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funds available for grants and the purposes for 
which the grant funds will be used. 
‘‘(4) NATURE OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded 
under this section shall be considered to be a com-
petitive research, extension, or education grant. 
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN 
SHORTAGE
SITUATIONS
AND
SUPPORT
VETERINARY 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a qualified entity may use funds provided 
by a grant awarded under this section to relieve vet-
erinarian shortage situations and support veterinary 
services for any of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To promote recruitment (including 
for programs in secondary schools), placement, 
and retention of veterinarians, veterinary tech-
nicians, students of veterinary medicine, and 
students of veterinary technology. 
‘‘(B) To allow veterinary students, veteri-
nary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, 
and veterinary technician students to cover ex-
penses (other than the types of expenses de-
scribed in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend train-
ing programs in food safety or food animal 
medicine. 
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‘‘(C) To establish or expand accredited vet-
erinary education programs (including faculty 
recruitment and retention), veterinary residency 
and fellowship programs, or veterinary intern-
ship and externship programs carried out in co-
ordination with accredited colleges of veterinary 
medicine. 
‘‘(D) To provide continuing education and 
extension, including veterinary telemedicine and 
other distance-based education, for veterinar-
ians, veterinary technicians, and other health 
professionals needed to strengthen veterinary 
programs and enhance food safety. 
‘‘(E) To provide technical assistance for 
the preparation of applications submitted to the 
Secretary for designation as a veterinarian 
shortage situation under this section or section 
1415A. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITIES OPERATING VETERI-
NARY CLINICS.—A qualified entity described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a 
grant awarded under this section to establish or ex-
pand veterinary practices, including— 
‘‘(A) equipping veterinary offices; 
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‘‘(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead 
costs of such veterinary practices, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(C) establishing mobile veterinary facili-
ties in which a portion of the facilities will ad-
dress education or extension needs. 
‘‘(e) 
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Funds 
provided 
through a grant made under this section to a 
qualified 
entity 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A) and used by such entity under sub-
section (d)(2) shall be subject to an agreement 
between the Secretary and such entity that in-
cludes a required term of service for such entity 
(including a qualified entity operating as an in-
dividual), as prospectively established by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 
term of service under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider only— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the grant awarded; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the specific purpose of the grant. 
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‘‘(2) BREACH REMEDIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 
paragraph (1) shall provide remedies for any 
breach of the agreement by the qualified entity 
referred to in paragraph (1)(A), including re-
payment or partial repayment of the grant 
funds, with interest. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may grant 
a waiver of the repayment obligation for breach 
of contract if the Secretary determines that 
such qualified entity demonstrates extreme 
hardship or extreme need. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECOV-
ERED.—Funds recovered under this paragraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be credited to the account avail-
able to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR 
CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), 
funds made available for grants under this section may 
not be used— 
‘‘(1) to construct a new building or facility; or 
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‘‘(2) to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an ex-
isting building or facility, including site grading and 
improvement and architect fees. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 7105. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG-
RICULTURE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
$60,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 
through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 7106. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. 
Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3155) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURAL AND FOOD’’ before ‘‘POLICY’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary shall, acting through the Of-
fice of the Chief Economist,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘make grants, competitive 
grants, and special research grants to, and 
enter into cooperative agreements and other 
contracting instruments with,’’ and inserting 
‘‘make competitive grants to or enter into coop-
erative agreements with’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘with a history of pro-
viding unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis 
to Congress’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘other re-
search institutions’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘shall be eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘and other public 
research institutions and organizations shall be eligi-
ble’’; 
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(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy re-
search centers that have extensive databases, models, and 
demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agri-
cultural market projections, rural development analysis, 
agricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the 
farm, multiregional, national, and international levels.’’; 
and 
(6) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1996 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 7107. REPEAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION 
AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1424 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3174) is repealed. 
SEC. 7108. REPEAL OF PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO 
COMBINE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH. 
