HR 2642 ENR: Agricultural Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Agricultural Act of 2014
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(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary of Agriculture.
Title I—Commodities
Subtitle A—Repeals and reforms
Part I—Repeals
Sec. 1101. Repeal of direct payments.
Sec. 1102. Repeal of counter-cyclical payments.
Sec. 1103. Repeal of average crop revenue election program.
Part II—Commodity policy
Sec. 1111. Definitions.
Sec. 1112. Base acres.
Sec. 1113. Payment yields.
Sec. 1114. Payment acres.
Sec. 1115. Producer election.
Sec. 1116. Price loss coverage.
Sec. 1117. Agriculture risk coverage.
Sec. 1118. Producer agreements.
Sec. 1119. Transition assistance for producers of upland cotton.
Subtitle B—Marketing loans
Sec. 1201. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities.
Sec. 1202. Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans.
Sec. 1203. Term of loans.
Sec. 1204. Repayment of loans.
Sec. 1205. Loan deficiency payments.
Sec. 1206. Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage.
Sec. 1207. Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton.
Sec. 1208. Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton.
Sec. 1209. Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton.
Sec. 1210. Adjustments of loans.
Subtitle C—Sugar
Sec. 1301. Sugar policy.
Subtitle D—Dairy
Part I—Margin protection program for dairy producers
Sec. 1401. Definitions.
Sec. 1402. Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy production margins.
Sec. 1403. Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers.
Sec. 1404. Participation of dairy operations in margin protection program.
Sec. 1405. Production history of participating dairy operations.
Sec. 1406. Margin protection payments.
Sec. 1407. Premiums for margin protection program.
Sec. 1408. Effect of failure to pay administrative fees or premiums.
Sec. 1409. Duration.
Sec. 1410. Administration and enforcement.
Part II—Repeal or reauthorization of other dairy-Related provisions
Sec. 1421. Repeal of dairy product price support program.
Sec. 1422. Temporary continuation and eventual repeal of milk income loss contract program.
Sec. 1423. Repeal of dairy export incentive program.
Sec. 1424. Extension of dairy forward pricing program.
Sec. 1425. Extension of dairy indemnity program.
Sec. 1426. Extension of dairy promotion and research program.
Sec. 1427. Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission.
Part III—Dairy product donation program
Sec. 1431. Dairy product donation program.
Subtitle E—Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs
Sec. 1501. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance.
Subtitle F—Administration
Sec. 1601. Administration generally.
Sec. 1602. Suspension of permanent price support authority.
Sec. 1603. Payment limitations.
Sec. 1604. Rulemaking related to significant contribution for active personal management.
Sec. 1605. Adjusted gross income limitation.
Sec. 1606. Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 1607. Personal liability of producers for deficiencies.
Sec. 1608. Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs.
Sec. 1609. Technical corrections.
Sec. 1610. Appeals.
Sec. 1611. Assignment of payments.
Sec. 1612. Tracking of benefits.
Sec. 1613. Signature authority.
Sec. 1614. Implementation.
Sec. 1615. Research option.
Title II—CONSERVATION
Subtitle A—Conservation Reserve Program
Sec. 2001. Extension and enrollment requirements of conservation reserve program.
Sec. 2002. Farmable wetland program.
Sec. 2003. Duties of owners and operators.
Sec. 2004. Duties of the Secretary.
Sec. 2005. Payments.
Sec. 2006. Contract requirements.
Sec. 2007. Conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses.
Sec. 2008. Effect on existing contracts.
Subtitle B—Conservation Stewardship Program
Sec. 2101. Conservation stewardship program.
Subtitle C—Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Sec. 2201. Purposes.
Sec. 2202. Definitions.
Sec. 2203. Establishment and administration.
Sec. 2204. Evaluation of applications.
Sec. 2205. Duties of producers.
Sec. 2206. Limitation on payments.
Sec. 2207. Conservation innovation grants and payments.
Sec. 2208. Effect on existing contracts.
Subtitle D—Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
Sec. 2301. Agricultural conservation easement program.
Subtitle E—Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Sec. 2401. Regional conservation partnership program.
Subtitle F—Other Conservation Programs
Sec. 2501. Conservation of private grazing land.
Sec. 2502. Grassroots source water protection program.
Sec. 2503. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.
Sec. 2504. Agriculture conservation experienced services program.
Sec. 2505. Small watershed rehabilitation program.
Sec. 2506. Emergency watershed protection program.
Sec. 2507. Terminal Lakes.
Sec. 2508. Soil and Water Resources Conservation.
Subtitle G—Funding and Administration
Sec. 2601. Funding.
Sec. 2602. Technical assistance.
Sec. 2603. Regional equity.
Sec. 2604. Reservation of funds to provide assistance to certain farmers or ranchers for conservation access.
Sec. 2605. Annual report on program enrollments and assistance.
Sec. 2606. Administrative requirements applicable to all conservation programs.
Sec. 2607. Standards for State technical committees.
Sec. 2608. Rulemaking authority.
Sec. 2609. Wetlands mitigation.
Sec. 2610. Lesser prairie-chicken conservation report.
Sec. 2611. Highly erodible land and wetland conservation for crop insurance.
Subtitle H—Repeal of Superseded Program Authorities and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments
Sec. 2701. Comprehensive conservation enhancement program.
Sec. 2702. Emergency forestry conservation reserve program.
Sec. 2703. Wetlands reserve program.
Sec. 2704. Farmland protection program and farm viability program.
Sec. 2705. Grassland reserve program.
Sec. 2706. Agricultural water enhancement program.
Sec. 2707. Wildlife habitat incentive program.
Sec. 2708. Great Lakes basin program.
Sec. 2709. Chesapeake Bay watershed program.
Sec. 2710. Cooperative conservation partnership initiative.
Sec. 2711. Environmental easement program.
Sec. 2712. Temporary administration of conservation programs.
Sec. 2713. Technical amendments.
Title III—Trade
Subtitle A—Food for Peace Act
Sec. 3001. General authority.
Sec. 3002. Set-aside for support for organizations through which nonemergency assistance is provided.
Sec. 3003. Food aid quality.
Sec. 3004. Minimum levels of assistance.
Sec. 3005. Food Aid Consultative Group.
Sec. 3006. Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation.
Sec. 3007. Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods.
Sec. 3008. Impact on local farmers and economy and report on use of funds.
Sec. 3009. Prepositioning of agricultural commodities.
Sec. 3010. Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities.
Sec. 3011. Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance.
Sec. 3012. Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance.
