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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS BASED ON VALUE AND ACREAGE.— 
Subject to subsection (c), for each State whose application 
for a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Sec-
retary under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for 
such fiscal year to the State under this section shall bear 
the same ratio to the total amount made available under 
subsection (l)(1) for such fiscal year as— 
‘‘(1) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in the State and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, 
as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri-
culture data; bears to 
‘‘(2) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in all States and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in all 
States, as demonstrated in the most recent Census 
of Agriculture data.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) an assurance that any grant funds re-
ceived under this section that are used for equip-
ment or capital-related research costs determined to 
enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops— 
‘‘(A) shall be supplemented by the expendi-
ture of State funds in an amount that is not 
less than 50 percent of such costs during the 
fiscal year in which such costs were incurred; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be completely replaced by State 
funds on the day after the date on which such 
fiscal year ends.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (l); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of mak-
ing grants to multistate projects under this section for 
projects involving— 
‘‘(1) food safety; 
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‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 
‘‘(3) research; 
‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 
issues; and 
‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes 
of this section, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may not use more than 3 percent of the 
funds made available to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 
this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 
funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 
administrative expenses.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving the margins of such sub-
paragraphs two ems to the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 
through 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MULTISTATE
PROJECTS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail-
able until expended— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 9008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSULTATION 
REGARDING 
ENFORCEMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
LABOR LAW PROVISIONS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with 
the Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of ship-
ments of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of 
such commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual 
or suspected labor law violations in order to consider— 
(1) the perishable nature of such commodities; 
(2) the impact of such restraining or confisca-
tion on the economic viability of farming operations; 
and 
(3) the competitiveness of specialty crops 
through grants awarded to States under section 101 
of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 
(7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
SEC. 9009. REPORT ON HONEY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with persons affected by the potential es-
tablishment of a Federal standard for the identity of 
honey, shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs a report describing how an appropriate Federal 
standard for the identity of honey would be in the interest 
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of consumers, the honey industry, and United States agri-
culture. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citi-
zens petition filed with the Food and Drug Administra-
tion, including any current industry amendments or clari-
fications necessary to update such petition. 
SEC. 9010. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 
(a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Sec-
tion 4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Apples in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 
without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex-
port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 
a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amend-
ments made by this section. 
SEC. 9011. CONSOLIDATION OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) RELOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE RE-
LATING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 
420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to be known as the ‘National Clean 
Plant Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘Program’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant 
centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv-
ices— 
‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 
material; and 
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‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 
plant material in sites located throughout the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE 
MATERIAL.—Clean plant source material may be 
made available to— 
‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 
of the State; and 
‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In 
carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with— 
‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 
and 
‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities and 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 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 
input from the appropriate State officials and 
industry representatives, use existing Federal or 
State facilities to serve as clean plant centers. 
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‘‘(5) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
Program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 420 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and each fis-
cal year thereafter.’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) $62,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 
2017; and 
‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
(c) REPEAL
OF
EXISTING
PROVISION.—Section 
10202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 7761) is repealed. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), as amended by subsection (a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section 
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to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an 
allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for purposes of the limit on expenditures for 
technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i).’’. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), 
as amended by subsections (a) and (d), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR CLEAN PLANT NET-
WORK.—Of the funds made available under subsection (f) 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the national 
clean plant network under subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 9012. MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPEN-
SION ON BASIS OF A BIOLOGICAL OPINION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a voluntary 
request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration 
under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), a registration of a pes-
ticide may be modified, canceled, or suspended on the 
basis of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued 
by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of com-
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pletion of the study referred to in subsection (b), or Janu-
ary 1, 2015, whichever is earlier, only if— 
(1) the modification, cancellation, or suspension 
is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 136d); and 
(2) the Biological Opinion complies with the 
recommendations contained in the study referred to 
in subsection (b). 
(b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—The 
study commissioned by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall in-
clude, at a minimum, each of the following: 
(1) A formal, independent, and external peer 
review, consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) Assessment of economic impacts of meas-
ures or alternatives recommended in each such Bio-
logical Opinion. 
(3) An examination of the specific scientific and 
procedural questions and issues pertaining to eco-
nomic feasibility contained in the June 23, 2011, let-
ter sent to the Administrator (and other Federal of-
ficials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri-
culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and 
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