Section 1424A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3174a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7109. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3175(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7110. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3195) is amended by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1433. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL 
HEALTH 
AND 
DISEASE 
RESEARCH 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to support continuing animal health 
and disease research programs at eligible institu-
tions— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1991 through 2012; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to meet the expenses of conducting 
animal health and disease research, publishing 
and disseminating the results of such research, 
and contributing to the retirement of employees 
subject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 
331); 
‘‘(B) for administrative planning and di-
rection; and 
‘‘(C) to purchase equipment and supplies 
necessary for conducting research described in 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
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SEC. 7111. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 
ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1434 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 1438 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3200) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, exclusive 
of the funds provided for research on specific na-
tional or regional animal health and disease prob-
lems under the provisions of section 1434 of this 
title,’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
EXISTING
AND
CERTAIN
NEW
AGRICULTURAL
RE-
SEARCH
PROGRAMS.—Section 1463(c) of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(c)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘sections 1433 and 1434’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 1433’’. 
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SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND- 
GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 
UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7113. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 
SCIENCE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT IN-
SULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) SUPPORTING TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRI-
CULTURAL RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1447B(a) of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist 
the land-grant colleges and universities in the insular 
areas in efforts to— 
‘‘(1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or rel-
evant equipment necessary for conducting agricul-
tural research; and 
‘‘(2) support tropical and subtropical agricul-
tural research, including pest and disease research.’’. 
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1447B of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222b–2) is amended in the heading— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND SUPPORT TROP-
ICAL
AND
SUBTROPICAL
AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘INSTITUTIONS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1447B(d) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7114. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAIN-
ING VIRTUAL CENTERS. 
Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222c) is repealed. 
SEC. 7115. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2017’’. 
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SEC. 7116. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1999 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7117. REPEAL OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 1462A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3310a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7118. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3311) is amended in each of subsections (a) and (b) by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7119. EXTENSION SERVICE. 
Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
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3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7120. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND AD-
MINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1469 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3315) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary may retain not more than 4 
percent of amounts made available for agricultural 
research, extension, and teaching assistance pro-
grams for the administration of those programs au-
thorized under this Act or any other Act. 
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on adminis-
trative expenses under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to peer panel expenses under subsection (d) or any 
other provision of law related to the administration 
of agricultural research, extension, and teaching as-
sistance programs that contains a limitation on ad-
ministrative expenses that is less than the limitation 
under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 7121. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TER-
MINATION.—Section 1473D of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1473D(c)(1) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
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Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘use such research funding, special 
or competitive grants, or other means, as the Secretary 
determines,’’ and inserting ‘‘make competitive grants’’. 
SEC. 7122. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7123. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1475(b) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘competi-
tive’’ before ‘‘grants’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1477. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 
through 2012; and 
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‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Funds made available 
under this section may not be used to acquire or construct 
a building.’’. 
SEC. 7124. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 
through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7125. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 
PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 
Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3351(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘response such 
sums as are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘response— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2002 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 7126. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUC-
TION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1490(a) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or noncompetitive’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2002 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
(b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.—Section 1491(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3363(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as 
are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘to carry out this section— 
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‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2002 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7127. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Agricultural, Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle P—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 1492. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.—The recipi-
ent of a competitive grant that is awarded by the Sec-
retary under a covered law and that involves applied re-
search or extension that is commodity-specific or State- 
specific shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a 
combination of both, from sources other than funds pro-
vided through such grant in an amount at least equal to 
the amount of such grant. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
waive the matching funds requirement under subsection 
(a) with respect to a competitive grant that involves ap-
plied research or extension that the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
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Board has determined is a national priority under section 
1408(c). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPLIED RESEARCH.—The term ‘applied 
research’ has the meaning given such term in section 
251(f)(1)(B) of the Department of Agriculture Reor-
ganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(B)). 
‘‘(2) COVERED LAW.—The term ‘covered law’ 
means each of the following provisions of law: 
‘‘(A) This title. 
‘‘(B) Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5801 et seq.). 
‘‘(C) The Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
U.S.C. 7601 et seq.). 
‘‘(D) Section 7405 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
3319f). 
