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(C) ATTORNEYS’ FEES.—The County and 
the Secretary shall each bear their own attor-
neys’ fees. 
(5) SURVEY.—The County shall, at its cost, sur-
vey the exterior boundaries of the Subtropical Horti-
culture Research Station and the Property in accord-
ance with Federal survey standards and to the satis-
faction of the Secretary, and shall provide to the Sec-
retary certified originals with signature and raised 
seal. 
(6) RELEASE.—The County, by a recordable in-
strument that the Secretary determines is satisfactory, 
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 section, 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 temporary security structures 
for use during construction phases of the fence. 
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(8) OTHER
TERMS.—The Secretary and the 
County may otherwise effect the purpose of this sec-
tion on such additional terms as are mutually accept-
able and which are not inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this section. 
(c) RECEIPTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall deposit 
all funds received from the conveyance authorized 
under this section, including the market value consid-
eration and the reimbursement for costs, into the 
Treasury of the United States to be credited to the ap-
propriation 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 Research 
Service, all funds deposited into the Treasury pursu-
ant to subsection (b) shall be available to the Sec-
retary until expended, without further appropriation, 
for the operation, upkeep, and maintenance of the 
Subtropical Horticulture Research Station. 
SEC. 7522. CONCESSIONS, FEES, AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES 
AT NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 
Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 196) 
is amended— 
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(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: 
‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF DONORS.—A non-profit organi-
zation granted a concession under subsection (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 enactment 
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, including— 
(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; 
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(B) containment goals; 
(C) eradication goals; and 
(D) a plan to partner with the cotton in-
dustry in the United States to maximize re-
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 Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’ and inserting 
‘‘Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and De-
partment 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 striking 
subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2012. 
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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. 
(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 LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 8402 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is repealed. 
(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 Res-
toration 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. 
SEC. 8006. SEPARATE FOREST SERVICE DECISIONMAKING 
AND APPEALS PROCESS. 
Section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102– 
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381; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note) is repealed. Section 428 of divi-
sion E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1046; 16 U.S.C. 6515 note) shall 
not apply to any project or activity implementing a land 
and resource management plan developed under section 6 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) that is categorically excluded 
from documentation in an environmental assessment or an 
environmental impact statement under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
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 Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended 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.’’. 
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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 amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2012; and 
‘‘(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, Conserva-
tion, 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 amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1996 through 2012; and 
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‘‘(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— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
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 appro-
priations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
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 de-
termines necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, 
management, and enforcement responsibilities for land en-
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rolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursuant to 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 504.’’. 
SEC. 8204. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECT AUTHORITY. 
Section 347(a) of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained 
in section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 
U.S.C. 2104 note) is amended by striking ‘‘2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2017’’. 
Subtitle D—National Forest 
Critical Area Response 
SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) CRITICAL AREA.—The term ‘‘critical area’’ 
means an area of the National Forest System des-
ignated by the Secretary under section 8302 
(2) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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SEC. 8302. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall designate critical areas within the Na-
tional Forest System for the purposes of addressing— 
(1) deteriorating forest health conditions in ex-
istence as of the date of the enactment of this Act due 
to insect infestation, drought, disease, or storm dam-
age; and 
(2) the future risk of insect infestations or dis-
ease outbreaks through preventative treatments. 
(b) DESIGNATION METHOD.—In considering National 
Forest System land for designation as a critical area, the 
Secretary shall use— 
(1) for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the most re-
cent annual forest health aerial surveys of mortality 
and defoliation; and 
(2) for purposes of subsection (a)(2), the Na-
tional Insect and Disease Risk Map. 
(c) TIME FOR INITIAL DESIGNATIONS.—The first crit-
ical areas shall be designated by the Secretary not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DURATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designation of 
a critical area shall expire not later than 10 years after 
the date of the designation. 
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SEC. 8303. APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES AND 
ACTIVITIES OF THE HEALTHY FORESTS RES-
TORATION ACT OF 2003 TO CRITICAL AREAS. 
(a) 
APPLICABILITY.—Subject 
to 
subsections 
(b) 
through (e), title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.) (including the environ-
mental analysis requirements of section 104 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 6514), the special administrative review process 
under section 105 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6515), and the 
judicial review process under section 106 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 6516)), shall apply to all Forest Service projects and 
activities carried out in a critical area. 
