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‘‘(iv) prepare applications for finan-
cial assistance; 
‘‘(v) improve the management, includ-
ing financial management, related to the 
operation of community facilities; or 
‘‘(vi) assist with other areas of need 
identified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION
PRIORITY.—In selecting 
recipients of grants under this paragraph, the 
Secretary shall give priority to private, non-
profit, or public organizations that have experi-
ence in providing technical assistance and train-
ing to rural entities. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—Not less than 3 nor more 
than 5 percent of any funds appropriated to 
carry out each of the essential community facili-
ties grant, loan and loan guarantee programs as 
authorized under this subsection for any fiscal 
year shall be reserved for grants under this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 6008. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER 
ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008
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through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$27,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 6009. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS. 
Section 306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 6010. RURAL BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LOAN PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) FLEXIBILITY FOR THE BUSINESS AND LOAN PRO-
GRAM.—Section 310B(a)(2)(A) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(a)(2)(A)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘including working capital’’ after 
‘‘employment’’. 
(b) GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE COLLAT-
ERAL
THROUGH
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE.—Section 
310B(g)(7) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(7)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the discretion of 
the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the action 
would not create or otherwise contribute to an unreasonable 
risk of default or loss to the Federal Government, the Sec-
retary may take account receivables as security for the obli-
gations entered into in connection with loans and a bor-
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rower may use account receivables as collateral to secure 
a loan made or guaranteed under this subsection.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pro-
mulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement the 
amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 6011. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 310B(e)(12) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)(12)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 6012. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICUL-
TURAL FOOD PRODUCTS. 
Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(v)(I) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(v)(I)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and not more than 7 percent’’ 
after ‘‘5 percent’’. 
SEC. 6013. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922–1936a) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘SEC. 310H. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make loans to 
the entities, for the purposes, and subject to the terms and 
conditions specified in the 1st, 2nd, and last sentences of 
section 623(a) of the Community Economic Development 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—For loans under subsection (a), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 1323(b)(2) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 
U.S.C. 1932 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
SEC. 6014. RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY. 
Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY.—The 
Secretary shall develop a coordinated strategy across the 
relevant programs within the Rural Development mission 
areas to serve the specific, local needs of rural communities
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when making investments in rural community colleges and 
technical colleges through other current authorities. During 
the development of a coordinated strategy, the Secretary 
shall consult with groups representing rural-serving com-
munity colleges and technical colleges to coordinate critical 
investments in rural community colleges and technical col-
leges involved in workforce training. Nothing in this sub-
section shall be construed to provide a priority for funding 
within current authorities. The Secretary shall use the co-
ordinated strategy and information developed for the strat-
egy to more effectively serve rural communities with respect 
to investments in community colleges and technical col-
leges.’’. 
SEC. 6015. RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘require’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 
after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, require’’ 
after ‘‘314’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 
after ‘‘loans,’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(6) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) with respect to water and waste disposal di-
rect and guaranteed loans provided under section 306, 
encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, pri-
vate or cooperative lenders to finance rural water and 
waste disposal facilities by— 
‘‘(A) maximizing the use of loan guarantees 
to finance eligible projects in rural communities 
where the population exceeds 5,500; 
‘‘(B) maximizing the use of direct loans to 
finance eligible projects in rural communities 
where the impact on rate payers will be material 
when compared to financing with a loan guar-
antee; 
‘‘(C) establishing and applying a materi-
ality standard when determining the difference 
in impact on rate payers between a direct loan 
and a loan guarantee;
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‘‘(D) in the case of projects that require in-
terim financing in excess of $500,000, requiring 
that such projects initially seek such financing 
from private or cooperative lenders; and 
‘‘(E) determining if an existing direct loan 
borrower can refinance with a private or cooper-
ative lender, including with a loan guarantee, 
prior to providing a new direct loan.’’. 
SEC. 6016. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 333A of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION FORMS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop a sim-
plified application process, including a single page applica-
tion where possible, for grants and relending authorized 
under sections 306, 306C, 306D, 306E, 310B(b), 310B(c), 
310B(e), 310B(f), 310H, 379B, and 379E.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate a written report that con-
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tains an evaluation of the implementation of the amend-
ment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 6017. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMIT-
TERS. 
Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6018. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 379E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 6019. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–12(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’.
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(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 382N of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6020. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHOR-
ITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–12(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 383O of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–13) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6021. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc–18) is amended by striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’. 