Sec. 3013. Micronutrient fortification programs.
Sec. 3014. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
Sec. 3015. Coordination of foreign assistance programs report.
Subtitle B—Agricultural Trade Act of 1978
Sec. 3101. Export credit guarantee program.
Sec. 3102. Funding for market access program.
Sec. 3103. Foreign market development cooperator program.
Subtitle C—Other Agricultural Trade Laws
Sec. 3201. Food for Progress Act of 1985.
Sec. 3202. Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act.
Sec. 3203. Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets.
Sec. 3204. McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
Sec. 3205. Technical assistance for specialty crops.
Sec. 3206. Global Crop Diversity Trust.
Sec. 3207. Local and regional food aid procurement projects.
Sec. 3208. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
Title IV—Nutrition
Subtitle A—Supplemental nutrition assistance program
Sec. 4001. Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under the program.
Sec. 4002. Retail food stores.
Sec. 4003. Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition assistance program participants.
Sec. 4004. Food distribution program on Indian reservations.
Sec. 4005. Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduction.
Sec. 4006. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments.
Sec. 4007. Eligibility disqualifications.
Sec. 4008. Eligibility disqualifications for certain convicted felons.
Sec. 4009. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners.
Sec. 4010. Improving security of food assistance.
Sec. 4011. Technology modernization for retail food stores.
Sec. 4012. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture share.
Sec. 4013. Improved wage verification using the National Directory of New Hires.
Sec. 4014. Restaurant meals program.
Sec. 4015. Mandating State immigration verification.
Sec. 4016. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability.
Sec. 4017. Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 4018. Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities.
Sec. 4019. Tolerance level for excluding small errors.
Sec. 4020. Quality control standards.
Sec. 4021. Performance bonus payments.
Sec. 4022. Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work requirements and work effort under supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 4023. Cooperation with program research and evaluation.
Sec. 4024. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 4025. Review, report, and regulation of cash nutrition assistance program benefits provided in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 4026. Assistance for community food projects.
Sec. 4027. Emergency food assistance.
Sec. 4028. Nutrition education.
Sec. 4029. Retail food store and recipient trafficking.
Sec. 4030. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 4031. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program.
Sec. 4032. Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation.
Sec. 4033. Service of traditional foods in public facilities.
Subtitle B—Commodity distribution programs
Sec. 4101. Commodity distribution program.
Sec. 4102. Commodity supplemental food program.
Sec. 4103. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects.
Sec. 4104. Processing of commodities.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Sec. 4201. Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions.
Sec. 4202. Pilot project for procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables.
Sec. 4203. Seniors farmers' market nutrition program.
Sec. 4204. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Sec. 4205. Multiagency task force.
Sec. 4206. Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
Sec. 4207. Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program.
Sec. 4208. Food insecurity nutrition incentive.
Sec. 4209. Food and agriculture service learning program.
Sec. 4210. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program.
Sec. 4211. Termination of existing agreement.
Sec. 4212. Review of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs.
Sec. 4213. Pulse crop products.
Sec. 4214. Pilot project for canned, frozen, or dried fruits and vegetables.
Title V—Credit
Subtitle A—Farm ownership loans
Sec. 5001. Eligibility for farm ownership loans.
Sec. 5002. Conservation loan and loan guarantee program.
Sec. 5003. Joint financing arrangements.
Sec. 5004. Elimination of mineral rights appraisal requirement.
Sec. 5005. Down payment loan program.
Subtitle B—Operating loans
Sec. 5101. Eligibility for farm operating loans.
Sec. 5102. Elimination of rural residency requirement for operating loans to youth.
Sec. 5103. Defaults by youth loan borrowers.
Sec. 5104. Term limits on direct operating loans.
Sec. 5105. Valuation of local or regional crops.
Sec. 5106. Microloans.
Sec. 5107. Term limits on guaranteed operating loans.
Subtitle C—Emergency loans
Sec. 5201. Eligibility for emergency loans.
Subtitle D—Administrative provisions
Sec. 5301. Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program.
Sec. 5302. Farmer loan pilot projects.
Sec. 5303. Definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher.
Sec. 5304. Loan authorization levels.
Sec. 5305. Loan fund set-asides.
Sec. 5306. Borrower training.
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous
Sec. 5401. State agricultural mediation programs.
Sec. 5402. Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated land.
Sec. 5403. Removal of duplicative appraisals.
Sec. 5404. Compensation disclosure by Farm Credit System institutions.
Title VI—Rural Development
Subtitle A—Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
Sec. 6001. Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants.
Sec. 6002. Elimination of reservation of community facilities grant program funds.
Sec. 6003. Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program.
Sec. 6004. Use of loan guarantees for community facilities.
Sec. 6005. Tribal college and university essential community facilities.
Sec. 6006. Essential community facilities technical assistance and training.
Sec. 6007. Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program.
Sec. 6008. Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska.
Sec. 6009. Household water well systems.
Sec. 6010. Rural business and industry loan program.
Sec. 6011. Solid waste management grants.
Sec. 6012. Rural business development grants.
Sec. 6013. Rural cooperative development grants.
Sec. 6014. Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products.
Sec. 6015. Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program.
Sec. 6016. Rural economic area partnership zones.
Sec. 6017. Intermediary relending program.
Sec. 6018. Rural college coordinated strategy.
Sec. 6019. Rural water and waste disposal infrastructure.
Sec. 6020. Simplified applications.
Sec. 6021. National Rural Development Partnership.
Sec. 6022. Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters.
Sec. 6023. Rural microentrepreneur assistance program.
Sec. 6024. Health care services.
Sec. 6025. Strategic economic and community development.
Sec. 6026. Delta Regional Authority.
Sec. 6027. Northern Great Plains Regional Authority.
Sec. 6028. Rural business investment program.
Subtitle B—Rural Electrification Act of 1936
Sec. 6101. Fees for certain loan guarantees.
Sec. 6102. Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes.
Sec. 6103. Expansion of 911 access.
Sec. 6104. Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas.
Sec. 6105. Rural Gigabit Network Pilot Program.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Sec. 6201. Distance learning and telemedicine.
Sec. 6202. Agricultural transportation.
Sec. 6203. Value-added agricultural product market development grants.
Sec. 6204. Agriculture innovation center demonstration program.
Sec. 6205. Rural energy savings program.
Sec. 6206. Study of rural transportation issues.
Sec. 6207. Regional economic and infrastructure development.
Sec. 6208. Definition of rural area for purposes of the Housing Act of 1949.
Sec. 6209. Program metrics.
