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be followed by States in administering this 
subsection. The initial set of requirements 
shall be established not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
clause.’’. 
SEC. 604. AUTHORIZATION LEVEL FOR FARM-TO-CAFE-
TERIA ACTIVITIES. 
Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended in subsection 
(i)(2) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2013.’’. 
SEC. 605. EXTENSION OF WIC FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRI-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 17(m)(9)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(m)(9)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2009’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2013’’; and 
(2) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, the Secretary shall make available to 
carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for 
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fiscal year 2008, $30,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 
2010, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, 
and not less than $75,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2012 and each fiscal year
thereafter. 
Such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 606. SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘2007’’, and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $30,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and not less than 
$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal 
year thereafter’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end, 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) to promote the transition to organic and 
other environmentally beneficial food production sys-
tems.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS; BENEFIT LEVELS.— 
The regulations required by subsection (c)— 
‘‘(1) shall allow for participation by farmers’ 
markets, and roadside stands, community supported 
agriculture programs; and 
‘‘(2) shall not limit the ability of State or re-
gional programs to set benefit levels per individual 
senior.’’. 
SEC. 607. FARMERS’ MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar-
keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended by strik-
ing subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish criteria and guidelines for the submission, eval-
uation, and funding of proposed projects under the 
Program. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize 
for funding projects that will support, encourage, or 
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promote the transition to organic and other environ-
mentally beneficial forms of agricultural production. 
‘‘(e) 
FUNDING.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
use 
$25,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to carry out this section in each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2013, of which $5,000,000 shall be used 
to support the use of electronic benefit transfers at farm-
ers’ markets.’’. 
SEC. 608. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE PROCUREMENT OF LOCALLY 
PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Locally procured agricultural products, as 
compared to products transported from distant 
sources— 
(A) are often harvested closer to full ripe-
ness and can have higher nutritional quality; 
(B) can have improved ripeness, taste, or 
selection, which can increase rates of consump-
tion of agricultural products; and 
(C) are more efficient to store, distribute, 
and package. 
(2) Use of local produce— 
(A) reduces dependence upon foreign oil by 
reducing fuel consumption rates associated with 
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the production or transportation of agricultural 
products; 
(B) can help to improve the ability of those 
using the procurement system to provide edu-
cation on nutrition, farming, sustainability, en-
ergy efficiency, and the importance of local pur-
chases to the local economy; 
(C) helps to maintain a robust logistics 
network for agricultural product procurement; 
and 
(D) promotes farm, business, and economic 
development by accessing local markets. 
(3) Section 9(j) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(j)) directs 
the Secretary of Agriculture to encourage institu-
tions participating in the school lunch program es-
tablished under that Act and the school breakfast 
program established by section 4 of the Child Nutri-
tion Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) to purchase, in 
addition to other food purchases, locally produced 
foods, to the maximum extent practicable and appro-
priate. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GEOGRAPHIC PRO-
CUREMENT PREFERENCE.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Department of Defense may use a 
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geographic preference to purchase locally produced agri-
cultural products for— 
(1) the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia; 
(2) the Department of Defense Farm to School 
Program; 
(3) the Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and 
Vegetable Program; 
(4) the service academies; 
(5) Department of Defense domestic dependant 
schools; 
(6) other Department of Defense schools under 
chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code; 
(7) commissary and exchange stores; and 
(8) morale, welfare, and recreation facilities op-
erated by the Department of Defense 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RELATED 
ENTITIES GEOGRAPHIC PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, schools, local educational agencies, 
and other entities may use a geographic preference to pur-
chase locally produced agricultural products for— 
(1) the school breakfast program established by 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
U.S.C. 1773); 
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(2) the school lunch program established under 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
(3) the summer food service program for chil-
dren established under section 13 of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1761); and 
(4) the child and adult care food program es-
tablished under section 17 of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766). 
(d) ADDITION OF GEOGRAPHIC PREFERENCE.—In 
the case of the purchase of agricultural products for a pro-
gram or entity described in subsection (b) or (c), the local 
food service director or other entity making the purchase 
may include the geographic preference provided by such 
subsections in bid specifications and may select a bid in-
volving locally produced agricultural products, even if that 
bid is not the lowest bid. 
