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TITLE VIII—ENERGY 
SEC. 8001. DEFINITION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM. 
Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101) is amended by— 
(1) striking paragraph (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) BIOBASED PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘biobased 
product’ means a product determined by the 
Secretary to be a commercial or industrial prod-
uct (other than food or feed) that is— 
‘‘(i) composed, in whole or in signifi-
cant part, of biological products, including 
renewable domestic agricultural materials 
and forestry materials; or 
‘‘(ii) an intermediate ingredient or 
feedstock. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘biobased 
product’, with respect to forestry materials, in-
cludes forest products that meet biobased con-
tent requirements, notwithstanding the market 
share the product holds, the age of the product, 
or whether the market for the product is new 
or emerging.’’; 
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(2) redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), 
(12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), 
(13), (14), and (16); 
(3) inserting after paragraph (8), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) FOREST PRODUCT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ means a product made from materials de-
rived from the practice of forestry or the man-
agement of growing timber. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘forest prod-
uct’ includes— 
‘‘(i) pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, 
lumber, and other wood products; and 
‘‘(ii) any recycled products derived 
from forest materials.’’; and 
(4) inserting after paragraph (14) (as so redes-
ignated), the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(15) RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the term ‘renewable energy system’ 
means a system that— 
‘‘(i) produces usable energy from a re-
newable energy source; and 
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‘‘(ii) may include distribution compo-
nents necessary to move energy produced 
by such system to the initial point of sale. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A system described in 
subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism 
for dispensing energy at retail.’’. 
SEC. 8002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 
Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘to carry out this section, there’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(h) FUNDING.—There’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 9003 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘to eligible en-
tities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘guarantees for 
loans’’ and inserting ‘‘to eligible entities guarantees 
for loans’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), 
and (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; and 
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(4) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(2)’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 9003(g) of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as redesignated 
by subsection (a)(3), is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH
2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 8004. REPOWERING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH
2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 
8005. 
BIOENERGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
BIOFUELS. 
Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
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(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as so re-
designated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH
2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in the heading of paragraph (1) (as so re-
designated), by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZATION
OF
AP-
PROPRIATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH
2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
(a) 
TIERED
APPLICATION
PROCESS.—Section 
9007(c) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107(c)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) TIERED APPLICATION PROCESS.—In car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a three-tiered application, evaluation, and over-
sight process that varies based on the cost of the 
proposed project with the process most simplified for 
projects referred to in subparagraph (A), more com-
prehensive for projects referred to in subparagraph 
(B), and most comprehensive for projects referred to 
in subparagraph (C). The three tiers for such proc-
ess shall be as follows: 
‘‘(A) TIER 1.—Projects for which the cost 
of the project funded under this subsection is 
not more than $80,000. 
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SEC. 8008. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (1); 
(3) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DISCRE-
TIONARY
FUNDING’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL 
YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘In addition to any other 
funds made available to carry out this section, 
there’’ and inserting ‘‘There’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH
2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8009. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR BIO-
ENERGY PRODUCERS. 
Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2013’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8010. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and 
(8) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Program to’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘support the establishment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Program to support the estab-
lishment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ix) as 
clause (x); and 
(iii) by inserting after clause (viii) the 
following new clause: 
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‘‘(ix) existing project areas that have 
received funding under this section and the 
continuation of funding of such project 
areas to advance the maturity of such 
project areas; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(C)(ii)— 
(i) by striking subclause (III); and 
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) 
and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re-
spectively; 
(4) by striking subsection (d); 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(6) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (1); 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2013’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘There is au-
thorized’’ and inserting ‘‘FISCAL
YEAR 
2013.—There is authorized’’; and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(B) as paragraph (3) and moving the mar-
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gin of such paragraph (as so redesignated) 
two ems to the left; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1), the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH
2018.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph), by 
striking ‘‘this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘this 
subsection’’. 
SEC. 8011. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY PROGRAM. 
Section 9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘carry out this section’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘carry out this section— 
‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 8012. REPEAL OF BIOFUELS INFRASTRUCTURE STUDY. 
Section 9002 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2095) is re-
pealed. 
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SEC. 8013. REPEAL OF RENEWABLE FERTILIZER STUDY. 
Section 9003 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2096) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 8014. ENERGY EFFICIENCY REPORT FOR USDA FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on energy use 
and energy efficiency projects at Department of Agri-
culture facilities. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of energy use by Department of 
Agriculture facilities. 
(2) A list of energy audits that have been con-
ducted at such facilities. 
(3) A list of energy efficiency projects that have 
been conducted at such facilities. 
(4) A list of energy savings projects that could 
be achieved with enacting a consistent, timely, and 
proper mechanical insulation maintenance program 
and upgrading mechanical insulation at such facili-
ties. 
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TITLE IX—HORTICULTURE 
SEC. 9001. SPECIALTY CROPS MARKET NEWS ALLOCATION. 
Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9002. REPEAL OF GRANT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE 
MOVEMENT OF SPECIALTY CROPS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1622c) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 9003. FARMERS MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PRO-
MOTION PROGRAM. 
Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Mar-
keting Act of 1976 (7 U.S.C. 3005) is amended— 
(1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 
‘‘AND
LOCAL
FOOD’’ after ‘‘FARMERS’ MAR-
KET’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and Local Food’’ after 
‘‘Farmers’ Market’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘farmers’ markets and to 
promote’’; and 
(C) by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘and assist in the development of local food 
business enterprises.’’; 
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(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM PURPOSES.—The purposes of the 
Program are to increase domestic consumption of, and 
consumer access to, locally and regionally produced agri-
cultural products by assisting in the development, im-
provement, and expansion of— 
‘‘(1) 
domestic 
farmers’ 
markets, 
roadside 
stands, community-supported agriculture programs, 
agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to- 
consumer market opportunities; and 
‘‘(2) local and regional food business enter-
prises that process, distribute, aggregate, and store 
locally or regionally produced food products.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or other agricultural 
business entity’’ after ‘‘cooperative’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including a community 
supported agriculture network or association’’ 
after ‘‘association’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) FUNDS REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE ENTI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—An entity receiving a 
grant under this section for a project to carry out 
a purpose described in subsection (b)(2) shall pro-
vide matching funds in the form of cash or an in- 
kind contribution in an amount equal to 25 percent 
of the total cost of such project. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—An eligi-
ble entity may not use a grant or other assistance 
provided under this section for the purchase, con-
struction, or rehabilitation of a building or struc-
ture.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by para-
graph (5))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018.’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraphs (3) and (5); 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (6); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made avail-
able to carry out this section for a fiscal year, 50 
percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 
described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and 50 
percent of such funds shall be used for the purposes 
described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
‘‘(5) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 3 percent of the total 
amount made available to carry out this section for 
a fiscal year may be used for administrative ex-
penses.’’. 
SEC. 9004. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. 
(a) ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INI-
TIATIVES.—Section 7407(d)(2) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5925c(d)(2)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in the heading of such paragraph, by strik-
ing ‘‘2008
THROUGH
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 
THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2008 through 2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014 through 2018’’. 
(b) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Section 2122 of the 
Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6521) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) MODERNIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE 
FOR NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall 
modernize database and technology systems of the na-
tional organic program.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, 
section 2123(b)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6522(b)(6)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(6) $11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
(d) NATIONAL
ORGANIC
CERTIFICATION
COST- 
SHARE PROGRAM.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 
10606 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523) is repealed. 
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(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS 
FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.—Subsection 
(e) of section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTION OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC PRODUCTS 
FROM PROMOTION ORDER ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any provi-
sion of a commodity promotion law, a person that 
produces, handles, markets, or imports organic prod-
ucts may be exempt from the payment of an assess-
ment under a commodity promotion law with respect 
to any agricultural commodity that is certified as 
‘organic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 
205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations or a suc-
cessor regulation). 
‘‘(2) SPLIT OPERATIONS.—The exemption de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall apply to the certified 
‘organic’ or ‘100 percent organic’ (as defined in part 
205 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or 
a successor regulation)) products of a producer, han-
dler, or marketer regardless of whether the agricul-
tural commodity subject to the exemption is pro-
duced, handled, or marketed by a person that also 
produces, handles, or markets conventional or non-
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organic agricultural products, including conventional 
or nonorganic agricultural products of the same ag-
ricultural commodity as that for which the exemp-
tion is claimed. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall approve 
the exemption of a person under this subsection if 
the person maintains a valid organic certificate 
issued under the Organic Foods Production Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—This 
subsection shall be effective until the date on which 
the Secretary issues an organic commodity pro-
motion order in accordance with subsection (f). 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.—Sec-
tion 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) ORGANIC COMMODITY PROMOTION ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CERTIFIED
ORGANIC
FARM.—The 
term ‘certified organic farm’ has the meaning 
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Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that is cer-
tified to be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 
percent organic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations or a successor 
regulation)); or 
‘‘(B) is imported with a valid organic cer-
tificate (as defined in such part). 
‘‘(3) ELECTION.—If the Secretary issues an or-
ganic commodity promotion order described in para-
graph (2), a covered person may elect, for applicable 
dual-covered agricultural commodities and in the 
sole discretion of the covered person, whether to be 
assessed under the organic commodity promotion 
order or another applicable agricultural commodity 
promotion order. 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations concerning eligibility and com-
pliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).’’. 
(g) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY.— 
Section 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, 
and Information Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7412(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and 
(F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) products, as a class, that are pro-
duced on a certified organic farm (as defined in 
section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)) and that are cer-
tified to be sold or labeled as ‘organic’ or ‘100 
percent organic’ (as defined in part 205 of title 
7, Code of Federal Regulations or a successor 
regulation);’’. 
SEC. 9005. INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE 
ORGANIC FOODS PRODUCTION ACT OF 1990. 
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 is amend-
ed by inserting after section 2122 (7 U.S.C. 6521) the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2122A. INVESTIGATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) EXPEDITED ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.—The 
Secretary shall establish an expedited administrative hear-
ing procedure under which the Secretary may suspend or 
revoke the organic certification of a producer or handler 
or the accreditation of a certifying agent in accordance 
with subsection (d). Such a hearing may be conducted in 
addition to a hearing conducted pursuant to section 2120. 
‘‘(b) INVESTIGATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such investigative actions as the Secretary considers 
to be necessary to carry out this title— 
‘‘(A) to verify the accuracy of any informa-
tion reported or made available under this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) to determine, with regard to actions, 
practices, or information required under this 
title, whether a person covered by this title has 
committed a violation of this title. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATIVE POWERS.—The Secretary 
may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena 
witnesses, compel attendance of witnesses, take evi-
dence, and require the production of any records re-
quired to be maintained under section 2112(d) or 
2116(c) that are relevant to the investigation. 
‘‘(c) UNLAWFUL ACT.—It shall be unlawful and a 
violation of this title for any person covered by this title— 
‘‘(1) to refuse to provide information required 
by the Secretary under this title; or 
‘‘(2) to violate— 
‘‘(A) a suspension or revocation of the or-
ganic certification of a producer or handler; or 
‘‘(B) a suspension or revocation of the ac-
creditation of a certifying agent. 
