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SEC. 303. SURPLUS COMMODITIES FOR DEVELOPING OR
FRIENDLY COUNTRIES.
(a) 
USE
OF
CURRENCIES.—Section
416(b)(7)(D) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
U.S.C. 1431(b)(7)(D)) is amended—
(1) in clauses (i) and (iii), by striking
‘‘foreign currency’’ each place it appears;
(2) in clause (ii)—
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘Foreign 
cur-
rencies’’ and inserting ‘‘Proceeds’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘foreign currency’’;
and
(3) in clause (iv)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Foreign currency
proceeds’’ and inserting ‘‘Proceeds’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘country of origin’’
the second place it appears and all
that follows through ‘‘as necessary to
expedite’’ and inserting ‘‘country of
origin as necessary to expedite’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a period; and
(D) by striking subclause (II).
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 416(b)(8)(A) of the Agricultural Act of
1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)(8)(A)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(A)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following
new clauses:
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register, not later than October 31 of
each fiscal year, an estimate of the commod-
ities that shall be available under this section
for that fiscal year.
‘‘(iii) The Secretary is encouraged to final-
ize program agreements under this section
not later than December 31 of each fiscal
year.’’.
SEC. 304. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
Section 301(e)(1)(G) of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651(e)(1)(G)) is
amended by inserting ‘‘and for each fiscal
year thereafter through fiscal year 2007’’ after
‘‘2002’’.
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SEC. 305. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR
PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 703 of the Agri-
cultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.5723) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’
and inserting ‘‘(a) PRIOR YEARS.—There
are authorized’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2001’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) FISCAL 2002 AND LATER.—For each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2007 there are au-
thorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary to carry out this title, and, in ad-
dition to any sums so appropriated, the Sec-
retary shall use $40,000,000 of the funds of, or
an equal value of the commodities of, the
Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out
this title.’’.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 702 of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
5722) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
report annually to the appropriate con-
gressional committees the amount of
funding provided, types of programs
funded, the value added products that
have been targeted, and the foreign mar-
kets for those products that have been
developed.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection,
the term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means—
‘‘(A) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Agri-
culture and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of
Representatives; and
‘‘(B) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Agri-
culture, Nutrition and Forestry and
the Committee on Foreign Relations
of the Senate.’’.
SEC. 306. EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 211(b)(1) of
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C.
5641(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2007’’.
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(b) PROCESSED
AND
HIGH
VALUE
PROD-
UCTS.—Section 202(k)(1) of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5622(k)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, 2001, and 2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘through 2007’’.
(c) REPORT.—Section 211 of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) REPORT
ON
AGRICULTURAL
EXPORT
CREDIT PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one
year after the date of the enactment of
the Farm Security Act of 2001, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the designated con-
gressional committees a report on the
status of multilateral negotiations re-
garding agricultural export credit pro-
grams at the World Trade Organization
and the Organization of Economic Co-
operation and Development in fulfillment
of Article 10.2 of the Agreement on Agri-
culture (as described in section 101(d)(2)
of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act).
The report submitted under this para-
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graph shall be submitted in unclassified
form, but may contain a classified annex.
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection,
the term ‘designated congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Agri-
culture and the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition and Forestry of the
Senate.’’.
SEC. 307. FOOD FOR PEACE (PL 480).
The Agricultural Trade Development and
Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.)
is amended—
(1) in section 2 (7 U.S.C. 1691), by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(2) promote broad-based, equitable,
and sustainable development, including
agricultural development as well as con-
flict prevention;’’;
(2) in section 202(e)(1) (7 U.S.C.
1722(e)(1)), by striking ‘‘not less than
$10,000,000, 
and 
not 
more 
than
$28,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 5
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percent and not more than 10 percent of
such funds’’;
(3) in section 203(a) (7 U.S.C. 1723(a)),
by striking ‘‘the recipient country, or in a
country’’ and inserting ‘‘one or more re-
cipient countries, or one or more coun-
tries’’;
(4) 
in 
section 
203(c) 
(7 
U.S.C.
1723(c))—
(A) by striking ‘‘foreign currency’’;
and
(B) by striking ‘‘the recipient
country, or in a country’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘one or more recipient countries,
or one or more countries’’; and
(5) 
in 
section 
203(d) 
(7 
U.S.C.
1723(d))—
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘Foreign 
cur-
rencies’’ and inserting ‘‘Proceeds’’;
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) by striking ‘‘income gener-
ating’’ and inserting ‘‘income-gen-
erating’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘the recipient
country or within a country’’ and
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inserting ‘‘one or more recipient
countries, or one or more coun-
tries’’; and
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting
a comma after ‘‘invested’’ and ‘‘used’’;
(6) in section 204(a)(1) (7 U.S.C.
1724(a)(1))—
(A) by striking ‘‘1996 through
2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2002 through
2007’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘2,025,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2,250,000’’;
(7) in section 205(f) (7 U.S.C. 1725(f)),
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’;
(8) 
in 
section 
207(a) 
(7 
U.S.C.
1726a(a))—
(A) by redesignated paragraph (2)
as paragraph (3); and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(1) RECIPIENT COUNTRIES.—A proposal
to enter into a non-emergency food assist-
ance agreement under this title shall
identify the recipient country or coun-
tries subject to the agreement.
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‘‘(2) TIME
FOR
DECISION.—Not later
than 120 days after receipt by the Admin-
istrator of a proposal submitted by an eli-
gible organization under this title, the
Administrator shall make a decision con-
cerning such proposal.’’; and
(9) in section 403 (7 U.S.C. 1733), by
inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(l) SALES PROCEDURES.—Subsections (b)
and (h) shall apply to sales of commodities to
generate proceeds for titles II and III of this
Act, section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of
1949, and section 1110 of the Food and Secu-
rity Act of 1985. Such sales transactions may
be in United States dollars and other cur-
rencies.’’.
SEC. 308. EMERGING MARKETS.
Section 1542 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5622 note) is amended—
(1) in subsections (a) and (d)(1)(A)(i),
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2007’’;
and
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(2) in subsection (d)(1)(H), by striking
‘‘$10,000,000 in any fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2002 through 2007’’.
SEC. 309. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST.
Subsections (b)(2)(B)(i), (h)(1), and (h)(2)
of section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humani-
tarian Trust Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f-1) are each
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2007’’.
SEC. 310. FEE FOR SERVICES.
(a) AUTHORITY TO CHARGE FEE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may, subject to sub-
section (c), charge and retain a fee to cover
the costs for providing persons (other than an
agency of the United States Government) with
commercial services performed abroad on
matters within the authority of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture administered through the
Foreign Agricultural Service or any successor
agency.
(b) TREATMENT
OF FEES.—Fees collected
under the authority of subsection (a) shall be
deposited as an offsetting collection to any
Department of Agriculture appropriation ac-
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count to recover the cost of providing com-
mercial services.
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT.—Fees
collected under the authority of subsection
(a) shall be collected and available to the Sec-
retary of Agriculture only to such extent or in
such amounts as are provided in advance in
an appropriations Act and, after so provided
in an appropriations Act, shall remain avail-
able until expended.
SEC. 311. MULTIYEAR AGRICULTURAL TRADE STRATEGY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall develop and im-
plement a comprehensive long-term agricul-
tural trade strategy that meets the goals de-
scribed in subsection (b).
(b) GOALS.—The agricultural trade strat-
egy described in subsection (a) shall ensure—
(1) the elimination of export subsidies
and other measures that distort agricul-
tural trade in order to reduce levels of
protection, foster market growth, and
promote global food security;
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(2) the efficient and coordinated use
of United States Government programs
designed to promote the export of United
States agricultural commodities; and
(3) the improvement in the commer-
cial potential of markets in both devel-
oped and developing countries for United
States agricultural commodities.
(c) 
POLICY
COORDINATION.—In 
imple-
menting the agricultural trade strategy de-
scribed in subsection (a), the Secretary shall
consult with—
(1) the United States Trade Rep-
resentative to ensure that the strategy is
coordinated with the national trade pol-
icy agenda and the annual report of the
President on the trade agreements pro-
gram;
(2) the Secretary of Commerce to en-
sure that all the programs and activities
of the Foreign Agricultural Service of the
Department of Agriculture are coordi-
nated with the programs and activities of
the United States and Foreign Commer-
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cial Service of the Department of Com-
merce; and
(3) each of the designated representa-
tives of 19 Federal agencies included on
the Trade Promotion Coordinating Com-
mittee to coordinate and report on gov-
ernment-wide United States export pro-
motion, financing, and policy activities.
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the designated congres-
sional committees a report on the develop-
ment and implementation of the comprehen-
sive long-term agricultural trade strategy
under this section.
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term
‘‘designated congressional committees’’ means
the Committee on Agriculture and the Com-
mittee on International Relations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the
Senate.
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SEC. 312. GEORGE MCGOVERN–ROBERT DOLE INTER-
NATIONAL 
FOOD 
FOR 
EDUCATION 
AND
CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal year 2002 or any
subsequent fiscal year during which the
President determines to use the authority of
section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 1949
(hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘sec-
tion 
416(b)’’) 
to 
initiate, 
continue, 
and
expand—
(1) preschool and school feeding pro-
grams to improve food security, reduce
the incidence of hunger, and improve lit-
eracy and primary education, particu-
larly with respect to girls; and
(2) maternal, infant, and child nutri-
tion programs for pregnant women, nurs-
ing mothers, infants, and children who
are five years of age or younger;
the President shall direct the purchase of
commodities and the provision of financial
and technical assistance to carry out such
programs.
(b) 
ELIGIBLE
COMMODITIES
AND
COST
ITEMS.—Notwithstanding any other provision
of law—
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(1) any agricultural commodity is eli-
gible for distribution under this section;
(2) the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion shall purchase agricultural commod-
ities for use under this section if its
stocks are not sufficient to meet commit-
ments entered into under this section;
(3) as necessary to achieve the pur-
poses of this section—
(A) Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion funds shall be used to pay the
transportation costs incurred in mov-
ing 
commodities 
(including
prepositioned commodities) provided
under this section from the des-
ignated points of entry or ports of
entry of one or more recipient coun-
tries to storage and distribution sites
in these countries, and associated
storage and distribution costs;
(B) Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion funds shall be used to pay the
costs of activities conducted in the re-
cipient countries by a nonprofit vol-
untary organization, cooperative, or
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intergovernmental agency or organi-
zation that would enhance the effec-
tiveness of the activities implemented
by such entities under this section;
and
(C) Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion funds shall be provided to meet
the 
allowable 
administrative 
ex-
penses of private voluntary organiza-
tions, cooperatives, or intergovern-
mental organizations which are im-
plementing activities under this sec-
tion; and
(4) for the purposes of this section,
the term ‘‘agricultural commodities’’ in-
cludes any agricultural commodity, or
the products thereof, produced in the
United States.
(c) GENERAL AUTHORITIES.—The President
shall designate one or more Federal agencies
to—
(1) implement the program estab-
lished under this section;
(2) ensure that the program estab-
lished under this section is consistent
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with the foreign policy and development
assistance objectives of the United States;
and
(3) consider, in determining whether
a 
country 
should 
receive 
assistance
under this section, whether the govern-
ment of the country is taking concrete
steps to improve the preschool and
school systems in its country.
(d) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Assistance may
be provided under this section to private vol-
untary organizations, cooperatives, intergov-
ernmental organizations, governments and
their agencies, and other organizations.
(e) PROCEDURES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall
assure that procedures are established
that—
(A) provide for the submission of
proposals by eligible recipients, each
of which may include one or more re-
cipient countries, for commodities
and other assistance under this sec-
tion;
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(B) provide for eligible commod-
ities and assistance on a multi-year
basis;
(C) 
ensure 
eligible 
recipients
demonstrate the organizational ca-
pacity and the ability to develop, im-
plement, monitor, report on, and pro-
vide accountability for activities con-
ducted under this section;
(D) provide for the expedited de-
velopment, review, and approval of
proposals submitted in accordance
with this section;
(E) ensure monitoring and report-
ing by eligible recipients on the use
of commodities and other assistance
provided under this section; and
(F) allow for the sale or barter of
commodities by eligible recipients to
acquire funds to implement activities
that improve the food security of
women and children or otherwise en-
hance the effectiveness of programs
and activities authorized under this
section.
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(2) PRIORITIES
FOR
PROGRAM
FUND-
ING.—In carrying out paragraph (1) with
respect to criteria for determining the
use of commodities and other assistance
provided for programs and activities au-
thorized under this section, the imple-
menting agency shall consider the ability
of eligible recipients to—
(A) identify and assess the needs
of beneficiaries, especially malnour-
ished or undernourished mothers and
their children who are five years of
age or younger, and school-age chil-
dren who are malnourished, under-
nourished, or do not regularly attend
school;
(B)(i) in the case of preschool and
school-age children, target low-in-
come areas where children’s enroll-
ment and attendance in school is low
or girls’ enrollment and participation
in preschool or school is low, and in-
corporate developmental objectives
for improving literacy and primary
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education, particularly with respect
to girls; and
(ii) in the case of programs to
benefit mothers and children who are
five years of age or younger, coordi-
nate supplementary feeding and nu-
trition programs with existing or
newly-established 
maternal, 
infant,
and children programs that provide
health-needs 
interventions, 
and
which may include maternal, pre-
natal, and postnatal and newborn
care;
(C) involve indigenous institu-
tions as well as local communities
and governments in the development
and implementation to foster local ca-
pacity building and leadership; and
(D) carry out multiyear programs
that foster local self-sufficiency and
ensure the longevity of recipient
country programs.
(f) USE OF FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE.—
The Food and Nutrition Service of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture may provide technical ad-
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vice on the establishment of programs under
subsection (a)(1) and on their implementation
in the field in recipient countries.
(g) 
MULTILATERAL
INVOLVEMENT.—The
President is urged to engage existing inter-
national food aid coordinating mechanisms to
ensure multilateral commitments to, and par-
ticipation in, programs like those supported
under this section. The President shall report
annually to the Committee on International
Relations and the Committee on Agriculture
of the United States House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations and
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the United States Senate on the
commitments and activities of governments,
including the United States government, in
the global effort to reduce child hunger and
increase school attendance.
(h) PRIVATE
SECTOR
INVOLVEMENT.—The
President is urged to encourage the support
and active involvement of the private sector,
foundations, and other individuals and orga-
nizations in programs assisted under this sec-
tion.
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(i) COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.—Notwithstanding section 11 of the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act
(15 U.S.C. 714i), Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion funds may be used to pay the administra-
tive expenses of any agency of the Federal
Government, including any bureau, office, ad-
ministration, or agency of the Department of
Agriculture, implementing or assisting in the
implementation of this section.
SEC. 313. FARMERS FOR AFRICA AND CARIBBEAN BASIN
PROGRAM.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol-
lowing:
(1) Many African farmers and farmers
in Caribbean Basin countries use anti-
quated techniques to produce their crops,
which result in poor crop quality and low
crop yields.
(2) Many of these farmers are losing
business to farmers in European and
Asian countries who use advanced plant-
ing and production techniques and are
supplying agricultural produce to res-
taurants, resorts, tourists, grocery stores,
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and other consumers in Africa and Carib-
bean Basin countries.
(3) A need exists for the training of
African farmers and farmers in Carib-
bean Basin countries and other devel-
oping countries in farming techniques
that are appropriate for the majority of
eligible farmers in African or Caribbean
countries, including standard growing
practices, insecticide and sanitation pro-
cedures, and other farming methods that
will produce increased yields of more nu-
tritious and healthful crops.
(4) African-American and other Amer-
ican farmers, as well as banking and in-
surance professionals, are a ready source
of agribusiness expertise that would be
invaluable for African farmers and farm-
ers in Caribbean Basin countries.
(5) A United States commitment is ap-
propriate to support the development of
a comprehensive agricultural skills train-
ing program for these farmers that fo-
cuses on—
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(A) improving knowledge of insec-
ticide and sanitation procedures to
prevent crop destruction;
(B) 
teaching 
modern 
farming
techniques, including the identifica-
tion and development of standard
growing practices and the establish-
ment of systems for recordkeeping,
that would facilitate a continual anal-
ysis of crop production;
(C) the use and maintenance of
farming equipment that is appro-
priate for the majority of eligible
farmers 
in 
African 
or 
Caribbean
Basin countries;
(D) expansion of small farming
operations into agribusiness enter-
prises through the development and
use of village banking systems and
the use of agricultural risk insurance
pilot products, resulting in increased
access to credit for these farmers;
and
(E) marketing crop yields to pro-
spective purchasers (businesses and
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individuals) for local needs and ex-
port.
(6) The participation of African-Amer-
ican and other American farmers and
American agricultural farming specialists
in such a training program promises the
added benefit of improving access to Afri-
can and Caribbean Basin markets for
American farmers and United States farm
equipment and products and business
linkages for United States insurance pro-
viders offering technical assistance on,
among other things, agricultural risk in-
surance products.
