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able to obtain a loan from a production credit asso-
ciation, a Federal land bank, or other responsible co-
operative or private credit source (or, in the case of 
a borrower under section 3106, the borrower may be 
able to obtain a loan under section 3101) at reason-
able rates and terms, taking into consideration pre-
vailing private and cooperative rates and terms in 
the community in or near which the applicant re-
sides for loans for similar purposes and periods of 
time. 
‘‘(2) 
AGRICULTURAL
CREDIT
INSURANCE 
FUND.—The term ‘Agricultural Credit Insurance 
Fund’ means the fund established under section 
3401. 
‘‘(3) APPROVED LENDER.—The term ‘approved 
lender’ means— 
‘‘(A) a lender approved prior to October 
28, 1992, by the Secretary under the approved 
lender program established by exhibit A to sub-
part B of part 1980 of title 7, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 1991); 
or 
‘‘(B) a lender certified under section 3909. 
‘‘(4) AQUACULTURE.—The term ‘aquaculture’ 
means the culture or husbandry of aquatic animals 
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or plants by private industry for commercial pur-
poses, including the culture and growing of fish by 
private industry for the purpose of creating or aug-
menting publicly owned and regulated stocks of fish. 
‘‘(5) BEGINNING
FARMER.—The term ‘begin-
ning farmer’ has the meaning given the term by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(6) BORROWER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘borrower’ means 
an individual or entity who has an outstanding 
obligation to the Secretary under any loan 
made or guaranteed under this title, without re-
gard to whether the loan has been accelerated. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘borrower’ 
does not include an individual or entity all of 
whose loans and accounts have been foreclosed 
on or liquidated, voluntarily or otherwise. 
‘‘(7) COUNTY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘county 
committee’ means the appropriate county committee 
established under section 8(b)(5) of the Soil Con-
servation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 
590h(b)(5)). 
‘‘(8) DEBT FORGIVENESS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘debt forgiveness’ 
means reducing or terminating a loan made or 
guaranteed under this title, in a manner that 
results in a loss to the Secretary, through— 
‘‘(i) writing down or writing off a loan 
under section 3411; 
‘‘(ii) compromising, adjusting, reduc-
ing, or charging-off a debt or claim under 
section 3903; 
‘‘(iii) paying a loss on a guaranteed 
loan under this title; or 
‘‘(iv) discharging a debt as a result of 
bankruptcy. 
‘‘(B) LOAN
RESTRUCTURING.—The term 
‘debt forgiveness’ does not include consolida-
tion, rescheduling, reamortization, or deferral. 
‘‘(9) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(10) DIRECT LOAN.—The term ‘direct loan’ 
means a loan made by the Secretary from appro-
priated funds. 
‘‘(11) ENTITY.—The term ‘entity’ means a cor-
poration, farm cooperative, partnership, joint oper-
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‘‘(D) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 7306. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7642(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 7307. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘such sums as are necessary’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1999 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7308. AUTHORIZATION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATED 
PEST MANAGEMENT CENTERS. 
Subtitle B of title VI of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
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