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(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1323(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 
99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
SEC. 5014. RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY. 
Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1981) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(d) RURAL COLLEGE COORDINATED STRATEGY.— 
The Secretary shall develop a coordinated strategy across 
the relevant programs within the Rural Development mis-
sion areas to serve the specific, local needs of rural com-
munities when making investments in rural community 
colleges and technical colleges through other current au-
thorities. During the development of a coordinated strat-
egy, the Secretary shall consult with groups representing 
rural-serving community colleges and technical colleges to 
coordinate critical investments in rural community colleges 
and technical colleges involved in workforce training. 
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to provide 
a priority for funding within current authorities. The Sec-
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retary shall use the coordinated strategy and information 
developed for the strategy to more effectively serve rural 
communities with respect to investments in community 
colleges and technical colleges.’’. 
SEC. 5015. RURAL WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1983) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘require’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 
after ‘‘(1)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, require’’ 
after ‘‘314’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘require’’ 
after ‘‘loans,’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(4)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(6) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘require’’ after ‘‘(5)’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) with respect to water and waste disposal 
direct and guaranteed loans provided under section 
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306, encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, 
private or cooperative lenders to finance rural water 
and waste disposal facilities by— 
‘‘(A) maximizing the use of loan guaran-
tees to finance eligible projects in rural commu-
nities where the population exceeds 5,500; 
‘‘(B) maximizing the use of direct loans to 
finance eligible projects in rural communities 
where the impact on rate payers will be mate-
rial when compared to financing with a loan 
guarantee; 
‘‘(C) establishing and applying a materi-
ality standard when determining the difference 
in impact on rate payers between a direct loan 
and a loan guarantee; 
‘‘(D) in the case of projects that require 
interim financing in excess of $500,000, requir-
ing that such projects initially seek such financ-
ing from private or cooperative lenders; and 
‘‘(E) determining if an existing direct loan 
borrower can refinance with a private or cooper-
ative lender, including with a loan guarantee, 
prior to providing a new direct loan.’’. 
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SEC. 5016. SIMPLIFIED APPLICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 333A of the Consolidated 
Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1983a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) SIMPLIFIED APPLICATION FORMS.—Except as 
provided in subsection (g)(2) of this section, the Secretary 
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop a sim-
plified application process, including a single page applica-
tion where possible, for grants and relending authorized 
under sections 306, 306C, 306D, 306E, 310B(b), 
310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(f), 310H, 379B, and 379E.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO THE CONGRESS.—Within 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate a written report that 
contains an evaluation of the implementation of the 
amendment made by subsection (a). 
SEC. 5017. GRANTS FOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO TRANSMIT-
TERS. 
Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’. 
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SEC. 5018. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 379E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)(2)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 5019. DELTA REGIONAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–12(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 382N of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5020. NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS REGIONAL AUTHOR-
ITY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop-
ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–12(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’. 
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(b) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 383O of 
such Act (7 U.S.C. 2009bb–13) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5021. RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc–18) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2018’’. 
Subtitle B—Rural Electrification 
Act of 1936 
SEC. 5101. RELENDING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re-
lending for this purpose as provided in section 4)’’ 
after ‘‘efficiency’’; 
(2) in section 4(a), by inserting ‘‘(including re-
lending to ultimate consumers for this purpose by 
borrowers enumerated in the proviso in this sec-
tion)’’ after ‘‘efficiency’’; and 
(3) in section 313(b)(2)(B)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(acting through the 
Rural Utilities Service)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘energy efficiency (includ-
ing relending to ultimate consumers for this 
purpose),’’ after ‘‘promoting’’. 
(b) CURRENT AUTHORITY.—The authority provided 
in this section is in addition to any other relending author-
ity of the Secretary under the Rural Electrification Act 
of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et. seq.) or any other law. 
(c) 
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary 
(acting 
through the Rural Utilities Service) shall continue to carry 
out section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 940c) in the same manner as on the day before 
enactment of this Act until such time as any regulations 
necessary to carry out the amendments made by this sec-
tion are fully implemented. 
SEC. 5102. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 
The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 5. FEES FOR CERTAIN LOAN GUARANTEES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For electrification baseload gen-
eration loan guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request 
of the borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs 
of the loan guarantee. 