(7) Existing programs that promote
the exchange of agricultural knowledge
and expertise through the exchange of
American and foreign farmers have been
effective in promoting improved agricul-
tural techniques and food security, and,
thus, the extension of additional re-
sources to such farmer-to- farmer ex-
changes is warranted.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) 
AGRICULTURAL
FARMING
SPE-
CIALIST.—The term ‘‘agricultural farming
specialist’’ means an individual trained to
transfer information and technical sup-
port relating to agribusiness, food secu-
rity, the mitigation and alleviation of
hunger, the mitigation of agricultural
and farm risk, maximization of crop
yields, 
agricultural 
trade, 
and 
other
needs specific to a geographical location
as determined by the Secretary.
(2) CARIBBEAN
BASIN
COUNTRY.—The
term ‘‘Caribbean basin country’’ means a
country eligible for designation as a ben-
eficiary country under section 212 of the
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
(19 U.S.C. 2702).
(3) ELIGIBLE FARMER.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble farmer’’ means an individual owning
or working on farm land (as defined by a
particular country’s laws relating to
property) in the sub-Saharan region of
the continent of Africa, in a Caribbean
Basin country, or in any other developing
country in which the Secretary deter-
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mines there is a need for farming exper-
tise or for information or technical sup-
port described in paragraph (1).
(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’
means the Farmers for Africa and Carib-
bean Basin Program established under
this section.
(c) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The
President shall establish a grant program, to
be known as the ‘‘Farmers for Africa and Car-
ibbean Basin Program’’, to assist eligible orga-
nizations in carrying out bilateral exchange
programs 
whereby 
African-American 
and
other American farmers and American agri-
cultural farming specialists share technical
knowledge with eligible farmers regarding—
(1) maximization of crop yields;
(2) use of agricultural risk insurance
as financial tools and a means of risk
management (as allowed by Annex II of
the World Trade Organization rules);
(3) expansion of trade in agricultural
products;
(4) enhancement of local food secu-
rity;
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(5) the mitigation and alleviation of
hunger;
(6) marketing agricultural products
in local, regional, and international mar-
kets; and
(7) other ways to improve farming in
countries in which there are eligible
farmers.
(d) ELIGIBLE
GRANTEES.—The President
may make a grant under the Program to—
(1) a college or university, including a
historically black college or university, or
a foundation maintained by a college or
university; and
(2) a private organization or corpora-
tion, including grassroots organizations,
with an established and demonstrated ca-
pacity to carry out such a bilateral ex-
change program.
(e) TERMS OF PROGRAM.—(1) It is the goal
of the Program that at least 1,000 farmers par-
ticipate in the training program by December
31, 2005, of which 80 percent of the total num-
ber of participating farmers will be African
farmers or farmers in Caribbean Basin coun-
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tries and 20 percent of the total number of
participating farmers will be American farm-
ers.
(2) Training under the Program will be
provided to eligible farmers in groups to en-
sure that information is shared and passed on
to other eligible farmers. Eligible farmers will
be trained to be specialists in their home com-
munities and will be encouraged not to retain
enhanced farming technology for their own
personal enrichment.
(3) Through partnerships with American
businesses, the Program will utilize the com-
mercial industrial capability of businesses
dealing in agriculture to train eligible farm-
ers on farming equipment that is appropriate
for the majority of eligible farmers in African
or Caribbean Basin countries and to intro-
duce eligible farmers to the use of insurance
as a risk management tool.
(f) SELECTION
OF PARTICIPANTS.—(1) The
selection of eligible farmers, as well as Afri-
can-American and other American farmers
and agricultural farming specialists, to par-
ticipate in the Program shall be made by
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grant recipients using an application process
approved by the President.
(2) Participating farmers must have suffi-
cient farm or agribusiness experience and
have obtained certain targets regarding the
productivity of their farm or agribusiness.
(g) GRANT PERIOD.—The President may
make grants under the Program during a pe-
riod of 5 years beginning on October 1 of the
first fiscal year for which funds are made
available to carry out the Program.
(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2007.
SEC. 314. INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PARTNERSHIP.
(a) ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID
TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION
OF SHELF-STABLE PREPACKAGED FOODS.—Sec-
tion 208(f) of the Agricultural Trade Develop-
ment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C.
1726b(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years
2001 and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years
2001 through 2007’’.
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(b) PREPOSITIONING OF COMMODITIES.—Sec-
tion 407(c)(4) of the Agricultural Trade Devel-
opment and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C.
1736a(c)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal
years 2001 and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘each of
fiscal years 2001 through 2007’’.
SEC. 315. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall establish an export assistance
program (referred to in this section as the
‘‘program’’) to address unique barriers that
prohibit or threaten the export of United
States specialty crops.
(b) PURPOSE.—The program shall provide
direct assistance through public and private
sector projects and technical assistance to re-
move, resolve, or mitigate sanitary and
phytosanitary and related barriers to trade.
(c) PRIORITY.—The program shall address
time sensitive and strategic market access
projects based on—
(1) trade effect on market retention,
market access, and market expansion;
and
(2) trade impact.
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(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall make
available $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2002 through 2007 of the funds of, or an equal
value of commodities owned by, the Com-
modity Credit Corporation.
TITLE IV—NUTRITION
PROGRAMS
Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program
SEC. 401. SIMPLIFIED DEFINITION OF INCOME.
Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(d)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and (C)’’ and inserting
‘‘(C)’’; and
(B) by inserting after ‘‘premiums,’’ the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(D) to the extent that any other educational loans on
which payment is deferred, grants, scholarships, fellowships,
veterans’ educational benefits, and the like, are required to
be excluded under title XIX of the Social Security Act, the
state agency may exclude it under this subsection,’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and (15)’’ and inserting ‘‘(15)’’;
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the
following:
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‘‘; (16) any state complementary assistance program pay-
ments that are excluded pursuant to subsections (a) and
(b) of section 1931 of title XIX of the Social Security Act;
and (17) at the option of the State agency, any types of
income that the State agency does not consider when deter-
mining eligibility for cash assistance under a program
funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or medical assistance under section
1931 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–1), except
that this paragraph shall not authorize a State agency to
exclude earned income, payments under title I, II, IV, X,
XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act, or such other types
of income whose consideration the Secretary determines es-
sential to equitable determinations of eligibility and benefit
levels except to the extent that those types of income may
be excluded under other paragraphs of this subsection’’.
SEC. 402. STANDARD DEDUCTION.
Section 5(e)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2014(e)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘of $134, $229, $189, $269, and
$118’’ and inserting ‘‘equal to 9.7 percent of the eligi-
bility limit established under section 5(c)(1) for fiscal
year 2002 but not more than 9.7 percent of the eligi-
bility limit established under section 5(c)(1) for a
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household of six for fiscal year 2002 nor less than
$134, $229, $189, $269, and $118’’; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the
following:
‘‘, except that the standard deduction for Guam shall
be determined with reference to 2 times the eligibility
limits under section 5(c)(1) for fiscal year 2002 for
the 48 contiguous states and the District of Colum-
bia’’.
SEC. 403. TRANSITIONAL FOOD STAMPS FOR FAMILIES
MOVING FROM WELFARE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(s) TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS OPTION..—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may provide transi-
tional food stamp benefits to a household that is no
longer eligible to receive cash assistance under a State
program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
‘‘(2) TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS PERIOD.—Under
paragraph (1), a household may continue to receive
food stamp benefits for a period of not more than 6
months after the date on which cash assistance is ter-
minated.
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‘‘(3) AMOUNT.—During the transitional benefits
period under paragraph (2), a household shall receive
an amount equal to the allotment received in the
month immediately preceding the date on which cash
assistance is terminated. A household receiving bene-
fits under this subsection may apply for recertifi-
cation at any time during the transitional benefit pe-
riod. If a household reapplies, its allotment shall be
determined without regard to this subsection for all
subsequent months.
‘‘(4) 
DETERMINATION
OF
FUTURE
ELIGI-
BILITY.—In the final month of the transitional bene-
fits period under paragraph (2), the State agency
may—
‘‘(A) require a household to cooperate in a
redetermination of eligibility to receive an au-
thorization card; and
‘‘(B) renew eligibility for a new certifi-
cation period for the household without regard to
whether the previous certification period has ex-
pired.
‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—A household sanctioned under
section 6, or for a failure to perform an action re-
quired by Federal, State, or local law relating to such
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cash assistance program, shall not be eligible for tran-
sitional benefits under this subsection.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 3(c) of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The limits in this sec-
tion may be extended until the end of any transitional ben-
efit period established under section 11(s).’’.
(2) Section 6(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘No household’’ and
inserting ‘‘Except in a case in which a household is receiv-
ing transitional benefits during the transitional benefits pe-
riod under section 11(s), no household’’.
SEC. 404. QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS.
(a) TARGETED QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEM.—Section
16(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c))
is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)—
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
inserting ‘‘the Secretary determines that a 95
percent statistical probability exists that for the
3d consecutive year’’ after ‘‘year in which’’; and
(B) in clause (i)(II)(aa)(bbb) by striking
‘‘the national performance measure for the fiscal
year’’ and inserting ‘‘10 percent’’;
(2) in the 1st sentence of paragraph (4)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or claim’’ and inserting
‘‘claim’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘or performance under the
measures established under paragraph (10),’’
after ‘‘for payment error,’’;
(3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘to comply
with paragraph (10) and’’ before ‘‘to establish’’;
(4) in the 1st sentence of paragraph (6), by in-
serting ‘‘one percentage point more than’’ after
‘‘measure that shall be’’; and
(5) by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(10)(A) In addition to the measures established under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall measure the performance
of State agencies in each of the following regards—
‘‘(i) compliance with the deadlines established
under paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 11(e); and
‘‘(ii) the percentage of negative eligibility deci-
sions that are made correctly.
‘‘(B) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make ex-
cellence bonus payments of $1,000,000 each to the 5 States
with the highest combined performance in the 2 measures
in subparagraph (A) and to the 5 States whose combined
performance under the 2 measures in subparagraph (A)
most improved in such fiscal year.
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‘‘(C) For any fiscal year in which the Secretary deter-
mines that a 95 percent statistical probability exists that
a State agency’s performance with respect to any of the 2
performance measures established in subparagraph (A) is
substantially worse than a level the Secretary deems reason-
able, other than for good cause shown, the Secretary shall
investigate that State agency’s administration of the food
stamp program. If this investigation determines that the
State’s administration has been deficient, the Secretary
shall require the State agency to take prompt corrective ac-
tion.’’.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(5) shall apply to all fiscal years beginning on
or after October 1, 2001, and ending before October 1, 2007.
All other amendments made by this section shall apply to
all fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1999.
SEC. 405. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY DE-
TERMINATION SYSTEMS.
Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2025) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
‘‘(l) The Secretary shall expend up to $10 million in
each fiscal year to pay 100 percent of the costs of State
agencies to develop and implement simple application and
eligibility determination systems.’’.
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SEC. 406. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Section
16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2025(h)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(vii) by striking ‘‘fiscal
year 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘each of the fiscal years
2003 through 2011’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2011’’.
(b) COST ALLOCATION.—Section 16(k)(3) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2011’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ‘‘2002’’
and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
(c) CASH
PAYMENT
PILOT
PROJECTS.—Section
17(b)(1)(B)(vi) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2026(b)(1)(B)(vi)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
(d) OUTREACH DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section
17(i)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2026(i)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘1992 through 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘2003 through 2011’’.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
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2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘1996 through 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘2003 through 2011’’.
(f) PUERTO RICO.—Section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in clause (iii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
and
(3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
‘‘(iv) for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011,
the amount equal to the amount required to be paid
under this subparagraph for the preceding fiscal year,
as adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty
food plan is adjusted under section 3(o)(4) for the
current fiscal year for which the amount is deter-
mined under this clause;’’.
(g) TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA.—Section 24 of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2033) is amended
by striking ‘‘1996 through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003
through 2011’’.
(h) ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.—
Section 25(b)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2034(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2001’’; and
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) $7,500,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002 through 2011.’’.
(i) AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMER-
GENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 27 of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2036) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘1997 through 2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2002 through 2011’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘$100,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$140,000,000’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS FOR RELATED COSTS.—For each
of the fiscal years 2002 through 2011, the Secretary shall
use $10,000,000 of the funds made available under sub-
section (a) to pay for the direct and indirect costs of the
States related to the processing, storing, transporting, and
distributing to eligible recipient agencies of commodities
purchased by the Secretary under such subsection and com-
modities secured from other sources, including commodities
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secured by gleaning (as defined in section 111 of the Hunger
Prevention Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 612c note)).’’.
(j) SPECIAL EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments
made by subsections (h) and (i) shall take effect of October
1, 2001.
Subtitle B—Commodity Distribution
SEC. 441. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS COMMODITIES TO
SPECIAL NUTRITION PROJECTS.
Section 1114(a) of the Agriculture and Food Act of
1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 442. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.
The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1975
(7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—
(1) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘1991 through
2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003 through 2011’’; and
(2) in subsections (a)(2) and (d)(2) of section 5
by striking ‘‘1991 through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2003
through 2011’’.
SEC. 443. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.
The 1st sentence of section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency
Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1991 through 2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2003 through 2011’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘administrative’’, and
(3) by inserting ‘‘storage,’’ after ‘‘processing,’’.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 461. HUNGER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.
(a) SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.—
(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as
the ‘‘Congressional Hunger Fellows Act of 2001’’.
(2) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds as follows:
(A) There is a critical need for compas-
sionate individuals who are committed to assist-
ing people who suffer from hunger as well as a
need for such individuals to initiate and admin-
ister solutions to the hunger problem.
(B) Bill Emerson, the distinguished late
Representative from the 8th District of Missouri,
demonstrated his commitment to solving the
problem of hunger in a bipartisan manner, his
commitment to public service, and his great af-
fection for the institution and the ideals of the
United States Congress.
(C) George T. (Mickey) Leland, the distin-
guished late Representative from the 18th Dis-
trict of Texas, demonstrated his compassion for
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those in need, his high regard for public service,
and his lively exercise of political talents.
(D) The special concern that Mr. Emerson
and Mr. Leland demonstrated during their lives
for the hungry and poor was an inspiration for
others to work toward the goals of equality and
justice for all.
(E) These 2 outstanding leaders maintained
a special bond of friendship regardless of polit-
ical affiliation and worked together to encourage
future leaders to recognize and provide service to
others, and therefore it is especially appropriate
to honor the memory of Mr. Emerson and Mr.
Leland by creating a fellowship program to de-
velop and train the future leaders of the United
States to pursue careers in humanitarian serv-
ice.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as an inde-
pendent entity of the legislative branch of the United States
Government the Congressional Hunger Fellows Program
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’).
(c) BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall be subject
to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trust-
ees.
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(2) MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.—
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall be
composed of 6 voting members appointed under
clause (i) and 1 nonvoting ex officio member des-
ignated in clause (ii) as follows:
(i) VOTING MEMBERS.—(I) The Speak-
er of the House of Representatives shall ap-
point 2 members.
(II) The minority leader of the House
of Representatives shall appoint 1 member.
(III) The majority leader of the Senate
shall appoint 2 members.
(IV) The minority leader of the Senate
shall appoint 1 member.
(ii) NONVOTING MEMBER.—The Execu-
tive Director of the program shall serve as
a nonvoting ex officio member of the Board.
(B) TERMS.—Members of the Board shall
serve a term of 4 years.
(C) VACANCY.—
(i) AUTHORITY OF BOARD.—A vacancy
in the membership of the Board does not af-
fect the power of the remaining members to
carry out this section.
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(ii) APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSORS.—
A vacancy in the membership of the Board
shall be filled in the same manner in which
the original appointment was made.
(iii) INCOMPLETE TERM.—If a member
of the Board does not serve the full term ap-
plicable to the member, the individual ap-
pointed to fill the resulting vacancy shall be
appointed for the remainder of the term of
the predecessor of the individual.
(D) CHAIRPERSON.—As the first order of
business of the first meeting of the Board, the
members shall elect a Chairperson.
(E) COMPENSATION.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause
(ii), members of the Board may not receive
compensation for service on the Board.
(ii) TRAVEL.—Members of the Board
may be reimbursed for travel, subsistence,
and other necessary expenses incurred in
carrying out the duties of the program.
(3) DUTIES.—
(A) BYLAWS.—
(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Board shall
establish such bylaws and other regulations
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as may be appropriate to enable the Board
to carry out this section, including the du-
ties described in this paragraph.
(ii) CONTENTS.—Such bylaws and
other regulations shall include provisions—
(I) for appropriate fiscal control,
funds accountability, and operating
principles;
(II) to prevent any conflict of in-
terest, or the appearance of any con-
flict of interest, in the procurement
and employment actions taken by the
Board or by any officer or employee of
the Board and in the selection and
placement of individuals in the fellow-
ships developed under the program;
(III) for the resolution of a tie
vote of the members of the Board; and
(IV) for authorization of travel for
members of the Board.
(iii) TRANSMITTAL
TO
CONGRESS.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of the
first meeting of the Board, the Chairperson
of the Board shall transmit to Congress
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the 
appropriate 
congressional
committees a copy of such bylaws.
(B) BUDGET.—For each fiscal year the pro-
gram is in operation, the Board shall determine
a budget for the program for that fiscal year. All
spending by the program shall be pursuant to
such budget unless a change is approved by the
Board.