‘‘(E) Part III of subtitle E of title VII of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202 et seq.). 
‘‘(F) The Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (9) of 
section 2(b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re-
search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR EQUIP-
MENT GRANTS’’ after ‘‘FUNDS’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(A) EQUIPMENT GRANTS.—’’; 
and 
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving 
the margins two ems to the left. 
(c) APPLICATION TO AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NEW GRANTS.—Section 1492 of the Na-
tional Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), 
shall apply with respect to grants described in such 
section awarded after October 1, 2012, unless the 
provision of a covered law under which such grants 
are awarded specifically exempts such grants from 
the matching funds requirement under section 1492 
of the National Agricultural, Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977. 
(2) EXISTING GRANTS.—A matching funds re-
quirement in effect on or before October 1, 2012, 
under a covered law shall continue to apply to a 
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grant awarded under such provision of law on or be-
fore that date. 
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 
SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICA-
TIONS. 
Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each fiscal 
year’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2017’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 
SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM. 
Section 1628(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Na-
tional Training Program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2012 through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such funds as may be nec-
essary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1991 through 2012; and 
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‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7206. REPEAL OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATH-
ER INFORMATION SYSTEM. 
Subtitle D of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 7207. REPEAL OF RURAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EX-
TENSION PROGRAM. 
Section 1670 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5923) is repealed. 
SEC. 7208. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIA-
TIVE. 
Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is repealed. 
SEC. 7209. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES. 
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (d) and (e)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), in the first sentence, 
by striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (d) and (e)’’; 
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(3) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (h) (as 
redesignated by section 7125(b)(2)(B)); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (i) 
(as redesignated by section 7125(b)(2)(B)) as sub-
sections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; 
(5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, BED 
BUGS, AND OTHER PESTS’’ after ‘‘TERMITES’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, bed bugs, and other 
pests, including pests that the Secretary deter-
mines are a risk to public health’’ after ‘‘ter-
mites’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1), 
(2)(A), and (3); 
(6) in subsection (e) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it ap-
pears in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and honey bee health disorders’’ after 
‘‘collapse’’; and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, including best management practices’’ 
after ‘‘strategies’’; and 
(7) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4)), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7210. REPEAL OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 
AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7211. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FARM
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
ENCOUR-
AGED.—Following the completion of a peer review process 
for grant proposals received under this section, the Sec-
retary shall provide a priority to grant proposals found 
in the review process to be scientifically meritorious using 
the same criteria the Secretary uses to give priority to 
grants under section 1672D(b).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7212. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY FEED-
STOCK AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH 
AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1672C of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925e) is repealed. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking clause (xi); and 
(2) by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as 
clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively. 
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SEC. 7213. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry 
out this section.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7214. REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D (7 
U.S.C. 5925f) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1673. REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize regional centers of excellence established for spe-
cific agricultural commodities for the receipt of funding 
for any competitive research or extension program admin-
istered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—A regional center of excellence 
is composed of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified 
in section 2(b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)). 
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‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCEL-
LENCE.—The criteria for consideration to be recognized 
as a regional center of excellence shall include efforts— 
‘‘(1) to ensure coordination and cost effective-
ness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative efforts re-
garding research, teaching, and extension; 
‘‘(2) to leverage available resources by using 
public/private partnerships among agricultural in-
dustry groups, institutions of higher education, and 
the Federal Government; 
‘‘(3) to implement teaching initiatives to in-
crease awareness and effectively disseminate solu-
tions to target audiences through extension activi-
ties; 
‘‘(4) to increase the economic returns to rural 
communities by identifying, attracting, and directing 
funds to high-priority agricultural issues; and 
‘‘(5) to improve teaching capacity and infra-
structure at colleges and universities (including land- 
grant institutions, schools of forestry, schools of vet-
erinary medicine, and NLGCA Institutions).’’. 
SEC. 7215. REPEAL OF RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CEN-
TER. 
Section 1676 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5929) is repealed. 
