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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘and not less frequently than once 
every 2 years thereafter,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary 
of Agriculture’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) a catalog of existing Federal, State, or pri-
vate programs that facilitate access to land, capital, 
and markets, including programs providing assist-
ance relating to— 
‘‘(A) acquiring of real property (including 
air rights, water rights, and other interests 
therein), including closing costs; 
‘‘(B) subsidizing interest rates and mort-
gage principal amounts for intended bene-
ficiaries; 
‘‘(C) providing down payment assistance to 
decrease farm mortgages; 
‘‘(D) securing clear title on heirs’ property 
farmland; 
‘‘(E) conducting surveys and assessments 
of agricultural land; 
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‘‘(F) improving or remediating land, water, 
and soil; 
‘‘(G) constructing or repairing infrastruc-
ture; 
‘‘(H) supporting land use planning; 
‘‘(I) acquiring legal or financial planning 
assistance; 
‘‘(J) carrying out Tribal consultation; 
‘‘(K) supporting acquisition of a Depart-
ment of Agriculture farm number; and 
‘‘(L) any other activities as determined by 
the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 12405. INCREASING TRANSPARENCY REGARDING DE-
TENTION OF IMPORTED PLANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service and the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Bor-
der Protection, shall issue guidance to clarify the process 
by which an importer of plants that have been denied 
entry into the United States and detained under the Lacey 
Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) may 
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obtain additional information on such denial and deten-
tion. 
(b) INFORMATION PROVIDED.—The process referred 
to in subsection (a) shall ensure that the Secretary shall 
provide to an importer described in such subsection, upon 
the detention of any plants of such importer, the following 
information: 
(1) The specific reasons for which the detention 
of the plants was initiated, including the date on 
which the plants were presented to the Secretary for 
examination. 
(2) The anticipated length of the detention of 
such plants. 
(3) The nature of the tests or inquiries to be 
conducted on the plants, which the importer shall be 
able to replicate. 
(4) The nature of any information that, if sup-
plied to the Secretary, would accelerate the disposi-
tion of the detention. 
SEC. 12406. ENHANCEMENT OF PET PROTECTIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act (or later, if the Secretary 
determines appropriate after taking into consideration any 
ongoing programmatic review of the Animal Care program 
of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service), the 
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Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the Senate a report with respect to companion animals 
that— 
(1) evaluates the enforcement of standards 
under, and requirements of, the Animal Welfare Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) by the Secretary for both ef-
fectiveness and efficiency; 
(2) evaluates the efforts by the Secretary to 
educate and advise dealers of all standards under, 
and requirements of, such Act; 
(3) evaluates the capacity of the Secretary to 
enforce the standards established by such Act; 
(4) makes recommendations for the improve-
ment of— 
(A) all standards (including animal welfare 
standards) under, and requirements of, such 
Act; and 
(B) education efforts of the Secretary with 
respect to such standards and requirements; 
and 
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(5) considers the impact and associated costs of 
any recommended improvements or amendments to 
the standards under, and requirements of, such Act. 
(b) VETERINARY CARE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 13(a)(2)(A) of the 
Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143(a)(2)(A)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(which shall include visual 
dental examinations, whenever practicable)’’ after 
‘‘adequate veterinary care’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 13 of 
the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143) is amended 
by redesignating the second subsection (f) (prohib-
iting delivery of certain animals without certificate 
of inspection), subsection (g), and subsection (h) as 
subsections (g) through (i), respectively. 
(c) CONFISCATION FOR UNRELIEVED SUFFERING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 13 of the Animal 
Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2143) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to, during the inspection 
process under section 16— 
‘‘(1) provide for the notification of law enforce-
ment officials of appropriate jurisdiction (including 
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local law enforcement) or the State animal health of-
ficial (or designee of such official); or 
‘‘(2) consider immediate confiscation or de-
struction of a dog, in the event that such dog is de-
termined to be in a state of unrelieved suffering.’’. 
(2) DEFINITION.—Section 2 of the Animal Wel-
fare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(p) The term ‘unrelieved suffering’ means, with re-
spect to a dog, a state in which the dog is forced to endure 
conditions, arising out of a dealer’s failure to comply with 
the provisions of this Act, which cause severe pain or dis-
tress or severe discomfort, or which could directly and neg-
atively impact the health and well-being of the dog if im-
mediate actions are not taken to remedy the situation.’’. 
