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SEC. 7110. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3195) is amended by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through subsection (a) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1433. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL 
HEALTH 
AND 
DISEASE 
RESEARCH 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to support continuing animal health 
and disease research programs at eligible institu-
tions— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1991 through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to meet the expenses of conducting ani-
mal health and disease research, publishing and 
disseminating the results of such research, and 
contributing to the retirement of employees sub-
ject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 331);
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‘‘(B) for administrative planning and di-
rection; and 
‘‘(C) to purchase equipment and supplies 
necessary for conducting the research described 
in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 7111. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 
ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 1434 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 1438 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3200) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, exclusive of the 
funds provided for research on specific national or re-
gional animal health and disease problems under the 
provisions of section 1434 of this title,’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
EXISTING
AND
CERTAIN
NEW
AGRICULTURAL
RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS.—Section 1463(c) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘sections 1433 and 1434’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 1433’’.
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SEC. 7112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD 
SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 
COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER-
SITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7113. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 
SCIENCE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT IN-
SULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) SUPPORTING TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRI-
CULTURAL RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1447B(a) of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist 
the land-grant colleges and universities in the insular areas 
in efforts to— 
‘‘(1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or rel-
evant equipment necessary for conducting agricul-
tural research; and 
‘‘(2) support tropical and subtropical agricul-
tural research, including pest and disease research.’’.
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1447B 
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2) is 
amended in the heading— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND SUPPORT TROP-
ICAL
AND
SUBTROPICAL
AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘INSTITUTIONS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1447B(d) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7114. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING 
VIRTUAL CENTERS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1448 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is repealed. 
SEC. 7115. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 7116. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC 
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND YOUTH. 
Section 1456(e)(1) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3243(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a competitive grants program— 
‘‘(A) to fund fundamental and applied re-
search and extension at Hispanic-serving agri-
cultural colleges and universities in agriculture, 
human nutrition, food science, bioenergy, and 
environmental science; and 
‘‘(B) to award competitive grants to His-
panic-serving agricultural colleges and univer-
sities to provide for training in the food and ag-
ricultural sciences of Hispanic agricultural 
workers and Hispanic youth working in the food 
and agricultural sciences.’’. 
SEC. 7117. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
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‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7118. REPEAL OF RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1462A of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7119. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3311) is amended in both of subsections (a) and (b) by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7120. EXTENSION SERVICE. 
Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7121. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND AD-
MINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1469 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3315) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end;
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(B) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (3); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary may retain not more than 4 per-
cent of amounts made available for agricultural re-
search, extension, and teaching assistance programs 
for the administration of those programs authorized 
under this Act or any other Act. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The limitation on adminis-
trative expenses under paragraph (1) shall not apply 
to peer panel expenses under subsection (d) or any 
other provision of law related to the administration 
of agricultural research, extension, and teaching as-
sistance programs that contains a limitation on ad-
ministrative expenses that is less than the limitation 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS WITH NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.—
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‘‘(1) FORMER AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILI-
TIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary, for purposes of supporting 
ongoing research and information dissemination ac-
tivities, including supporting research and those ac-
tivities through co-locating scientists and other tech-
nical personnel, sharing of laboratory and field equip-
ment, and providing financial support, shall enter 
into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or 
other legal instruments with former Department of 
Agriculture agricultural research facilities. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS
WITH
AGRICULTURAL
RE-
SEARCH
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary, for pur-
poses of receiving from a non-Federal agricultural re-
search organization support for agricultural research, 
including staffing, laboratory and field equipment, or 
direct financial assistance, may enter into grants, 
contracts, cooperative agreements, or other legal in-
struments with a non-Federal agricultural research 
organization, the operation of which is consistent 
with the research mission and programs of an agri-
cultural research facility of the Department of Agri-
culture.’’.
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SEC. 7122. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TERMI-
NATION.—Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2013; and 
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
(b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1473D(c)(1) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘use such research funding, special or competi-
tive grants, or other means, as the Secretary determines,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘make competitive grants’’. 
SEC. 7123. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR NLGCA INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
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U.S.C. 3319i(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7124. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1475(b) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘competitive’’ 
before ‘‘grants’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1477. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON USE.—Funds made available 
under this section may not be used to acquire or construct 
a building.’’. 
SEC. 7125. RANGELAND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
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3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7126. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 
PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 
Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3351(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘response such sums as 
are necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘response— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7127. DISTANCE EDUCATION AND RESIDENT INSTRUC-
TION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR AREA 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS
FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.— 
(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Section 1490(a) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
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Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or noncompetitive’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3362(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
(b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.—Section 1491(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3363(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as are 
necessary’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2002 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7128. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
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U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subtitle: 
‘‘Subtitle P—General Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 1492. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a competitive 
grant that is awarded by the Secretary under a covered law 
shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination 
of both, from sources other than funds provided through 
such grant in an amount at least equal to the amount of 
such grant. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—The matching funds requirement 
under subsection (a) shall not apply to grants awarded— 
‘‘(1) to a research agency of the Department of 
Agriculture; or 
‘‘(2) to an entity eligible to receive funds under 
a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in 
section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C))), 
including a partner of such entity. 
‘‘(c) COVERED LAW.—In this section, the term ‘covered 
law’ means each of the following provisions of law: 
‘‘(1) This title. 
‘‘(2) Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et 
seq.).
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‘‘(3) The Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(4) Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 3202 et seq.). 
‘‘(5) The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re-
search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (9) of sub-
section (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re-
search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(2) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR EQUIP-
MENT GRANTS’’ after ‘‘FUNDS’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘(A) EQUIPMENT GRANTS.—’’; 
and 
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving the 
margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the left. 
(c) APPLICATION TO AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) NEW GRANTS.—Section 1492 of the National 
Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), shall 
apply with respect to grants described in such section 
awarded after October 1, 2013, unless the provision of
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a covered law under which such grants are awarded 
specifically exempts such grants from the matching 
funds requirement under such section. 
(2) EXISTING GRANTS.—A matching funds re-
quirement in effect on or before October 1, 2013, 
under a covered law shall continue to apply to a 
grant awarded under such provision of law on or be-
fore that date. 
SEC. 7129. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EXPANSION 
OF THE LAND GRANT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE 
ENHANCED FUNDING AND ADDITIONAL IN-
STITUTIONS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) institutions of higher education designated 
under the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known, 
and referred to in this section, as the ‘‘Second Morrill 
Act’’; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.) have played an integral 
role in the education and advancement of agriculture 
and mechanic arts for over a century; 
(2) in addition to those institutions, a number 
of colleges and universities have fulfilled similar and 
parallel missions in successfully training and grad-
uating generations of students who have gone on to be 
leaders in their field;
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(3) the colleges and universities, both with and 
without designation under the Second Morrill Act, 
fulfill a vital role to the future of industry, opportu-
nities for increased job creation, and the strength of 
agriculture in the United States; 
(4) Congress must ensure that the United States’ 
higher education framework and policies meet the 
needs of young individuals in the United States, and 
that students from across the country are able to 
choose from a variety of institutions and programs 
that will equip them with the skills and training nec-
essary to achieve their individual goals; and 
(5) as Congress and the agricultural community 
generally consider policies and approaches to improve 
research, extension, and education in the agricultural 
sciences, expansion of the land grant program under 
the Second Morrill Act to include enhanced funding 
and additional institutions should be considered. 
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 
SEC. 7201. BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICA-
TIONS. 
Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5814) is amended in the 
first sentence—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each fiscal 
year’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2013 through 2018’’ after ‘‘chapter’’. 
SEC. 7202. INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7203. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGY DE-
VELOPMENT AND TRANSFER PROGRAM. 
Section 1628(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 7204. NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 
Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National 
Training Program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7205. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such funds as may be nec-
essary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subtitle’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘subtitle— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1991 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7206. REPEAL OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER 
INFORMATION SYSTEM. 
Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle D of title XVI of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) is repealed.
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SEC. 7207. REPEAL OF RURAL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EX-
TENSION PROGRAM. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1670 of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5923) is repealed. 
SEC. 7208. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1671 of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5924) is repealed. 
SEC. 7209. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES. 
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (e), (f), and (g)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘subsections (e) through (i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘ ‘subsections (e), (f), and (g)’ ’’; 
(3) by striking subsections (e), (f), and (i); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (j) 
as subsections (e), (f), and (h), respectively; 
(5) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))—
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(A) by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it ap-
pears in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and honey bee health disorders’’ after ‘‘col-
lapse’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, including best management practices’’ 
after ‘‘strategies’’; 
(6) by inserting after subsection (f) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (4)) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) COFFEE PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a coffee plant health initiative to address the 
critical needs of the coffee industry by— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 
based tools and treatments to combat the coffee 
berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei); and 
‘‘(B) establishing an area-wide integrated 
pest management program in areas affected by, 
or areas at risk of, being affected by the coffee 
berry borer. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Secretary may 
carry out the coffee plant health initiative through—
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‘‘(A) Federal agencies, including the Agri-
cultural Research Service and the National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture; 
‘‘(B) National Laboratories; 
‘‘(C) institutions of higher education; 
‘‘(D) research institutions or organizations; 
‘‘(E) private organizations or corporations; 
‘‘(F) State agricultural experiment stations; 
‘‘(G) individuals; or 
‘‘(H) groups consisting of 2 or more entities 
or individuals described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (G). 
‘‘(3) 
PROJECT
GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out this subsection, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) enter into cooperative agreements with 
eligible entities, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) award grants on a competitive basis. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4)), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 7210. REPEAL OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 
AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1672A of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925a) is repealed. 
SEC. 7211. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGED.— 
Following the completion of a peer review process for grant 
proposals received under this section, the Secretary shall 
give a priority to grant proposals found in the review proc-
ess to be scientifically meritorious using the same criteria 
the Secretary uses to give priority to grants under section 
1672D(b).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading of such paragraph, 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading of such paragraph, 
by striking ‘‘2009 THROUGH 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014 THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2009 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 7212. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOENERGY FEED-
STOCK AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY RESEARCH 
AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE. 
(a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 1672C 
of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925e) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 251(f)(1)(D) 
of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (xi); and 
(2) by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as 
clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively.
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SEC. 7213. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
section.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7214. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act 
of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D (7 
U.S.C. 5925f) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1673. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING
PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize centers of excellence established for specific agri-
cultural commodities for the receipt of funding for any com-
petitive research or extension program administered by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—A center of excellence is composed 
of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified in subsection 
(b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research 
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)) that provide financial or 
in-kind support to the center of excellence. 
‘‘(c) CRITERIA FOR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.—
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‘‘(1) REQUIRED EFFORTS.—The criteria for con-
sideration to be recognized as a center of excellence 
shall include efforts— 
‘‘(A) to ensure coordination and cost effec-
tiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative ef-
forts regarding research, teaching, and extension; 
‘‘(B) to leverage available resources by using 
public/private partnerships among agricultural 
industry groups, institutions of higher education, 
and the Federal Government; 
‘‘(C) to implement teaching initiatives to 
increase awareness and effectively disseminate 
solutions to target audiences through extension 
activities; and 
‘‘(D) to increase the economic returns to 
rural communities by identifying, attracting, 
and directing funds to high-priority agricultural 
issues. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL EFFORTS.—Where practicable, 
the criteria for consideration to be recognized as a 
center of excellence shall include efforts to improve 
teaching capacity and infrastructure at colleges and 
universities 
(including 
land-grant 
institutions, 
schools of forestry, schools of veterinary medicine, and 
NLGCA Institutions).’’.
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SEC. 7215. REPEAL OF RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CEN-
TER. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1676 of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5929) is repealed. 
SEC. 7216. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM-
ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘is’’ and inserting ‘‘are’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(A) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 
7217. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7301. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION FUND-
ED BY THE DEPARTMENT. 
Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7613(a)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘MERIT REVIEW 
OF
EXTENSION’’ and inserting ‘‘RELEVANCE
AND 
MERIT REVIEW OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION,’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘relevance and’’ before 
‘‘merit’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘extension or education’’ 
and inserting ‘‘research, extension, or edu-
cation’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘on a con-
tinuous basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 
SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(f)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 7303. REPEAL OF COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION TO IM-
PROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM 
SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OPER-
ATIONS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 407 
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7627) is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 251(f)(1)(D) 
of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)), as amended by section 
7212(b), is further amended— 
(1) by striking clause (xi) (as redesignated by 
section 7212(b)); and 
(2) by redesignating clause (xii) (as redesignated 
by section 7212(b)) as clause (xi). 
SEC. 7304. FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM GRANTS. 
Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’.
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(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RESEARCH PROJECTS.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall award competitive grants on the 
basis of— 
‘‘(1) an initial scientific peer review conducted 
by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal 
agencies, non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop 
industry; and 
‘‘(2) a final funding determination made by the 
Secretary based on a review and ranking for merit, 
relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of spe-
cialty crop industry representatives for the specific 
specialty crop.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUND-
ING
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2008
THROUGH 
2012.—Of the funds’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2012.— 
Of the funds’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph:
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‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—Of the funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Sec-
retary shall make available to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 
and 2015; 
‘‘(ii) $55,000,000 for fiscal years 2016 
and 2017; and 
‘‘(iii) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2008 
Through 
2012’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘2014 
Through 2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 7308. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 7309. REPEAL OF NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CEN-
TER. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 612 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (Public Law 105–185; 112 Stat. 605) is repealed. 
SEC. 7310. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7311. REPEAL OF STUDIES OF AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION. 
Effective October 1, 2013, subtitle C of title VI of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7671 et seq.) is repealed. 
Subtitle D—Other Laws 
SEC. 7401. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 
Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Act’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Act— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1991 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7402. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
(a) DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 532 
of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 
1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘Memorial’’; 
(2) in paragraph (26), by striking ‘‘Commu-
nity’’; 
(3) by striking paragraphs (5), (10), and (27); 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
(4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), 
(20), (21), (22), (23), (24), (25), (26), (28), (29), (30), 
(31), (32), (33), and (34) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
(7), (8), (9), (5), (10), (15), (17), (18), (19), (20), 
(22), (23), (24), (25), (32), (26), (27), (28), (29), (30), 
(31), (33), (34), (35), and (14), respectively, and
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transferring the paragraphs so as to appear in nu-
merical order; 
(5) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) Aaniih Nakoda College.’’; 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redes-
ignated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) College of the Muscogee Nation.’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (15) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col-
lege.’’; and 
(8) by inserting after paragraph (20) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) Navajo Technical College.’’. 
(b) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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(d) RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sec-
tion 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 
103–382) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(2) RESEARCH GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
536(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 
382) is amended by striking ‘‘with at least 1 other 
land-grant college or university’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘with— 
‘‘(1) the Agricultural Research Service of the De-
partment of Agriculture; or 
‘‘(2) at least 1— 
‘‘(A) other land-grant college or university 
(exclusive of another 1994 Institution); 
‘‘(B) non-land-grant college of agriculture 
(as defined in section 1404 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); or 
‘‘(C) cooperating forestry school (as defined 
in that section).’’.
