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heading by striking ‘‘AND DISTANCE LEARNING’’
and inserting ‘‘, LIBRARY CONNECTIVITY, PUB-
LIC TELEVISION, AND DISTANCE LEARN-
ING’’.
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 2331 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa)
is amended by striking ‘‘telemedicine services and distance
learning’’ and inserting ‘‘telemedicine services, library
connectivity, and distance learning’’.
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2332 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
950aaa–1) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3)
as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following:
‘‘(1) CONNECTIVITY.—The term ‘connectivity’
means the ability to use a range of high-speed digital
services or networks.’’.
(d) TELEMEDICINE, LIBRARY CONNECTIVITY, AND DIS-
TANCE LEARNING SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS.—Section
2333 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2) is amended—
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AND
DISTANCE LEARNING’’ and inserting ‘‘, LIBRARY
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CONNECTIVITY, PUBLIC TELEVISION, AND DIS-
TANCE LEARNING’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘construction of
facilities and systems to provide telemedicine services
and distance learning services’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
struction and use of facilities and systems to provide
telemedicine services, library connectivity, distance
learning services, and public television station digital
conversion’’;
(3) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2)
and inserting the following:
‘‘(2) FORM.—The Secretary shall establish by no-
tice the amount of the financial assistance available
to applicants in the form of grants, costs of money
loans, combinations of grants and loans, or other fi-
nancial assistance so as to—
‘‘(A)(i) further the purposes of this chapter;
and
‘‘(ii) in the case of loans, result in the max-
imum feasible repayment to the Federal Govern-
ment of the loan; and
‘‘(B) to ensure that funds made available to
carry out this chapter are used to the maximum
extent practicable to assist useful and needed
projects.’’;
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(4) in subsection (c)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by striking ‘‘financial assist-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘assistance in the form
of grants’’;
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘and’’ at the end;
(iii) in subparagraph (B)—
(I) by striking ‘‘service or dis-
tance’’ and inserting ‘‘services, library
connectivity services, public television
station digital conversion, or distance’’;
(II) by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(III) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(C) libraries or library support organiza-
tions;
‘‘(D) public television stations and the par-
ent organizations of public television stations;
and
‘‘(E) schools, libraries, and other facilities
operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the
Indian Health Service.’’;
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘services
or distance’’ and inserting ‘‘service, library
connectivity, public television station digital
conversion, or distance’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) PUBLIC
TELEVISION
GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a separate competitive process to
determine the allocation of grants under this chapter
to public television stations.’’;
(5) in subsection (d)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1),
by inserting ‘‘1 or more of’’ after ‘‘considering’’;
(B) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(C) by redesignating paragraph (13) as
paragraph (14); and
(D) by inserting after paragraph (12) the
following:
‘‘(13) the cost and availability of high-speed net-
work access; and’’;
(6) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—Financial assistance provided
under this chapter shall be used for—
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‘‘(1) the development, acquisition, and digital
distribution of instructional programming to rural
users;
‘‘(2) the development and acquisition, through
lease or purchase, of computer hardware and soft-
ware, audio and visual equipment, computer network
components, telecommunications terminal equipment,
telecommunications transmission facilities, data ter-
minal equipment, or interactive video equipment,
teleconferencing equipment, or other facilities that
would 
further 
telemedicine 
services, 
library
connectivity, or distance learning services;
‘‘(3) the provision of technical assistance and in-
struction for the development or use of the program-
ming, equipment, or facilities referred to in para-
graphs (1) and (2);
‘‘(4) the acquisition of high-speed network trans-
mission equipment or services that would not other-
wise be available or affordable to the applicant;
‘‘(5) costs relating to the coordination and col-
laboration 
among 
and 
between 
libraries 
on
connectivity and universal service initiatives, or the
development of multi-library connectivity plans that
benefit rural users;
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‘‘(6) competitive grants, for public television sta-
tions or a consortium of public television stations, to
provide education, outreach, and assistance, in co-
operation with community groups, to rural commu-
nities and vulnerable populations with respect to the
digital television transition, and particularly the ac-
quisition, delivery, and installation of the digital-to-
analog converter boxes described in section 3005 of the
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act
of 2005 (47 U.S.C. 309 note); or
‘‘(7) other uses that are consistent with this
chapter, as determined by the Secretary.’’; and
(7) in subsection (i)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘telemedi-
cine or distance’’ and inserting ‘‘telemedicine, li-
brary connectivity, public television station dig-
ital conversion, or distance’’; and
(B) in paragraph (2)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
‘‘telemedicine or distance’’ and inserting
‘‘telemedicine, library connectivity, or dis-
tance’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting
‘‘nonproprietary information contained in’’
before ‘‘the applications’’.
