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ests, and such other lands as the Secretary may determine 
appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—The project under this subsection 
may include research, literature reviews and bibliog-
raphies, modeling, assessment, monitoring and data collec-
tion, outreach, extension education, and such other activi-
ties as the Secretary may determine appropriate. 
‘‘SEC. 9. GOALS AND ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) NATURAL RESOURCE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with the 
appraisal of soil, water, and related resources, the 
soil and water conservation program, and the con-
servation effects assessment project established by 
this Act, the Secretary shall identify, and periodi-
cally revise, specific natural resource and environ-
mental objectives and anticipated conservation out-
comes and results, by resource concern, for the con-
servation programs established under subtitles D 
and H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
and the landscape conservation initiatives developed 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ASSESSMENTS.—To help measure out-
comes and results, the Secretary shall, to the max-
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imum extent practicable, make assessments of 
changes in the status and conditions of natural re-
sources and the environment that result from the 
application of conservation activities supported di-
rectly by such conservation programs and initiatives. 
‘‘(3) MONITORING
AND
PROGRAM
EVALUA-
TION.—The Secretary shall establish a coordinated 
monitoring and evaluation process for programs and 
initiatives to assess progress toward the identified 
objectives, to gather information to improve program 
and initiative implementation in accordance with de-
sired program and initiative outcomes and results, 
and to assess the need for modifications to program 
or initiative rules or statutes. 
‘‘(b) MONITORING AND PROGRAM EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a comprehensive monitoring and program eval-
uation process to assess progress in reaching natural 
resource and environmental objectives identified in 
accordance with subsection (a) and the contribution 
of individual programs and initiatives, as well as the 
programs 
and 
initiatives 
collectively, 
to 
that 
progress. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—In implementing the 
monitoring and program evaluation process under 
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paragraph (1), the Secretary may consider and in-
corporate resource concern inventories, quality cri-
teria, conservation practices and enhancements, and 
such other information as the Secretary determines 
relevant for applying the monitoring and program 
evaluation process across each of the major land 
uses identified by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) MONITORING
AND
EVALUATION
PROC-
ESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two 
years after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall issue a design for the 
comprehensive monitoring and evaluation proc-
ess, a schedule for implementing the process, 
and a plan for coordinating the process with the 
national soil and water conservation program 
and conservation effects assessment project es-
tablished under this Act. 
‘‘(B) METHODOLOGY.—The design for the 
monitoring and evaluation process shall— 
‘‘(i) include detailed information con-
cerning the requisite frequency of the mon-
itoring process at the field, water body, 
habitat, or other level and the manner in 
which the data will be aggregated at the 
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landscape or watershed level, county or 
local level, State level, national level, and 
any other level the Secretary determines 
necessary; and 
‘‘(ii) take into account the cumulative 
nature of conservation over time, the inter-
actions and sequencing effects between 
conservation activities, the differing times 
for conservation effects to be realized, and 
other related measurement challenges. 
‘‘(C) 
PUBLIC
RESEARCH.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, in order to 
facilitate implementation of the monitoring and 
evaluation process, the Secretary shall make 
available conservation activity and program 
data to cooperators and researchers engaged in 
public research and evaluation activities to im-
prove conservation outcomes under this sub-
section, provided that— 
‘‘(i) adequate assurances are provided 
to the Secretary that any resulting re-
search or information will be made publicly 
available and in a form that protects per-
sonally identifiable information; and 
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‘‘(ii) the National Technical Com-
mittee finds that any such research is like-
ly to generate information that furthers 
the purpose of this section. 
‘‘(4) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may implement the monitoring evaluation 
process in part through cooperative or contribution 
agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies, 
universities and colleges, nongovernmental organiza-
tions with requisite expertise, as determined by the 
Secretary in consultation with the National Tech-
nical Committee. 
‘‘(5) NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The monitoring and 
evaluation process shall be administered by the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service with 
assistance from a national technical committee 
appointed by the Secretary and composed of in-
dividuals with relevant technical and scientific 
expertise representing— 
‘‘(i) the Agricultural Research Service 
of the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(ii) the Economic Research Service 
of the Department of Agriculture; 
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‘‘(iii) the Farm Service Agency of the 
Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(iv) the Forest Service; 
‘‘(v) the National Institute for Food 
and Agriculture; 
‘‘(vi) the United States Geological 
Survey; 
‘‘(vii) State and tribal agencies; 
‘‘(viii) land grant university natural 
resource research programs; 
‘‘(ix) nongovernmental organizations 
with expertise in the full array of conserva-
tion issues and measurement and evalua-
tion of conservation outcomes; and 
‘‘(x) such other agencies, institutions, 
or organizations as the Secretary may de-
termine appropriate. 
‘‘(B) FACA EXEMPTION.—The national 
technical committee shall be exempt from the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
‘‘(C) 
TRANSPARENCY.—The 
Secretary 
shall ensure the proceedings and recommenda-
tions of the national technical committee are 
available to the public. 
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‘‘(6) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that 
any on-farm monitoring activities that may be in-
cluded as part of the monitoring and program eval-
uation process are voluntary on the part of the pro-
ducer, and may include appropriate compensation, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, for each fiscal year, the amount that 
is equal to one percent of the total annual funding 
from the funds of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion made available in the preceding fiscal year for 
the conservation programs established under sub-
titles D and H of title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985, excluding the conservation reserve program. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) REPORT ON OBJECTIVES AND METHODS.— 
Beginning in the fiscal year that is 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this subsection, and periodi-
cally thereafter, as determined by the Secretary, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make pub-
licly available, a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of conservation outcome 
objectives that are, to the maximum extent 
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practicable, quantitative, measurable, and time- 
bound for each program established under sub-
title D or H of the Food Security Act of 1985 
and the landscape conservation initiatives devel-
oped by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) a description of the approaches, tools, 
and methods used to measure or model the con-
servation outcomes and results and to estimate 
the cost-effectiveness of each such program; and 
‘‘(C) guidance to the conservation project 
partners working to implement conservation 
programs within a landscape-level project that 
provides a description of the approaches, tools, 
and methods the partners might consider using 
to measure and model the conservation out-
comes and results of their projects. 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON OUTCOMES.—In conjunction 
with each of the reports to Congress pursuant to 
section 7, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, 
and make publicly available, a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) an assessment of progress made to-
wards achieving conservation program objec-
tives and anticipated outcomes and results for 
each conservation program established under 
subtitle D or H of title XII of the Food Secu-
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rity Act of 1985, as well as for such programs 
collectively, and the landscape conservation ini-
tiatives developed by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness 
of each such conservation program and initia-
tive; and 
‘‘(C) recommendations, in light of the as-
sessment and evaluation, to improve program 
implementation and improve the scientific and 
economic tools (including any new or revised 
conservation practices, conservation enhance-
ments, or conservation planning tools) used to 
achieve stated natural resource conservation 
and environmental objectives. 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary may co-
ordinate the reports required under paragraphs (1) 
and (2) with any reports developed as part of the 
conservation effects assessment project authorized 
by section 8, whenever such coordination is feasible 
and warranted, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
Subtitle E—Funding and 
Administration 
SEC. 2501. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION. 
(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2018 (and fiscal year 2019 in the case of 
the program specified in paragraph (5))’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023.’’; 
(4) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), 
respectively; 
(5) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 
inserting ‘‘, as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 
2018, using such sums as are necessary to admin-
ister contracts entered into before the earlier of Sep-
tember 30, 2018, or such date of enactment’’ before 
the period at the end; and 
(6) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)— 
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Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to producers who request 
technical assistance from the Secretary in order to 
comply for the first time with the requirements of 
subtitle B and subtitle C of this title as a result of 
the amendments made by section 2611 of the Agri-
cultural Act of 2014.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(d) REGIONAL EQUITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241 of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended 
by striking subsection (e) and redesignating sub-
sections (f) through (i) as subsections (e) through 
(h), respectively. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1221(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3821(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘1241(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘1241(e)’’ each place it appears. 
(e) RESERVATION OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE ASSIST-
ANCE TO CERTAIN FARMERS OR RANCHERS FOR CON-
SERVATION ACCESS.—Section 1241(g) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this 
section) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018 to 
carry out the environmental quality incentives pro-
gram and the acres made available for each of such 
fiscal years to carry out the conservation steward-
ship program’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 to carry out the 
environmental quality incentives program’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating 
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). 
(f) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—Section 1241(h) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) REPORT ON PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AND AS-
SISTANCE.—Not later than December 15 of each of cal-
endar years 2018 through 2023, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate an annual report containing 
statistics by State related to enrollments in conservation 
programs under this subtitle, as follows: 
‘‘(1) The annual and current cumulative activ-
ity reflecting active agreement and contract enroll-
ment statistics. 
‘‘(2) Secretarial exceptions, waivers, and signifi-
cant payments, including— 
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‘‘(A) payments made under the agricul-
tural conservation easement program for ease-
ments valued at $250,000 or greater; 
‘‘(B) payments made under the regional 
conservation partnership program subject to the 
waiver of adjusted gross income limitations pur-
suant to section 1271C(c)(3); 
‘‘(C) waivers granted by the Secretary 
under section 1001D(b)(3) of this Act; 
‘‘(D) exceptions and activity associated 
with section 1240B(h)(2); and 
‘‘(E) exceptions provided by the Secretary 
under section 1265B(b)(2)(C).’’. 
SEC. 2502. DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1242(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.—The term ‘eligi-
ble participant’ means a producer, landowner, or en-
tity that is participating in, or seeking to participate 
in, programs in which the producer, landowner, or 
entity is otherwise eligible to participate under this 
title. 