(C) PROCESS FOR SELECTION AND PLACE-
MENT
OF
FELLOWS.—The Board shall review
and approve the process established by the Exec-
utive Director for the selection and placement of
individuals in the fellowships developed under
the program.
(D) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS
TO
FELLOW-
SHIPS.—The Board of Trustees shall determine
the priority of the programs to be carried out
under this section and the amount of funds to be
allocated for the Emerson and Leland fellow-
ships.
(d) PURPOSES; AUTHORITY OF PROGRAM.—
(1) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program
are—
(A) to encourage future leaders of the
United States to pursue careers in humanitarian
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service, to recognize the needs of people who are
hungry and poor, and to provide assistance and
compassion for those in need;
(B) to increase awareness of the importance
of public service; and
(C) to provide training and development
opportunities for such leaders through placement
in programs operated by appropriate organiza-
tions or entities.
(2) AUTHORITY.—The program is authorized to
develop such fellowships to carry out the purposes of
this section, including the fellowships described in
paragraph (3).
(3) FELLOWSHIPS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The program shall estab-
lish and carry out the Bill Emerson Hunger Fel-
lowship and the Mickey Leland Hunger Fellow-
ship.
(B) CURRICULUM.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—The fellowships es-
tablished under subparagraph (A) shall pro-
vide experience and training to develop the
skills and understanding necessary to im-
prove the humanitarian conditions and the
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lives of individuals who suffer from hunger,
including—
(I) training in direct service to
the hungry in conjunction with com-
munity-based organizations through a
program of field placement; and
(II) experience in policy develop-
ment through placement in a govern-
mental entity or nonprofit organiza-
tion.
(ii) FOCUS OF BILL EMERSON HUNGER
FELLOWSHIP.—The Bill Emerson Hunger
Fellowship shall address hunger and other
humanitarian needs in the United States.
(iii) FOCUS OF MICKEY LELAND HUN-
GER
FELLOWSHIP.—The Mickey Leland
Hunger Fellowship shall address inter-
national hunger and other humanitarian
needs.
(iv) WORKPLAN.—To carry out clause
(i) and to assist in the evaluation of the fel-
lowships under paragraph (4), the program
shall, for each fellow, approve a work plan
that identifies the target objectives for the
fellow in the fellowship, including specific
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duties and responsibilities related to those
objectives.
(C) PERIOD OF FELLOWSHIP.—
(i) EMERSON FELLOW.—A Bill Emer-
son Hunger Fellowship awarded under this
paragraph shall be for no more than 1 year.
(ii) LELAND FELLOW.—A Mickey Le-
land Hunger Fellowship awarded under
this paragraph shall be for no more than 2
years. Not less than one year of the
Fellowship shall be dedicated to
fulfilling the requirement of sub-
paragraph (B)(i)(I).
(D) SELECTION OF FELLOWS.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—A fellowship shall be
awarded pursuant to a nationwide competi-
tion established by the program.
(ii) QUALIFICATION.—A successful ap-
plicant shall be an individual who has
demonstrated—
(I) an intent to pursue a career
in humanitarian service and out-
standing potential for such a career;
(II) a commitment to social
change;
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(III) leadership potential or ac-
tual leadership experience;
(IV) diverse life experience;
(V) proficient writing and speak-
ing skills; and
(VI) an ability to live in poor or
diverse communities.; and
(VII) such other attributes
as determined to be appro-
priate by the Board of Trust-
ees.
(iii) AMOUNT OF AWARD.—
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Each indi-
vidual awarded a fellowship under this
paragraph shall receive a living allow-
ance and, subject to subclause (II), an
end-of-service award as determined by
the program.
(II) REQUIREMENT FOR SUCCESS-
FUL
COMPLETION
OF
FELLOWSHIP.—
Each individual awarded a fellowship
under this paragraph shall be entitled
to receive an end-of-service award at
an appropriate rate for each month of
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satisfactory service as determined by
the Executive Director.
(iv) RECOGNITION
OF
FELLOWSHIP
AWARD.—
(I) EMERSON FELLOW.—An indi-
vidual awarded a fellowship from the
Bill Emerson Hunger Fellowship shall
be known as an ‘‘Emerson Fellow’’.
(II) LELAND FELLOW.—An indi-
vidual awarded a fellowship from the
Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowship
shall be known as a ‘‘Leland Fellow’’.
(4) EVALUATION.—The program shall conduct
periodic evaluations of the Bill Emerson and Mickey
Leland Hunger Fellowships. Such evaluations shall
include the following:
(A) An assessment of the successful comple-
tion of the work plan of the fellow.
(B) An assessment of the impact of the fel-
lowship on the fellows.
(C) An assessment of the accomplishment of
the purposes of the program.
(D) An assessment of the impact of the fel-
low on the community.
(e) TRUST FUND.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the
Congressional Hunger Fellows Trust Fund (herein-
after in this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’) in the
Treasury of the United States, consisting of amounts
appropriated to the Fund under subsection (i),
amounts credited to it under paragraph (3), and
amounts received under subsection (g)(3)(A).
(2) INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.—The Secretary of
the Treasury shall invest the full amount of the Fund.
Each investment shall be made in an interest bearing
obligation of the United States or an obligation guar-
anteed as to principal and interest by the United
States that, as determined by the Secretary in con-
sultation with the Board, has a maturity suitable for
the Fund.
(3) RETURN ON INVESTMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (f)(2), the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall credit to the Fund the interest on, and the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, obligations
held in the Fund.
(f) EXPENDITURES; AUDITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury
shall transfer to the program from the amounts de-
scribed in subsection (e)(3) and subsection (g)(3)(A)
such sums as the Board determines are necessary to
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enable the program to carry out the provisions of this
section.
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not trans-
fer to the program the amounts appropriated to the
Fund under subsection (i).
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds transferred to the
program under paragraph (1) shall be used for the
following purposes:
(A) STIPENDS FOR FELLOWS.—To provide
for a living allowance for the fellows.
(B) TRAVEL OF FELLOWS.—To defray the
costs of transportation of the fellows to the fel-
lowship placement sites.
(C) INSURANCE.—To defray the costs of ap-
propriate insurance of the fellows, the program,
and the Board.
(D) TRAINING OF FELLOWS.—To defray the
costs of preservice and midservice education and
training of fellows.
(E) SUPPORT
STAFF.—Staff described in
subsection (g).
(F) AWARDS.—End-of-service awards under
subsection (d)(3)(D)(iii)(II).
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(G) ADDITIONAL
APPROVED
USES.—For
such other purposes that the Board determines
appropriate to carry out the program.
(4) AUDIT BY GAO.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General
of the United States shall conduct an annual
audit of the accounts of the program.
(B) BOOKS.—The program shall make
available to the Comptroller General all books,
accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all
other papers, things, or property belonging to or
in use by the program and necessary to facilitate
such audit.
(C) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Comp-
troller General shall submit a copy of the results
of each such audit to the Congress appro-
priate congressional committees.
(g) STAFF; POWERS OF PROGRAM.—
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall appoint
an Executive Director of the program who shall
administer the program. The Executive Director
shall carry out such other functions consistent
with the provisions of this section as the Board
shall prescribe.
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(B) RESTRICTION.—The Executive Director
may not serve as Chairperson of the Board.
(C) COMPENSATION.—The Executive Direc-
tor shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate
of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United
States Code.
(2) STAFF.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—With the approval of a
majority of the Board, the Executive Director
may appoint and fix the pay of additional per-
sonnel as the Executive Director considers nec-
essary and appropriate to carry out the func-
tions of the provisions of this section.
(B) COMPENSATION.—An individual ap-
pointed under subparagraph (A) shall be paid at
a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable
for level GS–15 of the General Schedule.
(3) POWERS.—In order to carry out the provi-
sions of this section, the program may perform the
following functions:
(A) GIFTS.—The program may solicit, ac-
cept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises
of services or property, both real and personal,
for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work
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of the program. Gifts, bequests, or devises of
money and proceeds from sales of other property
received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be de-
posited in the Fund and shall be available for
disbursement upon order of the Board.
(B) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The pro-
gram may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109 of title 5, United
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to
exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum an-
nual rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the
General Schedule.
(C) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The program
may contract, with the approval of a majority of
the members of the Board, with and compensate
Government and private agencies or persons
without regard to section 3709 of the Revised
Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
(D) OTHER NECESSARY EXPENDITURES.—
The program shall make such other expenditures
which the program considers necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section, but excluding
project development.
(h) REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of each
year, the Board shall submit to Congress the appro-
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priate congressional committees a report on the
activities of the program carried out during the previous
fiscal year, and shall include the following:
(1) An analysis of the evaluations conducted
under subsection (d)(4) (relating to evaluations of the
Emerson and Leland fellowships and accomplishment
of the program purposes) during that fiscal year.
(2) A statement of the total amount of funds at-
tributable to gifts received by the program in that fis-
cal year (as authorized under subsection (g)(3)(A)),
and the total amount of such funds that were ex-
pended to carry out the program that fiscal year.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated $18,000,000 to carry out the
provisions of this section.
(j) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term
‘‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’’
means—
(1) the Committee on Agriculture and
the Committee on International Relations
of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition and Forestry and the Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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SEC. 462. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this title, the amend-
ments made by this title shall take effect on October 1, 2002.
TITLE V—CREDIT
SEC. 501. ELIGIBILITY OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
FOR FARM OWNERSHIP LOANS, FARM OPER-
ATING LOANS, AND EMERGENCY LOANS.
(a) Sections 302(a), 311(a), and 321(a) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(a),
1941(a), and 1961(a)) are each amended by striking ‘‘and
joint operations’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘joint
operations, and limited liability companies’’.
(b) Section 321(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is
amended by striking ‘‘or joint operations’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘joint operations, or limited liability
companies’’.
SEC. 502. SUSPENSION OF LIMITATION ON PERIOD FOR
WHICH 
BORROWERS 
ARE 
ELIGIBLE 
FOR
GUARANTEED ASSISTANCE.
During the period beginning January 1, 2002, and
ending December 31, 2006, section 319(b) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1949(b))
shall have no force or effect.
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SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION OF CERTIFIED LENDERS AND
PREFERRED 
CERTIFIED 
LENDERS 
PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 331(b) of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981(b)) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9)
as paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(2) administer the loan guarantee program
under section 339(c) through central offices estab-
lished in States or in multi-State areas;’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 331(c) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1981(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘(b)(5)’’
and inserting ‘‘(b)(6)’’.
SEC. 504. SIMPLIFIED LOAN GUARANTEE APPLICATION
AVAILABLE 
FOR 
LOANS 
OF 
GREATER
AMOUNTS.
Section 333A(g)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a(g)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’.
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SEC. 505. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT THAT SEC-
RETARY REQUIRE COUNTY COMMITTEES TO
CERTIFY IN WRITING THAT CERTAIN LOAN
REVIEWS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED.
Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through
(5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively.
SEC. 506. AUTHORITY TO REDUCE PERCENTAGE OF LOAN
GUARANTEED IF BORROWER INCOME IS IN-
SUFFICIENT TO SERVICE DEBT.
Section 339 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1989) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by inserting ‘‘, except
that the Secretary may guarantee such lesser percent-
age as the Secretary determines appropriate of such
a loan if the income of the borrower is less than the
income necessary to meet the requirements of sub-
section (b)’’ before the period; and
(2) in subsection (d)(4)(A), by inserting ‘‘, except
that the Secretary may guarantee such lesser percent-
age as the Secretary determines appropriate of such
a loan if the income of the borrower is less than the
income necessary to meet the requirements of sub-
section (b)’’ before the semicolon.
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SEC. 507. TIMING OF LOAN ASSESSMENTS.
Section 360(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006b(a)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘After an applicant is determined eligible for assistance
under this title by the appropriate county committee estab-
lished pursuant to section 332, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’.
SEC. 508. MAKING AND SERVICING OF LOANS BY PER-
SONNEL OF STATE, COUNTY, OR AREA COM-
MITTEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981–2008j)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 376. MAKING AND SERVICING OF LOANS BY PER-
SONNEL OF STATE, COUNTY, OR AREA COM-
MITTEES.
‘‘The Secretary shall employ personnel of a State,
county or area committee established under section 8(b)(5)
of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16
U.S.C 590h(b)(5)) to make and service loans under this title
to the extent the personnel have been trained to do so.’’.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF FINALITY RULE.—Section
281(a)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7001(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
‘‘, except functions performed pursuant to section 376 of
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act’’ before
the period.
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SEC. 509. ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF STATE, COUNTY,
OR AREA COMMITTEE FOR LOANS AND LOAN
GUARANTEES.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981–2008j) is further amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 377. ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF STATE, COUNTY,
OR AREA COMMITTEE FOR LOANS AND LOAN
GUARANTEES.
‘‘The Secretary shall not prohibit an employee of a
State, county or area committee established under section
8(b)(5) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)(5)) or an employee of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture from obtaining a loan or loan guar-
antee under subtitle A, B or C of this title if an office of
the Department of Agriculture other than the office in which
the employee is located determines that the employee is oth-
erwise eligible for the loan or loan guarantee.’’.
SEC. 510. EMERGENCY LOANS IN RESPONSE TO AN ECO-
NOMIC EMERGENCY RESULTING FROM QUAR-
ANTINES AND SHARPLY INCREASING ENERGY
COSTS.
(a) LOAN AUTHORITY.—Section 321(a) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a))
is amended—
(1) in each of the 1st and 3rd sentences—
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(A) by striking ‘‘a natural disaster in the
United States or by’’ and inserting ‘‘a quar-
antine imposed by the Secretary under the Plant
Protection Act or the animal quarantine laws
(as defined in section 2509 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990),
an economic emergency resulting from sharply
increasing energy costs as described in section
329(b), a natural disaster in the United States,
or’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘Robert T. Stafford’’ before
‘‘Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act’’;
and
(2) in the 4th sentence—
(A) by striking ‘‘a natural disaster’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such a quarantine, economic emergency,
or natural disaster’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘by such natural disaster’’
and inserting ‘‘by such quarantine, economic
emergency, or natural disaster’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 323 of such
Act (7 U.S.C. 1963) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘quarantine,’’ before ‘‘natural
disaster’’; and
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(2) by inserting ‘‘referred to in section 321(a),
including, notwithstanding any other provision of
this title, an economic emergency resulting from
sharply increasing energy costs as described in section
329(b)’’ after ‘‘emergency’’.
(c) SHARPLY INCREASING ENERGY COSTS.—Section
329 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1969) is amended—
(1) by striking all that precedes ‘‘Secretary
shall’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 329. LOSS CONDITIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), the’’; and
(2) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) LOSS RESULTING FROM SHARPLY INCREASING
ENERGY COSTS.—The Secretary shall make financial as-
sistance under this subtitle available to any applicant seek-
ing assistance based on an income loss resulting from
sharply increasing energy costs referred to in section 323
if—
‘‘(1) the price of electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel,
natural gas, propane, or other equivalent fuel during
any 3-month period is at least 50 percent greater
than the average price of the same form of energy
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during the preceding 5 years, as determined by the
Secretary; and
‘‘(2) the income loss of the applicant is directly
related to expenses incurred to prevent livestock mor-
tality, the degradation of a perishable agricultural
commodity, or damage to a field crop.’’.
(d) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LOAN.—Section 324(a) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1964(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) in the case of a loan made in response to
a quarantine referred to in section 321, exceeds
$500,000; or
‘‘(4) in the case of a loan made in response to
an economic emergency referred to in section 321, ex-
ceeds $200,000.’’.
SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR
SERVICING OF FARMER PROGRAM LOANS.
Section 331(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981(d)) is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘TEMPORARY’’;
and
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(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 512. AUTHORIZATION FOR LOANS.
Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘not more than the following amounts:’’ and all that
follows and inserting ‘‘such sums as may be necessary.’’.
SEC. 513. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR DIRECT OPER-
ATING LOANS FOR BEGINNING FARMERS AND
RANCHERS.
Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated Farm
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C.
1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)) is amended by striking ‘‘2000
through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2002 through 2011’’.
SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF INTEREST RATE REDUCTION PRO-
GRAM.
Section 351(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1999(a)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 515. INCREASE IN DURATION OF LOANS UNDER DOWN
PAYMENT LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310E(b)(3) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1935(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and inserting
‘‘15’’.
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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
310E(c)(3)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(c)(3)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘10-year’’ and inserting ‘‘15-year’’.
SEC. 516. HORSE BREEDER LOANS.
(a) DEFINITION OF HORSE BREEDER.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘horse breeder’’ means a person that, as of
the date of the enactment of this Act, derives more than
70 percent of the income of the person from the business
of breeding, boarding, raising, training, or selling horses,
during the shorter of—
(1) the 5-year period ending on January 1,
2001; or
(2) the period the person has been engaged in the
business.
