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the newly independent states of the former Soviet 
Union. 
(b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Developing countries, as 
determined by the Secretary using a gross national income 
per capita test, shall be eligible to participate in the pro-
gram established under this section. 
(c) PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships under 
this section shall promote food security and economic 
growth in eligible countries by educating a new generation 
of agricultural scientists, increasing scientific knowledge 
and collaborative research to improve agricultural produc-
tivity, and extending this knowledge to users and their 
intermediaries in the market place. Fellowships shall sup-
port— 
(1) training and collaborative research opportu-
nities through exchanges for entry-level international 
agricultural research scientists, faculty, and policy-
makers from eligible countries; 
(2) collaborative research to improve agricultural 
productivity; 
(3) the transfer of new science and agricultural 
technologies to strengthen agricultural practice; and 
(4) the reduction of barriers to technology adop-
tion. 
(d) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 
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(1) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.—The Secretary may 
provide fellowships under the program authorized by 
this section to individuals from eligible countries who 
specialize in or have experience in agricultural edu-
cation, research, extension, or related fields, including 
individuals from the public and private sectors, and 
private agricultural producers. 
(2) CANDIDATE IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
shall utilize the expertise of United States land-grant 
and similar universities, international organizations 
working in agricultural research and outreach, and 
national agricultural research organizations to help 
identify program candidates for fellowships under 
this section from both the public and private sectors 
of eligible countries. 
(e) USE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships shall promote 
collaborative programs between agricultural professionals of 
eligible countries with those of the United States and the 
international agricultural research system and, as appro-
priate, with United States entities conducting research. 
They will be used to support fellowship recipients through 
the Graduate Studies Program in Agriculture established 
under subsection (a)(2)(A). 
(f) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
provide for the management, coordination, evaluation and 
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monitoring of the overall Borlaug International Agricul-
tural Science and Technology Fellowship Program and for 
the individual programs described in subsection (a)(2), ex-
cept that the Secretary may contract out to one or more 
collaborating universities the management of one or more 
of the fellowship programs. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program 
established under this section. 
SEC. 7607. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES 
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED 
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM 
OR 
BY 
TILLETIA INDICA. 
Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7608. COST RECOVERY. 
Section 1473A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3319a) is amended by striking ‘‘not exceeding 10 percent 
of the direct cost’’ and inserting ‘‘not exceeding 19 percent 
of the direct cost’’. 
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SEC. 7609. ORGANIC FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS 
FUNDING. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agri-
culture should use a share of Agricultural Research Serv-
ice’s total annual funding for research specific to organic 
food and agricultural systems that is at least commensurate 
with the organic sector’s market, in order to facilitate the 
development of this growing sector.
A portion of these 
funds should be used to disseminate research results through 
the National Agriculture Library’s Alternative Farming 
Systems Information Center. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
Sec. 8001. National priorities for private forest conservation. 
Sec. 8002. Long-term, State-wide assessments and strategies for forest resources. 
Sec. 8003. Assistance to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. 
Sec. 8004. Changes to Forest Resource Coordinating Committee. 
Sec. 8005. Changes to State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committees. 
Sec. 8006. Competition in programs under Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978. 
Sec. 8007. Cooperative forest innovation partnership projects. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Other Laws 
Sec. 8101. Healthy forest reserve program. 
Sec. 8102. Emergency forest restoration program. 
Sec. 8103. Office of International Forestry. 
Sec. 8104. Rural revitalization technologies. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 8201. Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land national resources lead-
ership program. 
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Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 
SEC. 8001. NATIONAL PRIORITIES FOR PRIVATE FOREST 
CONSERVATION. 
Section 2 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds appropriated 
or otherwise made available under this Act, the Secretary 
shall focus on the following national private forest conserva-
tion priorities, notwithstanding other priorities specified 
elsewhere in this Act: 
‘‘(1) Conserving and managing working forest 
landscapes for multiple values and uses. 
‘‘(2) Protecting forests from threats, including 
wildfire, hurricane, tornado, windstorm, snow or ice 
storm, flooding, drought, invasive species, or insect or 
disease outbreak, and restoring appropriate forest 
types in response to such threats. 
‘‘(3) Enhancing public benefits from private for-
ests, including air and water quality, soil conserva-
tion, biological diversity, carbon storage, forest prod-
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ucts, forestry-related jobs, production of renewable en-
ergy, wildlife and wildlife habitat, and recreation. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than Sep-
tember 30, 2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report describing how funding was used under this Act and 
through other programs administered by the Secretary to 
address the national priorities specified in subsection (c) 
and the outcomes achieved in meeting the national prior-
ities.’’. 
