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(4) monitor and annually report to Congress on 
compliance with all civil rights and related laws by 
all agencies and under all programs of the Depart-
ment; 
(5) recommend to the Secretary corrective ac-
tions to prevent civil rights violations; 
(6) review the operations of the outreach and 
technical assistance program established under sec-
tion 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279); and 
(7) review ongoing efforts toward outreach in 
the agencies and programs of the Department. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE.—The Committee 
shall be composed of the following: 
(1) Three members appointed by the Secretary. 
(2) Two members appointed by the chairman of 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate, in consultation with the ranking 
member of the Committee. 
(3) Two members appointed by the chairman of 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives, in consultation with the ranking mem-
ber of the Committee. 
(4) A civil rights professional. 
(5) A socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher. 
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(6) Such other persons or professionals as de-
termined by the Secretary to be appropriate. 
SEC. 11210. COORDINATOR FOR CHRONICALLY UNDER-
SERVED RURAL AREAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall establish a Coordinator for Chronically Underserved 
Rural Areas (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Coordi-
nator’’), to be located in the Office of Outreach of the De-
partment of Agriculture. 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the Coordinator shall 
be to direct Department of Agriculture resources to high 
need, high poverty rural areas. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall consult with 
other offices in directing technical assistance, strategic re-
gional planning, at the State and local level, for developing 
rural economic development that leverages the resources 
of State and local governments and non-profit and com-
munity development organizations. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such 
sums as necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
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Subtitle D—Other Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 11301. DESIGNATION OF SEPARATE COTTON-PRO-
DUCING STATES UNDER COTTON RESEARCH 
AND PROMOTION ACT. 
Section 17(f) of the Cotton Research and Promotion 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2116(f)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding the pre-
ceding sentence, effective beginning with the 2008 crop 
of cotton, the States of Kansas, Virginia, and Florida shall 
each be deemed to be a separate cotton-producing State 
for the purposes of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 11302. COTTON CLASSIFICATION SERVICES. 
(a) EXTENSION.—The first sentence of section 3a of 
the Act of March 3, 1927 (commonly known as the Cotton 
Statistics and Estimates Act; 7 U.S.C. 473a), is amended 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICES.—The second sen-
tence of section 3a of the Act of March 3, 1927, is amend-
ed in the proviso— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (6); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: ‘‘(8) the Secretary may enter into long-term 
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lease agreements that exceed five years or may take 
title to property, including through purchase agree-
ments, for the purposes of obtaining offices to be 
used for the classification of cotton in accordance 
with this Act if the Secretary determines such action 
would best effectuate the purposes of this Act.’’. 
SEC. 11303. AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS AND SURPLUS COM-
PUTERS IN RURAL AREAS. 
The Secretary of Agriculture may make available to 
any city or town located in a rural area (as defined in 
section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act) excess or surplus computers or 
other technical equipment of the Department of Agri-
culture. 
SEC. 11304. PERMANENT DEBARMENT FROM PARTICIPA-
TION IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
PROGRAMS FOR FRAUD. 
The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby granted the 
authority to permanently debar an individual, organiza-
tion, corporation, or other entity convicted of knowingly 
defrauding the United States in connection with any pro-
gram administered by the Department of Agriculture from 
any subsequent participation in Department of Agri-
culture programs. 
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SEC. 11305. NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST USE OF REG-
ISTERED PESTICIDE PRODUCTS OR CLASSES 
OF PESTICIDE PRODUCTS. 
In establishing priorities and evaluation criteria for 
the approval of plans, contracts, and agreements under 
title II, the Secretary of Agriculture shall not discriminate 
against the use of specific registered pesticide products or 
classes of pesticide products. 
SEC. 11306. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF 
COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE FARM SERVICE 
AGENCY, 
RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
AGENCY, 
AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION 
SERVICE. 
Until the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
not close or relocate a county or field office of the Farm 
Service Agency, Rural Development Agency, or Natural 
Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Ag-
riculture. 
SEC. 11307. REGULATION OF EXPORTS OF PLANTS, PLANT 
PRODUCTS, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL ORGA-
NISMS, AND NOXIOUS WEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title IV of the Agri-
cultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
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