Subtitle B—Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 
SEC. 6101. RELENDING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended—
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(1) in section 2(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re-
lending for this purpose as provided in section 4)’’ 
after ‘‘efficiency’’; 
(2) in section 4(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re-
lending to ultimate consumers for this purpose by 
borrowers enumerated in the proviso in this section)’’ 
after ‘‘efficiency’’; and 
(3) in section 313(b)(2)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(acting through the Rural 
Utilities Service)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘energy efficiency (includ-
ing relending to ultimate consumers for this pur-
pose),’’ after ‘‘promoting’’. 
(b) CURRENT AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in 
this section is in addition to any other relending authority 
of the Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) or any other law. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary (acting through 
the Rural Utilities Service) shall continue to carry out sec-
tion 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
940c) in the same manner as on the day before enactment 
of this Act until such time as any regulations necessary 
to carry out the amendments made by this section are fully 
implemented.
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SEC. 6102. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For electrification baseload gen-
eration loan guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request 
of the borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs of 
the loan guarantee. 
‘‘(b) FEE.—The fee described in subsection (a) for a 
loan guarantee shall be equal to the costs of the loan guar-
antee (within the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the Fed-
eral Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C))). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds received from a borrower to 
pay the fee described in this section shall not be derived 
from a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guaran-
teed by the Federal Government.’’. 
SEC. 6103. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE CONTRACTING AU-
THORITY. 
Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 918(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Rural Elec-
trification Administration’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Rural Utilities Service’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘COOPERATIVE’’ before ‘‘AGREEMENTS’’; and
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(B) by inserting after the 1st sentence the 
following: ‘‘A contract funded by a borrower that 
is to be paid for out of the general funds of the 
borrower is not a public contract within the 
meaning of title 41, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 6104. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED 
FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PUR-
POSES. 
Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6105. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. 
Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 940e(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6106. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. 
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In making or guaranteeing 
loans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give— 
‘‘(A) the highest priority to applicants that 
offer to provide broadband service to the greatest
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proportion of households that, prior to the provi-
sion of the broadband service, had no incumbent 
service provider; and 
‘‘(B) priority to applicants that offer in 
their applications to provide broadband service 
not predominantly for business service, but where 
at least 25 percent of customers in the proposed 
service territory are commercial interests.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (B); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) the amount and type of support re-
quested; and 
‘‘(E) a list of the census block groups or 
tracts proposed to be so served.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 
establish a process under which an incumbent service 
provider which, as of the date of the publication of
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notice under paragraph (5) with respect to an appli-
cation submitted by the provider, is providing 
broadband service to a remote rural area, may (but 
shall not be required to) submit to the Secretary, not 
less than 15 and not more than 30 days after that 
date, information regarding the broadband services 
that the provider offers in the proposed service terri-
tory, so that the Secretary may assess whether the ap-
plication meets the requirements of this section with 
respect to eligible projects.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—In considering the tech-
nology needs of customers in a proposed service terri-
tory, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
upgrade or replacement cost for the construction or 
acquisition of facilities and equipment in the terri-
tory.’’; and 
(4) in each of subsections (k)(1) and (l), by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 6201. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5) is amended by striking
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‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of Public 
Law 102–551 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6202. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKET DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 231(b)(7) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 
6203. 
AGRICULTURE 
INNOVATION 
CENTER 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b(i)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’.
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SEC. 6204. PROGRAM METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
collect data regarding economic activities created through 
grants and loans, including any technical assistance pro-
vided as a component of the grant or loan program, and 
measure the short and long term viability of award recipi-
ents and any entities to whom those recipients provide as-
sistance using award funds under section 231 of the Agri-
cultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; 
Public Law 106–224), section 9007 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), section 
313(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
940c(b)(2)), or section 306(a)(11), 310B(c), 310B(e), 
310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11), 
1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, or 2009 through 2009m). 
(b) DATA.—The data collected under subsection (a) 
shall include information collected from recipients both dur-
ing the award period and after the period as determined 
by the Secretary, but not less than 2 years after the award 
period ends. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that
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contains the data described in subsection (a). The report 
shall include detailed information regarding— 
(1) actions taken by the Secretary to utilize the 
data; 
(2) the number of jobs, including self-employ-
ment and the value of salaries and wages; 
(3) how the provision of funds from the grant or 
loan involved affected the local economy; 
(4) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue 
or customer base; and 
(5) such other information as the Secretary 
deems appropriate. 
SEC. 6205. STUDY OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of Transportation shall publish an updated 
version of the study described in section 6206 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (as amended by sub-
section (b)). 
(b) ADDITION
TO STUDY.—Section 6206(b) of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–246; 122 Stat. 1971) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(5) the sufficiency of infrastructure along wa-
terways in the United States and the impact of such 
infrastructure on the movement of agricultural goods 
in terms of safety, efficiency and speed, as well as the 
benefits derived through upgrades and repairs to locks 
and dams.’’. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture and the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 
to the Congress the updated version of the study required 
by subsection (a). 
