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(2) AUTHORIZED SERVICES.—The forest, range-
land, and watershed restoration and protection serv-
ices referred to in paragraph (1) include the conduct 
of— 
(A) activities to treat insect infected trees; 
(B) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and 
(C) any other activities to restore or im-
prove forest, rangeland, and watershed health, 
including fish and wildlife habitat. 
(3) STATE AS AGENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (6), a cooperative agreement or contract 
entered into under paragraph (1) may authorize the 
State forester to serve as the agent for the Secretary 
in providing the restoration and protection services 
authorized under that paragraph. 
(4) SUBCONTRACTS.—In accordance with appli-
cable contract procedures for the eligible State, a 
State forester may enter into subcontracts to provide 
the restoration and protection services authorized 
under a cooperative agreement or contract entered 
into under paragraph (1). 
(5) TIMBER SALES.—Subsections (d) and (g) of 
section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 
1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) shall not apply to services per-
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formed under a cooperative agreement or contract en-
tered into under paragraph (1). 
(6) RETENTION OF NEPA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
Any decision required to be made under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) with respect to any restoration and protection 
services to be provided under this section by a State 
forester on National Forest System land shall not be 
delegated to a State forester or any other officer or 
employee of the eligible State. 
(7) APPLICABLE LAW.—The restoration and pro-
tection services to be provided under this section shall 
be carried out on a project-to-project basis under ex-
isting authorities of the Forest Service. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 8401. REVISION OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FOREST IN-
VENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) REVISION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall revise the strategic plan for forest inven-
tory and analysis initially prepared pursuant to section 
3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re-
search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to address the re-
quirements imposed by subsection (b). 
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(b) ELEMENTS OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—In re-
vising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
describe in detail the organization, procedures, and funding 
needed to achieve each of the following: 
(1) Complete the transition to a fully annualized 
forest inventory program and include inventory and 
analysis of interior Alaska. 
(2) Implement an annualized inventory of trees 
in urban settings, including the status and trends of 
trees and forests, and assessments of their ecosystem 
services, values, health, and risk to pests and diseases. 
(3) Report information on renewable biomass 
supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, re-
gional, and national level, including by ownership 
type. 
(4) Engage State foresters and other users of in-
formation from the forest inventory and analysis in 
reevaluating the list of core data variables collected on 
forest inventory and analysis plots with an emphasis 
on demonstrated need. 
(5) Improve the timeliness of the timber product 
output program and accessibility of the annualized 
information on that database. 
(6) Foster greater cooperation among the forest 
inventory and analysis program, research station 
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leaders, and State foresters and other users of infor-
mation from the forest inventory and analysis. 
(7) Promote availability of and access to non- 
Federal resources to improve information analysis 
and information management. 
(8) Collaborate with the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and United States Geological Survey 
to integrate remote sensing, spatial analysis tech-
niques, and other new technologies in the forest inven-
tory and analysis program. 
(9) Understand and report on changes in land 
cover and use. 
(10) Expand existing programs to promote sus-
tainable forest stewardship through increased under-
standing, in partnership with other Federal agencies, 
of the over 10 million family forest owners, their de-
mographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship. 
(11) Implement procedures to improve the statis-
tical precision of estimates at the sub-State level. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the revised strategic 
plan to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
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resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 8402. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PRO-
GRAM. 
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conserva-
tion-related programs executed on National Forest System 
lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced 
Services Program established pursuant to section 1252 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851) to provide 
technical services for conservation-related programs and au-
thorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest 
System lands. 
SEC. 8403. GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
RESEARCH UNDER FOREST AND RANGELAND 
RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FORESTRY
AND RANGELAND RE-
SEARCH
AND
EDUCATION
HIGH
PRIORITY.—Section 
3(d)(2) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(d)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) 
Science 
and 
technology 
transfer, 
through the Forest Products Laboratory, to dem-
onstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as 
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SEC. 8404. EXTENSION OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS AU-
THORITY REGARDING USE OF DESIGNATION 
BY PRESCRIPTION TO ALL THINNING SALES 
UNDER 
NATIONAL 
FOREST 
MANAGEMENT 
ACT OF 1976. 
