 

25 and evaluating applied strategies and incorporating 
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1 new knowledge into programs and restoration activi2 ties that are based on scientific findings and the needs 

3 of society. Results are used to modify management 

4 policy, strategies, practices, programs, and restoration 

5 activities. 

6 (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis7 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ8 mental Protection Agency. 

9 (3) CHESAPEAKE BAY STATE.—The term ‘‘Chesa10 peake Bay State’’ or ‘‘State’’ means the States of 

11 Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, and New York, 

12 the Commonwealths of Virginia and Pennsylvania, 

13 and the District of Columbia. 

14 (4) CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED.—The term 

15 ‘‘Chesapeake Bay watershed’’ means the Chesapeake 

16 Bay and the geographic area, as determined by the 

17 Secretary of the Interior, consisting of 36 tributary 

18 basins, within the Chesapeake Bay States, through 

19 which precipitation drains into the Chesapeake Bay. 

20 (5) CHIEF EXECUTIVE.—The term ‘‘chief execu21 tive’’ means, in the case of a State or Commonwealth, 

22 the Governor of each such State or Commonwealth 

23 and, in the case of the District of Columbia, the 

24 Mayor of the District of Columbia. 
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1 (6) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 

2 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

3 (7) STATE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.—The term 

4 ‘‘State restoration activities’’ means any State pro5 grams or projects carried out under State authority 

6 that directly or indirectly protect, conserve, or restore 

7 living resources, habitat, water resources, or water 

8 quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including 

9 programs or projects that promote responsible land 

10 use, stewardship, and community engagement in the 

11 Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration activities 

12 may be categorized as follows: 

13 (A) Physical restoration. 

14 (B) Planning. 

15 (C) Feasibility studies. 

16 (D) Scientific research. 

17 (E) Monitoring. 

18 (F) Education. 

19 (G) Infrastructure development. 

20 (8) FEDERAL RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.—The 

21 term ‘‘Federal restoration activities’’ means any Fed22 eral programs or projects carried out under existing 

23 Federal authority that directly or indirectly protect, 

24 conserve, or restore living resources, habitat, water re25 sources, or water quality in the Chesapeake Bay wa-
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1 tershed, including programs or projects that provide 

2 financial and technical assistance to promote respon3 sible land use, stewardship, and community engage4 ment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration 

5 activities may be categorized as follows: 

6 (A) Physical restoration. 

7 (B) Planning. 

8 (C) Feasibility studies. 

9 (D) Scientific research. 

10 (E) Monitoring. 

11 (F) Education. 

12 (G) Infrastructure development. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H.R. 2642 

HOUSE AMENDMENT TO 

SENATE AMENDMENT