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Subtitle H—Technical Corrections 
SEC. 6701. CORRECTIONS RELATING TO THE CONSOLI-
DATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 
ACT. 
(a)(1) Section 306(a)(19)(A) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1926(a)(19)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘nonprofit 
corporations’’ the following: ‘‘, Indian tribes (as defined 
in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act)’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in section 773 of the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (H.R. 5426 of 
the 106th Congress, as enacted by Public Law 106–387 
(114 Stat. 1549A–45)) in lieu of the amendment made 
by such section. 
(b)(1) Section 309A(b) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1929a(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and section 308’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
661(c)(2) of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127). 
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(c) Section 310B(c)(3)(A)(v) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1932(c)(3)(A)(v)) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘or’’. 
(d)(1) Section 310B(e)(5)(F) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1932(e)(5)(F)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except that the 
Secretary shall not require non-Federal financial support 
in an amount that is greater than 5 percent in the case 
of a 1994 institution (as defined in section 532 of the Eq-
uity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382))’’ before the pe-
riod. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 6015 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(Public Law 107–171). 
(e)(1) Section 310E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1935(d)(3)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and socially disadvantaged farmers 
or ranchers’’ after ‘‘ranchers’’ the 2nd place it appears. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
5004(4)(A)(i) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (Public Law 110–246). 
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(f)(1) Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1961(a)) is amended 
in the 2nd sentence by striking ‘‘and limited liability com-
panies’’ and inserting ‘‘limited liability companies, and 
such other legal entities’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 5201 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
(g)(1) Section 331D(e) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1981d(e)) is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘within 60 days after receipt of the no-
tice required in this section’’ the following: ‘‘or, in extraor-
dinary circumstances as determined by the applicable 
State director, after the 60-day period’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 10 
of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–554). 
(h)(1) Section 333A(f)(1)(A) of the Consolidated 
Farm 
and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1983a(f)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘114’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘339’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 14 
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of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub-
lic Law 102–554). 
(i) Section 339(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1989(d)(3)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘preferred certified lender’’ and inserting 
‘‘Preferred Certified Lender’’. 
(j)(1) Section 343(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or joint operators’’ and inserting 
‘‘joint operator, or owners’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as of the effective date of section 5303(a)(2) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014. 
(k)(1) Section 343(b) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘307(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘307(d)’’. 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 5004 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79). 
(l) Section 346 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1994) is amended by striking 
the last comma. 
(m)(1) Section 381E(d)(3) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009d(d)(3)) is 
amended by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
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subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and 
(B), respectively. 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
6012(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
79). 
(n)(1) Section 382A of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the State of Alabama shall be a full member of 
the Delta Regional Authority and shall be entitled to 
all rights and privileges that said membership af-
fords to all other participating States in the Delta 
Regional Authority.’’. 
(2) The amendment made by this subsection shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
153(b) of division B of H.R. 5666, as introduced in the 
106th Congress, and as enacted by section 1(4) of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001 (Appendix D of 
Public Law 106–554; 114 Stat. 2763A–252). 
(o) Section 382E(a)(1)(B) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.2009aa–4(a)(1)(B)) 
is amended by moving clause (iv) 2 ems to the right. 
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(p) Section 383G(c) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–5(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking 
‘‘TELECOMMUNICATION
RENEWABLE
ENERGY,,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘TELECOMMUNICATION, RENEWABLE 
ENERGY,’’; and 
(2) in the text, by striking ‘‘,,’’ and inserting a 
comma. 
SEC. 6702. CORRECTIONS RELATING TO THE RURAL ELEC-
TRIFICATION ACT OF 1936. 
(a) Section 201 of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 922) is amended in the 3rd sentence by 
striking ‘‘wildest’’ and inserting ‘‘widest’’. 
(b) Section 408(b)(3)(E) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
948(b)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ‘‘(D)(II)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(D)(v)(II)’’. 
(c)(1) Section 601(d)(8)(A)(ii)(V) of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 950bb(d)(8)(A)(ii)(V)) is amended by striking the 
semicolon and inserting a period. 
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of section 
6104(a)(2)(E) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public 
Law 113–79). 
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TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, 
AND 
RELATED 
MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 
SEC. 7101. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH. 
Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3101) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(9) support international scientific col-
laboration that leverages resources and ad-
vances the food and agricultural interests of the 
United States’’. 