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‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) SUSPENSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
after notice and opportunity for an expedited 
administrative hearing, suspend the organic cer-
tification of a producer, handler or the accredi-
tation of a certifying agent if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such expe-
dited administrative hearing, proved that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 
handler, the producer or handler— 
‘‘(aa) has recklessly com-
mitted a violation of a term, con-
dition, or requirement of the or-
ganic plan to which the producer 
or handler is subject; or 
‘‘(bb) has recklessly com-
mitted, or is recklessly commit-
ting, a violation of this title; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 
agent, the agent has recklessly com-
mitted, or is recklessly committing, a 
violation of this title; or 
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‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
ministrative hearing. 
‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF SUSPENSION.—A sus-
pension issued under this paragraph shall be 
issued not later than five days after the date on 
which— 
‘‘(i) the expedited administrative hear-
ing referred to in clause (i) of subpara-
graph (A) concludes; or 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary receives notice of 
the waiver referred to in clause (ii) of such 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) DURATION OF SUSPENSION.—The pe-
riod of a suspension issued under this para-
graph shall be not more than 90 days, begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary issues 
the suspension. 
‘‘(D) CURING OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
may not issue a suspension of a certifi-
cation or accreditation under this para-
graph if the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent subject to such suspension— 
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‘‘(I) before the date on which the 
suspension would otherwise have been 
issued, cures, or corrects the defi-
ciency giving rise to, the violation for 
which the certification or accreditation 
would have been suspended; or 
‘‘(II) within a reasonable time-
frame (as determined by the Sec-
retary), enters into a settlement with 
the Secretary regarding a deficiency 
referred to in subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) DURING SUSPENSION.—The Sec-
retary shall terminate the suspension of an 
organic certification or accreditation issued 
under this paragraph if the producer, han-
dler, or certifying agent subject to such 
suspension cures the violation for which 
the certification or accreditation was sus-
pended under this paragraph before the 
date on which the period of the suspension 
ends. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may, 
after notice and opportunity for an expedited 
administrative hearing under this section and 
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an expedited administrative appeal under sec-
tion 2121, revoke the organic certification of a 
producer or handler, or the accreditation of a 
certifying agent if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary, during such hear-
ing, proved that— 
‘‘(I) in the case of a producer or 
handler, the producer or handler— 
‘‘(aa) has knowingly com-
mitted an egregious violation of a 
term, condition, or requirement 
of the organic plan to which the 
producer or handler is subject; or 
‘‘(bb) has knowingly com-
mitted, or is knowingly commit-
ting, an egregious violation of 
this title; or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a certifying 
agent, the agent has knowingly com-
mitted, or is knowingly committing, 
an egregious violation of this title; or 
‘‘(ii) the producer, handler, or certi-
fying agent has waived such expedited ad-
ministrative hearing and such an expedited 
administrative appeal. 
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‘‘(B) INITIATION
OF
REVOCATION
PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary 
finds, during an investigation or during the 
period of a suspension under paragraph 
(1), that a producer, handler, or certifying 
agent has knowingly committed an egre-
gious violation of this title, the Secretary 
shall initiate revocation proceedings with 
respect to such violation not later than 30 
days after the date on which the producer, 
handler, or certifying agent receives notice 
of such finding in accordance with clause 
(ii). The Secretary may not initiate revoca-
tion proceedings with respect to such viola-
tion after the date on which that 30-day 
period ends. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE.—Not later than five 
days after the date on which the Secretary 
makes the finding described in clause (i), 
the Secretary shall provide to the producer, 
handler, or certifying agent notice of such 
finding. 
‘‘(e) APPEAL.— 
‘‘(1) SUSPENSIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The suspension of a 
certification or accreditation under subsection 
(d)(1) by the Secretary may be appealed to a 
United States district court in accordance with 
section 2121(b) not later than 30 business days 
after the date on which the person subject to 
such suspension receives notice of the suspen-
sion. 
‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A suspension of a certification or ac-
creditation under subsection (d)(1) by the Sec-
retary shall be final and conclusive— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a suspension that 
is appealed under subparagraph (A) within 
the 30-day period specified in such sub-
paragraph, on the date on which judicial 
review of such suspension is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a suspension that 
is not so appealed, the date on which such 
30-day period ends. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The revocation of a 
certification or an accreditation under sub-
section (d)(2) by the Secretary may be appealed 
to a United States district court in accordance 
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with section 2121(b) not later than 30 business 
days after the date on which the person subject 
to such revocation receives notice of the revoca-
tion. 
‘‘(B) REVOCATION
FINAL
AND
CONCLU-
SIVE.—A revocation of a certification or an ac-
creditation under subsection (d)(2) by the Sec-
retary shall be final and conclusive— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a revocation that is 
appealed under subparagraph (A) within 
the 30-day period specified in such sub-
paragraph, on the date on which judicial 
review of such revocation is complete; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a revocation that 
is not so appealed, the date on which such 
30-day period ends. 
‘‘(3) STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSIONS 
AND REVOCATIONS.—A suspension or revocation of a 
certification or an accreditation under subsection (d) 
shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards 
of review specified in section 706(2) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(f) NONCOMPLIANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person covered by this 
title fails to obey a revocation of a certification or 
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an accreditation under subsection (d)(2) after such 
revocation has become final and conclusive or after 
the appropriate United States district court has en-
tered a final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the 
United States may apply to the appropriate United 
States district court for enforcement of such revoca-
tion. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—If the court determines 
that the revocation was lawfully made and duly 
served and that the person violated the revocation, 
the court shall enforce the revocation. 
‘‘(3) CIVIL PENALTY.—If the court finds that 
the person violated the revocation of a certification 
or an accreditation under subsection (d)(2), the per-
son shall be subject to one or more of the penalties 
provided in subsections (a) and (b) of section 2120. 
‘‘(g) VIOLATION OF THIS TITLE DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘violation of this title’ means a violation 
specified in section 2120.’’. 
SEC. 9006. FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION INITIATIVES. 