Sec. 6210. Funding of pending rural development loan and grant applications.
Title VII—Research, Extension, and Related Matters
Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
Sec. 7101. Option to be included as non-land-grant college of agriculture.
Sec. 7102. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
Sec. 7103. Specialty crop committee.
Sec. 7104. Veterinary services grant program.
Sec. 7105. Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education.
Sec. 7106. Agricultural and food policy research centers.
Sec. 7107. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions.
Sec. 7108. Repeal of human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program.
Sec. 7109. Repeal of pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research.
Sec. 7110. Nutrition education program.
Sec. 7111. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.
Sec. 7112. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.
Sec. 7113. Grants to upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions.
Sec. 7114. Repeal of national research and training virtual centers.
Sec. 7115. Hispanic-serving institutions.
Sec. 7116. Competitive Grants Program for Hispanic Agricultural Workers and Youth.
Sec. 7117. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs.
Sec. 7118. Repeal of research equipment grants.
Sec. 7119. University research.
Sec. 7120. Extension service.
Sec. 7121. Auditing, reporting, bookkeeping, and administrative requirements.
Sec. 7122. Supplemental and alternative crops.
Sec. 7123. Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions.
Sec. 7124. Aquaculture assistance programs.
Sec. 7125. Rangeland research programs.
Sec. 7126. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response.
Sec. 7127. Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education.
Sec. 7128. Matching funds requirement.
Sec. 7129. Designation of Central State University as 1890 institution.
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Sec. 7201. Best utilization of biological applications.
Sec. 7202. Integrated management systems.
Sec. 7203. Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program.
Sec. 7204. National training program.
Sec. 7205. National Genetics Resources Program.
Sec. 7206. National Agricultural Weather Information System.
Sec. 7207. Repeal of rural electronic commerce extension program.
Sec. 7208. Agricultural Genome Initiative.
Sec. 7209. High-priority research and extension initiatives.
Sec. 7210. Repeal of nutrient management research and extension initiative.
Sec. 7211. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.
Sec. 7212. Repeal of agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension initiative.
Sec. 7213. Farm business management.
Sec. 7214. Centers of excellence.
Sec. 7215. Repeal of red meat safety research center.
Sec. 7216. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.
Sec. 7217. National rural information center clearinghouse.
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
Sec. 7301. Relevance and merit of agricultural research, extension, and education funded by the Department.
Sec. 7302. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program.
Sec. 7303. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica.
Sec. 7304. Repeal of Bovine Johne's disease control program.
Sec. 7305. Grants for youth organizations.
Sec. 7306. Specialty crop research initiative.
Sec. 7307. [H7308] Food animal residue avoidance database program.
Sec. 7308. Repeal of national swine research center.
Sec. 7309. Office of pest management policy.
Sec. 7310. Forestry products advanced utilization research.
Sec. 7311. Repeal of studies of agricultural research, extension, and education.
Subtitle D—Other Laws
Sec. 7401. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
Sec. 7402. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
Sec. 7403. Research Facilities Act.
Sec. 7404. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act.
Sec. 7405. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.
Sec. 7406. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.
Sec. 7407. Repeal of use of remote sensing data.
Sec. 7408. Repeal of reports under Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
Sec. 7409. Beginning farmer and rancher development program.
Sec. 7410. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985.
Subtitle E—Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Part I—Agricultural Security
Sec. 7501. Agricultural biosecurity communication center.
Sec. 7502. Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural biosecurity planning, preparation, and response.
Sec. 7503. Research and development of agricultural countermeasures.
Sec. 7504. Agricultural biosecurity grant program.
Part II—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 7511. Enhanced use lease authority pilot program.
Sec. 7512. Grazinglands research laboratory.
Sec. 7513. Budget submission and funding.
Sec. 7514. Repeal of seed distribution.
Sec. 7515. Natural products research program.
Sec. 7516. Sun grant program.
Sec. 7517. Repeal of study and report on food deserts.
Sec. 7518. Repeal of agricultural and rural transportation research and education.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 7601. Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.
Sec. 7602. Concessions and agreements with nonprofit organizations for National Arboretum.
Sec. 7603. Agricultural and food law research, legal tools, and information.
Sec. 7604. Cotton Disease Research Report.
Sec. 7605. Miscellaneous technical corrections.
Sec. 7606. Legitimacy of industrial hemp research.
Title VIII—Forestry
Subtitle A—Repeal of certain forestry programs
Sec. 8001. Forest land enhancement program.
Sec. 8002. Watershed forestry assistance program.
Sec. 8003. Expired cooperative national forest products marketing program.
Sec. 8004. Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land national resources leadership program.
Sec. 8005. Tribal watershed forestry assistance program.
Sec. 8006. Separate Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals process.
Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 programs
Sec. 8101. State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources.
Subtitle C—Reauthorization of other forestry-Related laws
Sec. 8201. Rural revitalization technologies.
Sec. 8202. Office of International Forestry.
Sec. 8203. Healthy forests reserve program.
Sec. 8204. Insect and disease infestation.
Sec. 8205. Stewardship end result contracting projects.
Sec. 8206. Good neighbor authority.
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 8301. Revision of strategic plan for forest inventory and analysis.
Sec. 8302. Forest service participation in ACES program.
Sec. 8303. Extension of stewardship contracts authority regarding use of designation by prescription to all thinning sales under National Forest Management Act of 1976.
Sec. 8304. Reimbursement of fire funds.
Sec. 8305. Forest Service large airtanker and aerial asset firefighting recapitalization pilot program.
Sec. 8306. Land conveyance, Jefferson National Forest in Wise County, Virginia.
Title IX—Energy
Sec. 9001. Definitions.
Sec. 9002. Biobased markets program.
Sec. 9003. Biorefinery assistance.
Sec. 9004. Repowering assistance program.
Sec. 9005. Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels.
Sec. 9006. Biodiesel fuel education program.
Sec. 9007. Rural Energy for America Program.
Sec. 9008. Biomass research and development.
Sec. 9009. Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers.
Sec. 9010. Biomass Crop Assistance Program.
Sec. 9011. Repeal of forest biomass for energy.
Sec. 9012. Community wood energy program.
Sec. 9013. Repeal of biofuels infrastructure study.
Sec. 9014. Repeal of renewable fertilizer study.
Sec. 9015. Energy efficiency report for USDA facilities.
Title X—Horticulture
Sec. 10001. Specialty crops market news allocation.
Sec. 10002. Repeal of grant program to improve movement of specialty crops.
Sec. 10003. Farmers’ market and local food promotion program.