(b) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.—Section 322 of 
Public Law 102–381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note; 106 Stat. 1419) 
shall not apply to projects conducted in accordance with 
this section. 
(c) REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS.—In applying title I 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511 et seq.) to Forest Service projects and activities in a 
critical area, the Secretary shall make the following modi-
fications: 
(1) The authority shall apply to the entire crit-
ical area, including land that is outside of a 
wildland-urban interface area or that does not satisfy 
any of the other eligibility criteria specified in section 
102(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6512(a)). 
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(2) All projects and activities of the Forest Serv-
ice, including necessary connected actions (as de-
scribed in section 1508.25(a)(1) of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), shall 
be considered to be authorized hazardous fuel reduc-
tion projects for purposes of applying the title. 
(d) SMALLER PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a project conducted in a critical area in 
accordance with this section that comprises less than 
10,000 acres shall be— 
(A) considered an action categorically ex-
cluded from the requirements for an environ-
mental assessment or an environmental impact 
statement under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion); and 
(B) exempt from the special administrative 
review process under section 105 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6515). 
(2) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AREAS.—Paragraph 
(1) does not apply to— 
(A) a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; 
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(B) any Federal land on which, by Act of 
Congress or Presidential proclamation, the re-
moval of vegetation is restricted or prohibited; 
(C) a congressionally designated wilderness 
study area; or 
(D) an area in which activities under para-
graph (1) would be inconsistent with the appli-
cable land and resource management plan. 
(e) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.—All projects and 
activities carried out in a critical area pursuant to this 
subtitle shall be consistent with the land and resource man-
agement plan established under section 6 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1604) for the unit of the National Forest System 
containing the critical area. 
SEC. 8304. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible State’’ 
means a State that contains National Forest System 
land. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE
FORESTER.—The term ‘‘State for-
ester’’ means the head of a State agency with jurisdic-
tion over State forestry programs in an eligible State. 
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(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 
a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole 
source contract) with a State forester to authorize the 
State forester to provide the forest, rangeland, and 
watershed restoration and protection services de-
scribed in paragraph (2) on National Forest System 
land in the eligible State. 
(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 
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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-
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. 
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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). 
(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-
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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 
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. 
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(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-
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. 
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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: 
‘‘(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, 
and 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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‘‘(ii) may include distribution compo-
nents necessary to move energy produced by 
such system to the initial point of sale. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A system described in 
subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism 
for dispensing energy at retail.’’. 
SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 
Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) FISCAL
YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9003 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
8103) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to eligible enti-
ties’’ and all that follows through ‘‘guarantees for 
loans’’ and inserting ‘‘to eligible entities guarantees 
for loans’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 
and 
(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 9003(g) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(3), is amended— 
(1) in the heading of paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘FOR FISCAL YEARS 2009 AND 2010’’ after ‘‘FUND-
ING’’; 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(3) FISCAL
YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 9004. REPEAL OF REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
AND TRANSFER OF REMAINING FUNDS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subject to subsection (b), section 9004 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8104) is repealed. 
(b) USE OF REMAINING FUNDING FOR RURAL ENERGY 
FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.—Funds made available pursuant 
to subsection (d) of such section 9004 that are unobligated 
on the day before the date of the enactment of this section 
shall— 
(1) remain available until expended; 
(2) be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
carry out financial assistance for energy efficiency 
improvements and renewable energy systems under 
section 9007(a)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(a)(2)); and 
(3) be in addition to any other funds made 
available to carry out that program. 
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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) in the heading of paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) FISCAL
YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (d) of section 9006 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’. 
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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 
by— 
(A) redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (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-
graph (C). The three tiers for such process shall be as 
follows: 
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‘‘(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) in the heading of paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(3) in the heading of paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) FISCAL
YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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this section $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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) in the heading of paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2012’’ after 
‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) FISCAL
YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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 ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’. 