Section 10105 of the Food, Conservation, and En-
ergy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7655) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, including farm workers’’ after 
‘‘industry’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) practices that prevent bacterial contamina-
tion of food, how to identify sources of food contami-
nation, and other means of decreasing food contami-
nation.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness 
Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; 
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(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) an assurance that any grant funds re-
ceived under this section that are used for equip-
ment or capital-related research costs determined to 
enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops— 
‘‘(A) shall be supplemented by the expendi-
ture of State funds in an amount that is not 
less than 50 percent of such costs during the 
fiscal year in which such costs were incurred; 
and 
‘‘(B) shall be completely replaced by State 
funds on the day after the date on which such 
fiscal year ends.’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (l); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsections: 
‘‘(j) MULTISTATE PROJECTS.—Not later than 180 
days after the effective date of the Federal Agriculture 
Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of mak-
ing grants to multistate projects under this section for 
projects involving— 
‘‘(1) food safety; 
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‘‘(2) plant pests and disease; 
‘‘(3) research; 
‘‘(4) crop-specific projects addressing common 
issues; and 
‘‘(5) any other area that furthers the purposes 
of this section, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(k) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEPARTMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may not use more than 3 percent of the 
funds made available to carry out this section for a 
fiscal year for administrative expenses. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—A State receiving a grant under 
this section may not use more than 8 percent of the 
funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for 
administrative expenses.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (l) (as redesignated by para-
graph (4))— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), re-
spectively, and moving the margins of such sub-
paragraphs two ems to the right; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Of the funds’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (A)), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) $72,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 
through 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) MULTISTATE
PROJECTS.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain avail-
able until expended— 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015; 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; 
‘‘(D) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 9008. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE CONSULTATION 
REGARDING 
ENFORCEMENT 
OF 
CERTAIN 
LABOR LAW PROVISIONS. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with 
the Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of ship-
ments of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of 
such commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual 
or suspected labor law violations in order to consider— 
(1) the perishable nature of such commodities; 
(2) the impact of such restraining or confisca-
tion on the economic viability of farming operations; 
and 
(3) the competitiveness of specialty crops 
through grants awarded to States under section 101 
of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 
(7 U.S.C. 1621 note). 
SEC. 9009. REPORT ON HONEY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
in consultation with persons affected by the potential es-
tablishment of a Federal standard for the identity of 
honey, shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs a report describing how an appropriate Federal 
standard for the identity of honey would be in the interest 
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of consumers, the honey industry, and United States agri-
culture. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into 
consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citi-
zens petition filed with the Food and Drug Administra-
tion, including any current industry amendments or clari-
fications necessary to update such petition. 
SEC. 9010. BULK SHIPMENTS OF APPLES TO CANADA. 
(a) BULK SHIPMENT OF APPLES TO CANADA.—Sec-
tion 4 of the Export Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 584) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Apples in’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
Apples in’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk bins 
without complying with the provisions of this Act.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BULK BIN.—Section 9 of the Ex-
port Apple Act (7 U.S.C. 589) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘bulk bin’ means a bin that contains 
a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
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culture shall issue regulations to carry out the amend-
ments made by this section. 
SEC. 9011. CONSOLIDATION OF PLANT PEST AND DISEASE 
MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) RELOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE RE-
LATING TO NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.—Section 
420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NATIONAL CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to be known as the ‘National Clean 
Plant Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘Program’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant 
centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination serv-
ices— 
‘‘(A) to produce clean propagative plant 
material; and 
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‘‘(B) to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested 
plant material in sites located throughout the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF CLEAN PLANT SOURCE 
MATERIAL.—Clean plant source material may be 
made available to— 
‘‘(A) a State for a certified plant program 
of the State; and 
‘‘(B) private nurseries and producers. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION.—In 
carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) consult with— 
‘‘(i) State departments of agriculture; 
and 
‘‘(ii) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities and NLGCA Institutions (as those 
terms are defined in section 1404 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103)); and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and with 
input from the appropriate State officials and 
industry representatives, use existing Federal or 
State facilities to serve as clean plant centers. 
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‘‘(5) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
Program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (f) of section 420 of the 
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) (as so redesignated) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and each fis-
cal year thereafter.’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) $62,500,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 
2017; and 
‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.’’. 
(c) REPEAL
OF
EXISTING
PROVISION.—Section 
10202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 7761) is repealed. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF USE OF FUNDS FOR TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 420 of the Plant Protection 
Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), as amended by subsection (a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—The use of 
Commodity Credit Corporation funds under this section 
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to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an 
allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit 
Corporation for purposes of the limit on expenditures for 
technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
714i).’’. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS FOR CLEAN PLANT NETWORK.— 
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721), 
as amended by subsections (a) and (d), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) USE
OF FUNDS
FOR CLEAN PLANT NET-
WORK.—Of the funds made available under subsection (f) 
to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not less than 
$5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the national 
clean plant network under subsection (e).’’. 
SEC. 9012. MODIFICATION, CANCELLATION, OR SUSPEN-
SION ON BASIS OF A BIOLOGICAL OPINION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except in the case of a voluntary 
request from a pesticide registrant to amend a registration 
under section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a), a registration of a pes-
ticide may be modified, canceled, or suspended on the 
basis of the implementation of a Biological Opinion issued 
by the National Marine Fisheries Service or the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service prior to the date of com-
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pletion of the study referred to in subsection (b), or Janu-
ary 1, 2015, whichever is earlier, only if— 
(1) the modification, cancellation, or suspension 
is undertaken pursuant to section 6 of such Act (7 
U.S.C. 136d); and 
(2) the Biological Opinion complies with the 
recommendations contained in the study referred to 
in subsection (b). 
(b) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES STUDY.—The 
study commissioned by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency on March 10, 2011, shall in-
clude, at a minimum, each of the following: 
(1) A formal, independent, and external peer 
review, consistent with Office of Management and 
Budget policies, of each Biological Opinion described 
in subsection (a). 