SEC. 8002. LONG-TERM, STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENTS AND 
STRATEGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES. 
The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is 
amended by inserting after section 2 (16 U.S.C. 2101) the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2A. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR 
FOREST RESOURCES. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR FOREST RE-
SOURCES.—For a State to be eligible to receive funds under 
the authorities of this Act, the State forester of the State 
or equivalent State official shall develop and submit to the 
Secretary, not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of the Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 
2007, the following: 
‘‘(1) A State-wide assessment of forest resource 
conditions, including— 
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‘‘(A) the conditions and trends of forest re-
sources in that State; 
‘‘(B) the threats to forest lands and re-
sources in that State consistent with the national 
priorities specified in section 2(c); 
‘‘(C) any areas or regions of that State that 
are of priority; and 
‘‘(D) any areas, known as multi-State 
areas, that are of priority to more than just that 
State. 
‘‘(2) A State-wide forest resource strategy, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) strategies for addressing threats to for-
est resources in the State outlined in the assess-
ment required by paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) a description of the resources available 
to the State forester or equivalent State official 
from all sources to address the State-wide strat-
egy required by subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(b) UPDATING.—The State forester or equivalent 
State official shall submit the State-wide strategy required 
by subsection (a)(2) on an annual basis. The State-wide 
assessment of forest resource conditions required by sub-
section (a)(1) shall be updated as the Secretary or State 
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Forester or equivalent State official determines to be nec-
essary. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In developing the State-wide as-
sessment and annual strategy under subsection (a), the 
State forester or equivalent State official shall coordinate 
with— 
‘‘(1) the State Forest Stewardship Coordinating 
Committee established for the State under section 
19(b); 
‘‘(2) the State wildlife agency to incorporate any 
overlapping priorities included in State wildlife ac-
tion plans; and 
‘‘(3) the State Technical Committee. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds available under this Act 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary may not use more than 
$10,000,000 to implement this section for that fiscal year. 
Use of funds for implementing this section shall be con-
sistent with the original authorities for such funds.’’. 
SEC. 8003. ASSISTANCE TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF MI-
CRONESIA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL 
ISLANDS, AND THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. 
Section 13(d)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
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Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, the Republic of Palau,’’. 
SEC. 8004. CHANGES TO FOREST RESOURCE COORDI-
NATING COMMITTEE. 
Section 19 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113) is amended by striking subsection 
(a) and inserting the following new subsection: 
‘‘(a) 
FOREST
RESOURCE
COORDINATING
COM-
MITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a committee, to be known as the ‘Forest Re-
source Coordinating Committee’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Coordinating Committee’), to coordi-
nate private non-industrial forestry activities within 
the Department of Agriculture and with the private 
sector. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Coordinating Com-
mittee shall be composed of the following: 
‘‘(A) The Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(B) The Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service. 
‘‘(C) The Director of the Farm Service 
Agency. 
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‘‘(D) The Administrator of the Cooperative 
State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(E) A representative from a State Tech-
nical Committee established under section 1261 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3861). 
‘‘(F) Non-Federal representatives appointed 
by the Secretary to 3 year terms, although ini-
tial appointees shall have staggered terms, in-
cluding the following persons: 
‘‘(i) At least three State foresters or 
equivalent State officials from geographi-
cally diverse regions of the United States. 
‘‘(ii) A representative of a State fish 
and wildlife agency. 
‘‘(iii) A private non-industrial forest 
landowner. 
‘‘(iv) A forest industry representative. 
‘‘(v) A conservation organization rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(vi) A land-grant university or college 
representative. 
‘‘(vii) A private forestry consultant. 
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‘‘(viii) A representative of a State fish 
and wildlife agency. 
‘‘(ix) Such other persons as determined 
by the Secretary to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chief of the Forest 
Service shall serve as chairperson of the Coordinating 
Committee. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Coordinating Committee 
shall— 
‘‘(A) provide direction and coordination of 
actions within the Department of Agriculture, 
and coordination with State agencies and the 
private sector, to effectively address the national 
priorities specified in section 2(c), with specific 
focus on private non-industrial forest land-
owners; 
‘‘(B) clarify individual agency responsibil-
ities of each agency represented on the Coordi-
nating Committee concerning the national prior-
ities specified in section 2(c), with specific focus 
on private non-industrial forested land; 
‘‘(C) provide advice on the allocation of 
funds, including the competitive funds set-aside 
by sections 8005 and 8006 of the Farm, Nutri-
tion, and Bioenergy Act of 2007; and 
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‘‘(D) assist the Secretary in developing and 
reviewing the report required by section 2(d). 