Sec. 10004. Organic agriculture.
Sec. 10005. Investigations and enforcement of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990.
Sec. 10006. Food safety education initiatives.
Sec. 10007. Consolidation of plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention programs.
Sec. 10008. Importation of seed.
Sec. 10009. Bulk shipments of apples to Canada.
Sec. 10010. Specialty crop block grants.
Sec. 10011. Department of Agriculture consultation regarding enforcement of certain labor law provisions.
Sec. 10012. Report on honey.
Sec. 10013. Reports to Congress.
Sec. 10014. Stay of regulations.
Sec. 10015. Regulation of sulfuryl fluoride.
Sec. 10016. Local food production and program evaluation.
Sec. 10017. Clarification of use of funds for technical assistance.
Title XI—Crop Insurance
Sec. 11001. Information sharing.
Sec. 11002. Publication of information on violations of prohibition on premium adjustments.
Sec. 11003. Supplemental coverage option.
Sec. 11004. Crop margin coverage option.
Sec. 11005. Premium amounts for catastrophic risk protection.
Sec. 11006. Permanent enterprise unit subsidy.
Sec. 11007. Enterprise units for irrigated and nonirrigated crops.
Sec. 11008. Data collection.
Sec. 11009. Adjustment in actual production history to establish insurable yields.
Sec. 11010. Submission of policies and Board review and approval.
Sec. 11011. Consultation.
Sec. 11012. Budget limitations on renegotiation of the standard reinsurance agreement.
Sec. 11013. Test weight for corn.
Sec. 11014. Crop production on native sod.
Sec. 11015. Coverage levels by practice.
Sec. 11016. Beginning farmer and rancher provisions.
Sec. 11017. Stacked income protection plan for producers of upland cotton.
Sec. 11018. Peanut revenue crop insurance.
Sec. 11019. Authority to correct errors.
Sec. 11020. Implementation.
Sec. 11021. Crop insurance fraud.
Sec. 11022. Research and development priorities.
Sec. 11023. Crop insurance for organic crops.
Sec. 11024. Program compliance partnerships.
Sec. 11025. Pilot programs.
Sec. 11026. Index-based weather insurance pilot program.
Sec. 11027. Enhancing producer self-help through farm financial benchmarking.
Sec. 11028. Technical amendments.
Title XII—Miscellaneous
Subtitle A—Livestock
Sec. 12101. Trichinae certification program.
Sec. 12102. Sheep production and marketing grant program.
Sec. 12103. National Aquatic Animal Health Plan.
Sec. 12104. Country of origin labeling.
Sec. 12105. National animal health laboratory network.
Sec. 12106. Food safety inspection.
Sec. 12107. National Poultry Improvement Plan.
Sec. 12108. Sense of Congress regarding feral swine eradication.
Subtitle B—Socially disadvantaged producers and limited resource producers
Sec. 12201. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers.
Sec. 12202. Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
Sec. 12203. Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center.
Sec. 12204. Receipt for service or denial of service from certain department of agriculture agencies.
Subtitle C—Other miscellaneous provisions
Sec. 12301. Grants to improve supply, stability, safety, and training of agricultural labor force.
Sec. 12302. Program benefit eligibility status for participants in high plains water study.
Sec. 12303. Office of Tribal Relations.
Sec. 12304. Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison.
Sec. 12305. Noninsured crop assistance program.
Sec. 12306. Acer access and development program.
Sec. 12307. Science Advisory Board.
Sec. 12308. Amendments to Animal Welfare Act.
Sec. 12309. Produce represented as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown in the United States.
Sec. 12310. Report on water sharing.
Sec. 12311. Scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
Sec. 12312. Payment in lieu of taxes.
Sec. 12313. Silvicultural activities.
Sec. 12314. Pima agriculture cotton trust fund.
Sec. 12315. Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund.
Sec. 12316. Wool research and promotion.
Subtitle D—Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training
Sec. 12401. Short title.
Sec. 12402. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 12403. Definitions.
Sec. 12404. Membership.
Sec. 12405. Functions.
Sec. 12406. Assessments.
Sec. 12407. Market survey and consumer protection.
Sec. 12408. Lobbying restrictions.
Sec. 12409. Noncompliance.
Sec. 12410. Sunset.
2.Definition of Secretary of AgricultureIn this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
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<subsection id="H72842E74A6DA4F3E91EAD02050CE0604"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8714">7 U.S.C. 8714</external-xref>, 8754) are repealed. </text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B721F69489548448CDFCCF0DCA8EE6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continued application for 2013 crop year</header><text>Sections 1104 and 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8714">7 U.S.C. 8714</external-xref>, 8754), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply through the 2013 crop year with respect to all covered commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8702">7 U.S.C. 8702</external-xref>)) and peanuts on a farm.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1078083F54774D11A973861319CCD620"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Repeal of average crop revenue election program</header>
<subsection id="HA3C3F9EDAC0B4E39A1FB613C5F1E3F40"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8715">7 U.S.C. 8715</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7251F89DEE80476798619AECA703CA5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continued application for 2013 crop year</header><text>Section 1105 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8715">7 U.S.C. 8715</external-xref>), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to apply through the 2013 crop year with respect to all covered commodities (as defined in section 1001 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8702">7 U.S.C. 8702</external-xref>)) and peanuts on a farm for which the irrevocable election under section 1105 of that Act was made before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section></part>
<part id="H262833E7ED774AE3AB1308F7B986F97B"><enum>II</enum><header>Commodity policy</header>
<section id="H4AEF3260F17142D1B2DD0E5601F625A3"><enum>1111.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle and subtitle B:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33AE5A4CBF47482EA3432D0DF802D8F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actual crop revenue</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>actual crop revenue</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the amount determined by the Secretary under section 1117(b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55E8ED31CAEA4DE2A618DC50E691874A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agriculture risk coverage</header><text>The term <term>agriculture risk coverage</term> means coverage provided under section 1117.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23F084867A584C53A1D81875421CF0ED"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agriculture risk coverage guarantee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>agriculture risk coverage guarantee</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the amount determined by the Secretary under section 1117(c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD95D8CCFC52147DFAC0C2EC41EC66D0C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Base acres</header>
<subparagraph id="HE7FCF77811A44A179287D442DA5CDC46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>base acres</term>, with respect to a covered commodity on a farm, means the number of acres in effect under sections 1001 and 1301 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8702">7 U.S.C. 8702</external-xref>, 8751), as adjusted pursuant to sections 1101, 1108, and 1302 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8711">7 U.S.C. 8711</external-xref>, 8718, 8752), as in effect on September 30, 2013, subject to any reallocation, adjustment, or reduction under section 1112 of this Act.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FD6528EE08C45B8A65BDD3F0D93528E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion of generic base acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>base acres</quote> includes any generic base acres planted to a covered commodity as determined in section 1114(b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A281D291F1D49F1B587DBD18D0751C0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>County coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>county coverage</quote> means agriculture risk coverage selected under section 1115(b)(1) to be obtained at the county level. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E3EDB2D051E410685330BFDDCE2655D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Covered commodity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered commodity</term> means wheat, oats, and barley (including wheat, oats, and barley used for haying and grazing), corn, grain sorghum, long grain rice, medium grain rice, pulse crops, soybeans, other oilseeds, and peanuts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA3BE5791756452393FBBC5CB0B96625"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effective price</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>effective price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the price calculated by the Secretary under section 1116(b) to determine whether price loss coverage payments are required to be provided for that crop year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H848465E793A846EF868C9B54A42A180C"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Extra long staple cotton</header><text>The term <term>extra long staple cotton</term> means cotton that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC8DA98F8E48485ABF3EE2FC381367B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is produced from pure strain varieties of the Barbadense species or any hybrid of the species, or other similar types of extra long staple cotton, designated by the Secretary, having characteristics needed for various end uses for which United States upland cotton is not suitable and grown in irrigated cotton-growing regions of the United States designated by the Secretary or other areas designated by the Secretary as suitable for the production of the varieties or types; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0417059626194D97A32E440FC7408EA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is ginned on a roller-type gin or, if authorized by the Secretary, ginned on another type gin for experimental purposes.