‘‘(b) FEE.—The fee described in subsection (a) for 
a loan guarantee shall be equal to the costs of the loan 
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guarantee (within the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661a(5)(C))). 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds received from a borrower 
to pay the fee described in this section shall not be derived 
from a loan or other debt obligation that is made or guar-
anteed by the Federal Government.’’. 
SEC. 5103. RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE CONTRACTING AU-
THORITY. 
Section 18(c) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 918(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Rural Elec-
trification Administration’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Rural Utilities Service’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘COOPERATIVE’’ before ‘‘AGREEMENTS’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the 1st sentence the 
following: ‘‘A contract funded by a borrower 
that is to be paid for out of the general funds 
of the borrower is not a public contract within 
the meaning of title 41, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 5104. GUARANTEES FOR BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED 
FOR ELECTRIFICATION OR TELEPHONE PUR-
POSES. 
Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5105. EXPANSION OF 911 ACCESS. 
Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 
1936 (7 U.S.C. 940e(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5106. ACCESS TO BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SERVICES IN RURAL AREAS. 
Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 950bb) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—In making or guaranteeing 
loans under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
give— 
‘‘(A) the highest priority to applicants that 
offer to provide broadband service to the great-
est proportion of households that, prior to the 
provision of the broadband service, had no in-
cumbent service provider; and 
‘‘(B) priority to applicants that offer in 
their applications to provide broadband service 
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not predominantly for business service, but 
where at least 25 percent of customers in the 
proposed service territory are commercial inter-
ests.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (5)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (B); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (C) and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) the amount and type of support re-
quested; and 
‘‘(E) a list of the census block groups or 
tracts proposed to be so served.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) ADDITIONAL
PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall establish a process under which an incumbent 
service provider which, as of the date of the publica-
tion of notice under paragraph (5) with respect to 
an application submitted by the provider, is pro-
viding broadband service to a remote rural area, 
may (but shall not be required to) submit to the 
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Secretary, not less than 15 and not more than 30 
days after that date, information regarding the 
broadband services that the provider offers in the 
proposed service territory, so that the Secretary may 
assess whether the application meets the require-
ments of this section with respect to eligible 
projects.’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENT.—In considering the tech-
nology needs of customers in a proposed service ter-
ritory, the Secretary shall take into consideration the 
upgrade or replacement cost for the construction or 
acquisition of facilities and equipment in the terri-
tory.’’; and 
(4) in each of subsections (k)(1) and (l), by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous 
SEC. 5201. DISTANCE LEARNING AND TELEMEDICINE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5) is amended by striking 
‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1(b) of 
Public Law 102–551 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5202. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL MARKET DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 231(b)(7) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)(7)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2013’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$15,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 5203. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b(i)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’. 
SEC. 5204. PROGRAM METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
collect data regarding economic activities created through 
grants and loans, including any technical assistance pro-
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vided as a component of the grant or loan program, and 
measure the short and long term viability of award recipi-
ents and any entities to whom those recipients provide as-
sistance using award funds under section 231 of the Agri-
cultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; 
Public Law 106–224), section 9007 of the Farm Security 
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), sec-
tion 313(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 
(7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2)), or section 306(a)(11), 310B(c), 
310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926(a)(11), 1932(c), 1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, or 2009 
through 2009m). 
(b) DATA.—The data collected under subsection (a) 
shall include information collected from recipients both 
during the award period and after the period as deter-
mined by the Secretary, but not less than 2 years after 
the award period ends. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate a report that contains the data described in subsection 
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(a). The report shall include detailed information regard-
ing— 
(1) actions taken by the Secretary to utilize the 
data; 
(2) the number of jobs, including self-employ-
ment and the value of salaries and wages; 
(3) how the provision of funds from the grant 
or loan involved affected the local economy; 
(4) any benefit, such as an increase in revenue 
or customer base; and 
(5) such other information as the Secretary 
deems appropriate. 
SEC. 5205. STUDY OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of Transportation shall publish an updated 
version of the study described in section 6206 of the Food, 
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (as amended by 
subsection (b)). 
(b) ADDITION TO STUDY.—Section 6206(b) of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 
110–246; 122 Stat. 1971) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) the sufficiency of infrastructure along wa-
terways in the United States and the impact of such 
infrastructure on the movement of agricultural goods 
in terms of safety, efficiency and speed, as well as 
the benefits derived through upgrades and repairs to 
locks and dams.’’. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation shall sub-
mit to the Congress the updated version of the study re-
quired by subsection (a). 