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SEC. 7216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM-
ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1999 through 2012; and 
‘‘(B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 
7217. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7301. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUND-
ED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 
Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7613(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MERIT REVIEW 
OF
EXTENSION’’ and inserting ‘‘RELEVANCE
AND 
MERIT REVIEW OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘relevance and’’ before 
‘‘merit’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘extension or education’’ 
and inserting, ‘‘research, extension, or edu-
cation’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on a 
continuous basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 
SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626(e)) (as redesignated by section 7125(b)(3)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7303. REPEAL OF COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO IM-
PROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM 
SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 407 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
U.S.C. 7627) is repealed. 
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)), as amend-
ed by section 7212(b), is further amended— 
(1) by striking clause (xi) (as redesignated by 
section 7212(b)); and 
(2) by redesignating clause (xii) (as redesig-
nated by section 7212(b)) as clause (xi). 
SEC. 7304. REPEAL OF BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL 
PROGRAM. 
Section 409 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7629) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 7305. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7630(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘section such sums as 
are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 7306. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
genomics’’ and inserting ‘‘genomics, and other 
methods’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘han-
dling and processing,’’ after ‘‘production effi-
ciency,’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall award competitive grants on 
the basis of— 
‘‘(1) an initial scientific peer review conducted 
by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal 
agencies, non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop 
industry; and 
‘‘(2) a final funding determination made by the 
Secretary based on a review and ranking for merit, 
relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of spe-
cialty crop industry representatives for the specific 
specialty crop.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of 
the funds’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
FUNDING.—Of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
Secretary shall make available to carry out this 
section— 
‘‘(i) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(ii) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 and 2015; 
‘‘(iii) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 
2016; and 
‘‘(iv) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7307. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
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7642(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7308. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CEN-
TER. 
Section 612 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–185; 
112 Stat. 605) is repealed. 
SEC. 7309. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1999 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7310. REPEAL OF STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION. 
Subtitle C of title VI of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7671 et seq.) is repealed. 
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Subtitle D—Other Laws 
SEC. 7401. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 
Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Act— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1991 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7402. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
(a) DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act 
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Memorial’’; 
(2) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘Commu-
nity’’; 
(3) by striking paragraphs (5), (10), and (27); 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
(4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), 
(16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), (24), 
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(25), (26), (28), (29), (30), (31), (32), (33), and 
(34) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (8), (9), (10), (5), 
(11), (12), (13), (14), (16), (18), (19), (20), (21), 
(23), (24), (25), (26), (33), (27), (28), (29), (30), 
(31), (32), (34), (35), (36), and (15) respectively, 
and transferring the paragraphs so as to appear in 
numerical order; 
(5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) Aaniih Nakoda College.’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so re-
designated), the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) College of the Muscogee Nation. 
‘‘(7) Comanche Nation College.’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (16) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(17) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col-
lege.’’; and 
(8) by inserting after paragraph (21) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) Navajo Technical College.’’. 
(b) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 
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is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 
382) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears 
in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(d) RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land- 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–382) is amended in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(2) RESEARCH
GRANT
REQUIREMENTS.—Sec-
tion 536(b) of the Equity in Educational Land- 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–382) is amended by striking ‘‘with at 
least 1 other land-grant college or university’’ and 
all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘with— 
‘‘(1) the Agricultural Research Service of the 
Department of Agriculture; or 
‘‘(2) at least 1— 
‘‘(A) other land-grant college or university 
(exclusive of another 1994 Institution); 
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‘‘(B) non-land-grant college of agriculture 
(as defined in section 1404 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); or 
‘‘(C) cooperating forestry school (as de-
fined in that section).’’. 
SEC. 7403. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7404. REPEAL OF CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH. 
Section 221 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711) is repealed. 