SEC. 7102. MATTERS RELATED TO CERTAIN SCHOOL DES-
IGNATIONS AND DECLARATIONS. 
(a) 
STUDY
OF
FOOD
AND
AGRICULTURAL 
SCIENCES.— 
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(1) AMENDMENT.—Section 1404(14)(A) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)(A)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) 
DEFINITION.—The 
terms 
‘NLGCA Institution’ and ‘non-land-grant 
college of agriculture’ mean a public col-
lege or university offering a baccalaureate 
or higher degree in the study of agricul-
tural sciences, forestry, or both in any area 
of study specified in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) CLARIFICATION.—For purposes 
of clause (i), an area of study specified in 
this clause is any of the following: 
‘‘(I) Agriculture. 
‘‘(II) Agricultural business and 
management. 
‘‘(III) Agricultural economics. 
‘‘(IV) 
Agricultural 
mechaniza-
tion. 
‘‘(V) Agricultural production op-
erations. 
‘‘(VI) Aquaculture. 
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‘‘(VII) Agricultural and food 
products processing. 
‘‘(VIII) Agricultural and domes-
tic animal services. 
‘‘(IX) Equestrian or equine stud-
ies. 
‘‘(X) Applied horticulture or hor-
ticulture operations. 
‘‘(XI) Ornamental horticulture. 
‘‘(XII) 
Greenhouse 
operations 
and management. 
‘‘(XIII) Turf and turfgrass man-
agement. 
‘‘(XIV) Plant nursery operations 
and management. 
‘‘(XV) Floriculture or floristry 
operations and management. 
‘‘(XVI) International agriculture. 
‘‘(XVII) Agricultural public serv-
ices. 
‘‘(XVIII) Agricultural and exten-
sion education services. 
‘‘(XIX) Agricultural communica-
tion or agricultural journalism. 
‘‘(XX) Animal sciences. 
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‘‘(XXI) Food science. 
‘‘(XXII) Plant sciences. 
‘‘(XXIII) Soil sciences. 
‘‘(XXIV) Forestry. 
‘‘(XXV) Forest sciences and biol-
ogy. 
‘‘(XXVI) Natural resources or 
conservation. 
‘‘(XXVII) 
Natural 
resources 
management and policy. 
‘‘(XXVIII) Natural resource eco-
nomics. 
‘‘(XXIX) Urban forestry. 
‘‘(XXX) Wood science and wood 
products or pulp or paper technology. 
‘‘(XXXI) 
Range 
science 
and 
management. 
‘‘(XXXII) Agricultural engineer-
ing.’’. 
(2) DESIGNATION REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a process to review 
each designated NLGCA Institution (as defined 
in section 1404(14)(A) of the National Agricul-
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tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(14)(A))) to ensure 
compliance with such section, as amended by 
this subsection. 
(B) VIOLATION.—An NLGCA Institution 
that the Secretary determines under subpara-
graph (A) to be not in compliance shall have 
the designation of such institution revoked. 
(b) TERMINATION OF CERTAIN DECLARATIONS OF 
INTENT.—Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3103) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (10)(C), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7103. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3123) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘25’’ and 
inserting ‘‘15’’; and 
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(B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES.—The Advisory 
Board shall consist of members from each of the fol-
lowing categories: 
‘‘(A) 3 members representing national 
farm or producer organizations, which may in-
clude members— 
‘‘(i) representing farm cooperatives; 
‘‘(ii) who are producers actively en-
gaged in the production of a food animal 
commodity and who are recommended by a 
coalition of national livestock organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(iii) who are producers actively en-
gaged in the production of a plant com-
modity and who are recommended by a co-
alition of national crop organizations; or 
‘‘(iv) who are producers actively en-
gaged in aquaculture and who are rec-
ommended by a coalition of national 
aquacultural organizations. 
‘‘(B) 2 members representing academic or 
research societies, which may include members 
representing— 
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‘‘(i) a national food animal science so-
ciety; 
‘‘(ii) a national crop, soil, agronomy, 
horticulture, plant pathology, or weed 
science society; 
‘‘(iii) a national food science organiza-
tion; 
‘‘(iv) a national human health associa-
tion; or 
‘‘(v) a national nutritional science so-
ciety. 