‘‘(5) MEETING.—The Coordinating Committee 
shall meet biannually to discuss progress in address-
ing the national priorities specified in section 2(c) 
and issues regarding non-industrial private forest 
land. 
‘‘(6) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL MEMBERS.—Members of the 
Coordinating Committee who are full-time offi-
cers or employees of the United States shall re-
ceive no additional pay, allowances, or benefits 
by reason of their service on the Committee. 
‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL
MEMBERS.—Non-fed-
eral members of the Coordinating Committee 
shall serve without pay, but may be reimbursed 
for reasonable costs incurred while performing 
their duties on behalf of the Committee.’’. 
SEC. 8005. CHANGES TO STATE FOREST STEWARDSHIP CO-
ORDINATING COMMITTEES. 
Section 19(b) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (VII); and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(IX) the State Technical Com-
mittee.’’. 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘a Forest 
Stewardship Plan under paragraph (3)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the State-wide assessment and strategy regard-
ing forest resource conditions under section 2A’’; 
(3) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 8006. COMPETITION IN PROGRAMS UNDER COOPERA-
TIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1978. 
(a) COMPETITION.—Beginning not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall competitively allocate a portion, 
to be determined by the Secretary, of the funds available 
under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) to State foresters or equivalent State 
officials. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—In determining the competitive 
allocation of funds under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
consult with the Forest Resource Coordinating Committee 
established by section 19(a) of the Cooperative Forestry As-
sistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2113(a)). 
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(c) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority for 
funding to States for which the strategies submitted under 
section 2A(a)(2) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 will best promote the national priorities specified 
in section 2(c) of such Act. 
SEC. 8007. COOPERATIVE FOREST INNOVATION PARTNER-
SHIP PROJECTS. 
(a) COOPERATIVE FOREST INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may competi-
tively allocate not more than 5 percent of funding available 
under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) to support innovative national, re-
gional, or local education, outreach, or technology transfer 
projects that the Secretary determines would substantially 
increase the ability of the Department of Agriculture to ad-
dress the national priorities specified in section 2(c) of such 
Act. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding the eligibility lim-
itations contained within the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978, any State or local government, Indian 
tribe, land-grant college or university, or private entity 
shall be eligible for funds under subsection (a). 
(c) COST-SHARE REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall not cover more than 50 
percent of the total cost of a project under such subsection. 
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In calculating the total cost of a project and contributions 
made with regard to the project, the Secretary shall include 
in-kind contributions. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
SEC. 8101. HEALTHY FOREST RESERVE PROGRAM. 
Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 508. FUNDING. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out this title $17,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. Such funds shall 
remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 8102. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Title IV of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201–2205) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 404, 405, and 406 
as sections 405, 406, and 407, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 403 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 404. EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture is authorized to provide financial and technical 
assistance to an owner of non-industrial private forest 
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lands to assist with developing and implementing an ap-
proved plan in accordance with subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) COST SHARE.—Payments under subsection 
(a) may not cover more than 75 percent of the total 
cost of measures implemented pursuant to an ap-
proved plan in accordance with subsection (c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL LIMIT.—An owner of non-indus-
trial private forest lands may not receive more than 
$50,000 per year under this section. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for assistance under 
this section, a landowner must— 
‘‘(1) have suffered a loss of, or damage to, non- 
industrial private forest land due to events, including 
wildfires, hurricanes, drought, windstorms, insect and 
disease, ice storms, or invasive species, as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(2) develop a plan, in cooperation with the Sec-
retary, and agree to implement the plan during the 
10-year period beginning on the date of the loss, 
that— 
‘‘(A) provides for reforestation, rehabilita-
tion, and related measures for the non-industrial 
private forest land; 
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‘‘(B) restores the land and related natural 
resources; 
‘‘(C) uses best management practices on the 
forest land, in accordance with the best manage-
ment practices as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(D) incorporates good stewardship and 
conservation practices on the land, while main-
taining the land in a forested state. 