(2) Assessment of economic impacts of meas-
ures or alternatives recommended in each such Bio-
logical Opinion. 
(3) An examination of the specific scientific and 
procedural questions and issues pertaining to eco-
nomic feasibility contained in the June 23, 2011, let-
ter sent to the Administrator (and other Federal of-
ficials) by the Chairmen of the Committee on Agri-
culture, the Committee on Natural Resources, and 
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the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropria-
tions, of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 9013. USE AND DISCHARGES OF AUTHORIZED PES-
TICIDES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013’’. 
(b) USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.—Section 3(f) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) USE
OF
AUTHORIZED
PESTICIDES.—Ex-
cept as provided in section 402(s) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a 
State may not require a permit under such Act for 
a discharge from a point source into navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribu-
tion, or use under this Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide.’’. 
(c) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.—Section 402 of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.— 
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‘‘(1) NO
PERMIT
REQUIREMENT.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re-
quired by the Administrator or a State under this 
Act for a discharge from a point source into navi-
gable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, dis-
tribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or 
pesticide residue: 
‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli-
cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 
water quality, if— 
‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc-
curred but for the violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes-
ticide residue in the discharge is greater 
than would have occurred without the vio-
lation. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to reg-
ulation under subsection (p). 
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‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to 
regulation under this section: 
‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu-
ent. 
‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 
‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor-
mal operation of a vessel, including a dis-
charge resulting from ballasting operations 
or vessel biofouling prevention.’’. 
SEC. 9014. SEED NOT PESTICIDE OR DEVICE FOR PUR-
POSES OF IMPORTATION. 
Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136o(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentences: ‘‘Solely for 
purposes of notifications of arrival upon importation, for 
purposes of this subsection, seed, including treated seed, 
shall not be considered a pesticide or device. Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed as precluding or limiting 
the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect 
to the importation or movement of plants, plant products, 
or seeds, under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 
et seq.) or the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.).’’. 
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SEC. 9015. STAY OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO CHRIST-
MAS TREE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND IN-
FORMATION ORDER. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall lift 
the administrative stay that was imposed by the rule enti-
tled ‘‘Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Informa-
tion Order; Stay of Regulations’’ and published by the De-
partment of Agriculture on November 17, 2011 (76 Fed. 
Reg. 71241), on the regulations in subpart A of part 214 
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, establishing an 
industry-funded promotion, research, and information pro-
gram for fresh cut Christmas trees. 
SEC. 9016. STUDY ON PROPOSED ORDER PERTAINING TO 
SULFURYL FLUORIDE. 
Not later than two years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, in conjunction with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives a report on the potential 
economic and public health effects that would result from 
finalization of the proposed order published in the Janu-
ary 19, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 3422) per-
taining to the pesticide sulfuryl fluoride, including the an-
ticipated impacts of such finalization on the production 
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of an adequate, wholesome, and economical food supply 
and on farmers and related agricultural sectors. 
SEC. 9017. STUDY ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD PRO-
DUCTION AND PROGRAM EVALUATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall— 
(1) collect data on the production and mar-
keting of locally or regionally produced agricultural 
food products; 
(2) facilitate interagency collaboration and data 
sharing on programs related to local and regional 
food systems; and 
(3) monitor the effectiveness of programs de-
signed to expand or facilitate local food systems. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive report-
ing of prices of locally or regionally produced agri-
cultural food products; 
(2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish 
reports relating to the production, handling, dis-
tribution, and retail sales of, and trend studies (in-
cluding consumer purchasing patterns) on, locally or 
regionally produced agricultural food products; 
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(3) evaluate the effectiveness of existing pro-
grams in growing local and regional food systems, 
including— 
(A) the impact of local food systems on job 
creation and economic development; 
(B) the level of participation in the Farm-
ers’ Market and Local Food Promotion Pro-
gram established under section 6 of the Farm-
er-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 
(7 U.S.C. 3005), including the percentage of 
projects funded in comparison to applicants and 
the types of eligible entities receiving funds; 
(C) the ability for participants to leverage 
private capital and a synopsis of the places 
from which non-Federal funds are derived; and 
(D) any additional resources required to 
aid in the development or expansion of local 
and regional food systems; 
(4) expand the Agricultural Resource Manage-
ment Survey to include questions on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products; and 
(5) seek to establish or expand private-public 
partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent 
practicable, the collection of data on locally or re-
gionally produced agricultural food products, includ-
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ing the development of a nationally coordinated and 
regionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment 
of locally or regionally produced food systems. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a report describing the progress that 
has been made in implementing this section and identi-
fying any additional needs related to developing local and 
regional food systems. 
SEC. 9018. ANNUAL REPORT ON INVASIVE SPECIES. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on invasive 
species. 
(2) MATTERS
INCLUDED.—The report under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) A list of each invasive species that is 
in the United States as of the date of the re-
port. 
(B) For each invasive species listed under 
subparagraph (A)— 
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(i) the country from which the species 
originated; 
(ii) the means in which the species en-
tered the United States; 
(iii) the year in which the species en-
tered the United States; 
(iv) the rate by which the entry of the 
species is increasing or decreasing; 
(v) cost estimates, covering both the 
date of the report and future periods, of 
the cost of such species to the public and 
private sectors; 
(vi) if cost estimates cannot be con-
ducted under clause (v), a detailed expla-
nation of why; 
(vii) environmental impact estimates, 
covering both the date of the report and 
future periods, of the environmental im-
pact of the species; 
(viii) if environmental impact esti-
mates cannot be conducted under clause 
(vii), a detailed explanation of why; 
(ix) recommendations as to what steps 
are needed to combat the species; 
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(x) a description of the ongoing re-
search occurring to combat the species; 
and 
(xi) a description of any legal recourse 
available to people affected by the species. 
