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(B) shall have a proven record of develop-
ment and implementation of programs to meet 
the needs of students, educators, and business 
and industry to supply the agriculture-based, 
renewable energy or pulp and paper manufac-
turing fields with certified technicians as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(C) shall have the ability to leverage exist-
ing partnerships and occupational outreach and 
training programs for secondary schools, 4-year 
institutions and relevant non-profit organiza-
tions. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—To carry out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
(c) COMMUNITY COLLEGES.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘community college’’ means an institution of higher 
education— 
(1) that admits as regular students persons who 
are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance 
in the State in which the institution is located and 
who have the ability to benefit from the training of-
fered by the institution; 
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(2) that does not provide an educational pro-
gram for which it awards a bachelor’s degree, or an 
equivalent degree; and 
(3) that— 
(A) provides an educational program of not 
less than two years that is acceptable for full 
credit toward such a degree; or 
(B) offers a two-year program in engineer-
ing, technology, mathematics, or the physical, 
chemical or biological sciences, designed to pre-
pare a student to work as a technician or at the 
semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific, 
or other technological fields requiring the un-
derstanding and application of basic engineer-
ing, scientific, or mathematical principles of 
knowledge. 
(d) GRANT PRIORITY.—Preference shall be given to 
rural community colleges working in partnership to im-
prove information sharing capacity and to maximize the 
ability to meet the requirements of this section. 
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Subtitle D—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7401. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIGH-VALUE AGRICUL-
TURAL 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 ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7402. PRECISION AGRICULTURE. 
Section 403(i)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7623(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7403. BIOBASED PRODUCTS. 
(a) PILOT PROJECT.—Section 404(e)(2) of the Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
404(h) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(h)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 7404. 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 ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7405. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7406. FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM GRANTS. 
Section 408 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading for such section, by striking 
‘‘GRANT’’ and inserting ‘‘GRANTS’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7407. BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM. 
Section 409(b) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7629(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 7408. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630) is 
amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) FLEXIBILITY.—The Secretary shall provide 
maximum flexibility in content delivery to each organiza-
tion receiving funds under this section so as to ensure that 
the unique goals of each organization, as well as the local 
community needs are fully met. 
‘‘(c) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDING WITHIN ORGA-
NIZATIONS AUTHORIZED.—Recipients of funds under this 
section are authorized to redistribute all or part of the 
funds received to individual councils or local chapters 
within such organization without further need of approval 
from the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 7409. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
Section 411(c) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
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7631(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7410. AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY AND BIOBASED 
PRODUCTS RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
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: 
‘‘SEC. 412. AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY AND BIOBASED 
PRODUCTS RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, 
the term ‘Initiative’ means the agricultural bioenergy and 
biobased products research initiative established by sub-
section (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department a bioenergy and biobased products re-
search initiative to enhance the production, sustainability, 
and conversion of biomass to renewable fuels and related 
products. 
‘‘(c) LABORATORY NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the Initiative through a bioenergy and biobased 
product laboratory network that may consist of— 
‘‘(A) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(B) national laboratories; 
‘‘(C) colleges and universities; 
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