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7316D5B2A8E64DF8A28AB9C8FED48243" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Generic base acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>generic base acres</quote> means the number of base acres for cotton in effect under section 1001 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8702">7 U.S.C. 8702</external-xref>), as adjusted pursuant to section 1101 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8711">7 U.S.C. 8711</external-xref>), as in effect on September 30, 2013, subject to any adjustment or reduction under section 1112 of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CD8AB53910844388B35C22E5260045E"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individual coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>individual coverage</quote> means agriculture risk coverage selected under section 1115(b)(2) to be obtained at the farm level.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0271BC62AFB24779980FBA5440C60E63"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Medium grain rice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>medium grain rice</term> includes short grain rice and temperate japonica rice.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6579761F20D4D3484EAFE64F715E3E5"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Other oilseed</header><text>The term <term>other oilseed</term> means a crop of sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, crambe, sesame seed, or any oilseed designated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF79ED309D24542E9AB74F3B438976028" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Payment acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>payment acres</term>, with respect to the provision of price loss coverage payments and agriculture risk coverage payments, means the number of acres determined for a farm under section 1114.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38F9D8B5DF0242DBAC1DCFD2D8DF167F"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Payment yield</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>payment yield</term>, for a farm for a covered commodity—</text>
<subparagraph id="H42FD3F8B0AD245EDB94B7D178A22625D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means the yield used to make payments pursuant to section 1104 or 1304 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8714">7 U.S.C. 8714</external-xref>, 8754), as in effect on September 30, 2013; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DAA2D388BBF478D90F75DB5965DD2F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>means the yield established under section 1113 of this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EA86B378CF44815BD4C7FE9B45354D6"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Price loss coverage</header><text>The term <term>price loss coverage</term> means coverage provided under section 1116.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53EA6304C9F548F983E9B6DB1B5A2E07"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Producer</header>
<subparagraph id="H6888A2E1EB1D4842B75084DB9ECB8261"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>producer</term> means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that shares in the risk of producing a crop and is entitled to share in the crop available for marketing from the farm, or would have shared had the crop been produced.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37BE1AF74634489BAEB7E79DDA21859C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Hybrid seed</header><text>In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="HC04F3571ECAC4F7299A5005D8EE08C26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H76F82A3707614A409BA56DD9664A9C0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that program requirements do not adversely affect the ability of the grower to receive a payment under this title.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H915B5C4CDCDA4471ACB09509A8C15098"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Pulse crop</header><text>The term <term>pulse crop</term> means dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AA175F6EE11418BBE932D3A2E42E48E"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Reference price</header><text>The term <term>reference price</term>, with respect to a covered commodity for a crop year, means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A974886DDAA4605A4ED7DEF8A4F6752"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For wheat, $5.50 per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB8535B8B908476DA2DBD588B0A9FB86"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For corn, $3.70 per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H037CB988E6DD464FBF2684CA018A5329"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For grain sorghum, $3.95 per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1104DA1C59494597A252FF57F5713A3C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For barley, $4.95 per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95EB4CBD0F9046C889466D8DEA2D7102"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For oats, $2.40 per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF794101FA1FE46B1828B3506A7E96555"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For long grain rice, $14.00 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61400C73EB0F4AE89F5901FA954AEB48"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For medium grain rice, $14.00 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57740393BF82438E988EA93D0C03BB23"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For soybeans, $8.40 per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H11F1B3A8F12B483BB758ED727DBF5517"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For other oilseeds, $20.15 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD19627EA68754023ACBA7DEAEC04C0C3"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For peanuts, $535.00 per ton.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8DFE54C3D866409FA4ABE75878E6FA47"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For dry peas, $11.00 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC08562CF0C7F4CEA87AAA07C710EDD9B"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For lentils, $19.97 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3543AFA23D054925AB9D5D70183494D4"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For small chickpeas, $19.04 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEE3B09DD2E44441ABED4EB447076D868"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For large chickpeas, $21.54 per hundredweight.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H035F0497F4AE448DA86A7C135092A3C6"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0886C56448044276B897CEC3F1F4EF96"><enum>(20)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7B1DBCD53194368BA49478132EB04FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84529E956EFE4C1683F06C8393F0A8B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the District of Columbia;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9DF9DD30D4B4A28A0BD645A3E65D905"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4FABE59E4DD343249B36BC5930F5C83C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H999D3F0D7FE24A17BC258E94B984B1F5"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Temperate japonica rice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>temperate japonica rice</term> means rice that is grown in high altitudes or temperate regions of high latitudes with cooler climate conditions, in the Western United States, as determined by the Secretary, for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA492DFB1A92F48D4A3A75B1059004F42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the reallocation of base acres under section 1112;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7BBC891B74B47D8A41F72C1C514E4AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment of a reference price (as required under section 1116(g)) and an effective price pursuant to section 1116; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0A0AF97C5424031A4CC886B07C1D5C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the determination of the actual crop revenue and agriculture risk coverage guarantee pursuant to section 1117.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H231ADB536BE24AA395854BEF4343D868"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Transitional yield</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>transitional yield</term> has the meaning given the term in section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA6AD908DF4841F69A58C5914B37005F"><enum>(23)</enum><header>United States</header><text>The term <term>United States</term>, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H298C2756B3064AE0BBF6A794F860CB8D"><enum>(24)</enum><header>United States premium factor</header><text>The term <term>United States Premium Factor</term> means the percentage by which the difference in the United States loan schedule premiums for Strict Middling (SM) 1<fraction>1/8</fraction>-inch upland cotton and for Middling (M) 1<fraction>3/32</fraction>-inch upland cotton exceeds the difference in the applicable premiums for comparable international qualities.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4A5C23950B41403B8DC7AFE6BDEBD4A8"><enum>1112.</enum><header>Base acres</header>
