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‘‘(B) SELECTION
PRIORITY.—In selecting recipients of 
grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to private, nonprofit, or public organizations that 
have experience in providing technical assistance and 
training to rural entities. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING.—Not less than 3 nor more than 5 per-
cent of any funds appropriated to carry out each of the 
essential community facilities grant, loan and loan guar-
antee programs as authorized under this subsection for 
a fiscal year shall be reserved for grants under this para-
graph.’’. 
SEC. 6007. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER ASSIST-
ANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6008. WATER SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES IN 
ALASKA. 
Section 306D(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6009. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS. 
Section 306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘$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 PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 through the financing of working 
capital)’’ after ‘‘employment’’. 
(b) GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE COLLATERAL THROUGH 
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.—Section 310B(g)(7) of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(7)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘In determining’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.—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 Secretary 
may take accounts receivable as security for the obligations 
entered into in connection with loans and a borrower may 
use accounts receivable as collateral to secure a loan made 
or guaranteed under this subsection.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regula-
tions as are necessary to implement the amendments made by 
this section. 
SEC. 6011. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GRANTS. 
Section 310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(b)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and by inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6012. RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932) is amended by striking 
subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) RURAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants under 
this subsection to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) 
in rural areas that primarily serve rural areas for purposes 
described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may make grants 
under this subsection to— 
‘‘(A) governmental entities; 
‘‘(B) Indian tribes; and 
‘‘(C) nonprofit entities. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE PURPOSES FOR GRANTS.—Eligible entities that 
receive grants under this subsection may use the grant funds 
for— 
‘‘(A) business opportunity projects that— 
‘‘(i) identify and analyze business opportunities; 
‘‘(ii) identify, train, and provide technical assist-
ance to existing or prospective rural entrepreneurs and 
managers; 
‘‘(iii) assist in the establishment of new rural 
businesses and the maintenance of existing businesses, 
including through business support centers; 
‘‘(iv) conduct regional, community, and local eco-
nomic development planning and coordination, and 
leadership development; and 
‘‘(v) establish centers for training, technology, and 
trade that will provide training to rural businesses 
in the use of interactive communications technologies 
to develop international trade opportunities and mar-
kets; and 
‘‘(B) projects that support the development of business 
enterprises that finance or facilitate— 
‘‘(i) the development of small and emerging private 
business enterprise; 
‘‘(ii) the establishment, expansion, and operation 
of rural distance learning networks; 
‘‘(iii) the development of rural learning programs 
that provide educational instruction or job training 
instruction related to potential employment or job 
advancement to adult students; and 
‘‘(iv) the provision of technical assistance and 
training to rural communities for the purpose of 
improving passenger transportation services or facili-
ties. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection 
$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, 
to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the funds made available under 
subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent 
shall be used for the purposes described in paragraph 
(3)(A).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 306(a) of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (11). 
SEC. 6013. RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13); 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following: 
‘‘(12) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 
2014, the Secretary shall coordinate and chair an interagency 
working group to foster cooperative development and ensure 
coordination with Federal agencies and national and local 
cooperative organizations that have cooperative programs and 
interests.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), 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. 6014. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL 
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 by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6015. APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR RURAL AREAS 
PROGRAM. 
Section 310B(i)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6016. RURAL ECONOMIC AREA PARTNERSHIP ZONES. 
Section 310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6017. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 310H. INTERMEDIARY RELENDING PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make or guarantee loans 
to eligible entities described in subsection (b) so that the eligible 
entities may relend the funds to individuals and entities for the 
purposes described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Entities eligible for loans and loan 
guarantees described in subsection (a) are— 
‘‘(1) public agencies;
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‘‘(2) Indian tribes; 
‘‘(3) cooperatives; and 
‘‘(4) nonprofit corporations. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PURPOSES.—The proceeds from loans made or 
guaranteed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) may be 
relent by eligible entities for projects that— 
‘‘(1) predominately serve communities in rural areas; and 
‘‘(2) as determined by the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) promote community development; 
‘‘(B) establish new businesses; 
‘‘(C) establish and support microlending programs; and 
‘‘(D) create or retain employment opportunities. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not make loans under 
section 623(a) of the Community Economic Development Act of 
1981 (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)). 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $25,000,000 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. 6018. RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY. 
Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop a coordi-
nated strategy across the relevant programs within the Rural 
Development mission areas to serve the specific, local needs 
of rural communities when making investments in rural 
community colleges and technical colleges through other 
authorities in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing a coordinated strategy, 
the Secretary shall consult with groups representing rural- 
serving community colleges and technical colleges to coordinate 
critical investments in rural community colleges and technical 
colleges involved in workforce training. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this subsection provides 
a priority for funding under authorities in effect on the date 
of enactment of this subsection. 
‘‘(4) USE.—The Secretary shall use the coordinated strategy 
and information developed for the strategy to more effectively 
serve rural communities with respect to investments in commu-
nity colleges and technical colleges.’’. 
SEC. 6019. RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (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) in the case of water and waste disposal direct and 
guaranteed loans provided under section 306, encourage, to 
the maximum extent practicable, private 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 in which the popu-
lation exceeds 5,500; 
‘‘(B) maximizing the use of direct loans to finance 
eligible projects in rural communities if the impact on 
ratepayers will be material when compared to financing 
with a loan guarantee; 
‘‘(C) establishing and applying a materiality standard 
when determining the difference in impact on ratepayers 
between a direct loan and a loan guarantee; 
‘‘(D) in the case of projects that require interim 
financing in excess of $500,000, requiring that the projects 
initially seek the financing from private or cooperative 
lenders; and 
‘‘(E) determining if an existing direct loan borrower 
can refinance with a private or cooperative lender, 
including with a loan guarantee, prior to providing a new 
direct loan.’’. 
SEC. 6020. 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), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, develop a simplified application process, including a single 
page application if practicable, 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 CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
a report that contains an evaluation of the implementation of the 
amendment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 6021. NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP. 
Section 378 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2008m) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 6022. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS. 
Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(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. 6023. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 379E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6024. HEALTH CARE SERVICES. 
Section 379G(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2008u(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6025. STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 379H. STRATEGIC ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any rural development pro-
gram described in subsection (d)(2), the Secretary may give priority 
to an application for a project that, as determined and approved 
by the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) meets the applicable eligibility requirements of this 
title; 
‘‘(2) will be carried out solely in a rural area; and 
‘‘(3) supports strategic community and economic develop-
ment plans on a multijurisdictional basis. 
‘‘(b) RURAL AREA.—For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall consider an application to be for a project that will 
be carried out solely in a rural area only if— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an application for a project in the 
rural community facilities category described in subsection 
(d)(2)(A), the project will be carried out in a rural area described 
in section 343(a)(13)(C); 
‘‘(2) in the case of an application for a project in the 
rural utilities category described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the 
project will be carried out in a rural area described in section 
343(a)(13)(B); and 
‘‘(3) in the case of an application for a project in the 
rural business and cooperative development category described 
in subsection (d)(2)(C), the project will be carried out in a 
rural area described in section 343(a)(13)(A). 
‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating strategic applications, the 
Secretary shall give a higher priority to strategic applications 
for a plan described in subsection (a) that demonstrates to 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) the plan was developed through the collaboration 
of multiple stakeholders in the service area of the plan, 
including the participation of combinations of stakeholders 
such as State, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit 
institutions, institutions of higher education, and private 
entities; 
‘‘(B) an understanding of the applicable regional 
resources that could support the plan, including natural 
resources, human resources, infrastructure, and financial 
resources; 
‘‘(C) investment from other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(D) investment from philanthropic organizations; and 
‘‘(E) clear objectives for the plan and the ability to 
establish measurable performance measures and to track 
progress toward meeting the objectives. 
‘‘(2) CONSISTENCY
WITH
PLANS.—Applications involving 
State, county, municipal, or tribal governments shall include 
an indication of consistency with an adopted regional economic 
or community development plan. 
‘‘(d) FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3) and subsection 
(e), the Secretary may reserve for projects that support multi-
jurisdictional strategic community and economic development 
plans described in subsection (a) an amount that does not 
exceed 10 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal 
year for a functional category described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.—The functional categories 
described in this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(A) RURAL
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES
CATEGORY.—The 
rural community facilities category consists of all amounts 
made available for community facility grants and direct 
and guaranteed loans under paragraph (1), (19), (20), (21), 
(24), or (25) of section 306(a). 
‘‘(B) RURAL UTILITIES CATEGORY.—The rural utilities 
category consists of all amounts made available for— 
‘‘(i) water or waste disposal grants or direct or 
guaranteed loans under paragraph (1), (2), or (24) of 
section 306(a); 
‘‘(ii) rural water or wastewater technical assistance 
and training grants under section 306(a)(14); 
‘‘(iii) emergency community water assistance 
grants under section 306A; or 
‘‘(iv) solid waste management grants under section 
310B(b). 
‘‘(C) RURAL BUSINESS AND COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT 
CATEGORY.—The rural business and cooperative develop-
ment category consists of all amounts made available for— 
‘‘(i) business and industry direct and guaranteed 
loans under section 310B(a)(2)(A); or 
‘‘(ii) rural business development grants under sec-
tion 310B(c).
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‘‘(3) PERIOD.—The reservation of funds described in para-
graph (2) may only extend through June 30 of the fiscal year 
in which the funds were first made available. 
‘‘(e) APPROVED APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any applicant who submitted a rural 
development application that was approved before the date 
of enactment of this section may amend the application to 
qualify for the funds reserved under subsection (d)(1). 
‘‘(2) RURAL UTILITIES.—Any rural development application 
authorized under section 306(a)(2), 306(a)(14), 306(a)(24), 306A, 
or 310B(b) and approved by the Secretary before the date 
of enactment of this section shall be eligible for the funds 
reserved under subsection (d)(1) on the same basis as the 
applications submitted under this section until September 30, 
2016.’’. 
SEC. 6026. 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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 382N of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6027. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUDIT.—Section 383L(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Ac (7 U.S.C. 2009bb-10(c)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘for any fiscal year for which funds are appropriated’’ after ‘‘annual 
basis’’. 
(b) 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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 383O of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–13) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6028. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
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. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended by inserting 
after section 4 (7 U.S.C. 904) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 5. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For electrification baseload generation 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 guar-
antee shall be equal to the costs of the loan guarantee (within 
the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit Reform 
Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C))).
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‘‘(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 guaranteed by the Federal 
Government.’’. 
SEC. 6102. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED FOR ELEC-
TRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PURPOSES. 
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. 6103. 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 inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6104. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES 
IN RURAL AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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) PRIORITY.—In making loans or loan guarantees under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) establish not less than 2 evaluation periods for 
each fiscal year to compare loan and loan guarantee 
applications and to prioritize loans and loan guarantees 
to all or part of rural communities that do not have residen-
tial broadband service that meets the minimum acceptable 
level of broadband service established under subsection 
(e); 
‘‘(B) give the highest priority to applicants that offer 
to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion 
of unserved households or households that do not have 
residential broadband service that meets the minimum 
acceptable level of broadband service established under 
subsection (e), as— 
‘‘(i) certified by the affected community, city, 
county, or designee; or 
‘‘(ii) demonstrated on— 
‘‘(I) the broadband map of the affected State 
if the map contains address-level data; or 
‘‘(II) the National Broadband Map if address- 
level data is unavailable; and 
‘‘(C) provide equal consideration to all qualified 
applicants, including applicants that have not previously 
received loans or loan guarantees under paragraph (1); 
and 
‘‘(D) give priority to applicants that offer in the applica-
tions of the applicants to provide broadband service not 
predominantly for business service, if at least 25 percent 
of the customers in the proposed service territory are 
commercial interests.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (i) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) demonstrate the ability to furnish, improve 
in order to meet the minimum acceptable level of 
broadband service established under subsection (e), or 
extend broadband service to all or part of an unserved
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rural area or an area below the minimum acceptable 
level of broadband service established under subsection 
(e);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) not less than 15 percent of the households 
in the proposed service territory are unserved or have 
service levels below the minimum acceptable level of 
broadband service established under subsection (e); 
and’’; 
(ii) in the heading of subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘25’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking 
‘‘3 OR MORE’’; and 
(II) by striking clause (i) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided in clause 
(ii), subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to an incum-
bent service provider in the portion of a proposed 
service territory in which the provider is upgrading 
broadband service to meet the minimum acceptable 
level of broadband service established under subsection 
(e) for the existing territory of the incumbent service 
provider.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) INFORMATION.—Information submitted under 
this subparagraph shall be— 
‘‘(I) certified by the affected community, city, 
county, or designee; or 
‘‘(II) demonstrated on— 
‘‘(aa) the broadband map of the affected 
State if the map contains address-level data; 
or 
‘‘(bb) the National Broadband Map if 
address-level data is unavailable.’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall promptly 
provide a fully searchable database on the website of the Rural 
Utilities Service that contains, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) notice of each application for a loan or loan guar-
antee under this section describing the application, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the identity of the applicant; 
‘‘(ii) a description of each application, including— 
‘‘(I) each area proposed to be served by the 
applicant; and 
‘‘(II) the amount and type of support requested 
by each applicant; 
‘‘(iii) the status of each application; 
‘‘(iv) the estimated number and proportion relative 
to the service territory of households without terres-
trial-based broadband service in those areas; and
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‘‘(v) a list of the census block groups or proposed 
service territory, in a manner specified by the Sec-
retary, that the applicant proposes to service; 
‘‘(B) notice of each entity receiving assistance under 
this section, including— 
‘‘(i) the name of the entity; 
‘‘(ii) the type of assistance being received; 
‘‘(iii) the purpose for which the entity is receiving 
the assistance; 
‘‘(iv) each semiannual report submitted under 
paragraph (8)(A) (redacted to protect any proprietary 
information in the report); and 
‘‘(C) such other information as is sufficient to allow 
the public to understand assistance provided under this 
section.’’; 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require any 
entity receiving assistance under this section to submit 
a semiannual report for 3 years after completion of the 
project, in a format specified by the Secretary, that 
describes— 
‘‘(i) the use by the entity of the assistance, 
including new equipment and capacity enhancements 
that support high-speed broadband access for edu-
cational institutions, health care providers, and public 
safety service providers (including the estimated 
number of end users who are currently using or fore-
casted to use the new or upgraded infrastructure); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the progress towards fulfilling the objectives 
for which the assistance was granted, including— 
‘‘(I) the number and location of residences and 
businesses that will receive new broadband service, 
existing 
network 
service 
improvements, 
and 
facility upgrades resulting from the Federal assist-
ance; 
‘‘(II) the speed of broadband service; 
‘‘(III) the average price of broadband service 
in a proposed service area; 
‘‘(IV) any changes in broadband service adop-
tion rates, including new subscribers generated 
from demand-side projects; and 
‘‘(V) any metrics the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate; 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
REPORTING.—The Secretary may 
require any additional reporting and information by any 
recipient of any assistance under this section so as to 
ensure compliance with this section. 
