Title: Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018
This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture programs, including several programs that provide assistance to farms, fisheries, local governments, and other entities in Alaska. The bill addresses policies and programs regarding food security, conservation, trade, rural development, research, and horticulture and organics.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3080 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3080

  To reauthorize certain agricultural programs through 2023, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2018

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize certain agricultural programs through 2023, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Food Security, 
Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier 
Areas Act of 2018''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                         TITLE I--FOOD SECURITY

Sec. 101. Micro-grants for food security.
Sec. 102. Commodity distribution program.
Sec. 103. Food distribution program on Indian reservations.
Sec. 104. Service of traditional foods in public facilities.
                         TITLE II--CONSERVATION

Sec. 201. Environmental quality incentives program.
Sec. 202. Agricultural conservation easement program.
                            TITLE III--TRADE

Sec. 301. Market access programs.
Sec. 302. Foreign market development cooperator program.
                      TITLE IV--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 401. Inclusion of satellite in rural broadband services.
Sec. 402. Value-added agricultural product market development grants.
Sec. 403. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.
Sec. 404. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant 
                            program.
Sec. 405. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.
Sec. 406. Household water well systems in rural areas grants.
Sec. 407. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.
Sec. 408. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.
                           TITLE V--RESEARCH

Sec. 501. Commodity promotion, research, and information.
Sec. 502. Agricultural research support in certain States.
Sec. 503. Sustainable agriculture research and education.
                  TITLE VI--HORTICULTURE AND ORGANICS

Sec. 601. National organic certification cost share program.
Sec. 602. Farmers' market and local food promotion program.
Sec. 603. Modification of specialty crop block grant minimum amount.
Sec. 604. National Organic Program.
                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 701. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance.
Sec. 702. Fisheries.
Sec. 703. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 704. Inclusion of reindeer under Federal Meat Inspection Act.
Sec. 705. Tribal uninhabitable housing improvement program.

                         TITLE I--FOOD SECURITY

SEC. 101. MICRO-GRANTS FOR FOOD SECURITY.

    The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 is amended by 
inserting after section 4405 (7 U.S.C. 7517) the following:

``SEC. 4406. MICRO-GRANTS FOR FOOD SECURITY.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to increase the 
quantity and quality of locally grown food through small-scale 
gardening, herding, and livestock operations in food insecure 
communities in areas of the United States that have significant levels 
of food insecurity and import a significant quantity of food.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means an 
        entity that--
                    ``(A) is--
                            ``(i) an individual;
                            ``(ii) an Indian tribe (as defined in 
                        section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
                        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)) or a 
                        consortium of Indian tribes;
                            ``(iii) a nonprofit organization engaged in 
                        increasing food security, as determined by the 
                        Secretary, including--
                                    ``(I) a religious organization;
                                    ``(II) a food bank; and
                                    ``(III) a food pantry;
                            ``(iv) a federally funded educational 
                        facility, including--
                                    ``(I) a Head Start program or an 
                                Early Head Start program carried out 
                                under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 
                                9831 et seq.);
                                    ``(II) a public elementary school 
                                or public secondary school;
                                    ``(III) a public institution of 
                                higher education (as defined in section 
                                101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
                                (20 U.S.C. 1001));
                                    ``(IV) a Tribal College or 
                                University (as defined in section 
                                316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
                                1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); and
                                    ``(V) a job training program; or
                            ``(v) a local or Tribal government that may 
                        not levy local taxes under State or Federal 
                        law; and
                    ``(B) is located in an eligible State.
            ``(2) Eligible state.--The term `eligible State' means--
                    ``(A) the State of Alaska;
                    ``(B) the State of Hawaii;
                    ``(C) American Samoa;
                    ``(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands;
                    ``(E) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                    ``(F) the Federated States of Micronesia;
                    ``(G) Guam;
                    ``(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
                    ``(I) the Republic of Palau; and
                    ``(J) the United States Virgin Islands.
    ``(c) Establishment.--The Secretary shall distribute funds to the 
agricultural department or agency of each eligible State for the 
competitive distribution of subgrants to eligible entities to increase 
the quantity and quality of locally grown food in food insecure 
communities, including through small-scale gardening, herding, and 
livestock operations.
    ``(d) Distribution of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the amount made available under 
        subsection (g), the Secretary shall distribute--
                    ``(A) 40 percent to the State of Alaska;
                    ``(B) 40 percent to the State of Hawaii; and
                    ``(C) 2.5 percent to each insular area described in 
                subparagraphs (C) through (J) of subsection (b)(2).
            ``(2) Carryover of funds.--Funds distributed under 
        paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.
            ``(3) Administrative funds.--An eligible State that 
        receives funds under paragraph (1) may use not more than 3 
        percent of those funds--
                    ``(A) to administer the competition for providing 
                subgrants to eligible entities in that eligible State;
                    ``(B) to provide oversight of the subgrant 
                recipients in that eligible State; and
                    ``(C) to collect data and submit a report to the 
                Secretary under subsection (f)(2).
    ``(e) Subgrants to Eligible Entities.--
            ``(1) Amount of subgrants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount of a subgrant to an 
                eligible entity under this section shall be--
                            ``(i) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        that is an individual, not greater than $5,000 
                        per year; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of an eligible entity 
                        described in clauses (ii) through (v) of 
                        subsection (b)(1)(A), not greater than $10,000 
                        per year.
                    ``(B) Matching requirement.--As a condition of 
                receiving a subgrant under this section, an eligible 
                entity shall provide funds equal to 10 percent of the 
                amount received by the eligible entity under the 
                subgrant, to be derived from non-Federal sources.
                    ``(C) Carryover of funds.--Funds received by an 
                eligible entity that is awarded a subgrant under this 
                section shall remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Priority.--In carrying out the competitive 
        distribution of subgrants under subsection (c), an eligible 
        State may give priority to an eligible entity that--
                    ``(A) has not previously received a subgrant under 
                this section; or
                    ``(B) is located in a community or region in that 
                eligible State with the highest degree of food 
                insecurity, as determined by the agricultural 
                department or agency of the eligible State.
            ``(3) Projects.--An eligible State may provide subgrants to 
        2 or more eligible entities to carry out the same project.
            ``(4) Use of subgrant funds by eligible entities.--An 
        eligible entity that receives a subgrant under this section 
        shall use the funds to engage in activities that will increase 
        the quantity and quality of locally grown food, including by--
                    ``(A) purchasing gardening tools or equipment, 
                soil, soil amendments, seeds, plants, animals, canning 
                equipment, refrigeration, or other items necessary to 
                grow and store food;
                    ``(B) purchasing or building composting units;
                    ``(C) purchasing or building towers designed to 
                grow leafy green vegetables;
                    ``(D) expanding an area under cultivation or 
                engaging in other activities necessary to be eligible 
                to receive funding under the environmental quality 
                incentives program established under chapter 4 of 
                subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 
                1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) for a high tunnel;
                    ``(E) engaging in an activity that extends the 
                growing season;
                    ``(F) starting or expanding hydroponic and 
                aeroponic farming of any scale;
                    ``(G) building, buying, erecting, or repairing 
                fencing for livestock, poultry, or reindeer;
                    ``(H) purchasing and equipping a slaughter and 
                processing facility approved by the Secretary;
                    ``(I) travelling to participate in agricultural 
                education provided by--
                            ``(i) a State cooperative extension 
                        service;
                            ``(ii) a land-grant college or university 
                        (as defined in section 1404 of the National 
                        Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
                        Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103));
                            ``(iii) a Tribal College or University (as 
                        defined in section 316(b) of the Higher 
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b)));
                            ``(iv) an Alaska Native-serving institution 
                        or a Native Hawaiian-serving institution (as 
                        those terms are defined in section 317(b) of 
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                        1059d(b))); or
                            ``(v) a Federal or State agency;
                    ``(J) paying for shipping of purchased items 
                relating to increasing food security;
                    ``(K) creating or expanding avenues for--
                            ``(i) the sale of food commodities, 
                        specialty crops, and meats that are grown by 
                        the eligible entity for sale in the local 
                        community; or
                            ``(ii) the availability of fresh, locally 
                        grown, and nutritious food; and
                    ``(L) engaging in other activities relating to 
                increasing food security (including subsistence), as 
                determined by the Secretary.
            ``(5) Eligibility for other financial assistance.--An 
        eligible entity shall not be ineligible to receive financial 
        assistance under another program administered by the Secretary 
        as a result of receiving a subgrant under this section.
    ``(f) Reporting Requirement.--
            ``(1) Subgrant recipients.--As a condition of receiving a 
        subgrant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to 
        the eligible State in which the eligible entity is located a 
        report--
                    ``(A) as soon as practicable after the end of the 
                project; and
                    ``(B) that describes the quantity of food grown and 
                the number of people fed as a result of the subgrant.
            ``(2) Report to the secretary.--Not later than 120 days 
        after the date on which an eligible State receives a report 
        from each eligible entity in that State under paragraph (1), 
        the eligible State shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
        describes, in the aggregate, the information and data contained 
        in the reports received from those eligible entities.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 
and each fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(h) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of 
enactment of the Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in 
Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018.''.