Subsection (g) of section 14 of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(g) Designation, including but not limited to, mark-
ing when necessary, designation by description, or designa-
tion by prescription, and supervision of harvesting of trees, 
portions of trees, or forest products shall be conducted by 
persons employed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Such per-
sons shall have no personal interest in the purchase or har-
vest of such products and shall not be directly or indirectly 
in the employment of the purchaser thereof. Designation by 
prescription and designation by prescription shall be con-
sidered valid methods for designation, and may be super-
vised by use of post-harvest cruise, sample weight scaling, 
or other methods determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate.’’. 
SEC. 8405. REIMBURSEMENT OF FIRE FUNDS EXPENDED BY 
A STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPPRES-
SION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
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(b) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY.—If a State seeks re-
imbursement for amounts expended for resources and serv-
ices provided to another State for the management and sup-
pression of a wildfire, the Secretary of Agriculture, subject 
to subsections (c) and (d)— 
(1) may accept the reimbursement amounts from 
the other State; and 
(2) shall pay those amounts to the State seeking 
reimbursement. 
(c) MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.—As a condi-
tion of seeking and providing reimbursement under sub-
section (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State 
providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assist-
ance agreement with the Forest Service or an agency of the 
Department of the Interior for providing and receiving 
wildfire management and suppression resources and serv-
ices. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may prescribe the terms and conditions determined 
to be necessary to carry out subsection (b). 
(e) EFFECT ON PRIOR REIMBURSEMENTS.—Any ac-
ceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary 
of Agriculture before the date of enactment of this Act that 
otherwise would have been authorized under this section 
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shall be considered to have been made in accordance with 
this section. 
SEC. 8406. ABILITY OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS 
TO MEET NEEDS OF LOCAL WOOD PRO-
DUCING FACILITIES FOR RAW MATERIALS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing— 
(1) an assessment of the raw material needs of 
wood producing facilities located within the bound-
aries of each unit of the National Forest System or 
located outside of the unit, but within 100 miles of 
such boundaries; 
(2) the volume of timber which would be avail-
able if the unit of the National Forest System annu-
ally sold its Allowable Sale Quantity in the current 
Forest Plan; 
(3) the volume of timber actually sold and har-
vested from each unit of the National Forest System 
for the previous decade, 
(4) a comparison of the volume actually sold and 
harvested from the previous decade to the Allowable 
Sale Quantity calculated in that decade by preceding 
or current forest plans; and 
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(5) an assessment of the ability of each unit of 
National Forest System to meet the needs of these fa-
cilities for raw materials. 
SEC. 8407. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
ROADS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the following: 
(1) The total mileage of National Forest System 
roads and trails not meeting forest plan standards 
and guidelines. 
(2) The total amount, in dollars, of Capital Im-
provement & Maintenance deferred maintenance 
needs for National Forest System roads, including a 
five-year analysis in the trend in total deferred main-
tenance costs. 
(3) The sources of funds used for capital im-
provement & maintenance roads, including appro-
priated funds, mandatory funds, and receipts from 
activities on National Forest System lands. 
(4) The impact of road closures on recreational 
activities and timber harvesting. 
(5) The impact on land acquisitions, whether 
through fee acquisition, donation, or easement, on the 
maintenance backlog. 
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TITLE IX—ENERGY 
SEC. 9001. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM. 
Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended by— 
(1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) BIOBASED PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘biobased 
product’ means a product determined by the Sec-
retary to be a commercial or industrial product 
(other than food or feed) that is— 
‘‘(i) composed, in whole or in signifi-
cant part, of biological products, including 
renewable domestic agricultural materials 
and forestry materials; or 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate ingredient or 
feedstock. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘biobased prod-
uct’, with respect to forestry materials, includes 
forest products that meet biobased content re-
quirements, notwithstanding the market share 
the product holds, the age of the product, or 
whether the market for the product is new or 
emerging.’’; 
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(2) redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), 
(12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 
(13), (14), and (16); 
(3) inserting after paragraph (8), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) FOREST PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ means a product made from materials de-
rived from the practice of forestry or the man-
agement of growing timber. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ includes— 
‘‘(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 
lumber, and other wood products; and 
‘‘(ii) any recycled products derived 
from forest materials.’’; and 
(4) inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redesig-
nated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘renewable energy system’ 
means a system that— 
‘‘(i) produces usable energy from a re-
newable energy source; and 
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SEC. 9004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 
9005. 
BIOENERGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
BIOFUELS. 
Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
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(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redes-
ignated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in the heading of paragraph (1) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPRO-
PRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF FEASIBILITY STUDIES.—Section 
9007(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is amended by strik-
ing paragraph (3). 
(2) TIERED
APPLICATION
PROCESS.—Section 
9007(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) TIERED
APPLICATION
PROCESS.—In car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish 
a three-tiered application, evaluation, and oversight 
process that varies based on the cost of the proposed 
project with the process most simplified for projects 
referred to in subparagraph (A), more comprehensive 
for projects referred to in subparagraph (B), and most 
comprehensive for projects referred to in subpara-
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graph (C). The three tiers for such process 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 Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
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(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 9009. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIO-
ENERGY PRODUCERS. 
Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9010. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Program to’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘support the establishment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Program to support the establish-
ment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
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(i) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as 
clause (x); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (viii) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(ix) existing project areas that have 
received funding under this section and the 
continuation of funding of such project 
areas to advance the maturity of such 
project areas; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)(ii)— 
(i) by striking subclause (III); and 
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) 
and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re-
spectively; 
(4) by striking subsection (d); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (1); 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘There is au-
thorized’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL
YEAR 
2013.—There is authorized’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as paragraph (3) and moving the margin of 
such paragraph (as so redesignated) two 
ems to the left; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph), by 
striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
subsection’’. 
SEC. 9011. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 
Section 9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘carry out this section’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013; and 
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‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9012. REPEAL OF BIOFUELS INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 
Section 9002 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2095) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 9013. REPEAL OF RENEWABLE FERTILIZER STUDY. 
Section 9003 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2096) is re-
pealed. 
TITLE X—HORTICULTURE 
SEC. 10001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION. 
Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 10002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 
MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622c) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 10003. FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO-
MOTION PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing 
Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 
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(1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 
‘‘AND LOCAL FOOD’’ after ‘‘FARMERS’ MARKET’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and Local Food’’ after 
‘‘Farmers’ Market’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘farmers’ markets and to 
promote’’; and 
(C) by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘and assist in the development of local food busi-
ness enterprises.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Pro-
gram are to increase domestic consumption of, and con-
sumer access to, locally and regionally produced agricul-
tural products by assisting in the development, improve-
ment, and expansion of— 
‘‘(1) domestic farmers’ markets, roadside stands, 
community-supported 
agriculture 
programs, 
agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to- 
consumer market opportunities; and 
‘‘(2) local and regional food business enterprises 
that process, distribute, aggregate, and store locally or 
regionally produced food products.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘or other agricultural busi-
ness entity’’ after ‘‘cooperative’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including a community 
supported agriculture network or association’’ 
after ‘‘association’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FUNDS REQUIREMENTS
FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An entity receiving a 
grant under this section for a project to carry out a 
purpose described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide 
matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind 
contribution in an amount equal to 25 percent of the 
total cost of such project. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
entity may not use a grant or other assistance pro-
vided under this section for the purchase, construc-
tion, or rehabilitation of a building or structure.’’; 
and 
(7) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (5))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 50 per-
cent of such funds shall be used for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 per-
cent of such funds shall be used for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
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‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 3 percent of the total 
amount made available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year may be used for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
SEC. 10004. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 
(a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INITIA-
TIVES.—Section 7407(d)(2) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading of such paragraph, by striking 
‘‘2008 THROUGH 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 THROUGH 
2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
(b) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE FOR 
NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Section 2122 of the Or-
ganic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION
AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 
modernize database and technology systems of the national 
organic program.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR NA-
TIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, 
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section 2123(b)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE 
PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 10606 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
6523) is repealed. 
(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS 
FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.—Subsection (e) 
of section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS 
FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of a commodity promotion law, a person that 
produces, handles, markets, or imports organic prod-
ucts may be exempt from the payment of an assess-
ment under a commodity promotion law with respect 
to any agricultural commodity that is certified as ‘or-
ganic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 
205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations or a suc-
cessor regulation). 