<subsection id="H84CF700069A943BE9550206E756736DF" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Retention or 1-time reallocation of base acres</header>
<paragraph id="H0E1DD8685B1C41C48A5BF4AC40CA934B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Election required</header>
<subparagraph id="HE43FA637CF6D4250A51D65619EA33789" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notice of election opportunity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide notice to the owners of a farm regarding their opportunity to make an election, in the manner provided in this subsection—</text>
<clause id="H0C66CD984CE2406893B3E33671229F4D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to retain base acres, including any generic base acres, as provided in paragraph (2); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HF781AEDB7092451CBB6C025B2893C8F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in lieu of retaining base acres, to reallocate base acres, other than any generic base acres, as provided in paragraph (3).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13F8ED70F8EA44A99E1F60EF1438BB07"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Content of notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The notice under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:</text>
<clause id="H6F008CB6F5C04C998DA02C83533007B7" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Information that the opportunity of an owner to make the election is being provided only once.</text></clause>
<clause id="H88D3F7007A85440AAA400FB907E757E8" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information regarding the manner in which the owner must make the election and the manner of notifying the Secretary of the election.</text></clause>
<clause id="HB57C74360E1C4D25AC9E8CDAC5A8663A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information regarding the deadline before which the owner must notify the Secretary of the election to be in effect beginning with the 2014 crop year.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00848BEFC94E4F5A8E13675C145BBF4D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Effect of Failure To Make Election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the owner of a farm fails to make the election under this subsection, or fails to timely notify the Secretary of the election as required by subparagraph (B)(iii), the owner shall be deemed to have elected to retain base acres, including generic base acres, as provided in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71E53DB723484773BA1A0051545823BB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Retention of base acres</header>
<subparagraph id="H95D3F147AE8E465195DB3D63228A3D9B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Election to retain</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of applying this part to a covered commodity, the Secretary shall give an owner of a farm an opportunity to elect to retain all of the base acres for each covered commodity on the farm.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47177B7DCCEA4BF4A9093F35D86F26D1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of generic base acres</header><text>Generic base acres are automatically retained.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H743AA7BED50542E1A346C4FB8268DF9F" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reallocation of base acres</header>
<subparagraph id="HF42251BF74F042238B4E9FA8BB4A5C86" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Election to reallocate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of applying this part to covered commodities, the Secretary shall give an owner of a farm an opportunity to elect to reallocate all of the base acres for covered commodities on the farm, as in effect on September 30, 2013, among those covered commodities planted on the farm at any time during the 2009 through 2012 crop years.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA83DEFA409E046DE9A8BCC658B60722C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reallocation formula</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reallocation of base acres among covered commodities on a farm shall be in proportion to the ratio of—</text>
<clause id="H57B4B54C584049D7B1DBAB747B1696E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the 4-year average of—</text>
<subclause id="H2F2B12E44A2B46FBBA6A322E452EB0C9" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acreage planted on the farm to each covered commodity for harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or other similar purposes for the 2009 through 2012 crop years; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA77A57D91F6147DBA23182DEF9EDE209" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any acreage on the farm that the producers were prevented from planting during the 2009 through 2012 crop years to that covered commodity because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, as determined by the Secretary; to</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H8EFDBD6629B74FD9938EAD547ED9F2B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the 4-year average of—</text>
<subclause id="H6B2CCD413FA04A299FE6EA402E4693DA" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acreage planted on the farm to all covered commodities for harvest, grazing, haying, silage, or other similar purposes for such crop years; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4AD595B528C4496CBFB1070696AD781E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any acreage on the farm that the producers were prevented from planting during such crop years to covered commodities because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or other condition beyond the control of the producers, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E0DD8F54B7C445FA0909283CECC328C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of generic base acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Generic base acres are retained and may not be reallocated under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F93F4A0415742B0B576C8318E56AF35" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Inclusion of all 4 years in average</header><text>For the purpose of determining a 4-year acreage average under subparagraph (B) for a farm, the Secretary shall not exclude any crop year in which a covered commodity was not planted.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8ACDE4E0ED964598995D89CE255873AD" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Treatment of multiple planting or prevented planting</header><text>For the purpose of determining under subparagraph (B) the acreage on a farm that producers planted or were prevented from planting during the 2009 through 2012 crop years to covered commodities, if the acreage that was planted or prevented from being planted was devoted to another covered commodity in the same crop year (other than a covered commodity produced under an established practice of double cropping), the owner may elect the commodity to be used for that crop year in determining the 4-year average, but may not include both the initial commodity and the subsequent commodity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD09EB1065BC4F0D9796F8B6934EC852"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reallocation of base acres among covered commodities on a farm under this paragraph may not result in a total number of base acres (including generic base acres) for the farm in excess of the number of base acres in effect for the farm on September 30, 2013. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H891C468B026C48138FA820252882419B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application of Election to All Covered Commodities</header><text>The election made under this subsection, or deemed to be made under paragraph (1)(C), with respect to a farm shall apply to all of the covered commodities on the farm.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA33B762A287F4AA0AAF963284643C48B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustment of base acres</header>
<paragraph id="HD23A3916F13D4A1EAD5480CB53BE701A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the election made under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for an adjustment, as appropriate, in the base acres for covered commodities for a farm and any generic base acres for the farm whenever any of the following circumstances occur:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5DDBDE9238EB4549BFDC4C6A82EED181"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A conservation reserve contract entered into under section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831</external-xref>) with respect to the farm expires or is voluntarily terminated.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H402842D9DCCA470CA748BD359A313FBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Cropland is released from coverage under a conservation reserve contract by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66E549E27DD4438F9BAC0C07AA84265E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The producer has eligible oilseed acreage as the result of the Secretary designating additional oilseeds, which shall be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under section 1101(a)(1)(D) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8711">7 U.S.C. 8711(a)(1)(D)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8579817BB8B448A98668181D669D0F7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special conservation reserve acreage payment rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the crop year in which a base acres adjustment under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) is first made, the owner of the farm shall elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage with respect to the acreage added to the farm under this subsection or a prorated payment under the conservation reserve contract, but not both.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCCDA148719C44BA0BB99A1AFA7CA7783"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prevention of excess base acres</header>