(b) LOAN AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall make
a loan to an eligible horse breeder to assist the breeder for
losses suffered as a result of mare reproductive loss syn-
drome.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A horse breeder shall be eligible for
a loan under this section if the Secretary determines that,
as a result of mare reproductive loss syndrome—
(1) during the period beginning January 1,
2000, and ending October 1, 2000, or during the pe-
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riod beginning January 1, 2001, and ending October
1, 2001—
(A) 30 percent or more of the mares owned
by the breeder failed to conceive, miscarried,
aborted, or otherwise failed to produce a live
healthy foal; or
(B) 30 percent or more of the mares boarded
on a farm owned, operated, or leased by the
breeder failed to conceive, miscarried, aborted, or
otherwise failed to produce a live healthy foal;
(2) during the period beginning January 1,
2000, and ending on September 30, 2002, the breeder
was unable to meet the financial obligations, or pay
the ordinary and necessary expenses, of the breeder
incurred in connection with breeding, boarding, rais-
ing, training, or selling horses; and
(3) the breeder is not able to obtain sufficient
credit elsewhere (within the meaning of section 321(a)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act).
(d) AMOUNT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary shall determine the amount of a loan to be
made to a horse breeder under this section, on the
basis of the amount of losses suffered by the breeder,
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and the financial needs of the breeder, as a result of
mare reproductive loss syndrome.
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a loan
made under this section shall not exceed $500,000.
(e) TERM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the
term for repayment of a loan made to a horse breeder
under this section shall be determined by the Sec-
retary based on the ability of the breeder to repay the
loan.
(2) MAXIMUM TERM.—The term of a loan made
under this section shall not exceed 15 years.
(f) INTEREST RATE.—Interest shall be payable on a
loan made under this section, at the rate prescribed under
section 324(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act.
(g) SECURITY.—Security shall be required on a loan
made under this section, in accordance with section 324(d)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.
(h) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to obtain a loan
under this section, a horse breeder shall submit to the Sec-
retary an application for the loan not later than September
30, 2002.
(i) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out this sec-
tion using funds available for emergency loans under sub-
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title C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act.
(j) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by this sec-
tion shall terminate on September 30, 2003.
SEC. 517. SUNSET OF DIRECT LOAN PROGRAMS UNDER THE
CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT ACT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981–2008j)
is amended by inserting after section 344 the following:
‘‘SEC. 345. SUNSET OF DIRECT LOAN PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection
(b), beginning 5 years after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary may not make a direct loan
under section 302 or 311.
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
any authority to make direct loans to youths, qualified be-
ginning farmers or ranchers, or members of socially dis-
advantaged groups.
‘‘(c) NO EFFECT
ON EXISTING CONTRACTS.—Sub-
section (a) shall not be construed to permit the violation
of any contract entered into before the 5-year period de-
scribed in subsection (a).’’.
(b) EVALUATIONS OF DIRECT AND GUARANTEED LOAN
PROGRAMS.—
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(1) STUDIES.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall conduct 2 studies of the direct and guaranteed
loan progams under sections 302 and 311 of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, each of
which shall include an examination of the number,
average principal amount, and delinquency and de-
fault rates of loans provided or guaranteed during the
period covered by the study.
(2) PERIODS COVERED.—
(A) FIRST
STUDY.—1 study under para-
graph (1) shall cover the 1-year period that be-
gins 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this section.
(B) SECOND STUDY.—1 study under para-
graph (1) shall cover the 1-year period that be-
gins 3 years after such date of enactment.
(3) REPORTS TO THE CONGRESS.—At the end of
the period covered by a study under this subsection,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Con-
gress a report that contains an evaluation of the re-
sults of the study, including an analysis of the effec-
tiveness of loan programs referred to in paragraph
(1) in meeting the credit needs of agricultural pro-
ducers in an efficient and fiscally responsible manner.
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SEC. 518. DEFINITION OF DEBT FORGIVENESS.
Section 343(a)(12)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(12)(B)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘debt forgive-
ness’ does not include—
‘‘(i) consolidation, rescheduling, re-
amortization, or deferral of a loan; or
‘‘(ii) any write-down provided as a
part of a resolution of a discrimination
complaint against the Secretary.’’.
SEC. 519. LOAN ELIGIBILITY FOR BORROWERS WITH PRIOR
DEBT FORGIVENESS.
Section 373(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008h(b)(1)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2)—
‘‘(A) the Secretary may not make a loan
under this title to a borrower who, on more than
2 occasions, received debt forgiveness on a loan
made or guaranteed under this title; and
‘‘(B) the Secretary may not guarantee a
loan under this title to a borrower who, on more
than 3 occasions, received debt forgiveness on a
loan made or guaranteed under this title.’’.
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SEC. 520. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS FOR SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
The last sentence of section 355(c)(2) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
2003(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘Any funds re-
served and allocated under this paragraph but not used
within a State shall, to the extent necessary to satisfy pend-
ing applications under this title, be available for use by
socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in other
States, as determined by the Secretary, and any remaining
funds shall be reallocated within the State.’’.
SEC. 521. HORSES CONSIDERED TO BE LIVESTOCK UNDER
THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DE-
VELOPMENT ACT.
Section 343 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1991) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(c) LIVESTOCK INCLUDES HORSES.—The term ‘live-
stock’ includes horses.’’.
TITLE VI—RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 601. FUNDING FOR RURAL LOCAL TELEVISION BROAD-
CAST SIGNAL LOAN GUARANTEES.
Section 1011(a) of the Launching Our Communities’
Access to Local Television Act of 2000 (title X of H.R. 5548,
as enacted by section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106-553) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In addition,
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a total of $200,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation shall be available during fiscal years 2002
through 2006, without fiscal year limitation, for loan guar-
antees under this title.’’.
SEC. 602. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR VALUE-ADDED AGRI-
CULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT
GRANTS.
Section 231(a) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act
of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—In each
of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, the Secretary shall
use $50,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to award competitive grants—
‘‘(A) to eligible independent producers (as
determined by the Secretary) of value-added ag-
ricultural commodities and products of agricul-
tural 
commodities 
to 
assist 
an 
eligible
producer—
‘‘(i) to develop a business plan for via-
ble marketing opportunities for a value-
added agricultural commodity or product of
an agricultural commodity; or
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‘‘(ii) to develop strategies for the ven-
tures that are intended to create marketing
opportunities for the producers; and
‘‘(B) to public bodies, institutions of higher
learning, and trade associations to assist such
entities—
‘‘(i) to develop a business plan for via-
ble marketing opportunities in emerging
markets for a value-added agricultural com-
modity or product of an agricultural com-
modity; or
‘‘(ii) to develop strategies for the ven-
tures that are intended to create marketing
opportunities in emerging markets for the
producers.’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘producer’’ each place it appears
thereafter and inserting ‘‘grantee’’.
SEC. 
603. 
AGRICULTURE 
INNOVATION 
CENTER 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to
carry out a demonstration program under which agricul-
tural producers are provided—
(1) technical assistance, including engineering
services, applied research, scale production, and simi-
260
lar services to enable the producers to establish busi-
nesses for further processing of agricultural products;
(2) marketing, market development, and business
planning;
(3) overall organizational, outreach, and develop-
ment assistance to increase the viability, growth, and
sustainability of value-added agricultural businesses.
(b) NATURE OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’)
shall—
(1) make grants to eligible applicants for the
purposes of enabling the applicants to obtain the as-
sistance described in subsection (a); and
(2) provide assistance to eligible applicants
through the research and technical services of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
(c) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—An applicant shall be eligible
for a grant and assistance described in subsection (b)
to establish an Agriculture Innovation Center if—
(A) the applicant—
(i) has provided services similar to
those described in subsection (a); or
(ii) shows the capability of providing
the services;
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(B) the application of the applicant for the
grant and assistance sets forth a plan, in accord-
ance with regulations which shall be prescribed
by the Secretary, outlining support of the appli-
cant in the agricultural community, the tech-
nical and other expertise of the applicant, and
the goals of the applicant for increasing and im-
proving the ability of local producers to develop
markets and processes for value-added agricul-
tural products;
(C) the applicant demonstrates that re-
sources (in cash or in kind) of definite value are
available, or have been committed to be made
available, to the applicant, to increase and im-
prove the ability of local producers to develop
markets and processes for value-added agricul-
tural products; and
(D) the applicant meets the requirement of
paragraph (2).
(2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—The requirement of
this paragraph is that the applicant shall have a
board of directors comprised of representatives of the
following groups:
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(A) The 2 general agricultural organiza-
tions with the greatest number of members in the
State in which the applicant is located.
(B) The Department of Agriculture or simi-
lar State organization or department, for the
State.
(C) Organizations representing the 4 highest
grossing commodities produced in the State, ac-
cording to annual gross cash sales.
(d) GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (g), the
Secretary shall make annual grants to eligible appli-
cants under this section, each of which grants shall
not exceed the lesser of—
(A) $1,000,000; or
(B) twice the dollar value of the resources
(in cash or in kind) that the applicant has dem-
onstrated are available, or have been committed
to be made available, to the applicant in accord-
ance with subsection (c)(1)(C).
(2) INITIAL LIMITATION.—In the first year of the
demonstration program under this section, the Sec-
retary shall make grants under this section, on a
competitive basis, to not more than 5 eligible appli-
cants.
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(3) EXPANSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—
In the second year of the demonstration program
under this section, the Secretary may make grants
under this section to not more than 10 eligible appli-
cants, in addition to any entities to which grants are
made under paragraph (2) for such year.
(4) STATE LIMITATION.—In the first 3 years of
the demonstration program under this section, the
Secretary shall not make an Agricultural Innovation
Center Demonstration Program grant under this sec-
tion to more than 1 entity in a single State.
(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity to which a grant is
made under this section may use the grant only for the fol-
lowing purposes, but only to the extent that the use is not
described in section 231(d) of the Agricultural Risk Protec-
tion Act of 2000:
(1) Applied research.
(2) Consulting services.
(3) Hiring of employees, at the discretion of the
board of directors of the entity.
(4) The making of matching grants, each of
which shall be not more than $5,000, to agricultural
producers, so long as the aggregate amount of all such
matching grants shall be not more than $50,000.
(5) Legal services.
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(f) RULE OF INTERPRETATION.—This section shall not
be construed to prevent a recipient of a grant under this
section from collaborating with any other institution with
respect to activities conducted using the grant.
(g) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the amount made
available under section 231(a)(1) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–224; 7 U.S.C. 1621
note), the Secretary shall use to carry out this section—
(1) not less than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
and
(2) not less than $10,000,000 for each of the fis-
cal years 2003 and 2004.
(h) REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES.—
(1) EFFECTS ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR.—
The Secretary shall utilize $300,000 per year of the
funds made available pursuant to this section to sup-
port research at any university into the effects of
value-added projects on agricultural producers and
the commodity markets. The research should system-
atically examine possible effects on demand for agri-
cultural commodities, market prices, farm income,
and Federal outlays on commodity programs using
linked, long-term, global projections of the agricul-
tural sector.
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(2) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—Not later
than 3 years after the first 10 grants are made under
this section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit
to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate and to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives a written re-
port on the effectiveness of the demonstration program
conducted under this section at improving the produc-
tion of value-added agricultural products and on the
effects of the program on the economic viability of the
producers, which shall include the best practices and
innovations found at each of the Agriculture Innova-
tion Centers established under the demonstration pro-
gram under this section, and detail the number and
type of agricultural projects assisted, and the type of
assistance provided, under this section.
SEC. 604. FUNDING OF COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE
GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) FUNDING.—In each of fiscal years 2002 through
2011, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use $30,000,000 of
the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry
out section 306A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a).
(b) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 306A(i) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
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1926a(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
(c) MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.—Section 306A of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a) is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking EMERGENCY’’;
(2) in subsection (a)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘after’’ and inserting
‘‘when’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘is imminent’’ after ‘‘com-
munities’’; and
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall be a public or
private nonprofit entity.’’.
SEC. 605. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR THE FINANCING OF THE
PURCHASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYS-
TEMS.
Section 4 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7
U.S.C. 904) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘The Secretary’’;
and
(2) by adding after and below the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) LOAN GUARANTEES FOR THE FINANCING OF THE
PURCHASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS.—The Sec-
retary may provide a loan guarantee, on such terms and
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conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, for the pur-
pose of financing the purchase of a renewable energy system,
including a wind energy system and anaerobic digestors for
the purpose of energy generation, by any person or indi-
vidual who is a farmer, a rancher, or an owner of a small
business (as defined by the Secretary) that is located in a
rural area (as defined by the Secretary). In providing guar-
antees under this subsection, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to loans used primarily for power generation on a
farm, ranch, or small business (as so defined).’’.
SEC. 606. LOANS AND LOAN GUARANTEES FOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY SYSTEMS.
Section 310B(a)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)(3)) is amended
by inserting ‘‘and other renewable energy systems including
wind energy systems and anaerobic digestors for the pur-
pose of energy generation’’ after ‘‘solar energy systems’’.
SEC. 607. RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.
Section 306(a)(11)(D) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(D)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 608. GRANTS FOR WATER SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AND
NATIVE VILLAGES IN ALASKA.
Section 306D(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d(d)(1)) is amended
by striking ‘‘and 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2011’’.
SEC. 609. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
Section 310B(e)(9) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(9)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 610. NATIONAL RESERVE ACCOUNT OF RURAL DEVEL-
OPMENT TRUST FUND.
Section 381E(e)(3)(F) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(e)(3)(F)) is
amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘each
of the fiscal years 2002 through 2011’’.
SEC. 611. RURAL VENTURE CAPITAL DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM.
Section 381O(b)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009n(b)(3)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 612. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON CERTAIN LOANS FOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT.
Section 310B(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)) is amended by striking
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
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SEC. 613. PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLE-
MENTATION OF STRATEGIC REGIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT PLANS.
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—
(1) SELECTION OF STATES.—The Secretary of
Agriculture (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall select 10 States in which to implement
strategic regional development plans developed under
this subsection.
(2) GRANTS.—
(A) AUTHORITY.—
(i) IN
GENERAL.—From the funds
made available to carry out this subsection,
the Secretary shall make a matching grant
to 1 or more entities in each State selected
under subsection (a), to develop a strategic
regional development plan that provides for
rural economic development in a region in
the State in which the entity is located.
(ii) PRIORITY.—In making grants
under this subsection, the Secretary shall
give priority to entities that represent a re-
gional coalition of community-based plan-
ning, development, governmental, and busi-
ness organizations.
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(B) TERMS OF MATCH.—In order for an en-
tity to be eligible for a matching grant under
this subsection, the entity shall make a commit-
ment to the Secretary to provide funds for the
development of a strategic regional development
plan of the kind referred to in subparagraph (A)
in an amount that is not less than the amount
of the matching grant.
(C) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not
make a grant under this subsection in an
amount that exceeds $150,000.
(3) FUNDING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use
$2,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation in each of fiscal years 2002 through
2011 to carry out this subsection.
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall remain
available without fiscal year limitation.
(b) STRATEGIC PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION.—
(1) The Secretary shall use the authorities pro-
vided in the provisions of law specified in section
793(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Agriculture Improve-
ment and Reform Act of 1996 to implement the stra-
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tegic regional development plans developed pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section.
(2) FUNDING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use
$13,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation in each of fiscal years 2002
through 2011 to carry out this subsection.
(B) AVAILABILITY.—Funds made available
pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall remain
available without fiscal year limitation.
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—The amounts made available
under subsections (a) and (b) may be used as the Secretary
deems appropriate to carry out any provision of this sec-
tion.
SEC. 614. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FI-
NANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING,
AND SERVICING OF INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED
HOUSEHOLD 
WATER 
WELL 
SYSTEMS 
IN
RURAL AREAS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW
OR MODERATE INCOMES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Consolidated
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922–1949)
is amended by inserting after section 306D the following:
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‘‘SEC. 306E. GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO FI-
NANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, REFURBISHING,
AND SERVICING OF INDIVIDUALLY-OWNED
HOUSEHOLD 
WATER 
WELL 
SYSTEMS 
IN
RURAL AREAS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW
OR MODERATE INCOMES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In this
section, the term ‘eligible individual’ means an individual
who is a member of a household, the combined income of
whose members for the most recent 12-month period for
which the information is available, is not more than 100
percent of the median nonmetropolitan household income
for the State or territory in which the individual resides,
according to the most recent decennial census of the United
States.
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants to pri-
vate nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting eli-
gible individuals in obtaining financing for the construc-
tion, refurbishing, and servicing of individual household
water well systems in rural areas that are owned (or to
be owned) by the eligible individuals.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant made under this section
may be—
‘‘(1) used, or invested to provide income to be
used, to carry out subsection (b); and
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‘‘(2) used to pay administrative expenses associ-
ated with providing the assistance described in sub-
section (b).
‘‘(d) PRIORITY IN AWARDING GRANTS.—In awarding
grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority
to an applicant that has substantial expertise and experi-
ence in promoting the safe and productive use of individ-
ually-owned household water well systems and ground
water.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section takes effect on October 1, 2001.
SEC. 615. NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.
Subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel-
opment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009–2009n) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 381P. NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNER-
SHIP.
‘‘(a) RURAL AREA DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘rural area’ means such areas as the Secretary may deter-
mine.
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Na-
tional Rural Development Partnership (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Partnership’’), which shall be composed
of—
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‘‘(1) the National Rural Development Coordi-
nating Committee established in accordance with sub-
section (c); and
‘‘(2) State rural development councils established
in accordance with subsection (d).