‘‘(d) NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LAND DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘non-industrial private 
forest land’ means rural lands, as determined by the Sec-
retary, that— 
‘‘(1) have existing tree cover or had tree cover 
within the preceding 10 years; and 
‘‘(2) are owned by any non-industrial private 
individual, group, association, corporation, Indian 
tribe, or other private legal entity so long as the indi-
vidual, group, association, corporation, tribe, or enti-
ty has definitive decision-making authority over the 
lands.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall issue regulations to carry out section 404 of 
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the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978, as added by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 8103. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 
Section 2405(d) of the Global Climate Change Preven-
tion Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 8104. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2004 through 2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2008 through 2012’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 
8201. 
HISPANIC-SERVING 
INSTITUTION 
AGRICUL-
TURAL LAND NATIONAL RESOURCES LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
may make grants, on a competitive basis, to Hispanic-serv-
ing institutions for the purpose of establishing an under-
graduate scholarship program to assist in the recruitment, 
retention, and training of Hispanics and other under-rep-
resented groups in forestry and related fields. 
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants made under this 
section shall be used to recruit, retain, train, and develop 
professionals to work in forestry and related fields with 
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Federal agencies, such as the Forest Service, State agencies, 
and private-sector entities. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012 such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
TITLE IX—ENERGY 
Sec. 9001. Table of contents. 
Sec. 9002. Federal procurement of biobased products. 
Sec. 9003. Loan guarantees for biorefineries and biofuel production plants. 
Sec. 9004. Energy audit and renewable energy development program. 
Sec. 9005. Renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. 
Sec. 9006. Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. 
Sec. 9007. Adjustments to the bioenergy program. 
Sec. 9008. Research, extension, and educational programs on biobased energy 
technologies and products. 
Sec. 9009. Energy Council of the Department of Agriculture. 
Sec. 9010. Farm energy production pilot program. 
Sec. 9011. Rural energy self-sufficiency initiative. 
Sec. 9012. Agricultural biofuels from biomass internship pilot program. 
Sec. 9013. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers. 
Sec. 9014. Dedicated ethanol pipeline feasibility studies. 
Sec. 9015. Biomass inventory report. 
Sec. 9016. Future farmsteads program. 
Sec. 9017. Sense of Congress on renewable energy. 
SEC. 9001. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
before section 9001 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9000. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
‘‘The table of contents of this title is as follows: 
‘‘TITLE IX - ENERGY 
‘‘Sec. 9000. Short title; table of contents. 
‘‘Sec. 9001. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 9002. Federal procurement of biobased products. 
‘‘Sec. 9003. Biorefinery development grants. 
‘‘Sec. 9004. Biodiesel fuel education program. 
‘‘Sec. 9005. Energy audit and renewable energy development program. 
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‘‘Sec. 9006. Rural energy for America program. 
‘‘Sec. 9007. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 
‘‘Sec. 9008. Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000. 
‘‘Sec. 9009. Cooperative research and extension projects. 
‘‘Sec. 9010. Continuation of bioenergy program. 
‘‘Sec. 9011. Research, extension, and educational programs on biobased energy 
technologies and products. 
‘‘Sec. 9012. Energy Council of the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘Sec. 9013. Farm energy production pilot program. 
‘‘Sec. 9014. Rural energy self-sufficiency initiative. 
‘‘Sec. 9015. Agricultural Biofuels from Biomass Internship Pilot Program. 
‘‘Sec. 9016. Feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers.’’. 
SEC. 9002. FEDERAL PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) COMPOSITION OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS.—Section 
9002(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(c)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
composed of at least five percent of intermediate ingredients 
and feedstocks (such as biopolymers, methyl soyate, and soy 
polyols) as designated by the Secretary,’’ after ‘‘highest per-
centage of biobased products practicable’’. 
(b) PROCUREMENT GUIDELINE CONSIDERATIONS.— 
Section 9002(e)(2)(B) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(e)(2)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘life cycle costs’’ and inserting ‘‘information on 
life cycle costs if such information is appropriate and avail-
able’’. 
(c) LABELING REQUIREMENTS AND REVISED DEAD-
LINE.—Section 9002(h) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(h)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Within one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of the ƒFarm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy 
Act of 2007≈,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Criteria shall be issued for finished products 
and intermediate ingredients and feedstocks.’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, and inserting 
after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the eligi-
bility criteria for the labeling program under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall consult with other Federal 
agencies and with non-governmental groups with an 
interest in biobased products including small and 
large producers of biobased materials and products, 
industry, trade organizations, academia, consumer 
organizations, and environmental organizations.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
9002(k) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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