SEC. 102. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.

    Section 4 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93-86) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 103. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

    Section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
            ``(5) Traditional food purchases.--Subject to the 
        availability of appropriations to carry out this paragraph, the 
        Secretary shall purchase, subject to availability, bison meat, 
        reindeer meat, wild salmon, and other traditional indigenous 
        foods for recipients of food distributed under this subsection, 
        including--
                    ``(A) bison meat and reindeer meat from--
                            ``(i) Native American bison or reindeer 
                        producers; and
                            ``(ii) producer-owned cooperatives of bison 
                        and reindeer ranchers;
                    ``(B) wild salmon from an eligible entity described 
                in section 305(i)(1)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
                1855(i)(1)(D));
                    ``(C) blue cornmeal; and
                    ``(D) wild rice.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6)(F), by striking ``$5,000,000 for each 
        of fiscal years 2008 through 2018'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023''.

SEC. 104. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FACILITIES.

    Section 4033 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (25 U.S.C. 1685) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``that primarily serve 
        Indians''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``and a tribal 
        organization'' and inserting ``a tribal organization, a State, 
        a county or county equivalent, a local government, an operator 
        of a food service program, and an entity or person authorized 
        to facilitate the donation, storage, preparation, or serving of 
        traditional food by the operator of a food service program''.

                         TITLE II--CONSERVATION

SEC. 201. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment and Administration.--
            (1) Establishment.--Section 1240B(a) of the Food Security 
        Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(a)) is amended by striking 
        ``2019'' and inserting ``2023''.
            (2) Allocation of funding.--Section 1240B(f) of the Food 
        Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2(f)) is amended by 
        striking ``2018'' each place it appears and inserting ``2023''.
    (b) Limitation on Payments.--Section 1240G of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-7) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
inserting ``2023''.
    (c) Conservation Innovation Grants and Payments.--Section 
1240H(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8(b)(2)) 
is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    (d) Annual Funding.--Section 1241(a)(5)(E) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(E)) is amended by striking ``2019'' and 
inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 202. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1241(a)(2)(E) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(2)(E)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
2018'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023''.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 1241(b) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
inserting ``2023''.

                            TITLE III--TRADE

SEC. 301. MARKET ACCESS PROGRAMS.

    Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``$90,000,000'' and all 
that follows through ``2018,'' and inserting ``$200,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter,''.

SEC. 302. FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT COOPERATOR PROGRAM.

    Section 703(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 
5723(a)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

                      TITLE IV--RURAL DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 401. INCLUSION OF SATELLITE IN RURAL BROADBAND SERVICES.

    Section 601(b)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
U.S.C. 950bb(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Inclusion.--The term `broadband service' 
                includes a satellite project or technology with the 
                capacity described in subparagraph (A), as determined 
                by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 402. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKET DEVELOPMENT 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), by inserting ``and on the date of 
        enactment of the Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation 
        Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 
        2018,'' after ``2014,''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``2023''.

SEC. 403. WATER, WASTE DISPOSAL, AND WASTEWATER FACILITY GRANTS.

    Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking 
``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 404. EMERGENCY AND IMMINENT COMMUNITY WATER ASSISTANCE GRANT 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 405. WATER SYSTEMS FOR RURAL AND NATIVE VILLAGES IN ALASKA.

    Section 306D(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 1926d(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 406. HOUSEHOLD WATER WELL SYSTEMS IN RURAL AREAS GRANTS.

    Section 306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
``2023''.

SEC. 407. LOCALLY OR REGIONALLY PRODUCED AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTS.

    Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(iv)(I) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(iv)(I)) is amended by striking 
``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 408. RURAL MICROENTREPRENEUR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 379E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``2023''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``2023''.

                           TITLE V--RESEARCH

SEC. 501. COMMODITY PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION.

    Section 513(1) of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform 
Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7412(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including 
        peonies)'' after ``horticultural'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``livestock;'' and 
        inserting ``livestock (including reindeer);'';
            (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (G) as 
        subparagraphs (F) through (H), respectively; and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) products derived from wild salmon;''.

SEC. 502. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT IN CERTAIN STATES.