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SEC. 7403. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7404. REPEAL OF CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 221 of the Agricul-
tural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 7405. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANT ACT. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (b)(11)(A) of the Com-
petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(11)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding 
clause (i) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) PRIORITY AREAS.—Subsection (b)(2) of the Com-
petitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause:
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‘‘(viii) plant-based foods that are 
major sources of nutrients of concern (as de-
termined by the Secretary).’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (viii), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(ix) the research and development of 
surveillance methods, vaccines, vaccination 
delivery systems, or diagnostic tests for 
pests and diseases (especially zoonotic dis-
eases) in wildlife reservoirs presenting a po-
tential concern to public health or domestic 
livestock and pests and diseases in minor 
species (including deer, elk, and bison); and 
‘‘(x) the identification of animal drug 
needs and the generation and dissemination 
of data for safe and effective therapeutic ap-
plications of animal drugs for minor species 
and minor uses of such drugs in major spe-
cies.’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C)—
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(A) in clause (ii), by inserting before the 
semicolon ‘‘, including the effects of plant-based 
foods that are major sources of nutrients of con-
cern on diet and health’’; 
(B) in clause (iii), by inserting before the 
semicolon ‘‘, including plant-based foods that are 
major sources of nutrients of concern’’; 
(C) in clause (iv), by inserting before the 
semicolon ‘‘, including postharvest practices con-
ducted with respect to plant-based foods that are 
major sources of nutrients of concern’’; and 
(D) in clause (v), by inserting before the pe-
riod ‘‘, including improving the functionality of 
plant-based foods that are major sources of nu-
trients of concern’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and 
(vi) as clauses (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) the effectiveness of conservation 
practices and technologies designed to ad-
dress nutrient losses and improve water 
quality;’’; and
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(5) in subparagraph (F)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
inserting ‘‘economics,’’ after ‘‘trade,’’; 
(B) by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as 
clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) the economic costs, benefits, and 
viability of producers adopting conservation 
practices and technologies designed to im-
prove water quality;’’. 
(c) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.—Subsection (b)(4) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 
(7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) establish procedures under which a 
commodity board established under a commodity 
promotion law (as such term is defined under 
section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C.
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7401(a))) or a State commodity board (or other 
equivalent State entity) may directly submit to 
the Secretary proposals for requests for applica-
tions to specifically address particular issues re-
lated to the priority areas specified in para-
graph (2).’’. 
(d) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS.—Subsection (b)(6) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act 
(7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) to eligible entities to carry out the spe-
cific research proposals submitted under proce-
dures established under paragraph (4)(F).’’. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Subsection (b)(7)(G) of the 
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)(G)) is amended by striking ‘‘or corpora-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘, foundations, or corporations’’. 
(f) INTER-REGIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT NUMBER 
4.—Subsection (e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(e)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘minor use 
pesticides’’ and inserting ‘‘pesticides for minor agri-
cultural use and for use on specialty crops (as defined 
in section 3 of the Specialty Crop Competitiveness 
Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
for use on specialty crops’’ after ‘‘minor agricul-
tural use’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (G); and 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) prioritize potential pest management 
technology for minor agricultural use and for use 
on specialty crops; 
‘‘(D) conduct research to develop the data 
necessary to facilitate pesticide registrations, re-
registrations, and associated tolerances; 
‘‘(E) assist in removing trade barriers 
caused by residues of pesticides registered for 
minor agricultural use and for use on domesti-
cally grown specialty crops;
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‘‘(F) assist in the registration and rereg-
istration of pest management technologies for 
minor agricultural use and for use on specialty 
crops; and’’. 
(g) EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE.—The 
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i) is amended by striking subsection (k). 
SEC. 7406. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 6 
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renewable 
Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Pub-
lic Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7407. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 
(16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7408. REPEAL OF USE OF REMOTE SENSING DATA. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 892 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 
5935) is repealed.
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SEC. 7409. REPEAL OF REPORTS UNDER FARM SECURITY 
AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT OF 2002. 
(a) REPEAL OF REPORT ON PRODUCERS AND HAN-
DLERS
FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS.—Effective October 1, 
2013, section 7409 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925b note; Public Law 107– 
171) is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF REPORT ON GENETICALLY MODIFIED 
PEST-PROTECTED PLANTS.—Effective October 1, 2013, sec-
tion 7410 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (Public Law 107–171; 116 Stat. 462) is repealed. 
(c) REPEAL OF STUDY ON NUTRIENT BANKING.—Ef-
fective October 1, 2013, section 7411 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925a note; 
Public Law 107–171) is repealed. 
SEC. 7410. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (R) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, 
and crop farming practices;
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‘‘(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private, 
nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies; 
‘‘(C) entrepreneurship and business train-
ing; 
‘‘(D) financial and risk management train-
ing (including the acquisition and management 
of agricultural credit); 
‘‘(E) natural resource management and 
planning; 
‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strate-
gies; 
‘‘(G) curriculum development; 
‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and in-
ternships; 
‘‘(I) resources and referral; 
‘‘(J) farm financial benchmarking; 
‘‘(K) assisting beginning farmers or ranch-
ers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and 
ranchers; 
‘‘(L) agricultural rehabilitation and voca-
tional training for veterans; and 
‘‘(M) other similar subject areas of use to 
beginning farmers or ranchers.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and 
community-based organizations’’ and inserting
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‘‘, community-based organizations, and school- 
based agricultural educational organizations’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) MILITARY
VETERAN
BEGINNING
FARMERS 
AND RANCHERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 percent 
of the funds used to carry out this subsection for 
a fiscal year shall be used to support programs 
and services that address the needs of military 
veteran beginning farmers and ranchers. 
‘‘(B) COORDINATION
PERMITTED.—A re-
cipient of a grant under this section using the 
grant as described in subparagraph (A) may co-
ordinate with a recipient of a grant under sec-
tion 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) in ad-
dressing the needs of military veteran beginning 
farmers and ranchers with disabilities.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(11) LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS.—A re-
cipient of a grant under this section may not use 
more than 10 percent of the funds provided by the
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grant for the indirect costs of carrying out the initia-
tives described in paragraph (1).’’; 
(2) in subsection (h)(1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘2008
THROUGH
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 
THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’.
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SEC. 7411. INCLUSION OF AMERICAN SAMOA, FEDERATED 
STATES OF MICRONESIA, AND NORTHERN 
MARIANA 
ISLANDS 
AS 
A 
STATE 
UNDER 
MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY 
ACT. 
Section 8 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as 
the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 
582a–7) is amended by striking ‘‘and Guam’’ and inserting 
‘‘Guam, American Samoa, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is-
lands’’. 
Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 
PART 1—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 
SEC. 7501. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION 
CENTER. 
Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 7502. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG-
RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREP-
ARATION, AND RESPONSE. 
Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘such sums as may be nec-
essary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection— 
‘‘(A) such sums as are necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
section— 
‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 7503. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
Section 14121(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section’’ 
and all that follows and inserting the following: ‘‘are au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7504. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 14122(e) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘sums as are necessary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until 
expended; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018, to remain available until expended.’’.
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PART 2—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 7511. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 3125a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10 years’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘1, 3, and 
5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘6, 8, and 10 years’’. 
SEC. 7512. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 
Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is 
amended by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘10- 
year period’’. 
SEC. 7513. BUDGET SUBMISSION AND FUNDING. 
Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7614c) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
PROGRAM.—The term ‘covered 
program’ means— 
‘‘(A) each research program carried out by 
the Agricultural Research Service or the Eco-
nomic Research Service for which annual appro-
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priations are requested in the annual budget 
submission of the President; and 
‘‘(B) each competitive program carried out 
by the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture for which annual appropriations are re-
quested in the annual budget submission of the 
President. 
‘‘(2) REQUEST FOR AWARDS.—The term ‘request 
for awards’ means a funding announcement published 
by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture 
that provides detailed information on funding oppor-
tunities at the Institute, including the purpose, eligi-
bility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation criteria, 
regulatory information, and instructions on how to 
apply for such opportunities.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET SUBMISSION 
REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each year, the President 
shall submit to Congress, together with the annual 
budget submission of the President, the information 
described in paragraph (2) for each funding request 
for a covered program.
