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‘‘(III) in the case of nonindus-
trial private forestland, the costs of 
site preparation and tree planting. 
‘‘(ii) 
SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED 
FARMERS OR RANCHERS.—In the case of 
socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, 
the costs of establishment may not exceed 
$750 per acre. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT OF ANNUAL PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the amount of an annual payment 
under this subsection shall be determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) 
REDUCTION.—The 
Secretary 
shall reduce an annual payment by an 
amount determined to be appropriate by 
the Secretary, if— 
‘‘(I) an eligible crop is used for 
purposes other than the production of 
energy at the biomass conversion fa-
cility; 
‘‘(II) an eligible crop is delivered 
to the biomass conversion facility; 
‘‘(III) the producer receives a 
payment under subsection (d); 
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‘‘(IV) the producer violates a 
term of the contract; or 
‘‘(V) the Secretary determines a 
reduction is necessary to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(D) EXCLUSION.—The Secretary shall 
not make any BCAP payments on land for 
which payments are received under the con-
servation reserve program established under 
subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title 
XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) or the agricultural con-
servation easement program established under 
subtitle H of title XII of that Act. 
‘‘(d) ASSISTANCE WITH COLLECTION, HARVEST, 
STORAGE, AND TRANSPORTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make a 
payment for the delivery of eligible material to a bio-
mass conversion facility to— 
‘‘(A) a producer of an eligible crop that is 
produced on BCAP contract acreage; or 
‘‘(B) a person with the right to collect or 
harvest eligible material, regardless of whether 
the eligible material is produced on contract 
acreage. 
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‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) COSTS COVERED.—A payment under 
this subsection shall be in an amount described 
in subparagraph (B) for— 
‘‘(i) collection; 
‘‘(ii) harvest; 
‘‘(iii) storage; and 
‘‘(iv) transportation to a biomass con-
version facility. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.—Subject to paragraph (3), 
the Secretary may provide matching payments 
at a rate of up to $1 for each $1 per ton pro-
vided by the biomass conversion facility, in an 
amount not to exceed $20 per dry ton for a pe-
riod of 4 years. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION
ON
ASSISTANCE
FOR
BCAP 
CONTRACT ACREAGE.—As a condition of the receipt 
of an annual payment under subsection (c), a pro-
ducer receiving a payment under this subsection for 
collection, harvest, storage, or transportation of an 
eligible crop produced on BCAP acreage shall agree 
to a reduction in the annual payment. 
‘‘(e) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs 
Act of 2013, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
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on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate a report on the dissemination by the Secretary of 
the best practice data and information gathered from par-
ticipants receiving assistance under this section. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
to carry out this section $38,600,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) COLLECTION, HARVEST, STORAGE, AND 
TRANSPORTATION PAYMENTS.—Of the amount made 
available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall use not less than 10 percent, nor 
more than 50 percent, of the amount to make collec-
tion, harvest, transportation, and storage payments 
under subsection (d)(2).’’. 
SEC. 9010. REPEAL OF FOREST BIOMASS FOR ENERGY. 
Section 9012 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8112) is repealed. 
SEC. 9011. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION OF BIOMASS CONSUMER COOPERA-
TIVE.—Section 9013(a) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) BIOMASS CONSUMER COOPERATIVE.—The 
term ‘biomass consumer cooperative’ means a con-
sumer membership organization the purpose of 
which is to provide members with services or dis-
counts relating to the purchase of biomass heating 
products or biomass heating systems.’’. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 9013(b)(1) of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8113(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) grants of up to $50,000 to biomass 
consumer cooperatives for the purpose of estab-
lishing or expanding biomass consumer coopera-
tives that will provide consumers with services 
or discounts relating to— 
‘‘(i) the purchase of biomass heating 
systems; 
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