‘‘(c) NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING
COMMITTEE.—
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The National Rural Devel-
opment Coordinating Committee (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Coordinating Committee’’) may be
composed of—
‘‘(A) representatives of all Federal depart-
ments and agencies with policies and programs
that affect or benefit rural areas;
‘‘(B) representatives of national associations
of State, regional, local, and tribal governments
and intergovernmental and multi-jurisdictional
agencies and organizations;
‘‘(C) national public interest groups; and
‘‘(D) other national nonprofit organizations
that elect to participate in the activities of the
Coordinating Committee.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Coordinating Committee
may—
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‘‘(A) provide support for the work of the
State rural development councils established in
accordance with subsection (d); and
‘‘(B) develop and facilitate strategies to re-
duce or eliminate conflicting or duplicative ad-
ministrative and regulatory impediments con-
fronting rural areas.
‘‘(d) STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS.—
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—A State rural development
council may—
‘‘(A) be composed of representatives of Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal governments, and
nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and
other entities committed to rural advancement;
and
‘‘(B) have a nonpartisan and nondiscrim-
inatory membership that is broad and represent-
ative of the economic, social, and political diver-
sity of the State.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—A State rural development
council may—
‘‘(A) facilitate collaboration among Federal,
State, local, and tribal governments and the pri-
vate and non-profit sectors in the planning and
implementation of programs and policies that
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affect the rural areas of the State, and to do so
in such a way that provides the greatest degree
of flexibility and innovation in responding to the
unique needs of the State and the rural areas;
and
‘‘(B) in conjunction with the Coordinating
Committee, develop and facilitate strategies to
reduce or eliminate conflicting or duplicative ad-
ministrative and regulatory impediments con-
fronting the rural areas of the State.
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP.—The
Secretary may provide for any additional support staff to
the Partnership as the Secretary determines to be necessary
to carry out the duties of the Partnership.
‘‘(f) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by this
section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the
date of the enactment of this section.’’.
SEC. 616. ELIGIBILITY OF RURAL EMPOWERMENT ZONES,
RURAL 
ENTERPRISE 
COMMUNITIES, 
AND
CHAMPION COMMUNITIES FOR DIRECT AND
GUARANTEED LOANS FOR ESSENTIAL COM-
MUNITY FACILITIES.
Section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1)) is amended by in-
serting after the 1st sentence the following: ‘‘The Secretary
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may also make or insure loans to communities that have
been designated as rural empowerment zones or rural enter-
prise communities pursuant to part I of subchapter U of
chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as rural
enterprise communities pursuant to section 766 of the Agri-
culture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administra-
tion, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, or as
champion communities (as determined by the Secretary),
to provide for the installation or improvement of essential
community facilities including necessary related equip-
ment, and to furnish financial assistance or other aid in
planning projects for such purposes.’’.
SEC. 617. GRANTS TO TRAIN FARM WORKERS IN NEW TECH-
NOLOGIES AND TO TRAIN FARM WORKERS IN
SPECIALIZED SKILLS NECESSARY FOR HIGH-
ER VALUE CROPS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may
make a grant to a nonprofit organization with the capacity
to train farm workers, or to a consortium of non-profit or-
ganizations, agribusinesses, State and local governments,
agricultural labor organizations, and community-based or-
ganizations with that capacity.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity to which a grant is
made under this section shall use the grant to train farm
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workers to use new technologies and develop specialized
skills for agricultural development.
(c) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For grants under this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture not more
than $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011.
SEC. 618. LOAN GUARANTEES FOR THE PURCHASE OF
STOCK IN A FARMER COOPERATIVE SEEKING
TO MODERNIZE OR EXPAND.
Section 310B(g)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘start-up’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘capital stock of a farmer cooperative established for an ag-
ricultural purpose.’’.
SEC. 619. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND SUBORDINATED UNSE-
CURED DEBT REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED
IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY OF FARMER-
OWNED COOPERATIVE FOR BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRY GUARANTEED LOAN.
Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(h) INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND SUBORDINATED UNSE-
CURED DEBT REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETER-
MINING ELIGIBILITY
OF FARMER-OWNED COOPERATIVE
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FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY GUARANTEED LOAN.—In de-
termining whether a cooperative organization owned by
farmers is eligible for a guaranteed loan under subsection
(a)(1), the Secretary may consider the value of the intan-
gible assets and subordinated unsecured debt of the coopera-
tive organization.’’.
SEC. 620. BAN ON LIMITING ELIGIBILITY OF FARMER COOP-
ERATIVE 
FOR 
BUSINESS 
AND 
INDUSTRY
LOAN GUARANTEE BASED ON POPULATION
OF AREA IN WHICH COOPERATIVE IS LO-
CATED.
Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932) is further amended by add-
ing at the end of the following:
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO FARMER CO-
OPERATIVES UNDER THE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOAN
PROGRAM.—In determining whether a cooperative organi-
zation owned by farmers is eligible for a guaranteed loan
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall not apply any
lending restriction based on population to the area in which
the cooperative organization is located.’’.
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TITLE VII—RESEARCH AND
RELATED MATTERS
Subtitle A—Extensions
SEC. 700. MARKET EXPANSION RESEARCH.
Section 1436(b)(3)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(7 U.S.C. 1632(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘1990’’
and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 701. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEAR-
INGHOUSE.
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by
striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 702. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRI-
CULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION.
Section 1417(l) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3152(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 703. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.
Section 1419A(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3155(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 704. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3174(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 705. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MED-
ICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
Section 1424A(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3174a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 706. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Section 1425(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 707. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS.
Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3195(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 708. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL
OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS.
Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3196(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 709. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD
SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT
COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER-
SITY.
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 710. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTEN-
NIAL CENTERS AT 1890 LAND-GRANT INSTITU-
TIONS.
Sections 1448(a)(1) and (f) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3222c(a)(1) and (f)) are amended by striking
‘‘2002’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 711. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 712. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS.
Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 713. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.
Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1463 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(a) and (b)) are amended by striking
‘‘2002’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 714. EXTENSION SERVICE.
Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 715. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS.
Section 1473D(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3319d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 716. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES.
The first sentence of section 1477 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 717. RANGELAND RESEARCH.
Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 718. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.
Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended by
striking ‘‘1995’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 719. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES.
Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 720. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE.
Section 1672A(g) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a(g)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 721. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRO-
GRAM.
Section 1673(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)) is amended
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 722. ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND
COMMERCIALIZATION REVOLVING FUND.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1664(g)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5908(g)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
(b) CAPITALIZATION.—Section 1664(g)(2) of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 5908(g)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and
inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 723. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS
WITH DISABILITIES.
Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 724. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCT QUALITY RESEARCH.
Section 402(g) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7622(g))
is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 725. BIOBASED PRODUCTS.
(a) PILOT PROJECT.—Section 404(e)(2) of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2001’’
and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
404(h) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7624(h)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 726. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.
Section 406(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 727. INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.
(a) GENERALLY.—Section 535(b)(1) of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note) is amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
535(c) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 728. 1994 INSTITUTION RESEARCH GRANTS.
Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land-
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended
by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 729. ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
The first sentence of section 533(b) of the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note) is amended by striking ‘‘$4,600,000’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period and inserting ‘‘such sums as are
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necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years
1996 through 2011.’’.
SEC. 730. PRECISION AGRICULTURE.
Section 403(i) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7623(i)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 731. THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP DI-
VERSIFICATION.
Section 405(h) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(h))
is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 732. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM 
OR 
BY
TILLETIA INDICA.
Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 733. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 734. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVI-
SORY BOARD.
Section 1408(h) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3123(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 735. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION AND
MARKETING OF ALCOHOLS AND INDUSTRIAL
HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITIES AND FOREST PRODUCTS.
Section 1419(d) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3154(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 736. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Title III of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 (7 U.S.C. 7624 note) is amended—
(1) in section 307(f), by striking ‘‘2005’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’; and
(2) in section 310, by striking ‘‘2005’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2011’’.
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SEC. 737. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS RE-
SEARCH FACILITIES.
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C.
390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting
‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 738. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANTS NATIONAL RESEARCH INI-
TIATIVE.
Section 2(b)(10) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(10)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 739. FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985
(Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556) is amended by striking
‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
Subtitle B—Modifications
SEC. 741. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS
ACT OF 1994.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
534(a)(1)(A) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’.
(b) WITHDRAWALS
AND
EXPENDITURES.—Section
533(c)(4)(A) of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘section
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390(3)’’ and all that follows through ‘‘1998))’’ and inserting
‘‘section 2(a)(7) of the Tribally Controlled College or Uni-
versity Assistance Act of 1978)’’.
(c) ACCREDITATION.—Section 533(a)(3) of such Act is
amended by striking ‘‘under sections 534 and 535’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under sections 534, 535, and 536’’.
(d) 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 532 of such Act is
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (30) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) Bay Mills Community College.
‘‘(2) Blackfeet Community College.
‘‘(3) Cankdeska Cikana Community College.
‘‘(4) College of Menominee Nation.
‘‘(5) Crownpoint Institute of Technology.
‘‘(6) D–Q University.
‘‘(7) Dine´ College.
‘‘(8) Dull Knife Memorial College.
‘‘(9) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community Col-
lege.
‘‘(10) Fort Belknap College.
‘‘(11) Fort Berthold Community College.
‘‘(12) Fort Peck Community College.
‘‘(13) Haskell Indian Nations University.
‘‘(14) Institute of American Indian and Alaska
Native Culture and Arts Development.
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‘‘(15) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community
College.
‘‘(16) Leech Lake Tribal College.
‘‘(17) Little Big Horn College.
‘‘(18) Little Priest Tribal College.
‘‘(19) Nebraska Indian Community College.
‘‘(20) Northwest Indian College.
‘‘(21) Oglala Lakota College.
‘‘(22) Salish Kootenai College.
‘‘(23) Sinte Gleska University.
‘‘(24) Sisseton Wahpeton Community College.
‘‘(25) Si Tanka/Huron University.
‘‘(26) Sitting Bull College.
‘‘(27) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
‘‘(28) Stone Child College.
‘‘(29) Turtle Mountain Community College.
‘‘(30) United Tribes Technical College.’’.
SEC. 742. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977.
Section 1404(4) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3103(4)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after subparagraph (D);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (E) and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(F) is
one of the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532
of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act
of 1994).’’.
SEC. 743. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND
EDUCATION REFORM ACT OF 1998.
(a) PRIORITY MISSION AREAS.—Section 401(c)(2) of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (F) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(G) alternative fuels and renewable energy
sources.’’.
(b) PRECISION AGRICULTURE.—Section 403 of the Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7623) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(5)(F), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding improved use of energy inputs)’’ after ‘‘farm
production efficiencies’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)—
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(A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) Improve on farm energy use efficiencies.’’.
(c) THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP DIVER-
SIFICATION.—Section 405(a) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7625(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘and marketing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, marketing, and efficient use’’.
(d) COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL-
AND MEDIUM-SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OP-
ERATIONS.—Section 407(b)(3) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7627(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(including improved
use of energy inputs)’’ after ‘‘poultry systems that increase
efficiencies’’.
(e) SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSAR-
IUM GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA INDICA.—
(1) RESEARCH
GRANT
AUTHORIZED.—Section
408(a) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(a)) is
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(a) RESEARCH GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary
of Agriculture may make grants to consortia of land-grant
colleges and universities to enhance the ability of the con-
sortia to carry out multi-State research projects aimed at
understanding and combating diseases of wheat, triticale,
and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum and related
fungi (referred to in this section as ‘wheat scab’) or by
Tilletia indica and related fungi (referred to in this section
as ‘Karnal bunt’).’’.
(2) RESEARCH COMPONENTS.—Section 408(b) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 7628(b)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or of
Karnal bunt,’’ after ‘‘epidemiology of wheat
scab’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘,
triticale,’’ after ‘‘occurring in wheat’’;
(C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or
Karnal bunt’’ after ‘‘wheat scab’’;
(D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘and
barley for the presence of’’ and inserting ‘‘,
triticale, and barley for the presence of Karnal
bunt or of’’;
(E) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ‘‘and
barley infected with wheat scab’’ and inserting ‘‘,
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triticale, and barley infected with wheat scab or
with Karnal bunt’’;
(F) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting
‘‘wheat scab’’ after ‘‘to render’’;
(G) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and bar-
ley to wheat scab’’ and inserting ‘‘, triticale, and
barley to wheat scab and to Karnal bunt’’; and
(H) in paragraph (5)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and Karnal bunt’’
after ‘‘wheat scab’’; and
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, triticale,’’ after ‘‘re-
sistant wheat’’.
(3) 
COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORKS.—Section
408(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7628(c)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘or Karnal bunt’’ after ‘‘wheat scab’’.
(4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—(A) The section
heading for section 408 of such Act is amended by
striking ‘‘AND
BARLEY
CAUSED
BY
FUSARIUM
GRAMINEARUM’’ and inserting ‘‘, TRITICALE,
AND
BARLEY
CAUSED
BY
FUSARIUM
GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA INDICA’’.
(B) The table of sections for such Act is amended
by striking ‘‘and barley caused by fusarium
graminearum’’ in the item relating to section 408
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and inserting ‘‘, triticale, and barley caused by Fu-
sarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica’’.
(f) PROGRAM TO CONTROL JOHNE’S DISEASE.—Title
IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 409. BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture,
in coordination with State veterinarians and other appro-
priate State animal health professionals, may establish a
program to conduct research, testing, and evaluation of pro-
grams for the control and management of Johne’s disease
in livestock.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2011.’’.
SEC. 
744. 
FOOD, 
AGRICULTURE, 
CONSERVATION, 
AND
TRADE ACT OF 1990.
(a) AGRICULTURAL
GENOME
INITIATIVE.—Section
1671(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘pathogens
and’’ before ‘‘diseases causing economic hardship’’;
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(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(7) reducing the economic impact of plant
pathogens on commercially important crop plants;
and’’.
(b) HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES.—Section 1672(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(25) RESEARCH
TO
PROTECT
THE
UNITED
STATES FOOD SUPPLY AND AGRICULTURE FROM BIO-
TERRORISM.—Research grants may be made under
this section for the purpose of developing technologies,
which support the capability to deal with the threat
of agricultural bioterrorism.
‘‘(26) WIND
EROSION
RESEARCH
AND
EXTEN-
SION.—Research and extension grants may be made
under this section for the purpose of validating wind
erosion models.
‘‘(27) CROP LOSS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—
Research and extension grants may be made under
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this section for the purpose of validating crop loss
models.
‘‘(28) LAND USE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND
EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants may be
made under this section for the purposes of evaluating
the environmental benefits of land use management
tools such as those provided in the Farmland Protec-
tion Program.
‘‘(29) WATER AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH AND
EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants may be
made under this section for the purpose of better un-
derstanding agricultural impacts to air and water
quality and means to address them.
‘‘(30) REVENUE
AND
INSURANCE
TOOLS
RE-
SEARCH
AND
EXTENSION.—Research and extension
grants may be made under this section for the pur-
poses of better understanding the impact of revenue
and insurance tools on farm income.
‘‘(31) AGROTOURISM
RESEARCH
AND
EXTEN-
SION.—Research and extension grants may be made
under this section for the purpose of better under-
standing the economic, environmental, and food sys-
tems impacts on agrotourism.
‘‘(32) HARVESTING PRODUCTIVITY FOR FRUITS
AND
VEGETABLES.—Research and extension grants
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may be made under this section for the purpose of im-
proving harvesting productivity for fruits and vegeta-
bles (including citrus), including the development of
mechanical harvesting technologies and effective, eco-
nomical, and safe abscission compounds.
‘‘(33) NITROGEN-FIXATION
BY
PLANTS.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made under this
section for the purpose of enhancing the nitrogen-fix-
ing ability and efficiency of legumes, developing new
varieties of legumes that fix nitrogen more efficiently,
and developing new varieties of other commercially
important crops that potentially are able to fix nitro-
gen.
‘‘(34) AGRICULTURAL
MARKETING.—Extension
grants may be made under this section for the pur-
pose of providing education materials, information,
and outreach programs regarding commodity and
livestock marketing strategies for agricultural pro-
ducers and for cooperatives and other marketers of
any agricultural commodity, including livestock.
‘‘(35) ENVIRONMENT AND PRIVATE LANDS RE-
SEARCH
AND
EXTENSION.—Research and extension
grants may be made under this section for the pur-
pose of researching the use of computer models to aid
in assessment of best management practices on a wa-
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tershed basis, working with government, industry,
and private landowners to help craft industry-led so-
lutions to identified environmental issues, researching
and monitoring water, air, or soil environmental
quality to aid in the development of new approaches
to local environmental concerns, and working with
local, State, and federal officials to help craft effective
environmental solutions that respect private property
rights and agricultural production realities.
‘‘(36) LIVESTOCK DISEASE RESEARCH AND EX-
TENSION.—Research and extension grants may be
made under this section for the purpose of identifying
possible livestock disease threats, educating the public
regarding livestock disease threats, training persons to
deal with such threats, and conducting related re-
search.