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‘‘(2) INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph includes— 
‘‘(A) baseline information, including with 
respect to each covered program— 
‘‘(i) the funding level for the program 
for the fiscal year preceding the year the 
annual budget submission of the President 
is submitted; 
‘‘(ii) the funding level requested in the 
annual budget submission of the President, 
including any increase or decrease in the 
funding level; and 
‘‘(iii) an explanation justifying any 
change from the funding level specified in 
clause (i) to the level specified in clause (ii); 
‘‘(B) with respect to each covered program 
that is carried out by the Economic Research 
Service or the Agricultural Research Service, the 
location and staff years of the program; 
‘‘(C) the proposed funding levels to be allo-
cated to, and the expected publication date, 
scope, and allocation level for, each request for 
awards to be published under or associated 
with—
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for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out any 
program during the fiscal year that is authorized 
under— 
‘‘(A) subsection (b) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 450i(b)); 
‘‘(B) section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5811); 
‘‘(C) section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925b); 
‘‘(D) section 412 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632); or 
‘‘(E) section 7405 of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f). 
‘‘(f) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.— 
Each year on a date that is not later than the date on which 
the President submits the annual budget, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report containing a description of the 
agricultural research, extension, and education activities 
carried out by the Federal Government during the fiscal 
year that immediately precedes the year for which the re-
port is submitted, including—
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‘‘(1) a review of the extent to which those activi-
ties— 
‘‘(A) are duplicative or overlap within the 
Department of Agriculture; or 
‘‘(B) are similar to activities carried out 
by— 
‘‘(i) other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(ii) the States (including the District 
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico and other territories or possessions of 
the United States); 
‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education 
(as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
or 
‘‘(iv) the private sector; and 
‘‘(2) for each report submitted under this section 
on or after January 1, 2013, a 5-year projection of 
national priorities with respect to agricultural re-
search, extension, and education, taking into account 
domestic needs.’’.
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SEC. 7514. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS FOR THE 
STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA. 
Section 7521(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 3202(c)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7515. REPEAL OF FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSIST-
ANCE NETWORK. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 7522 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 7516. REPEAL OF SEED DISTRIBUTION. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 7523 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 415–1) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 7517. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7518. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7526 of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ‘‘the De-
partment of Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appro-
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priate Federal agencies (as determined by the Sec-
retary)’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘multistate’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘integrated, multistate re-
search, extension, and education programs on 
technology development and technology imple-
mentation.’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as 
subparagraph (C); 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in accordance with 
paragraph (2)’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘gasification’’ and in-
serting ‘‘bioproducts’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘the Department of 
Energy’’ and inserting ‘‘other appropriate 
Federal agencies’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
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(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 7526(f)(1) 
of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8114(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection 
(c)(1)(D)(i)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(1)(C)(i)’’. 
SEC. 7519. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON FOOD 
DESERTS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 7527 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– 
246; 122 Stat. 2039) is repealed. 
SEC. 7520. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL TRANS-
PORTATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 7529 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5938) is 
repealed. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 7601. AGREEMENTS WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS FOR NATIONAL ARBORETUM. 
Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 196), 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(1) negotiate agreements for the National Arbo-
retum with nonprofit scientific or educational organi-
zations, the interests of which are complementary to 
the mission of the National Arboretum, or nonprofit 
organizations that support the purpose of the Na-
tional Arboretum, except that the net proceeds of the 
organizations from the agreements shall be used exclu-
sively for research and educational work for the ben-
efit of the National Arboretum and the operation and 
maintenance of the facilities of the National Arbo-
retum, including enhancements, upgrades, restoration, 
and conservation;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) RECOGNITION OF DONORS.—A non-profit organi-
zation that entered into an agreement under subsection 
(a)(1) may recognize donors if that recognition is approved 
in advance by the Secretary. In considering whether to ap-
prove such recognition, the Secretary shall broadly exercise 
the discretion of the Secretary to the fullest extent allowed 
under Federal law in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 7602. COTTON DISEASE RESEARCH REPORT. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
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on the fungus fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 
4 (referred to in this section as ‘‘FOV Race 4’’) and the 
impact of such fungus on cotton, including— 
(1) an overview of the threat FOV Race 4 poses 
to the cotton industry in the United States; 
(2) the status and progress of Federal research 
initiatives to detect, contain, or eradicate FOV Race 
4, including current FOV Race 4-specific research 
projects; and 
(3) a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV 
Race 4 that establishes— 
(A) detection and identification goals; 
(B) containment goals; 
(C) eradication goals; and 
(D) a plan to partner with the cotton in-
dustry in the United States to maximize re-
sources, information sharing, and research re-
sponsiveness and effectiveness. 
SEC. 7603. ACCEPTANCE OF FACILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH SERVICE. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED.—Subject to sub-
sections (b) and (c), the Secretary of Agriculture may au-
thorize a non-Federal entity to construct, at no cost and 
without obligation to the Federal Government, a facility for 
use by the Agricultural Research Service on land owned by
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the Agricultural Research Service and managed by the Sec-
retary. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
upon the completion of the construction of the facility 
by the non-Federal entity under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall accept the facility as a gift in accord-
ance with Public Law 95–442 (7 U.S.C. 2269). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, shall certify in advance that the accept-
ance under paragraph (1) complies with the limita-
tions specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (c). 
(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) VALUE.—The Secretary may not accept a fa-
cility as a gift under this section if the fair market 
value of the facility is more than $5,000,000. 
(2) NO FEDERAL COST.—The Secretary shall not 
enter into any acquisitions, demonstrations, ex-
changes, grants, contracts, incentives, leases, procure-
ments, sales, or other transaction authorities or ar-
rangements that would obligate future appropriations 
with respect to the facility constructed under sub-
section (a).
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(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—No facility may be 
accepted by the Secretary for use by the Agricultural Re-
search Service under this section after September 30, 2018. 
SEC. 7604. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2013) 
are both amended by striking ‘‘Title III of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’ and inserting 
‘‘Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and De-
partment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994’’. 
SEC. 7605. LEGITIMACY OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Drug-Free Work-
place Act of 1988 (41 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.), the Safe and 
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 
7101 et seq.), or any other Federal law, an institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) may grow or cul-
tivate industrial hemp if— 
(1) the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated 
for purposes of agricultural research or other aca-
demic research; and 
(2) the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp 
is allowed under the laws of the State in which such
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institution of higher education is located and such re-
search occurs. 
(b) INDUSTRIAL HEMP DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘industrial hemp’’ means the plant Cannabis sativa 
L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, 
with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not 
more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. 
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 
Law 107–171; 16 U.S.C. 2103 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (a). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 8002. WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103b) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2013.
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SEC. 8003. EXPIRED COOPERATIVE NATIONAL FOREST 
PRODUCTS MARKETING PROGRAM. 
Section 18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2112) is repealed. 
SEC. 
8004. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
INSTITUTION 
AGRICUL-
TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 8402 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (16 U.S.C. 1649a) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 8005. TRIBAL WATERSHED FORESTRY ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration 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. 
SEC. 8006. SEPARATE FOREST SERVICE DECISIONMAKING 
AND APPEALS PROCESS. 
Section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102– 
381; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note) is repealed. Section 428 of divi-
sion E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub-
lic Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 1046; 16 U.S.C. 6515 note) shall 
not apply to any project or activity implementing a land 
and resource management plan developed under section 6
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of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) that is categorically excluded 
from documentation in an environmental assessment or an 
environmental impact statement under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Co-
operative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 Programs 
SEC. 8101. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR 
FOREST RESOURCES. 
Section 2A(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) as feasible, appropriate military installa-
tions where the voluntary participation and manage-
ment of private or State-owned or other public 
forestland is able to support, promote, and contribute 
to the missions of such installations; and’’.
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SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM. 
Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(m) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2013; and 
‘‘(2) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8103. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CON-
SERVATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (g) of section 7A of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2013; and 
‘‘(2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’.
