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‘‘(II) determine the relevance and 
merit of proposals through a system 
of peer and merit review; and 
‘‘(III) award grants on the basis 
of merit, quality, and relevance. 
‘‘(ii) TERMS.—The term of a grant 
made under this paragraph may not exceed 
10 years. 
‘‘(iii) MATCHING
FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary shall require the recipient of a grant 
to provide funds or in-kind support from 
non-Federal sources in an amount that is 
at least equal to the amount provided by 
the Federal Government. 
‘‘(iv) BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES.— 
Funds made available under this para-
graph shall not be used for the construc-
tion of a new building or facility or the ac-
quisition, expansion, remodeling, or alter-
ation of an existing building or facility (in-
cluding site grading and improvement, and 
architect fees). 
‘‘(v) COORDINATION.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that any activities carried out 
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under this paragraph are done in coordina-
tion with the Forest Products Laboratory. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
‘‘(B) MATCHING
FUNDS.—To the extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall match any 
funds received under subparagraph (A) with 
funds received for the research and development 
program of the Forest Service under section 3 
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re-
sources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
1642). 
‘‘(h) TRAINING COORDINATION FOR FOOD AND AGRI-
CULTURE PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
grants and enter into contracts or cooperative agree-
ments with eligible entities described in paragraph 
(2) for the purposes of establishing a Comprehensive 
Food Safety Training Network. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, an eligible entity is a multiinstitu-
tional consortium that includes— 
‘‘(i) a nonprofit institution that pro-
vides administering food protection train-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) 1 or more training centers in in-
stitutions of higher education that have 
demonstrated expertise in developing and 
delivering community-based training in 
food and agricultural safety and defense. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—To ensure that co-
ordination and administration is provided 
across all the disciplines and provide com-
prehensive food protection training, the Sec-
retary may only consider an entire consortium 
collectively rather than on an institution-by-in-
stitution basis. 
‘‘(C) MEMBERSHIP.—An eligible entity 
may alter the consortium membership to meet 
specific training expertise needs. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—As a con-
dition of the receipt of assistance under this sub-
section, an eligible entity, in cooperation with the 
Secretary, shall establish and maintain the network 
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for an internationally integrated training system to 
enhance protection of the United States food supply, 
including, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) developing curricula and a training 
network to provide basic, technical, manage-
ment, and leadership training to regulatory and 
public health officials, producers, processors, 
and other agrifood businesses; 
‘‘(B) serving as the hub for the adminis-
tration of an open training network; 
‘‘(C) implementing standards to ensure the 
delivery of quality training through a national 
curricula; 
‘‘(D) building and overseeing a nationally 
recognized instructor cadre to ensure the avail-
ability of highly qualified instructors; 
‘‘(E) reviewing training proposed through 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
and other relevant Federal agencies that report 
to the Secretary on the quality and content of 
proposed and existing courses; 
‘‘(F) assisting Federal agencies in the im-
plementation of food protection training re-
quirements including requirements contained in 
the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 
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2013, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act 
(Public Law 111–353; 124 Stat. 3885), and 
amendments made by those Acts; and 
‘‘(G) performing evaluation and outcome- 
based studies to provide to the Secretary feed-
back on the effectiveness and impact of training 
and metrics on jurisdictions and sectors within 
the food safety system. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(i) FARM ANIMAL AGRICULTURE INTEGRATED RE-
SEARCH INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF INITIATIVE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘Initiative’ means the farm animal 
integrated research initiative established under para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, during the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of the Agriculture Reform, 
Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2018, the Secretary shall carry out a 
farm animal integrated research initiative to address 
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