SEC. 7405. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANT ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 2(b)(11)(A) of the Com-
petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(11)(A)) is amended in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Section 2(b)(2) of the Com-
petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(B) in clause (vii), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(viii) plant-based foods that are 
major sources of nutrients of concern (as 
determined by the Secretary).’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (viii), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(ix) the research and development of 
surveillance methods, vaccines, vaccination 
delivery systems, or diagnostic tests for 
zoonotic diseases in wildlife reservoirs pre-
senting a potential concern to public health 
or domestic livestock; and 
‘‘(x) the identification of animal drug 
needs and the generation and dissemina-
tion of data for safe and effective thera-
peutic applications of animal drugs for 
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minor species and minor uses of such 
drugs in major species.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by inserting before the 
semicolon ‘‘, including the effects of plant-based 
foods that are major sources of nutrients of 
concern on diet and health’’; 
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting before the 
semicolon ‘‘, including plant-based foods that 
are major sources of nutrients of concern’’; 
(C) in clause (iv), by inserting before the 
semicolon‘‘, including postharvest practices con-
ducted with respect to plant-based foods that 
are major sources of nutrients of concern’’; and 
(D) in clause (v), by inserting before the 
semicolon 
‘‘, 
including 
improving 
the 
functionality of plant-based foods that are 
major sources of nutrients of concern’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and 
(vi) as clauses (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
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‘‘(iv) the effectiveness of conservation 
practices and technologies designed to ad-
dress nutrient losses and improve water 
quality;’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (F)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘economics,’’ after ‘‘trade,’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) 
as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) the economic costs, benefits, and 
viability of producers adopting conserva-
tion practices and technologies designed to 
improve water quality;’’. 
(c) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—Section 2(b)(4) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
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‘‘(F) establish procedures under which a 
commodity board established under a com-
modity promotion law (as such term is defined 
under section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State commodity board 
(or other equivalent State entity) may directly 
submit to the Secretary proposals for requests 
for applications to specifically address par-
ticular issues related to the priority areas speci-
fied in paragraph (2).’’. 
(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 2(b)(6) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) to eligible entities to carry out the 
specific research proposals submitted under 
procedures 
established 
under 
paragraph 
(4)(F).’’. 
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(e) INTER-REGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER 
4.—Section 2(e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘minor use 
pesticides’’ and inserting ‘‘pesticides for minor agri-
cultural use and for use on specialty crops (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Specialty Crop Competitive-
ness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and for use on specialty crops’’ after ‘‘minor 
agricultural use’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) prioritize potential pest management 
technology for minor agricultural use and for 
use on specialty crops; 
‘‘(D) conduct research to develop the data 
necessary to facilitate pesticide registrations, 
reregistrations, and associated tolerances; 
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‘‘(E) assist in removing trade barriers 
caused by residues of pesticides registered for 
minor agricultural use and for use on domesti-
cally grown specialty crops; 
‘‘(F) registration and reregistration assist-
ance for pest management technologies for 
minor agricultural use and for use on specialty 
crops; and’’. 
(f) EMPHASIS
ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.— 
Section 2 of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re-
search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended by striking 
subsection (k). 
SEC. 7406. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renew-
able Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 
note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
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SEC. 7407. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 
(16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 7408. REPEAL OF USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA. 
Section 892 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 5935) is repealed. 
SEC. 7409. REPEAL OF REPORTS UNDER FARM SECURITY 
AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 
(a) REPEAL OF REPORT ON PRODUCERS AND HAN-
DLERS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS.—Section 7409 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 5925b note; Public Law 107–171) is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODI-
FIED PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS.—Section 7410 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 462) is repealed. 