‘‘(C) 5 members representing agricultural 
research, extension, and education, which shall 
include each of the following: 
‘‘(i) 1 member representing the land- 
grant colleges and universities eligible to 
receive funds under the Act of July 2, 
1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). 
‘‘(ii) 1 member representing the land- 
grant colleges and universities eligible to 
receive funds under the Act of August 30, 
1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including 
Tuskegee University. 
‘‘(iii) 1 member representing the 1994 
Institutions (as defined in section 532 of 
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the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
Public Law 103–382)). 
‘‘(iv) 1 member representing NLGCA 
Institutions or Hispanic-serving institu-
tions. 
‘‘(v) 1 member representing the 
American Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. 
‘‘(D) 5 members representing industry, 
consumer, or rural interests, including members 
representing— 
‘‘(i) transportation of food and agri-
cultural products to domestic and foreign 
markets; 
‘‘(ii) food retailing and marketing in-
terests; 
‘‘(iii) food and fiber processors; 
‘‘(iv) rural economic development; 
‘‘(v) a national consumer interest 
group; 
‘‘(vi) a national forestry group; 
‘‘(vii) a national conservation or nat-
ural resource group; 
‘‘(viii) a national social science asso-
ciation; or 
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‘‘(ix) private sector organizations in-
volved in international development.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘review and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘make recommendations, review, 
and’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 
inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) long-term and short-term national 
policies and priorities consistent with the— 
‘‘(i) purposes specified in section 1402 
for agricultural research, extension, edu-
cation, and economics; and 
‘‘(ii) priority areas of the Agriculture 
and Food Research Initiative specified in 
subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 3157(b)(2));’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
clause (i) and inserting the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(i) are in accordance with the— 
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‘‘(I) purposes specified in a pro-
vision of a covered law (as defined in 
subsection (d) of section 1492) under 
which competitive grants (described in 
subsection (c) of such section) are 
awarded; and 
‘‘(II) priority areas of the Agri-
culture and Food Research Initiative 
specified in subsection (b)(2) of the 
Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research 
Grant 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
3157(b)(2)); and’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 
make recommendations to the Secretary based 
on such evaluation’’ after ‘‘priorities’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 
make recommendations on’’ after ‘‘review’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7104. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE. 
Section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3123a(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘spe-
ciality’’ and inserting ‘‘specialty’’; 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘9’’ and inserting ‘‘11’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘Three’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Five’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7105. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE DISCON-
TINUED. 
Subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121 
et seq.) is amended by striking section 1408B. 
SEC. 7106. REPORT ON ALLOCATIONS AND MATCHING 
FUNDS FOR 1890 INSTITUTIONS. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall annually transmit 
to Congress a report on the allocations made to, and 
matching funds received by, eligible institutions pursuant 
to sections 1444 and 1445 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3221, 3222). 
SEC. 7107. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG-
RICULTURE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417(m)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
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U.S.C. 3152(m)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7108. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY RESEARCH 
CENTERS. 
Section 1419A(e) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3155(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7109. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN 
SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3156) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7110. REPEAL OF NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by striking sec-
tion 1425 (7 U.S.C. 3175). 
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SEC. 7111. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1433(c)(1) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3195(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7112. EXTENSION CARRYOVER AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 
COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER-
SITY. 
Effective on October 1, 2018, section 1444(a) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 7113. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTITU-
TIONS. 
Subtitle G of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by 
inserting after section 1445 (7 U.S.C. 3222) the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1446. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT 1890 INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) SCHOLARSHIP
GRANT
PROGRAM
ESTAB-
LISHED.—The Secretary shall establish and carry 
out a grant program to make grants to each college 
or university eligible to receive funds under the Act 
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of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second 
Morrill Act; 7 U.S.C. 322 et seq.), including 
Tuskegee University, for purposes of awarding schol-
arships to individuals who— 
‘‘(A) have been accepted for admission at 
such college or university; 
‘‘(B) will be so enrolled not later than one 
year after the date of such acceptance; and 
‘‘(C) intend to pursue a career in the food 
and agricultural sciences, including a career 
in— 
‘‘(i) agribusiness; 
‘‘(ii) energy and renewable fuels; or 
‘‘(iii) financial management. 
‘‘(2) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—Each grant made 
under this section shall be in the amount of 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$19,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
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SEC. 7114. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND- 
GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 
UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7115. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 
SCIENCES FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT 
INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1447B(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7116. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7117. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION. 