‘‘(9) DEFAULT
AND
DEOBLIGATION.—In addition to other 
authority under applicable law, the Secretary shall establish 
written procedures for all broadband programs administered 
by the Rural Utilities Service under this or any other Act 
that, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) recover funds from loan defaults; 
‘‘(B) deobligate any awards, less allowable costs that 
demonstrate an insufficient level of performance (including
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metrics determined by the Secretary) or fraudulent 
spending, to the extent funds with respect to the award 
are available in the account relating to the program estab-
lished by this section; 
‘‘(C) award those funds, on a competitive basis, to 
new or existing applicants consistent with this section; 
and 
‘‘(D) minimize overlap among the programs. 
‘‘(10) SERVICE
AREA
ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall, 
with respect to an application for assistance under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(A) provide not less than 15 days for broadband service 
providers to voluntarily submit information concerning the 
broadband services that the providers offer in the census 
block groups or tracts described in paragraph (5)(A)(v) so 
that the Secretary may assess whether the applications 
submitted meet the eligibility requirements under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) if no broadband service provider submits informa-
tion under subparagraph (A), consider the number of pro-
viders in the census block group or tract to be established 
by using— 
‘‘(i) the most current National Broadband Map of 
the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration; or 
‘‘(ii) any other data regarding the availability of 
broadband service that the Secretary may collect or 
obtain through reasonable efforts.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); 
and 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes 
of this section, the minimum acceptable level of broadband 
service for a rural area shall be at least— 
‘‘(A) a 4-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and 
‘‘(B) a 1-Mbps upstream transmission capacity. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At least once every 2 years, the 
Secretary shall review, and may adjust through notice pub-
lished in the Federal Register, the minimum acceptable 
level of broadband service established under paragraph 
(1) to ensure that high quality, cost-effective broadband 
service is provided to rural areas over time. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making an adjustment to 
the minimum acceptable level of broadband service under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consider establishing 
different transmission rates for fixed broadband service 
and mobile broadband service.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—In determining the term and conditions of 
a loan or loan guarantee, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(A) consider whether the recipient is or would be 
serving an area that is unserved or has service levels
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below the minimum acceptable level of broadband service 
established under subsection (e); and 
‘‘(B) if the Secretary makes a determination in the 
affirmative under subparagraph (A), establish a limited 
initial deferral period or comparable terms necessary to 
achieve the financial feasibility and long-term sustain-
ability of the project.’’; 
(5) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, including any 
loan terms or conditions for which the Secretary provided 
additional assistance to unserved areas’’ before the semi-
colon at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon at the end; 
(C) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) the overall progress towards fulfilling the goal of 
improving the quality of rural life by expanding rural 
broadband access, as demonstrated by metrics, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of residences and businesses receiving 
new broadband services; 
‘‘(B) network improvements, including facility upgrades 
and equipment purchases; 
‘‘(C) average broadband speeds and prices on a local 
and statewide basis; 
‘‘(D) any changes in broadband adoption rates; and 
‘‘(E) any specific activities that increased high speed 
broadband access for educational institutions, health care 
providers, and public safety service providers.’’; and 
(6) in subsections (k)(1) and (l), by striking ‘‘2012’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) STUDY
ON PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATA
FOR NATIONAL 
BROADBAND MAP.—. 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Chairman of the Federal 
Communications Commission, shall conduct a study of the ways 
that data collected under the broadband programs of the Sec-
retary of Agriculture could be most effectively shared with 
the Commission to support the development and maintenance 
of the National Broadband Map by the Commission. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include a consideration 
of the circumstances under which address-level data could be 
collected by the Secretary and appropriately shared with the 
Commission. 
(3) COMPLETION.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the 
study required under this subsection. 
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
completion of the study, the Secretary shall submit a report 
describing the results of the study to— 
(A) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate; and
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(D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 6105. RURAL GIGABIT NETWORK PILOT PROGRAM. 
Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 
950bb et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 603. RURAL GIGABIT NETWORK PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ULTRA-HIGH SPEED SERVICE.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘ultra-high speed service’ means broadband service 
operating at a 1 gigabit per second downstream transmission 
capacity. 
‘‘(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
program to be known as the ‘Rural Gigabit Network Pilot Program’, 
under which the Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
provide grants, loans, or loan guarantees to eligible entities. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to obtain assistance under 
this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(A) demonstrate to the Secretary the ability to furnish 
or extend ultra-high speed service to a rural area; 
‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require; 
‘‘(C) not already provide ultra-high speed service to 
a rural area within any State in the proposed service 
territory; and 
‘‘(D) agree to complete buildout of ultra-high speed 
service by not later than 3 years after the initial date 
on which assistance under this section is made available. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Assistance under this section may 
only be used to carry out a project in a proposed service territory 
if— 
‘‘(A) the proposed service territory is a rural area; 
and 
‘‘(B) ultra-high speed service is not provided in any 
part of the proposed service territory. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 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 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 1996 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000 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 striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6202. AGRICULTURAL TRANSPORTATION. 
Section 203(j) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1622(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Interstate Commerce
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Commission, the Maritime Commission,,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Surface 
Transportation Board, the Federal Maritime Commission,’’. 
SEC. 
6203. 
VALUE-ADDED 
AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCT 
MARKET 
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 231(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 
(7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
INDEPENDENT
PRODUCERS
OF
VALUE- 
ADDED
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS.—In awarding grants 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall give priority 
to— 
‘‘(i) operators of small- and medium-sized farms 
and ranches that are structured as family farms; 
‘‘(ii) beginning farmers or ranchers; 
‘‘(iii) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; 
and 
‘‘(iv) veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in 
section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e))). 
‘‘(B) 
ELIGIBLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCER
GROUPS, 
FARMER
OR
RANCHER
COOPERATIVES, AND
MAJORITY-CON-
TROLLED
PRODUCER-BASED
BUSINESS
VENTURE.—In 
awarding grants under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary 
shall give priority to projects (including farmer or rancher 
cooperative projects) that best contribute to creating or 
increasing marketing opportunities for operators, farmers, 
and ranchers described in subparagraph (A).’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘On October 1, 2008,’’ and inserting 
‘‘On the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014,’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$63,000,000’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6204. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
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’’. 
SEC. 6205. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. 
Subtitle E of title VI of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 424) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6407. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to help rural 
families and small businesses achieve cost savings by providing 
loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective 
energy efficiency measures. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ means—
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‘‘(A) any public power district, public utility district, 
or similar entity, or any electric cooperative described in 
section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, that borrowed and repaid, prepaid, or is 
paying an electric loan made or guaranteed by the Rural 
Utilities Service (or any predecessor agency); 
‘‘(B) any entity primarily owned or controlled by 1 
or more entities described in subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(C) any other entity that is an eligible borrower of 
the Rural Utilities Service, as determined under section 
1710.101 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a suc-
cessor regulation). 
‘‘(2) ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES.—The term ‘energy effi-
ciency measures’ means, for or at property served by an eligible 
entity, structural improvements and investments in cost-effec-
tive, commercial technologies to increase energy efficiency. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED CONSUMER.—The term ‘qualified consumer’ 
means a consumer served by an eligible entity that has the 
ability to repay a loan made under subsection (d), as determined 
by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural 
Utilities Service. 
‘‘(c) LOANS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall make loans to eligible entities that agree to use the 
loan funds to make loans to qualified consumers for the purpose 
of implementing energy efficiency measures. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving a loan 
under this subsection, an eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a list of energy efficiency measures 
that is expected to decrease energy use or costs of 
qualified consumers; 
‘‘(ii) prepare an implementation plan for use of 
the loan funds, including use of any interest to be 
received pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(A); 
‘‘(iii) provide for appropriate measurement and 
verification to ensure— 
‘‘(I) the effectiveness of the energy efficiency 
loans made by the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(II) that there is no conflict of interest in 
carrying out this section; and 
‘‘(iv) demonstrate expertise in effective use of 
energy efficiency measures at an appropriate scale. 
‘‘(B) REVISION OF LIST OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEAS-
URES.—Subject to the approval of the Secretary, an eligible 
entity may update the list required under subparagraph 
(A)(i) to account for newly available efficiency technologies. 
‘‘(C) EXISTING
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
PROGRAMS.—An 
eligible entity that, at any time before the date that is 
60 days after the date of enactment of this section, has 
established an energy efficiency program for qualified con-
sumers may use an existing list of energy efficiency meas-
ures, 
implementation 
plan, 
or 
measurement 
and 
verification system of that program to satisfy the require-
ments of subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines
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the list, plan, or systems are consistent with the purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(3) NO INTEREST.—A loan under this subsection shall bear 
no interest. 
‘‘(4) REPAYMENT.—With respect to a loan under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) the term shall not exceed 20 years from the date 
on which the loan is closed; and 
‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (6), the repayment 
of each advance shall be amortized for a period not to 
exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF ADVANCES.—Any advance of loan funds 
to an eligible entity in any single year shall not exceed 50 
percent of the approved loan amount. 
‘‘(6) SPECIAL ADVANCE FOR START-UP ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to assist an eligible entity 
in defraying the appropriate start-up costs (as determined 
by the Secretary) of establishing new programs or modi-
fying existing programs to carry out subsection (d), the 
Secretary shall allow an eligible entity to request a special 
advance. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—No eligible entity may receive a special 
advance under this paragraph for an amount that is greater 
than 4 percent of the loan amount received by the eligible 
entity under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) REPAYMENT.—Repayment of the special advance— 
‘‘(i) shall be required during the 10-year period 
beginning on the date on which the special advance 
is made; and 
‘‘(ii) at the election of the eligible entity, may be 
deferred to the end of the 10-year period. 
‘‘(7) LIMITATION.—All special advances shall be made under 
a loan described in paragraph (1) during the first 10 years 
of the term of the loan. 
‘‘(d) LOANS TO QUALIFIED CONSUMERS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF LOANS.—Loans made by an eligible entity 
to qualified consumers using loan funds provided by the Sec-
retary under subsection (c)— 
‘‘(A) may bear interest, not to exceed 3 percent, to 
be used for purposes that include— 
‘‘(i) to establish a loan loss reserve; and 
‘‘(ii) to offset personnel and program costs of 
eligible entities to provide the loans; 
‘‘(B) shall finance energy efficiency measures for the 
purpose of decreasing energy usage or costs of the qualified 
consumer by an amount that ensures, to the maximum 
extent practicable, that a loan term of not more than 10 
years will not pose an undue financial burden on the quali-
fied consumer, as determined by the eligible entity; 
‘‘(C) shall not be used to fund purchases of, or modifica-
tions to, personal property unless the personal property 
is or becomes attached to real property (including a manu-
factured home) as a fixture; 
‘‘(D) shall be repaid through charges added to the 
electric bill for the property for, or at which, energy effi-
ciency measures are or will be implemented, on the condi-
tion that this requirement does not prohibit—
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‘‘(i) the voluntary prepayment of a loan by the 
owner of the property; or 
‘‘(ii) the use of any additional repayment mecha-
nisms that are— 
‘‘(I) demonstrated to have appropriate risk 
mitigation features, as determined by the eligible 
entity; or 
‘‘(II) required if the qualified consumer is no 
longer a customer of the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(E) shall require an energy audit by an eligible entity 
to determine the impact of proposed energy efficiency meas-
ures on the energy costs and consumption of the qualified 
consumer. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTORS.—In addition to any other qualified gen-
eral contractor, eligible entities may serve as general contrac-
tors. 
‘‘(e) 
CONTRACT
FOR
MEASUREMENT
AND
VERIFICATION, 
TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall establish a plan for measurement and 
verification, training, and technical assistance of the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) may enter into 1 or more contracts with a qualified 
entity for the purposes of— 
‘‘(i) providing measurement and verification activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(ii) developing a program to provide technical 
assistance and training to the employees of eligible 
entities to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
SUBCONTRACTORS
AUTHORIZED.—A qualified 
entity that enters into a contract under paragraph (1) may 
use subcontractors to assist the qualified entity in carrying 
out the contract. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The authority provided in this 
section is in addition to any other authority of the Secretary to 
offer loans under any other law. 
‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Subject to the availability of funds 
and except as otherwise provided in this section, the loans and 
other expenditures required to be made under this section shall 
be available until expended, with the Secretary authorized to make 
new loans as loans are repaid. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6206. STUDY OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary 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 subsection (b)). 
(b) ADDITION TO STUDY.—Section 6206(b) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, 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: 
‘‘(5) the sufficiency of infrastructure along waterways in 
the United States and the impact of the 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 Agriculture and 
the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress the 
updated version of the study required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 6207. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOP-
MENT. 
