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(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
each State lead agency’’ after ‘‘Agriculture’’; 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘If the Secretary or any 
State lead agency comments in writing to the 
Administrator regarding any such regulation 
within 30 days after receiving the copy of the 
regulation, the Administrator shall publish in 
the Federal Register (with the proposed regula-
tion) all such comments and the response of the 
Administrator to the comments.’’; and 
(C) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
any State lead agency’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and 
each State lead agency’’ after ‘‘Agriculture’’; 
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following: ‘‘If the Secretary or any 
State lead agency comments in writing to the 
Administrator regarding any such regulation 
within 15 days after receiving the copy of the 
regulation, the Administrator shall publish in 
the Federal Register (with the final regulation) 
the comments of the Secretary or State lead 
agency, if requested by the Secretary or State 
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lead agency, and the response of the Adminis-
trator to the comments.’’; and 
(C) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘or 
any State lead agency’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the 
period at the end the following: ‘‘, in consultation 
with the State lead agencies’’. 
PART II—PESTICIDE REGISTRATION AND USE 
SEC. 9111. REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES. 
(a) APPROVAL OF REGISTRATION.—Section 3(c)(5) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively and mov-
ing the margins of such clauses (as so redesignated) 
2 ems to the right; 
(2) by striking ‘‘REGISTRATION.—The Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘REGISTRA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator;’’; 
(3) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(4) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
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(5) in the matter following clause (iv), as so re-
designated, by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall not 
make any lack’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for use 
of the pesticide in such State.’’; 
(6) in subparagraph (A), as amended, by add-
ing at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) when used in accordance with 
widespread and commonly recognized prac-
tice it is not likely to jeopardize the sur-
vival of a federally listed threatened or en-
dangered species or directly or indirectly 
alter, in a manner that is likely to appre-
ciably diminish its value, critical habitat 
for both the survival and recovery of such 
species.’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(B) PRINCIPLES TO BE APPLIED TO CER-
TAIN
DETERMINATIONS.—In 
determining 
whether the condition specified in subparagraph 
(A)(v) is met, the Administrator shall take into 
account the best scientific and commercial in-
formation and data available, and shall consider 
all directions for use and restrictions on use 
specified by the registration. In making such 
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determination, the Administrator shall use an 
economical and effective screening process that 
includes higher-tiered probabilistic ecological 
risk assessments, as appropriate. Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Admin-
istrator shall not be required to consult or oth-
erwise communicate with the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce except 
to the extent specified in subparagraphs (C) 
and (D). 
‘‘(C) SPECIES INFORMATION AND DATA.— 
‘‘(i) REQUEST.—Not later than 30 
days after the Administrator begins any 
determination under subparagraph (A)(v) 
with respect to the registration of a pes-
ticide, the Administrator shall request that 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Commerce transmit, with respect 
to any federally listed threatened and en-
dangered species involved in such deter-
mination, the Secretaries’ best available 
and authoritative information and data 
on— 
‘‘(I) the location, life history, 
habitat needs, distribution, threats, 
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population trends and conservation 
needs of such species; and 
‘‘(II) relevant physical and bio-
logical features of designated critical 
habitat for such species. 
‘‘(ii) TRANSMISSION OF DATA.—After 
receiving a request under clause (i), the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Commerce shall transmit the informa-
tion described in such clause to the Admin-
istrator on a timely basis, unless the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Commerce have made such information 
available through a web-based platform 
that is updated on at least a quarterly 
basis. 
‘‘(iii) FAILURE TO TRANSMIT DATA.— 
The failure of the Secretary of the Interior 
or the Secretary of Commerce to provide 
information to the Administrator under 
clause (ii) shall not constitute grounds for 
extending any deadline for action under 
section 33(f). 
‘‘(D) CONSULTATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—At the request of 
an applicant, the Administrator shall re-
quest consultation with the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Com-
merce. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—With respect 
to a consultation under this subparagraph, 
the Administrator and the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce 
shall comply with subpart D of part 402 of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (com-
monly known as the Joint Counterpart En-
dangered Species Act Section 7 Consulta-
tion), or successor regulations. 
‘‘(E) FAILURE TO CONSULT.— 
‘‘(i) 
NOT
ACTIONABLE.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this 
subparagraph, the failure of the Adminis-
trator to consult with the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, 
except as provided by this section, is not 
actionable in any Federal court. 
‘‘(ii) REMEDY.—In any action pend-
ing in Federal court on the date of the en-
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actment of this subparagraph or any ac-
tion brought in Federal court after such 
date, with respect to the Administrator’s 
failure to consult with the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, 
the sole and exclusive remedy for any such 
action , other than as otherwise specified 
in this Act, shall be scheduling the deter-
minations required by section 3(c)(5)(E) 
for an active ingredient consistent with the 
periodic review of registrations established 
by this section. 
‘‘(F) ESSENTIALITY AND EFFICACY.—The 
Administrator shall not make any lack of essen-
tiality a criterion for denying registration of 
any pesticide. Where two pesticides meet the re-
quirements of this paragraph, one should not be 
registered in preference to the other. In consid-
ering an application for the registration of a 
pesticide, the Administrator may waive data re-
quirements pertaining to efficacy, in which 
event the Administrator may register the pes-
ticide without determining that the pesticide’s 
composition is such as to warrant proposed 
claims of efficacy. If a pesticide is found to be 
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efficacious by any State under section 24(c), a 
presumption is established that the Adminis-
trator shall waive data requirements pertaining 
to efficacy for use of the pesticide in such 
State.’’. 
(b) 
REGISTRATION
UNDER
SPECIAL
CIR-
CUMSTANCES.—Section 3(c)(7) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(7)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and when used in accord-
ance with widespread and commonly recognized 
practice, it is not likely to jeopardize the sur-
vival of a federally listed threatened or endan-
gered species or appreciably diminish the value 
of critical habitat for both the survival and re-
covery of the listed species,’’ after ‘‘or differ 
only in ways that would not significantly in-
crease the risk of unreasonable adverse effects 
on the environment,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and it is not likely to 
jeopardize the survival of a federally listed 
threatened or endangered species or appreciably 
diminish the value of critical habitat for both 
the survival and recovery of the listed species’’ 
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before ‘‘. An applicant seeking conditional reg-
istration’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and it 
is not likely to jeopardize the survival of a federally 
listed threatened or endangered species or directly or 
indirectly appreciably diminish the value of critical 
habitat for both the survival and recovery of the list-
ed species’’ before ‘‘. Notwithstanding the foregoing 
provisions’’. 
(c) REGISTRATION REVIEW.—Section 3(g)(1)(A) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new clause: 
‘‘(vi) ENSURING PROTECTION OF SPECIES 
AND HABITAT.—The Administrator shall com-
plete the determination required under sub-
section (c)(5)(A)(v) for an active ingredient 
consistent with the periodic review of registra-
tions under clauses (ii) and (iii) in accordance 
with the following schedule: 
‘‘(I) With respect to any active ingre-
dient first registered on or before October 
1, 2007, not later than October 1, 2026. 
‘‘(II) With respect to any active ingre-
dient first registered between October 1, 
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2007, and the day before the date of the 
enactment of this clause, not later than 
October 1, 2033. 
‘‘(III) With respect to any active in-
gredient first registered on or after the 
date of the enactment of this clause, not 
later than 48 months after the effective 
date of registration.’’. 
SEC. 9112. EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS. 
Section 5(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136c(a)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘and that the issuance of such a permit is not 
likely to jeopardize the survival of a federally listed threat-
ened or endangered species or diminish the value of crit-
ical habitat for both the survival and recovery of the listed 
species’’ after ‘‘section 3 of this Act’’. 
SEC. 9113. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW; SUSPENSION. 
Section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136d(b)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘or does not meet the criteria specified in section 
3(c)(5)(A)(v)’’ after ‘‘adverse effects on the environment’’. 
SEC. 9114. UNLAWFUL ACTS. 