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Subtitle C—Reauthorization of 
Other Forestry-Related Laws 
SEC. 8201. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8202. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 
Subsection (d) of section 2405 of the Global Climate 
Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal 
years 1996 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8203. CHANGE IN FUNDING SOURCE FOR HEALTHY 
FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
(d); and
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(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(b) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture to carry out this section $9,750,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In addition to 
funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
may use such amount of the funds appropriated for that 
fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic 
Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the Secretary de-
termines necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, 
management, and enforcement responsibilities for land en-
rolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursuant to 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 504.’’. 
SEC. 8204. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECT AUTHORITY. 
Section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in 
section 101(e) of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 
U.S.C. 2104 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) CONTRACT FOR SALE OF PROPERTY.—At the 
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, a contract 
entered into by the Forest Service under this section 
may be considered a contract for the sale of property 
under such terms as the Secretary may prescribe 
without regard to any other provision of law. 
‘‘(7) FIRE
LIABILITY
PROVISIONS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Chief and the Director shall issue for use 
in all contracts and agreements under this section fire 
liability provisions that are in substantially the same 
form as the fire liability provisions contained in— 
‘‘(A) integrated resource timber contracts, 
as described in the Forest Service contract num-
bered 2400–13, part H, section H.4; and 
‘‘(B) timber sale contracts conducted pursu-
ant to section 14 of the National Forest Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a).’’. 
Subtitle D—National Forest 
Critical Area Response 
SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title:
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(1) CRITICAL AREA.—The term ‘‘critical area’’ 
means an area of the National Forest System des-
ignated by the Secretary under section 7302. 
(2) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 8302. DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall designate critical areas within the Na-
tional Forest System for the purposes of addressing— 
(1) deteriorating forest health conditions in ex-
istence as of the date of the enactment of this Act due 
to insect infestation, drought, disease, or storm dam-
age; and 
(2) the future risk of insect infestations or dis-
ease outbreaks through preventative treatments. 
(b) DESIGNATION METHOD.—In considering National 
Forest System land for designation as a critical area, the 
Secretary shall use—
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(1) for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the most re-
cent annual forest health aerial surveys of mortality 
and defoliation; and 
(2) for purposes of subsection (a)(2), the Na-
tional Insect and Disease Risk Map. 
(c) TIME FOR INITIAL DESIGNATIONS.—The first crit-
ical areas shall be designated by the Secretary not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DURATION OF DESIGNATION.—The designation of 
a critical area shall expire not later than 10 years after 
the date of the designation. 
SEC. 8303. APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURES AND 
ACTIVITIES OF THE HEALTHY FORESTS RES-
TORATION ACT OF 2003 TO CRITICAL AREAS. 
(a) 
APPLICABILITY.—Subject 
to 
subsections 
(b) 
through (e), title I of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511 et seq.) (including the environ-
mental analysis requirements of section 104 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 6514), the special administrative review process 
under section 105 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6515), and the 
judicial review process under section 106 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 6516)), shall apply to all Forest Service projects and 
activities carried out in a critical area. 
(b) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.—Section 322 of 
Public Law 102–381 (16 U.S.C. 1612 note; 106 Stat. 1419)
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shall not apply to projects conducted in accordance with 
this section. 
(c) REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS.—In applying title I 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6511 et seq.) to Forest Service projects and activities in a 
critical area, the Secretary shall make the following modi-
fications: 
(1) The authority shall apply to the entire crit-
ical area, including land that is outside of a 
wildland-urban interface area or that does not satisfy 
any of the other eligibility criteria specified in section 
102(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6512(a)). 
(2) All projects and activities of the Forest Serv-
ice, including necessary connected actions (as de-
scribed in section 1508.25(a)(1) of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)), shall 
be considered to be authorized hazardous fuel reduc-
tion projects for purposes of applying the title. 
(d) SMALLER PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a project conducted in a critical area in 
accordance with this section that comprises less than 
10,000 acres shall be— 
(A) considered an action categorically ex-
cluded from the requirements for an environ-
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mental assessment or an environmental impact 
statement under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion); and 
(B) exempt from the special administrative 
review process under section 105 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6515). 
(2) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AREAS.—Paragraph 
(1) does not apply to— 
(A) a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; 
(B) any Federal land on which, by Act of 
Congress or Presidential proclamation, the re-
moval of vegetation is restricted or prohibited; 
(C) a congressionally designated wilderness 
study area; or 
(D) an area in which activities under para-
graph (1) would be inconsistent with the appli-
cable land and resource management plan. 
(e) FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS.—All projects and 
activities carried out in a critical area pursuant to this 
subtitle shall be consistent with the land and resource man-
agement plan established under section 6 of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16
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U.S.C. 1604) for the unit of the National Forest System 
containing the critical area. 
SEC. 8304. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘‘eligible State’’ 
means a State that contains National Forest System 
land. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE
FORESTER.—The term ‘‘State for-
ester’’ means the head of a State agency with jurisdic-
tion over State forestry programs in an eligible State. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into 
a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole 
source contract) with a State forester to authorize the 
State forester to provide the forest, rangeland, and 
watershed restoration, management, and protection 
services described in paragraph (2) on National For-
est System land in the eligible State. 
(2) AUTHORIZED SERVICES.—The forest, range-
land, and watershed restoration, management, and 
protection services referred to in paragraph (1) in-
clude the conduct of— 
(A) activities to treat insect infected forests;
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(B) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; 
(C) activities involving commercial har-
vesting or other mechanical vegetative treat-
ments; or 
(D) any other activities to restore or im-
prove forest, rangeland, and watershed health, 
including fish and wildlife habitat. 
(3) STATE AS AGENT.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (6), a cooperative agreement or contract 
entered into under paragraph (1) may authorize the 
State forester to serve as the agent for the Secretary 
in providing the restoration, management, and pro-
tection services authorized under that paragraph. 
(4) SUBCONTRACTS.—In accordance with appli-
cable contract procedures for the eligible State, a 
State forester may enter into subcontracts to provide 
the restoration, management, and protection services 
authorized under a cooperative agreement or contract 
entered into under paragraph (1). 
(5) TIMBER SALES.—Subsections (d) and (g) of 
section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 
1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) shall not apply to services per-
formed under a cooperative agreement or contract en-
tered into under paragraph (1).
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(6) RETENTION OF NEPA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
Any decision required to be made under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) with respect to any restoration, management, 
and protection services to be provided under this sec-
tion by a State forester on National Forest System 
land shall not be delegated to a State forester or any 
other officer or employee of the eligible State. 
(7) APPLICABLE LAW.—The restoration, manage-
ment, and protection services to be provided under 
this section shall be carried out on a project-to-project 
basis under existing authorities of the Forest Service. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 8401. REVISION OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FOREST IN-
VENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) REVISION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall revise the strategic plan for forest inven-
tory and analysis initially prepared pursuant to section 
3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Re-
search Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to address the re-
quirements imposed by subsection (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—In re-
vising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
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describe in detail the organization, procedures, and funding 
needed to achieve each of the following: 
(1) Complete the transition to a fully annualized 
forest inventory program and include inventory and 
analysis of interior Alaska. 
(2) Implement an annualized inventory of trees 
in urban settings, including the status and trends of 
trees and forests, and assessments of their ecosystem 
services, values, health, and risk to pests and diseases. 
(3) Report information on renewable biomass 
supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, re-
gional, and national level, including by ownership 
type. 
(4) Engage State foresters and other users of in-
formation from the forest inventory and analysis in 
reevaluating the list of core data variables collected on 
forest inventory and analysis plots with an emphasis 
on demonstrated need. 
(5) Improve the timeliness of the timber product 
output program and accessibility of the annualized 
information on that database. 
(6) Foster greater cooperation among the forest 
inventory and analysis program, research station 
leaders, and State foresters and other users of infor-
mation from the forest inventory and analysis.
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(7) Promote availability of and access to non- 
Federal resources to improve information analysis 
and information management. 
(8) Collaborate with the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and United States Geological Survey 
to integrate remote sensing, spatial analysis tech-
niques, and other new technologies in the forest inven-
tory and analysis program. 
(9) Understand and report on changes in land 
cover and use. 
(10) Expand existing programs to promote sus-
tainable forest stewardship through increased under-
standing, in partnership with other Federal agencies, 
of the over 10 million family forest owners, their de-
mographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship. 
(11) Implement procedures to improve the statis-
tical precision of estimates at the sub-State level. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the revised strategic 
plan to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate.
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SEC. 8402. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN ACES PRO-
GRAM. 
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conserva-
tion-related programs executed on National Forest System 
lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced 
Services Program established pursuant to section 1252 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851) to provide 
technical services for conservation-related programs and au-
thorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest 
System lands. 
SEC. 8403. GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
RESEARCH UNDER FOREST AND RANGELAND 
RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) ADDITIONAL FORESTRY
AND RANGELAND RE-
SEARCH
AND
EDUCATION
HIGH
PRIORITY.—Section 
3(d)(2) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(d)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) 
Science 
and 
technology 
transfer, 
through the Forest Products Laboratory, to dem-
onstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as 
a green building material, including investments 
in life cycle assessment for wood products.’’.
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(b) RESEARCH FACILITIES AND COOPERATION.—Sec-
tion 4 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1643) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
an annual report describing, for the period covered by the 
report— 
‘‘(1) the research conducted in furtherance of the 
research and education priority specified in section 
3(d)(2)(F); 
‘‘(2) the number of buildings the Forest Service 
has built with wood as the primary structural mate-
rial; and 
‘‘(3) the investments made by the Forest Service 
in green building wood promotion.’’. 
SEC. 8404. EXTENSION OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS AU-
THORITY REGARDING USE OF DESIGNATION 
BY PRESCRIPTION TO ALL THINNING SALES 
UNDER 
NATIONAL 
FOREST 
MANAGEMENT 
ACT OF 1976. 
Subsection (g) of section 14 of the National Forest 
Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) is amended to 
read as follows:
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‘‘(g) Designation, including but not limited to, mark-
ing when necessary, designation by description, or designa-
tion by prescription, and supervision of harvesting of trees, 
portions of trees, or forest products shall be conducted by 
persons employed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Such per-
sons shall have no personal interest in the purchase or har-
vest of such products and shall not be directly or indirectly 
in the employment of the purchaser thereof. Designation by 
prescription and designation by prescription shall be con-
sidered valid methods for designation, and may be super-
vised by use of post-harvest cruise, sample weight scaling, 
or other methods determined by the Secretary to be appro-
priate.’’. 
SEC. 8405. REIMBURSEMENT OF FIRE FUNDS EXPENDED BY 
A STATE FOR MANAGEMENT AND SUPPRES-
SION OF CERTAIN WILDFIRES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF STATE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY.—If a State seeks re-
imbursement for amounts expended for resources and serv-
ices provided to another State for the management and sup-
pression of a wildfire, the Secretary of Agriculture, subject 
to subsections (c) and (d)— 
(1) may accept the reimbursement amounts from 
the other State; and
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(2) shall pay those amounts to the State seeking 
reimbursement. 
(c) MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.—As a condi-
tion of seeking and providing reimbursement under sub-
section (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State 
providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assist-
ance agreement with the Forest Service or an agency of the 
Department of the Interior for providing and receiving 
wildfire management and suppression resources and serv-
ices. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may prescribe the terms and conditions determined 
to be necessary to carry out subsection (b). 
(e) EFFECT ON PRIOR REIMBURSEMENTS.—Any ac-
ceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary 
of Agriculture before the date of enactment of this Act that 
otherwise would have been authorized under this section 
shall be considered to have been made in accordance with 
this section. 
SEC. 8406. ABILITY OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS 
TO MEET NEEDS OF LOCAL WOOD PRO-
DUCING FACILITIES FOR RAW MATERIALS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing—
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(1) an assessment of the raw material needs of 
wood producing facilities located within the bound-
aries of each unit of the National Forest System or 
located outside of the unit, but within 100 miles of 
such boundaries; 
(2) the volume of timber which would be avail-
able if the unit of the National Forest System annu-
ally sold its Allowable Sale Quantity in the current 
Forest Plan; 
(3) the volume of timber actually sold and har-
vested from each unit of the National Forest System 
for the previous decade; 
(4) a comparison of the volume actually sold and 
harvested from the previous decade to the Allowable 
Sale Quantity calculated in that decade by preceding 
or current forest plans; and 
(5) an assessment of the ability of each unit of 
National Forest System to meet the needs of these fa-
cilities for raw materials. 
SEC. 8407. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
ROADS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
on the following:
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(1) The total mileage of National Forest System 
roads and trails not meeting forest plan standards 
and guidelines. 
(2) The total amount, in dollars, of Capital Im-
provement & Maintenance deferred maintenance 
needs for National Forest System roads, including a 
five-year analysis in the trend in total deferred main-
tenance costs. 
(3) The sources of funds used for capital im-
provement & maintenance roads, including appro-
priated funds, mandatory funds, and receipts from 
activities on National Forest System lands. 
(4) The impact of road closures on recreational 
activities and timber harvesting. 
(5) The impact on land acquisitions, whether 
through fee acquisition, donation, or easement, on the 
maintenance backlog. 
SEC. 8408. FOREST SERVICE LARGE AIRTANKER AND AER-
IAL ASSET FIREFIGHTING RECAPITALIZATION 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, may establish a large airtanker and aerial 
asset lease program in accordance with this section.
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(b) AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the 
program described in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
enter into a multiyear lease contract for up to five aircraft 
that meet the criteria— 
(1) described in the Forest Service document en-
titled ‘‘Large Airtanker Modernization Strategy’’ and 
dated February 10, 2012, for large airtankers; and 
(2) determined by the Secretary, for other aerial 
assets. 
(c) LEASE TERMS.—The term of any individual lease 
agreement into which the Secretary enters under this sec-
tion shall be— 
(1) up to five years, inclusive of any options to 
renew or extend the initial lease term; and 
(2) in accordance with section 3903 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(d) PROHIBITION.—No lease entered into under this 
section shall provide for the purchase of the aircraft by, or 
the transfer of ownership to, the Forest Service. 
SEC. 8409. LAND CONVEYANCE, JEFFERSON NATIONAL FOR-
EST IN WISE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Upon payment by the 
Association of the consideration under subsection (b) and 
the costs under subsection (d), the Secretary shall, subject 
to valid existing rights, convey to the Association all right,
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title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
of National Forest System land in the Jefferson National 
Forest in Wise County, Virginia, consisting of approxi-
mately 0.70 acres and containing the Mullins and Sturgill 
Cemetery and an easement to provide access to the parcel, 
as generally depicted on the map. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) FAIR MARKET VALUE.—As consideration for 
the land conveyed under subsection (a), the Associa-
tion shall pay to the Secretary cash in an amount 
equal to the market value of the land, as determined 
by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and con-
ducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal 
Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 
206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716). 
(2) DEPOSIT.—The consideration received by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into 
the general fund of the Treasury of the United States 
for the purposes of deficit reduction. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the land to be conveyed under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
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(d) COSTS.—The Association shall pay to the Sec-
retary at closing the reasonable costs of the survey, the ap-
praisal, and any administrative and environmental anal-
yses required by law. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
ASSOCIATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Association’’ 
means the Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery Association 
of Pound, Virginia. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map ti-
tled ‘‘Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery’’ dated March 1, 
2013. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 
8410. 
CATEGORICAL 
EXCLUSION 
FOR 
FOREST 
PROJECTS IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES. 
In the case of National Forest System land damaged 
by a natural disaster regarding which the President de-
clares a disaster or emergency pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), any forest project carried out to clean
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up or restore the damaged National Forest System land 
during the two-year period beginning on the date of the dec-
laration shall be categorically excluded from the require-
ments relating to environmental assessments or environ-
mental impact statements under section 1508.4 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
TITLE IX—ENERGY 
SEC. 9001. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM. 
Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended by— 
(1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) BIOBASED PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘biobased 
product’ means a product determined by the Sec-
retary to be a commercial or industrial product 
(other than food or feed) that is— 
‘‘(i) composed, in whole or in signifi-
cant part, of biological products, including 
renewable domestic agricultural materials 
and forestry materials; or 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate ingredient or 
feedstock. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘biobased prod-
uct’, with respect to forestry materials, includes
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forest products that meet biobased content re-
quirements, notwithstanding the market share 
the product holds, the age of the product, or 
whether the market for the product is new or 
emerging.’’; 
(2) redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), 
(12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 
(13), (14), and (16); 
(3) inserting after paragraph (8), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) FOREST PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ means a product made from materials de-
rived from the practice of forestry or the man-
agement of growing timber. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ includes— 
‘‘(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 
lumber, and other wood products; and 
‘‘(ii) any recycled products derived 
from forest materials.’’; and 
(4) inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redesig-
nated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.—
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loans’’ and inserting ‘‘to eligible entities guarantees 
for loans’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and 
(h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; 
and 
(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 9003(g) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(3), is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 
9005. 
BIOENERGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
BIOFUELS. 
Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so redes-
ignated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1);
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(3) in the heading of paragraph (1) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPRO-
PRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—Section 9007(c) 
of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) TIERED
APPLICATION
PROCESS.—In car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish 
a three-tiered application, evaluation, and oversight 
process that varies based on the cost of the proposed 
project with the process most simplified for projects 
referred to in subparagraph (A), more comprehensive 
for projects referred to in subparagraph (B), and most 
comprehensive for projects referred to in subpara-
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graph (C). The three tiers for such process shall be as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) TIER 1.—Projects for which the cost of 
the project funded under this subsection is not 
more than $80,000. 
‘‘(B) TIER 2.—Projects for which the cost of 
the project funded under this subsection is more 
than $80,000 but less than $200,000. 
‘‘(C) TIER 3.—Projects for which the cost of 
the project funded under this subsection is 
$200,000 or more.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 9007(g) of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(g)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and
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(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 9009. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIO-
ENERGY PRODUCERS. 
Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9010. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Program to’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘support the establishment’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Program to support the establish-
ment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)—
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(i) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as 
clause (x); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (viii) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(ix) existing project areas that have 
received funding under this section and the 
continuation of funding of such project 
areas to advance the maturity of such 
project areas; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)(ii)— 
(i) by striking subclause (III); and 
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) 
and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re-
spectively; 
(4) by striking subsection (d); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (1); 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘FISCAL
YEAR
2013’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘There is au-
thorized’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL
YEAR 
2013.—There is authorized’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as paragraph (3) and moving the margin of 
such paragraph (as so redesignated) two 
ems to the left; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph), by 
striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
subsection’’. 
SEC. 9011. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 
Section 9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘carry out this section’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013; and
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‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 9012. REPEAL OF BIOFUELS INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 
Section 9002 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2095) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 9013. 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. 
SEC. 9014. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORT FOR USDA FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on energy use 
and energy efficiency projects at Department of Agriculture 
facilities. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of energy use by Department of 
Agriculture facilities. 
(2) A list of energy audits that have been con-
ducted at such facilities.
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(3) A list of energy efficiency projects that have 
been conducted at such facilities. 
(4) A list of energy savings projects that could 
be achieved with enacting a consistent, timely, and 
proper mechanical insulation maintenance program 
and upgrading mechanical insulation at such facili-
ties. 
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 striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 10002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 
MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy 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 Marketing 
Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 
‘‘AND LOCAL FOOD’’ after ‘‘FARMERS’ MARKET’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)—
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and Local Food’’ after 
‘‘Farmers’ Market’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘farmers’ markets and to 
promote’’; and 
(C) by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘and assist in the development of local food busi-
ness enterprises.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Pro-
gram are to increase domestic consumption of, and con-
sumer access to, locally and regionally produced agricul-
tural products by assisting in the development, improve-
ment, and expansion of— 
‘‘(1) domestic farmers’ markets, roadside stands, 
community-supported 
agriculture 
programs, 
agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to- 
consumer market opportunities; and 
‘‘(2) local and regional food business enterprises 
that process, distribute, aggregate, and store locally or 
regionally produced food products.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or other agricultural busi-
ness entity’’ after ‘‘cooperative’’; and
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(B) by inserting ‘‘, including a community 
supported agriculture network or association’’ 
after ‘‘association’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) FUNDS REQUIREMENTS
FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An entity receiving a 
grant under this section for a project to carry out a 
purpose described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide 
matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind 
contribution in an amount equal to 25 percent of the 
total cost of such project. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible 
entity may not use a grant or other assistance pro-
vided under this section for the purchase, construc-
tion, or rehabilitation of a building or structure.’’; 
and 
(7) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (5))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end;
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 50 per-
cent of such funds shall be used for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 per-
cent of such funds shall be used for the purposes de-
scribed in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
‘‘(5) 
LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 3 percent of the total 
amount made available to carry out this section for
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a fiscal year may be used for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
SEC. 10004. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 
(a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INITIA-
TIVES.—Section 7407(d)(2) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading of such paragraph, by striking 
‘‘2008 THROUGH 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 THROUGH 
2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
(b) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE FOR 
NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Section 2122 of the Or-
ganic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION
AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 
modernize database and technology systems of the national 
organic program.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR NA-
TIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, 
section 2123(b)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(b)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST-SHARE 
PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 10606 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
6523) is repealed. 
(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS 
FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.—Subsection (e) 
of section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS 
FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of a commodity promotion law, a person that 
produces, handles, markets, or imports organic prod-
ucts may be exempt from the payment of an assess-
ment under a commodity promotion law with respect 
to any agricultural commodity that is certified as ‘or-
ganic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 
205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations or a suc-
cessor regulation). 
‘‘(2) SPLIT
OPERATIONS.—The exemption de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply to the certified 
‘organic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part
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205 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation)) products of a producer, han-
dler, or marketer regardless of whether the agricul-
tural commodity subject to the exemption is produced, 
handled, or marketed by a person that also produces, 
handles, or markets conventional or nonorganic agri-
cultural products, including conventional or non-
organic agricultural products of the same agricultural 
commodity as that for which the exemption is 
claimed. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
the exemption of a person under this subsection if the 
person maintains a valid organic certificate issued 
under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—This 
subsection shall be effective until the date on which 
the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion 
order in accordance with subsection (f). 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.—Sec-
tion 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
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form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM.—The term 
‘certified organic farm’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods 
Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502). 
‘‘(B) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘covered 
person’ means a producer, handler, marketer, or 
importer of an organic agricultural commodity. 
‘‘(C) DUAL-COVERED AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITY.—The term ‘dual-covered agricultural 
commodity’ means an agricultural commodity 
that— 
‘‘(i) is produced on a certified organic 
farm; and 
‘‘(ii) is covered under both— 
‘‘(I) an organic commodity pro-
motion order issued pursuant to para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(II) any other agricultural com-
modity promotion order issued under 
section 514.
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may issue 
an organic commodity promotion order under section 
514 that includes any agricultural commodity that— 
‘‘(A) is produced or handled (as defined in 
section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that is cer-
tified to be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 
percent organic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations or a successor 
regulation)); or 
‘‘(B) is imported with a valid organic cer-
tificate (as defined in such part). 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—If the Secretary issues an or-
ganic commodity promotion order described in para-
graph (2), a covered person may elect, for applicable 
dual-covered agricultural commodities and in the sole 
discretion of the covered person, whether to be assessed 
under the organic commodity promotion order or an-
other applicable agricultural commodity promotion 
order. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’.
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(g) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.—Sec-
tion 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and In-
formation Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7412(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) 
as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) products, as a class, that are produced 
on a certified organic farm (as defined in section 
2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that are certified to 
be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 percent or-
ganic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations or a successor regulation);’’. 
SEC. 10005. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 
ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990. 
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amended 
by inserting after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2122A. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.—The 
Secretary shall establish an expedited administrative hear-
ing procedure under which the Secretary may suspend or 
revoke the organic certification of a producer or handler 
or the accreditation of a certifying agent in accordance with
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subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in addi-
tion to a hearing conducted pursuant to section 2120. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take such 
investigative actions as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary to carry out this title— 
‘‘(A) to verify the accuracy of any informa-
tion reported or made available under this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) to determine, with regard to actions, 
practices, or information required under this 
title, whether a person covered by this title has 
committed a violation of this title. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATIVE
POWERS.—The Secretary 
may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena 
witnesses, compel attendance of witnesses, take evi-
dence, and require the production of any records re-
quired to be maintained under section 2112(d) or 
2116(c) that are relevant to the investigation. 
‘‘(c) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a vio-
lation of this title for any person covered by this title— 
‘‘(1) to refuse to provide information required by 
the Secretary under this title; or 
‘‘(2) to violate—
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‘‘(A) a suspension or revocation of the or-
ganic certification of a producer or handler; or 
‘‘(B) a suspension or revocation of the ac-
creditation of a certifying agent. 
‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) SUSPENSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
after notice and opportunity for an expedited 
administrative hearing, suspend the organic cer-
tification of a producer, handler or the accredita-
tion of a certifying agent if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such expe-
dited administrative hearing, proved that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 
handler, the producer or handler— 
‘‘(aa) has recklessly com-
mitted a violation of a term, con-
dition, or requirement of the or-
ganic plan to which the producer 
or handler is subject; or 
‘‘(bb) has recklessly com-
mitted, or is recklessly commit-
ting, a violation of this title; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 
agent, the agent has recklessly com-
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mitted, or is recklessly committing, a 
violation of this title; or 
‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
ministrative hearing. 
‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUSPENSION.—A suspen-
sion issued under this paragraph shall be issued 
not later than five days after the date on 
which— 
‘‘(i) the expedited administrative hear-
ing referred to in clause (i) of subparagraph 
(A) concludes; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary receives notice of 
the waiver referred to in clause (ii) of such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) DURATION OF SUSPENSION.—The pe-
riod of a suspension issued under this paragraph 
shall be not more than 90 days, beginning on the 
date on which the Secretary issues the suspen-
sion. 
‘‘(D) CURING OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
not issue a suspension of a certification or 
accreditation under this paragraph if the
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producer, handler, or certifying agent sub-
ject to such suspension— 
‘‘(I) before the date on which the 
suspension would otherwise have been 
issued, cures, or corrects the deficiency 
giving rise to, the violation for which 
the certification or accreditation would 
have been suspended; or 
‘‘(II) within a reasonable time-
frame (as determined by the Sec-
retary), enters into a settlement with 
the Secretary regarding a deficiency 
referred to in subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) DURING SUSPENSION.—The Sec-
retary shall terminate the suspension of an 
organic certification or accreditation issued 
under this paragraph if the producer, han-
dler, or certifying agent subject to such sus-
pension cures the violation for which the 
certification or accreditation was suspended 
under this paragraph before the date on 
which the period of the suspension ends. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
after notice and opportunity for an expedited
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administrative hearing under this section and 
an expedited administrative appeal under sec-
tion 2121, revoke the organic certification of a 
producer or handler, or the accreditation of a 
certifying agent if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such hear-
ing, proved that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 
handler, the producer or handler— 
‘‘(aa) has knowingly com-
mitted an egregious violation of a 
term, condition, or requirement of 
the organic plan to which the pro-
ducer or handler is subject; or 
‘‘(bb) has knowingly com-
mitted, or is knowingly commit-
ting, an egregious violation of this 
title; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 
agent, the agent has knowingly com-
mitted, or is knowingly committing, an 
egregious violation of this title; or 
‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
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ministrative hearing and such an expedited 
administrative appeal. 
‘‘(B) INITIATION
OF
REVOCATION
PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary 
finds, during an investigation or during the 
period of a suspension under paragraph (1), 
that a producer, handler, or certifying agent 
has knowingly committed an egregious vio-
lation of this title, the Secretary shall ini-
tiate revocation proceedings with respect to 
such violation not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the producer, handler, or 
certifying agent receives notice of such find-
ing in accordance with clause (ii). The Sec-
retary may not initiate revocation pro-
ceedings with respect to such violation after 
the date on which that 30-day period ends. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—Not later than five 
days after the date on which the Secretary 
makes the finding described in clause (i), 
the Secretary shall provide to the producer, 
handler, or certifying agent notice of such 
finding. 
‘‘(e) APPEAL.—
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‘‘(1) SUSPENSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The suspension of a 
certification or accreditation under subsection 
(d)(1) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 
United States district court in accordance with 
section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 
after the date on which the person subject to such 
suspension receives notice of the suspension. 
‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A suspension of a certification or accredi-
tation under subsection (d)(1) by the Secretary 
shall be final and conclusive— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a suspension that is 
appealed under subparagraph (A) within 
the 30-day period specified in such subpara-
graph, on the date on which judicial review 
of such suspension is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension that 
is not so appealed, the date on which such 
30-day period ends. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The revocation of a cer-
tification or an accreditation under subsection 
(d)(2) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 
United States district court in accordance with
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section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 
after the date on which the person subject to such 
revocation receives notice of the revocation. 
‘‘(B) REVOCATION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A revocation of a certification or an ac-
creditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Sec-
retary shall be final and conclusive— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a revocation that is 
appealed under subparagraph (A) within 
the 30-day period specified in such subpara-
graph, on the date on which judicial review 
of such revocation is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a revocation that is 
not so appealed, the date on which such 30- 
day period ends. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS 
AND REVOCATIONS.—A suspension or revocation of a 
certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) 
shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards of 
review specified in section 706(2) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(f) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person covered by this 
title fails to obey a revocation of a certification or an 
accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such rev-
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ocation has become final and conclusive or after the 
appropriate United States district court has entered 
a final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the United 
States may apply to the appropriate United States 
district court for enforcement of such revocation. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If the court determines 
that the revocation was lawfully made and duly 
served and that the person violated the revocation, the 
court shall enforce the revocation. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL PENALTY.—If the court finds that the 
person violated the revocation of a certification or an 
accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the person shall 
be subject to one or more of the penalties provided in 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 2120. 
‘‘(g) VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘violation of this title’ means a violation 
specified in section 2120.’’. 
SEC. 10006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES. 
Section 10105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, including farm workers’’ after 
‘‘industry’’;
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vider in insuring the producer under a policy or 
plan of insurance under this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), an agent or approved insurance 
provider that receives the information of a pro-
ducer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall treat 
the information in accordance with paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the sharing of the information of a pro-
ducer pursuant to subparagraph (A) between the 
agent and the approved insurance provider of the 
producer.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM SUB-
SIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND 
CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS
AND ENTITIES.—Section 
502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1502(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE IN THE PUBLIC INTER-
EST.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any 
other provision of law, except as provided in sub-
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paragraph (B), the Secretary shall on an annual 
basis make available to the public— 
‘‘(i)(I) the name of each individual or 
entity specified in subparagraph (C) who 
obtained a federally subsidized crop insur-
ance, livestock, or forage policy or plan of 
insurance during the previous fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) the amount of premium subsidy 
received by that individual or entity from 
the Corporation; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of any Federal por-
tion of indemnities paid in the event of a 
loss during that fiscal year for each policy 
associated with that individual or entity; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for each private insurance pro-
vider, by name— 
‘‘(I) 
the 
underwriting 
gains 
earned through participation in the 
federally subsidized crop insurance 
program; and 
‘‘(II) the amount paid under this 
subtitle for— 
‘‘(aa) administrative and op-
erating expenses;