SEC. 5206. CERTAIN FEDERAL ACTIONS NOT TO BE CONSID-
ERED MAJOR. 
In the case of a loan, loan guarantee, or grant pro-
gram in the rural development mission area of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, an action of the Secretary before, on, 
or after the date of enactment of this Act that does not 
involve the provision by the Department of Agriculture of 
Federal dollars or a Federal loan guarantee, including— 
(1) the approval by the Department of Agri-
culture of the decision of a borrower to commence 
a privately funded activity; 
(2) a lien accommodation or subordination; 
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(3) a debt settlement or restructuring; or 
(4) the restructuring of a business entity by a 
borrower, 
shall not be considered a major Federal action. 
SEC. 5207. TELEMEDICINE AND DISTANCE LEARNING SERV-
ICES IN RURAL AREAS. 
Section 2333(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-2(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(12); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para-
graph (14) and inserting after paragraph (12) the 
following: 
‘‘(13) whether the applicant for assistance is lo-
cated in a designated health professional shortage 
area (within the meaning of section 332 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act)’’. 
SEC. 5208. REGIONAL ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 15751 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not more than’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LIMITED FUNDING.—In a case in which 
less than $10,000,000 is made available to a Com-
mission for a fiscal year under this section, para-
graph (1) shall not apply.’’. 
TITLE 
VI—RESEARCH, 
EXTEN-
SION, 
AND 
RELATED 
MAT-
TERS 
Subtitle A—National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 
SEC. 6101. OPTION TO BE INCLUDED AS NON-LAND-GRANT 
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 
Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3103) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) COOPERATING FORESTRY SCHOOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘cooperating 
forestry school’ means an institution— 
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‘‘(i) that is eligible to receive funds 
under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 
U.S.C. 582a et seq.), commonly known as 
the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to which the Sec-
retary has not received a declaration of the 
intent of that institution to not be consid-
ered a cooperating forestry school. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION.—A 
declaration of the intent of an institution to not 
be considered a cooperating forestry school sub-
mitted to the Secretary shall be in effect until 
September 30, 2018.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (10)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘that’’; 
(ii) in clause (i)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 
‘‘qualify’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘that’’ before 
‘‘offer’’; and 
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(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) with respect to which the Sec-
retary has not received a statement of the 
declaration of the intent of a college or 
university to not be considered a Hispanic- 
serving agricultural college or university.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION OF DECLARATION OF 
INTENT.—A declaration of the intent of a col-
lege or university to not be considered a His-
panic-serving agricultural college or university 
submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect 
until September 30, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6102. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVI-
SORY BOARD. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE.—Section 
1408(h) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(h)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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(b) DUTIES
OF
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
RE-
SEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS AD-
VISORY BOARD.—Section 1408(c) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) consult with industry groups on agricul-
tural research, extension, education, and economics, 
and make recommendations to the Secretary based 
on that consultation.’’. 
SEC. 6103. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE. 
Section 1408A(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3123a(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Measures’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Programs’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and 
(5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and 
(4) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Programs that would’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Research, extension, and teaching pro-
grams designed to improve competitiveness in 
the specialty crop industry, including programs 
that would’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 
including improving the quality and taste of 
processed specialty crops’’ before the semicolon; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘the 
remote sensing and the’’ before ‘‘mechaniza-
tion’’. 
SEC. 6104. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after 
section 1415A (7 U.S.C. 3151a) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1415B. VETERINARY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED ENTITY.—The term ‘qualified 
entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a for-profit or nonprofit entity located 
in the United States that, or an individual who, 
operates a veterinary clinic providing veterinary 
services— 
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‘‘(i) in a rural area, as defined in sec-
tion 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural 
Development 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
1991(a)); and 
‘‘(ii) in a veterinarian shortage situa-
tion; 
‘‘(B) a State, national, allied, or regional 
veterinary organization or specialty board rec-
ognized by the American Veterinary Medical 
Association; 
‘‘(C) a college or school of veterinary medi-
cine accredited by the American Veterinary 
Medical Association; 
‘‘(D) a university research foundation or 
veterinary medical foundation; 
‘‘(E) a department of veterinary science or 
department of comparative medicine accredited 
by the Department of Education; 
‘‘(F) a State agricultural experiment sta-
tion; or 
‘‘(G) a State, local, or tribal government 
agency. 