Section 12 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136j) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) LAWFUL USE OF PESTICIDE RESULTING IN IN-
CIDENTAL TAKING OF CERTAIN SPECIES.—If the Admin-
istrator determines, with respect to a pesticide that is reg-
istered under this Act, that the pesticide meets the criteria 
specified in section 3(c)(5)(A)(v), any taking of a federally 
listed threatened or endangered species that is incidental 
to an otherwise lawful use of such pesticide pursuant to 
this Act shall not be considered unlawful under— 
‘‘(1) section 4(d) of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(d)); or 
‘‘(2) section 9(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)(B)) of such 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 9115. AUTHORITY OF STATES. 
Section 24(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the second sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘and the State registration is not likely to 
jeopardize the survival of a federally listed threat-
ened or endangered species or directly or indirectly 
alter in a manner that is likely to appreciably dimin-
ish the value of critical habitat for both the survival 
and recovery of the listed species’’ before the period 
at the end; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4). 
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SEC. 9116. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall publish, and revise thereafter as 
appropriate, a work plan and processes for completing the 
determinations required by clause (v) of section 3(c)(5)(A) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(5)(A)), as added by section 9111(a), 
and implementing and enforcing standards of registration 
consistent with such clause and consistent with registra-
tion reviews and other periodic reviews. 
SEC. 9117. 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.’’. 
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SEC. 9118. 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.— 
‘‘(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 
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than would have occurred without the vio-
lation. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to reg-
ulation under subsection (p). 
‘‘(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. 9119. ENACTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGISTRATION IM-
PROVEMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2017. 
H.R. 1029 of the 115th Congress, entitled the ‘‘Pes-
ticide Registration Improvement Enhancement Act of 
2017’’, as passed by the House of Representatives on 
March 20, 2017, is hereby enacted into law. 
PART III—AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANT 
PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 9121. METHYL BROMIDE. 
Section 419 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7719) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 419. METHYL BROMIDE. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), a State, local, or Tribal authority may au-
thorize the use of methyl bromide for a qualified use 
if the authority determines the use is required to re-
spond to an emergency event. The Secretary may 
authorize such a use if the Secretary determines 
such a use is required to respond to an emergency 
event. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 5 days 
after the date on which a State, local, or tribal au-
thority makes the determination described in para-
graph (1), the State, local, or Tribal authority in-
tending to authorize the use of methyl bromide for 
a qualified use shall submit to the Secretary a notifi-
cation that contains the information described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(3) OBJECTION.—A State, local, or Tribal au-
thority may not authorize the use of methyl bromide 
under paragraph (1) if the Secretary objects to such 
use under subsection (c) within the 5-day period 
specified in such subsection. 
‘‘(b) NOTIFICATION CONTENTS.—A notification sub-
mitted under subsection (a)(2) by a State, local, or tribal 
authority shall contain— 
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‘‘(1) a certification that the State, local, or trib-
al authority requires the use of methyl bromide to 
respond to an emergency event; 
‘‘(2) a description of the emergency event and 
the economic loss that would result from such emer-
gency event; 
‘‘(3) the identity and contact information for 
the responsible individual of the authority; and 
‘‘(4) with respect to the qualified use of methyl 
bromide that is the subject of the notification— 
‘‘(A) the specific location in which the 
methyl bromide is to be used and the total acre-
age of such location; 
‘‘(B) the identity of the pest or pests to be 
controlled by such use; 
‘‘(C) the total volume of methyl bromide to 
be used; and 
‘‘(D) the anticipated date of such use. 
‘‘(c) OBJECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, not later 
than 5 days after the receipt of a notification sub-
mitted under subsection (a)(2), may object to the 
authorization of the use of methyl bromide under 
such subsection by a State, local, or tribal authority 
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by sending the State, local, or tribal authority a no-
tification in writing of such objection that— 
‘‘(A) states the reasons for such objection; 
and 
‘‘(B) specifies any additional information 
that the Secretary would require to withdraw 
the objection. 
‘‘(2) REASONS FOR OBJECTION.—The Secretary 
may object to an authorization described in para-
graph (1) if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(A) the notification submitted under sub-
section (a)(2) does not— 
‘‘(i) contain all of the information 
specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
subsection (b); or 
‘‘(ii) demonstrate the existence of an 
emergency event; or 
‘‘(B) the qualified use specified in the noti-
fication does not comply with the limitations 
specified in subsection (e). 
‘‘(3) WITHDRAWAL OF OBJECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall withdraw an objection under this sub-
section if— 
‘‘(A) not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the Secretary sends the notification 
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under paragraph (1) to the State, local, or trib-
al authority involved, the State, local, or tribal 
authority submits to the Secretary the addi-
tional information specified in such notification; 
and 
‘‘(B) such additional information is sub-
mitted to the satisfaction of the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) EFFECT
OF
WITHDRAWAL.—Upon the 
issuance of a withdrawal under paragraph (3), the 
State, local, or tribal authority involved may author-
ize the use of methyl bromide for the qualified use 
specified in the notification submitted under sub-
section (a)(2). 
‘‘(d) USE FOR EMERGENCY EVENTS CONSISTENT 
WITH FIFRA.—The production, distribution, sale, ship-
ment, application, or use of a pesticide product containing 
methyl bromide in accordance with an authorization for 
a use under subsection (a) shall be deemed an authorized 
production, distribution, sale, shipment, application, or 
use of such product under the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act, regardless of whether the in-
tended use is registered and included in the label approved 
for the product by the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency under such Act. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATIONS ON USE.— 
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‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS
ON
USE
PER
EMERGENCY 
EVENT.—The amount of methyl bromide that may 
be used per emergency event at a specific location 
shall not exceed 20 metric tons. 
‘‘(2) LIMITS
ON
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT.—The 
aggregate amount of methyl bromide allowed pursu-
ant to this section for use in the United States in 
a calendar year shall not exceed the total amount 
authorized by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol 
pursuant to the Montreal Protocol process for crit-
ical uses in the United States in calendar year 2011. 
‘‘(f) ENSURING ADEQUATE SUPPLY
OF METHYL 
BROMIDE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
it shall not be unlawful for any person or entity to produce 
or import methyl bromide, or otherwise supply methyl bro-
mide from inventories (produced or imported pursuant to 
the Clean Air Act for other purposes) in response to an 
emergency event in accordance with subsection (a). 
‘‘(g) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.— 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter or mod-
ify the authority of the Secretary to use methyl bromide 
for quarantine and pre-shipment, without limitation, 
under the Clean Air Act. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) EMERGENCY
EVENT.—The term ‘emer-
gency event’ means a situation— 
‘‘(A) that occurs at a location on which a 
plant or commodity is grown or produced or a 
facility providing for the storage of, or other 
services with respect to, a plant or commodity; 
‘‘(B) for which the lack of availability of 
methyl bromide for a particular use would re-
sult in significant economic loss to the owner, 
lessee, or operator of such a location or facility 
or the owner, grower, or purchaser of such a 
plant or commodity; and 
‘‘(C) that, in light of the specific agricul-
tural, meteorological, or other conditions pre-
sented, requires the use of methyl bromide to 
control a pest or disease in such location or fa-
cility because there are no technically or eco-
nomically feasible alternatives to methyl bro-
mide easily accessible by an entity referred to 
in subparagraph (B) at the time and location of 
the event that— 
‘‘(i) are registered under the Federal 
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.) for the intended use 
or pest to be so controlled; and 
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‘‘(ii) would adequately control the pest 
or disease presented at such location or fa-
cility. 
‘‘(2) PEST.—The term ‘pest’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2 of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136). 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED USE.—The term ‘qualified use’ 
means, with respect to methyl bromide, a methyl 
bromide treatment or application in an amount not 
to exceed the limitations specified in subsection (e) 
in response to an emergency event.’’. 