(c) REPEAL OF STUDY ON NUTRIENT BANKING.— 
Section 7411 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925a note; Public Law 107–171) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 7410. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (R) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, 
and crop farming practices; 
‘‘(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private, 
nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies; 
‘‘(C) entrepreneurship and business train-
ing; 
‘‘(D) financial and risk management train-
ing; 
‘‘(E) natural resource management and 
planning; 
‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strate-
gies; 
‘‘(G) curriculum development; 
‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and in-
ternships; 
‘‘(I) resources and referral; 
‘‘(J) farm financial benchmarking; and 
‘‘(K) other similar subject areas of use to 
beginning farmers or ranchers.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
section 7125(b)(4)), by striking ‘‘and commu-
nity-based organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘, com-
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munity-based organizations, and school-based 
agricultural educational organizations’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (7) (as redesig-
nated by section 7125(b)(4)) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) MILITARY VETERAN BEGINNING FARMERS 
AND RANCHERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 per-
cent of the funds used to carry out this sub-
section for a fiscal year shall be used to support 
programs and services that address the needs of 
military veteran beginning farmers and ranch-
ers. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
PERMITTED.—A re-
cipient of a grant under this section using the 
grant as described in subparagraph (A) may co-
ordinate with a recipient of a grant under sec-
tion 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) 
in addressing the needs of military veteran be-
ginning farmers and ranchers with disabil-
ities.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(10) LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS.—A re-
cipient of a grant under this section may not use 
more than 10 percent of the funds provided by the 
grant for the indirect costs of carrying out the ini-
tiatives described in paragraph (1).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017, to remain available until 
expended.’’. 
SEC. 7411. INCLUSION OF NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AS 
A STATE UNDER MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPER-
ATIVE FORESTRY ACT. 
Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 
as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 
U.S.C. 582a–7) is amended by striking ‘‘and Guam’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands’’. 
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Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 
PART 1—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 
SEC. 7501. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION 
CENTER. 
Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7502. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG-
RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREP-
ARATION, AND RESPONSE. 
Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec-
essary’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘sub-
section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
section— 
‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7503. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
Section 14121(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012; and 
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‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7504. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 14122(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available 
until expended; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017, to remain available until expended.’’. 
PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 7511. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 
and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking ‘‘5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘9 years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘1, 3, and 
5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘5, 7, and 9 years’’. 
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SEC. 7512. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 
Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is 
amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘9- 
year period’’. 
SEC. 7513. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING. 
Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 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 carried out 
by the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture for which annual appropriations are re-
quested in the annual budget submission of the 
President. 
‘‘(2) REQUEST
FOR
AWARDS.—The term ‘re-
quest for awards’ means a funding announcement 
published by the National Institute of Food and Ag-
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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 or associated 
with— 
‘‘(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 to be awarded under 
section 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(d) of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(d)); 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. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—Unless the President sub-
mits the information described in paragraph (2)(C) 
for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out 
any program during the fiscal year that is author-
ized under— 
‘‘(A) section 2(b) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)); 
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‘‘(B) section 1621 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5811); 
‘‘(C) section 1672B of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5925b); 
‘‘(D) section 412 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632); or 
‘‘(E) section 7405 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
3319f). 
‘‘(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, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining a description of the agricultural research, exten-
sion, and education activities carried out by the Federal 
Government during the fiscal year that immediately pre-
cedes the year for which the report is submitted, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(1) a review of the extent to which those ac-
tivities— 
‘‘(A) are duplicative or overlap within the 
Department of Agriculture; or 
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‘‘(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, 2013, a 5-year projection 
of national priorities with respect to agricultural re-
search, extension, and education, taking into account 
domestic needs.’’. 
SEC. 7514. REPEAL OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS 
FOR THE STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT 
BACTERIA. 
Section 7521 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202) is repealed. 
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SEC. 7515. REPEAL OF FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSIST-
ANCE NETWORK. 
Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is repealed. 
SEC. 7516. REPEAL OF SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
Section 7523 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 415–1) is repealed. 
SEC. 7517. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 7518. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7526 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘the 
Department of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appro-
priate Federal agencies (as determined by the Sec-
retary)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘multistate’’ and all that follows through the 
period and inserting ‘‘integrated, multistate re-
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search, extension, and education programs on 
technology development and technology imple-
mentation.’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C); 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in accordance with 
paragraph (2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘gasification’’ and in-
serting ‘‘bioproducts’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the Department of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appropriate 
Federal agencies’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
7526(f)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section 
(c)(1)(D)(i)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(C)(i)’’. 
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SEC. 7519. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON FOOD 
DESERTS. 
Section 7527 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2039) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 7520. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TRANS-
PORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Section 7529 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5938) is repealed. 