Subtitle C of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1419C. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this section, no additional entity may be designated as eli-
gible to receive funds under a covered program. 
‘‘(b) STATE FUNDING.—No State shall receive an in-
crease in funding under a covered program as a result of 
the State’s designation of additional entities as eligible to 
receive such funding. 
‘‘(c) COVERED PROGRAM DEFINED.—For purposes 
of this section, the term ‘covered program’ means agricul-
tural research, extension, education, and related programs 
or grants established or available under any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 
of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343). 
‘‘(2) The Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et 
seq.). 
‘‘(3) Sections 1444, 1445, and 1447 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221; 3222; 
3222b). 
‘‘(4) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as 
the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 
U.S.C. 582a et seq.). 
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‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall limit 
eligibility for a capacity and infrastructure program speci-
fied in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agri-
culture 
Reorganization 
Act 
of 
1994 
(7 
U.S.C. 
6971(f)(1)(C)) that is not a covered program.’’. 
SEC. 7118. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 1459A(c)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3292b(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7119. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS FOR AGRICUL-
TURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTEN-
SION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3310) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘22 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘Subsection 
(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subsections (a) and (c)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF SUBGRANTS.—In the case of a 
grant described in subsection (a), the limitation on indi-
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rect costs specified in such subsection shall be applied to 
both the initial grant award and any subgrant of the Fed-
eral funds provided under the initial grant award so that 
the total of all indirect costs charged against the total of 
the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award 
does not exceed such limitation.’’. 
SEC. 7120. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after 
section 1462 (7 U.S.C. 3310) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1462A. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make com-
petitive grants for the acquisition of special purpose sci-
entific research equipment for use in the food and agricul-
tural sciences programs of eligible institutions. 
‘‘(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 
made to an eligible institution under this section may not 
exceed $500,000. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON CHARGE OR EQUIPMENT AS 
INDIRECT COSTS.—The cost of acquisition or depreciation 
of equipment purchased with a grant under this section 
shall not be— 
‘‘(1) charged as an indirect cost against another 
Federal grant; or 
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‘‘(2) included as part of the indirect cost pool 
for purposes of calculating the indirect cost rate of 
an eligible institution. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘eligible institution’ means— 
‘‘(1) a college or university; or 
‘‘(2) a State cooperative institution. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 7121. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3311) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each place it ap-
pears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7122. 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 ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7123. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 
Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘crops,’’ and inserting 
‘‘crops (including canola),’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for agronomic rotational 
purposes and for use as a habitat for honey 
bees and other pollinators’’ after ‘‘alternative 
crops’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘commodities whose’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘commodities.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7124. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7125. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
Section 1477(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3324(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7126. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1483(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3336(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7127. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 
PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 
Section 1484 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3351) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘and cooperative agreements’’ after 
‘‘competitive grants’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘make 
competitive grants’’ and inserting ‘‘award com-
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petitive grants and cooperative agreements’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) To coordinate the tactical science activities 
of the Research, Education, and Economics mission 
area of the Department that protect the integrity, 
reliability, sustainability, and profitability of the food 
and agricultural system of the United States against 
biosecurity threats from pests, diseases, contami-
nants, and disasters.’’. 
SEC. 7128. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUC-
TION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.—Section 1490(f)(2) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3362(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.—Section 1491(c)(2) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3363(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7129. REMOVAL OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT 
FOR CERTAIN GRANTS. 
Section 1492(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3371(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 
SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICA-
TIONS. 
Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM. 
Section 1628(f)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
Section 1635(b)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7206. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM. 
Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7207. AGRICULTURAL GENOME TO PHENOME INITIA-
TIVE. 
Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘TO 
PHENOME’’ after ‘‘GENOME’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GOALS.—The goals of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to expand knowledge concerning genomes 
and phenomes of crops of importance to United 
States agriculture; 
‘‘(2) to understand how variable weather, envi-
ronments, and production systems impact the 
growth and productivity of specific varieties of crops, 
thereby providing greater accuracy in predicting 
crop performance under variable growing conditions; 
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‘‘(3) to support research that leverages plant 
genomic information with phenotypic and environ-
mental data through an interdisciplinary framework, 
leading to a novel understanding of plant processes 
that affect crop growth, productivity, and the ability 
to predict crop performance, resulting in the deploy-
ment of superior varieties to growers and improved 
crop management recommendations for farmers; 
‘‘(4) to promote and coordinate research linking 
genomics and predictive phenomics at different sites 
nationally to achieve advances in crops that generate 
societal benefits; 
‘‘(5) to combine fields such as genetics, 
genomics, plant physiology, agronomy, climatology, 
and 
crop 
modeling 
with 
computation 
and 
informatics, statistics, and engineering; 
‘‘(6) to focus on crops that will yield scientif-
ically important results that will enhance the useful-
ness of many other crops; 
‘‘(7) to build on genomic research, such as the 
Plant Genome Research Project, to understand gene 
function in production environments that are ex-
pected to have considerable payoffs for crops of im-
portance to United States agriculture; 
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‘‘(8) to develop improved data analytics to en-
hance understanding of the biological function of 
crop genes; 
‘‘(9) to allow resources developed under this 
section, including data, software, germplasm, and 
other biological materials, to be openly accessible to 
all persons, subject to any confidentiality require-
ments imposed by law; and 
‘‘(10) to encourage international partnerships 
with each partner country responsible for financing 
its own research.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall conduct a research initiative (to be known 
as the ‘Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative’) for 
the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) studying agriculturally significant crops in 
production environments to achieve sustainable and 
secure agricultural production; 
‘‘(2) ensuring that current gaps in existing 
knowledge 
of 
agricultural 
crop 
genetics 
and 
phenomics knowledge are filled; 
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‘‘(3) identifying and developing a functional un-
derstanding of agronomically relevant genes from 
crops of importance to United States agriculture; 
‘‘(4) ensuring future genetic improvement of 
crops of importance to United States agriculture; 
‘‘(5) 
studying 
the 
relevance 
of 
diverse 
germplasm as a source of unique genes that may be 
of importance to United States agriculture in the fu-
ture; 
‘‘(6) enhancing crop genetics to reduce the eco-
nomic impact of plant pathogens on crops of impor-
tance to United States agriculture; and 
‘‘(7) disseminating findings to relevant audi-
ences.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, acting 
through the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(5) 
in 
subsection 
(e), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘to 
Phenome’’ after ‘‘Genome’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
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SEC. 7208. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES. 
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AL-
FALFA AND FORAGE’’ and inserting ‘‘AL-
FALFA SEED AND ALFALFA FORAGE SYS-
TEMS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘alfalfa and forage’’ 
and inserting ‘‘alfalfa seed and alfalfa for-
age systems’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘alfalfa and other for-
ages, and’’ and inserting ‘‘alfalfa seed and 
other alfalfa forage’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(11) MACADAMIA TREE HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 
Research and extension grants may be made under 
this section for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 
based tools and treatments to combat the maca-
damia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and 
‘‘(B) establishing an areawide integrated 
pest management program in areas affected by, 
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or areas at risk of being affected by, the maca-
damia felted coccid. 
‘‘(12) NATIONAL TURFGRASS RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE.—Research and extension grants may be made 
under this section for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) carrying out or enhancing research 
related to turfgrass and sod issues; 
‘‘(B) enhancing production and uses of 
turfgrass for the general public; 
‘‘(C) identifying new turfgrass varieties 
with superior drought, heat, cold, and pest tol-
erance to reduce water, fertilizer, and pesticide 
use; 
‘‘(D) 
selecting 
genetically 
superior 
turfgrasses and developing improved tech-
nologies for managing commercial, residential, 
and recreational turfgrass areas; 
‘‘(E) producing turfgrasses that— 
‘‘(i) aid in mitigating soil erosion; 
‘‘(ii) protect against pollutant runoff 
into waterways; or 
‘‘(iii) provide other environmental ben-
efits; 
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‘‘(F) investigating, preserving, and pro-
tecting native plant species, including grasses 
not currently utilized in turfgrass systems; 
‘‘(G) creating systems for more economical 
and viable turfgrass seed and sod production 
throughout the United States; and 
‘‘(H) 
investigating 
the 
turfgrass 
phytobiome and developing biologic products to 
enhance soil, enrich plants, and mitigate pests. 
‘‘(13) FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Research and exten-
sion grants may be made under this section for 
the purpose of carrying out research to improve 
fertilizer use efficiency in crops— 
‘‘(i) to maximize crop yield; and 
‘‘(ii) to minimize nutrient losses to 
surface and groundwater and the atmos-
phere. 
‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
give priority to research examining the impact 
of the source, rate, timing, and placement of 
plant nutrients. 
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‘‘(14) CATTLE
FEVER
TICK
PROGRAM.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made under this 
section to study cattle fever ticks— 
‘‘(A) to facilitate the understanding of the 
role of wildlife in the persistence and spread of 
cattle fever ticks; 
‘‘(B) to develop advanced methods for 
eradication of cattle fever ticks, including— 
‘‘(i) alternative treatment methods for 
cattle and other susceptible species; 
‘‘(ii) field treatment for premises, in-
cluding corral pens and pasture loafing 
areas; 
‘‘(iii) methods for treatment and con-
trol on infested wildlife; 
‘‘(iv) biological control agents; and 
‘‘(v) new and improved vaccines; 
‘‘(C) to evaluate rangeland vegetation that 
impacts the survival of cattle fever ticks; 
‘‘(D) to improve management of diseases 
relating to cattle fever ticks that are associated 
with wildlife, livestock, and human health; 
‘‘(E) to improve diagnostic detection of 
tick-infested or infected animals and pastures; 
and 
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‘‘(F) to conduct outreach to impacted 
ranchers, hunters, and landowners to integrate 
tactics and document sustainability of best 
practices. 
‘‘(15) LAYING
HEN
AND
TURKEY
RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.—Research grants may be made under 
this section for the purpose of improving the effi-
ciency and sustainability of laying hen and turkey 
production through integrated, collaborative research 
and technology transfer. Emphasis may be placed on 
laying hen and turkey disease prevention, anti-
microbial resistance, nutrition, gut health, and alter-
native housing systems under extreme seasonal 
weather conditions.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(5), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7209. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘, soil 
health,’’ after ‘‘conservation’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH 
2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7210. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672D of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make com-
petitive research and extension grants for the purpose of 
improving the farm management knowledge and skills of 
agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a 
national, publicly available farm financial management 
database to support improved farm management.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
producer’’ and inserting ‘‘educational programs 
and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘use and 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘contribute data to’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7211. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF PRO-
VISIONS
TO
VETERANS
WITH
DISABILITIES.—This 
subsection shall apply with respect to veterans with 
disabilities, and their families, who— 
‘‘(A) are engaged in farming or farm-re-
lated occupations; or 
‘‘(B) are pursuing new farming opportuni-
ties.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including veterans)’’ 
after ‘‘individuals’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of vet-
erans with disabilities, who are pursuing new 
farming opportunities’’ before the period at the 
end; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 
7212. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7301. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, 
EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 405(j) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7625(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘2011 through 2015’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7303. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES 
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED 
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM 
OR 
BY 
TILLETIA INDICA. 
Section 408(e)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7628(e)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) mechanization and automation of 
labor-intensive tasks on farms and in packing 
facilities; 
‘‘(C) decision support systems driven by 
phenology and environmental factors; 
‘‘(D) improved monitoring systems for ag-
ricultural pests; and 
‘‘(E) effective systems for pre- and post- 
harvest management of quarantine pests; and’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND 
EXTENSION PROGRAM.—Section 412 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
(7 U.S.C. 7632) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)(5), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
412(k)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(k)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7306. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7642(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7307. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7308. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION 
RESEARCH. 
Section 617(f)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7655b(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
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Subtitle D—Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 
PART I—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 
SEC. 7401. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION 
CENTER. 
Section 14112(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7402. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG-
RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREP-
ARATION, AND RESPONSE. 
Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7403. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
Section 14121(b)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7404. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 14122(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
PART II—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 7411. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 
Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is 
amended by striking ‘‘10-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘15- 
year period’’. 
SEC. 7412. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7413. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 7526(g) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(g)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
SEC. 7501. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a)(2) of the Critical Agricultural Mate-
rials Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7502. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
(a) 1994 INSTITUTION DEFINED.—Section 532 of 
the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 532. DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTION. 
‘‘In this part, the term ‘1994 Institution’ means any 
of the following colleges: 
‘‘(1) Aaniiih Nakoda College. 
‘‘(2) Bay Mills Community College. 
‘‘(3) Blackfeet Community College. 
‘‘(4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College. 