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‘‘(2) 
THIRD-PARTY
PROVIDER.—The 
term 
‘third-party provider’ means a commercial entity (in-
cluding a farmer cooperative, agriculture retailer, or 
other commercial entity (as defined by the Sec-
retary)), a nonprofit entity, a State or local govern-
ment (including a conservation district), or a Fed-
eral agency, that has expertise in the technical as-
pect of conservation planning, including nutrient 
management planning, watershed planning, or envi-
ronmental engineering.’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.— 
Section 1242(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3842(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall approve any 
qualified certification that the Secretary deter-
mines meets or exceeds the national criteria 
provided under paragraph (3)(B). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED CERTIFICATION.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘qualified certification’ 
means a professional certification that is estab-
lished by the Secretary, an agriculture retailer, 
a farmer cooperative, the American Society of 
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Agronomy, or the National Alliance of Inde-
pendent Crop Consultants, including certifi-
cation— 
‘‘(i) as a Certified Crop Advisor by 
the American Society of Agronomy; 
‘‘(ii) 
as 
a 
Certified 
Professional 
Agronomist by the American Society of 
Agronomy; and 
‘‘(iii) as a Comprehensive Nutrient 
Management Plan Specialist by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 2503. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3844) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (m); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) through (l) 
as subsections (j) through (m), respectively, and in-
serting after subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) SOURCE WATER PROTECTION THROUGH TAR-
GETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out any con-
servation program administered by the Secretary, 
the Secretary shall encourage practices that relate to 
water quality and water quantity that protect source 
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waters for drinking water (including protecting 
against public health threats) while also benefitting 
agricultural producers. 
‘‘(2) COLLABORATION
WITH
WATER
SYSTEMS 
AND INCREASED INCENTIVES.—In encouraging prac-
tices under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) work collaboratively with community 
water systems and State technical committees 
established under section 1261 to identify, in 
each State, local priority areas for the protec-
tion of source waters for drinking water; and 
‘‘(B) offer to producers increased incen-
tives and higher payment rates than are other-
wise statutorily authorized through conservation 
programs administered by the Secretary for 
practices that result in significant environ-
mental benefits that the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) relate to water quality or water 
quantity; and 
‘‘(ii) occur primarily outside of the 
land on which the practices are imple-
mented. 
‘‘(3) RESERVATION OF FUNDS.—In each of fis-
cal years 2019 through 2023, the Secretary shall 
use, to carry out this subsection, not less than 10 
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percent of any funds available with respect to each 
conservation program administered by the Secretary 
under this title except the conservation reserve pro-
gram.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (m), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the conservation stewardship program 
under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D and’’. 
SEC. 2504. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COM-
MITTEES. 
Section 1261(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3861(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(14) The State 1862 Institution (as defined in 
section 2(1) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998).’’. 
Subtitle F—Agricultural 
Conservation Easement Program 
SEC. 2601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES. 
Section 1265(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3865(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘that nega-
tively affect the agricultural uses and conservation 
values’’ after ‘‘that land’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘restoring 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘restoring or’’. 
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SEC. 2602. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) AGRICULTURAL
LAND
EASEMENT.—Section 
1265A(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865a(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘subject to an agri-
cultural land easement plan, as approved by the Sec-
retary’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1265A(3) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a(3)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (A)(iii)(VI) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(VI) nonindustrial private forest 
land that contributes to the economic 
viability of an offered parcel, or serves 
as a buffer to protect such land from 
development, which may include up to 
100 percent of the parcel if the Sec-
retary determines enrolling the land is 
important to protect a forest to pro-
vide significant conservation bene-
fits;’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘, as 
determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
Secretary of the Interior at the local level’’. 
(c) MONITORING REPORT.—Section 1265A of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865a) is amended 
by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
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(5) and (6), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (3) 
the following: 
‘‘(4) MONITORING REPORT.—The term ‘moni-
toring report’ means a report, the contents of which 
are formulated and prepared by the holder of an ag-
ricultural land easement, that documents whether 
the land subject to the agricultural land easement is 
in compliance with the terms and conditions of the 
agricultural land easement.’’. 
SEC. 2603. AGRICULTURAL LAND EASEMENTS. 
(a) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1265B(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3865b(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘provide for the con-
servation of natural resources pursuant to an agricultural 
land easement plan’’ and inserting ‘‘implement the pro-
gram’’. 
(b) COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.—Sec-
tion 1265B(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)) is amended by striking sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—An eligible 
entity may use for any part of its share— 
‘‘(i) a cash contribution; 
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‘‘(ii) a charitable donation or qualified 
conservation contribution (as defined by 
section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) from the landowner from 
which the agricultural land easement will 
be purchased; or 
‘‘(iii) funding from a Federal source 
other than the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(C) GRASSLANDS
EXCEPTION.—In the 
case of grassland of special environmental sig-
nificance, as determined by the Secretary, the 
Secretary may provide an amount not to exceed 
75 percent of the fair market value of the agri-
cultural land easement.’’. 
(2) EVALUATION
AND
RANKING
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.—Section 1265B(b)(3) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(3)) is amended by 
redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(D) and inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) ACCOUNTING FOR GEOGRAPHIC DIF-
FERENCES.—The Secretary shall, in coordina-
tion with State technical committees, adjust the 
criteria established under subparagraph (A) to 
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account for geographic differences among 
States, if such adjustments— 
‘‘(i) meet the purposes of the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) continue to maximize the benefit 
of the Federal investment under the pro-
gram.’’. 
(3) AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Section 1265B(b)(4) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and the 
agricultural use of the land that is subject 
to the agricultural land easement’’ after 
‘‘the program’’; and 
(ii) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(iii) include a right of enforcement 
for the Secretary that— 
‘‘(I) may be used only if the 
terms and conditions of the easement 
are not enforced by the eligible entity; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not extend to a right 
of inspection unless the holder of the 
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easement fails to provide monitoring 
reports in a timely manner; 
‘‘(iv) include a conservation plan only 
for any portion of the land subject to the 
agricultural land easement that is highly 
erodible cropland; and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘in the case of fraud or gross negligence,’’ be-
fore ‘‘the Secretary may require’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) MINERAL DEVELOPMENT.—Upon re-
quest by an eligible entity, the Secretary shall 
allow, under an agreement under this sub-
section, mineral development on land subject to 
the agricultural land easement, if the Secretary 
determines that the mineral development— 
‘‘(i) has limited and localized effects; 
‘‘(ii) is not irremediably destructive of 
significant conservation interests; and 
‘‘(iii) would not alter or affect the to-
pography or landscape. 
‘‘(G) ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES
MAR-
KETS.—The 
Secretary 
may 
not 
prohibit, 
through an agreement under this subsection, an 
owner of land subject to the agricultural land 
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easement from participating in, and receiving 
compensation from, an environmental services 
market if a purpose of the market is the facili-
tation of additional conservation benefits that 
are consistent with the purposes of the pro-
gram.’’. 
(4) CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Section 1265B(b)(5) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(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: 
‘‘(iv) allow a certified eligible entity to 
use its own terms and conditions, notwith-
standing paragraph (4)(C), as long as the 
terms and conditions are consistent with 
the purposes of the program.’’; and 
(B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION CRITERIA.—In order 
to be certified, an eligible entity shall dem-
onstrate to the Secretary that the entity— 
‘‘(i) is a land trust that has— 
‘‘(I) been accredited by the Land 
Trust Accreditation Commission, or 
by an equivalent accrediting body (as 
determined by the Secretary); and 
‘‘(II) acquired not fewer than five 
agricultural land easements under the 
program; or 
‘‘(ii) will maintain, at a minimum, for 
the duration of the agreement— 
‘‘(I) a plan for administering 
easements that is consistent with the 
purpose of the program; 
‘‘(II) the capacity and resources 
to monitor and enforce agricultural 
land easements; and 
‘‘(III) policies and procedures to 
ensure— 
‘‘(aa) the long-term integrity 
of agricultural land easements on 
land subject to such easements; 
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‘‘(bb) timely completion of 
acquisitions of such easements; 
and 
‘‘(cc) timely and complete 
evaluation and reporting to the 
Secretary on the use of funds 
provided under the program.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1265B(d) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(d)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in com-
pliance with the terms and conditions of easements.’’. 
SEC. 2604. WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENTS. 
Section 1265C(b)(5)(D)(i)(III) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865c(b)(5)(D)(i)(III)) is amend-
ed by inserting after ‘‘under subsection (f)’’ the following: 
‘‘or a grazing management plan that is consistent with 
the wetland reserve easement plan and has been reviewed, 
and modified as necessary, at least every five years’’. 
SEC. 2605. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) INELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1265D(a)(4) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d(a)(4)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or off-site’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘proposed or’’ and inserting 
‘‘permitted or’’. 
(b) SUBORDINATION, EXCHANGE, MODIFICATION, 
AND TERMINATION.— 
(1) SUBORDINATION AND EXCHANGE.—Section 
1265D(c)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865d(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘IN GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘SUBORDINATION 
AND EXCHANGE’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘subordinate, exchange, 
modify, or terminate’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘subordinate or exchange’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subordination, exchange, 
modification, or termination’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘subordination or ex-
change’’. 
(2) 
MODIFICATION; 
TERMINATION.—Section 
1265D(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3865d(c)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
(3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) MODIFICATION.— 
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‘‘(A) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 
modify any interest in land, or portion of such 
interest, administered by the Secretary, either 
directly or on behalf of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation under the program if the modifica-
tion— 
‘‘(i) has a neutral effect on, or in-
creases, the conservation values; 
‘‘(ii) is consistent with the original in-
tent of the easement; and 
‘‘(iii) is consistent with the purposes 
of the program. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—In modifying an inter-
est in land, or portion of such interest, under 
this paragraph, the Secretary may not increase 
any payment to an eligible entity. 