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‘‘(2) SPLIT
OPERATIONS.—The exemption de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply to the certified 
‘organic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 
205 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation) products of a producer, han-
dler, or marketer regardless of whether the agricul-
tural commodity subject to the exemption is produced, 
handled, or marketed by a person that also produces, 
handles, or markets conventional or nonorganic agri-
cultural products, including conventional or non-
organic agricultural products of the same agricultural 
commodity as that for which the exemption is 
claimed. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
the exemption of a person under this subsection if the 
person maintains a valid organic certificate issued 
under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—This 
subsection shall be effective until the date on which 
the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion 
order in accordance with subsection (f). 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
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(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.—Sec-
tion 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM.—The term 
‘certified organic farm’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502). 
‘‘(B) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘covered 
person’ means a producer, handler, marketer, or 
importer of an organic agricultural commodity. 
‘‘(C) DUAL-COVERED AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITY.—The term ‘dual-covered agricultural 
commodity’ means an agricultural commodity 
that— 
‘‘(i) is produced on a certified organic 
farm; and 
‘‘(ii) is covered under both— 
‘‘(I) an organic commodity pro-
motion order issued pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
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‘‘(II) any other agricultural com-
modity promotion order issued under 
section 514. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may issue 
an organic commodity promotion order under section 
514 that includes any agricultural commodity that— 
‘‘(A) is produced or handled (as defined in 
section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that is cer-
tified to be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 
percent organic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations or a successor 
regulation)); or 
‘‘(B) is imported with a valid organic cer-
tificate (as defined in such part). 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—If the Secretary issues an or-
ganic commodity promotion order described in para-
graph (2), a covered person may elect, for applicable 
dual-covered agricultural commodities and in the sole 
discretion of the covered person, whether to be assessed 
under the organic commodity promotion order or an-
other applicable agricultural commodity promotion 
order. 
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‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
(g) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—Sec-
tion 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and In-
formation Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7412(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) products, as a class, that are produced 
on a certified organic farm (as defined in section 
2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that are certified to 
be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 percent or-
ganic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations or a successor regulation));’’. 
SEC. 10005. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 
ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990. 
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amended 
by inserting after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2122A. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.—The 
Secretary shall establish an expedited administrative hear-
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ing procedure under which the Secretary may suspend or 
revoke the organic certification of a producer or handler 
or the accreditation of a certifying agent in accordance with 
subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in addi-
tion to a hearing conducted pursuant to section 2120. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such 
investigative actions as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary to carry out this title— 
‘‘(A) to verify the accuracy of any informa-
tion reported or made available under this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) to determine, with regard to actions, 
practices, or information required under this 
title, whether a person covered by this title has 
committed a violation of this title. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATIVE
POWERS.—The Secretary 
may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena 
witnesses, compel attendance of witnesses, take evi-
dence, and require the production of any records re-
quired to be maintained under section 2112(d) or 
2116(c) that are relevant to the investigation. 
‘‘(c) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a vio-
lation of this title for any person covered by this title— 
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‘‘(1) to refuse to provide information required by 
the Secretary under this title; or 
‘‘(2) to violate— 
‘‘(A) a suspension or revocation of the or-
ganic certification of a producer or handler; or 
‘‘(B) a suspension or revocation of the ac-
creditation of a certifying agent. 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) SUSPENSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
after notice and opportunity for an expedited 
administrative hearing, suspend the organic cer-
tification of a producer, handler or the accredita-
tion of a certifying agent if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such expe-
dited administrative hearing, proved that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 
handler, the producer or handler— 
‘‘(aa) has recklessly com-
mitted a violation of a term, con-
dition, or requirement of the or-
ganic plan to which the producer 
or handler is subject; or 
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‘‘(D) CURING OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
not issue a suspension of a certification or 
accreditation under this paragraph if the 
producer, handler, or certifying agent sub-
ject to such suspension— 
‘‘(I) before the date on which the 
suspension would otherwise have been 
issued, cures, or corrects the deficiency 
giving rise to, the violation for which 
the certification or accreditation would 
have been suspended; or 
‘‘(II) within a reasonable time-
frame (as determined by the Sec-
retary), enters into a settlement with 
the Secretary regarding a deficiency 
referred to in subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) DURING SUSPENSION.—The Sec-
retary shall terminate the suspension of an 
organic certification or accreditation issued 
under this paragraph if the producer, han-
dler, or certifying agent subject to such sus-
pension cures the violation for which the 
certification or accreditation was suspended 
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under this paragraph before the date on 
which the period of the suspension ends. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
after notice and opportunity for an expedited 
administrative hearing under this section and 
an expedited administrative appeal under sec-
tion 2121, revoke the organic certification of a 
producer or handler, or the accreditation of a 
certifying agent if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such hear-
ing, proved that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 
handler, the producer or handler— 
‘‘(aa) has knowingly com-
mitted an egregious violation of a 
term, condition, or requirement of 
the organic plan to which the pro-
ducer or handler is subject; or 
‘‘(bb) has knowingly com-
mitted, or is knowingly commit-
ting, an egregious violation of this 
title; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 
agent, the agent has knowingly com-
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mitted, or is knowingly committing, an 
egregious violation of this title; or 
‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
ministrative hearing and such an expedited 
administrative appeal. 