(C) Any other matter the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(3) PERIOD COVERED.—The report under para-
graph (1) shall cover the period beginning in 1980 
and ending on the date on which the report is sub-
mitted. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATED REPORTS.—Not later than 
October 1 of each fiscal year beginning after the date on 
which the report under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
is submitted, the Secretary shall submit annually to Con-
gress an updated report, including an update to each of 
the matters described in paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
(c) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make each report under this section available to the pub-
lic. 
TITLE X—CROP INSURANCE 
SEC. 10001. INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(c) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(4) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) REQUEST.—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely 
manner, provide to an agent or an approved in-
surance provider authorized by the producer 
any information (including Farm Service Agen-
cy Form 578s (or any successor form) or maps 
(or any corrections to those forms or maps) 
that may assist the agent or approved insurance 
provider in insuring the producer under a policy 
or plan of insurance under this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) PRIVACY.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), an agent or approved insur-
ance provider that receives the information of a 
producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
treat the information in accordance with para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(C) SHARING.—Nothing in this section 
prohibits the sharing of the information of a 
producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) be-
tween the agent and the approved insurance 
provider of the producer.’’. 
(b) DISCLOSURE
OF CROP INSURANCE PREMIUM 
SUBSIDIES MADE ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS AND CERTAIN OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND ENTI-
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TIES.—Section 502(c)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE IN THE PUBLIC INTER-
EST.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any 
other provision of law, except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall on an 
annual basis make available to the public— 
‘‘(i)(I) the name of each individual or 
entity specified in subparagraph (C) who 
obtained a federally subsidized crop insur-
ance, livestock, or forage policy or plan of 
insurance during the previous fiscal year; 
‘‘(II) the amount of premium subsidy 
received by that individual or entity from 
the Corporation; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of any Federal por-
tion of indemnities paid in the event of a 
loss during that fiscal year for each policy 
associated with that individual or entity; 
and 
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‘‘(ii) for each private insurance pro-
vider, by name— 
‘‘(I) 
the 
underwriting 
gains 
earned through participation in the 
federally subsidized crop insurance 
program; and 
‘‘(II) the amount paid under this 
subtitle for— 
‘‘(aa) administrative and op-
erating expenses; 
‘‘(bb) any Federal portion of 
indemnities and reinsurance; and 
‘‘(cc) any other purpose. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall 
not disclose information pertaining to individ-
uals and entities covered by a catastrophic risk 
protection plan offered under section 508(b). 
‘‘(C) COVERED
INDIVIDUALS
AND
ENTI-
TIES.—Subparagraph (A) applies with respect 
to the following: 
‘‘(i) Members of Congress and their 
immediate families. 
‘‘(ii) Cabinet Secretaries and their im-
mediate families. 
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‘‘(iii) Entities of which any individual 
described in clause (i) or (ii), or combina-
tion of such individuals, is a majority 
shareholder.’’. 
SEC. 10002. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION ON VIOLA-
TIONS OF PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM AD-
JUSTMENTS. 
Section 508(a)(9) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION OF VIOLATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) PUBLICATION
REQUIRED.—Sub-
ject to clause (ii), the Corporation shall 
publish in a timely manner on the website 
of the Risk Management Agency informa-
tion regarding each violation of this para-
graph, including any sanctions imposed in 
response to the violation, in sufficient de-
tail so that the information may serve as 
effective guidance to approved insurance 
providers, agents, and producers. 
‘‘(ii) PROTECTION
OF
PRIVACY.—In 
providing information under clause (i) re-
garding violations of this paragraph, the 
Corporation shall redact the identity of the 
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persons and entities committing the viola-
tions in order to protect their privacy.’’. 
SEC. 10003. SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE OPTION. 
(a) AVAILABILITY
OF SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE 
OPTION.—Paragraph (3) of section 508(c) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(3) YIELD AND LOSS BASIS OPTIONS.—A pro-
ducer shall have the option of purchasing additional 
coverage based on— 
‘‘(A)(i) an individual yield and loss basis; 
or 
‘‘(ii) an area yield and loss basis; 
‘‘(B) an individual yield and loss basis, 
supplemented with coverage based on an area 
yield and loss basis to cover a part of the de-
ductible under the individual yield and loss pol-
icy, as described in paragraph (4)(C); or 
‘‘(C) a margin basis alone or in combina-
tion with the coverages available in subpara-
graph (A) or (B).’’. 
(b) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.—Paragraph (4) of section 
508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) LEVEL OF COVERAGE.— 
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‘‘(A) DOLLAR
DENOMINATION
AND
PER-
CENTAGE
OF
YIELD.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), the level of coverage— 
‘‘(i) shall be dollar denominated; and 
‘‘(ii) may be purchased at any level 
not to exceed 85 percent of the individual 
yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as de-
termined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(B) 
INFORMATION.—The 
Corporation 
shall provide producers with information on cat-
astrophic risk and additional coverage in terms 
of dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of 
coverage provided in this paragraph). 
‘‘(C) 
SUPPLEMENTAL
COVERAGE
OP-
TION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), in the case of the sup-
plemental coverage option described in 
paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall 
offer producers the opportunity to pur-
chase coverage in combination with a pol-
icy or plan of insurance offered under this 
subtitle that would allow indemnities to be 
paid to a producer equal to a part of the 
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deductible under the policy or plan of in-
surance— 
‘‘(I) at a county-wide level to the 
fullest extent practicable; or 
‘‘(II) in counties that lack suffi-
cient data, on the basis of such larger 
geographical area as the Corporation 
determines to provide sufficient data 
for purposes of providing the cov-
erage. 