(e) REPORTING.—A school, local educational agency, 
or other entity participating in one or more of the pro-
grams described in subsection (c) shall report to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture if the school, local educational agen-
cy, or other entity pays more than 10 percent more than 
the lowest bid to purchase locally produced agricultural 
products in accordance with this section. 
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(f) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall periodically review the use of 
the geographic preference provided by this section to pre-
vent fraud or abuse. 
SEC. 609. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NUTRITION PROMOTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Service, shall establish and carry out a program 
to provide assistance to eligible trade organizations de-
scribed in subsection (c) to increase the consumption of 
fruits and vegetables in the United States to meet Federal 
health guidelines. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION.—To be eli-
gible for assistance under this section, an organization 
shall— 
(1) be an eligible trade organization; 
(2) prepare and submit a plan to increase the 
consumption of fruits and vegetables in the United 
States to the Administrator of the Agricultural Mar-
keting Service that meets any guidelines governing 
such plans established by the Administrator; and 
(3) meet any other requirements established by 
the Administrator. 
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(c) ELIGIBLE TRADE ORGANIZATIONS.—An eligible 
trade organization under this section shall be— 
(1) a nonprofit fruit and vegetable trade organi-
zations in the United States; 
(2) a nonprofit State or regional fruit and vege-
table organization; 
(3) a fruit and vegetable agricultural coopera-
tive in the United States; 
(4) a commodity board or commission in the 
United States; or 
(5) a small business engaged in the fruit and 
vegetable industry in the United States. 
(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—Assistance provided under 
this section shall not exceed— 
(1) in the case of an organization described in 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (c), 90 
percent of the cost of the plan to increase the con-
sumption of fruits and vegetables in the United 
States submitted under subsection (b)(2); and 
(2) in the case of an organization described in 
subsection (c)(5), 50 percent of the cost of the plan 
to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables 
in the United States submitted under subsection 
(b)(2). 
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(e) FUNDING.—Of the funds available to the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Administrator of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Service shall use $100,000,000 in each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 610. USE OF ‘‘DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS’’ 
IN 
SPECIAL 
NUTRITION 
PROGRAMS 
AND 
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 9(a) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ALLOCATIONS TO BE BASED ON DIETARY 
GUIDELINES.—For school year 2007 and each school 
year thereafter, the Secretary shall ensure that allo-
cations of food and food ingredients offered in school 
nutrition programs under this Act and the Child 
Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) are 
based on the most recent Dietary Guidelines for 
Americans.’’. 
SEC. 611. SECTION 32 SPECIALTY CROP PURCHASES. 
(a) MINIMUM LEVEL OF PURCHASES.—Section 32 of 
the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended 
in the sixth sentence by inserting after ‘‘and their prod-
ucts’’ the following: ‘‘, and, for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012, the Secretary of Agriculture shall devote 
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not less than $400,000,000 of sums appropriated under 
this section to purchases of non-basic agricultural com-
modities, such as fruits, vegetables, and other specialty 
food crops’’. 
(b) EXPANSION OF DOD FRESH PROGRAM.—Such 
section is further amended by inserting after the sixth sen-
tence, as amended by subsection (a), the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Of the funds specified in the preceding sen-
tence, the Secretary of Agriculture shall expend not less 
than $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $75,000,000 for 
both fiscal years 2009 and 2010, $100,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2011, and $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 for the 
purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to 
schools and service institutions in accordance with section 
6(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1755(a)).’’. 
SEC. 612. ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. 
Section 11(e)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(1)(A) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and 
provide food stamp nutrition education’’ after ‘‘program’’. 
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TITLE VII—PROMOTION OF NEW 
MARKETS AND FARM VIABILITY 
SEC. 701. NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AND TRAN-
SITION COST SHARE PROGRAM. 
Section 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 10606. NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION AND 
TRANSITION COST SHARE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 
through the Natural Resources Conservation Service) shall 
use $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2013 to establish a national organic certification and tran-
sition cost-share program to assist producers and handlers 
of agricultural products in obtaining certification under 
the national organic production program established under 
the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 
et seq.) and to assist producers and handlers in making 
the transition to organic production under the such pro-
gram. 
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATION COSTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pay 
under this section a portion of the costs incurred by 
a producer or handler in obtaining certification 
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under the national organic production program, as 
certified to and approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
payment made to a producer or handler for certifi-
cation under this section shall be $750 per year. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available 
under subsection (a), the Secretary (acting through 
the Agricultural Marketing Service) shall use 
$25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 to share up to 75 percent of the cost 
of certification. 