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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)— 
(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 
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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 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Of the 
funds’’ and inserting ‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.—Of 
the funds’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2013 THROUGH 2017.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), there are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 
‘‘(B) MULTIYEAR
CONTRACTS.—For each 
multiyear contract entered into by the Secretary 
during a fiscal year under this section, the Sec-
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retary shall ensure that sufficient funds are obli-
gated from the appropriation for that fiscal year 
to fully cover all payments required by the con-
tract for all years of the contract.’’. 
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 2012; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’. 
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. 
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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 ‘‘2017’’. 
SEC. 10002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 
MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 
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— 
(1) in the section heading, 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) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the Program 
are to increase domestic consumption of, and con-
sumer access to, locally and regionally produced agri-
cultural products by assisting in the development, im-
provement, and expansion of— 
‘‘(A) domestic farmers’ markets, roadside 
stands, community-supported agriculture pro-
grams, agritourism activities, and other direct 
producer-to-consumer market opportunities; and 
‘‘(B) local and regional food business enter-
prises that process, distribute, aggregate, and 
store locally or regionally produced food prod-
ucts.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(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 
(g); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to applications sub-
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mitted by eligible entities that include proposals for projects 
that— 
‘‘(1) benefit underserved communities; 
‘‘(2) develop market opportunities for small and 
mid-sized farm and ranch operations; and 
‘‘(3) include a strategic plan to maximize the use 
of funds to build capacity for local and regional food 
systems in a community. 
‘‘(f) 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)(1)(B) shall pro-
vide 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 (g) (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) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017. 
‘‘(3) 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 subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) and 
50 percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 
described in subparagraph (B) of such subsection. 
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‘‘(4) 
LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 5 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) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY
FUNDING.—In addition to 
funds made available under paragraph (1), of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Sec-
retary shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000, 
to remain available until expended.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’. 
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(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.—Section 2123 of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (7); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION
AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Of the funds of the 
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Commodity Credit Corporation and in addition to any 
other funds made available to carry out section 2122(c), the 
Secretary shall use to carry out such section $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2013, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE 
PROGRAM.—Section 10606 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is repealed. 
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. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) 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 any provision of this 
title. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(b) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a vio-
lation of this title for any person covered by this title— 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(c) 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 or handler, or accredita-
tion of a certifying agent, if the Secretary has 
reason to believe that a person producing or han-
dling an agricultural product, or a certifying 
agent, has violated or is violating any provision 
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of this title. The decision to suspend a certifi-
cation under this subparagraph by the Secretary 
may be appealed to a United States district 
court not later than 30 days after such decision 
is made and shall not take effect until judicial 
review of such decision is completed. 
‘‘(B) 
CONTINUATION
OF
SUSPENSION 
THROUGH APPEAL.—If the Secretary determines 
subsequent to an investigation that a violation of 
this title by a person covered by this title has oc-
curred, the suspension shall remain in effect 
until the Secretary issues a revocation of the cer-
tification of the person or of the accreditation of 
the certifying agent, covered by this title, after 
an expedited administrative appeal under sec-
tion 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 accredita-
tion of the certifying agent. 
‘‘(d) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A revocation of a certifi-
cation or an accreditation under subsection (c)(2) 
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shall be final and conclusive unless the affected person 
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 certification 
or an accreditation under subsection (c)(2) shall be 
set aside only if the revocation of such certification or 
such accreditation is clearly erroneous. 
‘‘(e) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person covered by this 
title fails to obey a revocation of a certification or an 
accreditation under subsection (c)(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 (c)(2), the person shall 
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be subject to one or more of the penalties provided in 
subsections (a) and (b) of 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 ‘‘2017’’. 
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 
‘‘2017’’; 
(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— 
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‘‘(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, 
as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri-
culture data.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(l); 
(4) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture Re-
form and Risk Management Act of 2012, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of making 
grants to multistate projects under this section for projects 
involving— 
‘‘(1) food safety; 
‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 
‘‘(3) research; 
‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 
issues; and 
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‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes of 
this section, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may not use more than 3 percent of the funds 
made available to carry out this section for a fiscal 
year for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 
this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 
funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 
administrative expenses.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving such subparagraphs two 
ems to the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MULTISTATE
PROJECTS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail-
able until expended— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.’’. 