SEC. 6206. CERTAIN FEDERAL ACTIONS NOT TO BE CONSID-
ERED MAJOR. 
In the case of a loan, loan guarantee, or grant program 
in the rural development mission area of the Department 
of Agriculture, an action of the Secretary before, on, or after 
the date of enactment of this Act that does not involve the 
provision by the Department of Agriculture of Federal dol-
lars or a Federal loan guarantee, including— 
(1) the approval by the Department of Agri-
culture of the decision of a borrower to commence a 
privately funded activity; 
(2) a lien accommodation or subordination;
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(3) a debt settlement or restructuring; or 
(4) the restructuring of a business entity by a 
borrower, 
shall not be considered a major Federal action. 
SEC. 6207. TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERV-
ICES IN RURAL AREAS. 
Section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-2(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(12); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (14) and inserting after paragraph (12) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(13) whether the applicant for assistance is lo-
cated in a designated health professional shortage 
area (within the meaning of section 332 of the Public 
Health Service Act)’’. 
SEC. 6208. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 15751 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not more than’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LIMITED FUNDING.—In a case in which less 
than $10,000,000 is made available to a Commission 
for a fiscal year under this section, paragraph (1) 
shall not apply.’’. 
TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, 
AND 
RELATED 
MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 
SEC. 7101. OPTION TO BE INCLUDED AS NON-LAND-GRANT 
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 
Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) COOPERATING FORESTRY SCHOOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘cooperating 
forestry school’ means an institution—
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‘‘(i) that is eligible to receive funds 
under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 
U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly known as 
the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to which the Sec-
retary has not received a declaration of the 
intent of that institution to not be consid-
ered a cooperating forestry school. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION
OF
DECLARATION.—A 
declaration of the intent of an institution to not 
be considered a cooperating forestry school sub-
mitted to the Secretary shall be in effect until 
September 30, 2018.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘that’’; 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 
‘‘qualify’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 
‘‘offer’’; and
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(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) with respect to which the Sec-
retary has not received a statement of the 
declaration of the intent of a college or uni-
versity to not be considered a Hispanic- 
serving agricultural college or university.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION OF IN-
TENT.—A declaration of the intent of a college or 
university to not be considered a Hispanic-serv-
ing agricultural college or university submitted 
to the Secretary shall be in effect until September 
30, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7102. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF TERMINATION DATE.—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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Programs that would’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Research, extension, and teaching pro-
grams designed to improve competitiveness in the 
specialty crop industry, including programs that 
would’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 
including improving the quality and taste of 
processed specialty crops’’ before the semicolon; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘the 
remote sensing and the’’ before ‘‘mechanization’’. 
SEC. 7104. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after 
section 1415A (7 U.S.C. 3151a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1415B. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED
ENTITY.—The term ‘qualified 
entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a for-profit or nonprofit entity located 
in the United States that, or an individual who, 
operates a veterinary clinic providing veterinary 
services—
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‘‘(i) in a rural area, as defined in sec-
tion 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); 
and 
‘‘(ii) in a veterinarian shortage situa-
tion; 
‘‘(B) a State, national, allied, or regional 
veterinary organization or specialty board recog-
nized by the American Veterinary Medical Asso-
ciation; 
‘‘(C) a college or school of veterinary medi-
cine accredited by the American Veterinary Med-
ical Association; 
‘‘(D) a university research foundation or 
veterinary medical foundation; 
‘‘(E) a department of veterinary science or 
department of comparative medicine accredited 
by the Department of Education; 
‘‘(F) a State agricultural experiment sta-
tion; or 
‘‘(G) a State, local, or tribal government 
agency. 
‘‘(2) VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE SITUATION.—The 
term ‘veterinarian shortage situation’ means a veteri-
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narian shortage situation as determined by the Sec-
retary under section 1415A. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
carry out a program to make competitive grants to 
qualified entities that carry out programs or activi-
ties described in paragraph (2) for the purpose of de-
veloping, implementing, and sustaining veterinary 
services. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified 
entity shall be eligible to receive a grant described in 
paragraph (1) if the entity carries out programs or 
activities that the Secretary determines will— 
‘‘(A) 
substantially 
relieve 
veterinarian 
shortage situations; 
‘‘(B) support or facilitate private veterinary 
practices engaged in public health activities; or 
‘‘(C) support or facilitate the practices of 
veterinarians who are providing or have com-
pleted providing services under an agreement en-
tered into with the Secretary under section 
1415A(a)(2). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PROCESSES AND PREFERENCES.—
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‘‘(1) APPLICATION, 
EVALUATION, 
AND
INPUT 
PROCESSES.—In administering the grant program es-
tablished under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use an appropriate application and 
evaluation process, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) seek the input of interested persons. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION PREFERENCE.—In selecting 
recipients of grants to be used for any of the purposes 
described in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall give 
a preference to qualified entities that provide docu-
mentation of coordination with other qualified enti-
ties, with respect to any such purpose. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.—In 
selecting recipients of grants to be used for any of the 
purposes described in subsection (d), the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the amount of funds 
available for grants and the purposes for which the 
grant funds will be used. 