‘‘(c) ACCREDITATION AND ENFORCEMENT COSTS.— 
Of the funds made available under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary (acting through the Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice) shall use $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2013 to fund the accreditation and enforcement 
programs operated by the National Organic Program to 
implement the accreditation and enforcement provisions of 
the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990. 
‘‘(d) REIMBURSEMENTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NEC-
ESSARY TO IMPLEMENT ORGANIC PRACTICE STAND-
ARDS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a program to reimburse 
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producers and handlers for the costs of transition to 
organic production. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—Under the program estab-
lished under paragraph (1), the Secretary (acting 
through the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice) shall use $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013 to assist producers and 
handlers developing and implementing infrastructure 
and practices necessary to transition land and ani-
mals to meet the requirements of the Organic Food 
Production Act of 1990. 
‘‘(3) PLAN
SUBMISSION.—The Secretary may 
only reimburse a producer or handler under this sec-
tion if the producer or handler submits to the Sec-
retary an organic transition plan that contains the 
expected costs for infrastructure and practices, the 
environmental and economic benefits derived from 
the infrastructure or implementing organic practice 
standards, and a demonstration of the existence of 
a market or the reasonable expectation of a future 
market for the products to be produced or handled. 
‘‘(4) 
APPROPRIATE
INFRASTRUCTURE
AND 
PRACTICE STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall only re-
imburse producers and handlers under this sub-
section for the costs of the following: 
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‘‘(A) Organic practices and activities dur-
ing transition to certified organic production 
consistent with an approved plan to transition 
to certified organic production. 
‘‘(B) Farm infrastructure necessary to im-
plement organic practice standards, including 
livestock watering facilities and fencing, so long 
as such infrastructure is consistent with an ap-
proved plan to transition to certified organic 
production. 
‘‘(C) Organic livestock welfare measures, 
so long as such infrastructure or practices and 
activities are necessary to implement an organic 
practice standard and are consistent with an 
approved plan to transition to certified organic 
production. 
‘‘(D) Advanced organic practices consistent 
with approved certified organic production. 
‘‘(E) Technical assistance, including the 
costs of developing an approved transition plan 
under this section. 
‘‘(F) Other measures the Secretary, after 
consultation with the National Organic Stand-
ards Board, determines are appropriate. 
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‘‘(5) ORGANIC
TRANSITION
TECHNICAL
AD-
VICE.—The Secretary shall consult with the Na-
tional Organic Standards Board regarding the ele-
ments of an approved organic transition plan and to 
identify and recommend ways that the Secretary 
may generally use the resources provided for pro-
grams under subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) to facili-
tate transition to organic production, including the 
resources provided by the Environmental Quality In-
centives Program and the Conservation Security 
Program. 
‘‘(6) MAXIMUM AMOUNT FOR TRANSITION RE-
IMBURSEMENT.—Except as provided in (A) and (B), 
the maximum amount of reimbursement paid to a 
producer or handler for transition to organic produc-
tion under this section shall be $10,000 per fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(A) SPECIALTY CROPS.—In the case of an 
individual or entity who annually produces 
three or more types of specialty crops, the indi-
vidual or entity may not receive, directly or in-
directly, cost-share or incentive payments under 
this section that, in the aggregate, exceed 
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$20,000 per year, for a period not to exceed 
four years. 
‘‘(B) DAIRY.—In the case of an individual 
or entity whose principal farming enterprise is 
dairy, the individual or entity may not receive, 
directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive 
payments under this section that, in the aggre-
gate, exceed $20,000 per year, for a period not 
to exceed four years. 
‘‘(7) ELIGIBLE FISCAL YEARS.—A producer or 
handler may only receive payments— 
‘‘(A) in four fiscal years; and 
‘‘(B) after the first payment, in the fiscal 
year in which such payment was made and the 
three subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(8) TRANSITION
REIMBURSEMENTS.—A cer-
tified organic producer or handler under the national 
organic production program shall be eligible for re-
imbursements to make the transition to organic pro-
duction for new lands and livestock. 