SEC. 10008. REPORT ON SPECIALTY CROP PRODUCTION BY 
CERTAIN FARMERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall, in consultation with interested persons, submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
a report on specialty crop production by small-holder, 
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women, minority, and socially disadvantaged producers (as 
defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))) throughout the 
United States, including— 
(1) an assessment of— 
(A) the number of such producers in the 
United States; 
(B) the economic and social challenges such 
producers have in increasing production capac-
ity and value; and 
(C) the resources needed to increase or add 
value to the production of such producers; 
(2) a list of the resources available at the De-
partment of Agriculture to provide assistance to such 
producers; 
(3) an evaluation of private sector resources and 
initiatives that could be used to increase production 
capacity and value for the crops grown by such pro-
ducers; and 
(4) an evaluation of how geographic differences 
affect opportunities available to small-holder pro-
ducers. 
(b) UPDATES AND COMPLETION.—The Secetary shall 
submit the completed report required under subsection (a) 
not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
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the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act 
of 2012. Beginning on such date of enactment, the Secretary 
shall update the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives every 90 days on the progress made toward 
completing the report. 
SEC. 10009. REPORT ON HONEY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with persons affected by the potential estab-
lishment of a Federal standard for the identity of honey, 
shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs a re-
port describing how an appropriate Federal standard for 
the identity of honey would be in the interest of consumers, 
the honey industry, and United States agriculture. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration the March, 2006, Standard of Identity citi-
zens petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration, 
including any current industry amendments or clarifica-
tions necessary to update such petition. 
SEC. 10010. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 
(a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Section 
4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Apples in’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 
without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex-
port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 
a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments 
made by this section 
SEC. 10011. INCLUSION OF OLIVE OIL IN IMPORT CON-
TROLS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL ADJUST-
MENT ACT. 
Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 
U.S.C. 608e–1(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘olive oil,’’ after 
‘‘olives (other than Spanish-style green olives),’’. 
SEC. 10012. PETITIONS TO DETERMINE ORGANISM NOT A 
PLANT PEST. 
(a) PETITION TO DETERMINE ORGANISM NOT A PLANT 
PEST.—The Plant Protection Act is amended by inserting 
after section 411 (7 U.S.C. 7711) the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 411A. PETITION TO DETERMINE ORGANISM NOT A 
PLANT PEST. 
‘‘(a) PETITION.—A person may petition the Secretary 
for a determination that an organism that is subject to reg-
ulation by the Secretary as a plant pest under this Act is 
not a plant pest for purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW OF PETITION.— 
‘‘(1) ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS REQUIRED.—In 
reviewing a petition submitted under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall conduct the following with respect 
to an organism that is the subject of the petition: 
‘‘(A) PLANT PEST RISK ASSESSMENT.—An 
assessment of the likelihood that such organism 
is a plant pest. 
‘‘(B) ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.—An anal-
ysis of any likely adverse effects of such organism 
on the soil, water, air quality, non-target orga-
nisms, and listed threatened and endangered spe-
cies and the critical habitat of such species for 
the environment in which such organism is like-
ly to be grown or otherwise used under the condi-
tions specified in such petition. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION.—The Secretary shall issue 
a determination that an organism is not a plant pest 
for purposes of this Act if the Secretary determines, 
based on sound science and the plant pest risk assess-
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ment conducted under paragraph (1)(A), that an or-
ganism is not likely to be a plant pest. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
REVIEW
PERIOD.—Not later 
than one year after the date on which the Sec-
retary determines that a petition submitted 
under subsection (a) is complete, the Secretary 
shall complete the plant pest risk assessment and 
the environmental analysis required under para-
graph (1) and issue a determination with respect 
to such petition under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) EXTENSION.—The Secretary may ex-
tend the one-year review period referred to in 
subparagraph (A) for a petition for one addi-
tional period of not more than 180 days if the 
Secretary determines that additional review is 
necessary. The Secretary shall notify the person 
who submitted the petition, in writing, of the 
reasons for the extension and an estimate of the 
time period necessary to complete the review. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MEET TIME PE-
RIOD.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
if after completing the plant pest risk assessment, but 
not the environmental analysis, required under para-
graph (1), the Secretary finds that there is no reason 
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to believe that an organism is a plant pest and does 
not grant or deny a petition submitted under sub-
section (a) with respect to such organism within the 
time period required under paragraph (3), such orga-
nism shall be deemed not to be a plant pest for pur-
poses of this Act. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT ON PESTICIDE REGISTRATION.—In 
the case of an organism containing a plant-incor-
porated protectant (as defined in section 174.3 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor reg-
ulation) with respect to which an application for reg-
istration of the plant-incorporated protectant is pend-
ing under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a et seq.), a determina-
tion made under paragraph (2) that an organism is 
not a plant pest or the deeming that an organism is 
not a plant pest under paragraph (4) shall not be ef-
fective until the registration of the plant-incorporated 
protectant contained in such organism is approved 
under 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a et seq.). If such reg-
istration is not approved, a determination made 
under paragraph (2) that an organism is not a plant 
pest or a deeming that an organism is not a plant 
pest under paragraph (4) shall not become effective. 
