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tract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of 
Agriculture under section 1243 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843) before October 1, 
2013, or any payments required to be made in con-
nection with the contract or agreement. 
(2) FUNDING.— 
(A) USE
OF
PRIOR
YEAR
FUNDS.—Not-
withstanding the repeal of section 1243 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843), 
any funds made available from the Commodity 
Credit Corporation to carry out the cooperative 
conservation partnership initiative under that 
section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall 
be made available to carry out contracts and 
agreements referred to in paragraph (1) that 
were entered into prior to October 1, 2013 (in-
cluding the provision of technical assistance). 
(B) OTHER.—On exhaustion of funds 
made available under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary may use funds made available to 
carry out the regional conservation partnerships 
program under subtitle I of title XII of the 
Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 
2401, to continue to carry out contracts and 
agreements referred to in paragraph (1) using 
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the provisions of law and regulation applicable 
to such contracts and agreements as in exist-
ence on September 30, 2013. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 2711. ENVIRONMENTAL EASEMENT PROGRAM. 
Chapter 3 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839 et seq.) is repealed. 
SEC. 2712. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3801(a)) is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘E’’ and inserting ‘‘I’’. 
(b) Section 1211(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3811(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘predomi-
nate’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘predominant’’. 
(c) Section 1242(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3842(i)) is amended in the subsection heading 
by striking ‘‘SPECIALITY’’ and inserting ‘‘SPECIALTY’’. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 
SEC. 3001. SET-ASIDE FOR SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATIONS 
THROUGH WHICH NONEMERGENCY ASSIST-
ANCE IS PROVIDED. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 202(e)(1) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1722(e)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘13 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘15 per-
cent’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘new’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and enhancing’’. 
SEC. 3002. FOOD AID QUALITY. 
Section 202(h) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1722(h)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
use funds made available for fiscal year 2014 and 
subsequent fiscal years to carry out this title— 
‘‘(A) to assess the types and quality of ag-
ricultural commodities and products donated for 
food aid; 
‘‘(B) to adjust products and formulations, 
including 
potential 
introduction 
of 
new 
fortificants and products, as necessary to cost- 
effectively meet nutrient needs of target popu-
lations; 
‘‘(C) to test prototypes; 
‘‘(D) to adopt new specifications or im-
prove existing specifications for micronutrient 
fortified food aid products, based on the latest 
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developments in food and nutrition science, and 
in coordination with other international part-
ners; 
‘‘(E) to develop new program guidance to 
facilitate improved matching of products to pur-
poses having nutritional intent, in coordination 
with other international partners; 
‘‘(F) to develop improved guidance for im-
plementing partners on how to address nutri-
tional deficiencies that emerge among recipients 
for whom food assistance is the sole source of 
diet in emergency programs that extend beyond 
1 year, in coordination with other international 
partners; and 
‘‘(G) to evaluate, in appropriate settings 
and as necessary, the performance and cost-ef-
fectiveness of new or modified specialized food 
products and program approaches designed to 
meet the nutritional needs of the most vulner-
able groups, such as pregnant and lactating 
mothers, and children under the age of 5.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2011’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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