‘‘(37) PLANT GENE EXPRESSION.—Research and
development grants may be made under this section
for the purpose of plant gene expression research to
accelerate the application of basic plant genomic
science to the development and testing of new varieties
of enhanced food crops, crops that can be used as re-
newable energy sources, and other alternative uses of
agricultural crops.’’.
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SEC. 745. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977.
(a) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD.—Sec-
tion 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(3)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (R)
through (DD) as subparagraphs (S) through
(EE), respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (Q) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(R) 1 member representing a nonland
grant college or university with a historic com-
mitment to research in the food and agricultural
sciences.’’;
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and land-
grant colleges and universities’’ and inserting ‘‘, land-
grant colleges and universities, and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate, the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural De-
velopment, Food and Drug Administration and Re-
lated Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee
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on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related
Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate’’; and
(3) in subsection (d)(1), inserting ‘‘consult with
any appropriate agencies of the Department of Agri-
culture and’’ after ‘‘the Advisory Board shall’’.
(b) GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION AND
MARKETING
OF
ALCOHOLS
AND
INDUSTRIAL
HYDRO-
CARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND FOREST
PRODUCTS.—Section 1419 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3154) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘and ani-
mal fats and oils’’ after ‘‘industrial oilseed crops’’;
and
(2) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting ‘‘or
triglycerides’’ after ‘‘other industrial hydrocarbons’’.
(c) FAS OVERSEAS
INTERN
PROGRAM.—Section
1458(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(a)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(8);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (9) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(10) establish a program, to be coordinated by
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service and the Foreign Agricultural Service,
to place interns from United States colleges and uni-
versities at Foreign Agricultural Service field offices
overseas.’’.
SEC. 746. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Title III of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 (7 U.S.C. 7624 note) is amended—
(1) in section 302(3), by inserting ‘‘or biodiesel’’
after ‘‘such as ethanol’’;
(2) in section 303(3), by inserting ‘‘animal by-
products,’’ after ‘‘fibers’’; and
(3) in section 306(b)(1)—
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E)
through (J) as subparagraphs (F) through (K),
respectively; and
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(E) an individual affiliated with a live-
stock trade association;’’.
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SEC. 747. BIOTECHNOLOGY RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCH.
Section 1668 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘SEC. 
1668. 
BIOTECHNOLOGY 
RISK 
ASSESSMENT 
RE-
SEARCH.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section—
‘‘(1) to authorize and support environmental as-
sessment research to help identify and analyze envi-
ronmental effects of biotechnology; and
‘‘(2) to authorize research to help regulators de-
velop long-term policies concerning the introduction
of such technology.
‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.— The Secretary of Agriculture
shall establish a grant program within the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the
Agricultural Research Service to provide the necessary
funding for environmental assessment research concerning
the introduction of genetically engineered plants and ani-
mals into the environment.
‘‘(c) TYPES OF RESEARCH.— Types of research for
which grants may be made under this section shall include
the following:
‘‘(1) Research designed to identify and develop
appropriate management practices to minimize phys-
ical and biological risks associated with genetically
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engineered animals and plants once they are intro-
duced into the environment.
‘‘(2) Research designed to develop methods to
monitor the dispersal of genetically engineered ani-
mals and plants.
‘‘(3) Research designed to further existing knowl-
edge with respect to the characteristics, rates and
methods of gene transfer that may occur between ge-
netically engineered plants and animals and related
wild and agricultural organisms.
‘‘(4) Environmental assessment research designed
to provide analysis, which compares the relative im-
pacts of plants and animals modified through genetic
engineering to other types of production systems.
‘‘(5) Other areas of research designed to further
the purposes of this section.
‘‘(d) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—Grants under this
section shall be—
‘‘(1) made on the basis of the quality of the pro-
posed research project; and
‘‘(2) available to any public or private research
or educational institution or organization.
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.— In considering specific areas of
research for funding under this section, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall consult with the Administrator of the Ani-
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mal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Econom-
ics Advisory Board.
‘‘(f) PROGRAM COORDINATION.— The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall coordinate research funded under this section
with the Office of Research and Development of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency in order to avoid duplication
of research activities.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this
section.
‘‘(2) WITHHOLDINGS
FROM
BIOTECHNOLOGY
OUTLAYS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall with-
hold from outlays of the Department of Agriculture
for research on biotechnology, as defined and deter-
mined by the Secretary, at least one percent of such
amount for the purpose of making grants under this
section for research on biotechnology risk assessment.
Except that, funding from this authorization should
be collected and applied to the maximum extent prac-
ticable to risk assessment research on all categories
identified as biotechnology by the Secretary.’’.
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SEC. 748. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANTS.
Section 2(a) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION
OF
HIGH
PRIORITY
RE-
SEARCH.—Research priorities shall be determined by
the Secretary on an annual basis, taking into account
input as gathered by the Secretary through the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, Education,
and Economics Advisory Board.’’.
SEC. 749. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES OF 1890 INSTITU-
TIONS.
Section 1449 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3222d) is amended—
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(c) MATCHING FORMULA.—For each of fiscal years
2003 through 2011, the State shall provide matching funds
from non-Federal sources. Such matching funds shall be for
an amount equal to not less than 60 percent of the formula
funds to be distributed to the eligible institution, and shall
increase by 10 percent each fiscal year thereafter until fiscal
year 2007.’’;
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(2) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(d) WAIVER
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (f), the Secretary may waive the matching funds
requirement under subsection (c) above the 50 percent level
for fiscal years 2003 through 2011 for an eligible institution
of a State if the Secretary determines that the State will
be unlikely to satisfy the matching requirement.’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(g) MATCHING
FUNDS
REQUIREMENT
FOR
THE
LAND-GRANT COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES TERRI-
TORIES.—
‘‘(1) Land-grant colleges of the United States ter-
ritories, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, American Samoa, and Micronesia, shall be ex-
cluded from the definition of eligible institution (as
defined in subsection (a)(1)).
‘‘(2) 
MATCHING
FORMULA.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subtitle, for fiscal years
2003 through 2011, the State shall provide matching
funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal
to not less than 50 percent of the formula funds to be
distributed to the eligible institution.
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‘‘(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (f), the Secretary may waive the matching
funds requirements under subsection (a)(2)(A) for any
of fiscal years 2003 through 2011 for an eligible insti-
tution of a State if the Secretary determines that the
territory will be unlikely to satisfy the matching re-
quirement for that fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 750. INITIATIVE FOR FUTURE AGRICULTURE AND
FOOD SYSTEMS.
(a) FUNDING.—Section 401(b)(1) of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
(7 U.S.C. 7621(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(A) 
TOTAL
AMOUNT
TO
BE
TRANS-
FERRED.—On October 1, 2003, and each October
1 thereafter through September 30, 2011, out of
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer funds into the Account. The total
amount transferred under this subparagraph
shall equal $1,160,000,000.
‘‘(B) EQUAL AMOUNTS.—To the maximum
extent practicable, the amounts transferred into
the Account pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall
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be transferred in equal amounts for each fiscal
year.
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts
transferred into the Account pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A) shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 401(f)(6) of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(f)(6)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(6) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made
available under this section to the Secretary prior to
October 1, 2003, for grants under this section shall be
available to the Secretary for a 2-year period.’’.
SEC. 751. CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH.
Section 221 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 (Public Law 106–224; 114 Stat. 407) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Of the
amount’’ and all that follows through ‘‘to provide’’
and inserting ‘‘To the extent funds are made available
for this purpose, the Secretary shall provide’’;
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘for this section’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2002 through
2011 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion.’’
SEC. 752. DEFINITION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES.
Section 2(3) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C.
390(2)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(3) FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.—The
term ‘food and agricultural sciences’ has the meaning
given that term in section 1404(8) of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(8)).’’.
SEC. 753. FEDERAL EXTENSION SERVICE.
Section 3(b)(3) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
343(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’.
Subtitle C—Related Matters
SEC. 761. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AT LAND-GRANT COL-
LEGES IN UNITED STATES TERRITORIES.
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to pro-
mote and strengthen higher education in the food and agri-
cultural sciences at agricultural and mechanical colleges lo-
cated in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall
Islands, or the Republic of Palau (hereinafter referred to
in this section as ‘‘eligible institutions’’) by formulating
and administering programs to enhance teaching programs
in agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medi-
cine, home economics, and disciplines closely allied to the
food and agriculture production and delivery system.
(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make competitive
grants to those eligible institutions having a demonstrable
capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural
sciences.
(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants made under sub-
section (b) shall be used to—
(1) strengthen institutional educational capac-
ities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, sci-
entific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems,
and student recruitment and retention, in order to re-
spond to identified State, regional, national, or inter-
national education needs in the food and agricultural
sciences;
(2) attract and support undergraduate and grad-
uate students in order to educate them in identified
areas of national need to the food and agriculture
sciences;
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(3) facilitate cooperative initiatives between two
or more eligible institutions or between eligible insti-
tutions and units of State Government, organiza-
tional in the private sector, to maximize the develop-
ment and use of resources such as faculty, facilities,
and equipment to improve food and agricultural
sciences teaching programs; and
(4) conduct undergraduate scholarship programs
to assist in meeting national needs for training food
and agricultural scientists.
(d) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) The Secretary shall ensure that each eligible
institution, prior to receiving grant funds under sub-
section (b), shall have a significant demonstrable com-
mitment to higher educations programs in the food
and agricultural sciences and to each specific subject
area for which grant funds under this subsection are
to be used.
(2) The Secretary may require that any grant
awarded under this section contain provisions that
require funds to be targeted to meet the needs identi-
fied in section 1402 of the National Agriculture Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary
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for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2011 to carry out
this section.
SEC. 762. DECLARATION OF EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY
AND RESULTING AUTHORITIES.
(a) REVIEW OF PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION.—Sec-
tion 415(e) of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7715(e))
is amended by inserting before the final period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or review by any officer of the Government other
than the Secretary or the designee of the Secretary’’.
(b) REVIEW OF CERTAIN DECISIONS.—
(1) PLANT PROTECTION ACT.—Section 442 of the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7772) is amended by
adding at the end following new subsection:
‘‘(f) SECRETARIAL DISCRETION.—The action of any
officer, employee, or agent of the Secretary in carrying out
this section, including determining the amount of and mak-
ing any payment authorized to be made under this section,
shall not be subject to review by any officer of the Govern-
ment other than the Secretary or the designee of the Sec-
retary.’’.
(2) OTHER PLANT AND ANIMAL PEST AND DIS-
EASE LAWS.—Section 11 of the Act of May 29, 1884
(21 U.S.C. 114a; commonly known as the ‘‘Animal
Industry Act’’) and the first section of the Act of Sep-
tember 25, 1981 (7 U.S.C. 147b), are each amended
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by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The
action of any officer, employee, or agent of the Sec-
retary in carrying out this section, including deter-
mining the amount of and making any payment au-
thorized to be made under this section, shall not be
subject to review by any officer of the Government
other than the Secretary or the designee of the Sec-
retary.’’.
(c) METHYL BROMIDE.—The Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
418 the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 419. METHYL BROMIDE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, upon request of
State, local, or tribal authorities, shall determine whether
methyl bromide treatments or applications required by
State, local, or tribal authorities to prevent the introduc-
tion, establishment, or spread of plant pests (including dis-
eases) or noxious weeds should be authorized as an official
control or official requirement.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—
‘‘(1) TIMELINE FOR DETERMINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make the determination required by sub-
section (a) not later than 90 days after receiving the
request for such a determination.
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‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—The promulgation of regu-
lations for and the administration of this section shall
be made without regard to—
‘‘(A) the notice and comment provisions of
section 553 of title 5, United States Code;
‘‘(B) the Statement of Policy of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, effective July 24, 1971 (36
Fed. Reg. 13804; relating to notices of proposed
rulemaking and public participation in rule-
making); and
‘‘(C) chapter 35 of title 44, United States
Code (commonly known as the ‘Paperwork Re-
duction Act’).
‘‘(c) REGISTRY.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall
publish, and thereafter maintain, a registry of State, local,
and tribal requirements authorized by the Secretary under
this section.’’.
Subtitle D—Repeal of Certain
Activities and Authorities
SEC. 771. FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE
AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE.
(a) REPEAL.—Subsections (b) and (c) of section 615
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7654(b) and (c)) are repealed.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) GENERALLY.—Section 615 of such Act is
amended—
(A) in the section heading, by striking
‘‘AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘(a) FOOD SAFETY RE-
SEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE.—’’;
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2),
and (3) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respec-
tively, and moving the margins 2 ems to the left;
(D) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated),
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and mov-
ing the margins 2 ems to the left; and
(E) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated),
by striking ‘‘this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘this
section’’.
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections
for such Act is amended by striking ‘‘and National
Conference’’ in the item relating to section 617.
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SEC. 772. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES UNDER SHEEP
PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION
ACT OF 1994.
Section 617 of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–185;
112 Stat. 607) is repealed.
SEC. 773. NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM.
Section 1634 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5843) is repealed.
SEC. 774. NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON AGRICULTURAL
WEATHER.
Section 1639 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5853) is repealed.
SEC. 775. AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE WITH
IRELAND.
Section 1420 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985
(Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1551) is repealed.
SEC. 776. PESTICIDE RESISTANCE STUDY.
Section 1437 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985
(Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1558) is repealed.
SEC. 777. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION STUDY.
Section 1438 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985
(Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1559) is repealed.
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SEC. 778. SUPPORT FOR ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1412 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3127) is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1413(c) of
such Act (7 U.S.C. 3128(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘section
1412 of this title and’’.
SEC. 779. TASK FORCE ON 10-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Research Facilities Act
(7 U.S.C. 390b) is repealed.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of such Act
(7 U.S.C. 390) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
Subtitle E—Agriculture Facility
Protection
SEC. 790. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR ANIMAL OR AGRI-
CULTURAL ENTERPRISES, RESEARCH FACILI-
TIES, AND OTHER ENTITIES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—The Research Facilities Act (7
U.S.C. 390 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 6 as section 7; and
(2) by inserting after section 5 the following new
section:
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‘‘SEC. 6. ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR ANIMAL OR AGRI-
CULTURAL ENTERPRISES, RESEARCH FACILI-
TIES, AND OTHER ENTITIES AGAINST DISRUP-
TION.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section,
the following definitions apply:
‘‘(1) ANIMAL OR AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE.—
The term ‘animal or agricultural enterprise’ means
any of the following:
‘‘(A) A commercial, governmental, or aca-
demic enterprise that uses animals, plants, or
other biological materials for food or fiber pro-
duction, breeding, processing, research, or test-
ing.
‘‘(B) A zoo, aquarium, circus, rodeo, or
other entity that exhibits or uses animals, plants,
or other biological materials for educational or
entertainment purposes.
‘‘(C) A fair or similar event intended to ad-
vance agricultural arts and sciences.
‘‘(D) A facility managed or occupied by an
association, federation, foundation, council, or
other group or entity of food or fiber producers,
processors, or agricultural or biomedical re-
searchers intended to advance agricultural or
biomedical arts and sciences.
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‘‘(2) ECONOMIC DAMAGE.—The term ‘economic
damage’ means the replacement of the following:
‘‘(A) The cost of lost or damaged property
(including all real and personal property) of an
animal or agricultural enterprise.
‘‘(B) The cost of repeating an interrupted or
invalidated experiment.
‘‘(C) The loss of revenue (including costs re-
lated to business recovery) directly related to the
disruption of an animal or agricultural enter-
prise.
‘‘(D) The cost of the tuition and expenses of
any student to complete an academic program
that was disrupted, or to complete a replacement
program, when the tuition and expenses are in-
curred as a result of the damage or loss of the
property of an animal or agricultural enterprise.
‘‘(3) PROPERTY
OF
AN
ANIMAL
OR
AGRICUL-
TURAL ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘property of an ani-
mal or agricultural enterprise’ means real and per-
sonal property of or used by any of the following:
‘‘(A) An animal or agricultural enterprise.
‘‘(B) An employee of an animal or agricul-
tural enterprise.
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‘‘(C) A student attending an academic ani-
mal or agricultural enterprise.
‘‘(4) DISRUPTION.—The term ‘disruption’ does
not include any lawful disruption that results from
lawful public, governmental, or animal or agricul-
tural enterprise employee reaction to the disclosure of
information about an animal or agricultural enter-
prise.
‘‘(b) VIOLATION.—A person may not recklessly, know-
ingly, or intentionally cause, or contribute to, the disrup-
tion of the functioning of an animal or agricultural enter-
prise by damaging or causing the loss of any property of
the animal or agricultural enterprise that results in eco-
nomic damage, as determined by the Secretary.
‘‘(c) ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may impose
on any person that the Secretary determines violates
subsection (b) a civil penalty in an amount deter-
mined under paragraphs (2) and (3). The civil pen-
alty may be assessed only on the record after an op-
portunity for a hearing.
‘‘(2) RECOVERY OF DEPARTMENT COSTS.—The
civil penalty assessed by the Secretary against a per-
son for a violation of subsection (b) shall be not less
than the total cost incurred by the Secretary for in-
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vestigation of the violation, conducting any hearing
regarding the violation, and assessing the civil pen-
alty.