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(e) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 2334 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
950aaa–3) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘services or dis-
tance’’ and inserting ‘‘services, library connectivity,
or distance’’; and
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or distance
learning’’ and all that follows through the end of the
subsection and inserting ‘‘, library connectivity, or
distance learning services through telecommunications
in rural areas.’’.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5) is amended by striking
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of Public
Law 102–551 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa note; Public Law 102–551)
is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous
SEC. 6401. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MAR-
KET DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 231 of the Agricultural
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public
Law 106–224) is amended by striking subsection (a) and
inserting the following:
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‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) ASSISTING ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘as-
sisting organization’ means a nonprofit organization,
institution of higher education, or units of govern-
ment with expertise, as determined by the Secretary,
to assist eligible producers and entities described in
subsection (b)(1) through—
‘‘(A) the provision of market research,
training, or technical assistance; or
‘‘(B) the development of supply networks for
value-added products that strengthen the profit-
ability of small and mid-sized family farms.
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘tech-
nical assistance’ means managerial, financial, oper-
ational, and scientific analysis and consultation to
assist an individual or entity (including a recipient
or potential recipient of a grant under this section)—
‘‘(A) to identify and evaluate practices, ap-
proaches, problems, opportunities, or solutions;
and
‘‘(B) to assist in the planning, implementa-
tion, management, operation, marketing, or
maintenance of projects authorized under this
section.
‘‘(3) VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘value-added
agricultural product’ means any agricultural
commodity or product that—
‘‘(i)(I) has undergone a change in
physical state;
‘‘(II) was produced in a manner that
enhances the value of the agricultural com-
modity or product, as demonstrated through
a business plan that shows the enhanced
value, as determined by the Secretary; or
‘‘(III) is physically segregated in a
manner that results in the enhancement of
the value of the agricultural commodity or
product; and
‘‘(ii) as a result of the change in phys-
ical state or the manner in which the agri-
cultural commodity or product was pro-
duced, marketed, or segregated—
‘‘(I) the customer base for the ag-
ricultural commodity or product has
been expanded; and
‘‘(II) a greater portion of the rev-
enue derived from the marketing, proc-
essing, or physical segregation of the
agricultural commodity or product is
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available to the producer of the com-
modity or product.
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘value-added
agricultural products’ includes—
‘‘(i) farm- or ranch-based renewable
energy, including the sale of E–85 fuel; and
‘‘(ii) the aggregation and marketing of
locally-produced agricultural food prod-
ucts.’’.
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 231(b) of the Agricul-
tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Pub-
lic Law 106–224) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ex-
ceed $500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘exceed—
‘‘(i) $300,000 in the case of grants in-
cluding working capital; and
‘‘(ii) $100,000 in the case of all other
grants.’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) RESEARCH, TRAINING, TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE, 
AND
OUTREACH.—The amount of
grant funds provided to an assisting organiza-
tion for a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent
of the total amount of funds that are used to
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make grants for the fiscal year under this sub-
section.’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’
at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) to conduct market research, provide
training and technical assistance, develop supply
networks, or provide program outreach.’’; and
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(4) TERM.—A grant under this section shall
have a term that does not exceed 3 years.
‘‘(5) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION.—The Secretary
shall offer a simplified application form and process
for project proposals requesting less than $50,000.
‘‘(6) PRIORITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants,
the Secretary shall give the priority to projects
that—
‘‘(i) contribute to increasing opportu-
nities for beginning farmers or ranchers, so-
cially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers,