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(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 re-
designated) 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. 8006. 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); 
(3) in the heading of paragraph (1) (as so re-
designated), by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION
OF
AP-
PROPRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
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‘‘(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. 8007. 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 estab-
lish a three-tiered application, evaluation, and over-
sight process that varies based on the cost of the 
proposed project with the process most simplified for 
projects referred to in subparagraph (A), more com-
prehensive for projects referred to in subparagraph 
(B), and most comprehensive for projects referred to 
in subparagraph (C). The three tiers for such proc-
ess 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.
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‘‘(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 Secu-
rity 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 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(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.’’.
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SEC. 8008. 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 
paragraph: 
‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 8009. 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
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(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8010. 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 estab-
lishment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(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:
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‘‘(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 redesig-
nated)— 
(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 mar-
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gin 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. 8011. 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 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8012. 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.
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SEC. 8013. 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. 8014. 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 Agri-
culture 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. 
(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.
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TITLE IX—HORTICULTURE 
SEC. 9001. 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 strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9002. 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. 9003. FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO-
MOTION PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar-
keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 
‘‘AND
LOCAL
FOOD’’ after ‘‘FARMERS’ MAR-
KET’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(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 
business enterprises.’’;
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(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the 
Program are to increase domestic consumption of, and 
consumer access to, locally and regionally produced agri-
cultural products by assisting in the development, im-
provement, 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 enter-
prises that process, distribute, aggregate, and store 
locally or regionally produced food products.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or other agricultural 
business entity’’ after ‘‘cooperative’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including a community 
supported agriculture network or association’’ 
after ‘‘association’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection:
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‘‘(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 pro-
vide 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 eligi-
ble entity may not use a grant or other assistance 
provided under this section for the purchase, con-
struction, or rehabilitation of a building or struc-
ture.’’; 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; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’;
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(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following 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 
percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 
described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 
percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 
described 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 
a fiscal year may be used for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
SEC. 9004. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 
(a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INI-
TIATIVES.—Section 7407(d)(2) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(2)) is 
amended—
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(1) in the heading of such paragraph, by strik-
ing ‘‘2008
THROUGH
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 
THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
(b) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Section 2122 of the 
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 
modernize database and technology systems of the na-
tional 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 fol-
lows: 
‘‘(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.
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(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 
‘organic’ 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 
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 pro-
duced, handled, or marketed by a person that also 
produces, handles, or markets conventional or non-
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organic agricultural products, including conventional 
or nonorganic agricultural products of the same ag-
ricultural commodity as that for which the exemp-
tion 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 pro-
motion 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-
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
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given the term in section 2103 of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502). 
‘‘(B) COVERED PERSON.—The term ‘cov-
ered person’ means a producer, handler, mar-
keter, 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. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may 
issue an organic commodity promotion order under 
section 514 that includes any agricultural com-
modity that— 
‘‘(A) is produced or handled (as defined in 
section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production
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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 another applicable agricultural commodity 
promotion order. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
(g) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.— 
Section 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, 
and Information 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
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) products, as a class, that are pro-
duced 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 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);’’. 
SEC. 9005. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 
ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990. 
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the 
following 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 subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in 
addition to a hearing conducted pursuant to section 2120. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.—
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‘‘(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 
violation 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— 
‘‘(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.
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‘‘(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 accredi-
tation 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-
mitted, or is recklessly committing, a 
violation of this title; or
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‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
ministrative hearing. 
‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUSPENSION.—A sus-
pension 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 subpara-
graph (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 para-
graph shall be not more than 90 days, begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary issues 
the suspension. 
‘‘(D) CURING OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may not issue a suspension of a certifi-
cation or accreditation under this para-
graph if the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent subject to such suspension—
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‘‘(I) before the date on which the 
suspension would otherwise have been 
issued, cures, or corrects the defi-
ciency 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 
suspension cures the violation for which 
the certification or accreditation was sus-
pended 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 
administrative hearing under this section and
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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 
producer 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-
ministrative hearing and such an expedited 
administrative appeal.
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‘‘(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 egre-
gious violation of this title, the Secretary 
shall initiate 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 finding in accordance with clause 
(ii). The Secretary may not initiate revoca-
tion proceedings with respect to such viola-
tion 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.— 
‘‘(1) SUSPENSIONS.—
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‘‘(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 suspen-
sion. 
‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A suspension of a certification or ac-
creditation under subsection (d)(1) by the Sec-
retary 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 sub-
paragraph, 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 
certification or an accreditation under sub-
section (d)(2) by the Secretary may be appealed 
to a United States district court in accordance
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with section 2121(b) not later than 30 business 
days after the date on which the person subject 
to such revocation receives notice of the revoca-
tion. 
‘‘(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 sub-
paragraph, 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
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an accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such 
revocation has become final and conclusive or after 
the appropriate United States district court has en-
tered a final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the 
United States may apply to the appropriate United 
States district court for enforcement of such revoca-
tion. 
‘‘(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 per-
son 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. 9006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES. 
Section 10105 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, including farm workers’’ after 
‘‘industry’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) practices that prevent bacterial contamina-
tion of food, how to identify sources of food contami-
nation, and other means of decreasing food contami-
nation.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness 
Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’;
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(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) GRANTS BASED ON VALUE AND ACREAGE.— 
Subject to subsection (c), for each State whose application 
for a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Sec-
retary under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for 
such fiscal year to the State under this section shall bear 
the same ratio to the total amount made available under 
subsection (l)(1) for such fiscal year as— 
‘‘(1) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in the State and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, 
as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agri-
culture data; bears to 
‘‘(2) the average of the most recent available 
value of specialty crop production in all States and 
the acreage of specialty crop production in all 
States, as demonstrated in the most recent Census 
of Agriculture data.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) an assurance that any grant funds re-
ceived under this section that are used for equip-
ment or capital-related research costs determined to 
enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops— 
‘‘(A) shall be supplemented by the expendi-
ture of State funds in an amount that is not 
less than 50 percent of such costs during the 
fiscal year in which such costs were incurred; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be completely replaced by State 
funds on the day after the date on which such 
fiscal year ends.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (l); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of mak-
ing grants to multistate projects under this section for 
projects involving— 
‘‘(1) food safety;
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‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 
‘‘(3) research; 
‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 
issues; and 
‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes 
of this section, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may not use more than 3 percent of the 
funds made available to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 
this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 
funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 
administrative expenses.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving the margins of such sub-
paragraphs two ems to the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)—
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(i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 
through 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MULTISTATE
PROJECTS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail-
able until expended— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’.
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SEC. 9008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSULTATION 
REGARDING 
ENFORCEMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
LABOR LAW PROVISIONS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with 
the Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of ship-
ments of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of 
such commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual 
or suspected labor law violations in order to consider— 
(1) the perishable nature of such commodities; 
(2) the impact of such restraining or confisca-
tion on the economic viability of farming operations; 
and 
(3) the competitiveness of specialty crops 
through grants awarded to States under section 101 
of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 
(7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
SEC. 9009. REPORT ON HONEY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with persons affected by the potential es-
tablishment of a Federal standard for the identity of 
honey, shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs a report describing how an appropriate Federal 
standard for the identity of honey would be in the interest
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of consumers, the honey industry, and United States agri-
culture. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citi-
zens petition filed with the Food and Drug Administra-
tion, including any current industry amendments or clari-
fications necessary to update such petition. 
SEC. 9010. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 
(a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Sec-
tion 4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Apples in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 
without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex-
port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 
a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
477 
culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amend-
ments made by this section. 
SEC. 9011. CONSOLIDATION OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) RELOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE RE-
LATING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 
420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to be known as the ‘National Clean 
Plant Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘Program’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant 
centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv-
ices— 
‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 
material; and
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‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 
plant material in sites located throughout the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE 
MATERIAL.—Clean plant source material may be 
made available to— 
‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 
of the State; and 
‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In 
carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with— 
‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 
and 
‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities and NLGCA Institutions (as those 
terms are defined in section 1404 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)); and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 
input from the appropriate State officials and 
industry representatives, use existing Federal or 
State facilities to serve as clean plant centers.
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‘‘(5) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
Program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 420 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and each fis-
cal year thereafter.’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) $62,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 
2017; and 
‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
(c) REPEAL
OF
EXISTING
PROVISION.—Section 
10202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 7761) is repealed. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), as amended by subsection (a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section
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to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an 
allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for purposes of the limit on expenditures for 
technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i).’’. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), 
as amended by subsections (a) and (d), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR CLEAN PLANT NET-
WORK.—Of the funds made available under subsection (f) 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the national 
clean plant network under subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 9012. MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPEN-
SION ON BASIS OF A BIOLOGICAL OPINION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a voluntary 
request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration 
under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), a registration of a pes-
ticide may be modified, canceled, or suspended on the 
basis of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued 
by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of com-
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pletion of the study referred to in subsection (b), or Janu-
ary 1, 2015, whichever is earlier, only if— 
(1) the modification, cancellation, or suspension 
is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 136d); and 
(2) the Biological Opinion complies with the 
recommendations contained in the study referred to 
in subsection (b). 
(b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—The 
study commissioned by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall in-
clude, at a minimum, each of the following: 
(1) A formal, independent, and external peer 
review, consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) Assessment of economic impacts of meas-
ures or alternatives recommended in each such Bio-
logical Opinion. 
(3) An examination of the specific scientific and 
procedural questions and issues pertaining to eco-
nomic feasibility contained in the June 23, 2011, let-
ter sent to the Administrator (and other Federal of-
ficials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri-
culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and
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the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropria-
tions, of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 9013. USE AND DISCHARGES OF AUTHORIZED PES-
TICIDES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013’’. 
(b) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Section 3(f) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) USE
OF
AUTHORIZED
PESTICIDES.—Ex-
cept as provided in section 402(s) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a 
State may not require a permit under such Act for 
a discharge from a point source into navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribu-
tion, or use under this Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide.’’. 
(c) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.—Section 402 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.—
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‘‘(1) NO
PERMIT
REQUIREMENT.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re-
quired by the Administrator or a State under this 
Act for a discharge from a point source into navi-
gable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, dis-
tribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or 
pesticide residue: 
‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli-
cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 
water quality, if— 
‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc-
curred but for the violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes-
ticide residue in the discharge is greater 
than would have occurred without the vio-
lation. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to reg-
ulation under subsection (p).
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‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to 
regulation under this section: 
‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu-
ent. 
‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 
‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor-
mal operation of a vessel, including a dis-
charge resulting from ballasting operations 
or vessel biofouling prevention.’’. 
SEC. 9014. SEED NOT PESTICIDE OR DEVICE FOR PUR-
POSES OF IMPORTATION. 
Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136o(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentences: ‘‘Solely for 
purposes of notifications of arrival upon importation, for 
purposes of this subsection, seed, including treated seed, 
shall not be considered a pesticide or device. Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed as precluding or limiting 
the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect 
to the importation or movement of plants, plant products, 
or seeds, under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) or the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.).’’.
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SEC. 9015. STAY OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO CHRIST-
MAS TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND IN-
FORMATION ORDER. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall lift 
the administrative stay that was imposed by the rule enti-
tled ‘‘Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Informa-
tion Order; Stay of Regulations’’ and published by the De-
partment of Agriculture on November 17, 2011 (76 Fed. 
Reg. 71241), on the regulations in subpart A of part 214 
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, establishing an 
industry-funded promotion, research, and information pro-
gram for fresh cut Christmas trees. 
SEC. 9016. STUDY ON PROPOSED ORDER PERTAINING TO 
SULFURYL FLUORIDE. 
Not later than two years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives a report on the potential 
economic and public health effects that would result from 
finalization of the proposed order published in the Janu-
ary 19, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 3422) per-
taining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride, including the an-
ticipated impacts of such finalization on the production
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of an adequate, wholesome, and economical food supply 
and on farmers and related agricultural sectors. 
SEC. 9017. STUDY ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PRO-
DUCTION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
(1) collect data on the production and mar-
keting of locally or regionally produced agricultural 
food products; 
(2) facilitate interagency collaboration and data 
sharing on programs related to local and regional 
food systems; and 
(3) monitor the effectiveness of programs de-
signed to expand or facilitate local food systems. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive report-
ing of prices of locally or regionally produced agri-
cultural food products; 
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish 
reports relating to the production, handling, dis-
tribution, and retail sales of, and trend studies (in-
cluding consumer purchasing patterns) on, locally or 
regionally produced agricultural food products;
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(3) evaluate the effectiveness of existing pro-
grams in growing local and regional food systems, 
including— 
(A) the impact of local food systems on job 
creation and economic development; 
(B) the level of participation in the Farm-
ers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Pro-
gram established under section 6 of the Farm-
er-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 
(7 U.S.C. 3005), including the percentage of 
projects funded in comparison to applicants and 
the types of eligible entities receiving funds; 
(C) the ability for participants to leverage 
private capital and a synopsis of the places 
from which non-Federal funds are derived; and 
(D) any additional resources required to 
aid in the development or expansion of local 
and regional food systems; 
(4) expand the Agricultural Resource Manage-
ment Survey to include questions on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products; and 
(5) seek to establish or expand private-public 
partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the collection of data on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products, includ-
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ing the development of a nationally coordinated and 
regionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment 
of locally or regionally produced food systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report describing the progress that 
has been made in implementing this section and identi-
fying any additional needs related to developing local and 
regional food systems. 
SEC. 9018. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVASIVE SPECIES. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on invasive 
species. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A list of each invasive species that is 
in the United States as of the date of the re-
port. 
(B) For each invasive species listed under 
subparagraph (A)—
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(i) the country from which the species 
originated; 
(ii) the means in which the species en-
tered the United States; 
(iii) the year in which the species en-
tered the United States; 
(iv) the rate by which the entry of the 
species is increasing or decreasing; 
(v) cost estimates, covering both the 
date of the report and future periods, of 
the cost of such species to the public and 
private sectors; 
(vi) if cost estimates cannot be con-
ducted under clause (v), a detailed expla-
nation of why; 
(vii) environmental impact estimates, 
covering both the date of the report and 
future periods, of the environmental im-
pact of the species; 
(viii) if environmental impact esti-
mates cannot be conducted under clause 
(vii), a detailed explanation of why; 
(ix) recommendations as to what steps 
are needed to combat the species;
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(x) a description of the ongoing re-
search occurring to combat the species; 
and 
(xi) a description of any legal recourse 
available to people affected by the species. 
(C) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) PERIOD COVERED.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall cover the period beginning in 1980 
and ending on the date on which the report is sub-
mitted. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than 
October 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date on 
which the report under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
is submitted, the Secretary shall submit annually to Con-
gress an updated report, including an update to each of 
the matters described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
(c) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make each report under this section available to the pub-
lic. 
TITLE X—CROP INSURANCE 
SEC. 10001. INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(c) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
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‘‘(4) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely 
manner, provide to an agent or an approved in-
surance provider authorized by the producer 
any information (including Farm Service Agen-
cy Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps 
(or any corrections to those forms or maps) 
that may assist the agent or approved insurance 
provider in insuring the producer under a policy 
or plan of insurance under this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), an agent or approved insur-
ance provider that receives the information of a 
producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
treat the information in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the sharing of the information of a 
producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) be-
tween the agent and the approved insurance 
provider of the producer.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM 
SUBSIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ENTI-
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TIES.—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 
subparagraph (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
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‘‘(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; 
‘‘(bb) any Federal portion of 
indemnities and reinsurance; and 
‘‘(cc) any other purpose. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
not disclose information pertaining to individ-
uals and entities covered by a catastrophic risk 
protection plan offered under section 508(b). 
‘‘(C) COVERED
INDIVIDUALS
AND
ENTI-
TIES.—Subparagraph (A) applies with respect 
to the following: 
‘‘(i) Members of Congress and their 
immediate families. 
‘‘(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their im-
mediate families.
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‘‘(iii) Entities of which any individual 
described in clause (i) or (ii), or combina-
tion of such individuals, is a majority 
shareholder.’’. 
SEC. 10002. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLA-
TIONS OF PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM AD-
JUSTMENTS. 
Section 508(a)(9) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) PUBLICATION
REQUIRED.—Sub-
ject to clause (ii), the Corporation shall 
publish in a timely manner on the website 
of the Risk Management Agency informa-
tion regarding each violation of this para-
graph, including any sanctions imposed in 
response to the violation, in sufficient de-
tail so that the information may serve as 
effective guidance to approved insurance 
providers, agents, and producers. 
‘‘(ii) PROTECTION
OF
PRIVACY.—In 
providing information under clause (i) re-
garding violations of this paragraph, the 
Corporation shall redact the identity of the
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persons and entities committing the viola-
tions in order to protect their privacy.’’. 
SEC. 10003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE 
OPTION.—Paragraph (3) of section 508(c) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) YIELD AND LOSS BASIS OPTIONS.—A pro-
ducer shall have the option of purchasing additional 
coverage based on— 
‘‘(A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; 
or 
‘‘(ii) an area yield and loss basis; 
‘‘(B) an individual yield and loss basis, 
supplemented with coverage based on an area 
yield and loss basis to cover a part of the de-
ductible under the individual yield and loss pol-
icy, as described in paragraph (4)(C); or 
‘‘(C) a margin basis alone or in combina-
tion with the coverages available in subpara-
graph (A) or (B).’’. 
(b) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—Paragraph (4) of section 
508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—
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‘‘(A) DOLLAR
DENOMINATION
AND
PER-
CENTAGE
OF
YIELD.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the level of coverage— 
‘‘(i) shall be dollar denominated; and 
‘‘(ii) may be purchased at any level 
not to exceed 85 percent of the individual 
yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as de-
termined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(B) 
INFORMATION.—The 
Corporation 
shall provide producers with information on cat-
astrophic risk and additional coverage in terms 
of dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 
coverage provided in this paragraph). 
‘‘(C) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
COVERAGE
OP-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), in the case of the sup-
plemental coverage option described in 
paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall 
offer producers the opportunity to pur-
chase coverage in combination with a pol-
icy or plan of insurance offered under this 
subtitle that would allow indemnities to be 
paid to a producer equal to a part of the
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deductible under the policy or plan of in-
surance— 
‘‘(I) at a county-wide level to the 
fullest extent practicable; or 
‘‘(II) in counties that lack suffi-
cient data, on the basis of such larger 
geographical area as the Corporation 
determines to provide sufficient data 
for purposes of providing the cov-
erage. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRIGGER.—Coverage 
offered 
under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) 
shall be triggered only if the losses in the 
area exceed 10 percent of normal levels (as 
determined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig-
ger described in clause (ii), coverage of-
fered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause 
(i) shall not exceed the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(I) 90 percent; and 
‘‘(II) the coverage level selected 
by the producer for the underlying 
policy or plan of insurance.
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‘‘(iv) 
INELIGIBLE
CROPS
AND 
ACRES.—Crops for which the producer has 
elected under section 1107(c)(1) of the 
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013 to receive rev-
enue loss coverage and acres that are en-
rolled in the stacked income protection 
plan under section 508B shall not be eligi-
ble for supplemental coverage under this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) CALCULATION
OF
PREMIUM.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (d), the pre-
mium for coverage offered under para-
graph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall— 
‘‘(I) be sufficient to cover antici-
pated losses and a reasonable reserve; 
and 
‘‘(II) include an amount for oper-
ating and administrative expenses es-
tablished in accordance with sub-
section (k)(4)(F).’’. 
(c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR-
PORATION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(H) In the case of the supplemental cov-
erage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), 
the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(i) 65 percent of the additional pre-
mium associated with the coverage; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 
subsection (c)(4)(C)(vi)(II), subject to sub-
section (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover 
operating and administrative expenses.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage 
based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented 
with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, not 
later than for the 2014 crop year. 
SEC. 10004. PREMIUM AMOUNTS FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK 
PROTECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 508(d)(2) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of catastrophic risk pro-
tection, the amount of the premium established 
by the Corporation for each crop for which cat-
astrophic risk protection is available shall be re-
duced by the percentage equal to the difference
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between the average loss ratio for the crop and 
100 percent, plus a reasonable reserve.’’. 
SEC. 10005. REPEAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED DISCOUNT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
508(a)(9)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(a)(9)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking clause (ii); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 
SEC. 10006. PERMANENT ENTERPRISE UNIT SUBSIDY. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 508(e)(5) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 
pay a portion of the premiums for plans or poli-
cies of insurance for which the insurable unit is 
defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis 
that is higher than would otherwise be paid in 
accordance with paragraph (2).’’.
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SEC. 10007. ENTERPRISE UNITS FOR IRRIGATED AND NON-
IRRIGATED CROPS. 
Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) NONIRRIGATED
CROPS.—Beginning 
with the 2014 crop year, the Corporation shall 
make available separate enterprise units for ir-
rigated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in 
counties.’’. 
SEC. 10008. DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) SOURCES OF YIELD DATA.—To deter-
mine yields under this paragraph, the Corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(i) shall use county data collected by 
the Risk Management Agency or the Na-
tional Agricultural Statistics Service, or 
both; or 
‘‘(ii) if sufficient county data is not 
available, may use other data considered 
appropriate by the Secretary.’’.
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SEC. 10009. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HIS-
TORY TO ESTABLISH INSURABLE YIELDS. 
Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘60’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘70’’. 
SEC. 10010. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(h) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
indenting appropriately; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In ad-
dition’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) REVIEW AND SUBMISSION BY COR-
PORATION.—The Corporation shall review any 
policy developed under section 522(c) or any 
pilot program developed under section 523 and 
submit the policy or program to the Board 
under this subsection if the Corporation, at the 
sole discretion of the Corporation, finds that 
the policy or program—
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‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 
marketable policy consistent with this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 
coverage in a significantly improved form; 
and 
‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 
of producers.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A policy’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A policy’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED REVIEW AND APPROVAL 
PRIORITIES.—In reviewing policies and other 
materials submitted to the Board under this 
subsection for approval, the Board— 
‘‘(i) shall make the development and 
approval of a revenue policy for peanut 
producers a priority so that a revenue pol-
icy is available to peanut producers in time 
for the 2014 crop year; 
‘‘(ii) shall make the development and 
approval of a margin coverage policy for
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rice producers a priority so that a margin 
coverage policy is available to rice pro-
ducers in time for the 2014 crop year; and 
‘‘(iii) may approve a submission that 
is made pursuant to this subsection that 
would, beginning with the 2014 crop year, 
allow producers that purchase policies in 
accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to 
separate enterprise units by risk rating for 
acreage of crops in counties.’’. 
(b) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Section 522(b)(2)(E) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)(E)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 
percent’’. 
SEC. 10011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP 
POLICIES. 
Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) EQUITABLE
RELIEF
FOR
SPE-
CIALTY CROP POLICIES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each of 
the 2011 through 2015 reinsurance 
years, in addition to the total amount 
of funding for reimbursement of ad-
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ministrative and operating costs that 
is otherwise required to be made avail-
able in each such reinsurance year 
pursuant to an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation, the Corpora-
tion shall use $41,000,000 to provide 
additional reimbursement with respect 
to eligible insurance contracts for any 
agricultural commodity that is not eli-
gible for a benefit under subtitles A, 
B or C of title I of the Federal Agri-
culture Reform and Risk Management 
Act of 2013. 
‘‘(II) 
TREATMENT.—Additional 
reimbursements 
made 
under 
this 
clause shall be included as part of the 
base level of administrative and oper-
ating expense reimbursement to which 
any limit on compensation to persons 
involved in the direct sale and service 
of any eligible crop insurance contract 
required under an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation is applied. 
‘‘(III) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this clause shall be
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construed as statutory assent to the 
limit described in subclause (II).’’. 
SEC. 10012. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF 
THE STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 
Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) BUDGET.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 
ensure that any Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement negotiated under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), as compared to the previous Stand-
ard Reinsurance Agreement— 
‘‘(I) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall be budget neutral; and 
‘‘(II) in no event, may signifi-
cantly depart from budget neutrality. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF SAVINGS.—To the extent 
that any budget savings is realized in the 
renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
and the savings are determined not to be 
a significant departure from budget neu-
trality under clause (i), the savings shall 
be used to increase the obligations of the
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Corporation under subsections (e)(2) or 
(k)(4) or section 523.’’. 
SEC. 10013. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 
(a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
producer cannot substantiate that the ground has 
ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘INELIGIBILITY FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUC-
TION IN’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
benefits under—’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(i) a portion of crop insurance pre-
mium subsidies under this subtitle in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and 
‘‘(iii) payments described in sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the
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Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308).’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—During the first 4 
crop years of planting on native sod acreage by 
a producer described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 
percent of the transitional yield of the pro-
ducer; and 
‘‘(ii) the crop insurance premium sub-
sidy provided for the producer under this 
subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less 
than the premium subsidy that would oth-
erwise apply. 
‘‘(B) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During the 
period native sod acreage is covered by this sub-
section, a producer may not substitute yields 
for the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 
apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole National 
Priority Area.’’. 
(b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement
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and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘IN-
ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘BENEFIT REDUCTION’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 
the producer cannot substantiate that the ground 
has ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘INELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUC-
TION IN’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for benefits 
under—’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(I) benefits under this section; 
‘‘(II) a portion of crop insurance 
premium subsidies under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.) in accordance with subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(III) payments described in sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1308).’’; and
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(4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 
crop years of planting on native sod acre-
age by a producer described in subpara-
graph (B)— 
‘‘(I) 
subparagraph 
(B) 
shall 
apply to 65 percent of the transitional 
yield of the producer; and 
‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 
subsidy provided for the producer 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 
percentage points less than the pre-
mium subsidy that would otherwise 
apply. 
‘‘(ii) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During 
the period native sod acreage is covered by 
this paragraph, a producer may not sub-
stitute yields for the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
only apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 
National Priority Area.’’. 
(c) CROPLAND REPORT.—
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(1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate a report that describes the cropland 
acreage in each applicable county and State, and the 
change in cropland acreage from the preceding year 
in each applicable county and State, beginning with 
calendar year 2000 and including that information 
for the most recent year for which that information 
is available. 
(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through 
January 1, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
report that describes— 
(A) the cropland acreage in each applicable 
county and State as of the date of submission 
of the report; and 
(B) the change in cropland acreage from 
the preceding year in each applicable county 
and State.
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SEC. 10014. COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE. 
Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE.—Beginning 
with the 2015 crop year, a producer that produces an agri-
cultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land 
may elect a different coverage level for each production 
practice.’’. 
SEC. 10015. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 502(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) BEGINNING FARMER OR RANCHER.—The 
term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ means a farmer 
or rancher who has not actively operated and man-
aged a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable in-
terest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, 
landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 
crop years, as determined by the Secretary.’’.
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(b) PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 508 of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting ‘‘and 
beginning farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘limited re-
source farmers’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) PREMIUM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS OR 
RANCHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection regarding payment of a portion of 
premiums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall re-
ceive premium assistance that is 10 percentage 
points greater than premium assistance that would 
otherwise be available under paragraphs (2) (except 
for subparagraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), 
and (7) for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, 
and coverage level selected by the beginning farmer 
or rancher.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) if the producer is a beginning 
farmer or rancher who was previously in-
volved in a farming or ranching operation, 
including involvement in the decision-
making or physical involvement in the pro-
duction of the crop or livestock on the 
farm, for any acreage obtained by the be-
ginning farmer or rancher, a yield that is 
the higher of— 
‘‘(I) the actual production history 
of the previous producer of the crop 
or livestock on the acreage determined 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(II) a yield of the producer, as 
determined in clause (i).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as amended 
by section 10009)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(II) in the case of beginning farmers 
or ranchers, replace each excluded yield 
with a yield equal to 80 percent of the ap-
plicable transitional yield.’’. 
SEC. 10016. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR PRO-
DUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF STACKED INCOME PROTECTION 
PLAN FOR PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON.—The Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 508A (7 U.S.C. 1508a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508B. STACKED INCOME PROTECTION PLAN FOR 
PRODUCERS OF UPLAND COTTON. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY.—Beginning not later than the 
2014 crop of upland cotton, the Corporation shall make 
available to producers of upland cotton an additional pol-
icy (to be known as the ‘Stacked Income Protection Plan’), 
which shall provide coverage consistent with the Group 
Risk Income Protection Plan (and the associated Harvest 
Revenue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation 
for the 2011 crop year. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED TERMS.—The Corporation may mod-
ify the Stacked Income Protection Plan on a program-wide 
basis, except that the Stacked Income Protection Plan 
shall comply with the following requirements:
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‘‘(1) Provide coverage for revenue loss of not 
less than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent 
of expected county revenue, specified in increments 
of 5 percent. The deductible is the minimum percent 
of revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered 
under the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the 
expected county revenue. 
‘‘(2) Be offered to producers of upland cotton 
in all counties with upland cotton production— 
‘‘(A) at a county-wide level to the fullest 
extent practicable; or 
‘‘(B) in counties that lack sufficient data, 
on the basis of such larger geographical area as 
the Corporation determines to provide sufficient 
data for purposes of providing the coverage. 
‘‘(3) Be purchased in addition to any other in-
dividual or area coverage in effect on the producer’s 
acreage or as a stand-alone policy, except that if a 
producer has an individual or area coverage for the 
same acreage, the maximum coverage available 
under the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not 
exceed the deductible for the individual or area cov-
erage. 
‘‘(4) Establish coverage based on—
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tion factor’) of not less than the higher of the level 
established on a program wide basis or 120 percent. 
‘‘(6) Pay an indemnity based on the amount 
that the expected county revenue exceeds the actual 
county revenue, as applied to the individual coverage 
of the producer. Indemnities under the Stacked In-
come Protection Plan shall not include or overlap 
the amount of the deductible selected under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(7) In all counties for which data are avail-
able, establish separate coverage levels for irrigated 
and non-irrigated practices. 
‘‘(c) PREMIUM.—Notwithstanding section 508(d), the 
premium for the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall— 
‘‘(1) be sufficient to cover anticipated losses 
and a reasonable reserve; and 
‘‘(2) include an amount for operating and ad-
ministrative expenses established in accordance with 
section 508(k)(4)(F). 
‘‘(d) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR-
PORATION.—Subject to section 508(e)(4), the amount of 
premium paid by the Corporation for all qualifying cov-
erage levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall 
be—
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‘‘(1) 80 percent of the amount of the premium 
established under subsection (c) for the coverage 
level selected; and 
‘‘(2) the amount determined under subsection 
(c)(2), subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the cov-
erage to cover administrative and operating ex-
penses. 
‘‘(e) RELATION
TO
OTHER
COVERAGES.—The 
Stacked Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other 
coverages available to producers of upland cotton.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(k)(4)(F)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or authorized 
under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B’’ after ‘‘of this 
subparagraph’’. 
SEC. 10017. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by in-
serting after section 508B, as added by the previous sec-
tion, the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508C. PEANUT REVENUE CROP INSURANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning with the 
2014 crop year, the Risk Management Agency and the 
Corporation shall make available to producers of peanuts 
a revenue crop insurance program for peanuts.
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‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE PRICE.—Subject to subsection (c), 
for purposes of the revenue crop insurance program and 
the multiperil crop insurance program under this Act, the 
effective price for peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam 
price index for peanuts, as adjusted to reflect the farmer 
stock price of peanuts in the United States. 
‘‘(c) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The effective price for pea-
nuts established under subsection (b) may be ad-
justed by the Risk Management Agency and the 
Corporation to correct distortions. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—If an adjustment is 
made under paragraph (1), the Risk Management 
Agency and the Corporation shall— 
‘‘(A) make the adjustment in an open and 
transparent manner; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report that describes the 
reasons for the adjustment.’’. 
SEC. 10018. AUTHORITY TO CORRECT ERRORS. 
Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515(c)) is amended—
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(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Begin-
ning with’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—Beginning with’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) CORRECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the cor-
rections permitted by the Corporation as of the 
date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the 
Corporation shall allow an agent or an approved 
insurance provider, subject to subparagraph 
(B)— 
‘‘(i) within a reasonable amount of 
time following the applicable sales closing 
date, to correct unintentional errors in in-
formation that is provided by a producer 
for the purpose of obtaining coverage 
under any policy or plan of insurance made 
available under this subtitle to ensure that 
the eligibility information is correct;
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‘‘(ii) within a reasonable amount of 
time following— 
‘‘(I) the acreage reporting date, 
to correct unintentional errors in fac-
tual information that is provided by a 
producer after the sales closing date 
to reconcile the information with the 
information reported by the producer 
to the Farm Service Agency; or 
‘‘(II) the date of any subsequent 
correction of data by the Farm Serv-
ice Agency made as a result of the 
verification of information; and 
‘‘(iii) at any time, to correct uninten-
tional errors that were made by the Farm 
Service Agency or an agent or approved in-
surance provider in transmitting the infor-
mation provided by the producer to the ap-
proved insurance provider or the Corpora-
tion. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In accordance with the 
procedures of the Corporation, correction to the 
information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
subparagraph (A) may only be made if the cor-
rections do not allow the producer—
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‘‘(i) to avoid ineligibility requirements 
for insurance; 
‘‘(ii) to obtain, enhance, or increase 
an insurance guarantee or indemnity, or 
avoid premium owed, if a cause of loss ex-
ists or has occurred before any correction 
has been made; or 
‘‘(iii) to avoid an obligation or re-
quirement under any Federal or State law. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTION TO LATE FILING SANC-
TIONS.—Any corrections made pursuant to this 
paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing 
sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agree-
ment with the Corporation.’’. 
SEC. 10019. IMPLEMENTATION. 
Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1515) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) 
SYSTEMS
MAINTENANCE
AND
UP-
GRADES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
maintain and upgrade the information manage-
ment systems of the Corporation used in the 
administration and enforcement of this subtitle.
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In maintaining 
and upgrading the systems, the Secretary 
shall ensure that new hardware and soft-
ware are compatible with the hardware and 
software used by other agencies of the De-
partment to maximize data sharing and 
promote the purposes of this section. 
‘‘(ii) 
ACREAGE
REPORT
STREAM-
LINING INITIATIVE PROJECT.—As soon as 
practicable, the Secretary shall develop and 
implement an acreage report streamlining 
initiative project to allow producers to re-
port acreage and other information directly 
to the Department.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of sub-
section (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from 
amounts made available from the insurance 
fund established under section 516(c), not more 
than— 
‘‘(i)(I) 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2014, 
$25,000,000; and
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‘‘(II) for each of fiscal years 2015 
through 2018, $10,000,000; or 
‘‘(ii) if the Acreage Crop Reporting 
Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is 
substantially completed by September 30, 
2015, not more than $15,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
notify the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate of the substantial completion of the 
Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative 
(ACRSI) project not later than July 1, 2015.’’. 
SEC. 10020. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DE-
VELOPMENT, PRIORITIES.—Section 522(c) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘CON-
TRACTING’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘may enter into con-
tracts to carry out research and development to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may conduct activities or enter into 
contracts to carry out research and development to
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maintain or improve existing policies or develop new 
policies to’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development or’’ after 
‘‘The Corporation may’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conducting research and development or’’ after 
‘‘Before’’; 
(4) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘after expert 
review in accordance with section 505(e)’’ after ‘‘ap-
proved by the Board’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘a pasture, 
range, and forage program’’ and inserting ‘‘policies 
that increase participation by producers of under-
served agricultural commodities, including sweet sor-
ghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, 
alfalfa, pennycress, and specialty crops’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(A) CONDUCTING AND CONTRACTING 
FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—’’;
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(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘the Corporation may use to’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘conduct research and development and’’ after 
‘‘for the fiscal year to’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘to provide ei-
ther reimbursement payments or contract pay-
ments’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
SEC. 10021. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (17) as para-
graph (24); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (16), the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(17) MARGIN COVERAGE FOR CATFISH.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with a qualified 
entity to conduct research and development re-
garding a policy to insure producers against re-
duction in the margin between the market value
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of catfish and selected costs incurred in the 
production of catfish. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBILITY.—Eligibility for the pol-
icy described in subparagraph (A) shall be lim-
ited to freshwater species of catfish that are 
propagated and reared in controlled or selected 
environments. 
‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Board shall 
review the policy described in subparagraph (B) 
under subsection 508(h) and approve the policy 
if the Board finds that the policy— 
‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 
marketable policy consistent with this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 
coverage in a significantly improved form; 
‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 
of producers; and 
‘‘(iv) the proposed policy meets other 
requirements of this subtitle determined 
appropriate by the Board. 
‘‘(18) BIOMASS AND SWEET SORGHUM ENERGY 
CROP INSURANCE POLICIES.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with
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qualified entities to carry out research and de-
velopment regarding— 
‘‘(i) a policy to insure biomass sor-
ghum that is grown expressly for the pur-
pose of producing a feedstock for renew-
able 
biofuel, 
renewable 
electricity, 
or 
biobased products; and 
‘‘(ii) a policy to insure sweet sorghum 
that is grown for a purpose described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.— 
Research and development with respect to each 
of the policies required in subparagraph (A) 
shall evaluate the effectiveness of risk manage-
ment tools for the production of biomass sor-
ghum or sweet sorghum, including policies and 
plans of insurance that— 
‘‘(i) are based on market prices and 
yields; 
‘‘(ii) to the extent that insufficient 
data exist to develop a policy based on 
market prices and yields, evaluate the poli-
cies and plans of insurance based on the 
use of weather indices, including excessive
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or inadequate rainfall, to protect the inter-
est of crop producers; and 
‘‘(iii) provide protection for production 
or revenue losses, or both. 
‘‘(19) STUDY
ON
SWINE
CATASTROPHIC
DIS-
EASE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
swine producers for a catastrophic event. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(20) WHOLE FARM DIVERSIFIED RISK MAN-
AGEMENT INSURANCE PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
conduct activities or enter into contracts to 
carry out research and development to develop 
a whole farm risk management insurance plan, 
with a liability limitation of $1,250,000, that
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allows a diversified crop or livestock producer 
the option to qualify for an indemnity if actual 
gross farm revenue is below 85 percent of the 
average gross farm revenue or the expected 
gross farm revenue that can reasonably be ex-
pected of the producer, as determined by the 
Corporation. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
PRODUCERS.—The Cor-
poration shall permit producers (including di-
rect-to-consumer marketers and producers serv-
icing local and regional and farm identity-pre-
served markets) who produce multiple agricul-
tural commodities, including specialty crops, in-
dustrial crops, livestock, and aquaculture prod-
ucts, to participate in the plan in lieu of any 
other plan under this subtitle. 
‘‘(C) DIVERSIFICATION.—The Corporation 
may provide diversification-based additional 
coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or 
other enhanced benefits in recognition of the 
risk management benefits of crop and livestock 
diversification strategies for producers that 
grow multiple crops or that may have income 
from the production of livestock that uses a 
crop grown on the farm.
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‘‘(D) MARKET READINESS.—The Corpora-
tion may include coverage for the value of any 
packing, packaging, or any other similar on- 
farm activity the Corporation determines to be 
the minimum required in order to remove the 
commodity from the field. 
‘‘(E) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph, 
the Corporation shall submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the results and feasibility of the re-
search and development conducted under this 
paragraph, including an analysis of potential 
adverse market distortions. 
‘‘(21) STUDY ON POULTRY CATASTROPHIC DIS-
EASE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
contract with a qualified person to conduct a 
study to determine the feasibility of insuring 
poultry producers for a catastrophic event. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this para-
graph, the Corporation shall submit to the
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Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the study con-
ducted under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(22) POULTRY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION IN-
SURANCE POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract or cooperative 
agreement with a university or other legal enti-
ty to carry out research and development re-
garding a policy to insure the commercial pro-
duction of poultry against business interrup-
tions caused by integrator bankruptcy. 
‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—As 
part of the research and development conducted 
pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement 
entered into under subparagraph (A), the entity 
shall— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the market place for 
business interruption insurance that is 
available to poultry growers; 
‘‘(ii) determine what statutory author-
ity would be necessary to implement a
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business interruption insurance through 
the Corporation; 
‘‘(iii) assess the feasibility of a policy 
or plan of insurance offered under this 
subtitle to insure against losses due to the 
bankruptcy of an business integrator; and 
‘‘(iv) analyze the costs to the Federal 
Government of a Federal business inter-
ruption insurance program for poultry 
growers. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘poultry’ and ‘poultry grower’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 2(a) 
of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 
U.S.C. 182(a)). 
‘‘(D) DEADLINE FOR CONTRACT OR COOP-
ERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Corporation shall enter into the 
contract or cooperative agreement required by 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF RE-
SEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Corporation shall submit to the
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Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of the research and 
development conducted pursuant to the contract 
or cooperative agreement entered into under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(23) STUDY OF FOOD SAFETY INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more 
qualified entities to conduct a study to deter-
mine whether offering policies that provide cov-
erage for specialty crops from food safety and 
contamination issues would benefit agricultural 
producers. 
‘‘(B) SUBJECT.—The study described in 
subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and 
plans of insurance coverage that provide protec-
tion for production or revenue impacted by food 
safety concerns including, at a minimum, gov-
ernment, retail, or national consumer group an-
nouncements of a health advisory, removal, or 
recall related to a contamination concern. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this paragraph,
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the Corporation shall submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate a report that de-
scribes the results of the study conducted under 
subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 10022. PROGRAM COMPLIANCE PARTNERSHIPS. 
Paragraph (1) of section 522(d) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(d)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partner-
ships with public and private entities for the purpose 
of either— 
‘‘(A) increasing the availability of loss miti-
gation, financial, and other risk management 
tools for producers, with a priority given to risk 
management tools for producers of agricultural 
commodities covered by section 196 of the Agri-
cultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 
7333), specialty crops, and underserved agricul-
tural commodities; or 
‘‘(B) improving analysis tools and tech-
nology regarding compliance or identifying and 
using innovative compliance strategies.’’.
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SEC. 10023. PILOT PROGRAMS. 
Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1523(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, at the sole 
discretion of the Corporation,’’ after ‘‘may’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5). 
SEC. 10024. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS.— 
Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (7); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 
(11) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively. 
(b) EXCLUSIONS TO ASSISTANCE FOR LOSSES DUE 
TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the 
Federal 
Crop 
Insurance 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1531(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately.
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(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2497(d)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.— 
’’ and all that follows through ‘‘An eligible’’ in 
clause (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE LOSSES.—An eligible’’; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); and 
(C) by redesignating subclauses (I) and 
(II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and in-
denting appropriately. 
SEC. 10025. ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE OF CROP INSURANCE 
POLICY AND PLAN CHANGES. 
Section 505(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1505(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7); respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (5): 
‘‘(5) ADVANCE NOTICE OF MODIFICATION BE-
FORE IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any modification to 
be made in the terms or conditions of any pol-
icy or plan of insurance offered under this sub-
title shall not take effect for a crop year unless
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the Secretary publishes the modification in the 
Federal Register and on the website of the Cor-
poration and provides for a subsequent period 
of public comment— 
‘‘(i) with respect to fall-planted crops, 
not later than 60 days before June 30 dur-
ing the preceding crop year; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to spring-planted 
crops, not later than 60 days before No-
vember 30 during the preceding crop year. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the application of subparagraph (A) in an emer-
gency situation declared by the Secretary upon 
notice to Congress of the nature of the emer-
gency and the need for immediate implementa-
tion of the policy or plan modification referred 
to in such subparagraph.’’. 
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Livestock 
SEC. 11101. REPEAL OF THE NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY 
IMPROVEMENT CENTER. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 375 of the Consoli-
dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008j) 
is repealed.
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SEC. 11102. REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS UNDER 
THE PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT, 1921. 
(a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN REGULATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 11006 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 
2120) is repealed. 
(b) REPEAL OF CERTAIN EXISTING REGULATION.— 
Subsection (n) of section 201.2 of title 9, Code of Federal 
Regulations, is repealed. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN 
REGULATIONS
OR
ISSUANCE
OF
SIMILAR
REGULA-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall not— 
(1) enforce subsection (n) of section 201.2 of 
title 9, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) finalize or implement sections 201.2(l), 
201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 
201.213, and 201.214 of title 9, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as proposed to be added by the pro-
posed rule entitled ‘‘Implementation of Regulations 
Required Under Title XI of the Food, Conservation 
and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the 
Act’’ published by the Department of Agriculture on 
June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338); or 
(3) issue regulations or adopt a policy similar 
to the provisions—
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(A) referred to in paragraph (1) or (2); or 
(B) rescinded by the Secretary pursuant to 
section 742 of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public 
Law 113–6). 
SEC. 11103. TRICHINAE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the rule made under 
paragraph (2) of section 11010(a) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8304(a)) to imple-
ment the voluntary trichinae certification program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) of such section, to include a 
requirement to establish an alternative trichinae certifi-
cation process based on surveillance or other methods con-
sistent with international standards for categorizing com-
partments as having negligible risk for trichinae. 
(b) FINAL REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the international standards re-
ferred to in subsection (a) are adopted, the Secretary shall 
finalize the rule amended under such subsection. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10405(d)(1) of the 
Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)) is 
amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking 
‘‘2012’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2018’’.
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SEC. 11104. NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN. 
Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8322(d)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 11105. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 
shall conduct an economic analysis of the proposed rule 
entitled ‘‘Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, 
Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-raised 
Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, 
Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng and Macadamia Nuts’’ pub-
lished by the Department of Agriculture on March 12, 
2013 (76 Fed. Reg. 15645). 
(b) CONTENTS.—The economic analysis described in 
subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the labeling 
of beef, pork, and chicken, an analysis of the impact on 
consumers, producers, and packers in the United States 
of— 
(1) the implementation of subtitle D of the Ag-
ricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638 et 
seq.); and 
(2) the proposed rule referred to in subsection 
(a).
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SEC. 11106. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NET-
WORK. 
Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 10409 (7 U.S.C. 8308) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10409A. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY 
NETWORK. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall enter into 
contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal 
instruments with eligible laboratories for any of the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(1) To enhance the capability of the Secretary 
to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerg-
ing or existing threats to animal health and to sup-
port the protection of public health, the environ-
ment, and the agricultural economy of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) To provide the capacity and capability for 
standardized— 
‘‘(A) test procedures, reference materials, 
and equipment; 
‘‘(B) laboratory biosafety and biosecurity 
levels; 
‘‘(C) quality management system require-
ments;
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‘‘(D) interconnected electronic reporting 
and transmission of data; and 
‘‘(E) evaluation for emergency prepared-
ness. 
‘‘(3) To coordinate the development, implemen-
tation, and enhancement of national veterinary diag-
nostic laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis 
on surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, 
technology development and validation, training, and 
outreach. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible laboratory under this 
section is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria 
developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State ani-
mal health officials and State and university veterinary di-
agnostic laboratories. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—To the extent practicable and to the 
extent capacity and specialized expertise may be nec-
essary, the Secretary shall give priority to existing Fed-
eral, State, and university facilities. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’.
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SEC. 11107. REPEAL OF DUPLICATIVE CATFISH INSPECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of the enact-
ment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.), section 11016 of such Act (Public 
Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2130) and the amendments made 
by such section are repealed. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.) and the Federal Meat 
Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall be applied 
and administered as if section 11016 (Public Law 110– 
246; 122 Stat. 2130) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) and the amend-
ments made by such section had not been enacted. 
SEC. 11108. NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the 
Department of Agriculture continues to administer the di-
agnostic surveillance program for H5/H7 low pathogenic 
avian influenza with respect to commercial poultry under 
section 146.14 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation) without amending the regulations 
in section 147.43 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or a successor regulation) with respect to the governance 
of the General Conference Committee established under 
such section. The Secretary of Agriculture shall main-
tain—
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(1) the operations of the General Conference 
Committee— 
(A) in the physical location at which the 
Committee was located on the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(B) with the organizational structure with-
in the Department of Agriculture in effect as of 
such date; and 
(2) the funding levels for the National Poultry 
Improvement Plan for Commercial Poultry (estab-
lished under part 146 of title 9, Code of Federal 
Regulations or a successor regulation) at the fiscal 
year 2013 funding levels for the Plan. 
SEC. 11109. REPORT ON BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN TEXAS. 
Not later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in 
Texas. The report shall cover the period beginning on Jan-
uary 1, 1997, and ending on December 31, 2013. 
SEC. 11110. ECONOMIC FRAUD IN WILD AND FARM-RAISED 
SEAFOOD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
547 
culture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, 
shall submit to Congress a report on the economic implica-
tions for consumers, fishermen, and aquaculturists of 
fraud and mislabeling in wild and farm-raised seafood. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include, with respect to fraud and 
mislabeling in wild and farm-raised seafood, an analysis 
of the impact on consumers and producers in the United 
States of— 
(1) sales of imported seafood that is misrepre-
sented as domestic product; 
(2) country of origin labeling that allows sea-
food harvested outside the United States to be la-
beled as a product of the United States; 
(3) the lack of seafood product traceability 
through the supply chain; and 
(4) the inadequate use of DNA testing and 
other technology to address seafood safety and 
fraud, including traceability.
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‘‘SEC. 219. MILITARY VETERANS AGRICULTURAL LIAISON. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall establish 
in the Department the position of Military Veterans Agri-
cultural Liaison. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Military Veterans Agricultural 
Liaison shall— 
‘‘(1) provide information to returning veterans 
about, and connect returning veterans with, begin-
ning farmer training and agricultural vocational and 
rehabilitation programs appropriate to the needs and 
interests of returning veterans, including assisting 
veterans in using Federal veterans educational bene-
fits for purposes relating to beginning a farming or 
ranching career; 
‘‘(2) provide information to veterans concerning 
the availability of and eligibility requirements for 
participation in agricultural programs, with par-
ticular emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher 
programs; 
‘‘(3) serve as a resource for assisting veteran 
farmers and ranchers, and potential farmers and 
ranchers, in applying for participation in agricul-
tural programs; and 
‘‘(4) advocate on behalf of veterans in inter-
actions with employees of the Department.’’.