‘‘(3) TERMINATION.—The Secretary may termi-
nate any interest in land, or portion of such interest, 
administered by the Secretary, either directly or on 
behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation under 
the program if— 
‘‘(A) the current owner of the land that is 
subject to the easement and the holder of the 
easement agree to the termination; and 
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‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the ter-
mination would be in the public interest.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (5) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(c) LANDOWNER ELIGIBILITY.—Section 1265D of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LANDOWNER ELIGIBILITY.—The limitation de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of section 1001D(b) shall not 
apply to a landowner from which an easement under the 
program is to be purchased with respect to any benefit 
described in paragraph (2)(B) of such section related to 
the purchase of such easement.’’. 
Subtitle G—Regional Conservation 
Partnership Program 
SEC. 2701. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) COVERED PROGRAM.—Section 1271A(1) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (C) and redesig-
nating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(D) The conservation reserve program es-
tablished under subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
subtitle D. 
‘‘(E) Programs provided for in the Water-
shed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), other than section 14 of 
such Act (16 U.S.C. 1012).’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY.—Section 1271A(2) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871a(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘re-
source-conserving 
crop 
rotations,’’ 
before 
‘‘or 
dryland farming’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(J) as subparagraphs (D) through (K), respectively, 
and inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: 
‘‘(C) Protection of source waters for drink-
ing water.’’. 
SEC. 2702. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) LENGTH.—Section 1271B(b) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(b)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) LENGTH.—A partnership agreement, including 
a renewal of a partnership agreement under subsection 
(d)(5), shall be— 
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‘‘(1) for a period not to exceed 5 years, which 
period the Secretary may extend one time for up to 
12 months; or 
‘‘(2) for a period that is longer than 5 years, 
if such longer period is necessary to meet the objec-
tives of the program, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
(b) DUTIES OF PARTNERS.—Section 1271B(c)(1)(E) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3871b(c)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
quantification of the project’s environmental outcomes’’ 
before the semicolon. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.—Section 1271B(d) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871b(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘simplified’’ 
before ‘‘competitive process to select’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RENEWALS.—If a project that is the sub-
ject of a partnership agreement has met or exceeded 
the objectives of the project, as determined by the 
Secretary, the eligible partners may submit, through 
an expedited program application process, an appli-
cation to— 
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‘‘(A) continue to implement the project 
under a renewal of the partnership agreement; 
or 
‘‘(B) expand the scope of the project under 
a renewal of the partnership agreement.’’. 
SEC. 2703. ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS. 
Section 1271C(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871c(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘a period of 5 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the applicable period under section 
1271B(b)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary 
may waive the applicability of the limitation in sec-
tion 1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating pro-
ducers’’ and inserting ‘‘notwithstanding the require-
ments of paragraph (3) of section 1001D(b), the 
Secretary may waive the applicability of the limita-
tion in paragraph (2) of such section, and any limi-
tation on the maximum amount of payments related 
to the covered programs, for participating pro-
ducers’’. 
SEC. 2704. FUNDING. 
Section 1271D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871d(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use, 
to carry out the program— 
‘‘(1) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018; and 
‘‘(2) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 2705. ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 1271E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871e) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall provide eligible 
partners and producers participating in the partnership 
agreements with guidance on how to quantify and report 
on environmental outcomes associated with the adoption 
of conservation practices under the program.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) the progress that eligible partners and pro-
ducers participating in the partnership agreements 
are making in quantifying and reporting on environ-
mental outcomes associated with the adoption of 
conservation practices under the program.’’. 
SEC. 2706. CRITICAL CONSERVATION AREAS. 
Section 1271F(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3871f(c)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(3). 
Subtitle H—Repeals and Transi-
tional 
Provisions; 
Technical 
Amendments 
SEC. 2801. REPEAL OF CONSERVATION SECURITY AND CON-
SERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) is repealed. 
(b) TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CONSERVATION 
STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
CONTRACTS.—The 
amendment made by this section shall not affect the 
validity or terms of any contract entered into by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter B of 
chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) before 
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the date of enactment of this Act, or any payments 
required to be made in connection with the contract. 
(2) NO
RENEWALS.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the Secretary may not renew a contract 
described in such paragraph. 
SEC. 2802. REPEAL OF TERMINAL LAKES ASSISTANCE. 
Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6) is repealed. 
SEC. 2803. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) DELINEATION OF WETLANDS; EXEMPTIONS.— 
Section 1222(j) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3822(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘National Re-
sources Conservation Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service’’. 
(b) DELIVERY OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1242 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) 
is amended by striking ‘‘third party’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘third-party’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS.—Section 1244(b)(4)(B) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘General Accounting Office’’ and in-
serting ‘‘General Accountability Office’’. 
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(d) WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVEN-
TION ACT.—Section 5(4) of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1005(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘goodwater’’ and inserting 
‘‘floodwater’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Health and Human Services’’. 
TITLE III—TRADE 
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act 
SEC. 3001. FINDINGS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has long been the world’s 
largest donor of international food assistance. 
(2) American farmers have been instrumental 
in the success of United States international food 
assistance programs by providing an affordable, 
safe, and reliable source of nutritious agricultural 
commodities. 
(3) Through the efforts of the United States 
maritime industry and private voluntary organiza-
tions, agricultural commodities grown in the United 
States have been delivered to millions of people in 
need around the globe. 
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(4) The United States should continue to use 
its abundant agricultural productivity to promote the 
foreign policy of the United States by enhancing the 
food security of the developing world through the 
timely provision of agricultural commodities. 
SEC. 3002. LABELING REQUIREMENTS. 
Subsection (g) of section 202 of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) LABELING OF ASSISTANCE.—Agricultural com-
modities and other assistance provided under this title 
shall, to the extent practicable, be clearly identified with 
appropriate markings on the package or container of such 
commodities and food procured outside of the United 
States, or on printed material that accompanies other as-
sistance, in the language of the locality in which such com-
modities and other assistance are distributed, as being fur-
nished by the people of the United States of America.’’. 
SEC. 3003. FOOD AID QUALITY ASSURANCE. 
Section 202(h)(3) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1722(h)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3004. LOCAL SALE AND BARTER OF COMMODITIES. 
Section 203 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1723) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘to generate 
proceeds to be used as provided in this section’’ be-
fore the period at the end; 
(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
SEC. 3005. MINIMUM LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE. 
Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1724(a)) is amended in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking 
‘‘2018’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3006. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE OF FOOD 
AID CONSULTATIVE GROUP. 
Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1725(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3007. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS. 
Section 207(c)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1726a(c)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the Agricul-
tural Act of 2014’’and inserting ‘‘the Agriculture and Nu-
trition Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 3008. FUNDING FOR PROGRAM OVERSIGHT, MONI-
TORING, AND EVALUATION. 
Section 207(f)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1726a(f)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1.5 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2014 through 2018’’ the 
first place it appears and inserting ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘2018’’ the second place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘chapter 1 of 
part I of’’. 
SEC. 3009. ASSISTANCE FOR STOCKPILING AND RAPID 
TRANSPORTATION, 
DELIVERY, 
AND 
DIS-
TRIBUTION 
OF 
SHELF-STABLE 
PRE-
PACKAGED FOODS. 
Section 208 the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1726b) 
is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘INTERNATIONAL FOOD RELIEF PART-
NERSHIP’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 3010. CONSIDERATION OF IMPACT OF PROVISION OF 
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND OTHER 
ASSISTANCE ON LOCAL FARMERS AND ECON-
OMY. 
(a) INCLUSION
OF
ALL
MODALITIES.—Section 
403(a) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
inserting ‘‘, food procured outside of the United 
States, food voucher, or cash transfer for food,’’ 
after ‘‘agricultural commodity’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘in the case 
of the provision of an agricultural commodity,’’ be-
fore ‘‘adequate’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘commodity’’ 
and inserting ‘‘agricultural commodity or use of the 
food procured outside of the United States, food 
vouchers, or cash transfers for food’’. 
(b) AVOIDANCE OF DISRUPTIVE IMPACT.—Section 
403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘, food 
procured outside of the United States, food vouch-
ers, and cash transfers for food’’ after ‘‘agricultural 
commodities’’; and 
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(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘of sales 
of agricultural commodities’’. 
SEC. 3011. PREPOSITIONING OF AGRICULTURAL COMMOD-
ITIES. 
Section 407(c)(4)(A) of the Food for Peace Act (7 
U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3012. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 407(f) of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING FOOD AID PRO-
GRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1 of 
each fiscal year, the Administrator and the Sec-
retary shall prepare, either jointly or separately, a 
report regarding each program and activity carried 
out under this Act during the prior fiscal year. If 
the report for a fiscal year will not be submitted to 
the appropriate committees of Congress by the date 
specified in this subparagraph, the Administrator 
and the Secretary shall promptly notify such com-
mittees about the delay, including the reasons for 
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the delay, the steps being taken to complete the re-
port, and an estimated submission date. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An annual report described 
in paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the 
prior fiscal year, the following: 
‘‘(A) A list that contains a description of 
each country and organization that receives 
food and other assistance under this Act (in-
cluding the quantity of food and assistance pro-
vided to each country and organization). 
‘‘(B) A general description of each project 
and activity implemented under this Act (in-
cluding each activity funded through the use of 
local currencies) and the total number of bene-
ficiaries of the project. 
‘‘(C) A statement describing the quantity 
of agricultural commodities made available to, 
and the total number of beneficiaries in, each 
country pursuant to— 
‘‘(i) this Act; 
‘‘(ii) section 416(b) of the Agricul-
tural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431(b)); 
‘‘(iii) the Food for Progress Act of 
1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o); and 
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‘‘(iv) the McGovern-Dole International 
Food for Education and Child Nutrition 
Program established by section 3107 of the 
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1). 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the progress made 
through programs under this Act towards re-
ducing food insecurity in the populations receiv-
ing food assistance from the United States. 