‘‘(3) RECOVERY OF ECONOMIC DAMAGE.—In ad-
dition to the amount determined under paragraph
(2), the amount of the civil penalty shall include an
amount not less than the total cost (or, in the case of
knowing or intentional disruption, not less than 150
percent of the total cost) of the economic damage in-
curred by the animal or agricultural enterprise, any
employee of the animal or agricultural enterprise, or
any student attending an academic animal or agri-
cultural enterprise as a result of the damage or loss
of the property of an animal or agricultural enter-
prise.
‘‘(d) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall identify
for each civil penalty assessed under subsection (c), the por-
tion of the amount of the civil penalty that represents the
recovery of Department costs and the portion that rep-
resents the recovery of economic losses.
‘‘(e) OTHER FACTORS IN DETERMINING PENALTY.—
In determining the amount of a civil penalty under sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall consider the following:
‘‘(1) The nature, circumstance, extent, and grav-
ity of the violation or violations.
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‘‘(2) The ability of the injured animal or agri-
cultural enterprise to continue to operate, costs in-
curred by the animal or agricultural enterprise to re-
cover lost business, and the effect of the violation on
earnings of employees of the animal or agricultural
enterprise.
‘‘(3) The interruptions experienced by students
attending an academic animal or agricultural enter-
prise.
‘‘(4) Whether the violator has previously violated
subsection (a).
‘‘(5) The violator’s degree of culpability.
‘‘(f) FUND TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF DISRUPTION.—
‘‘(1) FUND ESTABLISHED.—There is established
in the Treasury a fund which shall consist of that
portion of each civil penalty collected under sub-
section (c) that represents the recovery of economic
damages.
‘‘(2) USE OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—The Secretary
of Agriculture shall use amounts in the fund to com-
pensate animal or agricultural enterprises, employees
of an animal or agricultural enterprise, and student
attending an academic animal or agricultural enter-
prise for economic losses incurred as a result of the
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disruption of the functioning of an animal or agricul-
tural enterprise in violation of subsection (b).’’.
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY
INITIATIVES
SEC. 801. REPEAL OF FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
AND STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is
amended by striking section 4 (16 U.S.C. 2103) and section
6 (16 U.S.C. 2103b).
SEC. 802. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREST LAND ENHANCE-
MENT PROGRAM.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) There is a growing dependence on private
nonindustrial forest lands to supply the necessary
market commodities and nonmarket values, such as
habitat for fish and wildlife, aesthetics, outdoor recre-
ation opportunities, and other forest resources, re-
quired by a growing population.
(2) There is a strong demand for expanded as-
sistance programs for owners of nonindustrial private
forest land since the majority of the wood supply of
the United States comes from nonindustrial private
forest land.
(3) The soil, carbon stores, water and air quality
of the United States can be maintained and improved
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through good stewardship of nonindustrial private
forest lands.
(4) The products and services resulting from
stewardship of nonindustrial private forest lands pro-
vide income and employment that contribute to the
economic health and diversity of rural communities.
(5) Wildfires threaten human lives, property, for-
ests, and other resources, and Federal and State co-
operation in forest fire prevention and control has
proven effective and valuable, in that properly man-
aged forest stands are less susceptible to catastrophic
fire, as dramatized by the catastrophic fire seasons of
1998 and 2000.
(6) Owners of private nonindustrial forest lands
are being faced with increased pressure to convert
their forestland to development and other uses.
(7) Complex, long-rotation forest investments, in-
cluding sustainable hardwood management, are often
the most difficult commitment for small, nonindus-
trial private forest landowners and, thus, should re-
ceive equal consideration under cost-share programs.
(8) The investment of one Federal dollar in State
and private forestry programs is estimated to leverage
$9 on average from State, local, and private sources.
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(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to
strengthen the commitment of the Department of Agri-
culture to sustainable forestry and to establish a coordi-
nated and cooperative Federal, State, and local sustainable
forest program for the establishment, management, mainte-
nance, enhancement, and restoration of forests on nonindus-
trial private forest lands in the United States.
(c) FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.—The Co-
operative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by
inserting after section 3 (16 U.S.C. 2102) the following new
section 4:
‘‘SEC. 4. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.—The Secretary
shall establish a Forest Land Enhancement Program
(in this section referred to as the ‘Program’) for the
purpose of providing financial, technical, educational,
and related assistance to State foresters to encourage
the long-term sustainability of nonindustrial private
forest lands in the United States by assisting the
owners of such lands in more actively managing their
forest and related resources by utilizing existing
State, Federal, and private sector resource manage-
ment expertise, financial assistance, and educational
programs.
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‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall
carry out the Program within, and administer the
Program through, the Natural Resources Conservation
Service.
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment the Program in coordination with State for-
esters.
‘‘(b) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.—In implementing the
Program, the Secretary shall target resources to achieve the
following objectives:
‘‘(1) Investment in practices to establish, restore,
protect, manage, maintain, and enhance the health
and productivity of the nonindustrial private forest
lands in the United States for timber, habitat for
flora and fauna, water quality, and wetlands.
‘‘(2) Ensuring that afforestation, reforestation,
improvement of poorly stocked stands, timber stand
improvement, practices necessary to improve seedling
growth and survival, and growth enhancement prac-
tices occur where needed to enhance and sustain the
long-term productivity of timber and nontimber forest
resources to help meet future public demand for all
forest resources and provide environmental benefits.
‘‘(3) Reduce the risks and help restore, recover,
and mitigate the damage to forests caused by fire, in-
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sects, invasive species, disease, and damaging weath-
er.
‘‘(4) Increase and enhance carbon sequestration
opportunities.
‘‘(5) Enhance implementation of agroforestry
practices.
‘‘(6) Maintain and enhance the forest landbase
and leverage State and local financial and technical
assistance to owners that promote the same conserva-
tion and environmental values.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An owner of nonindustrial
private forest land is eligible for cost-sharing assist-
ance under the Program if the owner—
‘‘(A) agrees to develop and implement an
individual stewardship, forest, or stand manage-
ment plan addressing site specific activities and
practices in cooperation with, and approved by,
the State forester, state official, or private sector
program in consultation with the State forester;
‘‘(B) agrees to implement approved activi-
ties in accordance with the plan for a period of
not less than 10 years, unless the State forester
approves a modification to such plan; and
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‘‘(C) meets the acreage restrictions as deter-
mined by the State forester in conjunction with
the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Com-
mittee established under section 19.
‘‘(2) STATE PRIORITIES.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the State forester and the State Forest
Stewardship Coordinating Committee may develop
State priorities for cost sharing under the Program
that will promote forest management objectives in
that State.
‘‘(3) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—An owner shall
be eligible for cost-share assistance for the develop-
ment of the individual stewardship, forest, or stand
management plan required by paragraph (1).
‘‘(d) APPROVED ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the State Forest Stewardship Coordi-
nating Committee, shall develop a list of approved
forest activities and practices that will be eligible for
cost-share assistance under the Program within each
State.
‘‘(2) TYPE OF ACTIVITIES.—In developing a list
of approved activities and practices under paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall attempt to achieve the estab-
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lishment, restoration, management, maintenance, and
enhancement of forests and trees for the following:
‘‘(A) The sustainable growth and manage-
ment of forests for timber production.
‘‘(B) The restoration, use, and enhancement
of forest wetlands and riparian areas.
‘‘(C) The protection of water quality and
watersheds through the application of State-de-
veloped forestry best management practices.
‘‘(D) Energy conservation and carbon se-
questration purposes.
‘‘(E) Habitat for flora and fauna.
‘‘(F) The control, detection, and monitoring
of invasive species on forestlands as well as pre-
venting the spread and providing for the restora-
tion of lands affected by invasive species.
‘‘(G) Hazardous fuels reduction and other
management activities that reduce the risks and
help restore, recover, and mitigate the damage to
forests caused by fire.
‘‘(H) The development of forest or stand
management plans.
‘‘(I) Other activities approved by the Sec-
retary, in coordination with the State Forest
Stewardship Coordinating Committee.
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‘‘(e) COOPERATION.—In implementing the Program,
the Secretary shall cooperate with other Federal, State, and
local natural resource management agencies, institutions of
higher education, and the private sector.
‘‘(f) REIMBURSEMENT OF ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall share the
cost of implementing the approved activities that the
Secretary determines are appropriate, in the case of
an owner that has entered into an agreement to place
nonindustrial private forest lands of the owner in the
Program.
‘‘(2) RATE.—The Secretary shall determine the
appropriate reimbursement rate for cost-share pay-
ments under paragraph (1) and the schedule for mak-
ing such payments.
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM.—The Secretary shall not make
cost-share payments under this subsection to an
owner in an amount in excess of 75 percent of the
total cost, or a lower percentage as determined by the
State forester, to such owner for implementing the
practices under an approved plan. The maximum
payments to any one owner shall be determined by
the Secretary.
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‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall make
determinations under this subsection in consultation
with the State forester.
‘‘(g) RECAPTURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
and implement a mechanism to recapture payments
made to an owner in the event that the owner fails
to implement any approved activity specified in the
individual stewardship, forest, or stand management
plan for which such owner received cost-share pay-
ments.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL
REMEDY.—The remedy pro-
vided in paragraph (1) is in addition to any other
remedy available to the Secretary.
‘‘(h) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall distribute
funds available for cost sharing under the Program among
the States only after giving appropriate consideration to—
‘‘(1) the total acreage of nonindustrial private
forest land in each State;
‘‘(2) the potential productivity of such land;
‘‘(3) the number of owners eligible for cost shar-
ing in each State;
‘‘(4) the opportunities to enhance non-timber re-
sources on such forest lands;
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‘‘(5) the anticipated demand for timber and non-
timber resources in each State;
‘‘(6) the need to improve forest health to mini-
mize the damaging effects of catastrophic fire, insects,
disease, or weather; and
‘‘(7) the need and demand for agroforestry prac-
tices in each State.
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) NONINDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LANDS.—
The term ‘nonindustrial private forest lands’ means
rural lands, as determined by the Secretary, that—
‘‘(A) have existing tree cover or are suitable
for growing trees; and
‘‘(B) are owned or controlled by any non-
industrial private individual, group, association,
corporation, Indian tribe, or other private legal
entity (other than a nonprofit private legal enti-
ty) so long as the individual, group, association,
corporation, tribe, or entity has definitive deci-
sion-making authority over the lands, including
through long-term leases and other land tenure
systems, for a period of time long enough to en-
sure compliance with the Program.
‘‘(2) OWNER.—The term ‘owner’ includes a pri-
vate individual, group, association, corporation, In-
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dian tribe, or other private legal entity (other than a
nonprofit private legal entity) that has definitive de-
cision-making authority over nonindustrial private
forest lands through a long-term lease or other land
tenure systems.
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means
the Secretary of Agriculture.
‘‘(4) STATE
FORESTER.—The term ‘State for-
ester’ means the director or other head of a State For-
estry Agency or equivalent State official.
‘‘(j) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall
use $150,000,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Cor-
poration to carry out the Program during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2001, and ending on September 30,
2011.’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 246(b)(2) of
the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994
(7 U.S.C. 6962(b)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘forestry in-
centive program’’ and inserting ‘‘Forest Land Enhance-
ment Program’’.
SEC. 803. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.
(a) EXTENSION
AND AUTHORIZATION INCREASE.—
Section 6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 1675) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$30,000,000’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’.
(b) SUSTAINABLE
FORESTRY
OUTREACH
INITIA-
TIVE.—The Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 is
amended by inserting after section 5A (16 U.S.C. 1674a)
the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 5B. SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY OUTREACH INITIATIVE.
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a program to be known
as the ‘Sustainable Forestry Outreach Initiative’ for the
purpose of educating landowners regarding the following:
‘‘(1) The value and benefits of practicing sus-
tainable forestry.
‘‘(2) The importance of professional forestry ad-
vice in achieving their sustainable forestry objectives.
‘‘(3) The variety of public and private sector re-
sources available to assist them in planning for and
practicing sustainable forestry.’’.
SEC. 804. ENHANCED COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The severity and intensity of wildland fires
has increased dramatically over the past few decades
as a result of past fire and land management policies.
(2) The record 2000 fire season is a prime exam-
ple of what can be expected if action is not taken.
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(3) These wildfires threaten not only the nation’s
forested resources, but the thousands of communities
intermingled with the wildlands in the wildland-
urban interface.
(4) The National Fire Plan developed in re-
sponse to the 2000 fire season is the proper, coordi-
nated, and most effective means to address this wild-
fire issue.
(5) Whereas adequate authorities exist to tackle
the wildfire issues at the landscape level on Federal
lands, there is limited authority to take action on
most private lands where the largest threat to life and
property lies.
(6) There is a significant Federal interest in en-
hancing community protection from wildfire.
(b) ENHANCED PROTECTION.—The Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after
section 10 (16 U.S.C. 2106) the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 10A. ENHANCED COMMUNITY FIRE PROTECTION.
‘‘(a) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO WILD-
FIRE THREATS.—The Secretary may cooperate with State
foresters and equivalent State officials in the management
of lands in the United States for the following purposes:
‘‘(1) Aid in wildfire prevention and control;
‘‘(2) Protect communities from wildfire threats;
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‘‘(3) Enhance the growth and maintenance of
trees and forests that promote overall forest health.
‘‘(4) Ensure the continued production of all for-
est resources, including timber, outdoor recreation op-
portunities, wildlife habitat, and clean water, through
conservation of forest cover on watersheds, shelterbelts,
and windbreaks.
‘‘(b) COMMUNITY AND PRIVATE LAND FIRE ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.—The Secretary
shall establish a Community and Private Land Fire
Assistance program—
‘‘(A) to focus the Federal role in promoting
optimal firefighting efficiency at the Federal,
State, and local levels;
‘‘(B) to augment Federal projects that estab-
lish landscape level protection from wildfires;
‘‘(C) to expand outreach and education pro-
grams to homeowners and communities about
fire prevention; and
‘‘(D) to establish defensible space around
private landowners homes and property against
wildfires.
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‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—In coordination with exist-
ing authorities under this Act, the Secretary may un-
dertake on both Federal and non-Federal lands—
‘‘(A) fuel hazard mitigation and prevention;
‘‘(B) invasive species management;
‘‘(C) multi-resource wildfire planning;
‘‘(D) community protection planning;
‘‘(E) community and landowner education
enterprises, including the program known as
FIREWISE;
‘‘(F) market development and expansion;
‘‘(G) improved wood utilization;
‘‘(H) special restoration projects.
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall use
local contract personnel wherever possible to carry out
projects under the Program.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, and
such sums as may be necessary thereafter, to carry out this
section.’’.
SEC. 805. INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY PROGRAM.
Section 2405(d) of the Global Climate Change Preven-
tion Act of 1990 (title XXIV of Public Law 101–624; 7
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U.S.C. 6704(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2002’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2011’’.
SEC. 806. LONG-TERM FOREST STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS
FOR HAZARDOUS FUELS REMOVAL AND IM-
PLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL FIRE PLAN.
(a) ANNUAL ASSESSMENT
OF TREATMENT ACRE-
AGE.—Not later than March 1 of each of fiscal years 2002
through 2006, the Secretary concerned shall submit to Con-
gress an assessment of the number of acres of forested Fed-
eral lands recommended to be treated during the next fiscal
year using stewardship end result contracts authorized by
subsection (c). The assessment shall be based on the treat-
ment schedules contained in the report entitled ‘‘Protecting
People and Sustaining Resources in Fire-Adapted Eco-
systems’’, dated October 13, 2000, and incorporated into the
National Fire Plan. The assessment shall identify the acre-
age by condition class, type of treatment, and treatment
year to achieve the restoration goals outlined in the report
within 10-, 15-, and 20-year time periods. The assessment
shall also include changes in the restoration goals based on
the effects of fire, hazardous fuel treatments pursuant to the
National Fire Plan, or updates in data.
(b) FUNDING RECOMMENDATION.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall include in the annual assessment a request for
funds sufficient to implement the recommendations con-
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tained in the assessment using stewardship end result con-
tracts under subsection (c) when the Secretary concerned
determines that the objectives of the National Fire Plan are
best accomplished through forest stewardship end result con-
tracting.
(c) STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING.—
(1) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the amount of funds
made available pursuant to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary concerned may enter into stewardship end re-
sult contracts to implement the National Fire Plan on
Federal lands based upon the stewardship treatment
schedules provided in the annual assessments under
subsection (a). The contracting goals and authorities
described in subsections (b) through (f) of section 347
of the Department of the Interior and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in sec-
tion 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16
U.S.C. 2104 note; commonly known as the Steward-
ship End Result Contracting Demonstration Project)
shall apply to contracts entered into under this sub-
section, except that the period of the contract shall be
10 years.
(2) DURATION.—The authority of the Secretary
concerned to enter into contracts under this subsection
expires September 30, 2007.