‘‘(5) Chief Dull Knife College. 
‘‘(6) College of Menominee Nation. 
‘‘(7) College of the Muscogee Nation. 
‘‘(8) D–Q University. 
‘‘(9) Dine College. 
‘‘(10) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community Col-
lege. 
‘‘(11) Fort Peck Community College. 
‘‘(12) Haskell Indian Nations University. 
‘‘(13) Ilisagvik College. 
‘‘(14) Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
Native Culture and Arts Development. 
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‘‘(15) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col-
lege. 
‘‘(16) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community 
College. 
‘‘(17) Leech Lake Tribal College. 
‘‘(18) Little Big Horn College. 
‘‘(19) Little Priest Tribal College. 
‘‘(20) Navajo Technical University. 
‘‘(21) Nebraska Indian Community College. 
‘‘(22) Northwest Indian College. 
‘‘(23) Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. 
‘‘(24) Oglala Lakota College. 
‘‘(25) Red Lake Nation College. 
‘‘(26) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. 
‘‘(27) Salish Kootenai College. 
‘‘(28) Sinte Gleska University. 
‘‘(29) Sisseton Wahpeton College. 
‘‘(30) Sitting Bull College. 
‘‘(31) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Insti-
tute. 
‘‘(32) Stone Child College. 
‘‘(33) Tohono O’odham Community College. 
‘‘(34) Turtle Mountain Community College. 
‘‘(35) United Tribes Technical College. 
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‘‘(36) White Earth Tribal and Community Col-
lege.’’. 
(b) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 
382) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each place it appears 
in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(d) RESEARCH GRANTS.—Section 536(c) of the Eq-
uity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7503. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
(a) 
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
FACILITY
DE-
FINED.—The Research Facilities Act is amended— 
(1) in section 2(1) (7 U.S.C. 390(1)) by strik-
ing ‘‘a college, university, or nonprofit institution’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an entity eligible to receive funds 
under a capacity and infrastructure program (as de-
fined in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of 
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Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6971(f)(1)(C)))’’; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
3(c)(2)(D) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
390a(c)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘recipient college, uni-
versity, or nonprofit institution’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
cipient entity’’. 
(b) LONG-TERM SUPPORT.—Section 3(c)(2)(D) of 
the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking 
‘‘operating costs’’ and inserting ‘‘operating and mainte-
nance costs’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—The Research 
Facilities Act is amended by inserting after section 3 (7 
U.S.C. 390a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a program to make 
competitive grants to assist in the construction, alteration, 
acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of 
agricultural research facilities.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
AND 
FUNDING LIMITATIONS.—Section 6 of the Research Fa-
cilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b),’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d),’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
preceding sentence shall be available until ex-
pended.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Not more than 25 percent 
of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) for 
any fiscal year shall be used for any single agricultural 
research facility project. 
‘‘(d) PROJECT LIMITATION.—An entity eligible to re-
ceive funds under this Act may receive funds for only one 
project at a time.’’. 
SEC. 7504. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANT ACT. 
Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) by redesignating clauses (iii) 
through (vii) as clauses (iv) through (viii), 
respectively; and 
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(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) soil health;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) tools that accelerate the use of 
automation or mechanization for labor-in-
tensive tasks in the production and dis-
tribution of crops.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (vii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(viii) barriers and bridges to entry 
and farm viability for young, beginning, so-
cially disadvantaged, veteran, and immi-
grant farmers and ranchers, including 
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farm succession, transition, transfer, entry, 
and profitability issues.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘that— 
‘‘(i) is of national scope; or 
‘‘(ii) is commodity-specific, so long as 
any such funds allocated for commodity- 
specific research are matched with funds 
from a non-Federal source at least equal to 
the amount of such funds so allocated.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clause (iii); and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clauses 
(ii) and (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii)’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(4) in paragraph (11)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘4’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5’’. 