    Section 1405 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``sciences, and the Secretary, in 
                carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities,'' and 
                inserting the following: ``sciences.
    ``(b) Requirements.--In carrying out the responsibilities of the 
Secretary under this section, the Secretary''; and
                    (B) by striking ``The Department'' and inserting 
                the following:
    ``(a) Designation of Department as Lead Agency.--The Department'';
            (2) in subsection (b) (as so designated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (11), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph 
                (13); and
                    (C) by inserting before paragraph (13) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
            ``(12) provide direct, place-based assistance to 1862 
        Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural 
        Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
        7601)) and State agricultural agencies in States that do not 
        have Agricultural Research Service facilities--
                    ``(A) to address the research priorities of those 
                States, such as invasive plant species and insects that 
                cause significant impacts to agriculture, aquaculture, 
                and communities in the States; and
                    ``(B) to assist in the development of specialty and 
                horticultural crops to increase food security and 
                expand marketing opportunities for small farmers; 
                and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Planning Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a 
report that describes the plans of the Secretary to provide the 
assistance required under subsection (b)(12).''.

SEC. 503. SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.

    (a) Best Utilization of Biological Applications.--Section 1624 of 
the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5814) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``2018''and 
inserting ``2023''.
    (b) Integrated Management Systems.--Section 1627(d) of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(d)) is 
amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    (c) Sustainable Agriculture Technology Development and Transfer 
Program.--Section 1628(f)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5831(f)(2)) is amended by striking 
``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
    (d) National Training Program.--Section 1629(i) of the Food, 
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5832(i)) is 
amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

                  TITLE VI--HORTICULTURE AND ORGANICS

SEC. 601. NATIONAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION COST SHARE PROGRAM.

    Section 10606(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 
of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 6523(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``2018'' and 
        inserting ``2023''; and
            (2) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 602. FARMERS' MARKET AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM.

    Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (7 
U.S.C. 3005) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``eligible entities'' 
        and inserting ``States'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as 
        subsections (d) through (h), respectively;
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Grants; Subgrants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide an equal 
        grant to the agricultural agency of each State to award 
        subgrants under this section.
            ``(2) Subgrants.--Each State agricultural agency shall 
        provide subgrants to eligible entities on a competitive basis 
        to achieve the purposes described in subsection (b).'';
            (4) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
        in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``grant'' 
        and inserting ``subgrant'';
            (5) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
        in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``In 
        providing'' and all that follows through ``applications'' and 
        inserting ``In providing subgrants under the Program, a State 
        agricultural agency shall give priority to applications'';
            (6) in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
        by striking ``grant'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``subgrant''; and
            (7) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (2))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``2018'' and 
                inserting ``2023'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``$10,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018'' and inserting 
                ``$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
                2023''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``year--'' and inserting 
                ``year, each State agricultural agency shall ensure--
                ''.

SEC. 603. MODIFICATION OF SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANT MINIMUM AMOUNT.

    Section 101(c)(1) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 108-465) is amended by striking 
``$100,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.

SEC. 604. NATIONAL ORGANIC PROGRAM.

    Section 2123(b)(6) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6522(b)(6)) is amended by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
``2023''.

                        TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 701. SUPPLEMENTAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE.

    Section 531(a)(12) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1531(a)(12)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                    ``(G) reindeer raised for food by members of an 
                Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian 
                Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
                U.S.C. 5304)); and''.

SEC. 702. FISHERIES.