‘‘(9) SUSPENSION AUTHORITY.—To ensure or-
derly and continued growth in organic farming— 
‘‘(A) prior to each fiscal year and no later 
than October 1st of each year, the Secretary 
shall publish organic commodity specific assess-
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ments analyzing the domestic production and 
consumption, import and export organic market 
demand and growth potential for each organic 
commodity and the anticipated number and 
total amount of new reimbursements for the fol-
lowing year affecting each commodity; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall not enroll new 
producers under this subsection if, for any par-
ticular agricultural commodity, any new pro-
ducers would produce an increased amount of 
that agricultural commodity that the Secretary 
finds is reasonably anticipated to affect the con-
tinuing economic viability of farmers currently 
certified under the national organic production 
program or would create unreasonable geo-
graphic disparities in the distribution of reim-
bursements provided under this section. 
‘‘(10) APPEALS.—An applicant seeking transi-
tion assistance under this section has the right to 
appeal an adverse decision by Secretary with regard 
to an application for assistance, as provided in sec-
tion 275 of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6995). 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
Of the funds made available under subsection (a) for a 
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fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than 
$15,000,000 to provide technical and educational assist-
ance to producers and handlers to carry out this section, 
including entering into cooperative agreements with quali-
fied entities to implement the transition to organic produc-
tion. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.—Not later than March 1 of each 
year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and the Na-
tional Organic Standards Board a report detailing State- 
by-State expenditures on certification, including the num-
ber of producers and handlers served by the program, and 
State-by-State expenditures on transition assistance, in-
cluding the number of producers and handlers served by 
the program, the practices implemented, an assessment of 
the impacts of the program on organic production, and 
recommended reforms, if any.’’. 
TITLE VIII—RURAL REGIONAL 
INVESTMENT INITIATIVE 
SEC. 801. RURAL REGIONAL INVESTMENT INITIATIVE. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE AREA.—Section 385B 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 2009dd–1) is amended by striking paragraph (3) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘eligible area’ 
means a nonmetropolitan county that, based on in-
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formation contained in the 2000 decennial census, 
has a population that resides in areas more than 50 
percent of which are classified as rural by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) COMPOSITION OF REGIONAL BOARDS.—Section 
385C(b)(2)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd–2(b)(2)(A)) is amended by 
striking clauses (vi) and (vii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(vi) academic institutions, including 
community colleges; 
‘‘(vii) faith-based organizations; 
‘‘(viii) other entities and organiza-
tions, as determined by the Regional 
Board; and 
‘‘(ix) consortia of entities and organi-
zations described in clauses (i) through 
(viii).’’. 
(c) COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL BOARD ON RURAL 
AMERICA.—Section 385D(b)(1)(A) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd– 
3(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (iv) through 
(vii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iv) representatives of State and 
local governments; 
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‘‘(v) representatives of the rural phil-
anthropic community; 
‘‘(vi) representatives of Indian tribes 
(as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self- 
Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)); 
‘‘(vii) representatives of nonprofit or-
ganizations; 
‘‘(viii) representatives of academic in-
stitutions, including community colleges; 
and 
‘‘(ix) representatives of such other en-
tities or organizations as the Secretary 
considers to be appropriate.’’. 
(d) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—Section 385E of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2009dd–4) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000 each 
year’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘each year’’ after ‘‘shall use’’; 
(B) 
in 
paragraph 
(1), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$8,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$87,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$135,000,000’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(E) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) not less than $40,000,000 to carry out 
section 385I; and’’. 
(e) RURAL
STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT
PLANNING 
GRANTS.—Section 385F of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd–5) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCES.—In awarding planning grants, 
the National Board shall give a preference to planning 
grants that will be used— 
‘‘(1) to address community capacity building 
and community sustainability; 
‘‘(2) to incorporate other Federal agency devel-
opment plans; or 
‘‘(3) to leverage available public and private as-
sets.’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘$100,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$250,000’’. 
(f) INNOVATION GRANTS.—Section 385G of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
2009dd–6) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘to be admin-
istered by the Office of Rural Development’’ after 
‘‘innovation grants’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(7), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing poverty alleviation’’ before the period at the end; 
and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL
ORGANIZATIONS.—A Re-
gional Board may select 1 or more non-Federal or-
ganizations to manage and use innovation grants ap-
proved and awarded under this section.’’. 
SEC. 802. RURAL REGIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
Subtitle I of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009dd et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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