‘‘(2) VETERINARIAN
SHORTAGE
SITUATION.— 
The term ‘veterinarian shortage situation’ means a 
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veterinarian shortage situation as determined by the 
Secretary under section 1415A. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE
GRANTS.—The Secretary 
shall carry out a program to make competitive 
grants to qualified entities that carry out programs 
or activities described in paragraph (2) for the pur-
pose of developing, implementing, and sustaining 
veterinary services. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A qualified 
entity shall be eligible to receive a grant described 
in paragraph (1) if the entity carries out programs 
or activities that the Secretary determines will— 
‘‘(A) 
substantially 
relieve 
veterinarian 
shortage situations; 
‘‘(B) support or facilitate private veteri-
nary practices engaged in public health activi-
ties; or 
‘‘(C) support or facilitate the practices of 
veterinarians who are providing or have com-
pleted providing services under an agreement 
entered into with the Secretary under section 
1415A(a)(2). 
‘‘(c) AWARD PROCESSES AND PREFERENCES.— 
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‘‘(1) APPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND
INPUT 
PROCESSES.—In administering the grant program 
established under this section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) use an appropriate application and 
evaluation process, as determined by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) seek the input of interested persons. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION PREFERENCE.—In select-
ing recipients of grants to be used for any of the 
purposes described in subsection (d)(1), the Sec-
retary shall give a preference to qualified entities 
that provide documentation of coordination with 
other qualified entities, with respect to any such 
purpose. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS.— 
In selecting recipients of grants to be used for any 
of the purposes described in subsection (d), the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration the amount of 
funds available for grants and the purposes for 
which the grant funds will be used. 
‘‘(4) NATURE OF GRANTS.—A grant awarded 
under this section shall be considered to be a com-
petitive research, extension, or education grant. 
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‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS TO RELIEVE VETERINARIAN 
SHORTAGE
SITUATIONS
AND
SUPPORT
VETERINARY 
SERVICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), a qualified entity may use funds provided 
by a grant awarded under this section to relieve vet-
erinarian shortage situations and support veterinary 
services for any of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To promote recruitment (including 
for programs in secondary schools), placement, 
and retention of veterinarians, veterinary tech-
nicians, students of veterinary medicine, and 
students of veterinary technology. 
‘‘(B) To allow veterinary students, veteri-
nary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, 
and veterinary technician students to cover ex-
penses (other than the types of expenses de-
scribed in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend train-
ing programs in food safety or food animal 
medicine. 
‘‘(C) To establish or expand accredited vet-
erinary education programs (including faculty 
recruitment and retention), veterinary residency 
and fellowship programs, or veterinary intern-
ship and externship programs carried out in co-
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ordination with accredited colleges of veterinary 
medicine. 
‘‘(D) To provide continuing education and 
extension, including veterinary telemedicine and 
other distance-based education, for veterinar-
ians, veterinary technicians, and other health 
professionals needed to strengthen veterinary 
programs and enhance food safety. 
‘‘(E) To provide technical assistance for 
the preparation of applications submitted to the 
Secretary for designation as a veterinarian 
shortage situation under this section or section 
1415A. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED ENTITIES OPERATING VETERI-
NARY CLINICS.—A qualified entity described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a 
grant awarded under this section to establish or ex-
pand veterinary practices, including— 
‘‘(A) equipping veterinary offices; 
‘‘(B) sharing in the reasonable overhead 
costs of such veterinary practices, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(C) establishing mobile veterinary facili-
ties in which a portion of the facilities will ad-
dress education or extension needs. 
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‘‘(e) 
SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CERTAIN 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Funds 
provided 
through a grant made under this section to a 
qualified 
entity 
described 
in 
subsection 
(a)(1)(A) and used by such entity under sub-
section (d)(2) shall be subject to an agreement 
between the Secretary and such entity that in-
cludes a required term of service for such entity 
(including a qualified entity operating as an in-
dividual), as prospectively established by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In establishing a 
term of service under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall consider only— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the grant awarded; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the specific purpose of the grant. 