    (a) Definition of Wild Fish.--Section 281(7)(B) of the Agricultural 
Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1638(7)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``includes a fillet'' and inserting the 
        following: ``includes--
                            ``(i) a fillet'';
            (2) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii)(I) whole cooked king crab and whole 
                        cooked tanner crab; and
                            ``(II) sections of cooked king crab and 
                        cooked tanner crab.''.
    (b) Genetically Engineered Salmon.--
            (1) Market name for genetically engineered salmon.--
                    (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, for purposes of applying the Federal 
                Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), 
                the acceptable market name of any salmon that is 
                genetically engineered shall include the words 
                ``Genetically Engineered'' or ``GE'' before the 
                existing acceptable market name.
                    (B) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                salmon is genetically engineered if it has been 
                modified by recombinant DNA (rDNA) techniques, 
                including the entire lineage of salmon that contain the 
                rDNA modification.
            (2) Third-party review of certain salmon approval.--
                    (A) Independent scientific organization review and 
                report.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
                (referred to in this paragraph as the ``Secretary'') 
                shall ensure that the National Academy of Sciences, or 
                a similar independent scientific and technical advisory 
                organization, conducts a review of, and submits to the 
                Secretary a report on--
                            (i) the environmental assessment carried 
                        out by the Food and Drug Administration and 
                        released on November 12, 2015, in support of 
                        approval of the new animal drug application 
                        under section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
                        and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b) with respect 
                        to AquAdvantage Salmon, taking into account the 
                        impact of AquAdvantage Salmon on wild stocks of 
                        salmon and related wild ecosystems; and
                            (ii) each environmental assessment carried 
                        out by the Food and Drug Administration in 
                        support of an approval of a new animal drug 
                        application under section 512 of the Federal 
                        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b) 
                        related to a genetically engineered finfish 
                        intended for human consumption.
                    (B) Second fda environmental assessment.--After 
                receipt of a report under clause (i) or (ii) of 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall conduct a second 
                environmental assessment with respect to approval of 
                the application described in clause (i) or (ii) of that 
                subparagraph, taking into account the findings in that 
                report.
                    (C) Effective date of approval.--Notwithstanding 
                any other provision of law, the approval of a new 
                animal drug application with respect to which review of 
                an environmental assessment is required under 
                subparagraph (A) shall not take effect until the 
                Secretary completes a second environmental assessment 
                under subparagraph (B).
    (c) Definition of Fish.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall revise any regulation 
        relating to the definition of the term ``fish'' to ensure that 
        the definition includes any aquatic gilled animal, and any 
        mollusk, crustacean, or other invertebrate, that exists in the 
        wild or is produced under controlled conditions in ponds, 
        lakes, streams, or similar holding areas.
            (2) Agricultural credit.--Section 343(a) of the 
        Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``in, fish 
                farming'' and inserting the following: ``in--
                    ``(A) fish farming; and
                    ``(B) in the case of assistance under subtitle B, 
                commercial fishing''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``shall'' and all 
                that follows through the period at the end and 
                inserting the following: ``includes--
                    ``(A) fish farming; and
                    ``(B) in the case of assistance under subtitle B, 
                commercial fishing.''.
    (d) Organic Certification of Wild Seafood.--Section 2107(c) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
6506(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``harvested in a 
        sustainable manner under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
        Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)'' 
        after ``seafood'';
            (2) by striking the subsection designation and heading and 
        all that follows through ``requiring'' in paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(c) Wild Seafood.--Notwithstanding the requirement under 
subsection (a)(1)(A) that''; and
            (3) by striking paragraph (2).

SEC. 703. GEOGRAPHICALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS.

    Section 1621(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 8792(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``There are'' and all that follows through 
        ``necessary'' and inserting ``There is authorized to be 
        appropriated $15,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``2009'' and inserting ``2019''.

SEC. 704. INCLUSION OF REINDEER UNDER FEDERAL MEAT INSPECTION ACT.

    Section 1(w) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601(w)) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
        (3) and (4), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) reindeer;''.

SEC. 705. TRIBAL UNINHABITABLE HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 545. TRIBAL UNINHABITABLE HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `eligible entity' means an Indian tribe or a 
        tribal organization located in a rural area that has high 
        levels of overcrowded housing and homelessness; and
            ``(2) the term `tribal organization' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Educational Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to improve living 
conditions and prevent homelessness in rural tribal communities by 
assessing the condition of existing housing resources and preventing 
those resources from deteriorating and becoming uninhabitable.
    ``(c) Authorization of Grants.--The Secretary shall award grants on 
a competitive basis to Indian tribes and tribal organizations to repair 
overcrowded homes to prevent the homes from becoming uninhabitable.
    ``(d) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the 
Secretary may give priority to an eligible entity that is located in a 
community with levels of overcrowded housing and homelessness that the 
Secretary determines are among the highest such levels for communities 
in which eligible entities are located.
    ``(e) Use of Multiple Grants for Same Project.--Multiple eligible 
entities that each receive a grant under this section may use the 
grants for the same project.
    ``(f) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may use not more than 3 
percent of the amounts made available to carry out this section to--
            ``(1) administer the competition for grants under this 
        section;
            ``(2) provide oversight of grantees; and
            ``(3) collect data on the use of grants awarded under this 
        section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 
and each fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(h) Relation to Other USDA Assistance.--Receipt of a grant under 
this section by an eligible entity shall not affect the eligibility of 
the entity for any other assistance from the Secretary.''.
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