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‘‘(6) SUBSEQUENT AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.— 
Notwithstanding a determination that an organism is 
not a plant pest under paragraph (2) or that such or-
ganism has been deemed not to be a plant pest under 
paragraph (4), the Secretary may issue a determina-
tion, based on information discovered after the date of 
such determination or the date on which the organism 
was so deemed and sound science, that an organism 
is a plant pest for purposes of this Act. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish 
notice in the Federal Register of— 
‘‘(i) the grant or denial of a petition 
submitted under subsection (a) with respect 
to an organism; or 
‘‘(ii) the deeming that such organism 
is not a plant pest under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(B) RISK
ASSESSMENTS
AND
ENVIRON-
MENTAL ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall provide 
to the person who submitted a petition under 
subsection (a), and make available to the public, 
the risk assessment and environmental analysis 
prepared under paragraph (1) with respect to 
such petition. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICABILITY
OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 
CONDUCTED FOR PETITION TO DETERMINE ORGANISM NOT 
A PLANT PEST.— 
‘‘(1) EXCLUSIVE
ANALYSIS
PERFORMED.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the environ-
mental analysis required under subsection (b)(1) and 
as specifically described in such subsection shall be 
the only analysis or procedure regarding the effects on 
the environment of an organism that is the subject of 
a petition submitted under subsection (a) required or 
authorized by law with respect to reviewing and tak-
ing action on such a petition. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS
FOR 
OTHER ANALYSES.—No funds made available by any 
Act shall be obligated, expended, or used for any anal-
ysis or procedure regarding the effects on the environ-
ment of an organism conducted for purposes of this 
section other than the environmental analysis re-
quired under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION ON SOLICITATION OF FUNDS 
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall 
not require or solicit any financial assistance from a 
person submitting a petition under subsection (a) for 
any analysis or procedure regarding the effects on the 
environment of an organism or for any other analysis 
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or procedure not specifically authorized by subsection 
(b)(1). 
‘‘(d) USE OF DATA FROM PERMITS FOR PURPOSES OF 
PETITION FOR A DETERMINATION THAT AN ORGANISM NOT 
A PLANT PEST.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary shall use data collected under a permit 
issued by the Secretary under section 411(a) with respect 
to an organism, among other relevant data, for purposes 
of the review of a petition submitted under subsection (a) 
with respect to such organism.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY OF REVIEW FOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ANALYSIS APPLICABLE TO PERMITS.—Section 411 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7711) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) 
as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON ANALYSES AND PROCEDURES FOR 
PERMITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
the analyses or procedures required under the regulations 
issued by the Secretary under the Federal Plant Pest Act 
and continued in effect in accordance with section 438(c) 
shall be the only analyses or procedures required or author-
ized by law with respect to reviewing and taking action 
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on an application for a permit submitted under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(d) ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS APPLICABLE TO CER-
TAIN PERMITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, in reviewing an application for a permit submitted 
under subsection (a) that is not excluded from environ-
mental review under regulations issued by the Secretary in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection (or 
any successor regulations), the Secretary shall conduct an 
environmental analysis described in section 411A(b)(1)(B). 