PART IV—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS 
SEC. 9131. DEFINITION OF RETAIL FACILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days of the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the process 
safety management of highly hazardous chemicals stand-
ard under section 1910.119 of title 29, Code of Federal 
Regulations, promulgated pursuant to section 6 of the Oc-
cupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 
655), to provide that the definition of the term ‘‘retail fa-
cility’’, when used with respect to a facility that provides 
direct sales of highly hazardous chemicals to end users or 
consumers (including farmers or ranchers), means a facil-
ity that is exempt from such standard because such facil-
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ity has obtained more than half of its income during the 
most recent 12-month period from such direct sales. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 9201. REPORT ON REGULATION OF PLANT BIOSTIMU-
LANTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit a report to the President and Congress that 
identifies potential regulatory and legislative reforms to 
ensure the expeditious and appropriate review, approval, 
uniform national labeling, and availability of plant bio-
stimulant products to agricultural producers. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall prepare the report required by subsection (a) in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the several States, industry stake-
holders, and such other stakeholders as the Secretary de-
termines necessary. 
(c) PLANT BIOSTIMULANT DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘plant biostimulant’’ means a substance or 
micro-organism that, when applied to seeds, plants, or the 
rhizosphere, stimulates natural processes to enhance or 
benefit nutrient uptake, nutrient efficiency, tolerance to 
abiotic stress, or crop quality and yield. 
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SEC. 9202. PECAN MARKETING ORDERS. 
Section 8e(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, re-
enacted with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing 
Agreement Act of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 608e–1(a)), is amended 
in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘pecans,’’ after ‘‘wal-
nuts,’’. 
SEC. 9203. REPORT ON HONEY AND MAPLE SYRUP. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 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 examining the effect 
of the final rule entitled ‘‘Food Labeling: Revision of the 
Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels’’, published in the 
Federal Register by the Department of Agriculture on 
May 27, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 33742), and providing for 
updates to the nutrition facts panel on the labeling of 
packaged food has on consumer perception regarding the 
‘‘added sugar’’ statement required to be included on such 
panel by such final rule with respect to packaged food in 
which no sugar is added during processing, including pure 
honey and maple syrup. 
TITLE X—CROP INSURANCE 
SEC. 10001. TREATMENT OF FORAGE AND GRAZING. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF CATASTROPHIC RISK PROTEC-
TION FOR CROPS AND GRASSES USED FOR GRAZING.— 
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Section 508(b)(1) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B). 
(b) LIMITATION ON MULTIPLE BENEFITS FOR SAME 
LOSS.—Section 508(n)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(n)(2)) is amended by inserting before 
the period the following: ‘‘or to coverage described in sec-
tion 508D’’. 
(c) COVERAGE FOR FORAGE AND GRAZING.—The 
Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after 
section 508C (7 U.S.C. 1508C) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 508D. COVERAGE FOR FORAGE AND GRAZING. 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 508A, and in addition to 
any other available coverage, for crops that can be both 
grazed and mechanically harvested on the same acres dur-
ing the same growing season, producers shall be allowed 
to purchase, and be independently indemnified on, sepa-
rate policies for each intended use, as determined by the 
Corporation.’’. 
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SEC. 10002. ADMINISTRATIVE BASIC FEE. 
Section 508(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$300’’ and inserting ‘‘$500’’. 
SEC. 10003. PREVENTION OF DUPLICATIVE COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(c)(1) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) INELIGIBLE
CROPS
AND
ACRES.— 
Crops for which the producer has elected under 
section 1117 of the Agriculture and Nutrition 
Act of 2018 to receive agriculture risk coverage 
and acres that are enrolled in the stacked in-
come protection plan under section 508B shall 
not be eligible for— 
‘‘(i) coverage based on an area yield 
and loss basis under paragraph (3)(A)(ii); 
‘‘(ii) coverage based on a margin basis 
under paragraph (3)(C); or 
‘‘(iii) supplemental coverage under 
paragraph (4)(C).’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
508(c)(4)(C) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(c)(4)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (iv); and 
(2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv). 
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SEC. 10004. REPEAL OF UNUSED AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(d) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance 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
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
508(a)(9)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(a)(9)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) by striking clause (ii); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 
SEC. 10005. CONTINUED AUTHORITY. 
Section 508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508(g)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) CONTINUED AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
establish— 
‘‘(i) underwriting rules that limit the 
decrease in the actual production history of 
a producer, at the election of the producer, 
to not more than 10 percent of the actual 
production history of the previous crop 
year provided that the production decline 
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was the result of drought, flood, natural 
disaster, or other insurable loss (as deter-
mined by the Corporation); and 
‘‘(ii) actuarially sound premiums to 
cover additional risk. 
‘‘(B) OTHER AUTHORITY.—The authority 
provided under subparagraph (A) is in addition 
to any other authority that adjusts the actual 
production history of the producer under this 
Act. 
‘‘(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 
shall be construed to require a change in the 
carrying out of any provision of this Act as the 
Act was carried out for the 2018 reinsurance 
year.’’. 
SEC. 10006. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 516(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)(C)(i)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$9,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’. 
SEC. 10007. MAINTENANCE OF POLICIES. 
(a) Section 522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1522(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara-
graph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) REIMBURSEMENT.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An applicant who 
submits a policy under section 508(h) shall 
be eligible for the reimbursement of rea-
sonable and actual research and develop-
ment costs directly related to the policy if 
the policy is approved by the Board for 
sale to producers. 
‘‘(ii) REASONABLE
COSTS.—For the 
purpose of reimbursing research and devel-
opment and maintenance costs under this 
section, costs of the applicant shall be con-
sidered reasonable and actual costs if the 
costs are based on— 
‘‘(I) wage rates equal to 2 times 
the hourly wage rate plus benefits, as 
provided by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics for the year in which such costs 
are incurred, calculated using the for-
mula applied to an applicant by the 
Corporation in reviewing proposed 
project budgets under this section on 
October 1, 2016; or 
‘‘(II) actual documented costs in-
curred by the applicant.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘ap-
proved insurance provider’’ and inserting ‘‘ap-
plicant’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘deter-
mined by the approved insurance provider’’ 
and inserting ‘‘determined by the appli-
cant’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following new clauses: 
‘‘(ii) APPROVAL.—Subject to clause 
(iii), the Board shall approve the amount 
of a fee determined under clause (i) unless 
the Board determines, based on substantial 
evidence in the record, that the amount of 
the fee unnecessarily inhibits the use of the 
policy. 
‘‘(iii) CONSIDERATION.—The Board 
shall not disapprove a fee on the basis of— 
‘‘(I) a comparison to mainte-
nance fees paid with respect to the 
policy; or 
‘‘(II) the potential for the fee to 
result in a financial gain or loss to the 
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applicant based on the number of poli-
cies sold.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to reimbursement requests 
made on or after October 1, 2016. 
(2) RESUBMISSION OF DENIED REQUEST.—An 
applicant that was denied all or a portion of a reim-
bursement request under paragraph (1) of section 
522(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1522(b)) during the period between October 1, 2016 
and the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
given an opportunity to resubmit such request. 
SEC. 10008. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES. 
(a) REPEAL OF CERTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT ACTIVITIES.—Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (7) through (18); 
(2) by striking paragraphs (20) through (23); 
and 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (19) and (24) 
as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively. 
(b) WHOLE FARM APPLICATION
TO BEGINNING 
FARMERS
AND RANCHERS.—Paragraph (7) of section 
522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
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1522(c)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) BEGINNING
FARMER
OR
RANCHER
DE-
FINED.—Notwithstanding section 502(b)(3), with re-
spect to plans described under this paragraph, 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 10 
crop years.’’. 
(c) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES.— 
Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522(c)) as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(9) TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE INSUR-
ANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with 
qualified entities to carry out research and de-
velopment regarding a policy to insure crops, 
including tomatoes, peppers, and citrus, against 
losses due to a tropical storm or hurricane. 
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‘‘(B) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.— 
Research and development with respect to the 
policy required under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the effectiveness of a 
risk management tool for a low frequency, 
catastrophic loss weather event; and 
‘‘(ii) provide protection for production 
or revenue losses, or both. 
‘‘(10) SUBSURFACE IRRIGATION PRACTICES.— 
The Corporation shall offer to enter into a contract 
with a qualified entity to conduct research and de-
velopment regarding the creation of a separate prac-
tice for subsurface irrigation, including the establish-
ment of a separate transitional yield within the 
county that is reflective of the average gain in pro-
ductivity and yield associated with the installation of 
a subsurface irrigation system. 