SEC. 7521. CONVEYANCE OF LAND COMPRISING SUB-
TROPICAL HORTICULTURE RESEARCH STA-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 
Miami-Dade County in the State of Florida. 
(2) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Property’’ means 
approximately 2 acres, more or less, of the federally 
owned land comprising the Subtropical Horticulture 
Research Station in the County, which— 
(A) has been mutually delineated by the 
Secretary and the authorized representative of 
the County; and 
(B) fronts on SW 67th Avenue in Palmetto 
Bay, Florida. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(b) PROPERTY CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date on which the County deposits the con-
sideration under paragraph (2) and cost reimburse-
ment provided in this section with the Department 
of Agriculture, the Secretary shall convey and quit-
claim to the County, all rights, title, and interests of 
the United States in the Property, subject to ease-
ments and rights of record and such other reserva-
tions, terms, and conditions as the Secretary may 
prescribe. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—As consideration for 
the conveyance of the Property, the County 
shall pay to the Secretary an amount in cash 
equal to the market value of the property. 
(B) APPRAISAL.—To determine the market 
value of the Property, the Secretary shall have 
the Property appraised for the highest and best 
use of the Property in conformity with the Uni-
form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac-
quisitions developed by the Interagency Land 
Acquisition Conference. The approved appraisal 
shall at all times be the property of the United 
States. 
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(3) CORRECTIONS.—With the agreement of the 
County, the Secretary may make minor corrections 
or modifications to the legal description of the Prop-
erty. 
(4) COSTS.— 
(A) TRANSACTION COSTS.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (C), the County shall, at 
closing for the conveyance of the Property 
under this Act, pay or reimburse the Secretary, 
as appropriate, for the reasonable transaction 
and administrative personnel costs associated 
with the conveyance authorized by this Act, in-
cluding the transaction costs of appraisal, title, 
hazardous substances examination, and closing 
costs. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition 
to transaction costs under subparagraph (A), 
the County shall pay administrative costs in the 
liquidated amount of $50,000. 
(C) ATTORNEYS’ FEES.—The County and 
the Secretary shall each bear their own attor-
neys’ fees. 
(5) SURVEY.—The County shall, at its cost, 
survey the exterior boundaries of the Subtropical 
Horticulture Research Station and the Property in 
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accordance with Federal survey standards and to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary, and shall provide to 
the Secretary certified originals with signature and 
raised seal. 
(6) RELEASE.—The County, by a recordable in-
strument that the Secretary determines is satisfac-
tory, shall release the Department of Agriculture 
from the instrument dated September 8, 2006, titled 
‘‘Unity of Title’’. 
(7) SECURITY FENCING.—On or before closing 
for the conveyance of the Property under this sec-
tion, the County shall, at its cost, contract for the 
construction of a security fence located on the 
boundary between the Property and the adjacent 
land administered by the Secretary. The fence shall 
be of materials and standards approved in advance 
by the Secretary. The Secretary may approve tem-
porary security structures for use during construc-
tion phases of the fence. 
(8) OTHER
TERMS.—The Secretary and the 
County may otherwise effect the purpose of this sec-
tion on such additional terms as are mutually ac-
ceptable and which are not inconsistent with the 
provisions of this section. 
(c) RECEIPTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deposit 
all funds received from the conveyance authorized 
under this section, including the market value con-
sideration and the reimbursement for costs, into the 
Treasury of the United States to be credited to the 
appropriation for the Agricultural Research Service. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any limi-
tation in applicable appropriation Acts for the De-
partment of Agriculture or the Agricultural Re-
search Service, all funds deposited into the Treasury 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be available to the 
Secretary until expended, without further appropria-
tion, for the operation, upkeep, and maintenance of 
the Subtropical Horticulture Research Station. 