‘‘(E) A description of efforts undertaken 
by the Food Aid Consultative Group under sec-
tion 205 to achieve an integrated and effective 
food assistance program. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of— 
‘‘(i) each program oversight, moni-
toring, and evaluation system implemented 
under section 207(f); and 
‘‘(ii) the impact of each program over-
sight, monitoring, and evaluation system 
on the effectiveness and efficiency of as-
sistance provided under this title. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of the progress made 
by the Administrator in addressing issues relat-
ing to quality with respect to the provision of 
food assistance. 
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‘‘(H) A statement of the amount of funds 
(including funds for administrative costs, indi-
rect cost recovery, internal transportation, stor-
age and handling, and associated distribution 
costs) provided to each eligible organization 
that received assistance under this Act, that 
further describes the following: 
‘‘(i) How such funds were used by the 
eligible organization. 
‘‘(ii) The actual rate of return for 
each commodity made available under this 
Act, including factors that influenced the 
rate of return, and, for the commodity, the 
costs of bagging or further processing, 
ocean transportation, inland transportation 
in the recipient country, storage costs, and 
any other information that the Adminis-
trator and the Secretary determine to be 
necessary. 
‘‘(iii) For each instance in which a 
commodity was made available under this 
Act at a rate of return less than 70 per-
cent, the reasons for the rate of return re-
alized. 
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‘‘(I) For funds expended for the purposes 
of section 202(e), 406(b)(6), and 407(c)(1)(B), 
a detailed accounting of the expenditures and 
purposes of such expenditures with respect to 
each section. 
‘‘(3) RATE OF RETURN DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of applying subparagraph (H), the rate of re-
turn for a commodity shall be equal to the propor-
tion that— 
‘‘(A) the proceeds the implementing part-
ners generate through monetization; bears to 
‘‘(B) the cost to the Federal Government 
to procure and ship the commodity to a recipi-
ent country for monetization.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Subsection (m) of sec-
tion 403 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1733) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3013. DEADLINE FOR AGREEMENTS TO FINANCE 
SALES OR TO PROVIDE OTHER ASSISTANCE. 
Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736b) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 3014. MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE. 
Subsection (e) of section 412 of the Food for Peace 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) MINIMUM LEVEL OF NONEMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023, not less than $365,000,000 of 
the amounts made available to carry out emergency 
and nonemergency food assistance programs under 
title II, nor more than 30 percent of such amounts, 
shall be expended for nonemergency food assistance 
programs under such title. 
‘‘(2) COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS.— 
Funds appropriated each year to carry out part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
et seq.) that are made available through grants or 
cooperative agreements to strengthen food security 
in developing countries and that are consistent with 
section 202(e)(1)(C) may be deemed to be expended 
on nonemergency food assistance programs for pur-
poses of this section.’’. 
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SEC. 3015. TERMINATION DATE FOR MICRONUTRIENT FOR-
TIFICATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1736g–2(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3016. JOHN OGONOWSKI AND DOUG BEREUTER FARM-
ER-TO-FARMER PROGRAM. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It is in the national interests 
of the United States to advance food security in de-
veloping countries and open new markets for agricul-
tural trade through programs that leverage the 
unique capabilities of Federal departments and 
agencies, and improve coordination between donors, 
beneficiaries, and the private sector. 
(2) 
ROLE
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRI-
CULTURE.—The Department of Agriculture plays an 
important role in establishing trade between the 
United States and other nations and should enhance 
its role in facilitating the transfer of the knowledge, 
skills, and experience of American farmers, land- 
grant universities, and extension services through 
the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-To- 
Farmer Program under title V of the Food for 
Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737). 
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(b) CLARIFICATION OF NATURE OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 501(b)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1737(b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘technical’’ 
before ‘‘assistance’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of 
clause (viii); and 
(B) by striking clause (ix) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ix) agricultural education and exten-
sion; 
‘‘(x) selection of seed varieties and 
plant stocks; 
‘‘(xi) knowledge of insecticide and 
sanitation procedures to prevent crop de-
struction; 
‘‘(xii) use and maintenance of agricul-
tural equipment and irrigation systems; 
and 
‘‘(xiii) selection of fertilizers and 
methods of soils treatment; and’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 501(b)(2) of 
the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)(2)) is amended 
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by inserting ‘‘retired extension staff of the Department of 
Agriculture,’’ after ‘‘private corporations,’’. 
(d) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE.—Section 501(b) of the 
Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) foster appropriate investments in institu-
tional capacity-building and allow longer-term and 
sequenced assignments and partnerships to provide 
deeper engagement and greater continuity on such 
projects; and’’. 
(e) MINIMUM FUNDING.—Subsection (d) of section 
501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) MINIMUM FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, in addition to any funds that may 
be specifically appropriated to carry out this section, 
not less than the greater of $15,000,000 or 0.6 per-
cent of the amounts made available for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2023, to carry out this Act shall 
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be used to carry out programs under this section, of 
which— 
‘‘(A) not less than 0.2 percent to be used 
for programs in developing countries; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 0.1 percent to be used 
for programs in sub-Saharan African and Car-
ibbean Basin countries. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF EXPENDITURES.—Funds 
used to carry out programs under this section shall 
be counted towards the minimum level of non-
emergency food assistance specified in section 
412(e).’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
501(e)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 1737(e)(1)) 
is amended in by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(g) CROP
YIELDS
AND
INNOVATIVE
PARTNER-
SHIPS.—Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (7 U.S.C. 
1737) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF A GEOGRAPHICALLY DE-
FIED CROP YIELD METRICS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture, in cooperation with the Administrator of the 
Agency for International Development, should— 
‘‘(1) establish a geographically defined crop 
yield metrics system to assess improvements in crop 
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yields in countries and areas receiving assistance 
under this title; and 
‘‘(2) store the data resulting from such geo-
graphically defined crop yield metrics system in a 
publicly available Internet database system. 
‘‘(g) GRANT PROGRAM TO CREATE NEW PARTNERS 
AND INNOVATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Agency for International Development shall develop 
a grant program for fiscal years 2019 through 2023 
to facilitate new and innovative partnerships and ac-
tivities under this title. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant recipients under 
this subsection shall use such funds— 
‘‘(A) to prioritize new implementing part-
ners; 
‘‘(B) on innovative volunteer models; 
‘‘(C) on strategic partnerships with other 
United States development programs; and 
‘‘(D) on expanding the footprint and im-
pact of the programs and activities under this 
title, and diversity among program participants, 
including land grant colleges or universities and 
extension services. 
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‘‘(h) APPROPRIATIONS.—None of the amounts made 
available to carry out this title may be used to carry out 
subsections (f) and (g) of this section except to the extent 
that such subsections are carried out using authorities 
otherwise provided by this title.’’. 
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act 
of 1978 
SEC. 3101. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) United States export development programs 
significantly increase demand for United States agri-
culture products within foreign markets, boosting 
agricultural export volume and overall farm income, 
and generating a net return of $28 in added export 
revenue for each invested program dollar. 
(2) Our global competitors provide substantially 
more public support for export promotion than is 
provided to United States agricultural exporters. 
The Market Access Program and Foreign Market 
Development Program receive combined annual 
funding of approximately $234,500,000. In compari-
son, the European Union allocates $255,000,000 an-
nually for the international promotion of wine alone. 
(3) The preservation and streamlining of 
United States export market development programs 
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complements the recent reorganization within the 
Department of Agriculture by ensuring the newly es-
tablished Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs has the tools necessary to en-
hance the competitiveness of the United States agri-
cultural industry on the global stage. 
SEC. 3102. CONSOLIDATION OF CURRENT PROGRAMS AS 
NEW 
INTERNATIONAL 
MARKET 
DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 (7 U.S.C. 5625) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 205. INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary and the 
Commodity Credit Corporation shall establish and carry 
out a program, to be known as the ‘International Market 
Development Program’, to encourage the development, 
maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets 
for United States agricultural commodities. 
‘‘(b) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components 
of the International Market Development Program, 
the Commodity Credit Corporation shall carry out a 
program to encourage the development, mainte-
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nance, and expansion of commercial export markets 
for United States agricultural commodities through 
cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations 
that implement a foreign market development pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under 
this subsection may be provided in the form of funds 
of, or commodities owned by, the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) MARKETING PLAN AND OTHER RE-
QUIREMENTS.—To be eligible for cost-share as-
sistance under this subsection, an eligible trade 
organization shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare and submit a marketing 
plan to the Secretary that meets the guide-
lines governing such a marketing plan 
specified in this paragraph or otherwise es-
tablished by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) meet any other requirements es-
tablished by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(iii) enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary. 
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‘‘(B) PURPOSE OF MARKETING PLAN.—A 
marketing plan submitted under this paragraph 
shall describe the advertising or other market 
oriented export promotion activities to be car-
ried out by the eligible trade organization with 
respect to which assistance under this sub-
section is being requested. 
‘‘(C) SPECIFIC
ELEMENTS.—To be ap-
proved by the Secretary, a marketing plan sub-
mitted under this paragraph shall— 
‘‘(i) specifically describe the manner 
in which assistance received by the eligible 
trade organization, in conjunction with 
funds and services provided by the eligible 
trade organization, will be expended in im-
plementing the marketing plan; 
‘‘(ii) establish specific market goals to 
be achieved under the marketing plan; and 
‘‘(iii) contain whatever additional re-
quirements are determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary. 
‘‘(D) 
BRANDED
PROMOTION.—A 
mar-
keting plan approved by the Secretary may pro-
vide for the use of branded advertising to pro-
mote the sale of United States agricultural 
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commodities in a foreign country under such 
terms and conditions as may be established by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(E) AMENDMENTS.—An approved mar-
keting plan may be amended by the eligible 
trade organization at any time, subject to the 
approval by the Secretary of the amendments. 