‘‘(11) STUDY AND REPORT ON GRAIN SORGHUM 
RATES AND YIELDS.— 
‘‘(A) STUDY.—The Corporation shall con-
tract with a qualified entity to conduct a study 
to assess the difference in rates, average yields, 
and coverage levels of grain sorghum policies as 
compared to other feed grains within a county. 
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‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
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 of the study conducted under 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(12) QUALITY LOSSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation shall 
offer to enter into a contract with a qualified 
entity to conduct research and development re-
garding the establishment of an alternative 
method of adjusting for quality losses that does 
not impact the average production history of 
producers. 
‘‘(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Notwithstanding 
subsections (g) and (m) of section 508, if the 
Corporation uses any method developed as a re-
sult of the contract described in subparagraph 
(A) to adjust for quality losses, such method 
shall be— 
‘‘(i) optional for producers to elect to 
use; and 
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‘‘(ii) offered at an actuarially sound 
premium rate.’’. 
SEC. 10009. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 522 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1522) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under subsections (c) and 
(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (c)’’ ; and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘not 
more 
than 
$12,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each sub-
sequent fiscal year.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘not more than— 
‘‘(i) $12,500,000 for fiscal year 2008 
through 2018; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’; and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (e), as so 
amended, as subsection (d). 
SEC. 10010. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 524 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1524) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 524. EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
‘‘(a) EDUCATION
ASSISTANCE.—Subject to the 
amounts made available under subsection (d), the Sec-
retary, acting through the National Institute of Food and 
Agriculture, shall carry out the program established under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIPS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT EDU-
CATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
AUTHORITY.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture, shall establish a program under which com-
petitive grants are made to qualified public and pri-
vate entities (including land-grant colleges, coopera-
tive extension services, and colleges or universities), 
as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of 
educating agricultural producers about the full range 
of risk management activities, including futures, op-
tions, agricultural trade options, crop insurance, 
cash forward contracting, debt reduction, production 
diversification, farm resources risk reduction, farm 
financial benchmarking, and other risk management 
strategies. 
‘‘(2) BASIS FOR GRANTS.—A grant under this 
subsection shall be awarded on the basis of merit 
and shall be subject to peer or merit review. 
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‘‘(3) OBLIGATION PERIOD.—Funds for a grant 
under this subsection shall be available to the Sec-
retary for obligation for a 2-year period. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary 
may use not more than 4 percent of the funds made 
available for grants under this subsection for admin-
istrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying 
out this subsection. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (b), the Secretary shall place 
special emphasis on risk management strategies (including 
farm financial benchmarking), education, and outreach 
specifically targeted at— 
‘‘(1) beginning farmers or ranchers; 
‘‘(2) legal immigrant farmers or ranchers that 
are attempting to become established producers in 
the United States; 
‘‘(3) socially disadvantaged farmers or ranch-
ers; and 
‘‘(4) farmers or ranchers that— 
‘‘(A) are preparing to retire; 
‘‘(B) are using transition strategies to help 
new farmers or ranchers get started; and 
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‘‘(C) new or established farmers or ranch-
ers that are converting production and mar-
keting systems to pursue new markets. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—From the insurance fund estab-
lished under section 516(c), there is transferred for the 
partnerships for risk management education program es-
tablished under subsection (b) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2018 and each subsequent fiscal year.’’. 
TITLE XI—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Livestock 
SEC. 11101. ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS AND RE-
SPONSE. 
(a) NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS 
AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.—The Animal Health Protec-
tion Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 
U.S.C. 8308A) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10409B. NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE PREPAREDNESS 
AND RESPONSE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program, to be known as the ‘National Animal 
Disease Preparedness and Response Program’, to address 
the increasing risk of the introduction and spread of ani-
mal pests and diseases affecting the economic interests of 
the livestock and related industries of the United States, 
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including the maintenance and expansion of export mar-
kets. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To carry out the Na-
tional Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall offer to enter into cooperative 
agreements, or other legal instruments, with eligible enti-
ties, to be selected by the Secretary, which may include 
any of the following entities, either individually or in com-
bination: 
‘‘(1) A State department of agriculture. 
‘‘(2) The office of the chief animal health offi-
cial of a State. 
‘‘(3) A land-grant college or university or 
NLGCA Institution (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)). 
‘‘(4) A college of veterinary medicine, including 
a veterinary emergency team at such college. 
‘‘(5) A State or national livestock producer or-
ganization with direct and significant economic in-
terest in livestock production. 
‘‘(6) A State emergency agency. 
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‘‘(7) A State, national, allied, or regional veteri-
nary organization or specialty board recognized by 
the American Veterinary Medical Association. 
‘‘(8) An Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assist-
ance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)). 
‘‘(9) A Federal agency. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.—Activities under 
the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Re-
sponse Program shall include, to the extent prac-
ticable, the following: 
‘‘(A) Enhancing animal pest and disease 
analysis and surveillance. 
‘‘(B) Expanding outreach and education. 
‘‘(C) Targeting domestic inspection activi-
ties at vulnerable points in the safeguarding 
continuum. 
‘‘(D) Enhancing and strengthening threat 
identification and technology. 
‘‘(E) Improving biosecurity. 
‘‘(F) Enhancing emergency preparedness 
and response capabilities, including training ad-
ditional emergency response personnel. 
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‘‘(G) Conducting technology development 
and enhancing electronic sharing of animal 
health data for risk analysis between State and 
Federal animal health officials. 
‘‘(H) Enhancing the development and ef-
fectiveness of animal health technologies to 
treat and prevent animal disease, including— 
‘‘(i) 
veterinary 
biologics 
and 
diagnostics; 
‘‘(ii) animal drugs for minor use and 
minor species; and 
‘‘(iii) animal medical devices. 
‘‘(I) Such other activities as determined 
appropriate by the Secretary, in consultation 
with eligible entities specified in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In entering into cooperative 
agreements or other legal instruments under sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall give priority to appli-
cations submitted by— 
‘‘(A) a State department of agriculture or 
an office of the chief animal health official of a 
State; or 
‘‘(B) an eligible entity that will carry out 
program activities in a State or region— 
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‘‘(i) in which an animal pest or dis-
ease is a Federal concern; or 
‘‘(ii) which the Secretary determines 
has potential for the spread of an animal 
pest or disease after taking into consider-
ation— 
‘‘(I) the agricultural industries in 
the State or region; 
‘‘(II) factors contributing to ani-
mal disease or pest in the State or re-
gion, such as the climate, natural re-
sources, and geography of, and native 
and exotic wildlife species and other 
disease vectors in, the State or region; 
and 
‘‘(III) the movement of animals 
in the State or region. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—For purposes of setting 
priorities under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
consult with eligible entities specified in subsection 
(b). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to consultation carried out 
under this paragraph. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity specified 
in subsection (b) seeking to enter into a cooperative 
agreement, or other legal instrument, under the Na-
tional Animal Disease Preparedness and Response 
Program shall submit to the Secretary an applica-
tion containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall no-
tify each applicant of— 
‘‘(A) the requirements to be imposed on 
the recipient of funds under the Program for 
auditing of, and reporting on, the use of such 
funds; and 
‘‘(B) the criteria to be used to ensure ac-
tivities supported using such funds are based on 
sound scientific data or thorough risk assess-
ments. 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—With re-
spect to an eligible entity described in subsection 
(b), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may take into consideration an eligi-
ble entity’s ability to contribute non-Federal 
funds to carry out a cooperative agreement or 
other legal instrument under the Program when 
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deciding whether to enter into an agreement or 
other legal instrument under the Program; and 
‘‘(B) shall not require such an entity to 
make such a contribution. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) USE CONSISTENT WITH TERMS OF COOP-
ERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—The recipient of funds 
under the National Animal Disease Preparedness 
and Response Program shall use the funds for the 
purposes and in the manner provided in the coopera-
tive agreement, or other legal instrument, under 
which the funds are provided. 
‘‘(2) SUB-AGREEMENT.—Nothing in this section 
prevents an eligible entity from using funds received 
under the Program to enter into sub-agreements 
with political subdivisions of the State that have 
legal responsibilities relating to animal disease pre-
vention, surveillance, or rapid response. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of completion of an activity conducted 
using funds provided under the National Animal Disease 
Preparedness and Response Program, the recipient of 
such funds shall submit to the Secretary a report that de-
scribes the purposes and results of the activities.’’. 
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(b) NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH VACCINE BANK.— 
The Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 10409B, as added 
by subsection (a), the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10409C. NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH VACCINE BANK. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a national vaccine bank (to be known as the ‘National 
Animal Health Vaccine Bank’) for the benefit of the do-
mestic interests of the United States and to help protect 
the United States agriculture and food system against ter-
rorist attack, major disaster, and other emergencies. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS OF VACCINE BANK.—Through the 
National Animal Health Vaccine Bank, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain sufficient quantities of animal 
vaccine, antiviral, therapeutic, or diagnostic products 
to appropriately and rapidly respond to an outbreak 
of those animal diseases that would have the most 
damaging effect on human health or the United 
States economy; and 
‘‘(2) leverage, when appropriate, the mecha-
nisms and infrastructure that have been developed 
for the management, storage, and distribution of the 
National Veterinary Stockpile of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service. 
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‘‘(c) PRIORITY FOR RESPONSE TO FOOT AND MOUTH 
DISEASE.—The Secretary shall prioritize the acquisition 
of sufficient quantities of foot and mouth disease vaccine, 
and accompanying diagnostic products, for the National 
Animal Health Vaccine Bank. As part of such 
prioritization, the Secretary shall consider contracting 
with one or more entities that are capable of producing 
foot and mouth disease vaccine and that have surge pro-
duction capacity of the vaccine.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 10417 of the Animal 
Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SPECIFIED PUR-
POSES.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2019.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Sec-
retary shall make available for fiscal year 2019 
$250,000,000 to carry out sections 10409A, 
10409B, and 10409C, of which— 
‘‘(i) $30,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out the National Animal 
Health Laboratory Network under section 
10409A; 
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‘‘(ii) $70,000,000 shall be made avail-
able to carry out the National Animal Dis-
ease Preparedness and Response Program 
under section 10409B; and 
‘‘(iii) $150,000,000 shall be made 
available to establish and maintain the Na-
tional Animal Health Vaccine Bank under 
section 10409C. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
Secretary shall make available to carry out sec-
tions 
10409A, 
10409B, 
and 
10409C, 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 
2023, 
of 
which 
not 
less 
than 
$30,000,000 shall be made available for each of 
those fiscal years to carry out the National Ani-
mal Disease Preparedness and Response Pro-
gram under section 10409B. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—In addition to the funds made available 
under subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) of paragraph 
(1) and funds authorized to be appropriated by sub-
section (a), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
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2023 to carry out the National Animal Health Lab-
oratory Network under section 10409A. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS.—Of the funds 
made available under clauses (i) and (ii) of subpara-
graph (A) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), 
not more than four percent may be retained by the 
Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the 
Secretary to carry out the National Animal Health 
Laboratory Network under section 10409A and the 
National Animal Disease Preparedness and Re-
sponse Program under section 10409B. Of the funds 
made available under clause (ii) of subparagraphs 
(A) and (B) of such paragraph, not more than ten 
percent may be retained by an eligible entity to pay 
administrative costs incurred by the eligible entity to 
carry out any such program. 
‘‘(4) DURATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
made available under this subsection, including any 
proceeds credited under paragraph (5), shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(5) PROCEEDS
FROM
VACCINE
SALES.—Any 
proceeds of a sale of vaccine or antigen from the Na-
tional Animal Health Vaccine Bank shall be— 
‘‘(A) deposited into the Treasury of the 
Unites States; and 
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‘‘(B) credited to the account for the oper-
ation of the National Vaccine Animal Health 
Bank. 
‘‘(6) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CER-
TAIN PURPOSES.—Funds made available under the 
National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the 
National Animal Disease Preparedness and Re-
sponse Program, and the National Animal Health 
Vaccine Bank shall not be used for the construction 
of a new building or facility or the acquisition or ex-
pansion of an existing building or facility, including 
site grading and improvement and architect fees.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 
section 10417 of the Animal Health Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 8316) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 10417. FUNDING.’’. 
(B) OTHER AMENDMENTS.—Section 10417 
of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
8316) is further amended— 
(i) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘GENERAL AU-
THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’; and 
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(ii) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to 
carry out this subtitle’’ and inserting ‘‘pur-
suant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in subsection (a)’’. 
(3) REPEAL OF SEPARATE AUTHORIZATION OF 
NATIONAL
ANIMAL
HEALTH
LABORATORY
NET-
WORK.—Section 10409A of the Animal Health Pro-
tection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308A(d)) is amended by 
striking subsection (d). 
SEC. 11102. 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 ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 11103. VETERINARY TRAINING. 
Section 10504 of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8318) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and veterinary teams, includ-
ing those based at colleges of veterinary medicine,’’ 
after ‘‘veterinarians’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘and who are capable of providing effec-
tive services before, during, and after emergencies’’. 
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SEC. 11104. REPORT ON FSIS GUIDANCE AND OUTREACH TO 
SMALL MEAT PROCESSORS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Agriculture shall submit to the Secretary of Agriculture 
a report on the effectiveness of existing Food Safety and 
Inspection Service guidance materials and other tools used 
by small and very small establishments, as defined by reg-
ulations issued by the Food Safety and Inspection Service, 
as in effect on such date of enactment, including— 
(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the out-
reach conducted by the Food Safety and Inspection 
Service to small and very small establishments; 
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
guidance materials and other tools used by the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service to assist small and 
very small establishments; 
(3) an evaluation of the responsiveness of the 
Food Safety and Inspection Service personnel to in-
quiries and issues from small and very small estab-
lishments; and 
(4) recommendations on measures the Food 
Safety and Inspection Service should take to im-
prove regulatory clarity and consistency and ensure 
all guidance materials and other tools take into ac-
count small and very small establishments. 
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Subtitle 
B—Beginning, 
Socially 
Disadvantaged, 
and 
Veteran 
Producers 
SEC. 11201. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY 
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS 
AND VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
Section 2501(a)(4) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as sub-
paragraph (F); 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) PRIORITY.—In making grants and 
entering into contracts and other agreements 
under this section, the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to projects that— 
‘‘(i) deliver agricultural education to 
youth under the age of 18 in underserved 
and underrepresented communities; 
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‘‘(ii) provide youth under the age of 
18 with agricultural employment or volun-
teer opportunities, or both; and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrate experience in pro-
viding such education or opportunities to 
socially disadvantaged youth.’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 11202. OFFICE OF PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC EN-
GAGEMENT. 
(a) CHANGING NAME OF OFFICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 226B of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6934) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH’’ and inserting 
‘‘PARTNERSHIPS
AND
PUBLIC
ENGAGE-
MENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Advocacy and Outreach’’ 
each place it appears in subsections (a)(2), 
(b)(1), and (d)(4)(B) and inserting ‘‘Partner-
ships and Public Engagement’’; 
(2) REFERENCES.—Beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, any reference to the Of-
fice of Advocacy and Outreach established under sec-
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tion 226B of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934) in any other 
provision of Federal law shall be deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Office of Partnerships and Public En-
gagement. 
(b) INCREASING OUTREACH.—Section 226B of the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6934), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clauses: 
‘‘(iv) limited resource producers; 
‘‘(v) veteran farmers and ranchers; 
and 
‘‘(vi) tribal farmers and ranchers; 
and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) to promote youth outreach.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘veteran farmers and ranchers, 
tribal farmers and ranchers,’’ after ‘‘beginning 
farmers and ranchers,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or so-
cially disadvantaged’’ and inserting ‘‘socially 
disadvantaged, veteran, or tribal’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘veteran 
farmers or ranchers, tribal farmers or ranch-
ers,’’ after ‘‘beginning farmers or ranchers,’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
226B(f)(3)(B) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6934(f)(3)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(d) OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS.—Section 309 of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6921) 
is amended by striking ‘‘of the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘of Partnerships and Public Engagement established 
under section 226B’’. 
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SEC. 11203. COMMISSION ON FARM TRANSITIONS–NEEDS 
FOR 2050. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Farm Transi-
tions–Needs for 2050’’ (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a study 
on issues impacting the transition of agricultural oper-
ations from established farmers and ranchers to the next 
generation of farmers and ranchers, including— 
(1) access to, and availability of— 
(A) quality land and necessary infrastruc-
ture; 
(B) affordable credit; and 
(C) adequate risk management tools; 
(2) agricultural asset transfer strategies in use 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act and im-
provements to such strategies; 
(3) incentives that may facilitate agricultural 
asset transfers to the next generation of farmers and 
ranchers, including recommendations for new Fed-
eral tax policies to facilitate lifetime and estate 
transfers; 
(4) the causes of the failures of such transi-
tions, if any; and 
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(5) the status of programs and incentives pro-
viding assistance with respect to such transitions in 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
opportunities for the revision or modernization of 
such programs. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 10 members as follows: 
(A) 3 members appointed by the Secretary. 
(B) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate. 
(C) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(D) The Chief Economist of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture. 
(2) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT.—In 
addition to the Chief Economist of the Department 
of Agriculture, the membership of the Commission 
may include 1 or more employees of the Department 
of Agriculture or other Federal agencies. 
(3) DATE
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—The appoint-
ment of a member of the Commission shall be made 
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not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(4) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(A) TERM.—A member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission— 
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Commission; and 
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
(5) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
the initial meeting of the Commission. 
(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business, but a lesser number of members may hold 
hearings. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall appoint 1 of 
the members of the Commission to serve as Chairperson 
of the Commission. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
the President, the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
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of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study required by subsection (b), includ-
ing such recommendations as the Commission considers 
appropriate. 
(g) HEARINGS.—The Commission may hold such 
hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers advisable to carry out this section. 
(h) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency 
such information as the Commission considers necessary 
to carry out this section. On request of the Chairperson 
of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide 
the information to the Commission. 
(i) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mail in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(j) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
may provide to the Commission appropriate office space 
and such reasonable administrative and support services 
as the Commission may request. 
(k) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
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(1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government shall be compensated at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which the member is engaged in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission. 
(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of the 
Commission who is an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensa-
tion in addition to the compensation received for the 
services of the member as an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government. 
(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. 
(l) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
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apply to the Commission or any proceeding of the Com-
mission. 
SEC. 11204. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COOR-
DINATOR. 
Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 
220 (7 U.S.C. 6920) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 221. AGRICULTURAL YOUTH ORGANIZATION COORDI-
NATOR. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall establish 
in the Department the position of Agricultural Youth Or-
ganization Coordinator. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Agricultural Youth Organization 
Coordinator shall— 
‘‘(1) promote the role of youth-serving organiza-
tions and school-based agricultural education in mo-
tivating and preparing young people to pursue ca-
reers in the agriculture, food, and natural resources 
systems; 
‘‘(2) work to help build awareness of the reach 
and importance of agriculture, across a diversity of 
fields and disciplines; 
‘‘(3) identify short-term and long-term interests 
of the Department and provide opportunities, re-
sources, input, and coordination with programs and 
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agencies of the Department to youth-serving organi-
zations and school-based agricultural education, in-
cluding the development of internship opportunities; 
‘‘(4) share, internally and externally, the extent 
to which active steps are being taken to encourage 
collaboration with, and support of, youth-serving or-
ganizations and school-based agricultural education; 
‘‘(5) provide information to young farmers con-
cerning the availability of, and eligibility require-
ments for, participation in agricultural programs, 
with particular emphasis on beginning farmer and 
rancher programs; 
‘‘(6) serve as a resource for assisting young 
farmers in applying for participation in agricultural 
programs; and 
‘‘(7) advocate on behalf of young farmers in 
interactions with employees of the Department. 
‘‘(c) 
CONTRACTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—For purposes of carrying out the duties under 
subsection (b), the Agricultural Youth Organization Coor-
dinator shall consult with the cooperative extension and 
the land-grant university systems, and may enter into con-
tracts or cooperative agreements with the research centers 
of the Agricultural Research Service, cooperative extension 
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and the land-grant university systems, non-land-grant col-
leges of agriculture, or nonprofit organizations for— 
‘‘(1) the conduct of regional research on the 
profitability of small farms; 
‘‘(2) the development of educational materials; 
‘‘(3) the conduct of workshops, courses, and 
certified vocational training; 
‘‘(4) the conduct of mentoring activities; or 
‘‘(5) the provision of internship opportunities.’’. 
Subtitle C—Textiles 
SEC. 11301. REPEAL OF PIMA AGRICULTURE COTTON 
TRUST FUND. 
Effective December 31, 2018, the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113–79) is amend-
ed by striking section 12314 (and by conforming the items 
relating to such section in the table of sections accord-
ingly). 
SEC. 11302. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURE WOOL APPAREL 
MANUFACTURERS TRUST FUND. 
Effective December 31, 2018, the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113–79) is amend-
ed by striking section 12315 (and by conforming the items 
relating to such section in the table of sections accord-
ingly). 
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SEC. 11303. REPEAL OF WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION 
GRANTS FUNDING. 
Effective December 31, 2018, the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 2101 note; Public Law 113–79) is amend-
ed by striking section 12316 (and by conforming the items 
relating to such section in the table of sections accord-
ingly). 
SEC. 11304. TEXTILE TRUST FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States a trust fund, to be known 
as the ‘‘Textile Trust Fund’’, consisting of such amounts 
as may be transferred to the Textile Trust Fund pursuant 
to subsection (e), and to be used for the purposes of— 
(1) reducing the injury to domestic manufactur-
ers resulting from tariffs on cotton fabric that are 
higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made 
of cotton fabric; 
(2) reducing the injury to domestic manufactur-
ers resulting from tariffs on wool products that are 
higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made 
of wool products; and 
(3) wool research and promotion. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—From amounts in 
the Textile Trust Fund, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
make payments annually, beginning in calendar year 
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2019, for each of calendar years 2019 through 2023 as 
follows: 
(1) PIMA COTTON.—From amounts specified in 
subsection (e)(2)(A), the Secretary shall make pay-
ments as follows: 
(A) Twenty-five percent of such amounts 
for a calendar year shall be paid to one or more 
nationally recognized associations established 
for the promotion of pima cotton for use in tex-
tile and apparel goods. 
(B) Twenty-five percent of such amounts 
for a calendar year shall be paid to yarn spin-
ners of pima cotton that produce ring spun cot-
ton yarns in the United States, to be allocated 
to each spinner in an amount that bears the 
same ratio as— 
(i) the spinner’s production of ring 
spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 
83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric num-
ber) from pima cotton in single and plied 
form during the previous calendar year (as 
evidenced by an affidavit provided by the 
spinner that meets the requirements of 
subsection (c)(1)); bears to 
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(ii) the production of the yarns de-
scribed in clause (i) during the previous 
calendar year for all spinners who qualify 
under this subparagraph. 
(C) Fifty percent of such amounts for a 
calendar year shall be paid to manufacturers 
who cut and sew cotton shirts in the United 
States who certify that they used imported cot-
ton fabric during the previous calendar year, to 
be allocated to each such manufacturer in an 
amount that bears the same ratio as— 
(i) the dollar value (excluding duty, 
shipping, and related costs) of imported 
woven cotton shirting fabric of 80s or 
higher count and 2-ply in warp purchased 
by the manufacturer during the previous 
calendar year (as evidenced by an affidavit 
provided by the manufacturer that meets 
the requirements of subsection (c)(2)) used 
in the manufacturing of men’s and boys’ 
cotton shirts; bears to 
(ii) the dollar value (excluding duty, 
shipping, and related costs) of the fabric 
described in clause (i) purchased during 
the previous calendar year by all manufac-
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turers who qualify under this subpara-
graph. 
(2) WOOL
MANUFACTURERS.—From amounts 
specified in subsection (e)(2)(B), the Secretary shall 
make payments as follows: 
(A) To each eligible manufacturer under 
paragraph (3) of section 4002(c) of the Wool 
Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 
(Public Law 108–429; 118 Stat. 2600), as 
amended by section 1633(c) of the Miscella-
neous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109– 280; 120 Stat. 1166) 
and section 325(b) of the Tax Extenders and 
Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 
(division C of Public Law 110–343; 122 Stat. 
3875), and any successor-in-interest to such a 
manufacturer as provided for under paragraph 
(4) of such section 4002(c), that submits an af-
fidavit in accordance with subsection (c)(3) for 
the year of the payment for calendar years 
2019 through 2023, payments in amounts au-
thorized under that paragraph. 
(B) To each eligible manufacturer under 
paragraph (6) of such section 4002(c) for cal-
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endar years 2019 through 2023, payments in 
amounts authorized under that paragraph. 
(c) AFFIDAVITS.— 
(1) YARN SPINNERS.—The affidavit required by 
subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) for a calendar year is a nota-
rized affidavit provided by an officer of a producer 
of ring spun yarns that affirms— 
(A) that the producer used pima cotton 
during the year in which the affidavit is filed 
and during the previous calendar year to 
produce ring spun cotton yarns in the United 
States, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (ex-
ceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied 
form; 
(B) the quantity, measured in pounds, of 
ring spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 
83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), 
in single and plied form during the previous cal-
endar year; and 
(C) that the producer maintains sup-
porting documentation showing the quantity of 
such yarns produced, and evidencing the yarns 
as ring spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 
83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), 
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in single and plied form during the previous cal-
endar year. 
(2) SHIRTING MANUFACTURERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The affidavit required 
by subsection (b)(1)(C)(i) for a calendar year is 
a notarized affidavit provided by an officer of a 
manufacturer of men’s and boys’ shirts that af-
firms— 
(i) that the manufacturer used im-
ported cotton fabric during the year in 
which the affidavit is filed and during the 
previous calendar year, to cut and sew 
men’s and boys’ woven cotton shirts in the 
United States; 
(ii) the dollar value of imported woven 
cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher 
count and 2-ply in warp purchased by the 
manufacturer during the previous calendar 
year; 
(iii) that the manufacturer maintains 
invoices along with other supporting docu-
mentation (such as price lists and other 
technical descriptions of the fabric quali-
ties) showing the dollar value of such fab-
ric purchased, the date of purchase, and 
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evidencing the fabric as woven cotton fab-
ric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in 
warp; and 
(iv) that the fabric was suitable for 
use in the manufacturing of men’s and 
boys’ cotton shirts. 
(B) DATE OF PURCHASE.—For purposes 
of the affidavit under subparagraph (A), the 
date of purchase shall be the invoice date, and 
the dollar value shall be determined excluding 
duty, shipping, and related costs. 
(3) FILING DATE FOR AFFIDAVITS.—Any per-
son required to provide an affidavit under this sec-
tion shall file the affidavit with the Secretary or as 
directed by the Secretary for any of calendar years 
2019 through 2023, not later than March 15 of that 
calendar year. 
(4) INCREASE IN PAYMENTS TO WOOL MANU-
FACTURERS IN CASE OF EXPIRATION OF DUTY SUS-
PENSIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In any calendar year in 
which the suspension of duty on wool products 
described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) is not 
in effect, the amount of any payment described 
in subsection (b)(2) to a manufacturer or suc-
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cessor-in-interest shall be increased by an 
amount the Secretary, after consultation with 
the Secretary of Commerce, determines is equal 
to the amount the manufacturer or successor- 
in-interest would have saved during the cal-
endar year of the payment if the suspension of 
duty on such wool products were in effect. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN FABRICS 
OF WORSTED WOOL.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—With respect to 
fabrics of worsted wool described in clause 
(ii), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘rate of duty on such wool 
products was 10 percent’’ for ‘‘suspension 
of duty on such wool products were in ef-
fect’’. 
(ii) FABRICS OF WORSTED WOOL DE-
SCRIBED.—Fabrics of worsted wool de-
scribed in this paragraph are fabrics of 
worsted wool— 
(I) with average fiber diameters 
greater than 18.5 micron; and 
(II) containing 85 percent or 
more by weight of wool. 
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(C) COVERED
WOOL
PRODUCTS.—Sub-
paragraph (A) applies with respect to the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Yarn, of combed wool, not put up 
for retail sale, containing 85 percent or 
more by weight of wool, formed with wool 
fibers having average diameters of 18.5 
micron or less. 
(ii) Wool fiber, waste, garnetted stock, 
combed wool, or wool top, the foregoing 
having average fiber diameters of 18.5 mi-
cron or less. 
(iii) Fabrics of combed wool, con-
taining 85 percent or more by weight of 
wool, with wool yarns of average fiber di-
ameters of 18.5 micron or less, certified by 
the importer as suitable for use in making 
men’s and boy’s suits, suit-type jackets, or 
trousers and must be imported for the ben-
efit of persons who cut and sew such cloth-
ing in the United States. 
(iv) Fabrics of combed wool, con-
taining 85 percent or more by weight of 
wool, with wool yarns of average fiber di-
ameters of 18.5 micron or less, certified by 
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the importer as suitable for use in making 
men’s and boy’s suits, suit-type jackets, or 
trousers and must be imported for the ben-
efit of persons who weave worsted wool 
fabric suitable for use in such clothing in 
the United States. 
(D) NO APPEAL OF DETERMINATIONS.—A 
determination of the Secretary under this para-
graph shall be final and not subject to appeal 
or protest. 
(d) TIMING
FOR DISTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 
shall make a payment under subsection (b) for each of 
calendar years 2019 through 2023, not later than April 
15 of the year of the payment. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
transfer to the Textile Trust Fund $25,250,000 for 
each of calendar years 2019 through 2023. 
(2) ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS.—Of the funds 
transferred under paragraph (1) for a calendar 
year— 
(A) $8,000,000 shall be available for dis-
tribution under subsection (b)(1); 
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(B) $15,000,000 shall be available for dis-
tribution under subsection (b)(2); and 
(C) notwithstanding subsection (f) of sec-
tion 506 of the Trade and Development Act of 
2000 (7 U.S.C. 7101 note; Public Law 106– 
200), $2,250,000 shall be available to provide 
grants described in subsection (d) of such sec-
tion. 
(3) SHEEP PRODUCTION AND MARKETING.—In 
addition to funds made available under paragraph 
(1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion, the Secretary shall use to carry out section 209 
of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1627a), $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, to remain 
available until expended. 
(4) DURATION
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 
transferred to the Textile Trust Fund pursuant to 
this subsection shall remain available until expended. 
Subtitle D—United States Grain 
Standards Act 
SEC. 11401. RESTORING CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO UNITED 
STATES GRAIN STANDARDS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Grain handling facilities described 
in subsection (b) may, on or before the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, restore 
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a prior exception with an official agency designated under 
the rule entitled ‘‘Exceptions to Geographic Areas for Offi-
cial Agencies Under the USGSA’’ published by the De-
partment of Agriculture in the Federal Register on April 
18, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 19137) if— 
(1) such grain handling facility and official 
agency agree to restore such prior exception; and 
(2) such grain handling facility notifies the Sec-
retary of Agriculture of— 
(A) the exception described in paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) the effective date of such exception. 
(b) ELIGIBLE GRAIN HANDLING FACILITIES.—Sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to grain handling fa-
cilities that were— 
(1) granted exceptions pursuant to the rule 
specified in subsection (a); and 
(2) had such exceptions revoked on or after 
September 30, 2015. 
(c) NO UNILATERAL TERMINATION ALLOWED.—Be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, a nonuse 
of service exception may only be terminated if two or more 
parties to such exception, including the grain handling fa-
cility, are in joint agreement with respect to such termi-
nation. 
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Subtitle E—Noninsured Crop 
Disaster Assistance Program 
SEC. 11501. ELIGIBLE CROPS. 
Section 196(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(2)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in this section, the term ‘eligible 
crop’ means each commercial crop or other ag-
ricultural commodity that is produced for food 
or fiber (except livestock) for which catastrophic 
risk protection under subsection (b) of section 
508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1508) and additional coverage under 
subsections (c) and (h) of such section are not 
available or, if such coverage is available, it is 
only available under a policy that provides cov-
erage for specific intervals based on weather in-
dexes or under a whole farm plan of insur-
ance.’’. 
SEC. 11502. SERVICE FEE. 
Section 196(k)(1) of the Federal Agriculture Im-
provement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(k)(1)) 
is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$250’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$350’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$750’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,050’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$1,875’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,100’’. 
SEC. 11503. PAYMENTS EQUIVALENT TO ADDITIONAL COV-
ERAGE. 
(a) PREMIUMS.—Section 196(l)(2)(B)(i) of the Fed-
eral Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 
U.S.C. 7333(l)(2)(B)(i)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause 
(IV); 
(2) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause (V) 
and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(VI) the producer’s share of the 
crop; or’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY OF COVERAGE.—Sec-
tion 196(l) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(l)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
(c) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 196(l) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(l)), as redesig-
nated by subsection (b)(2), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in para-
graph (3)(A), additional’’ and inserting ‘‘Addi-
tional’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 11601. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR 
FARM PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION. 
(a) REFERENCES TO FORMER UNDER SECRETARY 
OF AGRICULTURE FOR FARM AND FOREIGN AGRICUL-
TURAL SERVICES.— 
(1) FOOD AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP.—Section 
205(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1725(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs;’’. 
(2) OFFICE
OF
RISK
MANAGEMENT.—Section 
226A(d)(1) of the Department of Agriculture Reor-
ganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6933(d)(1)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary of Agri-
culture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Farm Production and Conservation’’. 
(3) 
MULTIAGENCY
TASK
FORCE.—Section 
242(b)(3) of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6952(b)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Under Secretary for Farm 
and Foreign Agricultural Services’’ and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and For-
eign Agricultural Affairs’’. 
(4) INTERAGENCY
COMMITTEE
ON
MINORITY 
CAREERS
IN
INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS.—Section 
625(c)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1131c(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricul-
tural Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Af-
fairs’’. 
(b) REFERENCES TO OTHER DESIGNATED DEPART-
MENT OFFICIALS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS UNDER CONSOLIDATED FARM 
AND
RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
ACT.—Section 
343(a)(13)(D) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 (7 
U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(D)) is amended— 
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(A) in clause (ii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(or other official des-
ignated by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘Under 
Secretary for Rural Development’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or designated offi-
cial’’ after ‘‘Under Secretary’’ each other 
place it appears; and 
(B) in clause (iii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(or other official des-
ignated by the Secretary)’’ after ‘‘Under 
Secretary for Rural Development’’; and 
(ii) in subclauses (III) and (IV), by 
inserting ‘‘or designated official’’ after 
‘‘Under Secretary’’ both places it appears. 
(2) NATIONAL SHEEP INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT 
CENTER.—Section 210(f)(3)(B)(i) of the Agricul-
tural 
Marketing 
Act 
of 
1946 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1627b(f)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or 
other official designated by the Secretary of Agri-
culture)’’ after ‘‘Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
Rural Development’’. 
(3) INTERTRIBAL
TOURISM
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—Section 6(a)(2)(A) of the Native Amer-
ican Business Development, Trade Promotion, and 
Tourism Act of 2000 (25 U.S.C. 4305(a)(2)(A)) is 
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amended by inserting ‘‘(or other official designated 
by the Secretary of Agriculture)’’ after ‘‘Under Sec-
retary of Agriculture for Rural Development’’. 
(4) STATE PLANS FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILI-
TATION
SERVICES.—Section 101(a)(11)(C) of the 
Rehabilitation 
Act 
of 
1973 
(29 
U.S.C. 
721(a)(11)(C)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or other 
official designated by the Secretary of Agriculture)’’ 
after ‘‘Under Secretary for Rural Development of 
the Department of Agriculture’’. 
SEC. 11602. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN PROGRAMS UNDER DEPARTMENT 
OF AGRICULTURE REORGANIZATION ACT OF 
1994. 
Section 296(b)(8) of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7014(b)(8)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘section 772 of the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, or the Agri-
culture and Nutrition Act of 2018’’ before the period at 
the end. 
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SEC. 11603. CONFERENCE REPORT REQUIREMENT THRESH-
OLD. 
Section 14208(a)(3)(A) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2255b(a)(3)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’. 
SEC. 11604. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE IMAGERY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agen-
cy, shall carry out a national agriculture imagery program 
to annually acquire aerial imagery during agricultural 
growing seasons from the continental United States. 
(b) DATA.—The aerial imagery acquired under this 
section shall— 
(1) consist of high resolution processed digital 
imagery; 
(2) be made available in a format that can be 
provided to Federal, State, and private sector enti-
ties; 
(3) 
be 
technologically 
compatible 
with 
geospatial information technology; and 
(4) be consistent with the standards established 
by the Federal Geographic Data Committee. 
(c) SUPPLEMENTAL SATELLITE IMAGERY.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may supplement the aerial imagery 
collected under this section with satellite imagery. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$23,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year 
thereafter. 
SEC. 11605. REPORT ON INCLUSION OF NATURAL STONE 
PRODUCTS IN COMMODITY PROMOTION, RE-
SEARCH, AND INFORMATION ACT OF 1996. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report examining the effect the establish-
ment of a Natural Stone Research and Promotion Board 
pursuant to the Commodity Promotion, Research, and In-
formation Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) would have 
on the natural stone industry, including how such a pro-
gram would effect— 
(1) research conducted on, and the promotion 
of, natural stone; 
(2) the development and expansion of domestic 
markets for natural stone; 
(3) economic activity of the natural stone indus-
try subject to such a Board; 
(4) economic development in rural areas; and 
(5) benefits to consumers in the United States 
of natural stone products. 
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SEC. 11606. SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUSION IN VIRGINIA/ 
CAROLINA PEANUT PRODUCING REGION. 
Section 1308(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Farm Security and 
Rural 
Investment 
Act 
of 
2002 
(7 
U.S.C. 
7958(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ‘‘Virginia and 
North Carolina’’ and inserting ‘‘Virginia, North Carolina, 
and South Carolina’’. 
SEC. 11607. ESTABLISHMENT OF FOOD LOSS AND WASTE 
REDUCTION LIAISON. 
Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), as amended 
by section 11204, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 222. FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION LIAISON. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Office of the Secretary a Food Loss and 
Waste Reduction Liaison to coordinate Federal programs 
to measure and reduce the incidence of food loss and waste 
in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Food Loss and Waste Reduction 
Liaison shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate food loss and waste reduction 
efforts with other Federal agencies, including the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and 
Drug Administration; 
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‘‘(2) support and promote Federal programs to 
measure and reduce the incidence of food loss and 
waste and increase food recovery; 
‘‘(3) provide information to, and serve as a re-
source for, entities engaged in food loss and waste 
reduction and food recovery concerning the avail-
ability of, and eligibility requirements for, participa-
tion in Federal programs; 
‘‘(4) raise awareness of the liability protections 
afforded under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan 
Food Donation Act (42 U.S.C. 1791) to persons en-
gaged in food loss and waste reduction and food re-
covery; and 
‘‘(5) make recommendations with respect to ex-
panding food recovery efforts and reducing the inci-
dence of food loss and waste. 
‘‘(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—For purposes of 
carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Food 
Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison may enter into con-
tracts or cooperative agreements with the research centers 
of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area, 
institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), 
or nonprofit organizations for— 
‘‘(1) the development of educational materials; 
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‘‘(2) the conduct of workshops and courses; or 
‘‘(3) the conduct of research on best practices 
with respect to food loss and waste reduction and 
food recovery.’’. 
SEC. 11608. COTTON CLASSIFICATION SERVICES. 
Section 3a of the Act of March 3, 1927 (7 U.S.C. 
473a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) HIRING
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, employees hired to provide cotton 
classification services pursuant to this section may work 
up to 240 calendar days in a service year and may be 
rehired non-competitively every year in the same or a suc-
cessor position if they meet performance and conduct ex-
pectations, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
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