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ness interruption insurance through the 
Corporation; 
‘‘(iii) assess the feasibility of a policy 
or plan of insurance offered under this sub-
title to insure against losses due to the 
bankruptcy of an business integrator; and 
‘‘(iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 
Government of a Federal business interrup-
tion insurance program for poultry growers. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, the 
terms ‘poultry’ and ‘poultry grower’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 2(a) of the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 
182(a)). 
‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT OR COOPER-
ATIVE AGREEMENT.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
the Corporation shall enter into the contract or 
cooperative agreement required by subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(E) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Represent-
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atives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the results of the research and develop-
ment conducted pursuant to the contract or coop-
erative agreement entered into under subpara-
graph (A). 
‘‘(23) STUDY OF FOOD SAFETY INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more 
qualified entities to conduct a study to determine 
whether offering policies that provide coverage 
for specialty crops from food safety and contami-
nation issues would benefit agricultural pro-
ducers. 
‘‘(B) SUBJECT.—The study described in 
subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and 
plans of insurance coverage that provide protec-
tion for production or revenue impacted by food 
safety concerns including, at a minimum, gov-
ernment, retail, or national consumer group an-
nouncements of a health advisory, removal, or 
recall related to a contamination concern. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Cor-
poration shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
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culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that describes the re-
sults of the study conducted under subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
SEC. 11022. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE PARTNERSHIPS. 
Paragraph (1) of section 522(d) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(d)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partner-
ships with public and private entities for the purpose 
of either— 
‘‘(A) increasing the availability of loss miti-
gation, financial, and other risk management 
tools for producers, with a priority given to risk 
management tools for producers of agricultural 
commodities covered by section 196 of the Agri-
cultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7333), 
specialty crops, and underserved agricultural 
commodities; or 
‘‘(B) improving analysis tools and tech-
nology regarding compliance or identifying and 
using innovative compliance strategies.’’.
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SEC. 11023. PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1523(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, at the sole 
discretion of the Corporation,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 11024. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.—Sec-
tion 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) 
as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 
(b) EXCLUSIONS TO ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE TO 
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1531(d)(3)(A)) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately.
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2497(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately. 
SEC. 11025. ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF CROP INSURANCE 
POLICY AND PLAN CHANGES. 
Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1505(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) ADVANCE NOTICE OF MODIFICATION BEFORE 
IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any modification to be 
made in the terms or conditions of any policy or 
plan of insurance offered under this subtitle shall 
not take effect for a crop year unless the Sec-
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retary publishes the modification in the Federal 
Register and on the website of the Corporation 
and provides for a subsequent period of public 
comment— 
‘‘(i) with respect to fall-planted crops, 
not later than 60 days before June 30 dur-
ing the preceding crop year; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to spring-planted 
crops, not later than 60 days before Novem-
ber 30 during the preceding crop year. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the application of subparagraph (A) in an emer-
gency situation declared by the Secretary upon 
notice to Congress of the nature of the emergency 
and the need for immediate implementation of 
the policy or plan modification referred to in 
such subparagraph.’’. 
TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Livestock 
SEC. 12101. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY 
IMPROVEMENT CENTER. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 375 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) 
is repealed.
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SEC. 12102. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS UNDER THE 
PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921. 
(a) REPEAL
OF CERTAIN REGULATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 11006 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2120) 
is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXISTING REGULATION.— 
Subsection (n) of section 201.2 of title 9, Code of Federal 
Regulations, is repealed. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN REG-
ULATIONS OR ISSUANCE OF SIMILAR REGULATIONS.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall not— 
(1) enforce subsection (n) of section 201.2 of title 
9, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) finalize or implement sections 201.2(l), 
201.2(t), 
201.2(u), 
201.3(c), 
201.210, 
201.211, 
201.213, and 201.214 of title 9, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, as proposed to be added by the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations Required 
Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation and Energy 
Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Agriculture on June 22, 
2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338); or 
(3) issue regulations or adopt a policy similar to 
the provisions—
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(A) referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); or 
(B) rescinded by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 742 of the Consolidated and Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 
113–6). 
SEC. 12103. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE
CERTIFICATION
PROCESS.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the rule made under 
paragraph (2) of section 11010(a) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8304(a)) to imple-
ment the voluntary trichinae certification program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) of such section, to include a 
requirement to establish an alternative trichinae certifi-
cation process based on surveillance or other methods con-
sistent with international standards for categorizing com-
partments as having negligible risk for trichinae. 
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the international standards referred 
to in subsection (a) are adopted, the Secretary shall finalize 
the rule amended under such subsection. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10405(d)(1) of the 
Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) is 
amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 12104. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN. 
Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 12105. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 
shall conduct an economic analysis of the proposed rule en-
titled ‘‘Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, 
Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-raised 
Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, 
Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng and Macadamia Nuts’’ published 
by the Department of Agriculture on March 12, 2013 (76 
Fed. Reg. 15645). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The economic analysis described in 
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the labeling of 
beef, pork, and chicken, an analysis of the impact on con-
sumers, producers, and packers in the United States of— 
(1) the implementation of subtitle D of the Agri-
cultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et 
seq.); and 
(2) the proposed rule referred to in subsection 
(a).
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SEC. 12106. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NET-
WORK. 
Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 10409 (7 U.S.C. 8308) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10409A. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY 
NETWORK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into con-
tracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal instru-
ments with eligible laboratories for any of the following pur-
poses: 
‘‘(1) To enhance the capability of the Secretary 
to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerg-
ing or existing threats to animal health and to sup-
port the protection of public health, the environment, 
and the agricultural economy of the United States. 
‘‘(2) To provide the capacity and capability for 
standardized— 
‘‘(A) test procedures, reference materials, 
and equipment; 
‘‘(B) laboratory biosafety and biosecurity 
levels; 
‘‘(C) quality management system require-
ments; 
‘‘(D) interconnected electronic reporting and 
transmission of data; and
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‘‘(E) evaluation for emergency prepared-
ness. 
‘‘(3) To coordinate the development, implementa-
tion, and enhancement of national veterinary diag-
nostic laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis 
on surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, 
technology development and validation, training, and 
outreach. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible laboratory under this 
section is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria 
developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State ani-
mal health officials and State and university veterinary di-
agnostic laboratories. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable and to the 
extent capacity and specialized expertise may be necessary, 
the Secretary shall give priority to existing Federal, State, 
and university facilities. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 12107. REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE CATFISH INSPECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.), section 11016 of such Act (Public
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Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made 
by such section are repealed. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The Agricultural Marketing Act of 
1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) and the Federal Meat Inspec-
tion Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall be applied and admin-
istered as if section 11016 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 
2130) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) and the amendments made by such 
section had not been enacted. 
SEC. 12108. NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the De-
partment of Agriculture continues to administer the diag-
nostic surveillance program for H5/H7 low pathogenic 
avian influenza with respect to commercial poultry under 
section 146.14 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation) without amending the regulations 
in section 147.43 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or a successor regulation) with respect to the governance 
of the General Conference Committee established under such 
section. The Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain— 
(1) the operations of the General Conference 
Committee— 
(A) in the physical location at which the 
Committee was located on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; and