‘‘(4) LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE AND COST-SHARE 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
justify in writing the level of assistance to be 
provided to an eligible trade organization under 
this subsection and the level of cost sharing re-
quired of the organization. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION
ON
BRANDED
PRO-
MOTION.—Assistance provided under this sub-
section for activities described in paragraph 
(3)(D) shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost 
of implementing the marketing plan, except 
that the Secretary may determine not to apply 
such limitation in the case of United States ag-
ricultural commodities with respect to which 
there has been a favorable decision by the 
United States Trade Representative under sec-
tion 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
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2411). Criteria used by the Secretary for deter-
mining that the limitation shall not apply shall 
be consistent and documented. 
‘‘(5) OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) MULTI-YEAR BASIS.—The Secretary 
may provide assistance under this subsection on 
a multi-year basis, subject to annual review by 
the Secretary for compliance with the approved 
marketing plan. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.—The 
Secretary may terminate any assistance made, 
or to be made, available under this subsection 
if the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) the eligible trade organization is 
not adhering to the terms and conditions 
applicable to the provision of the assist-
ance; 
‘‘(ii) the eligible trade organization is 
not implementing the approved marketing 
plan or is not adequately meeting the es-
tablished goals of the plan; 
‘‘(iii) the eligible trade organization is 
not adequately contributing its own re-
sources to the implementation of the plan; 
or 
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‘‘(iv) the Secretary determines that 
termination of assistance in a particular 
instance is in the best interests of the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATIONS.—Beginning not later 
than 15 months after the initial provision of as-
sistance under this subsection to an eligible 
trade organization, the Secretary shall monitor 
the expenditures by the eligible trade organiza-
tion of such assistance, including the following: 
‘‘(i) An evaluation of the effectiveness 
of the marketing plan of the eligible trade 
organization in developing or maintaining 
markets for United States agricultural 
commodities. 
‘‘(ii) An evaluation of whether assist-
ance provided under this subsection is nec-
essary to maintain such markets. 
‘‘(iii) A thorough accounting of the 
expenditure by the eligible trade organiza-
tion of the assistance provided under this 
subsection. 
‘‘(6) RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS.—As-
sistance provided under this subsection to an eligible 
trade organization shall not be used— 
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‘‘(A) to provide direct assistance to any 
foreign for-profit corporation for the corpora-
tion’s use in promoting foreign-produced prod-
ucts; or 
‘‘(B) to provide direct assistance to any 
for-profit corporation that is not recognized as 
a small business concern, excluding a coopera-
tive, an association described in the first section 
of the Act entitled ‘An Act To authorize asso-
ciation of producers of agricultural products’, 
approved February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291), or 
a nonprofit trade association. 
‘‘(7) PERMISSIVE USE OF FUNDS.—Assistance 
provided under this subsection to a United States 
agricultural trade association, cooperative, or small 
business may be used for individual branded pro-
motional activity related to a United States branded 
product, if the beneficiaries of the activity have pro-
vided funds for the activity in an amount that is at 
least equivalent to the amount of assistance provided 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(8) PROGRAM
CONSIDERATIONS
AND
PRIOR-
ITIES.—In providing assistance under this sub-
section, the Secretary, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall— 
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‘‘(A) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted by organiza-
tions that were participating organizations 
in prior fiscal years; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that have not pre-
viously participated in the program estab-
lished under this title; 
‘‘(B) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted for activities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted for activities 
in markets other than emerging markets. 
‘‘(9) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance for 
branded promotion, the Secretary should give pri-
ority to small-sized entities. 
‘‘(10) CONTRIBUTION LEVEL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary should 
require a minimum contribution level of 10 per-
cent from an eligible trade organization that re-
ceives assistance for nonbranded promotion. 
‘‘(B) 
INCREASES
IN
CONTRIBUTION 
LEVEL.—The Secretary may increase the con-
tribution level in any subsequent year that an 
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eligible trade organization receives assistance 
for nonbranded promotion. 
‘‘(11) ADDITIONALITY.—The Secretary should 
require each participant in the program to certify 
that any Federal funds received supplement, but do 
not supplant, private or third party participant 
funds or other contributions to program activities. 
‘‘(12) INDEPENDENT AUDITS.—If as a result of 
an evaluation or audit of activities of a participant 
under the program, the Secretary determines that a 
further review is justified in order to ensure compli-
ance with the requirements of the program, the Sec-
retary should require the participant to contract for 
an independent audit of the program activities, in-
cluding activities of any subcontractor. 
‘‘(13) TOBACCO.—No funds made available 
under the market promotion program may be used 
for activities to develop, maintain, or expand foreign 
markets for tobacco. 
‘‘(c) FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR 
COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components 
of the International Market Development Program, 
the Secretary shall carry out a foreign market devel-
opment cooperator program to maintain and develop 
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foreign markets for United States agricultural com-
modities. 
‘‘(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out the foreign market development cooperator pro-
gram in cooperation with eligible trade organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—Funds made available 
to carry out the foreign market development coop-
erator program shall be used only to provide— 
‘‘(A) cost-share assistance to an eligible 
trade organization under a contract or agree-
ment with the organization; and 
‘‘(B) assistance for other costs that are 
necessary or appropriate to carry out the for-
eign market development cooperator program, 
including contingent liabilities that are not oth-
erwise funded. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing 
assistance under this subsection, the Secretary, to 
the maximum extent practicable, shall— 
‘‘(A) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that were participating 
organizations in the foreign market devel-
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opment cooperator program in prior fiscal 
years; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted by eligible 
trade organizations that have not pre-
viously participated in the foreign market 
development cooperator program; and 
‘‘(B) give equal consideration to— 
‘‘(i) proposals submitted for activities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) proposals submitted for activities 
in markets other than emerging markets. 
‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS 
COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As one of the components 
of the International Market Development Program, 
the Secretary shall carry out an export assistance 
program to address existing or potential barriers 
that prohibit or threaten the export of United States 
specialty crops. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The export assistance program 
required by this subsection shall provide direct as-
sistance through public and private sector projects 
and technical assistance to remove, resolve, or miti-
gate existing or potential sanitary and phytosanitary 
and technical barriers to trade. 
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‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—The export assistance pro-
gram required by this subsection shall address time 
sensitive and strategic market access projects based 
on— 
‘‘(A) trade effect on market retention, 
market access, and market expansion; and 
‘‘(B) trade impact. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
REPORT.—The Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
an annual report that contains, for the period cov-
ered by the report, a description of each factor that 
affects the export of specialty crops, including each 
factor relating to any significant sanitary or 
phytosanitary issue or trade barrier. 
‘‘(e) E. (KIKA) DE LA GARZA EMERGING MARKETS 
PROGRAM COMPONENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary, in order to develop, maintain, or ex-
pand export markets for United States agricul-
tural commodities, is directed— 
‘‘(i) to make available to emerging 
markets the expertise of the United States 
to make assessments of the food and rural 
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business systems needs of such emerging 
markets; 
‘‘(ii) to make recommendations on 
measures necessary to enhance the effec-
tiveness of the systems, including potential 
reductions in trade barriers; and 
‘‘(iii) to identify and carry out specific 
opportunities and projects to enhance the 
effectiveness of those systems. 
‘‘(B) EXTENT
OF
PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall implement this paragraph with re-
spect to at least 3 emerging markets in each 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary may implement the requirements of para-
graph (1)— 
‘‘(A) by providing assistance to teams con-
sisting primarily of agricultural consultants, 
farmers, other persons from the private sector 
and government officials expert in assessing the 
food and rural business systems of other coun-
tries to enable such teams to conduct the as-
sessments, make the recommendations, and 
identify the opportunities and projects specified 
in such paragraph in emerging markets; and 
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‘‘(B) by providing for necessary subsist-
ence and transportation expenses of— 
‘‘(i) United States food and rural 
business system experts, including United 
States agricultural producers and other 
United States individuals knowledgeable in 
agricultural and agribusiness matters, to 
enable such United States food and rural 
business system experts to assist in trans-
ferring knowledge and expertise to entities 
in emerging markets; and 
‘‘(ii) individuals designated by emerg-
ing markets to enable such designated in-
dividuals to consult with such United 
States experts to enhance food and rural 
business systems of such emerging markets 
and to transfer knowledge and expertise to 
such emerging markets. 
‘‘(3) COST-SHARING.—The Secretary shall en-
courage the nongovernmental experts described in 
paragraph (2) to share the costs of, and otherwise 
assist in, the participation of such experts in the 
program under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
is authorized to provide, or pay the necessary costs 
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for, technical assistance (including the establishment 
of extension services) necessary to enhance the effec-
tiveness of food and rural business systems needs of 
emerging markets, including potential reductions in 
trade barriers. 
‘‘(5) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—A team that 
receives assistance under paragraph (2) shall pre-
pare such reports with respect to the use of such as-
sistance as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE TRADE ORGANIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPO-
NENT.—In subsection (b), the term ‘eligible 
trade organization’ means— 
‘‘(i) a United States agricultural trade 
organization or regional State-related orga-
nization that promotes the export and sale 
of United States agricultural commodities 
and that does not stand to profit directly 
from specific sales of United States agri-
cultural commodities; 
‘‘(ii) a cooperative organization or 
State agency that promotes the sale of 
United States agricultural commodities; or 
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‘‘(iii) a private organization that pro-
motes the export and sale of United States 
agricultural commodities if the Secretary 
determines that such organization would 
significantly contribute to United States 
export market development. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT 
COOPERATOR COMPONENT.—In subsection (c), 
the term ‘eligible trade organization’’ means a 
United States trade organization that— 
‘‘(i) promotes the export of one or 
more United States agricultural commod-
ities; and 
‘‘(ii) does not have a business interest 
in or receive remuneration from specific 
sales of United States agricultural com-
modities. 
‘‘(2) EMERGING MARKET.—The term ‘emerging 
market’ means any country that the Secretary deter-
mines— 
‘‘(A) is taking steps toward a market-ori-
ented economy through the food, agriculture, or 
rural business sectors of the economy of the 
country; and 
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‘‘(B) has the potential to provide a viable 
and significant market for United States agri-
cultural commodities. 