Section 15751 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (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.’’. 
SEC. 6208. DEFINITION OF RURAL AREA FOR PURPOSES OF THE 
HOUSING ACT OF 1949. 
The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 
(42 U.S.C. 1490) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘1990 or 2000 decennial census shall con-
tinue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the 
decennial census in the year 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘1990, 2000, 
or 2010 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a ‘rural 
area’ for purposes of this title under any other provision of 
law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, 
and ending December 31, 2010, shall continue to be so classified 
until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the 
year 2020’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘35,000’’. 
SEC. 6209. PROGRAM METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collect data regarding 
economic activities created through grants and loans, including 
any technical assistance provided as a component of the grant 
or loan program, and measure the short- and long-term viability 
of award recipients and any entities to whom those recipients 
provide assistance using award funds, under— 
(1) section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a); 
(2) section 313(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2)); or 
(3) section 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or 
subtitle E, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, 2009 et seq.). 
(b) DATA.—The data collected under subsection (a) shall include 
information collected from recipients both during the award period
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and for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, which 
is not less than 2 years after the award period ends. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
Secretary 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 
contains the data described in subsection (a). 
(2) DETAILED
INFORMATION.—The report shall include 
detailed information regarding— 
(A) actions taken by the Secretary to use the data; 
(B) the percentage increase of employees; 
(C) the number of business starts and clients served; 
(D) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue or 
customer base; and 
(E) such other information as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
SEC. 6210. FUNDING OF PENDING RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOAN AND 
GRANT APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use funds made available 
under subsection (b) to provide funds for applications that are 
pending on the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with 
the terms and conditions of section 6029 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1955). 
(b) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
beginning in fiscal year 2014, of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section 
$150,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
TITLE VII—RESEARCH, EXTENSION, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle 
A—National 
Agricultural 
Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching 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— 
‘‘(i) that is eligible to receive funds under Public 
Law 87–788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis 
Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.); and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to which the Secretary has not 
received a declaration of the intent of that institution 
to not be considered a cooperating forestry school.
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‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION.—A declaration of 
the intent of an institution to not be considered a cooper-
ating forestry school submitted to the Secretary shall be 
in effect until September 30, 2018.’’; 
(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 
(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 Secretary has not 
received a declaration of the intent of a college or 
university to not be considered a Hispanic-serving agri-
cultural college or university.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION OF INTENT.—A dec-
laration of the intent of a college or university to not 
be considered a Hispanic-serving agricultural college or 
university submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect 
until September 30, 2018.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (14)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘agriculture or 
forestry’’ and inserting ‘‘food and agricultural sciences’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subpara-
graph (C); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) DESIGNATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary 
shall establish an ongoing process through which public 
colleges or universities may apply for designation as an 
NLGCA Institution.’’. 
SEC. 7102. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDU-
CATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY 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’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, 
EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.—Section 1408(c) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate’’ and all that follows through the semi-colon and 
inserting ‘‘Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on— 
’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graphs:
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‘‘(A) long-term and short-term national policies and 
priorities consistent with the purposes specified in section 
1402 for agricultural research, extension, education, and 
economics; and 
‘‘(B) the annual establishment of priorities that— 
‘‘(i) are in accordance with the purposes specified 
in a provision 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) the Board determines are national priorities.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the national 
research policies and priorities set forth in’’ inserting 
‘‘national research policies and priorities that are consistent 
with the purposes specified in’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) consult with industry groups on agricultural research, 
extension, education, and economics, and make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary based on that consultation.’’. 
SEC. 7103. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF SUBCOMMITTEE.—Section 1408A(a) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) CITRUS DISEASE SUBCOMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, 
the Secretary shall establish within the speciality crops 
committee, and appoint the initial members of, a citrus 
disease subcommittee to carry out the responsibilities of 
the subcommittee described in subsection (g) in accordance 
with subsection (j)(3) of section 412 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
(7 U.S.C. 7632). 
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION.—The citrus disease subcommittee 
shall be composed of 9 members, each of whom is a 
domestic producer of citrus in a State, represented as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(i) Three of such members shall represent Arizona 
or California. 
‘‘(ii) Five of such members shall represent Florida. 
‘‘(iii) One of such members shall represent Texas. 
‘‘(C) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary may appoint individ-
uals who are not members of the specialty crops committee 
or the Advisory Board established under section 1408 as 
members of the citrus disease subcommittee 
‘‘(D) TERMINATION.—The subcommittee established 
under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on September 30, 
2018.
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‘‘(E) FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.—The sub-
committee established under subparagraph (A) shall be 
covered by the exemption to section 9(c) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) applicable to the 
Advisory Board under section 1408(f).’’. 
(b) MEMBERS.—Section 1408A(b) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3123a(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Individuals’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBILITY.—Individuals’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Members’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) SERVICE.—Members’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) DIVERSITY.—Membership of the specialty crops com-
mittee shall reflect diversity in the specialty crops rep-
resented.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL
COMMITTEE
REPORT.—Section 1408A(c) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Measures’’ and inserting 
‘‘Programs’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; 
(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘Programs that would’’ and inserting ‘‘Research, 
extension, and teaching programs 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’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) Analysis of the alignment of specialty crops committee 
recommendations with grants awarded through the specialty 
crop research initiative established under section 412 of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632).’’. 
(d) CONSULTATION WITH SPECIALTY CROP INDUSTRY.—Section 
1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
(e) and (f), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) CONSULTATION
WITH
SPECIALTY
CROP
INDUSTRY.—In 
studying the scope and effectiveness of programs under subsection 
(a), the specialty crops committee shall consult on an ongoing basis 
with diverse sectors of the specialty crop industry.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’. 
(e) DUTIES OF CITRUS DISEASE SUBCOMMITTEE.—Section 1408A 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a), as amended by subsection
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(d), is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) CITRUS DISEASE SUBCOMMITTEE DUTIES.—For the purposes 
of subsection (j) of section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632), the citrus 
disease subcommittee shall— 
‘‘(1) advise the Secretary on citrus research, extension, 
and development needs; 
‘‘(2) propose, by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the mem-
bers of the subcommittee, a research and extension agenda 
and annual budgets for the funds made available to carry 
out such subsection; 
‘‘(3) evaluate and review ongoing research and extension 
funded under the emergency citrus disease research and exten-
sion program (as defined in such subsection); 
‘‘(4) establish, by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the 
members of the subcommittee, annual priorities for the award 
of grants under such subsection; 
‘‘(5) provide the Secretary any comments on grants awarded 
under such subsection during the previous fiscal year; and 
‘‘(6) engage in regular consultation and collaboration with 
the Department and other institutional, governmental, and pri-
vate persons conducting scientific research on, and extension 
activities related to, the causes or treatments of citrus diseases 
and pests, both domestic and invasive, for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) maximizing the effectiveness of research and 
extension projects funded under the citrus disease research 
and extension program; 
‘‘(B) hastening the development of useful treatments; 
‘‘(C) avoiding duplicative and wasteful expenditures; 
and 
‘‘(D) providing the Secretary with such information 
and advice as the Secretary may request.’’. 
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 veteri-
nary clinic providing veterinary services— 
‘‘(i) in a rural area, as defined in section 343(a) 
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1991(a)); and 
‘‘(ii) in a veterinarian shortage situation; 
‘‘(B) a State, national, allied, or regional veterinary 
organization or specialty board recognized by the American 
Veterinary Medical Association; 
‘‘(C) a college or school of veterinary medicine accred-
ited by the American Veterinary Medical Association; 
‘‘(D) a university research foundation or veterinary 
medical foundation;
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‘‘(E) a department of veterinary science or department 
of comparative medicine accredited by the Department of 
Education; 
‘‘(F) a State agricultural experiment station; or 
‘‘(G) a State, local, or tribal government agency. 
‘‘(2) VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE SITUATION.—The term ‘veteri-
narian shortage situation’ means a veterinarian shortage situa-
tion as determined by the Secretary 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 activities described in paragraph 
(2) for the purpose of developing, 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 situa-
tions; 
‘‘(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 completed providing services 
under an agreement entered into with the Secretary under 
section 1415A(a)(2). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PROCESSES AND PREFERENCES.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND
INPUT
PROCESSES.— 
In administering the grant program established under this 
section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use an appropriate application and evaluation 
process, as determined by the Secretary; 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 quali-
fied entities that provide documentation of coordination with 
other qualified entities, 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 sec-
tion shall be considered to be a competitive research, extension, 
or education grant. 
‘‘(d) USE
OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN SHORTAGE 
SITUATIONS AND SUPPORT VETERINARY SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
a qualified entity may use funds provided by a grant awarded 
under this section to relieve veterinarian shortage situations 
and support veterinary services for any of the following pur-
poses: 
‘‘(A) To promote recruitment (including for programs 
in secondary schools), placement, and retention of veteri-
narians, veterinary technicians, students of veterinary 
medicine, and students of veterinary technology.
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‘‘(B) To allow veterinary students, veterinary interns, 
externs, fellows, and residents, and veterinary technician 
students to cover expenses (other than the types of 
expenses described in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend 
training programs in food safety or food animal medicine. 
‘‘(C) To establish or expand accredited veterinary edu-
cation programs (including faculty recruitment and reten-
tion), veterinary residency and fellowship programs, or vet-
erinary internship and externship programs carried out 
in coordination with accredited colleges of veterinary medi-
cine. 
‘‘(D) To provide continuing education and extension, 
including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based 
education, for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and 
other health professionals needed to strengthen veterinary 
programs and enhance food safety. 
‘‘(E) To provide technical assistance for the preparation 
of applications submitted to the Secretary for designation 
as a veterinarian shortage situation under this section 
or section 1415A. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITIES OPERATING VETERINARY CLINICS.— 
A qualified entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A) may only 
use funds provided by a grant awarded under this section 
to establish or expand 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 qualified entity described 
in subsection (a)(1)(A) and used by such entity under sub-
section (d)(2) shall be subject to an agreement between 
the Secretary and such entity that includes a required 
term of service for such entity (including a qualified entity 
operating as an individual), as established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a term of 
service under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall con-
sider 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 repayment 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 Sec-
retary determines that such qualified entity demonstrates 
extreme hardship or extreme need. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECOVERED.—Funds 
recovered under this paragraph shall—
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‘‘(i) be credited to the account available to carry 
out this section; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended without fur-
ther appropriation. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION
ON USE
OF GRANT FUNDS
FOR CONSTRUC-
TION.—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 existing 
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 regula-
tions 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.’’. 
SEC. 7105. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 
SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, 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 following: ‘‘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. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD 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 ‘‘AGRICULTURAL 
AND FOOD’’ before ‘‘POLICY’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary may’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary shall, acting through the Office of the Chief Econo-
mist,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘make grants, competitive grants, and 
special research grants to, and enter into cooperative agree-
ments and other contracting instruments with,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘make competitive grants to, or enter into 
cooperative agreements with,’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—An entity eligible to apply for 
funding under subsection (a) is a State agricultural experiment 
station, college or university, or other public research institution 
or organization that has a history of providing— 
‘‘(1) unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis to Congress 
on the areas specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub-
section (a); or 
‘‘(2) objective, scientific information to Federal agencies 
and the public to support and enhance efficient, accurate 
implementation of Federal drought preparedness and drought
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response programs, including interagency thresholds used to 
determine eligibility for mitigation or emergency assistance.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
(d) and (e), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In making awards under this section, the 
Secretary shall give a preference to policy research centers that 
have— 
‘‘(1) extensive databases, models, and demonstrated experi-
ence in providing Congress with agricultural market projec-
tions, rural development analysis, agricultural policy analysis, 
and baseline projections at the farm, multiregional, national, 
and international levels; or 
‘‘(2) information, analysis, and research relating to drought 
mitigation.’’; 
(6) in subsection (d)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), 
by inserting ‘‘applied’’ after ‘‘theoretical and’’; and 
(7) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph 
(4)) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7107. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERVING INSTITU-
TIONS 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)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(or grants without 
regard to any requirement for competition)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(or grants without 
regard to any requirement for competition)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7108. REPEAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND 
HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 1424 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174) is repealed. 
SEC. 7109. REPEAL OF PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MED-
ICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. 
Section 1424A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7110. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(f)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 7111. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1433 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3195) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1433. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE, FOOD SECU-
RITY, AND STEWARDSHIP RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND 
EXTENSION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In each State with one or more accred-
ited colleges of veterinary medicine, the deans of the accredited 
college or colleges and the director of the State agricultural 
experiment station shall develop a comprehensive animal 
health and disease research program for the State based on 
the animal health research capacity of each eligible institution 
in the State, which shall be submitted to the Secretary for 
approval and shall be used for the allocation of funds available 
to the State under this section. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution allocated funds 
to carry out animal health and disease research under this 
section may only use such funds— 
‘‘(A) to meet the expenses of conducting animal health 
and disease research, publishing and disseminating the 
results of such research, and contributing to the retirement 
of employees subject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 
331); 
‘‘(B) for administrative planning and direction; and 
‘‘(C) to purchase equipment and supplies necessary 
for conducting research described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) COOPERATION AMONG ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall encourage 
eligible institutions to cooperate in setting research priorities 
under this section through conducting regular regional and 
national meetings. 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, for purposes of addressing 
the critical needs of animal agriculture, shall award competitive 
grants to eligible entities under which such eligible entities— 
‘‘(A) conduct research— 
‘‘(i) to promote food security, such as by— 
‘‘(I) improving feed efficiency; 
‘‘(II) improving energetic efficiency; 
‘‘(III) 
connecting 
genomics, 
proteomics, 
metabolomics and related phenomena to animal 
production; 
‘‘(IV) improving reproductive efficiency; and 
‘‘(V) enhancing pre- and post-harvest food 
safety systems; and 
‘‘(ii) on the relationship between animal and 
human health, such as by— 
‘‘(I) exploring new approaches for vaccine 
development; 
‘‘(II) understanding and controlling zoonosis, 
including its impact on food safety; 
‘‘(III) improving animal health through feed; 
and
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‘‘(IV) enhancing product quality and nutritive 
value; and 
‘‘(B) develop and disseminate to the public tools and 
information based on the research conducted under 
subparagraph (A) and sound science. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection is any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A State cooperative institution. 