SEC. 7505. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renew-
able Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 
note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7506. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 
(16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7507. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘GRANTS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PROGRAMS’’; 
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(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a beginning farmer and rancher development 
program to provide training, education, outreach, 
and technical assistance initiatives to increase oppor-
tunities for beginning farmers or ranchers.’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or cooperative agree-
ments’’ after ‘‘grants’’ each place it appears; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘or cooperative agree-
ment’’ after ‘‘grant’’ each place it appears; 
(E) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘section’’; 
(F) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), to be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a recipient shall 
provide a match in the form of cash or in-kind 
contributions in an amount equal to 25 percent 
of the funds provided by the grant. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may 
waive or reduce the matching requirement in 
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines 
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such a waiver or modification is necessary to ef-
fectively reach an underserved area or popu-
lation.’’; and 
(G) by striking paragraph (8), and redesig-
nating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12) as 
paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b), as so re-
designated, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Secretary shall make competitive grants 
to support new and established local and regional 
training, education, outreach, and technical assist-
ance initiatives to increase opportunities for begin-
ning farmers or ranchers, including programs and 
services (as appropriate) relating to— 
‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, 
and crop farming practices; 
‘‘(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private 
nonindustrial forest land access, and transfer 
and succession strategies and programs; 
‘‘(C) entrepreneurship and business train-
ing; 
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‘‘(D) financial and risk management train-
ing (including the acquisition and management 
of agricultural credit); 
‘‘(E) natural resource management and 
planning; 
‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strate-
gies; 
‘‘(G) curriculum development; 
‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and in-
ternships; 
‘‘(I) resources and referral; 
‘‘(J) farm financial benchmarking; 
‘‘(K) technical assistance to help beginning 
farmers or ranchers acquire land from retiring 
farmers and ranchers; 
‘‘(L) agricultural rehabilitation and voca-
tional training for veterans; 
‘‘(M) food safety (including good agricul-
tural practices training); 
‘‘(N) farm safety and awareness; and 
‘‘(O) other similar subject areas of use to 
beginning farmers or ranchers. 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 per-
cent of the funds used to carry out this sub-
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section for a fiscal year shall be used to support 
programs and services that address the needs 
of— 
‘‘(i) limited resource beginning farm-
ers or ranchers (as defined by the Sec-
retary); 
‘‘(ii) socially disadvantaged farmers or 
ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of 
the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))) who are be-
ginning farmers and ranchers; and 
‘‘(iii) farmworkers desiring to become 
farmers or ranchers. 
‘‘(B) VETERAN
FARMERS
AND
RANCH-
ERS.—Not less than 5 percent of the funds 
used to carry out this subsection for a fiscal 
year shall be used to support programs and 
services that address the needs of veteran farm-
ers and ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and conduct’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, conduct’’; and 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘, or provide training and 
technical assistance initiatives for begin-
ning farmers or ranchers or for trainers 
and service providers that work with begin-
ning farmers or ranchers.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, educational pro-
grams and workshops, or training and 
technical assistance initiatives’’ after ‘‘cur-
ricula’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘modules’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘content’’; 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including retiring farm-
ers and nonfarming landowners)’’ before ‘‘from 
participating in programs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘educating’’ and inserting 
‘‘increasing opportunities for’’; and 
(6) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR 
FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH 
2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 7508. FEDERAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES. 
Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 
(title XIV of Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7509. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 7601. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PROGRAM. 
(a) TRANSITION TO PERMANENT PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 308(a) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘pilot’’. 
(b) NO ONSITE SALES.—Section 308(b)(1)(C) of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is 
amended by inserting ‘‘onsite’’ before ‘‘public’’. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY EXTENDED.—Sec-
tion 308(b)(6) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘on the date that is 10 years after the date 
of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘on June 18, 
2023’’. 
(d) REPORTS.—Section 308(d)(2) of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
3125a note) is amended by striking ‘‘Not later than 6, 
8, and 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than June 18, 2019, June 
18, 2021, and June 18, 2023’’. 
SEC. 7602. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SEC-
RETARY. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 251(d)(2) of the De-
partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6971(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) ensure that agricultural research, 
education, extension, economics, and statistical 
programs— 
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‘‘(i) are effectively coordinated and in-
tegrated— 
‘‘(I) across disciplines, agencies, 
and institutions; and 
‘‘(II) among applicable partici-
pants, grantees, and beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(ii) address the priority areas of the 
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 
specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Com-
petitive, Special, and Facilities Research 
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)).’’. 
SEC. 7603. REINSTATEMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
MATCHING 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 209(c) of the District of 
Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization 
Act (Public Law 93–471; sec. 38–1202.09(c), D.C. Offi-
cial Code) is amended in the first sentence, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, which may be used 
to pay no more than one-half of the total cost of providing 
such extension work.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
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