‘‘(3) SMALL-BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘small-business concern’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)). 
‘‘(4) UNITED
STATES
AGRICULTURAL
COM-
MODITY.—The term ‘United States agricultural com-
modity’ has the meaning given the term in section 
102 of the Agriculture Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5602) and includes commodities that are organically 
produced (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic 
Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6502)).’’. 
(b) FUNDING PROVISION.—Subsection (c) of section 
211 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5641) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
available for the International Market Development 
Program under section 205 $255,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. Such 
amounts shall remain available until expended. 
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‘‘(2) SET-ASIDES.— 
‘‘(A) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM COMPO-
NENT.—Of the funds made available under 
paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not less than 
$200,000,000 shall be used for the market ac-
cess program component of the International 
Market Development Program under subsection 
(b) of section 205. 
‘‘(B) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT 
COOPERATOR COMPONENT.—Of the funds made 
available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, 
not less than $34,500,000 shall be used for the 
foreign market development cooperator compo-
nent of the International Market Development 
Program under subsection (c) of section 205. 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FOR
SPE-
CIALTY
CROPS
COMPONENT.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year, not more than $9,000,000, shall be used 
for the specialty crops component of the Inter-
national Market Development Program under 
subsection (d) of section 205. 
‘‘(D) AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO EMERG-
ING
MARKETS
COMPONENT.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
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year, not more than $10,000,000 shall be used 
to promote agricultural exports to emerging 
markets under the International Market Devel-
opment Program under subsection (e) of section 
205.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROGRAMS.— 
(1) MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM.—Section 203 of 
the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623) 
is repealed. 
(2) PROMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1302 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
is repealed. 
(3) FOREIGN
MARKET
DEVELOPMENT
COOP-
ERATOR
PROGRAM.—Title VII of the Agricultural 
Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5721–5723) is re-
pealed. 
(4) EXPORT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SPE-
CIALTY CROPS.—Section 3205 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 5680) 
is repealed. 
(5) EMERGING
MARKETS
PROGRAM.—Section 
1542 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public Law 
101–624) is amended by striking subsection (d) and 
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by redesignating subsection (e) and (f) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AGRICULTURAL TRADE ACT OF 1978.—The 
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 is amended— 
(A) in section 202 (7 U.S.C. 5622), by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) COMBINATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Commodity 
Credit Corporation may carry out a program under which 
commercial export credit guarantees available under this 
section are combined with direct credits from the Com-
modity Credit Corporation under section 201 to reduce the 
effective rate of interest on export sales of United States 
agricultural commodities.’’; and 
(B) 
in 
section 
402(a)(1) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
5662(a)(1)), by striking ‘‘203’’ and inserting 
‘‘205(b)’’. 
(2) AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946.— 
Section 282(f)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Marketing 
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638a(f)(2)(C)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 203 of the Agricultural Trade 
Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
205 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978’’. 
(3) FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND 
TRADE
ACT
OF
1990.—Section 1543(b)(5) of the 
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Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(b)(5)) is amended by striking 
‘‘1542(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘1542(e)’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Agricultural 
Trade Laws 
SEC. 3201. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD AID PROCURE-
MENT PROJECTS. 
Section 3206(e)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 1726c(e)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3202. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS TO 
EMERGING MARKETS. 
Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5622 note; Public 
Law 101–624) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3203. BILL EMERSON HUMANITARIAN TRUST ACT. 
Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1736f–1) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘2018’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 3204. FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT OF 1985. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 1110 of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (also known as the Food for Progress Act 
of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(4) in subsection (l)(1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Section 1110(b)(5) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (also known as the Food for 
Progress Act of 1985; 7 U.S.C. 1736o(b)(5)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) a college or university (as such terms 
are defined in section 1404(4) of the Food and 
Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(4)); 
and’’. 
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(c) PRIVATE
VOLUNTARY
ORGANIZATIONS
AND 
OTHER PRIVATE ENTITIES.—Section 1110(o) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 is amended in paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘(G)’’. 
SEC. 3205. MCGOVERN-DOLE INTERNATIONAL FOOD FOR 
EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
PROPOSALS.—Section 
3107(f)(1)(B) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(f)(1)(B)) is amended by 
inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘and, to the 
extent practicable, that assistance will be provided on a 
timely basis so as to coincide with the beginning of and 
when needed during the relevant school year’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3107(l)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(l)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3206. COCHRAN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZED LOCATIONS FOR TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 1543(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘for study in the United States.’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘for study— 
‘‘(1) in the United States; or 
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‘‘(2) at a college or university located in an eli-
gible country that the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(A) has sufficient scientific and technical 
facilities; 
‘‘(B) has established a partnership with at 
least one college or university in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(C) has substantial participation by fac-
ulty members of the United States college or 
university in the design of the fellowship cur-
riculum and classroom instruction under the 
fellowship.’’. 
(b) FELLOWSHIP PURPOSES.—Section 1543(c)(2) of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 3293(c)(2)) is amended by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including trade 
linkages involving regulatory systems governing sanitary 
and phyto-sanitary standards for agricultural products’’. 
SEC. 3207. BORLAUG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 1473G of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3319j) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 1473G. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a fellowship program, to be known as the 
‘Borlaug International Agricultural Science and 
Technology Fellowship Program’. 
‘‘(2) FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE COUNTRIES.—As part of the fellowship pro-
gram, the Secretary shall provide fellowships to indi-
viduals from eligible countries as described in sub-
section (b) who specialize in agricultural education, 
research, and extension for scientific training and 
study designed to assist individual fellowship recipi-
ents, including the following 3 programs: 
‘‘(A) A graduate studies program in agri-
culture to assist individuals who participate in 
graduate agricultural degree training at a 
United States institution. 
‘‘(B) An individual career improvement 
program to assist agricultural scientists from 
developing countries in upgrading skills and un-
derstanding in agricultural science and tech-
nology. 
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‘‘(C) A Borlaug agricultural policy execu-
tive leadership course to assist senior agricul-
tural policy makers from eligible countries, with 
an initial focus on individuals from sub-Saharan 
Africa and the independent states of the former 
Soviet Union. 
‘‘(3) FELLOWSHIPS TO UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS.—As part of the fellowship program, the Sec-
retary shall provide fellowships to citizens of the 
United States to assist eligible countries in devel-
oping school-based agricultural education and youth 
extension programs. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRY DESCRIBED.—For pur-
poses of this section, an eligible country is a developing 
country, as determined by the Secretary using a gross na-
tional income per capita test selected by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE
COUNTRIES.—A fellowship provided under 
subsection (a)(2) shall— 
‘‘(A) promote food security and economic 
growth in eligible countries by— 
‘‘(i) educating a new generation of ag-
ricultural scientists; 
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‘‘(ii) increasing scientific knowledge 
and collaborative research to improve agri-
cultural productivity; and 
‘‘(iii) extending that knowledge to 
users and intermediaries in the market-
place; and 
‘‘(B) support— 
‘‘(i) training and collaborative re-
search opportunities through exchanges for 
entry level international agricultural re-
search scientists, faculty, and policymakers 
from eligible countries; 
‘‘(ii) collaborative research to improve 
agricultural productivity; 
‘‘(iii) the transfer of new science and 
agricultural technologies to strengthen ag-
ricultural practice; and 
‘‘(iv) the reduction of barriers to tech-
nology adoption. 
‘‘(2) FELLOWSHIPS TO UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS.—A fellowship provided under subsection 
(a)(3) shall— 
‘‘(A) develop globally minded United 
States agriculturists with experience living 
abroad; 
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‘‘(B) focus on meeting the food and fiber 
needs of the domestic population of eligible 
countries; and 
‘‘(C) strengthen and enhance trade link-
ages between eligible countries and the United 
States agricultural industry. 
‘‘(d) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) FELLOWSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS FROM ELI-
GIBLE COUNTRIES.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES.—The Sec-
retary may provide fellowships under subsection 
(a)(2) to individuals from eligible countries who 
specialize or have experience in agricultural 
education, research, extension, or related fields, 
including— 
‘‘(i) individuals from the public and 
private sectors; and 
‘‘(ii) private agricultural producers. 
‘‘(B) CANDIDATE
IDENTIFICATION.—For 
fellowships under subsection (a)(2), the Sec-
retary shall use the expertise of United States 
land-grant colleges and universities and similar 
universities, international organizations working 
in agricultural research and outreach, and na-
tional agricultural research organizations to 
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help identify program candidates for fellowships 
from the public and private sectors of eligible 
countries. 
‘‘(C) LOCATION
OF
TRAINING.—The sci-
entific training or study of fellowship recipients 
under subsection (a)(2) shall occur— 
‘‘(i) in the United States; or 
‘‘(ii) at a college or university located 
in an eligible country that the Secretary 
determines— 
‘‘(I) has sufficient scientific and 
technical facilities; 
‘‘(II) has established a partner-
ship with at least one college or uni-
versity in the United States; and 
‘‘(III) has substantial participa-
tion by faculty members of the United 
States college or university in the de-
sign of the fellowship curriculum and 
classroom instruction under the fel-
lowship. 
‘‘(2) FELLOWSHIPS TO UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS.— 
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‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE
CANDIDATES.—The Sec-
retary may provide fellowships under subsection 
(a)(3) to citizens of the United States who— 
‘‘(i) hold at least a bachelor’s degree 
in an agricultural related field of study; 
and 
‘‘(ii) have an understanding of United 
States school-based agricultural education 
and youth extension programs, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CANDIDATE
IDENTIFICATION.—For 
fellowships under subsection (a)(3), the Sec-
retary shall consult with the National FFA Or-
ganization, the National 4–H Council, and 
other entities as the Secretary deems appro-
priate to identify candidates for fellowships. 