‘‘(B) An NLGCA Institution. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Secretary shall establish procedures— 
‘‘(A) to seek and accept proposals for grants; 
‘‘(B) to review and determine the relevance and merit 
of proposals, in consultation with representatives of the 
animal agriculture industry; 
‘‘(C) to provide a scientific peer review of each proposal 
conducted by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal 
agencies, academic institutions, State animal health agen-
cies, and the animal agriculture industry; and 
‘‘(D) to award competitive grants on the basis of merit, 
quality, and relevance. 
‘‘(c) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—The Secretary shall reserve 
not less than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under 
paragraph (1) to carry out the capacity and infrastructure pro-
gram under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) INITIAL APPORTIONMENT.—The amounts made available 
under paragraph (1) that are remaining after the reservation 
of funds under paragraph (2), shall be apportioned as follows: 
‘‘(A) 15 percent of such amounts shall be used to carry 
out the capacity and infrastructure program under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(B) 85 percent of such funds shall be used to carry 
out the competitive grant program under subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
APPORTIONMENT.—The funds reserved 
under paragraph (2) and apportioned under paragraph (3)(A) 
to carry out the capacity and infrastructure program under 
subsection (a) shall be apportioned as follows: 
‘‘(A) Four percent shall be retained by the Department 
of Agriculture for administration, program assistance to 
the eligible institutions, and program coordination. 
‘‘(B) 48 percent shall be distributed among the several 
States in the proportion that the value of and income 
to producers from domestic livestock, poultry, and commer-
cial aquaculture species in each State bears to the total 
value of and income to producers from domestic livestock, 
poultry, and commercial aquaculture species in all the 
States. The Secretary shall determine the total value of 
and income from domestic livestock, poultry, and commer-
cial aquaculture species in all the States and the propor-
tionate value of and income from domestic livestock, 
poultry, and commercial aquaculture species for each State, 
based on the most current inventory of all cattle, sheep,
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swine, horses, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species 
published by the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(C) 48 percent shall be distributed among the several 
States in the proportion that the animal health research 
capacity of the eligible institutions in each State bears 
to the total animal health research capacity in all the 
States. The Secretary shall determine the animal health 
research capacity of the eligible institutions. 
‘‘(5) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
APPORTIONMENT
OF
CERTAIN 
FUNDS.—With respect to funds reserved under paragraph (2) 
and apportioned under paragraph (3)(A) to carry out the 
capacity and infrastructure program under subsection (a), the 
following shall apply: 
‘‘(A) When the amount available under this section 
for allotment to any State on the basis of domestic livestock, 
poultry, and commercial aquaculture species values and 
incomes exceeds the amount for which the eligible institu-
tion or institutions in the State are eligible on the basis 
of animal health research capacity, the excess may be 
used, at the discretion of the Secretary, for remodeling 
of facilities, construction of new facilities, or increase in 
staffing, proportionate to the need for added research 
capacity. 
‘‘(B) Whenever a new college of veterinary medicine 
is established in a State and is accredited, the Secretary, 
after consultation with the dean of such college and the 
director of the State agricultural experiment station and 
where applicable, deans of other accredited colleges in the 
State, shall provide for the reallocation of funds available 
to the State pursuant to paragraph (4) between the new 
college and other eligible institutions in the State, based 
on the animal health research capacity of each eligible 
institution. 
‘‘(C) Whenever two or more States jointly establish 
an accredited regional college of veterinary medicine or 
jointly support an accredited college of veterinary medicine 
serving the States involved, the Secretary is authorized 
to make funds which are available to such States pursuant 
to paragraph (4) available for such college in such amount 
that reflects the combined relative value of, and income 
from, domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aqua-
culture species in the cooperating States, such amount 
to be adjusted, as necessary, pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
and subparagraph (B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF STATE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTION.—Sec-
tion 1404(18) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(18)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘subtitles E, G,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subtitles G,’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph 
(G); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) section 1430; and’’.
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(2) DEFINITION
OF
CAPACITY
AND
INFRASTRUCTURE
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 251(f)(1)(C)(vi) of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)(vi)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘except for the competitive grant program 
under section 1433(b)’’ before the period at the end. 
(3) SUBTITLE E OF THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
EXTENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977.—Subtitle E 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 is amended— 
(A) in section 1431(a) (7 U.S.C. 3193(a)), by inserting 
‘‘under sections 1433(a) and 1434’’ after ‘‘eligible institu-
tions’’; 
(B) in section 1435 (7 U.S.C. 3197), by striking ‘‘for 
allocation under the terms of this subtitle’’ and inserting 
‘‘to carry out sections 1433(a) and 1434’’; 
(C) in section 1436 (7 U.S.C. 3198), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘section 1433 of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (c) of section 1433 to carry out subsection (a) 
of such section’’; 
(D) in section 1437 (7 U.S.C. 3199), in the first sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘States under section 1433 of this title’’ 
and inserting ‘‘States under subsection (c) of section 1433 
to carry out subsection (a) of such section’’; 
(E) in section 1438 (7 U.S.C. 3200), in the first sentence 
by striking ‘‘under this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (c) of section 1433 to carry out subsection (a) of 
such section’’; and 
(F) in section 1439 (7 U.S.C. 3201), by striking ‘‘under 
this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (c) of section 
1433 to carry out subsection (a) of such section or section 
1434, as applicable,’’. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXISTING AND 
CERTAIN
NEW
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAMS.—Section 
1463(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(c)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘sections 1433 and 1434’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
1433(a) and 1434’’. 
SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES 
FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING 
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7113. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCE 
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND- 
GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) SUPPORTING TROPICAL
AND SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1447B(a) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist the land- 
grant colleges and universities in the insular areas in efforts to— 
‘‘(1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant equipment 
necessary for conducting agricultural research; and
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‘‘(2) support tropical and subtropical agricultural research, 
including pest and disease research.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 1447B of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2) is amended in the heading— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND SUPPORT TROPICAL AND SUB-
TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘INSTITUTIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘COL-
LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1447B(d) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7114. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING VIRTUAL 
CENTERS. 
Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is repealed. 
SEC. 7115. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7116. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC AGRICUL-
TURAL WORKERS AND YOUTH. 
Section 1456(e)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3243(e)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a competi-
tive grants program— 
‘‘(A) to fund fundamental and applied research and 
extension at Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and 
universities in agriculture, human nutrition, food science, 
bioenergy, and environmental science; and 
‘‘(B) to award competitive grants to Hispanic-serving 
agricultural colleges and universities to provide for training 
in the food and agricultural sciences of Hispanic agricul-
tural workers and Hispanic youth working in the food 
and agricultural sciences.’’. 
SEC. 7117. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICUL-
TURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) 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 
1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7118. REPEAL OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 1462A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7119. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311) is amended by
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striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7120. 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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7121. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND ADMINISTRA-
TIVE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1469 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3315) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as sub-
sections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS
WITH
FORMER
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH 
FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary, for purposes of supporting ongoing research 
and information dissemination activities, including supporting 
research and those activities through co-locating scientists and other 
technical personnel, sharing of laboratory and field equipment, and 
providing financial support, shall enter into grants, contracts, 
cooperative agreements, or other legal instruments with former 
Department of Agriculture agricultural research facilities.’’. 
SEC. 7122. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TERMINATION.— 
Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1473D(c)(1) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘use such research 
funding, special or competitive grants, or other means, as the Sec-
retary determines,’’ and inserting ‘‘make competitive grants’’. 
SEC. 7123. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7124. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1475(b) of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3322(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ before ‘‘grants’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1477 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘SEC. 1477. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; 
and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Funds made available under this 
section may not be used to acquire or construct a building.’’. 
SEC. 7125. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; 
and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7126. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING 
AND RESPONSE. 
Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3351(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘response such sums as are necessary’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘response— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
2002 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’. 
SEC. 7127. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUCTION 
GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA INSTITUTIONS OF 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR AREAS.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1490(a) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘or noncompeti-
tive’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 1490(f) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
2002 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
(b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR AREAS.—Sec-
tion 1491(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
2002 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7128. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:
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‘‘Subtitle P—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 1492. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a competitive grant that 
is awarded by the Secretary under a covered law shall provide 
funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination of both, from sources 
other than funds provided through such grant in an amount that 
is at least equal to the amount of such grant. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The matching funds requirement under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to grants awarded— 
‘‘(1) to a research agency of the Department of Agriculture; 
or 
‘‘(2) to an entity eligible to receive funds under a capacity 
and infrastructure program (as defined in section 251(f)(1)(C) 
of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C))), including a partner of such entity. 
‘‘(c) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the matching funds 
requirement under subsection (a) for a year with respect to a 
competitive grant that involves research or extension activities that 
are consistent with the priorities established by the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
Board under section 1408(c)(1)(B) for the year involved. 
‘‘(d) COVERED LAW.—In this section, the term ‘covered law’ 
means each of the following provisions of law: 
‘‘(1) This title. 
‘‘(2) Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.). 
‘‘(3) The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008. 
‘‘(5) The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research 
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
TEACHING
POLICY
ACT
OF 1977.—The National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is 
amended— 
(A) in section 1415(a) (7 U.S.C. 3151(a)), by striking 
the second sentence; 
(B) in section 1475(b) (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)), in the matter 
following paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Except in the case 
of’’ and all that follows; and 
(C) in section 1480 (7 U.S.C. 3333)— 
(i) by striking subsection (b); and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’. 
(2) FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND
TRADE
ACT 
OF 1990.—The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 is amended— 
(A) in section 1623(d)(2) (7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)), by 
adding at the end the following: ‘‘The matching funds 
requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.’’; 
(B) in section 1671 (7 U.S.C. 5924)—
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(i) by striking subsection (e); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(e); 
(C) in section 1672 (7 U.S.C. 5925)— 
(i) by striking subsection (c); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) 
as subsections (c) through (i), respectively; and 
(D) in section 1672B (7 U.S.C. 5925b)— 
(i) by striking subsection (c); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) 
as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 
(3) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION 
REFORM ACT OF 1998.—The Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended— 
(A) in section 406 (7 U.S.C. 7626)— 
(i) by striking subsection (d); and 
(ii) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(B) in section 412(e) (7 U.S.C. 7632(e))— 
(i) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
(3). 
(4) COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RESEARCH GRANT 
ACT.—Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) EXEMPTION.—The matching funds require-
ment under section 1492 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 
shall not apply in the case of a grant made under 
paragraph (6)(A).’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(5) SUN GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 7526(c)(1)(D)(iv) of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
8114(c)(1)(D)(iv)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) RELATION
TO
OTHER
MATCHING
FUND 
REQUIREMENT.—The matching funds requirement 
under section 1492 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 shall not apply in the case of a grant provided 
by a sun grant center or subcenter under this 
paragraph.’’. 
(c) APPLICATION TO AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NEW GRANTS.—Section 1492 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as added 
by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to grants described 
in such section awarded after October 1, 2014, unless the 
provision of a covered law under which such grants are awarded 
specifically exempts such grants from the matching funds 
requirement under such section. 
(2) GRANTS AWARDED ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2014.— 
Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (b), a 
matching funds requirement in effect on or before the date 
of the enactment of this section under a provision of a covered
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law shall continue to apply to a grant awarded under such 
provision on or before October 1, 2014. 
SEC. 7129. DESIGNATION OF CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY AS 1890 
INSTITUTION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Any provision of a Federal law relating to 
colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act 
of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee 
University, shall apply to Central State University. 
(b) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—Notwithstanding the designation 
under subsection (a), for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, Central State 
University shall not be eligible to receive formula funds under— 
(1) section 1444 or 1445 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3221 and 3222); 
(2) section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)) 
to carry out the national education program established under 
section 1425 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175); 
(3) the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.); or 
(4) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as the McIntire- 
Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.). 
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS. 
Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each fiscal year’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2018’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 
SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section through the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 
AND TRANSFER PROGRAM. 
Section 1628(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out the National Training Program 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such funds as may be necessary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘subtitle— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
1991 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 
7206. 
NATIONAL 
AGRICULTURAL 
WEATHER 
INFORMATION 
SYSTEM. 
Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 to carry out this subtitle’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to carry out this subtitle $5,000,000’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 7207. REPEAL OF RURAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EXTENSION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1670 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5923) is repealed. 
SEC. 7208. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE. 
Section 1671(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CONSORTIA.—The Secretary shall encourage awards 
under this section to consortia of eligible entities.’’. 
SEC. 7209. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVES. 
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) through 
(g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) 
through (g)’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (h) (as redesignated by section 
7128(b)(2)(C)(ii)); 
(4) by redesignating subsection (i) (as redesignated by such 
section) as subsection (h); 
(5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by such section)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5), (7), (8), 
(11) through (43), (47), (48), (51), and (52); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (9), (10), (44), 
(45), (46), (49), and (50) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) COFFEE
PLANT
HEALTH
INITIATIVE.—Research and 
extension grants may be made under this section for the pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science-based tools 
and 
treatments 
to 
combat 
the 
coffee 
berry 
borer 
(Hypothenemus hampei); and
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‘‘(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest manage-
ment program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of, 
being affected by the coffee berry borer. 
‘‘(10) CORN, SOYBEAN
MEAL, CEREAL
GRAINS, AND
GRAIN 
BYPRODUCTS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and exten-
sion grants may be made under this section for the purpose 
of carrying out or enhancing research to improve the digest-
ibility, nutritional value, and efficiency of the use of corn, 
soybean meal, cereal grains, and grain byproducts for the 
poultry and food animal production industries.’’; 
(6) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by such 
section) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) PULSE CROP HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means the pulse 
crop health initiative established by paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) PULSE CROP.—The term ‘pulse crop’ means dry 
beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry out a pulse 
crop health competitive research and extension initiative to 
address the critical needs of the pulse crop industry by devel-
oping and disseminating science-based tools and information, 
including— 
‘‘(A) research conducted with respect to pulse crops 
in the areas of health and nutrition, such as— 
‘‘(i) pulse crop diets and the ability of such diets 
to reduce obesity and associated chronic disease; and 
‘‘(ii) the underlying mechanisms of the health bene-
fits of pulse crop consumption; 
‘‘(B) research related to the functionality of pulse crops, 
such as— 
‘‘(i) improving the functional properties of pulse 
crops and pulse crop fractions; and 
‘‘(ii) developing new and innovative technologies 
to improve pulse crops as an ingredient in food prod-
ucts; 
‘‘(C) research conducted with respect to pulse crops 
for purposes of enhancing sustainability and global food 
security, such as— 
‘‘(i) improving pulse crop productivity, nutrient 
density, 
and 
phytonutrient 
content 
using 
plant 
breeding, genetics, and genomics; 
‘‘(ii) improving pest and disease management, 
including resistance to pests and diseases; and 
‘‘(iii) improving nitrogen fixation and water use 
efficiency to reduce the carbon and energy footprint 
of agriculture; 
‘‘(D) the optimization of systems used in producing 
pulse crops to reduce water usage; and 
‘‘(E) education and technical assistance programs with 
respect to pulse crops, such as programs— 
‘‘(i) providing technical expertise to help food 
companies include pulse crops in innovative and 
healthy food; and 
‘‘(ii) establishing an educational program to encour-
age pulse crop consumption in the United States.
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) 
of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) shall apply with respect 
to the making of a competitive grant under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIES.—In making competitive grants under this 
subsection, the Secretary shall provide a higher priority to 
projects that— 
‘‘(A) are multistate, multiinstitutional, and multidisci-
plinary; and 
‘‘(B) include explicit mechanisms to communicate 
results to the pulse crop industry and the public. 
‘‘(5) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’; 
(7) by striking subsection (f) (as redesignated by such sec-
tion) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) TRAINING COORDINATION
FOR FOOD
AND AGRICULTURE 
PROTECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a competitive 
grant to, or enter into a contract or a cooperative agreement 
with, an eligible entity (described in paragraph (2)) for purposes 
of establishing an internationally integrated training system 
to enhance the protection of the food supply in the United 
States, to be known as the ‘Comprehensive Food Safety 
Training Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Net-
work’). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this subsection, an 
eligible entity is a multiinstitutional consortium that 
includes— 
‘‘(i) a nonprofit institution that provides food safety 
protection training; and 
‘‘(ii) one or more training centers in institutions 
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that 
have demonstrated expertise in developing and deliv-
ering community-based training in food supply and 
agricultural safety and defense. 
‘‘(B) COLLECTIVE CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary may 
consider such consortium collectively and not on an institu-
tion-by-institution basis. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—As a condition of 
receiving a competitive grant or entering into a contract or 
a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under this sub-
section, the eligible entity, in cooperation with the Secretary, 
shall establish and maintain the Network, including by— 
‘‘(A) providing basic, technical, management, and 
leadership training (including by developing curricula) to 
regulatory and public health officials, producers, processors, 
and other agribusinesses; 
‘‘(B) serving as the hub for the administration of the 
Network; 
‘‘(C) implementing a standardized national curriculum 
to ensure the consistent delivery of quality training 
throughout the United States;
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‘‘(D) building and overseeing a nationally recognized 
instructor cadre to ensure the availability of highly quali-
fied instructors; 
‘‘(E) reviewing training proposed through the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture and other relevant Fed-
eral agencies that report to the Secretary on the quality 
and content of proposed and existing courses; 
‘‘(F) assisting Federal agencies in the implementation 
of food safety protection training requirements including 
requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), the Agricultural Act of 2014, 
and any provision of law amended by such Act; and 
‘‘(G) performing evaluation and outcome-based studies 
to provide to the Secretary information on the effectiveness 
and impact of training and metrics on jurisdictions and 
sectors within the food safety system. 
‘‘(4) MEMBERSHIP.—An eligible entity may alter the consor-
tium membership to meet specific training expertise needs. 
‘‘(5) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to 
remain available until expended.’’; 
(8) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by such section)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears in para-
graphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PEST
AND 
PATHOGEN’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘pest and pathogen surveillance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘pest, pathogen, health, and population 
status surveillance’’; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall publish guidance on 
enhancing pollinator health and the long-term viability of popu-
lations of pollinators, including recommendations related to— 
‘‘(A) allowing for managed honey bees to forage on 
National Forest System lands where compatible with other 
natural resource management priorities; and 
‘‘(B) planting and maintaining managed honey bee and 
native pollinator foraging on National Forest System lands 
where compatible with other natural resource management 
priorities.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subparagraph 
(C))— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the 
margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the right; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘annual report describing’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘annual report— 
‘‘(A) describing’’; 
(iii) in clause (i) (as redesignated by clause (i) 
of this subparagraph)—
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(I) by inserting ‘‘and honey bee health dis-
orders’’ after ‘‘collapse’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by clause (i) 
of this subparagraph)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘, including best management 
practices’’ after ‘‘strategies’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(v) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) addressing the decline of managed honey bees 
and native pollinators;’’; and 
(vi) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) assessing Federal efforts to mitigate pollinator 
losses and threats to the United States commercial bee-
keeping industry; and 
‘‘(C) providing recommendations to Congress regarding 
how to better coordinate Federal agency efforts to address 
the decline of managed honey bees and native pollinators.’’; 
and 
(9) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7210. REPEAL OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND 
EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7211. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVE. 
Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘, education,’’ after ‘‘support research’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and improvement’’ 
after ‘‘development’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to producers and 
processors who use organic methods’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
organic agricultural production and methods to producers, 
processors, and rural communities’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and marketing and 
to socioeconomic conditions’’ and inserting ‘‘, marketing, 
food safety, socioeconomic conditions, and farm business 
management’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(e) 
(as 
redesignated 
by 
section 
7128(b)(2)(D)(ii))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR FISCAL YEARS 
2009 THROUGH 2012’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2009 THROUGH 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014 THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2009 through 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 7212. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY FEEDSTOCK AND 
ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 1672C of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925e) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 251(f)(1)(D) of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6971(f)(1)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (xi); and 
(2) by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as clauses (xi) 
and (xii), respectively. 
SEC. 7213. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘such 
sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7214. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D 
(7 U.S.C. 5925f) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1673. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall prioritize cen-
ters of excellence established for purposes of carrying out research, 
extension, and education activities relating to the food and agricul-
tural sciences (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3103)) for the receipt of funding for any competitive research 
or extension program administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—A center of excellence is composed of 1 
or more of the eligible entities specified in subsection (b)(7) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide financial or in-kind support to the 
center of excellence. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED EFFORTS.—The criteria for recognition as 
a center of excellence shall include efforts— 
‘‘(A) to ensure coordination and cost effectiveness by 
reducing 
unnecessarily 
duplicative 
efforts 
regarding 
research, teaching, and extension; 
‘‘(B) to leverage available resources by using public- 
private partnerships among agricultural industry groups, 
institutions of higher education, and the Federal Govern-
ment; 
‘‘(C) to implement teaching initiatives to increase 
awareness and effectively disseminate solutions to target 
audiences through extension activities; and
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‘‘(D) to increase the economic returns to rural commu-
nities by identifying, attracting, and directing funds to 
high-priority agricultural issues. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL EFFORTS.—Where practicable, the criteria 
for recognition as a center of excellence shall include efforts 
to improve teaching capacity and infrastructure at colleges 
and universities (including land-grant colleges and universities, 
cooperating forestry schools, NLGCA Institutions (as those 
terms are defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)), and schools of veterinary medicine).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on October 1, 2014. 
SEC. 7215. REPEAL OF RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER. 
Section 1676 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5929) is repealed. 
SEC. 7216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WITH 
DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
2013; and 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’. 
SEC. 7217. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 
SEC. 7301. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUNDED BY THE DEPART-
MENT. 
Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MERIT REVIEW OF EXTEN-
SION’’ and inserting ‘‘RELEVANCE
AND
MERIT
REVIEW
OF 
RESEARCH, EXTENSION,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘relevance and’’ before ‘‘merit’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘extension or education’’ and inserting 
‘‘research, extension, or education’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on a continuous 
basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 
SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Subsection (e) of section 406 of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626) (as
H. R. 2642—240 
redesignated by section 7128(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7303. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES OF WHEAT, 
TRITICALE, 
AND 
BARLEY 
CAUSED 
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA INDICA. 
Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’. 
SEC. 7304. REPEAL OF BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM. 
Section 409 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7629) is repealed. 
SEC. 7305. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section such sums as are necessary’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7306. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) CITRUS DISEASE SUBCOMMITTEE.—The term ‘citrus dis-
ease subcommittee’ means the subcommittee established under 
section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) SPECIALTY
CROPS
COMMITTEE.—The term ‘specialty 
crops committee’ means the committee established under sec-
tion 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a).’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and genomics’’ and 
inserting ‘‘genomics, and other methods’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘handling and proc-
essing,’’ after ‘‘production efficiency,’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘the Initiative’’ and inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) REVIEW OF PROPOSALS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall award competitive grants on the basis of—
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‘‘(1) a scientific peer review conducted by a panel of subject 
matter experts from Federal agencies, non-Federal entities, 
and the specialty crop industry; and 
‘‘(2) a review and ranking for merit, relevance, and impact 
conducted by a panel of specialty crop industry representatives 
for the specific specialty crop.’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) (as amended by section 
7128(b)(3)(B)), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), (i), and 
(k), respectively; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) CONSULTATION.—Each fiscal year, before conducting the 
scientific peer review described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) 
and the merit and relevancy review described in paragraph (2) 
of such subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the specialty 
crops committee regarding such reviews. The committee shall pro-
vide the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) in the first fiscal year in which that consultation occurs, 
any recommendations for conducting such reviews in such fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(2) in any subsequent fiscal year in which such consulta-
tion occurs— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of the procedures and objectives 
used by the Secretary for such reviews in the previous 
fiscal year; 
‘‘(B) any recommendations for such reviews for the 
current fiscal year; and 
‘‘(C) any comments on grants awarded under subsection 
(d) during the previous fiscal year. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
on— 
‘‘(1) the results of the consultations with the specialty crops 
committee (and subcommittees thereof) conducted under sub-
section (e) of this section and subsection (g) of section 1408A 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a); 
‘‘(2) the specialty crops committee’s (and subcommittees 
thereof) recommendations, if any, provided to the Secretary 
during such consultations; and 
‘‘(3) the specialty crops committee’s (and subcommittees 
thereof) review of the grants awarded under subsection (d) 
and (j), as applicable, in the previous fiscal year.’’; 
(7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to grants awarded under 
this section, the Secretary shall seek and accept proposals 
for grants.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by section 
7128(b)(3)(B)), by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Initiative’’; 
(8) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Initiative’’; 
(9) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) MANDATORY
FUNDING
FOR 
FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.—Of the funds’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.—Of the funds’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make avail-
able to carry out this section $80,000,000 for fiscal year 
2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(C) RESERVATION.—For each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018, the Secretary shall reserve not less than 
$25,000,000 of the funds made available under subpara-
graph (B) to carry out the program established under sub-
section (j). 
‘‘(D) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds reserved under 
subparagraph (C) shall remain available and reserved for 
the 
purpose 
described 
in 
such 
subparagraph 
until 
expended.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2008 THROUGH 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014 THROUGH 2018’’ ; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014 through 2018’’; and 
(10) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(j) EMERGENCY CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Secretary shall 
establish a competitive research and extension grant program 
to combat diseases of citrus under which the Secretary awards 
competitive grants to eligible entities— 
‘‘(A) to conduct scientific research and extension activi-
ties, technical assistance, and development activities to 
combat citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and 
invasive, which pose imminent harm to the United States 
citrus production and threaten the future viability of the 
citrus industry, including huanglongbing and the Asian 
Citrus Psyllid; and 
‘‘(B) to provide support for the dissemination and 
commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and 
technologies discovered pursuant to research and extension 
activities funded through— 
‘‘(i) the emergency citrus disease research and 
extension program; or 
‘‘(ii) other research and extension projects intended 
to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases 
and invasive pests. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this subsection, 
the Secretary shall give priority to grants that address the 
research and extension priorities established pursuant to sub-
section (g)(4) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3123a).
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‘‘(3) 
COORDINATION.—When 
developing 
the 
proposed 
research and extension agenda and budget under subsection 
(g)(2) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) 
for the funds made available under this subsection for a fiscal 
year, the citrus disease subcommittee shall— 
‘‘(A) seek input from Federal and State agencies and 
other entities involved in citrus disease response; and 
‘‘(B) take into account other public and private citrus- 
related research and extension projects and the funding 
for such projects. 
‘‘(4) NONDUPLICATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that 
funds made available to carry out the emergency citrus disease 
research and extension activities under this subsection shall 
be in addition to and not supplant funds made available to 
carry out other citrus disease activities carried out by the 
Department of Agriculture in consultation with State agencies. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to 
the amounts reserved under subsection (k)(1)(C), there are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, 
$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CITRUS.—The term ‘citrus’ means edible fruit of 
the family Rutaceae, including any hybrid of such fruits 
and products of such hybrids that are produced for commer-
cial purposes in the United States. 
‘‘(B) CITRUS
PRODUCER.—The term ‘citrus producer’ 
means any person that is engaged in the domestic produc-
tion and commercial sale of citrus in the United States. 
‘‘(C) EMERGENCY CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION
PROGRAM.—The term ‘emergency citrus disease 
research and extension program’ means the emergency 
citrus research and extension grant program established 
under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 7307. [H7308] FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7308. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CENTER. 
Section 612 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–185; 112 Stat. 605) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 7309. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 7310. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION RESEARCH. 
Subtitle B of title VI of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7651 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 616 (7 U.S.C. 7655) the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 617. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a forestry 
and forestry products research and extension initiative to develop 
and disseminate science-based tools that address the needs of the 
forestry sector and their respective regions, forest and timberland 
owners and managers, and forestry products engineering, manufac-
turing, and related interests. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—The initiative described in subsection (a) shall 
include the following activities: 
‘‘(1) Research conducted for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) wood quality improvement with respect to lumber 
strength and grade yield; 
‘‘(B) the development of novel engineered lumber prod-
ucts and renewable energy from wood; and 
‘‘(C) enhancing the longevity, sustainability, and profit-
ability of timberland through sound management and utili-
zation. 
‘‘(2) Demonstration activities and technology transfer to 
demonstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as a green 
building material, including investments in life cycle assess-
ment for wood products. 
‘‘(3) Projects designed to improve— 
‘‘(A) forestry products, lumber, and evaluation stand-
ards and valuation techniques; 
‘‘(B) lumber quality and value-based, on-forest manage-
ment techniques; and 
‘‘(C) forestry products conversion and manufacturing 
efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term 
(including forestry product marketing). 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make competitive 
grants to carry out the activities described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall give higher priority to activities that are carried 
out by entities that— 
‘‘(A) are multistate, multiinstitutional, or multidisci-
plinary; 
‘‘(B) have explicit mechanisms to communicate results 
to producers, forestry industry stakeholders, policymakers, 
and the public; and 
‘‘(C) have— 
‘‘(i) extensive history and demonstrated experience 
in forestry and forestry products research; 
‘‘(ii) existing capacity in forestry products research 
and dissemination; and 
‘‘(iii) a demonstrated means of evaluating and 
responding to the needs of the related commercial 
sector. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—In making grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall follow the requirements of paragraphs
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(4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, 
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i). 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of a grant made under this section 
may not exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.— The Secretary shall ensure that any 
activities carried out under this section are carried out in coordina-
tion with the Forest Service, including the Forest Products Labora-
tory, and other appropriate agencies of the Department. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit an annual report 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate describing, for the period covered by the report— 
‘‘(1) the research that has been conducted under paragraph 
(2) of subsection (b); 
‘‘(2) the number of buildings the Forest Service has built 
with wood as the primary structural material; and 
‘‘(3) the investments made by the Forest Service in green 
building and wood promotion. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS.—To the extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall match any funds made available under paragraph 
(1) with funds made available under section 7 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C.1646).’’. 
SEC. 7311. REPEAL OF STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND EDUCATION. 
Subtitle C of title VI of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7671 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
Subtitle D—Other Laws 
SEC. 7401. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 
178n(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘Act— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
1991 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7402. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 
1994. 
(a) DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—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.
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‘‘(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 College. 
‘‘(11) Fort Berthold Community College. 
‘‘(12) Fort Peck Community College. 
‘‘(13) Haskell Indian Nations University. 
‘‘(14) Ilisagvik College. 
‘‘(15) Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Cul-
ture and Arts Development. 
‘‘(16) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College. 
‘‘(17) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College. 
‘‘(18) Leech Lake Tribal College. 
‘‘(19) Little Big Horn College. 
‘‘(20) Little Priest Tribal College. 
‘‘(21) Navajo Technical College. 
‘‘(22) Nebraska Indian Community College. 
‘‘(23) Northwest Indian College. 
‘‘(24) Oglala Lakota College. 
‘‘(25) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. 
‘‘(26) Salish Kootenai College. 
‘‘(27) Sinte Gleska University. 
‘‘(28) Sisseton Wahpeton College. 
‘‘(29) Sitting Bull College. 
‘‘(30) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. 
‘‘(31) Stone Child College. 
‘‘(32) Tohono O’odham Community College. 
‘‘(33) Turtle Mountain Community College. 
‘‘(34) United Tribes Technical College. 
‘‘(35) White Earth Tribal and Community College.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by paragraph 
(1) shall take effect on October 1, 2014. 
(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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.—Section 535 
of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
each place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
(d) RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 536(c) 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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(2) RESEARCH GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 536(b) of the 
Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended by striking ‘‘with 
at least 1 other land-grant college or university’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘with—
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‘‘(1) the Agricultural Research Service of the Department 
of Agriculture; or 
‘‘(2) at least 1— 
‘‘(A) other land-grant college or university (exclusive 
of another 1994 Institution); 
‘‘(B) non-land-grant college of agriculture (as defined 
in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)); or 
‘‘(C) cooperating forestry school (as defined in that 
section).’’. 
SEC. 7403. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390d(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7404. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RESEARCH GRANT 
ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b)(11)(A) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(11)(A)) 
is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clauses: 
‘‘(ix) the research and development of surveillance 
methods, vaccines, vaccination delivery systems, or 
diagnostic tests for pests and diseases, including— 
‘‘(I) epizootic diseases in domestic livestock 
(including deer, elk, bison, and other animals of 
the family Cervidae); and 
‘‘(II) zoonotic diseases (including bovine brucel-
losis and bovine tuberculosis) in domestic livestock 
or wildlife reservoirs that present a potential con-
cern to public health; and 
‘‘(x) the identification of animal drug needs and 
the generation and dissemination of data for safe and 
effective therapeutic applications of animal drugs for 
minor species and minor uses of such drugs in major 
species.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘RENEWABLE ENERGY’’ 
and inserting ‘‘BIOENERGY’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) as clauses 
(v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) the effectiveness of conservation practices and 
technologies designed to address nutrient losses and 
improve water quality;’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (F)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
‘‘economics,’’ after ‘‘trade,’’;
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(B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses 
(vi) and (vii), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) the economic costs, benefits, and viability of 
producers adopting conservation practices and tech-
nologies designed to improve water quality;’’. 
(c) 
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION.—Subsection 
(b)(4) 
of 
the 
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 
450i(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) establish procedures, including timelines, under 
which an entity established under a commodity promotion 
law (as such term is defined under section 501(a) of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 
(7 U.S.C. 7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other 
equivalent State entity) may directly submit to the Sec-
retary for consideration proposals for requests for applica-
tions that specifically address particular issues related to 
the priority areas specified in paragraph (2). ’’. 
(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Subsection (b)(6) of the Competi-
tive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(6)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) to eligible entities to carry out the specific pro-
posals submitted under procedures established under para-
graph (4)(F) only if such specific proposals are consistent 
with a priority area specified in paragraph (2).’’. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Subsection (b)(7)(G) of the Competitive, 
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)(G)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or corporations’’ and inserting ‘‘, founda-
tions, or corporations’’. 
(f) 
SPECIAL
CONTRIBUTION
REQUIREMENT
FOR
CERTAIN 
GRANTS.—Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)) (as amended by section 
7128(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENT FOR COMMODITY PRO-
MOTION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), 
as a condition of funding a grant under paragraph 
(6)(E), the Secretary shall require that the grant be 
matched with an equal contribution of funds from the 
entities described in paragraph (4)(F) submitting pro-
posals under procedures established under such para-
graph. 
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Contributions required by 
clause (i) shall be available to the Secretary for 
obligation and remain available until expended for
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the purpose of making grants under paragraph 
(6)(E). 
‘‘(II) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts contrib-
uted to the Secretary under clause (i), not more 
than 4 percent may be retained by the Secretary 
to pay administrative costs incurred by the Sec-
retary in carrying out this subsection. 
‘‘(III) RESTRICTION.—Funds contributed to the 
Secretary by an entity under clause (i) in connec-
tion with a proposal submitted by that entity under 
procedures established under paragraph (4)(F) may 
only be used to fund grants in connection with 
that proposal. 
‘‘(IV) REMAINING
FUNDS.—Funds contributed 
to the Secretary by an entity under clause (i) that 
remain unobligated at the time of grant closeout 
shall be returned to that entity. 
‘‘(V) INDIRECT COSTS.—The indirect cost rate 
applicable to appropriated funds for a grant funded 
under paragraph (6)(E) shall apply to amounts 
contributed by an entity under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) OTHER
MATCHING
FUNDS
REQUIREMENTS.— 
The contribution requirement under clause (i) shall 
be in addition to any matching funds requirement for 
grant recipients required by section 1492 of the 
National 
Agricultural 
Research, 
Extension, 
and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977.’’. 
(g) INTER-REGIONAL
RESEARCH
PROJECT
NUMBER
4.—Sub-
section (e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘minor use pesticides’’ 
and inserting ‘‘pesticides for minor agricultural use and for 
use on specialty crops (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty 
Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)),’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and for use 
on specialty crops’’ after ‘‘minor agricultural use’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (G); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) prioritize potential pest management technology 
for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops; 
‘‘(D) conduct research to develop the data necessary 
to facilitate pesticide registrations, reregistrations, and 
associated tolerances; 
‘‘(E) assist in removing trade barriers caused by resi-
dues of pesticides registered for minor agricultural use 
and for use on domestically grown specialty crops; 
‘‘(F) assist in the registration and reregistration of 
pest management technologies for minor agricultural use 
and for use on specialty crops; and’’.
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SEC. 7405. 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 ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renewable Resources 
Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Public Law 95–306) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7406. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7407. REPEAL OF USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA. 
Section 892 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 5935) is repealed. 
SEC. 7408. REPEAL OF REPORTS UNDER FARM SECURITY AND RURAL 
INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 
(a) REPEAL
OF REPORT
ON PRODUCERS
AND HANDLERS
FOR 
ORGANIC PRODUCTS.—Section 7409 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925b note; Public Law 107– 
171) is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED PEST-PRO-
TECTED PLANTS.—Section 7410 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 462) is 
repealed. 
(c) REPEAL OF STUDY ON NUTRIENT BANKING.—Section 7411 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
5925a note; Public Law 107–171) is repealed. 
SEC. 7409. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) 
through (R) and inserting the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, and crop 
farming practices; 
‘‘(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private, nonindustrial 
forest land transfer strategies; 
‘‘(C) entrepreneurship and business training; 
‘‘(D) financial and risk management training (including 
the acquisition and management of agricultural credit); 
‘‘(E) natural resource management and planning; 
‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strategies; 
‘‘(G) curriculum development; 
‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships; 
‘‘(I) resources and referral; 
‘‘(J) farm financial benchmarking; 
‘‘(K) assisting beginning farmers or ranchers in 
acquiring land from retiring farmers and ranchers; 
‘‘(L) agricultural rehabilitation and vocational training 
for veterans; 
‘‘(M) farm safety and awareness; and
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‘‘(N) other similar subject areas of use to beginning 
farmers or ranchers.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘and nongovern-
mental organization’’ and inserting ‘‘or nongovernmental 
organization’’; 
(C) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and community-based 
organizations’’ and inserting ‘‘, community-based organiza-
tions, and school-based agricultural educational organiza-
tions’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) SET-ASIDES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—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— 
‘‘(i) limited resource beginning farmers or ranchers 
(as defined by the Secretary); 
‘‘(ii) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers 
(as defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm 
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e)) who 
are beginning farmers or ranchers; and 
‘‘(iii) farmworkers desiring to become farmers or 
ranchers. 
‘‘(B) VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS.—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 farmers and 
ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
2279(e))). ’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(11) LIMITATION
ON
INDIRECT
COSTS.—A recipient of a 
grant under this subsection may not use more than 10 percent 
of the funds provided by the grant for the indirect costs of 
carrying out the initiatives described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(12) COORDINATION PERMITTED.—A recipient of a grant 
under this subsection using the grant as described in paragraph 
(8)(B) may coordinate with a recipient of a grant under section 
1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) in addressing the needs of veteran 
farmers and ranchers with disabilities.’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018, to remain available until expended.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘2008 
THROUGH
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014
THROUGH
2018’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2014 through 2018’’.
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SEC. 7410. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND 
TEACHING POLICY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1985. 
Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (Public Law 99– 
198; 99 Stat. 1556) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 
PART I—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 
SEC. 7501. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION CENTER. 
Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) 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 
2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7502. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AGRICULTURAL 
BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREPARATION, AND RESPONSE. 
Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be necessary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘subsection— 
‘‘(A) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this subsection’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subsection— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2013; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’. 
SEC. 
7503. 
RESEARCH 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
AGRICULTURAL 
COUNTERMEASURES. 
Section 14121(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; 
and 
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’.
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SEC. 7504. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 14122(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘sums as are necessary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and inserting 
the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013, to remain available until expended; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, 
to remain available until expended.’’. 
PART II—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 7511. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Depart-
ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘1, 3, and 5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6, 
8, and 10 years’’. 
SEC. 7512. 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 
‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year period’’. 
SEC. 7513. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING. 
Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered program’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) each research program carried out by the Agricul-
tural Research Service or the Economic Research Service 
for which annual appropriations are requested in the 
annual budget submission of the President; and 
‘‘(B) each competitive program carried out by the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture for which annual 
appropriations are requested in the annual budget submis-
sion of the President. 
‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS.—The term ‘request for 
applications’ means a funding announcement published by the 
National Institute of Food and Agriculture that provides 
detailed information on funding opportunities at the Institute, 
including the purpose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, 
evaluation criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on 
how to apply for such opportunities.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET SUBMISSION REQUIRE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, the President shall submit 
to Congress for each funding request for a covered program—
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‘‘(A) in the case of the information described in para-
graph (2), such information together with the annual 
budget submission of the President; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of any additional information described 
in paragraph (3), such additional information within a 
reasonable period that begins after the date of the annual 
budget submission of the President. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The information described 
in this paragraph includes— 
‘‘(A) baseline information, including with respect to 
each covered program— 
‘‘(i) the funding level for the program for the fiscal 
year preceding the year for which the annual budget 
submission of the President is submitted; 
‘‘(ii) the funding level requested in the annual 
budget submission of the President, including any 
increase or decrease in the funding level; and 
‘‘(iii) an explanation justifying any change from 
the funding level specified in clause (i) to the level 
specified in clause (ii); 
‘‘(B) with respect to each covered program that is car-
ried out by the Economic Research Service or the Agricul-
tural Research Service, the location and staff years of the 
program; 
‘‘(C) the proposed funding levels to be allocated to, 
and the expected publication date, scope, and allocation 
level for, each request for applications to be published 
under or associated with— 
‘‘(i) each priority area specified in subsection (b)(2) 
of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research 
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)); 
‘‘(ii) each research and extension project carried 
out under section 1621(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5811(a)); 
‘‘(iii) each grant awarded under section 1672B(a) 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(a)); 
‘‘(iv) each grant awarded under section 412(d) of 
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(d)); and 
‘‘(v) each grant awarded under section 7405(c)(1) 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 
2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(c)(1)); and 
‘‘(D) any other information the Secretary determines 
will increase congressional oversight with respect to cov-
ered programs. 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The additional 
information described in this paragraph is information that 
the Secretary, after consulting with the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the 
Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate, determines is a necessary revision or clarification to 
the information described in paragraph (2).
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‘‘(4) PROHIBITION.—Unless the President submits the 
information described in paragraph (2)(C) for a fiscal year, 
the President may not carry out any program during that 
fiscal year that is authorized under— 
‘‘(A) subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and 
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)); 
‘‘(B) section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5811); 
‘‘(C) section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b); 
‘‘(D) section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632); 
or 
‘‘(E) section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f). 
‘‘(f) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—Each year 
on a date that is not later than the date on which the President 
submits the annual budget, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report containing a description of the agricultural research, exten-
sion, and education activities carried out by the Federal Government 
during the fiscal year that immediately precedes the year for which 
the report is submitted, including— 
‘‘(1) a review of the extent to which those activities— 
‘‘(A) are duplicative or overlap within the Department 
of Agriculture; or 
‘‘(B) are similar to activities carried out by— 
‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(ii) the States (including the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other territories 
or possessions of the United States); 
‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education (as defined 
in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)); or 
‘‘(iv) the private sector; and 
‘‘(2) for each report submitted under this section on or 
after January 1, 2014, a 5-year projection of national priorities 
with respect to agricultural research, extension, and education, 
taking into account domestic needs. 
‘‘(g) INTERCHANGEABILITY OF FUNDS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed so as to limit the authority of the Secretary 
under section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic 
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257(b)), with respect to the reprogramming 
or transfer of funds.’’. 
SEC. 7514. REPEAL OF SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
Section 7523 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 415–1) is repealed. 
SEC. 7515. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7516. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7526 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘the Department 
of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appropriate Federal agencies 
(as determined by the Secretary)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘at South Dakota 
State University’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘at the University 
of Tennessee at Knoxville’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘at Oklahoma 
State University’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘at Oregon State 
University’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘at Cornell Univer-
sity’’; and 
(F) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘at the University 
of Hawaii’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘multistate’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘technology implementation’’ and 
inserting ‘‘integrated, multistate research, extension, and 
education programs on technology development and tech-
nology implementation’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subpara-
graph (C); 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in accordance with paragraph (2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘gasification’’ and inserting ‘‘bio-
products’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the Department of Energy’’ and 
inserting ‘‘other appropriate Federal agencies’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as para-
graphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(5) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 7526(f)(1) of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(f)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(D)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(C)(i)’’. 
SEC. 7517. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON FOOD DESERTS. 
Section 7527 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2039) is repealed. 
SEC. 7518. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TRANSPORTATION 
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Section 7529 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 5938) is repealed. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 
SEC. 7601. FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Direc-
tors described in subsection (e).
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(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ means the 
Department of Agriculture. 
(3) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ means the 
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research established 
under subsection (b). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a nonprofit 
corporation to be known as the ‘‘Foundation for Food and Agri-
culture Research’’. 
(2) STATUS.—The Foundation shall not be an agency or 
instrumentality of the United States Government. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation shall be— 
(1) to advance the research mission of the Department 
by supporting agricultural research activities focused on 
addressing key problems of national and international signifi-
cance including— 
(A) plant health, production, and plant products; 
(B) animal health, production, and products; 
(C) food safety, nutrition, and health; 
(D) renewable energy, natural resources, and the 
environment; 
(E) agricultural and food security; 
(F) agriculture systems and technology; and 
(G) agriculture economics and rural communities; and 
(2) to foster collaboration with agricultural researchers 
from the Federal Government, State (as defined in section 
1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) governments, 
institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), industry, 
and nonprofit organizations. 
(d) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foundation shall— 
(A) award grants to, or enter into contracts, memo-
randa of understanding, or cooperative agreements with, 
scientists and entities, which may include agricultural 
research agencies in the Department, university consortia, 
public-private partnerships, institutions of higher edu-
cation, nonprofit organizations, and industry, to efficiently 
and effectively advance the goals and priorities of the 
Foundation; 
(B) in consultation with the Secretary— 
(i) identify existing and proposed Federal intra-
mural and extramural research and development pro-
grams relating to the purposes of the Foundation 
described in subsection (c); and 
(ii) coordinate Foundation activities with those pro-
grams so as to minimize duplication of existing efforts 
and to avoid conflicts; 
(C) identify unmet and emerging agricultural research 
needs after reviewing the roadmap for agricultural 
research, education, and extension authorized by section 
7504 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 7614a);
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(D) facilitate technology transfer and release of 
information and data gathered from the activities of the 
Foundation to the agricultural research community; 
(E) promote and encourage the development of the 
next generation of agricultural research scientists; and 
(F) carry out such other activities as the Board deter-
mines to be consistent with the purposes of the Foundation. 
(2) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
ACTIVITIES.—The activities 
described in paragraph (1) shall be supplemental to any other 
activities at the Department and shall not preempt any 
authority or responsibility of the Department under another 
provision of law. 
(e) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Foundation shall be governed 
by a Board of Directors. 
(2) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Board shall be composed of 
appointed and ex-officio, nonvoting members. 
(B) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex-officio members of 
the Board shall be the following individuals or designees 
of such individuals: 
(i) The Secretary. 
(ii) The Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Research, Education, and Economics. 
(iii) 
The 
Administrator 
of 
the 
Agricultural 
Research Service. 
(iv) The Director of the National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture. 
(v) The Director of the National Science Founda-
tion. 
(C) APPOINTED MEMBERS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The ex-officio members of the 
Board (as specified in subparagraph (B)) shall, by 
majority vote, appoint to the Board 15 individuals, 
of whom— 
(I) 8 shall be selected from a list of candidates 
to be provided by the National Academy of 
Sciences; and 
(II) 7 shall be selected from lists of candidates 
provided by industry. 
(ii) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(I) EXPERTISE.—The ex-officio members shall 
ensure that a majority of the appointed members 
of the Board have actual experience in agricultural 
research and, to the extent practicable, represent 
diverse sectors of agriculture. 
(II) LIMITATION.—No employee of the Federal 
Government may serve as an appointed member 
of the Board under this subparagraph. 
(III) NOT
FEDERAL
EMPLOYMENT.—Appoint-
ment to the Board under this subparagraph shall 
not constitute Federal employment. 
(iii) AUTHORITY.—All appointed members of the 
Board shall be voting members. 
(D) CHAIR.—The Board shall, from among the members 
of the Board, designate an individual to serve as Chair 
of the Board.
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(3) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene 
a meeting of the ex-officio members of the Board— 
(A) to incorporate the Foundation; and 
(B) to appoint the members of the Board in accordance 
with paragraph (2)(C)(i). 
(4) DUTIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall— 
(i) establish bylaws for the Foundation that, at 
a minimum, include— 
(I) policies for the selection of future Board 
members, officers, employees, agents, and contrac-
tors of the Foundation; 
(II) policies, including ethical standards, for— 
(aa) the acceptance, solicitation, and dis-
position of donations and grants to the 
Foundation; and 
(bb) the disposition of assets of the 
Foundation, including appropriate limits on 
the ability of donors to designate, by stipula-
tion or restriction, the use or recipient of 
donated funds; 
(III) policies that would subject all employees, 
fellows, trainees, and other agents of the Founda-
tion (including members of the Board) to conflict 
of interest standards in the same manner as Fed-
eral employees are subject to the conflict of interest 
standards under section 208 of title 18, United 
States Code; 
(IV) policies for writing, editing, printing, pub-
lishing, and vending of books and other materials; 
(V) policies for the conduct of the general oper-
ations of the Foundation, including a cap on 
administrative expenses for recipients of a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement from the 
Foundation; and 
(VI) specific duties for the Executive Director; 
(ii) prioritize and provide overall direction for the 
activities of the Foundation; 
(iii) evaluate the performance of the Executive 
Director; and 
(iv) carry out any other necessary activities 
regarding the Foundation. 
(B) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
BYLAWS.—In 
establishing 
bylaws under subparagraph (A)(i), the Board shall ensure 
that the bylaws do not— 
(i) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Founda-
tion to carry out the duties of the Foundation in a 
fair and objective manner; or 
(ii) compromise, or appear to compromise, the 
integrity of any governmental agency or program, or 
any officer or employee employed by, or involved in, 
a governmental agency or program. 
(5) TERMS AND VACANCIES.— 
(A) TERMS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The term of each member of the 
Board appointed under paragraph (2)(C) shall be 5
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years, except that of the members initially appointed, 
8 of the members shall each be appointed for a term 
of 3 years and 7 of the members shall each be appointed 
for a term of 2 years. 
(ii) PARTIAL TERMS.—If a member of the Board 
does not serve the full term applicable under clause 
(i), the individual appointed to fill the resulting vacancy 
shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of 
the predecessor of the individual. 
(iii) TRANSITION.—A member of the Board may 
continue to serve after the expiration of the term of 
the member until a successor is appointed. 
(B) VACANCIES.—After the initial appointment of the 
members of the Board under paragraph (2)(C), any vacancy 
in the membership of the Board shall be filled as provided 
in the bylaws established under paragraph (4)(A)(i). 
(6) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board may not receive 
compensation for service on the Board but may be reimbursed 
for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred 
in carrying out the duties of the Board. 
(7) MEETINGS AND QUORUM.—A majority of the members 
of the Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of con-
ducting the business of the Board. 
(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall hire an Executive 
Director who shall carry out such duties and responsibil-
ities as the Board may prescribe. 
(B) SERVICE.—The Executive Director shall serve at 
the pleasure of the Board. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the 
Board, acting through the Executive Director, may— 
(i) adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal, which 
shall be judicially noticed; 
(ii) hire, promote, compensate, and discharge 1 
or more officers, employees, and agents, as may be 
necessary, and define the duties of the officers, 
employees, and agents; 
(iii) solicit and accept any funds, gifts, grants, 
devises, or bequests of real or personal property made 
to the Foundation, including such support from private 
entities; 
(iv) prescribe the manner in which— 
(I) real or personal property of the Foundation 
is acquired, held, and transferred; 
(II) general operations of the Foundation are 
to be conducted; and 
(III) the privileges granted to the Board by 
law are exercised and enjoyed; 
(v) with the consent of the applicable executive 
department or independent agency, use the informa-
tion, services, and facilities of the department or agency 
in carrying out this section on a reimbursable basis; 
(vi) enter into contracts with public and private 
organizations for the writing, editing, printing, and 
publishing of books and other material;
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(vii) hold, administer, invest, and spend any funds, 
gifts, grant, devise, or bequest of real or personal prop-
erty made to the Foundation; 
(viii) enter into such contracts, leases, cooperative 
agreements, and other transactions as the Board con-
siders appropriate to conduct the activities of the 
Foundation; 
(ix) modify or consent to the modification of any 
contract or agreement to which the Foundation is a 
party or in which the Foundation has an interest; 
(x) take such action as may be necessary to obtain 
and maintain patents for and to license inventions 
(as defined in section 201 of title 35, United States 
Code) developed by the Foundation, employees of the 
Foundation, or derived from the collaborative efforts 
of the Foundation; 
(xi) sue and be sued in the corporate name of 
the Foundation, and complain and defend in courts 
of competent jurisdiction; 
(xii) appoint other groups of advisors as may be 
determined necessary to carry out the functions of 
the Foundation; and 
(xiii) exercise such other incidental powers as are 
necessary to carry out the duties and functions of 
the Foundation in accordance with this section. 
(B) LIMITATION.—No appointed member of the Board 
or officer or employee of the Foundation or of any program 
established by the Foundation (other than ex-officio mem-
bers of the Board) shall exercise administrative control 
over any Federal employee. 
(3) RECORDS.— 
(A) AUDITS.—The Foundation shall— 
(i) provide for annual audits of the financial condi-
tion of the Foundation; and 
(ii) make the audits, and all other records, docu-
ments, and other papers of the Foundation, available 
to the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the 
United States for examination or audit. 
(B) REPORTS.— 
(i) ANNUAL REPORT ON FOUNDATION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 months fol-
lowing the end of each fiscal year, the Foundation 
shall publish a report for the preceding fiscal year 
that includes— 
(aa) a description of Foundation activities, 
including accomplishments; and 
(bb) a comprehensive statement of the 
operations and financial condition of the 
Foundation. 