Such analysis shall be the only environmental analysis or 
procedure required or authorized by law with respect to re-
viewing and taking action on such an application.’’. 
(c) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) COMPLETENESS.— 
(A) COMPLETENESS
OF
PETITIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, includ-
ing section 411A of the Plant Protection Act (as 
added by subsection (a)), if the Secretary of Ag-
riculture determined that a petition submitted 
before the date of the enactment of this section 
under section 340.6 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations, for a determination that an orga-
nism is not a plant pest was complete before 
such date, the Secretary shall consider such peti-
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tion to be complete and maintain the status such 
petition had in the process for the review of such 
petition on such date under section 340.6 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(B) COMPLETENESS OF APPLICATIONS FOR 
PERMITS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, including subsection (c) of section 411 of 
the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7711) (as 
amended by subsection (b)), if the Secretary of 
Agriculture determined that an application for a 
permit submitted under subsection (a) of such 
section (7 U.S.C. 7711) before the date of the en-
actment of this section was complete before such 
date, the Secretary shall consider such applica-
tion to be complete and maintain the status such 
application had in the process for the review of 
such application on such date under subsection 
(a) of such section. 
(2) USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS.— 
(A) USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR 
PETITIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
use any environmental analysis conducted for 
purposes of a petition submitted under section 
340.6 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, be-
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fore the date of the enactment of this section with 
respect to an organism to the greatest extent pos-
sible to complete the environmental analysis con-
ducted under section 411A of the Plant Protec-
tion Act (as added by subsection (a)) for pur-
poses of a petition submitted under subsection 
(a) of such section with respect to such organism. 
(B) USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR 
APPLICATIONS
FOR
PERMITS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall use any environmental analysis 
conducted for purposes of an application for a 
permit submitted under subsection (a) of section 
411 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7711) 
before the date of the enactment of this section 
with respect to such organism to the greatest ex-
tent possible to complete the environmental anal-
ysis conducted under subsection (d) of such sec-
tion (as amended by subsection (b)) with respect 
to such organism. 
(3) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION
FOR
REVIEW
OF 
CERTAIN PETITIONS.— 
(A) PENDING PETITIONS WITHOUT A COM-
PLETED PLANT PEST RISK ASSESSMENT.—Not-
withstanding section 411A(b)(3) of the Plant 
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Protection Act (as added by subsection (a)), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall determine the 
length of the period for the review of petitions 
submitted under section 340.6 of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations, before the date of the enact-
ment of this section for which a plant pest risk 
assessment has not been completed on or before 
such date of enactment. 
(B) PENDING
PETITIONS
WITH
A
COM-
PLETED PLANT PEST RISK ASSESSMENT.— 
(i) 
DEEMING
OF
CERTAIN
PETI-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, with respect to each covered pe-
tition, if the Secretary finds that there is no 
reason to believe that the organism that is 
the subject of such covered petition is a 
plant pest and the Secretary does not grant 
or deny such covered petition not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this section, such organism shall be deemed 
not to be a plant pest for purposes of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.). 
(ii) COVERED PETITION DEFINED.—In 
this subparagraph, the term ‘‘covered peti-
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tion’’ means a petition submitted before the 
date of the enactment of this section under 
section 340.6 of title 7, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, for a determination that an orga-
nism is not a plant pest for which a plant 
pest risk assessment and an environmental 
assessment have been published and a notice 
and comment period on each assessment has 
been completed as of such date of enactment. 
(4) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall issue such regulations as 
the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 10013. CONSOLIDATION OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) RELOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE RELAT-
ING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 420 
of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program to be known as the ‘National Clean Plant 
Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Pro-
gram’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant cen-
ters for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv-
ices— 
‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 
material; and 
‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 
plant material in sites located throughout the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE MA-
TERIAL.—Clean plant source material produced or 
maintained under the Program may be made avail-
able to— 
‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 
of the State; and 
‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION
AND
COLLABORATION.—In 
carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with— 
‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities and NLGCA Institutions (as those 
terms are defined in section 1404 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)); and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 
input from the appropriate State officials and 
industry representatives, use existing Federal or 
State facilities to serve as clean plant centers.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 420 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and each fis-
cal year thereafter.’’ and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) $71,500,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each 
fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Section 10202 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 7761) is repealed. 
