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SEC. 7512. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING. 
Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF COM-
PETITIVE
PROGRAMS.—In this section, the 
term’’; and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE
PROGRAMS.—The term’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) COVERED PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 
program’ means— 
‘‘(A) each research program carried out by 
the Agricultural Research Service or the Eco-
nomic Research Service for which annual appro-
priations are requested in the annual budget 
submission of the President; and 
‘‘(B) each competitive program (as defined 
in section 251(f)(1) of the Department of Agri-
culture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6971(f)(1))) carried out by the National Insti-
tute of Food and Agriculture for which annual 
appropriations are requested in the annual 
budget submission of the President. 
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‘‘(3) REQUEST
FOR
AWARDS.—The term ‘re-
quest for awards’ means a funding announcement 
published by the National Institute of Food and Ag-
riculture that provides detailed information on fund-
ing opportunities at the Institute, including the pur-
pose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation 
criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on 
how to apply for such opportunities.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET SUBMIS-
SION REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the President 
shall submit to Congress, together with the annual 
budget submission of the President, the information 
described in paragraph (2) for each funding request 
for a covered program. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph includes— 
‘‘(A) baseline information, including with 
respect to each covered program— 
‘‘(i) the funding level for the program 
for the fiscal year preceding the year the 
annual budget submission of the President 
is submitted; 
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‘‘(ii) the funding level requested in the 
annual budget submission of the President, 
including any increase or decrease in the 
funding level; and 
‘‘(iii) an explanation justifying any 
change from the funding level specified in 
clause (i) to the level specified in clause 
(ii); 
‘‘(B) with respect to each covered program 
that is carried out by the Economic Research 
Service or the Agricultural Research Service, 
the location and staff years of the program; 
‘‘(C) the proposed funding levels to be allo-
cated to, and the expected publication date, 
scope, and allocation level for, each request for 
awards to be published under— 
‘‘(i) each priority area specified in sec-
tion 2(b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, 
and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)); 
‘‘(ii) each research and extension 
project carried out under section 1621(a) 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5811(a)); 
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‘‘(iii) each grant awarded under sec-
tion 1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5925b(a)); 
‘‘(iv) each grant awarded under sec-
tion 412(b) of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(b)); and 
‘‘(v) 
each 
grant 
awarded 
under 
7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
3319f(c)(1)); or 
‘‘(D) any other information the Secretary 
determines will increase congressional oversight 
with respect to covered programs. 
‘‘(f) REPORT
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OF
AGRI-
CULTURE.—Each year on a date that is not later than 
the date on which the President submits the annual budg-
et submission, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report containing a description of the agricultural re-
search, extension, and education activities carried out by 
the Federal Government during the fiscal year that imme-
diately precedes the year for which the report is submitted, 
including— 
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‘‘(1) a review of the extent to which those ac-
tivities— 
‘‘(A) are duplicative or overlap within the 
Department of Agriculture; or 
‘‘(B) are similar to activities carried out 
by— 
‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(ii) the States (including the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and other territories or possessions 
of the United States); 
‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
or 
‘‘(iv) the private sector; and 
‘‘(2) for each report submitted under this sec-
tion on or after January 1, 2014, a 5-year projection 
of national priorities with respect to agricultural re-
search, extension, and education, taking into account 
both domestic and international needs.’’. 
SEC. 7513. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 7525 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937) is amended by striking sub-
section (e) and inserting the following: 
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