‘‘(e) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
shall provide for the management, coordination, evalua-
tion, and monitoring of the Borlaug International Agricul-
tural Science and Technology Fellowship Program and for 
the individual programs described in subsection (a), except 
that— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary may contract out to 1 or 
more collaborating universities the management of 1 
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or more of the fellowship programs under subsection 
(a)(2); and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary may contract out the man-
agement of the fellowship program under subsection 
(a)(3) to an outside organization with experience in 
implementing fellowship programs focused on build-
ing capacity for school-based agricultural education 
and youth extension programs in developing coun-
tries. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated $6,000,000 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDES.—Of any funds made avail-
able pursuant to paragraph (1), not less than 
$2,800,000 shall be used to carry out the fellowship 
program for individuals from eligible countries under 
subsection (a)(2). 
‘‘(3) DURATION.—Any funds made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available 
until expended.’’. 
SEC. 3208. GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST. 
(a) UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.—Section 
3202(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (22 U.S.C. 2220a note; Public Law 110–246(b)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘33 per-
cent’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008 (Public Law 110–246; 22 U.S.C. 2220a note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for the period of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for the period of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 3209. GROWING AMERICAN FOOD EXPORTS ACT OF 
2018. 
Section 1543A of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5679) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1543A. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of Agriculture a program to be known as the 
‘Biotechnology and Agricultural Trade Program’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program estab-
lished under this section shall be to remove, resolve, or 
mitigate significant regulatory nontariff barriers to the ex-
port of United States agricultural commodities into for-
eign markets through policy advocacy and targeted 
projects that address— 
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‘‘(1) issues relating to United States agricul-
tural commodities produced with the use of bio-
technology or new agricultural production tech-
nologies; 
‘‘(2) advocacy for science-based regulation in 
foreign markets of biotechnology or new agricultural 
production technologies; or 
‘‘(3) quick-response intervention regarding non- 
tariff barriers to United States exports produced 
through biotechnology or new agricultural produc-
tion technologies. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—Depending on need, as 
determined by the Secretary, activities authorized under 
this section may be carried out through— 
‘‘(1) this section; 
‘‘(2) the emerging markets program under sec-
tion 1542; or 
‘‘(3) the Cochran Fellowship Program under 
section 1543.’’. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
Subtitle A—Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program 
SEC. 4001. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE. 
(a) EXPANSION OF THE DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT 
DATABASE.—The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
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U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 30. DUPLICATIVE ENROLLMENT DATABASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
interstate database, or system of databases, of supple-
mental nutrition assistance program information to be 
known as the Duplicative Enrollment Database that shall 
include the data submitted by each State pursuant to sec-
tion 11(e)(26) and that shall meet security standards as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—Any database, or system of data-
bases, established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used 
by States when making eligibility determinations to pre-
vent supplemental nutrition assistance program partici-
pants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple 
States. 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) ISSUANCE
OF
INTERIM
FINAL
REGULA-
TIONS.—Not later than 18 months after the effective 
date of this section, the Secretary shall issue interim 
final regulations to carry out this section that— 
‘‘(A) incorporate best practices and lessons 
learned from the regional pilot project ref-
erenced in section 4032(c) of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 2036c(c)); 
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‘‘(B) protect the privacy of supplemental 
nutrition assistance program participants and 
applicants consistent with section 11(e)(8); and 
‘‘(C) detail the process States will be re-
quired to follow for— 
‘‘(i) conducting initial and ongoing 
matches of participant and applicant data; 
‘‘(ii) identifying and acting on all ap-
parent instances of duplicative participa-
tion by participants or applicants in mul-
tiple States; 
‘‘(iii) disenrolling an individual who 
has applied to participate in another State 
in a manner sufficient to allow the State in 
which the individual is currently applying 
to comply with sections 11(e)(3) and (9); 
and 
‘‘(iv) complying with such other rules 
and standards the Secretary determines 
appropriate to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The initial match and cor-
responding actions required by paragraph (1)(C) 
shall occur within 3 years after the date of the en-
actment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 
2018. 
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‘‘(d) REPORTS.—Using the data submitted to the 
Duplicative Enrollment Database, the Secretary shall pub-
lish an annual report analyzing supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program participant characteristics, including 
participant tenure on the program. The report shall be 
made available to the public in a manner that prevents 
identification of participants that receive supplemental nu-
trition assistance program benefits.’’. 
(b) STATE DATA COLLECTION AND SUBMISSION RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (24) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘a semicolon’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(26) that the State agency shall collect and 
submit supplemental nutrition assistance program 
data to the Duplicative Enrollment Database estab-
lished in section 30, in accordance with guidance or 
rules issued by the Secretary establishing a uniform 
method and format for the collection and submission 
of data, including for each member of a partici-
pating household— 
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‘‘(A) the social security number or the so-
cial security number substitute; 
‘‘(B) the employment status of such mem-
ber; 
‘‘(C) the amount of income and whether 
that income is earned or unearned; 
‘‘(D) that member’s portion of the house-
hold monthly allotment; and 
‘‘(E) the portion of the aggregate value of 
household assets attributed to that member; 
and’’. 
SEC. 4002. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.), as amended by section 4001, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 31. RETAILER-FUNDED INCENTIVES PILOT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot project in accordance with subsection (d) through 
which participating retail food stores provide bonuses to 
participating households based on household purchases of 
fruits, vegetables, and fluid milk. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) The term ‘bonus’ means a financial incen-
tive provided at the point of sale to a participating 
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household that expends a portion of its allotment for 
the purchase of fruits, vegetables, or fluid milk. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘fluid milk’ means cow milk 
without flavoring or sweeteners and packaged in liq-
uid form. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘fruits’ means minimally proc-
essed fruits. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘retail food store’ means a retail 
food store as defined in section 3(o)(1) that is au-
thorized to accept and redeem benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘vegetables’ means minimally 
processed vegetables. 
‘‘(c) PROJECT PARTICIPANT PLANS.—To participate 
in the pilot project established under subsection (a), a re-
tail food store shall submit to the Secretary for approval 
a plan that includes— 
‘‘(1) a method of quantifying the cost of fruits, 
vegetables, and fluid milk, that will earn households 
a bonus; 
‘‘(2) a method of providing bonuses to partici-
pating households and adequately testing such meth-
od; 
‘‘(3) a method of ensuring bonuses earned by 
households may be used only to purchase food eligi-
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ble for purchase under the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program; 
‘‘(4) a method of educating participating house-
holds about the availability and use of a bonus; 
‘‘(5) a method of providing data and reports, as 
requested by the Secretary, for purposes of ana-
lyzing the impact of the pilot project established 
under subsection (a) on household access, ease of 
bonus use, and program integrity; and 
‘‘(6) such other criteria, including security cri-
teria, as established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(d) PILOT PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—Retail food 
stores with plans approved under subsection (c) to partici-
pate in the pilot project established under subsection (a) 
shall— 
‘‘(1) provide a bonus in a dollar amount not to 
exceed 10 percent of the price of the purchased 
fruits, vegetables, and fluid milk; 
‘‘(2) fund the dollar amount of bonuses used by 
households, and pay for administrative costs, such 
as fees and system costs, associated with providing 
such bonuses; 
‘‘(3) ensure that bonuses earned by households 
may be used only to purchase food eligible for pur-
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chase under the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program; and 
‘‘(4) provide data and reports as requested by 
the Secretary for purposes of analyzing the impact 
of the pilot project established under subsection (a) 
on household access, ease of bonus use, and program 
integrity. 
‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—A retail food store participating 
in a project under section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) shall not be eligi-
ble to participate in the pilot project established under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nu-
trition Act of 2018, the Secretary shall solicit and approve 
plans submitted under subsection (c) that satisfy the re-
quirements of such subsection. 
‘‘(g) REIMBURSEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) RATE
OF
REIMBURSEMENT.—Subject to 
paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall reim-
burse retail food stores with plans approved under 
subsection (f) in an amount not to exceed 25 percent 
of the dollar value of bonuses earned by households 
and used to purchase food eligible for purchase 
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under the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) AGGREGATE
AMOUNT
OF
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.—The aggregate amount of reimbursements 
paid in a fiscal year to all retail food stores that par-
ticipate in the pilot project established under sub-
section (a) in such fiscal year shall not exceed 
$120,000,000. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) TIMELINE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of the Agri-
culture and Nutrition Act of 2018, the Sec-
retary shall establish requirements to imple-
ment 
this 
section, 
including 
criteria 
for 
prioritizing reimbursements to such stores with-
in the limit established in paragraph (2) and 
subject to subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 
DISTRIBUTION
OF
REIMBURSE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
MONTHLY
PAYMENTS.—Reim-
bursements payable under this subsection 
shall be paid on a monthly basis. 
‘‘(ii) PRORATED PAYMENTS.—If funds 
made available under subsection (h) are in-
sufficient to pay in full reimbursements 
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payable for a month because of the oper-
ation of paragraph (2), such reimburse-
ments shall be paid on a pro rata basis to 
the extent funds remain available for pay-
ment. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—From funds made available under 
section 18(a)(1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allo-
cate not to exceed $120,000,000 for reimbursements pay-
able under this section for such fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 4003. GUS SCHUMACHER FOOD INSECURITY NUTRI-
TION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 4405 of the Food, Con-
servation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 7517) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the heading and inserting ‘‘GUS 
SCHUMACHER
FOOD
INSECURITY
NUTRITION 
INCENTIVE PROGRAM’’, 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(I) in subclause (II) by inserting 
‘‘financial’’ after ‘‘providing’’, 
(II) by amending subclause (III) 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(III) has adequate plans to col-
lect data for reporting and agrees to 
participate in a program evaluation; 
and’’. 
