‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strate-
gies; 
‘‘(G) curriculum development; 
‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and in-
ternships; 
‘‘(I) assisting beginning farmers or ranch-
ers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and 
ranchers; 
‘‘(J) food safety training; 
‘‘(K) agricultural rehabilitation and voca-
tional training for veterans; and 
‘‘(L) other similar subject areas of use to 
beginning farmers or ranchers.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘To be eligible’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), to be eligible’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary may 
waive or modify the matching requirement in 
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines a 
waiver or modification is necessary to effectively 
reach an underserved area or population.’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (8)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) military veteran beginning farmers 
and ranchers.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) INDIRECT COSTS.—To help facilitate par-
ticipation in the program under this subsection by 
nongovernmental and community-based nonprofit or-
ganizations, the Secretary shall provide for an op-
tional 10 percent indirect cost option in lieu of a 
higher negotiated rate.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing 
‘‘FOR 
FISCAL 
YEARS 
2009 
THROUGH 2012’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘section—’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end 
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and inserting ‘‘section $20,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing 
‘‘FOR 
FISCAL 
YEARS 
2009 
THROUGH 2012’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2018’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 402. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘food and ag-
ricultural sciences’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘food 
and agricultural sciences (as defined in section 1404 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103))— 
‘‘(A) in the case of grant made under 
paragraph (6), to an entity described in sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), (C), or (D) of that para-
graph; and 
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‘‘(B) in the case of any other grant made 
under this subsection, to any eligible entity de-
scribed in paragraph (7), including a grant 
made for— 
‘‘(i) fundamental research (as defined 
in section 251(f)(1) of the Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)); 
‘‘(ii) applied research (as defined in 
that section); 
‘‘(iii) integrated research conducted 
pursuant to section 406 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626); or 
‘‘(iv) integrated research described in 
clause (iii) that is applied or fundamental 
research.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(F)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(vi) as clauses (iv) through (vii), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) new farming opportunities, in-
cluding young, beginning, socially dis-
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advantaged, and immigrant issues and 
farm transition, farm transfer, farm entry, 
and beginning farmer profitability issues;’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘projects (including 
integrated projects)’’ after ‘‘education’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (11)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2018’’. 
TITLE V—CROP INSURANCE 
SEC. 501. RISK MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS. 
Section 522(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘priority given to risk’’ and 
inserting ‘‘priority given to— 
‘‘(A) risk’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) underserved producers, including be-
ginning farmers and ranchers and socially dis-
advantaged farmers and ranchers.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘options for producers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘options for— 
‘‘(A) producers 
‘‘(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) underserved producers, including be-
ginning farmers and ranchers and socially dis-
advantaged farmers and ranchers.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the pro-
grams established under paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
Secretary shall place special emphasis on risk man-
agement techniques, tools, and programs that are 
specifically targeted at— 
‘‘(A) beginning farmers or ranchers; 
‘‘(B) legal immigrant farmers or ranchers 
that are attempting to become established agri-
cultural producers in the United States; 
‘‘(C) socially disadvantaged farmers or 
ranchers; 
‘‘(D) farmers or ranchers that— 
‘‘(i) are preparing to retire; and 
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