‘‘(2) BREACH REMEDIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An agreement under 
paragraph (1) shall provide remedies for any 
breach of the agreement by the qualified entity 
referred to in paragraph (1)(A), including re-
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payment or partial repayment of the grant 
funds, with interest. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may grant 
a waiver of the repayment obligation for breach 
of contract if the Secretary determines that 
such qualified entity demonstrates extreme 
hardship or extreme need. 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
AMOUNTS
RECOV-
ERED.—Funds recovered under this paragraph 
shall— 
‘‘(i) be credited to the account avail-
able to carry out this section; and 
‘‘(ii) remain available until expended 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR 
CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), 
funds made available for grants under this section may 
not be used— 
‘‘(1) to construct a new building or facility; or 
‘‘(2) to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an ex-
isting building or facility, including site grading and 
improvement and architect fees. 
‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations to carry out this section. 
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‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 6105. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG-
RICULTURE SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152(m)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
$60,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section— 
‘‘(1) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 
through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6106. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. 
Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3155) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURAL AND FOOD’’ before ‘‘POLICY’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Secretary may’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary shall, acting through the Of-
fice of the Chief Economist,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘make grants, competitive 
grants, and special research grants to, and 
enter into cooperative agreements and other 
contracting instruments with,’’ and inserting 
‘‘make competitive grants to, or enter into coop-
erative agreements with,’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘with a history of pro-
viding unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis 
to Congress’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘other re-
search institutions’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘shall be eligible’’ and inserting ‘‘and other public 
research institutions and organizations shall be eligi-
ble’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b), the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy re-
search centers that have extensive databases, models, and 
demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agri-
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cultural market projections, rural development analysis, 
agricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the 
farm, multiregional, national, and international levels.’’; 
and 
(6) by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated 
by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fis-
cal years 1996 through 2013; and 
‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 
through 2018.’’. 
SEC. 6107. REPEAL OF HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION 
AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174) is repealed. 
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SEC. 6108. REPEAL OF PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO 
COMBINE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1424A of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174a) is repealed. 
SEC. 6109. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3175(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6110. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3195) is amended by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1433. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL 
HEALTH 
AND 
DISEASE 
RESEARCH 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to support continuing animal health 
and disease research programs at eligible institu-
tions— 
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‘‘(A) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
1991 through 2013; and 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available 
under this section shall be used— 
‘‘(A) to meet the expenses of conducting 
animal health and disease research, publishing 
and disseminating the results of such research, 
and contributing to the retirement of employees 
subject to the Act of March 4, 1940 (7 U.S.C. 
331); 
‘‘(B) for administrative planning and di-
rection; and 
‘‘(C) to purchase equipment and supplies 
necessary for conducting the research described 
in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 6111. REPEAL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH 
ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Effective October 1, 2013, section 
1434 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is re-
pealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 1438 of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3200) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, exclusive 
of the funds provided for research on specific na-
tional or regional animal health and disease prob-
lems under the provisions of section 1434 of this 
title,’’. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
EXISTING
AND
CERTAIN
NEW
AGRICULTURAL
RE-
SEARCH
PROGRAMS.—Section 1463(c) of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(c)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘sections 1433 and 1434’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 1433’’. 
SEC. 6112. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND- 
GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 
UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 6113. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 
SCIENCE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT IN-
SULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) SUPPORTING TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRI-
CULTURAL RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1447B(a) of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist 
the land-grant colleges and universities in the insular 
areas in efforts to— 
‘‘(1) acquire, alter, or repair facilities or rel-
evant equipment necessary for conducting agricul-
tural research; and 
‘‘(2) support tropical and subtropical agricul-
tural research, including pest and disease research.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1447B of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222b–2) is amended in the heading— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘AND SUPPORT TROP-
ICAL
AND
SUBTROPICAL
AGRICULTURAL 
RESEARCH’’ after ‘‘EQUIPMENT’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘INSTITUTIONS’’ and in-
serting ‘‘COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES’’. 
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(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1447B(d) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6114. REPEAL OF NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAIN-
ING VIRTUAL CENTERS. 
Effective October 1, 2013, section 1448 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is repealed. 
SEC. 6115. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 6116. COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC 
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND YOUTH. 
Section 1456(e)(1) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3243(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a competitive grants program— 
‘‘(A) to fund fundamental and applied re-
search and extension at Hispanic-serving agri-
cultural colleges and universities in agriculture, 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘, including farm workers’’ after 
‘‘industry’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) practices that prevent bacterial contamina-
tion of food, how to identify sources of food contami-
nation, and other means of decreasing food contami-
nation.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2012’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 9007. SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness 
Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108–465) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (j)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (l)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; 
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