‘‘(B) INITIATION
OF
REVOCATION
PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary 
finds, during an investigation or during the 
period of a suspension under paragraph (1), 
that a producer, handler, or certifying agent 
has knowingly committed an egregious vio-
lation of this title, the Secretary shall ini-
tiate revocation proceedings with respect to 
such violation not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the producer, handler, or 
certifying agent receives notice of such find-
ing in accordance with clause (ii). The Sec-
retary may not initiate revocation pro-
ceedings with respect to such violation after 
the date on which that 30-day period ends. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—Not later than five 
days after the date on which the Secretary 
makes the finding described in clause (i), 
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the Secretary shall provide to the producer, 
handler, or certifying agent notice of such 
finding. 
‘‘(e) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) SUSPENSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The suspension of a 
certification or accreditation under subsection 
(d)(1) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 
United States district court in accordance with 
section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 
after the date on which the person subject to such 
suspension receives notice of the suspension. 
‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A suspension of a certification or accredi-
tation under subsection (d)(1) by the Secretary 
shall be final and conclusive— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a suspension that is 
appealed under subparagraph (A) within 
the 30-day period specified in such subpara-
graph, on the date on which judicial review 
of such suspension is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension that 
is not so appealed, the date on which such 
30-day period ends. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The revocation of a cer-
tification or an accreditation under subsection 
(d)(2) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 
United States district court in accordance with 
section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 
after the date on which the person subject to such 
revocation receives notice of the revocation. 
‘‘(B) REVOCATION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A revocation of a certification or an ac-
creditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Sec-
retary shall be final and conclusive— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a revocation that is 
appealed under subparagraph (A) within 
the 30-day period specified in such subpara-
graph, on the date on which judicial review 
of such revocation is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a revocation that is 
not so appealed, the date on which such 30- 
day period ends. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS 
AND REVOCATIONS.—A suspension or revocation of a 
certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) 
shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards of 
review specified in section 706(2) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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‘‘(f) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person covered by this 
title fails to obey a revocation of a certification or an 
accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such rev-
ocation has become final and conclusive or after the 
appropriate United States district court has entered 
a final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the United 
States may apply to the appropriate United States 
district court for enforcement of such revocation. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If the court determines 
that the revocation was lawfully made and duly 
served and that the person violated the revocation, the 
court shall enforce the revocation. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL PENALTY.—If the court finds that the 
person violated the revocation of a certification or an 
accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the person shall 
be subject to one or more of the penalties provided in 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 2120. 
‘‘(g) VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘violation of this title’ means a violation 
specified in section 2120.’’. 
SEC. 10006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES. 
Section 10105(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655a(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 10007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act 
of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS BASED ON VALUE AND ACREAGE.—Sub-
ject to subsection (c), for each State whose application for 
a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Secretary 
under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for such fiscal 
year to the State under this section shall bear the same ratio 
to the total amount made available under subsection (l)(1) 
for such fiscal year as— 
‘‘(1) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in the State and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, 
as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri-
culture data; bears to 
‘‘(2) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in all States and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in all States, 
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