SEC. 12407. PROTECTING ANIMALS WITH SHELTER. 
Section 12502(b)(8) of the Agriculture Improvement 
Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) is amended by striking 
‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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SEC. 12408. REPORT ON AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE TO AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCERS IN THE STATE OF 
TEXAS THAT HAVE SUFFERED ECONOMIC 
LOSSES DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MEXICO TO 
DELIVER WATER. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
the Senate a report that lists all existing authorities of 
the Secretary and programs within the Department that 
are or could be made available to provide assistance to 
agricultural producers in the State of Texas that have suf-
fered economic losses due to the failure of Mexico to de-
liver water to the United States in accordance with the 
Treaty Relating to the Utilization of Waters of the Colo-
rado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande signed 
at Washington on February 3, 1944 and the Supple-
mentary Protocol signed at Washington November 14, 
1944. 
SEC. 12409. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM. 
Public Law 117–25 is amended— 
(1) in each of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 
1(b) (as amended through Public Law 119–75), by 
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striking ‘‘September 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2031’’; and 
(2) by redesignating section 1 as section 2 and 
inserting after the enacting clause the following: 
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘CFTC Whistleblower 
Office Account Act of 2021’.’’. 
SEC. 12410. QUALIFIED RENEWABLE BIOMASS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGENCY ACTION.—The term ‘‘agency ac-
tion’’ has the meaning given the term in section 551 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) QUALIFIED RENEWABLE BIOMASS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified re-
newable biomass’’ means— 
(i) forest products manufacturing bio-
energy feedstocks, including from— 
(I) 
forest 
products 
manufac-
turing 
residuals, 
including 
spent 
pulping liquors, pulping by-products, 
bark, woody manufacturing residuals, 
paper recycling residuals, wastewater 
and process water treatment plant re-
siduals, and anaerobic digester biogas; 
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(II) harvest residues, including 
portions of harvested trees that are 
too small or of too poor quality to be 
utilized for wood products or paper 
products; 
(III) downed wood from extreme 
weather events and natural disasters, 
nonhazardous landscape or right-of- 
way trimmings and municipal trim-
mings, and plant material removed for 
purposes of invasive or noxious plant 
species control; 
(IV) biowaste, including landfill 
gas; and 
(V) non-chemically treated used 
wood products, such as crates or pal-
lets; and 
(ii) forest biomass derived from resi-
dues created as a by-product of timber 
harvesting, including treetops, tree limbs, 
and bark, but excluding stumps, roots, and 
round wood suitable for industrial pur-
poses. 
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(B) EXCLUSION.—Such term does not in-
clude paper of a type that is commonly recy-
cled. 
(b) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION
AS
RENEWABLE
ENERGY 
SOURCE.—With respect to any agency action of the 
Department related to qualified renewable biomass, 
the Secretary shall consider qualified renewable bio-
mass to be a renewable energy source and assign it 
(and a facility, to the extent it uses qualified renew-
able biomass as fuel) a greenhouse gas emission 
rate, and a carbon intensity, of not greater than 
zero, if the use of such qualified renewable biomass 
as fuel does not cause the conversion of forests to 
non-forest use. 
(2) PETITIONS.—Not later than 1 year after re-
ceiving a petition requesting a change to a rule, pol-
icy, or program of the Department in order to com-
ply with the requirements of paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall take such action as may be necessary to 
comply with such requirements with respect to such 
rule, policy, or program. 
(c) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall establish guidance for purposes of car-
rying out subsection (b). 
(2) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary may peri-
odically update the guidance established under para-
graph (1) as the Secretary may determine necessary. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; 
(B) the Secretary of Energy; and 
(C) any other relevant entities, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
SEC. 12411. WHOLE MILK UNDER THE SCHOOL BREAKFAST 
PROGRAM. 
Section 9(a)(2) of the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘Act—’’ and inserting 
‘‘Act and breakfasts served by schools participating 
in the school breakfast program under section 4 of 
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773)— 
’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or the 
school breakfast program under section 4 of the 
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Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773)’’ after 
‘‘Act’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘section 
210.10’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 210.10 and 220.8’’. 
Æ 
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