SEC. 7522. CONCESSIONS, FEES, AND VOLUNTARY SERV-
ICES AT NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 
Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 
196) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or non-
profit organizations that support the purpose of the 
National Arboretum’’ after ‘‘mission of the National 
Arboretum’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF DONORS.—A non-profit orga-
nization granted a concession under (a)(1) may recognize 
donors if such recognition is approved in advance by the 
Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 7523. COTTON DISEASE RESEARCH REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on the fungus fusarium oxysporum f. sp. 
vasinfectum race 4 (referred to in this section as ‘‘FOV 
Race 4’’) and the impact of such fungus on cotton, includ-
ing— 
(1) an overview of the threat FOV Race 4 poses 
to the cotton industry in the United States; 
(2) the status and progress of Federal research 
initiatives to detect, contain, or eradicate FOV Race 
4, including current FOV Race 4-specific research 
projects; and 
(3) a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV 
Race 4 that establishes— 
(A) detection and identification goals; 
(B) containment goals; 
(C) eradication goals; and 
(D) a plan to partner with the cotton in-
dustry in the United States to maximize re-
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sources, information sharing, and research re-
sponsiveness and effectiveness. 
SEC. 7524. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 
2013) are both amended by striking ‘‘Title III of the De-
partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 
and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994’’. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain 
Forestry Programs 
SEC. 8001. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8002 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public 
Law 107–171; 16 U.S.C. 2103 note) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
SEC. 8002. WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103b) is repealed. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
SEC. 8003. EXPIRED COOPERATIVE NATIONAL FOREST 
PRODUCTS MARKETING PROGRAM. 
Section 18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2112) is repealed. 
SEC. 
8004. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
INSTITUTION 
AGRICUL-
TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEAD-
ERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 8402 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is re-
pealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
SEC. 8005. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 303 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
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Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Co-
operative 
Forestry 
Assistance 
Act of 1978 Programs 
SEC. 8101. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM. 
Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
‘‘(2) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 8102. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CON-
SERVATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (g) of section 7A of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
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‘‘(2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
Subtitle C—Reauthorization of 
Other Forestry-Related Laws 
SEC. 8201. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 8202. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 
Subsection (d) of section 2405 of the Global Climate 
Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1996 through 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 8203. CHANGE IN FUNDING SOURCE FOR HEALTHY 
FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GEN-
ERAL’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘FISCAL
YEARS
2009 
THROUGH 2012’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(b) FISCAL YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture to carry out this section $9,750,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In addition 
to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may use such amount of the funds appropriated 
for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and 
Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the 
Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost of tech-
nical assistance, management, and enforcement respon-
sibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve 
program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 
504.’’. 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—In car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a three-tiered application, evaluation, and over-
sight process that varies based on the cost of the 
proposed project with the process most simplified for 
projects referred to in subparagraph (A), more com-
prehensive for projects referred to in subparagraph 
(B), and most comprehensive for projects referred to 
in subparagraph (C). The three tiers for such proc-
ess shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) TIER 1.—Projects for which the cost 
of the project funded under this subsection is 
not more than $80,000. 
‘‘(B) TIER 2.—Projects for which the cost 
of the project funded under this subsection is 
more than $80,000 but less than $200,000. 
‘‘(C) TIER 3.—Projects for which the cost 
of the project funded under this subsection is 
$200,000 or more.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 9007(g) of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)) 
is amended— 
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lation of this title by a person covered by this 
title has occurred, the suspension shall remain 
in effect until the Secretary issues a revocation 
of the certification of the person or of the ac-
creditation of the certifying agent, covered by 
this title, after an expedited administrative ap-
peal under section 2121 has been completed. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—After notice and oppor-
tunity for an administrative appeal under section 
2121, if a violation of this title is determined to have 
occurred, the Secretary shall revoke the organic cer-
tification of the producer or handler, or the accredi-
tation of the certifying agent. 
‘‘(d) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A revocation of a certifi-
cation or an accreditation under subsection (c)(2) 
shall be final and conclusive unless the affected per-
son files an appeal of the revocation, if the affected 
person so elects, to a United States district court as 
provided in section 2121(b) not later than 30 days 
after the date of the revocation under subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) STANDARD.—A revocation of a certifi-
cation or an accreditation under subsection (c)(2) 
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