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(d) STATUS REPORT.—Beginning with the assessment
required under subsection (a) in 2003, the Secretary con-
cerned shall include in the annual assessment a status re-
port of the stewardship end result contracts entered into
under the authority of this section.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
In this Act:
(1) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal lands’’
means—
(A) National Forest System lands;
(B) public lands administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau
of Land Management; and
(C) Indian lands.
(2) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian lands’’
means—
(A) lands held in trust by the United States
for the benefit of an Indian tribe;
(B) lands held by an Indian tribe subject to
restriction by the United States against alien-
ation; and
(C) lands held by an incorporated Alaska
Native group, regional corporation, or village
corporation under the provisions of the Alaska
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Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.).
(3) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect
to the Federal lands described in paragraph
(1)(A); and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of the Interior with respect
to the Federal lands described in paragraphs
(1)(B) and (1)(C).
SEC. 807. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM.
It is the sense of Congress to reaffirm the importance
of Public Law 87–88 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly
known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act.
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Subtitle A—Tree Assistance
Program
SEC. 901. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) LOSS.—Subject to the limitation in subsection (b),
the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide assistance, as
specified in section 902, to eligible orchardists that planted
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trees for commercial purposes but lost such trees as a result
of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
(b) LIMITATION.—An eligible orchardist shall qualify
for assistance under subsection (a) only if such orchardist’s
tree mortality, as a result of the natural disaster, exceeds
15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).
SEC. 902. ASSISTANCE.
The assistance provided by the Secretary of Agri-
culture to eligible orchardists for losses described in section
901 shall consist of either—
(1) reimbursement of 75 percent of the cost of re-
planting trees lost due to a natural disaster, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent mor-
tality (adjusted for normal mortality); or
(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, sufficient
seedlings to reestablish the stand.
SEC. 903. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE.
(a) LIMITATION.—The total amount of payments that
a person shall be entitled to receive under this subtitle may
not exceed $50,000, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall
issue regulations—
(1) defining the term ‘‘person’’ for the purposes
of this subtitle, which shall conform, to the extent
practicable, to the regulations defining the term ‘‘per-
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son’’ issued under section 1001 of the Food Security
Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) and the Disaster Assist-
ance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note); and
(2) prescribing such rules as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable ap-
plication of the limitation established under this sec-
tion.
SEC. 904. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) ELIGIBLE ORCHARDIST.—The term ‘‘eligible
orchardist’’ means a person who produces annual
crops from trees for commercial purposes and owns
500 acres or less of such trees.
(2) NATURAL
DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural
disaster’’ includes plant disease, insect infestation,
drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, and other oc-
currences, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) TREE.—The term ‘‘tree’’ includes trees,
bushes, and vines.
Subtitle B—Advisory Council and
Federal 
Interagency 
Working
Group 
on 
Upper 
Mississippi
River
SEC. 911. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
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(1) The term ‘‘Advisory Council’’ means the Ad-
visory Council on the Upper Mississippi River Stew-
ardship Initiative established by this subtitle.
(2) The terms ‘‘Upper Mississippi River Basin’’
and ‘‘Basin’’ mean the watershed portion of the
Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River basins,
from Cairo, Illinois to the headwaters of the Mis-
sissippi 
River. 
The 
designation 
includes 
the
Kaskaskia watershed along the Illinois River, and the
Meramec watershed along the Missouri River.
(3) The terms ‘‘Upper Mississippi River Stew-
ardship Initiative’’ and ‘‘Initiative’’ mean activities
undertaken to monitor and reduce nutrient and sedi-
ment loss in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
SEC. 912. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER STEWARDSHIP INI-
TIATIVE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture,
in consultation with the governors specified in subsection
(c), shall establish an advisory body, to be known as the
Advisory Council on the Upper Mississippi River Steward-
ship Initiative, to provide guidance regarding the Initia-
tive.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
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(1) VOTING
MEMBERS.—The Advisory Council
shall consist of a total of 15 voting members.
(2) CHAIRPERSON.—Voting members shall elect
one member appointed under subparagraph (c) to
serve as chairperson for the Advisory Council. The
chairperson shall serve for a term lasting no more
than one year.
(c) APPOINTMENT.—The governors of the States of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri shall
each appoint two voting members of the Advisory Council,
to be selected from nongovernmental agriculture, natural re-
sources, recreational, and environmental groups and other
persons with interests in the sustainability and health of
the natural resources of the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
(d) STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTA-
TION.—The five remaining voting members of the Advisory
Council shall be drawn from the State Technical Commit-
tees established by the Secretary of Agriculture under sec-
tion 1261 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3861)
for the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and
Missouri. The Secretary of Agriculture shall select one mem-
ber from each of these State Technical Committees.
(e) NONVOTING MEMBERS.—The governors referred to
in subsection (c) shall also each appoint one nonvoting
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member for the Advisory Council who will serve as rep-
resentatives of the governors.
(f) PER DIEM.—Members of the Advisory Council, in-
cluding members appointed pursuant to subsection (e), shall
receive the Federal per diem for transportation and lodging
associated with meetings and other activities of the Advi-
sory Council.
SEC. 913. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION.—The Advi-
sory Council shall serve as a means for coordination, com-
munication, and information sharing regarding such issues
in the Upper Mississippi River Basin as follows:
(1) Science and technology concerning conserva-
tion practices.
(2) Monitoring and modeling needs.
(3) Strategies for implementing conservation as-
sistance and programs.
(4) Performance assessment.
(5) Evaluation and reporting.
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON REDUCTION EFFORTS.—
(1) PREPARATION.—The Advisory Council shall
prepare an annual report regarding publicly-financed
efforts to reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the
Upper Mississippi River Basin.
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(2) SUBMISSION.—The annual report shall be
submitted—
(A) to the State legislatures of the States of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi;
(B) to the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Association; and
(C) to the Congress.
(c) SPECIAL TASK FORCES.—For the purpose of maxi-
mizing and diversifying the involvement of people in the
activities of the Advisory Council and addressing specific
issues referred to in subsection (a), the Advisory Council
shall create issue specific task forces as necessary to effec-
tively carry out the responsibilities of the Advisory Council.
The Advisory Council shall consult with the Interagency
Working Group and appropriate State agencies in estab-
lishing any such task force and before dissolving any such
task force when it becomes obsolete.
(d) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—As part of its responsibilities
under this section, the Advisory Council shall hold annual
public meetings in each of the States of Wisconsin, Min-
nesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri to formulate rec-
ommendations and seek public input regarding methods
and priorities to reduce sediment and nutrient loss in the
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Upper Mississippi River Basin. To qualify as the annual
meeting in a State, at least two of the three members of
the Advisory Council from that State must be present at
the meeting.
(e) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall appoint an employee of the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service of the Department of Agriculture to act
as staff director for the Advisory Council. The staff director
shall work in conjunction with the chairperson of the Advi-
sory Council to assist in coordinating the activities of the
Advisory Council.
SEC. 914. ADVISORY NATURE OF COUNCIL.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Council is purely ad-
visory and shall have no implementation or enforcement
authority. However, the Secretary of Agriculture and the
heads of the other Federal agencies in the Interagency Work-
ing Group established under section 915 shall give strong
consideration to the recommendations of the Advisory Coun-
cil in administering natural resources programs of the
Upper Mississippi River Basin.
(b) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—The Secretary of Agriculture
shall work with the Advisory Council to coordinate outreach
activities in the Upper Mississippi River Basin related to
technologies and other methods to reduce sediment and nu-
trient loss.
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SEC. 915. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior shall
establish an Interagency Working Group to coordinate Fed-
eral nutrient and sediment reduction efforts in the Upper
Mississippi River Basin under the Initiative.
(b) CHAIRPERSON; ADDITIONAL INPUT AND PARTICI-
PATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture (or the designee of
the Secretary) shall serve as chairperson of the Interagency
Working Group and may solicit input and participation
by other Federal agencies engaged in sediment and nutrient
reduction efforts in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
(c) ANNUAL WORK PLAN AND BUDGET.—The Inter-
agency Working Group shall annually develop a coordi-
nated work plan and budget for the Federal agencies par-
ticipating in the Initiative—
(1) to better coordinate Federal efforts to address
sediment and nutrient reduction in the Upper Mis-
sissippi River Basin;
(2) to encourage Federal agencies responsible for
sediment and nutrient reduction efforts to leverage
local, State, and Federal resources;
(3) to identify gaps and overlapping programs;
and
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(4) to better prioritize existing Federal spending
to address major sources of sediment and nutrient
loss.
(d) COORDINATION.—The Interagency Working Group
shall coordinate its recommendations to be included in the
work plan and budget with those of individual agencies.
(e) SUBMISSION OF WORK PLAN AND BUDGET.—Not
later than September 15 of each year, the Interagency Work-
ing Group shall submit to the Office of Management and
Budget the work plan and budget required by subsection
(c).
SEC. 916. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated $400,000 for
each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011 to carry out this
subtitle.
Subtitle C—Other Matters
SEC. 921. HAZARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION GRANTS TO PRE-
VENT WILDFIRE DISASTERS AND TRANSFORM
HAZARDOUS FUELS TO ELECTRIC ENERGY,
USEFUL HEAT, OR TRANSPORTATION FUELS.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) The damages caused by wildfire disasters
have been equivalent in magnitude to the damage re-
sulting from the Northridge earthquake, Hurricane
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Andrew, and the recent flooding of the Mississippi
River and the Red River.
(2) More than 20,000 communities in the United
States are at risk to wildfire and approximately
11,000 of these communities are located near Federal
lands. More than 72,000,000 acres of National Forest
System lands and 57,000,000 acres of lands managed
by the Secretary of the Interior are at risk of cata-
strophic fire in the near future. The accumulation of
heavy forest fuel loads continues to increase as a re-
sult of disease, insect infestations, and drought, fur-
ther raising the risk of fire each year.
(3) Modification of forest fuel load conditions
through the removal of hazardous fuels will minimize
catastrophic damage from wildfires, reducing the need
for emergency funding to respond to wildfires and
protecting lives, communities, watersheds, and wild-
life habitat.
(4) The hazardous fuels removed from forest
lands represent an abundant renewable resource as
well as a significant supply of biomass for biomass-
to-energy facilities.
(b) HAZARDOUS FUELS
TO ENERGY GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—The Secretary concerned may make a grant to a
person that operates a biomass-to-energy facility to offset
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the costs incurred to purchase hazardous fuels from forest
lands for use by the facility in the production of electric
energy, useful heat, or transportation fuels. The Secretary
concerned shall select grant recipients on the basis of their
planned purchases of hazardous fuels and the level of antici-
pated benefits to reduced wildfire risk.
(c) GRANT AMOUNTS.—A grant under this section
shall be equal to at least $5 per ton of hazardous fuels deliv-
ered, but not to exceed $10 per ton of hazardous fuels deliv-
ered, based on the distance of the hazardous fuels from the
biomass-to-energy facility.
(d) MONITORING OF GRANT RECIPIENT ACTIVITIES.—
As a condition on a grant under this section, the grant re-
cipient shall keep such records as the Secretary concerned
may require to fully and correctly disclose the use of the
grant funds and all transactions involved in the purchase
of hazardous fuels derived from forest lands. Upon notice
by a duly authorized representative of the Secretary con-
cerned, the operator of a biomass-to-energy facility that
purchases or uses the resulting hazardous fuels shall afford
the representative reasonable access to the facility and an
opportunity to examine the inventory and records of the
facility.
(e) MONITORING OF EFFECT OF TREATMENTS.—The
Secretary concerned shall monitor Federal lands from
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which hazardous fuels are removed and sold to a biomass-
to-energy facility to determine and document the reduction
in fire hazards on such lands.
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
(1) BIOMASS-TO-ENERGY
FACILITY.—The term
‘‘biomass-to-energy facility’’ means a facility that
uses forest biomass as a raw material to produce elec-
tric energy, useful heat, or transportation fuels.
(2) FOREST
BIOMASS.—The term ‘‘forest bio-
mass’’ means hazardous fuels and biomass accumula-
tions from precommercial thinnings, slash, and brush
on forest lands that do not satisfy the definition of
hazardous fuels.
(3) HAZARDOUS FUELS.—The term ‘‘hazardous
fuels’’ means any unnaturally excessive accumulation
of organic material, particularly in areas designated
as condition class 2 or condition class 3 (as defined
in the report entitled ‘‘Protecting People and Sustain-
able Resources in Fire-Adapted Ecosystems’’, pre-
pared by the Forest Service, and dated October 13,
2000), on forest lands that the Secretary concerned
determines poses a substantial present or potential
hazard to forest ecosystems, wildlife, human, commu-
nity, or firefighter safety in the case of a wildfire,
particularly a wildfire in a drought year.
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(4) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means—
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect
to the National Forest System lands and private
lands; and
(B) the Secretary of the Interior or the des-
ignee of the Secretary of the Interior with respect
to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior and Indian lands.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each fiscal
year to carry out this section.
SEC. 922. BIOENERGY PROGRAM.
Notwithstanding any limitations in the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.) or
part 1424 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, the Com-
modity Credit Corporation shall designate animal fats, ag-
ricultural byproducts, and oils as eligible agricultural com-
modities for use in the Bioenergy Program to promote in-
dustrial consumption of agricultural commodities for the
production of ethanol and biodiesel fuels.
SEC. 923. AVAILABILITY OF SECTION 32 FUNDS.
The 2d undesignated paragraph of section 32 of the
Act of August 24, 1935 (Public Law 320; 49 Stat. 774; 7
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U.S.C. 612c), is amended by striking ‘‘$300,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$500,000,000’’.
SEC. 924. SENIORS FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—For each of the fiscal years
2002 through 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use
$15,000,000 of the funds available to the Commodity Credit
Corporation to carry out and expand a seniors farmers’
market nutrition program.
(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.— The purposes of the sen-
iors farmers’ market nutrition program are—
(1) to provide resources in the form of fresh, nu-
tritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables,
and herbs from farmers’ markets, roadside stands and
community supported agriculture programs to low-in-
come seniors;
(2) to increase the domestic consumption of agri-
cultural commodities by expanding or aiding in the
expansion of domestic farmers’ markets, roadside
stands, and community supported agriculture pro-
grams; and
(3) to develop or aid in the development of new
and additional farmers’ markets, roadside stands,
and community supported agriculture programs.
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(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may issue such reg-
ulations as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out
the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program.
SEC. 925. FEDERAL MARKETING ORDER FOR CANE BERRIES.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue a Federal
marketing order for cane berries grown in the United
States.
SEC. 926. NATIONAL APPEALS DIVISION.
Section 278 of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6998) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) FINALITY OF CERTAIN APPEAL DECISIONS.—If an
appellant prevails at the regional level in an administrative
appeal of a decision by the Division, the agency may not
pursue an administrative appeal of that decision to the na-
tional level.’’.
SEC. 927. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.
Subsection (a) of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture
(in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) shall
provide outreach and technical assistance programs
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specifically to encourage and assist socially disadvan-
taged farmers and ranchers to own and operate farms
and ranches and to participate equitably in the full
range of agricultural programs. This assistance,
which should enhance coordination and make more ef-
fective the outreach, technical assistance, and edu-
cation efforts authorized in specific agriculture pro-
grams, shall include information and assistance on
commodity, conservation, credit, rural, and business
development programs, application and bidding pro-
cedures, farm and risk management, marketing, and
other essential information to participate in agricul-
tural and other programs of the Department.
‘‘(2) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary
may make grants and enter into contracts and other
agreements in the furtherance of this section with the
following entities:
‘‘(A) Any community-based organization,
network, or coalition of community-based organi-
zations that—
‘‘(i) has demonstrated experience in
providing agricultural education or other
agriculturally related services to socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers;
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‘‘(ii) provides documentary evidence of
its past experience of working with socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers during
the two years preceding its application for
assistance under this section; and
‘‘(iii) does not engage in activities pro-
hibited under section 501(c)(3) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.
‘‘(B) 1890 Land-Grant Colleges, including
Tuskegee Institute, Indian tribal community col-
leges and Alaska native cooperative colleges, His-
panic serving post-secondary educational institu-
tions, and other post-secondary educational in-
stitutions with demonstrated experience in pro-
viding agriculture education or other agricultur-
ally related services to socially disadvantaged
family farmers and ranchers in their region.
‘‘(C) Federally recognized tribes and na-
tional tribal organizations with demonstrated ex-
perience in providing agriculture education or
other agriculturally related services to socially
disadvantaged family farmers and ranchers in
their region.
‘‘(3) FNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated $25,000,000 for each fiscal year to make
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grants and enter into contracts and other agreements
with the entities described in paragraph (2) and to
otherwise carry out the purposes of this subsection.’’.
Union Calendar No. 121
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2646
[Report No. 107–191, Parts I, II, and III]
A BILL
To provide for the continuation of agricultural
programs through fiscal year 2011.
AUGUST 2, 2001
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Com-
mittee on International Relations for a period ending
not later than September 7, 2001, for consideration of
such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause
1(j), rule X
SEPTEMBER 7, 2001
Referral to the Committee on International Relations ex-
tended for a period ending not later than September
10, 2001
SEPTEMBER 10, 2001
Reported from the Committee on International Relations
with amendments, committed to the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered
to be printed