‘‘(4) NATURE
OF
GRANTS.—A grant awarded 
under this section shall be considered to be a competi-
tive research, extension, or education grant. 
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN 
SHORTAGE SITUATIONS AND SUPPORT VETERINARY SERV-
ICES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a qualified entity may use funds provided 
by a grant awarded under this section to relieve vet-
erinarian shortage situations and support veterinary 
services for any of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To promote recruitment (including for 
programs in secondary schools), placement, and 
retention of veterinarians, veterinary techni-
cians, students of veterinary medicine, and stu-
dents of veterinary technology. 
‘‘(B) To allow veterinary students, veteri-
nary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, and 
veterinary technician students to cover expenses 
(other than the types of expenses described in sec-
tion 1415A(c)(5)) to attend training programs 
in food safety or food animal medicine. 
‘‘(C) To establish or expand accredited vet-
erinary education programs (including faculty 
recruitment and retention), veterinary residency 
and fellowship programs, or veterinary intern-
ship and externship programs carried out in co-
ordination with accredited colleges of veterinary 
medicine. 
‘‘(D) To provide continuing education and 
extension, including veterinary telemedicine and
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other distance-based education, for veterinarians, 
veterinary technicians, and other health profes-
sionals needed to strengthen veterinary programs 
and enhance food safety. 
‘‘(E) To provide technical assistance for the 
preparation of applications submitted to the Sec-
retary for designation as a veterinarian shortage 
situation under this section or section 1415A. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITIES OPERATING VETERI-
NARY CLINICS.—A qualified entity described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a 
grant awarded under this section to establish or ex-
pand veterinary practices, including— 
‘‘(A) equipping veterinary offices; 
‘‘(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead 
costs of such veterinary practices, as determined 
by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(C) establishing mobile veterinary facilities 
in which a portion of the facilities will address 
education or extension needs. 
‘‘(e) 
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Funds 
provided 
through a grant made under this section to a
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qualified entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A) 
and used by such entity under subsection (d)(2) 
shall be subject to an agreement between the Sec-
retary and such entity that includes a required 
term of service for such entity (including a 
qualified entity operating as an individual), as 
prospectively established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 
term of service under subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall consider only— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the grant awarded; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the specific purpose of the grant. 
‘‘(2) BREACH REMEDIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An agreement under 
paragraph (1) shall provide remedies for any 
breach of the agreement by the qualified entity 
referred to in paragraph (1)(A), including re-
payment or partial repayment of the grant 
funds, with interest. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may grant a 
waiver of the repayment obligation for breach of 
contract if the Secretary determines that such 
qualified entity demonstrates extreme hardship 
or extreme need.
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‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECOV-
ERED.—Funds recovered under this paragraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be credited to the account avail-
able to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR CON-
STRUCTION.—Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), 
funds made available for grants under this section may not 
be used— 
‘‘(1) to construct a new building or facility; or 
‘‘(2) to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an ex-
isting building or facility, including site grading and 
improvement and architect fees. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this section. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.’’.
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SEC. 7105. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG-
RICULTURE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
$60,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7106. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. 
Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3155) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURAL AND FOOD’’ before ‘‘POLICY’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary shall, acting through the Of-
fice of the Chief Economist,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘make grants, competitive 
grants, and special research grants to, and enter 
into cooperative agreements and other con-
tracting instruments with,’’ and inserting ‘‘make
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competitive grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with,’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘with a history of pro-
viding unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis 
to Congress’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘other research 
institutions’’ and all that follows through ‘‘shall be el-
igible’’ and inserting ‘‘and other public research insti-
tutions and organizations shall be eligible’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy re-
search centers that have extensive databases, models, and 
demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agri-
cultural market projections, rural development analysis, ag-
ricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the 
farm, multiregional, national, and international levels.’’; 
and 
(6) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new sub-
section:
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1996 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7107. REPEAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION 
AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174) is repealed. 
SEC. 7108. REPEAL OF PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COM-
BINE 
MEDICAL 
AND 
AGRICULTURAL 
RE-
SEARCH. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424A of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7109. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3175(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’.