(III) in subclause (IV) by strik-
ing ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting 
a period, and 
(IV) by striking subclause (V), 
and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants 
under this section— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary shall give priority 
to projects that— 
‘‘(I) maximize the share of funds 
used for direct incentives to partici-
pants; 
‘‘(II) include coordination with 
multiple stakeholders, such as farm 
organizations, nutrition education pro-
grams, cooperative extension service 
programs, public health departments, 
health providers, private and public 
health insurance agencies, cooperative 
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grocers, grocery associations, and 
community-based 
and 
non-govern-
mental organizations; and 
‘‘(III) have the capacity to gen-
erate sufficient data and analysis to 
demonstrate effectiveness of program 
incentives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary may also give pri-
ority to projects that— 
‘‘(I) are located in underserved 
communities; 
‘‘(II) use direct-to-consumer sales 
marketing; 
‘‘(III) demonstrate a track record 
of designing and implementing suc-
cessful nutrition incentive programs 
that connect low-income consumers 
and agricultural producers; 
‘‘(IV) provide locally or regionally 
produced fruits and vegetables; 
‘‘(V) offer supplemental services 
in high-need communities, including 
online ordering, transportation be-
tween home and store, and delivery 
services; 
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‘‘(VI) provide year-round access 
to program incentives; or 
‘‘(VII) address other criteria as 
established by the Secretary.’’, 
(B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) TRAINING, EVALUATION, AND
INFORMA-
TION CENTER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture, shall establish 
a Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program 
Training, Evaluation, and Information Center 
capable of providing services related to grants 
under subsection (b), including— 
‘‘(i) offering incentive program train-
ing and technical assistance to applicants 
and grantees to the extent practicable; 
‘‘(ii) collecting, evaluating, and shar-
ing information on best practices on com-
mon incentive activities; 
‘‘(iii) 
assisting 
with 
collaboration 
among grantee projects, State agencies, 
and nutrition education programs; 
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‘‘(iv) facilitating communication be-
tween grantees and the Department of Ag-
riculture; and 
‘‘(v) compiling program data from 
grantees and generating an annual report 
to Congress on grant outcomes. 
‘‘(B) 
COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—To 
carry out subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
enter into a cooperative agreement with an or-
ganization with expertise in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program incentive pro-
grams, including— 
‘‘(i) nongovernmental organizations; 
‘‘(ii) State cooperative extension serv-
ices; 
‘‘(iii) regional food system centers; 
‘‘(iv) Federal and State agencies; 
‘‘(v) public, private, and land-grant 
colleges and universities; and 
‘‘(vi) other appropriate entities as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Of the funds 
made available under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary may use to carry out this paragraph not 
more than— 
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‘‘(i) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2019 and 2020, and 
‘‘(ii) $1,000,000 for each fiscal year 
thereafter.’’, and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 
2023’’, and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘;’’, 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(E) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(F) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(G) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(H) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and 
each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is 
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amended by striking the item relating to section 4405 by 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 4405. Gus Schumacher food insecurity nutrition incentive program.’’. 
SEC. 4004. RE-EVALUATION OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN. 
Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended by inserting after the 1st 
sentence the following: 
‘‘By 2022 and at 5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary 
shall re-evaluate and publish the market baskets of the 
thrifty food plan based on current food prices, food com-
position data, and consumption patterns.’’. 
SEC. 4005. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS ON INDIAN 
RESERVATIONS. 
Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2013(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘LOCALLY- 
GROWN’’ and inserting ‘‘LOCALLY- AND REGION-
ALLY-GROWN’’, 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘lo-
cally-grown’’ and inserting ‘‘locally- and region-
ally-grown’’, 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘LOCALLY GROWN’’ and 
inserting ‘‘LOCALLY- AND
REGIONALLY- 
GROWN’’, and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘locally-grown’’ and 
inserting ‘‘locally- and regionally-grown’’, 
(D) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D) PURCHASE OF FOODS.—In carrying 
out this paragraph, the Secretary shall pur-
chase or offer to purchase those traditional 
foods that may be procured cost-effectively.’’; 
(E) by striking subparagraph (E), and 
(F) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(F)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(E)’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—Funds made avail-
able for a fiscal year to carry out this subsection 
shall remain available for obligation for a period of 
2 fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 4006. UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL ELIGIBILITY. 
Effective October 1, 2020, section 5 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘receives benefits’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) receives cash assistance or ongoing 
and substantial services’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘, supplemental security’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with an income eligibility limit of 
not more than 130 percent of the poverty line 
as defined in section 5(c)(1), (2) is elderly or 
disabled and receives cash assistance or ongoing 
and substantial services under a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) with an 
income eligibility limit of not more than 200 
percent of the poverty line as defined in section 
5(c)(1), (3) receives supplemental security’’, 
and 
(C) by striking ‘‘or aid’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
(4) receives aid’’, and 
(2) in subsection (j)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or who receives benefits’’ 
and inserting ‘‘cash assistance or ongoing and 
substantial services’’ and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to have’’ and inserting 
‘‘with an income eligibility limit of not more 
than 130 percent of the poverty line as defined 
in section 5(c)(1), or who is elderly or disabled 
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and receives cash assistance or ongoing and 
substantial services under a State program 
funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) with an income eligibility 
limit of not more than 200 percent of the pov-
erty line as defined in section 5(c)(1), to have’’. 
SEC. 4007. BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUS-
ING.—Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (19)(B) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) the value of an allowance received under 
section 403 of title 37 of the United States Code 
that does not exceed $500 monthly.’’. 
(b) UPDATE TO EXCESS SHELTER EXPENSE DEDUC-
TION.—Section 5(e)(6)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(A)) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, except that for a household that receives the 
allowance under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code, only the expenses in excess of that 
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allowance shall be counted towards a house-
hold’s expenses for the calculation of the excess 
shelter deduction’’. 
SEC. 4008. EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION. 
Section 5(e)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘20’’ and inserting ‘‘22’’. 
SEC. 4009. SIMPLIFIED HOMELESS HOUSING COSTS. 
Section 5(e)(6)(D) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), 
and 
(2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ALTERNATIVE DEDUCTION.—The 
State agency shall allow a deduction of 
$143 a month for households— 
‘‘(I) in which all members are 
homeless individuals; 
‘‘(II) that are not receiving free 
shelter throughout the month; and 
‘‘(III) that do not opt to claim an 
excess 
shelter 
expense 
deduction 
under subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(ii) ADJUSTMENT.—For fiscal year 
2019 and each subsequent fiscal year the 
amount of the homeless shelter deduction 
specified in clause (i) shall be adjusted to 
reflect changes for the 12-month period 
ending the preceding November 30 in the 
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Con-
sumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics of the Department of Labor.’’. 
SEC. 4010. AVAILABILITY OF STANDARD UTILITY ALLOW-
ANCES BASED ON RECEIPT OF ENERGY AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) ALLOWANCE TO RECIPIENTS OF ENERGY ASSIST-
ANCE.— 
(1) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCE.—Section 
5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of the of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘with an elderly or disabled 
member’’ after ‘‘households’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy As-
sistance Act is amended by inserting ‘‘received by a 
household with an elderly or disabled member’’ be-
fore ‘‘, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)’’. 
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(b) 
THIRD-PARTY
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE
PAY-
MENTS.—Section 5(k)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘without 
an elderly or disabled member’’ after ‘‘household’’ 
the 1st place it appears; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘with an 
elderly or disabled member’’ after ‘‘household’’ the 
1st place it appears. 
SEC. 4011. CHILD SUPPORT; COOPERATION WITH CHILD 
SUPPORT AGENCIES. 
(a) DEDUCTIONS FOR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(e) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (4), and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and 
(6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5 of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (k)(4)(B) by striking 
‘‘(e)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(e)(5)’’, and 
(B) in subsection (n) by striking ‘‘Regard-
less of whether a State agency elects to provide 
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serting ‘‘the hours required under section 
6(d)(1)(B)’’, and 
(ii) by striking clause (iii), 
(D) by striking subparagraphs (D) and 
(E), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) Each State agency shall establish requirements 
for participation by non-exempt individuals in the employ-
ment and training program components listed in clauses 
(i) through (vii) of subparagraph (B). Such requirements 
may vary among participants.’’, 
(E) in subparagraph (H) by striking 
‘‘(B)(v)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)(iv)’’, and 
(F) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) 
through (M) as subparagraphs (E) through (L), 
respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRI-
TION ACT OF 2008.—The Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) 
in 
section 
5(d)(14) 
by 
striking 
‘‘6(d)(4)(I)’’ and inserting ‘‘6(d)(4)(G)’’, and 
(B) in section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(dd) by 
striking ‘‘(4)(F)(i), or (4)(K)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)(A)(ii), (4)(E)(i), or (4)(J)’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT TO OTHER LAWS.— 
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‘‘(iii) Data for purposes of analyzing 
the implementation of, and on-going cost 
of managing, such gateway. 
‘‘(iv) One or more models for cost- 
neutral on-going operation of a national 
gateway. 
‘‘(v) Other criteria, including security 
criteria, established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) DATE OF COMPLETION OF STUDY.— 
The Secretary shall complete the feasibility 
study required by subparagraph (B) not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. 
‘‘(D) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
A
NATIONAL 
GATEWAY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the completion of such study, the Sec-
retary shall complete the nationwide implemen-
tation of a national gateway established under 
paragraph (2) unless the Secretary determines, 
based on such study, that more time is needed 
to implement such gateway nationwide or that 
nationwide implementation of such gateway is 
not in the best interest of the operation of the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
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(i) in the heading by striking ‘‘IN 
GENERAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BASIC
FUND-
ING’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to State agencies’’, 
(iii) in subparagraph (E) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end, 
(iv) in subparagraph (F)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘year 2016 and 
each subsequent fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘years 2016 through 2018’’, 
and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon, and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2019, $485,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(H) for fiscal year 2020 and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the applicable amount during 
the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect 
any increases for the 12-month period ending 
the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price 
Index for All Urban Consumers published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor.’’, 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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