‘‘(ii) 
TRIGGER.—Coverage 
offered 
under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) 
shall be triggered only if the losses in the 
area exceed 10 percent of normal levels (as 
determined by the Corporation). 
‘‘(iii) COVERAGE.—Subject to the trig-
ger described in clause (ii), coverage of-
fered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause 
(i) shall not exceed the difference be-
tween— 
‘‘(I) 90 percent; and 
‘‘(II) the coverage level selected 
by the producer for the underlying 
policy or plan of insurance. 
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‘‘(iv) 
INELIGIBLE
CROPS
AND 
ACRES.—Crops for which the producer has 
elected under section 1107(c)(1) of the 
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013 to receive rev-
enue loss coverage and acres that are en-
rolled in the stacked income protection 
plan under section 508B shall not be eligi-
ble for supplemental coverage under this 
subparagraph. 
‘‘(v) CALCULATION
OF
PREMIUM.— 
Notwithstanding subsection (d), the pre-
mium for coverage offered under para-
graph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall— 
‘‘(I) be sufficient to cover antici-
pated losses and a reasonable reserve; 
and 
‘‘(II) include an amount for oper-
ating and administrative expenses es-
tablished in accordance with sub-
section (k)(4)(F).’’. 
(c) PAYMENT OF PORTION OF PREMIUM BY COR-
PORATION.—Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insur-
ance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(H) In the case of the supplemental cov-
erage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), 
the amount shall be equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(i) 65 percent of the additional pre-
mium associated with the coverage; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount determined under 
subsection (c)(4)(C)(vi)(II), subject to sub-
section (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover 
operating and administrative expenses.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage 
based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented 
with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, not 
later than for the 2014 crop year. 
SEC. 10004. PREMIUM AMOUNTS FOR CATASTROPHIC RISK 
PROTECTION. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 508(d)(2) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of catastrophic risk pro-
tection, the amount of the premium established 
by the Corporation for each crop for which cat-
astrophic risk protection is available shall be re-
duced by the percentage equal to the difference 
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between the average loss ratio for the crop and 
100 percent, plus a reasonable reserve.’’. 
SEC. 10005. REPEAL OF PERFORMANCE-BASED DISCOUNT. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 508(d) of the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
508(a)(9)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1508(a)(9)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking clause (ii); and 
(3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 
SEC. 10006. PERMANENT ENTERPRISE UNIT SUBSIDY. 
Subparagraph (A) of section 508(e)(5) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Corporation may 
pay a portion of the premiums for plans or poli-
cies of insurance for which the insurable unit is 
defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis 
that is higher than would otherwise be paid in 
accordance with paragraph (2).’’. 
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SEC. 10007. ENTERPRISE UNITS FOR IRRIGATED AND NON-
IRRIGATED CROPS. 
Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) NONIRRIGATED
CROPS.—Beginning 
with the 2014 crop year, the Corporation shall 
make available separate enterprise units for ir-
rigated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in 
counties.’’. 
SEC. 10008. DATA COLLECTION. 
Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) SOURCES OF YIELD DATA.—To deter-
mine yields under this paragraph, the Corpora-
tion— 
‘‘(i) shall use county data collected by 
the Risk Management Agency or the Na-
tional Agricultural Statistics Service, or 
both; or 
‘‘(ii) if sufficient county data is not 
available, may use other data considered 
appropriate by the Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 10009. ADJUSTMENT IN ACTUAL PRODUCTION HIS-
TORY TO ESTABLISH INSURABLE YIELDS. 
Section 508(g)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(4)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘60’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘70’’. 
SEC. 10010. SUBMISSION AND REVIEW OF POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 508(h) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and 
indenting appropriately; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In ad-
dition’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) REVIEW AND SUBMISSION BY COR-
PORATION.—The Corporation shall review any 
policy developed under section 522(c) or any 
pilot program developed under section 523 and 
submit the policy or program to the Board 
under this subsection if the Corporation, at the 
sole discretion of the Corporation, finds that 
the policy or program— 
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‘‘(i) will likely result in a viable and 
marketable policy consistent with this sub-
section; 
‘‘(ii) would provide crop insurance 
coverage in a significantly improved form; 
and 
‘‘(iii) adequately protects the interests 
of producers.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A policy’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A policy’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED REVIEW AND APPROVAL 
PRIORITIES.—In reviewing policies and other 
materials submitted to the Board under this 
subsection for approval, the Board— 
‘‘(i) shall make the development and 
approval of a revenue policy for peanut 
producers a priority so that a revenue pol-
icy is available to peanut producers in time 
for the 2014 crop year; 
‘‘(ii) shall make the development and 
approval of a margin coverage policy for 
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rice producers a priority so that a margin 
coverage policy is available to rice pro-
ducers in time for the 2014 crop year; and 
‘‘(iii) may approve a submission that 
is made pursuant to this subsection that 
would, beginning with the 2014 crop year, 
allow producers that purchase policies in 
accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to 
separate enterprise units by risk rating for 
acreage of crops in counties.’’. 
(b) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.—Section 522(b)(2)(E) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)(E)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘75 
percent’’. 
SEC. 10011. EQUITABLE RELIEF FOR SPECIALTY CROP 
POLICIES. 
Section 508(k)(8)(E) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)(E)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) EQUITABLE
RELIEF
FOR
SPE-
CIALTY CROP POLICIES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—For each of 
the 2011 through 2015 reinsurance 
years, in addition to the total amount 
of funding for reimbursement of ad-
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ministrative and operating costs that 
is otherwise required to be made avail-
able in each such reinsurance year 
pursuant to an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation, the Corpora-
tion shall use $41,000,000 to provide 
additional reimbursement with respect 
to eligible insurance contracts for any 
agricultural commodity that is not eli-
gible for a benefit under subtitles A, 
B or C of title I of the Federal Agri-
culture Reform and Risk Management 
Act of 2013. 