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(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as amended by subsection (a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section to 
provide technical assistance shall not be considered an allot-
ment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion for purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical 
assistance imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i).’’. 
SEC. 10014. AUTHORITY FOR REGULATION OF PLANTS. 
(a) REGULATION OF PLANTS UNDER PLANT PROTEC-
TION ACT.—Subject to subsection (b), any living stage of 
a plant, including any nucleic acid or other genetic mate-
rial as contained in such plant, shall be exclusively subject 
to regulation under statutes under which the Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to issue regulations with respect 
to plants, including the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.). 
(b) REGULATION
OF
CERTAIN
PESTICIDAL
SUB-
STANCES UNDER FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND 
RODENTICIDE ACT.—A pesticidal substance contained in a 
plant shall be subject to regulation as a plant-incorporated 
protectant (as defined in section 174.3 of title 40, Code of 
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Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 
U.S.C. 136 et seq.). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULATION OF CERTAIN 
PESTICIDAL SUBSTANCES UNDER FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, 
FUNGICIDE, AND
RODENTICIDE
ACT.—The regulations 
issued by the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency with respect to plant-incorporated protectants 
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.), including section 3(c)(1)(C) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(1)(C)), section 3(c)(2)(A) of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(2)(A)), section 7 of such Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136e), section 8 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136f), sec-
tion 9 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 136g), and section 17 of such 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136o), shall— 
(1) be based on sound science; 
(2) use the least burdensome requirements; and 
(3) provide for exemptions from the requirements 
otherwise applicable to pesticides that are not plant- 
incorporated protectants. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PLANT.—The term ‘‘plant’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 403 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7702). 
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(2) PESTICIDAL
SUBSTANCE.—The term ‘‘pes-
ticidal substance’’ means a substance or a mixture of 
substances that— 
(A) is contained in any living stage of a 
plant that— 
(i) as of the date of the enactment of 
this subsection, is subject to part 340 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(ii) has been determined not to be a 
plant pest under section 411A(b)(2) or 
deemed not to be a plant pest under section 
411A(b)(4); and 
(B) is intended for preventing, destroying, 
repelling, or mitigating any pest. 
SEC. 10015. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON REGULATION OF 
BIOTECHNOLOGY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on the measures taken and pro-
posed to be taken by the Secretaries and the Administrator 
to provide for balanced and appropriate regulatory over-
sight of agricultural biotechnology products, by— 
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(1) reducing regulatory burdens on research con-
ducted by academic institutions, small businesses, and 
public entities in developing lower-cost plant and ani-
mal sources of food, feed, fuel, and fiber developed 
through biotechnology, with special emphasis on 
minor use crops, orphan crops, and sources of protein; 
(2) identifying categories of products developed 
through biotechnology for which a history of safe use 
has been established and providing with respect to 
such products reduced data requirements, expedited 
review periods, exemptions from regulation, and other 
measures, as appropriate, based on sound science; and 
(3) developing and implementing a cohesive na-
tional policy for the low-level presence of agronomic 
biotechnology material in crops, including grain and 
other commodity crops, for food, feed, and processing. 
