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(2) SEPARATION
OF
FUNDS.—The Executive 
Director shall ensure that any funds received under 
paragraph (1) are held in separate accounts from 
funds received from nongovernmental entities as de-
scribed in subsection (f)(2)(A)(iii). 
SEC. 7602. AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD LAW RESEARCH, 
LEGAL TOOLS, AND INFORMATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the farms, ranches, and forests of the 
United States are impacted by a complex and rap-
idly evolving web of competition and international, 
Federal, State, and local laws (including regula-
tions); 
(2) objective, scholarly, and authoritative agri-
cultural and food law research, legal tools, and infor-
mation helps the farm, ranch, and forestry commu-
nity contribute to the strength of the United States 
through improved conservation, environmental pro-
tection, job creation, economic development, renew-
able energy production, outdoor recreational oppor-
tunities, and increased and diversified local and re-
gional supplies of food, fiber, and fuel; and 
(3) the vast agricultural community of the 
United States, including farmers, ranchers, for-
esters, attorneys, policymakers, and extension per-
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sonnel, need access to agricultural and food law re-
search and information provided by an objective, 
scholarly, and neutral source. 
(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary, acting through 
the National Agricultural Library, shall support the dis-
semination of objective, scholarly, and authoritative agri-
cultural and food law research, legal tools, and informa-
tion by entering into cooperative agreements with institu-
tions of higher education that on the date of enactment 
of this Act are carrying out objective programs for re-
search, legal tools, and information in agricultural and 
food law. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For each 
fiscal year, the Secretary may use not more than 
$5,000,000 of the amounts made available to the National 
Agricultural Library to carry out this section. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Repeal of Certain 
Forestry Programs 
SEC. 8001. FOREST LAND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 8002 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public 
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Law 107–171; 16 U.S.C. 2103 note) is amended by strik-
ing subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 
8002. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
INSTITUTION 
AGRICUL-
TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEAD-
ERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 8402 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is re-
pealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 8003. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 303 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
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