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(2) by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as 
clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively. 
SEC. 6213. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, 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. 6214. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
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 centers of excellence established for specific agri-
cultural commodities for the receipt of funding for any 
competitive research or extension program administered 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—A center of excellence is com-
posed of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified in sub-
section (b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities 
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Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide fi-
nancial or in-kind support to the center of excellence. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED
EFFORTS.—The criteria for 
consideration to be recognized as a center of excel-
lence shall include efforts— 
‘‘(A) to ensure coordination and cost effec-
tiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative 
efforts regarding research, teaching, and exten-
sion; 
‘‘(B) to leverage available resources by 
using public/private partnerships among agri-
cultural industry groups, institutions of higher 
education, and the Federal Government; 
‘‘(C) to implement teaching initiatives to 
increase awareness and effectively disseminate 
solutions to target audiences through extension 
activities; and 
‘‘(D) to increase the economic returns to 
rural communities by identifying, attracting, 
and directing funds to high-priority agricultural 
issues. 
‘‘(2) 
ADDITIONAL
EFFORTS.—Where 
prac-
ticable, the criteria for consideration to be recog-
nized as a center of excellence shall include efforts 
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to improve teaching capacity and infrastructure at 
colleges and universities (including land-grant insti-
tutions, schools of forestry, schools of veterinary 
medicine, and NLGCA Institutions).’’. 
SEC. 6215. REPEAL OF RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CEN-
TER. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1676 of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5929) is repealed. 
SEC. 6216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM-
ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, 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) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 
6217. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 6301. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUND-
ED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 
Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7613(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MERIT REVIEW 
OF
EXTENSION’’ 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 edu-
cation’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on a 
continuous basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 
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SEC. 6302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6303. REPEAL OF COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO IM-
PROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM 
SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OP-
ERATIONS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 407 
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7627) is repealed. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)), as amend-
ed by section 6212(b), is further amended— 
(1) by striking clause (xi) (as redesignated by 
section 6212(b)); and 
(2) by redesignating clause (xii) (as redesig-
nated by section 6212(b)) as clause (xi). 
SEC. 6304. FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM GRANTS. 
Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7628(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for each 
of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6305. REPEAL OF BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL 
PROGRAM. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 409 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7629) is repealed. 
SEC. 6306. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, 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 fol-
lowing: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
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