<paragraph id="H5E019F68F40248ADA8543073BBD5BC9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the election made under subsection (a), if the sum of the base acres for a farm, including generic base acres, and the acreage described in paragraph (2) exceeds the actual cropland acreage of the farm, the Secretary shall reduce the base acres for 1 or more covered commodities or generic base acres for the farm so that the sum of the base acres, including generic base acres, and the acreage described in paragraph (2) does not exceed the actual cropland acreage of the farm.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8197F2640CA648FBAA60E8582C6E9895"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other acreage</header><text>For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H76E4686C7D4A4325ACD03222FE9C82ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Any acreage on the farm enrolled in the conservation reserve program or wetlands reserve program (or successor programs) under chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3830">16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB8A8EEA1F864250936346DEE0964615"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Any other acreage on the farm enrolled in a Federal conservation program for which payments are made in exchange for not producing an agricultural commodity on the acreage.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B1A3BE0FB09493988953F589B5D3B71"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If the Secretary designates additional oilseeds, any eligible oilseed acreage, which shall be determined in the same manner as eligible oilseed acreage under subsection (b)(1)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B1056D3E2034BF992C2ABDE3FB4054C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection of acres</header><text>The Secretary shall give the owner of the farm the opportunity to select the base acres for a covered commodity or generic base acres for the farm against which the reduction required by paragraph (1) will be made.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA7AEAE91B0B497CAABF0F949E2C6B53"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exception for double-cropped acreage</header><text>In applying paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make an exception in the case of double cropping, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H0FDC8E486B3442B9AC8C9811EF89596F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reduction in base acres</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9369B63892F84DF8848F03924F3B47F2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reduction at option of owner</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0495D05109A0428FBBBF2FD7DF4E607D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The owner of a farm may reduce, at any time, the base acres for any covered commodity or generic base acres for the farm.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3BA11A944B3E4C1981566C95E128F61D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of reduction</header><text>A reduction under subparagraph (A) shall be permanent and made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA2310BCCE3BC46AE9DB885BE51C7DB06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required action by Secretary</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7BCDE95594AA4332B4EE97FC74C7EFD8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall proportionately reduce base acres, including any generic base acres, on a farm for land that has been subdivided and developed for multiple residential units or other nonfarming uses if the size of the tracts and the density of the subdivision is such that the land is unlikely to return to the previous agricultural use, unless the producers on the farm demonstrate that the land—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF9B546C9A637422F9201019528F97A1F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>remains devoted to commercial agricultural production; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H065BA4D96C254BF98174E5A6460956F2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is likely to be returned to the previous agricultural use.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H65A1E2BEA4244DE2B258375A2DB17776"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures to identify land described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7CE39F5F97EE4921B69DB0C19911EE57"><enum>1113.</enum><header>Payment yields</header>
<subsection id="HD56C04855B494A90BE040B32AD6CD732"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of making price loss coverage payments under section 1116, the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of a yield for each farm for any designated oilseed for which a payment yield was not established under section 1102 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8712">7 U.S.C. 8712</external-xref>) in accordance with this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E3838DFAC6B47778C8479BCD44EF7F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment yields for designated oilseeds</header>
<paragraph id="HDD06DE9318EC4D8693E67A7DDD8CD0B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination of average yield</header><text>In the case of designated oilseeds, the Secretary shall determine the average yield per planted acre for the designated oilseed on a farm for the 1998 through 2001 crop years, excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to the designated oilseed was zero.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H254857DF3A34495AB856C738D0CE7704"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment for payment yield</header>
<subparagraph id="H9E6E3C9601634C7C88D33EF0F81444F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The payment yield for a farm for a designated oilseed shall be equal to the product of the following:</text>
<clause id="H21E913C5033C42D1931576C2935061AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The average yield for the designated oilseed determined under paragraph (1).</text></clause>
<clause id="H48FA0E5AE56B403DB33452F566DCC208"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The ratio resulting from dividing the national average yield for the designated oilseed for the 1981 through 1985 crops by the national average yield for the designated oilseed for the 1998 through 2001 crops.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A4B86536F104B4A8F5AD7BF67BC409E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No national average yield information available</header><text>To the extent that national average yield information for a designated oilseed is not available, the Secretary shall use such information as the Secretary determines to be fair and equitable to establish a national average yield under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33753898200D4791AA20855C8A157FEF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of county average yield</header><text>If the yield per planted acre for a crop of a designated oilseed for a farm for any of the 1998 through 2001 crop years was less than 75 percent of the county yield for that designated oilseed, the Secretary shall assign a yield for that crop year equal to 75 percent of the county yield for the purpose of determining the average under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8FDB02C4259746B68418D296A5370D96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of lack of payment yield</header>
<paragraph id="HB18EA87F47104B7FA75F0C26FECDAC8D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment by secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a covered commodity on a farm for which base acres have been established or that is planted on generic base acres, if no payment yield is otherwise established for the covered commodity on the farm, the Secretary shall establish an appropriate payment yield for the covered commodity on the farm under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6209904841AB4D30B9762DE61F9BF232"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of similarly situated farms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To establish an appropriate payment yield for a covered commodity on a farm as required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration the farm program payment yields applicable to that covered commodity for similarly situated farms. The use of such data in an appeal, by the Secretary or by the producer, shall not be subject to any other provision of law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3AC1C6EEF97D4FC6949085A9F0AF1478"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Single opportunity To update yields used To determine price loss coverage payments</header>
<paragraph id="HC4C15AE17B8748FC874F328385195A3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Election to update</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the sole discretion of the owner of a farm, the owner of a farm shall have a 1-time opportunity to update, on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis, the payment yield that would otherwise be used in calculating any price loss coverage payment for each covered commodity on the farm for which the election is made.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04EEB68082A843BEA215736845306F55"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time for election</header><text>The election under paragraph (1) shall be made at a time and manner to be in effect beginning with the 2014 crop year as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A64B0BAEBAF4E18B19C29EEDDC82678"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Method of updating yields</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the owner of a farm elects to update yields under this subsection, the payment yield for a covered commodity on the farm, for the purpose of calculating price loss coverage payments only, shall be equal to 90 percent of the average of the yield per planted acre for the crop of the covered commodity on the farm for the 2008 through 2012 crop years, as determined by the Secretary, excluding any crop year in which the acreage planted to the crop of the covered commodity was zero.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8927810EE3D4456B805C758479EF5894"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of county average yield</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the yield per planted acre for a crop of the covered commodity for a farm for any of the 2008 through 2012 crop years was less than 75 percent of the average of the 2008 through 2012 county yield for that commodity, the Secretary shall assign a yield for that crop year equal to 75 percent of the average of the 2008 through 2012 county yield for the purposes of determining the average yield under paragraph (3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H41BA2EFE52E64E3E87CE5F0C1EDF4820"><enum>1114.</enum><header>Payment acres</header>