(II) FINANCIAL CONDITION.—Each report under 
subclause (I) shall include a description of all gifts, 
grants, devises, or bequests to the Foundation of 
real or personal property or money, which shall 
include— 
(aa) the source of the gifts, grants, devises, 
or bequests; and
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(bb) any restrictions on the purposes for 
which the gift, grant, devise, or bequest may 
be used. 
(III) AVAILABILITY.—The Foundation shall— 
(aa) make copies of each report submitted 
under subclause (I) available for public inspec-
tion; and 
(bb) on request, provide a copy of the 
report to any individual. 
(IV) PUBLIC MEETING.—The Board shall hold 
an annual public meeting to summarize the activi-
ties of the Foundation. 
(ii) GRANT REPORTING.—Any recipient of a grant 
under subsection (d)(1)(A) shall provide the Foundation 
with a report at the conclusion of any research or 
studies conducted that describes the results of the 
research or studies, including any data generated. 
(4) INTEGRITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To ensure integrity in the operations 
of the Foundation, the Board shall develop and enforce 
procedures relating to standards of conduct, financial 
disclosure statements, conflicts of interest (including 
recusal and waiver rules), audits, and any other matters 
determined appropriate by the Board. 
(B) FINANCIAL
CONFLICTS
OF
INTEREST.—Any indi-
vidual who is an officer, employee, or member of the Board 
is prohibited from any participation in deliberations by 
the Foundation of a matter that would directly or predict-
ably affect any financial interest of— 
(i) the individual; 
(ii) a relative (as defined in section 109 of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) 
of that individual; or 
(iii) a business organization or other entity in 
which the individual has an interest, including an 
organization or other entity with which the individual 
is negotiating employment. 
(5) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Board shall adopt writ-
ten standards to govern the ownership and licensing of any 
intellectual property rights derived from the collaborative 
efforts of the Foundation. 
(6) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be liable for 
any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the Foundation nor 
shall the full faith and credit of the United States extend 
to any obligations of the Foundation. 
(g) FUNDS.— 
(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—On the date of the enactment of 
this Act, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
the Secretary shall transfer to the Foundation to carry 
out this section $200,000,000, to remain available until 
expended under the conditions described in subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) CONDITIONS
ON
EXPENDITURE.—The Foundation 
may use the funds made available under subparagraph 
(A) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation only to
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the extent that the Foundation secures an equal amount 
of non-Federal matching funds for each expenditure. 
(C) PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION.—None of the funds 
made available under subparagraph (A) may be used for 
construction. 
(2) SEPARATION OF FUNDS.—The Executive Director shall 
ensure that any funds received under paragraph (1) are held 
in separate accounts from funds received from nongovernmental 
entities as described in subsection (f)(2)(A)(iii). 
SEC. 7602. CONCESSIONS AND AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT 
ORGANIZATIONS FOR NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 
Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 196), is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) negotiate concessions and agreements for the National 
Arboretum with nonprofit scientific or educational organiza-
tions, the interests of which are complementary to the mission 
of the National Arboretum, or nonprofit organizations that sup-
port the purpose of the National Arboretum, except that the 
net proceeds of the organizations from the concessions or agree-
ments, as applicable, shall be used exclusively for— 
‘‘(A) the research and educational work for the benefit 
of the National Arboretum; and 
‘‘(B) the operation and maintenance of the facilities 
of the National Arboretum, including enhancements, 
upgrades, restoration, and conservation;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF DONORS.—A nonprofit organization that 
entered into a concession or agreement under subsection (a)(1) 
may recognize donors if that recognition is approved in advance 
by the Secretary of Agriculture. In considering whether to approve 
such recognition, the Secretary shall broadly exercise the discretion 
of the Secretary to the fullest extent allowed under Federal law.’’. 
SEC. 7603. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD LAW RESEARCH, LEGAL TOOLS, 
AND INFORMATION. 
(a) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the National Agricultural Library, shall support the 
dissemination of objective, scholarly, and authoritative agricultural 
and food law research, legal tools, and information by entering 
into cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001)) that on the date of enactment of this Act are 
carrying out objective programs for research, legal tools, and 
information in agricultural and food law. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
SEC. 7604. COTTON DISEASE RESEARCH REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 (referred 
to in this section as ‘‘FOV Race 4’’) and the impact of such fungus 
on cotton, including—
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(1) an overview of the threat FOV Race 4 poses to the 
cotton industry in the United States; 
(2) the status and progress of Federal research initiatives 
to detect, contain, or eradicate FOV Race 4, including current 
FOV Race 4-specific research projects; and 
(3) a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV Race 4 that 
establishes— 
(A) detection and identification goals; 
(B) containment goals; 
(C) eradication goals; and 
(D) a plan to partner with the cotton industry in the 
United States to maximize resources, information sharing, 
and research responsiveness and effectiveness. 
SEC. 7605. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2013) are both amended 
by striking ‘‘Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994’’ and inserting ‘‘Title III of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
Act of 1994’’. 
SEC. 7606. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances 
Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
Communities Act (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 41, 
United States Code, or any other Federal law, an institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) or a State department of agriculture 
may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if— 
(1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for purposes 
of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or 
other agricultural or academic research; and 
(2) the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp is allowed 
under the laws of the State in which such institution of higher 
education or State department of agriculture is located and 
such research occurs. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘agricultural 
pilot program’’ means a pilot program to study the growth, 
cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp— 
(A) in States that permit the growth or cultivation 
of industrial hemp under the laws of the State; and 
(B) in a manner that— 
(i) ensures that only institutions of higher edu-
cation and State departments of agriculture are used 
to grow or cultivate industrial hemp; 
(ii) requires that sites used for growing or culti-
vating industrial hemp in a State be certified by, and 
registered with, the State department of agriculture; 
and 
(iii) authorizes State departments of agriculture 
to promulgate regulations to carry out the pilot pro-
gram in the States in accordance with the purposes 
of this section. 
(2) INDUSTRIAL HEMP.—The term ‘‘industrial hemp’’ means 
the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, 
whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
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concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight 
basis. 
(3) STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘‘State 
department of agriculture’’ means the agency, commission, or 
department of a State government responsible for agriculture 
within the State. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain Forestry 
Programs 
SEC. 8001. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8002 of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 16 
U.S.C. 2103 note) is amended by striking subsection (a). 
SEC. 8002. WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2103b) is repealed. 
SEC. 8003. EXPIRED COOPERATIVE NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS 
MARKETING PROGRAM. 
Section 18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2112) is repealed. 
SEC. 8004. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTION AGRICULTURAL LAND 
NATIONAL RESOURCES LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 8402 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is repealed. 
SEC. 8005. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6542) is repealed. 
SEC. 8006. SEPARATE FOREST SERVICE DECISIONMAKING AND 
APPEALS PROCESS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 322 of the Department of the Interior 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1612 
note; Public Law 102–381) is repealed. 
(b) FOREST SERVICE PRE-DECISIONAL OBJECTION PROCESS.— 
Section 428 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2012 (16 U.S.C. 6515 note; Public Law 112–74) shall not apply 
to any project or activity implementing a land and resource manage-
ment plan developed under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) that 
is categorically excluded from documentation in an environmental 
assessment or an environmental impact statement under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.).
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Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Coopera-
tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 Pro-
grams 
SEC. 8101. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR FOREST 
RESOURCES. 
Section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2101a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); 
and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) as feasible, appropriate military installations where 
the voluntary participation and management of private or 
State-owned or other public forestland is able to support, pro-
mote, and contribute to the missions of such installations; and’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Reauthorization of Other 
Forestry-Related Laws 
SEC. 8201. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8202. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 
Section 2405(d) of the Global Climate Change Prevention Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8203. HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ACREAGE OWNED BY INDIAN TRIBES.—Section 
502(e)(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
6572(e)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) 
and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (i) and (ii)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘In the case of’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
ACREAGE
OWNED
BY
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—In this paragraph, the term ‘acreage owned by 
Indian tribes’ includes— 
‘‘(i) land that is held in trust by the United States 
for Indian tribes or individual Indians; 
‘‘(ii) land, the title to which is held by Indian 
tribes or individual Indians subject to Federal restric-
tions against alienation or encumbrance;
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‘‘(iii) land that is subject to rights of use, occu-
pancy, and benefit of certain Indian tribes; 
‘‘(iv) land that is held in fee title by an Indian 
tribe; or 
‘‘(v) land that is owned by a native corporation 
formed under section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 
(commonly known as the ‘Indian Reorganization Act’) 
(25 U.S.C. 477) or section 8 of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1607); or 
‘‘(vi) a combination of 1 or more types of land 
described in clauses (i) through (v). 
‘‘(B) ENROLLMENT OF ACREAGE.—In the case of’’. 
(b) CHANGE
IN
FUNDING
SOURCE
FOR
HEALTHY
FORESTS 
RESERVE PROGRAM.—Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting 
‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out 
this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to funds appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such amount 
of the funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry out the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a 
et seq.) as the Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost 
of technical assistance, management, and enforcement responsibil-
ities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursu-
ant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 504.’’. 
SEC. 8204. INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION. 
Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6591 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF TREATMENT AREAS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF DECLINING FOREST HEALTH.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘declining forest health’ means a forest that is experi-
encing— 
‘‘(1) substantially increased tree mortality due to insect 
or disease infestation; or 
‘‘(2) dieback due to infestation or defoliation by insects 
or disease. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF TREATMENT AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL AREAS.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Secretary 
shall, if requested by the Governor of the State, designate 
as part of an insect and disease treatment program 1 or more 
landscape-scale areas, such as subwatersheds (sixth-level 
hydrologic units, according to the System of Hydrologic Unit 
Codes of the United States Geological Survey), in at least 
1 national forest in each State that is experiencing an insect 
or disease epidemic. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—After the end of the 60-day period 
described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may designate addi-
tional landscape-scale areas under this section as needed to 
address insect or disease threats.
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‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be designated a landscape-scale area 
under subsection (b), the area shall be— 
‘‘(1) experiencing declining forest health, based on annual 
forest health surveys conducted by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) at risk of experiencing substantially increased tree 
mortality over the next 15 years due to insect or disease infesta-
tion, based on the most recent National Insect and Disease 
Risk Map published by the Forest Service; or 
‘‘(3) in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses 
an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out priority 
projects on Federal land in the areas designated under sub-
section (b) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the 
resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the areas. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—Any project under paragraph (1) for 
which a public notice to initiate scoping is issued on or before 
September 30, 2018, may be carried out in accordance with 
subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 102, and sections 104, 
105, and 106. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT.—Projects carried out under this subsection 
shall be considered authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects 
for purposes of the authorities described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with the schedule 
described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall issue 
2 reports on actions taken to carry out this subsection, 
including— 
‘‘(i) an evaluation of the progress towards project 
goals; and 
‘‘(ii) recommendations for modifications to the 
projects and management treatments. 
‘‘(B) SCHEDULE.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) not earlier than September 30, 2018, issue 
the initial report under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) not earlier than September 30, 2024, issue 
the second report under that subparagraph. 
‘‘(e) TREE RETENTION.—The Secretary shall carry out projects 
under subsection (d) in a manner that maximizes the retention 
of old-growth and large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, 
to the extent that the trees promote stands that are resilient 
to insects and disease. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2014 through 2024. 
‘‘SEC. 603. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (d), a 
project described in subsection (b) that is conducted in accordance 
with section 602(d) may be— 
‘‘(1) considered an action categorically excluded from the 
requirements of Public Law 91–190 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(2) exempt from the special administrative review process 
under section 105. 
‘‘(b) COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION PROJECT.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A project referred to in subsection (a) 
is a project to carry out forest restoration treatments that— 
‘‘(A) maximizes the retention of old-growth and large 
trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent 
that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects 
and disease; 
‘‘(B) considers the best available scientific information 
to maintain or restore the ecological integrity, including 
maintaining or restoring structure, function, composition, 
and connectivity; and 
‘‘(C) is developed and implemented through a collabo-
rative process that— 
‘‘(i) includes multiple interested persons rep-
resenting diverse interests; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) is transparent and nonexclusive; or 
‘‘(II) meets the requirements for a resource 
advisory committee under subsections (c) through (f) 
of section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125). 
‘‘(2) INCLUSION.—A project under this subsection may carry 
out part of a proposal that complies with the eligibility require-
ments of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Pro-
gram under section 4003(b) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(b)). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECT SIZE.—A project under this section may not 
exceed 3000 acres. 
‘‘(2) LOCATION.—A project under this section shall be lim-
ited to areas— 
‘‘(A) in the wildland-urban interface; or 
‘‘(B) Condition Classes 2 or 3 in Fire Regime Groups 
I, II, or III, outside the wildland-urban interface. 
‘‘(3) ROADS.— 
‘‘(A) PERMANENT ROADS.— 
‘‘(i) PROHIBITION
ON
ESTABLISHMENT.—A project 
under this section shall not include the establishment 
of permanent roads. 
‘‘(ii) EXISTING ROADS.—The Secretary may carry 
out necessary maintenance and repairs on existing 
permanent roads for the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(B) 
TEMPORARY
ROADS.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
decommission any temporary road constructed under a 
project under this section not later than 3 years after 
the date on which the project is completed. 
‘‘(d) EXCLUSIONS.—This section does not apply to— 
‘‘(1) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; 
‘‘(2) any Federal land on which, by Act of Congress or 
Presidential proclamation, the removal of vegetation is 
restricted or prohibited; 
‘‘(3) a congressionally designated wilderness study area; 
or 
‘‘(4) an area in which activities under subsection (a) would 
be inconsistent with the applicable land and resource manage-
ment plan. 
‘‘(e) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.—All projects and activities 
carried out under this section shall be consistent with the land