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‘‘(ii) biomass heating products, includ-
ing wood chips, wood pellets, and advanced 
biofuels; or 
‘‘(iii) the delivery and storage of bio-
mass of heating products.’’. 
(c) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 9013(d) of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8113(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A State or local government 
that receives a grant under subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) STATE
AND
LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.—A 
State or local government that receives a grant 
under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
(b)(1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) BIOMASS
CONSUMER
COOPERATIVES.—A 
biomass consumer cooperative that receives a grant 
under subsection (b)(1)(C) shall contribute an 
amount of non-Federal funds (which may include 
State, local, and nonprofit funds and membership 
dues) toward the establishment or expansion of a 
biomass consumer cooperative that is at least equal 
to 50 percent of the amount of Federal funds re-
ceived for that purpose.’’. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9012. REPEAL OF RENEWABLE FERTILIZER STUDY. 
Section 9003 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2096) is re-
pealed. 
TITLE X—HORTICULTURE 
SEC. 10001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION. 
Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 10002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 
MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 
Section 10403 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622c) is repealed. 
SEC. 10003. FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO-
MOTION PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar-
keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by adding ‘‘AND 
LOCAL FOOD’’ after ‘‘MARKET’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and Local Food’’ after 
‘‘Market’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘farmers’ markets and to 
promote’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and local food capacity 
development’’ before the period at the end; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The purposes of the Pro-
gram are to increase domestic consumption of and 
access to locally and regionally produced agricultural 
products by developing, improving, expanding, and 
providing outreach, training, and technical assist-
ance to, or assisting in the development, improve-
ment and expansion of— 
‘‘(A) domestic farmers’ markets, roadside 
stands, community-supported agriculture pro-
grams, agritourism activities, and other direct 
producer-to-consumer market opportunities; and 
‘‘(B) local and regional food enterprises 
that are not direct producer-to-consumer mar-
kets but process, distribute, aggregate, store, 
and market locally or regionally produced food 
products.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
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