SEC. 10016. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) MAINTENANCE FEES.— 
(1) FEES.—Section 4(i) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a– 
1(i)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘aggregate amount of’’ and all that follows 
through the end of the subparagraph and 
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inserting ‘‘aggregate amount of $27,800,000 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017.’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘shall 
be’’ and all that follows through the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘shall be 
$115,500 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017;’’; and 
(II) in clause (ii), by striking 
‘‘shall be’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting ‘‘shall be 
$184,800 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E)(i)— 
(I) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘shall be’’ and all that follows through 
the semicolon and inserting ‘‘shall be 
$70,600 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017;’’; and 
(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘shall be’’ and all that follows through 
the period and inserting ‘‘shall be 
$122,100 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017.’’; 
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(iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (G), 
(H), and (I), respectively; 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E), the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) FEE REDUCTION FOR CERTAIN SMALL 
BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(i) WAIVER.—Except as provided in 
clause (ii), the Administrator shall waive 
25 percent of the fee under this paragraph 
applicable to the first registration of any 
qualified small business entity under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The Administrator 
shall not grant a waiver under clause (i) to 
a qualified small business entity if the Ad-
ministrator determines that the entity has 
been formed or manipulated primarily for 
the purpose of qualifying for the waiver. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the term ‘qualified small 
business entity’ means a corporation, part-
nership, or unincorporated business that— 
‘‘(I) has 500 or fewer employees; 
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‘‘(II) during the 3-year period 
prior to the most recent maintenance 
fee billing cycle, had an average an-
nual global gross revenue from all 
sources 
that 
did 
not 
exceed 
$10,000,000; and 
‘‘(III) holds not more than 5 pes-
ticide registrations under this para-
graph.’’; 
(vi) in subparagraph (G) (as redesig-
nated by clause (iv)), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘this paragraph’’; 
and 
(vii) in subparagraph (I) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2017’’; 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘2014’’ and inserting 
‘‘2019’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraphs 
(1) 
through (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(5)’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
and (7); and 
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(D) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 
(2) EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON TOLERANCE 
FEES.—Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(3) REREGISTRATION
AND
EXPEDITED
PROC-
ESSING FUND.— 
(A) SOURCE AND USE.—Section 4(k)(2)(A) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, to enhance the infor-
mation systems capabilities to improve the 
tracking of pesticide registration decisions,’’ 
after ‘‘paragraph (3)’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘offset’’ before 
‘‘the costs of reregistration’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘in the same por-
tion as appropriated funds’’. 
(B) EXPEDITED
PROCESSING
OF
SIMILAR 
APPLICATIONS.—Section 4(k)(3)(A) of the Fed-
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eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012, between 1/ 
8 and 1/7’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 
2017, between 1/9 and 1/8’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘new’’. 
(C) 
ENHANCEMENTS
OF
INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEMS
FOR
IMPROVEMENT
IN 
REVIEW OF PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS.—Section 
4(k) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec-
tively; 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ENHANCEMENTS
OF
INFORMATION
TECH-
NOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN REVIEW OF 
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017, the Administrator shall use 
not more than $800,000 of the amounts made 
available to the Administrator in the Reregistra-
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tion and Expedited Processing Fund for the ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—The Administrator shall 
use amounts made available from such Fund to 
improve the information systems capabilities for 
the Office of Pesticide Programs to enhance 
tracking of pesticide registration decisions, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) the electronic tracking of— 
‘‘(I) registration submissions; and 
‘‘(II) the status of conditional reg-
istrations; 
‘‘(ii) enhancing the database for infor-
mation regarding endangered species assess-
ments for registration review; 
‘‘(iii) implementing the capability to 
electronically review labels submitted with 
registration actions; and 
‘‘(iv) acquiring and implementing the 
capability to electronically assess and evalu-
ate confidential statements of formula sub-
mitted with registration actions.’’; and 
(iii) in the first sentence of paragraph 
(6) (as redesignated by clause (i)), by strik-
ing ‘‘to carry out the goals established under 
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inserting ‘‘grants, for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017, $500,000.’’; and 
(C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 
2017’’. 
(3) ASSESSMENT OF FEES.—Section 33(d) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2002’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
paragraph (4). 
(4) REFORMS TO REDUCE DECISION TIME RE-
VIEW PERIODS.—Section 33(e) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136w–8(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘Pesticide Reg-
istration Improvement Act of 2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management 
Act of 2012’’. 
(5) DECISION TIME REVIEW PERIODS.—Section 
33(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Pesticide 
Registration Improvement Renewal Act’’ and in-
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(1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report that describes the cropland acreage in 
each applicable county and State, and the change in 
cropland acreage from the preceding year in each ap-
plicable county and State, beginning with calendar 
year 2000 and including that information for the 
most recent year for which that information is avail-
able. 
(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than January 
1, 2014, and each January 1 thereafter through Janu-
ary 1, 2017, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes— 
(A) the cropland acreage in each applicable 
county and State as of the date of submission of 
the report; and 
(B) the change in cropland acreage from the 
preceding year in each applicable county and 
State. 
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