‘‘(II) 
TREATMENT.—Additional 
reimbursements 
made 
under 
this 
clause shall be included as part of the 
base level of administrative and oper-
ating expense reimbursement to which 
any limit on compensation to persons 
involved in the direct sale and service 
of any eligible crop insurance contract 
required under an agreement entered 
into by the Corporation is applied. 
‘‘(III) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this clause shall be 
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construed as statutory assent to the 
limit described in subclause (II).’’. 
SEC. 10012. BUDGET LIMITATIONS ON RENEGOTIATION OF 
THE STANDARD REINSURANCE AGREEMENT. 
Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) BUDGET.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall 
ensure that any Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement negotiated under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), as compared to the previous Stand-
ard Reinsurance Agreement— 
‘‘(I) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall be budget neutral; and 
‘‘(II) in no event, may signifi-
cantly depart from budget neutrality. 
‘‘(ii) USE OF SAVINGS.—To the extent 
that any budget savings is realized in the 
renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance 
Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), 
and the savings are determined not to be 
a significant departure from budget neu-
trality under clause (i), the savings shall 
be used to increase the obligations of the 
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Corporation under subsections (e)(2) or 
(k)(4) or section 523.’’. 
SEC. 10013. CROP PRODUCTION ON NATIVE SOD. 
(a) FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE.—Section 508(o) of 
the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
producer cannot substantiate that the ground has 
ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘INELIGIBILITY FOR’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUC-
TION IN’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for 
benefits under—’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(i) a portion of crop insurance pre-
mium subsidies under this subtitle in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3); 
‘‘(ii) benefits under section 196 of the 
Federal Agriculture Improvement and Re-
form Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and 
‘‘(iii) payments described in sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the 
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Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 
1308).’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—During the first 4 
crop years of planting on native sod acreage by 
a producer described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 
percent of the transitional yield of the pro-
ducer; and 
‘‘(ii) the crop insurance premium sub-
sidy provided for the producer under this 
subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less 
than the premium subsidy that would oth-
erwise apply. 
‘‘(B) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During the 
period native sod acreage is covered by this sub-
section, a producer may not substitute yields 
for the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—This subsection shall only 
apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole National 
Priority Area.’’. 
(b) NONINSURED CROP DISASTER ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement 
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and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘IN-
ELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘BENEFIT REDUCTION’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting ‘‘, or 
the producer cannot substantiate that the ground 
has ever been tilled,’’ after ‘‘tilled’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in the subparagraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘INELIGIBILITY’’ and inserting ‘‘REDUC-
TION IN’’; and 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘for benefits 
under—’’ and all that follows through the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘for— 
‘‘(I) benefits under this section; 
‘‘(II) a portion of crop insurance 
premium subsidies under the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et 
seq.) in accordance with subparagraph 
(C); and 
‘‘(III) payments described in sub-
section (b) or (c) of section 1001 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 1308).’’; and 
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(4) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—During the first 4 
crop years of planting on native sod acre-
age by a producer described in subpara-
graph (B)— 
‘‘(I) 
subparagraph 
(B) 
shall 
apply to 65 percent of the transitional 
yield of the producer; and 
‘‘(II) the crop insurance premium 
subsidy provided for the producer 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) shall be 50 
percentage points less than the pre-
mium subsidy that would otherwise 
apply. 
‘‘(ii) YIELD
SUBSTITUTION.—During 
the period native sod acreage is covered by 
this paragraph, a producer may not sub-
stitute yields for the native sod acreage. 
‘‘(D) APPLICATION.—This paragraph shall 
only apply to native sod in the Prairie Pothole 
National Priority Area.’’. 
(c) CROPLAND REPORT.— 
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(1) BASELINE.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate a report that describes the cropland 
acreage in each applicable county and State, and the 
change in cropland acreage from the preceding year 
in each applicable county and State, beginning with 
calendar year 2000 and including that information 
for the most recent year for which that information 
is available. 
(2) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through 
January 1, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
report that describes— 
(A) the cropland acreage in each applicable 
county and State as of the date of submission 
of the report; and 
(B) the change in cropland acreage from 
the preceding year in each applicable county 
and State. 
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SEC. 10014. COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE. 
Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(p) COVERAGE LEVELS BY PRACTICE.—Beginning 
with the 2015 crop year, a producer that produces an agri-
cultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land 
may elect a different coverage level for each production 
practice.’’. 
SEC. 10015. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER PROVI-
SIONS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 502(b) of the Federal 
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1502(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) BEGINNING FARMER OR RANCHER.—The 
term ‘beginning farmer or rancher’ means a farmer 
or rancher who has not actively operated and man-
aged a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable in-
terest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, 
landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 
crop years, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
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(b) PREMIUM ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 508 of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting ‘‘and 
beginning farmers or ranchers’’ after ‘‘limited re-
source farmers’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) PREMIUM FOR BEGINNING FARMERS OR 
RANCHERS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection regarding payment of a portion of 
premiums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall re-
ceive premium assistance that is 10 percentage 
points greater than premium assistance that would 
otherwise be available under paragraphs (2) (except 
for subparagraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), 
and (7) for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, 
and coverage level selected by the beginning farmer 
or rancher.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) if the producer is a beginning 
farmer or rancher who was previously in-
volved in a farming or ranching operation, 
including involvement in the decision-
making or physical involvement in the pro-
duction of the crop or livestock on the 
farm, for any acreage obtained by the be-
ginning farmer or rancher, a yield that is 
the higher of— 
‘‘(I) the actual production history 
of the previous producer of the crop 
or livestock on the acreage determined 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(II) a yield of the producer, as 
determined in clause (i).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(B)(ii) (as amended 
by section 10009)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(I)’’ after ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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