<subsection id="H3322331AEA00458C8953EB1DFC77F09B" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Determination of payment acres</header>
<paragraph id="H931F0B5CF71F45C2B6CC8E2034BB35FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage when county coverage has been selected under section 1115(b)(1), but subject to subsection (e), the payment acres for each covered commodity on a farm shall be equal to 85 percent of the base acres for the covered commodity on the farm.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A3C16AB2A574D5F90AE128D8D19C1EB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of individual coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of agriculture risk coverage when individual coverage has been selected under section 1115(b)(2), but subject to subsection (e), the payment acres for a farm shall be equal to 65 percent of the base acres for all of the covered commodities on the farm.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0C67C8B896F24F00BF2159287A6DA339"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of generic base acres</header>
<paragraph id="HF69BA2D0C7F94F2DA1F101492DF0FEDF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of generic base acres, price loss coverage payments and agriculture risk coverage payments are made only with respect to generic base acres planted to a covered commodity for the crop year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7320C5E11CB44AC3BE1F225B1D42BC60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Attribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a farm containing generic base acres, for the purpose of applying paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), generic base acres on the farm are attributed to a covered commodity in the following manner:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF63C54F77E2B48D392E64C45BD0FA7BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a single covered commodity is planted and the total acreage planted exceeds the generic base acres on the farm, the generic base acres are attributed to that covered commodity in an amount equal to the total number of generic base acres.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1A304252B9B4563A5AFB5487F36A4B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If multiple covered commodities are planted and the total number of acres planted to all covered commodities on the farm exceeds the generic base acres on the farm, the generic base acres are attributed to each of the covered commodities on the farm on a pro rata basis to reflect the ratio of—</text>
<clause id="H89A137A536F14646A0A1F3BFBCD85686"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acreage planted to a covered commodity on the farm; to</text></clause>
<clause id="H62DAF92D33E84A4FA8FBF6973AA2EF19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the total acreage planted to all covered commodities on the farm.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42FFBE2B016849E7AD8189B124307A85"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the total number of acres planted to all covered commodities on the farm does not exceed the generic base acres on the farm, the number of acres planted to a covered commodity is attributed to that covered commodity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2B2E5950C694CE282039F797663045F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treated as additional acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When generic base acres are planted to a covered commodity or acreage planted to a covered commodity is attributed to generic base acres, the generic base acres are in addition to other base acres on the farm.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB43AF81099CB41FE8FEC0B6C2107303A" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The quantity of payment acres determined under subsection (a) may not include any crop subsequently planted during the same crop year on the same land for which the first crop is eligible for price loss coverage payments or agriculture risk coverage payments, unless the crop was approved for double cropping in the county, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H57512081A08C4C2C991AC16073266A45"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of minimal payment acres</header>
<paragraph id="HA5A378CA224640AB92A64E427246C45A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Prohibition on payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a producer on a farm may not receive price loss coverage payments or agriculture risk coverage payments if the sum of the base acres on the farm is 10 acres or less, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B04D3F69BF9461B8E53F9C4F77B66A9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply to a producer that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA7AD97C9B8994ED0BD88D9C0EBFA4D69"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2003">7 U.S.C. 2003(e)</external-xref>)); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0AF4A5B878B419B8914F81CEDE1EF6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a limited resource farmer or rancher, as defined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H64F5400C83F549008013FF0E88690871"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of planting fruits and vegetables</header>
<paragraph id="H1D61510D601C4B91A4A4044C336052B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Reduction required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the manner provided in this subsection, payment acres on a farm shall be reduced in any crop year in which fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans and pulse crops), or wild rice have been planted on base acres on a farm.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA591E12716E84B9C95833ADB9507F272"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Price loss coverage and county coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of price loss coverage payments and agricultural risk coverage payments using county coverage, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to in such paragraph in excess of 15 percent of base acres.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CBDFA0531964E54B501EA1C7D2C6D04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Individual coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of agricultural risk coverage payments using individual coverage, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to in such paragraph in excess of 35 percent of base acres.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA84C92C24D0C49CDBB0A0DAFC37B7868"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reduction exceptions</header><text>No reduction to payment acres shall be made under this subsection if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H344B6877AD5D48BE9814DC969954CB1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cover crops or crops referred to in paragraph (1) are grown solely for conservation purposes and not harvested for use or sale, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D00050ECA1943C885178C6DF767820C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in any region in which there is a history of double-cropping covered commodities with crops referred to in paragraph (1) and such crops were so double-cropped on the base acres, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H963F76FD2EAD4BE59E98A6EAF7BED761"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Producer election</header>
<subsection id="H2987C84104614888924881EDAA023FE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Election required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2014 through 2018 crop years, all of the producers on a farm shall make a 1-time, irrevocable election to obtain—</text>
<paragraph id="H749A4B70215A48C98F367F3E8E3C4CFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>price loss coverage under section 1116 on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DD49798161142C1B389D7DF182142C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agriculture risk coverage under section 1117.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H03DD4214681C4223AB74786B9195FEB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coverage options</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the election under subsection (a), the producers on a farm that elect under paragraph (2) of such subsection to obtain agriculture risk coverage under section 1117 shall unanimously select whether to receive agriculture risk coverage payments based on—</text>
<paragraph id="H599C7DB879E047F1A3A8AADF43CF628D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>county coverage applicable on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE634C8F540643288C18F01950FC85B9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>individual coverage applicable to all of the covered commodities on the farm.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1578D90535FF48F3952D1D2694DE2580"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of failure to make unanimous election</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If all the producers on a farm fail to make a unanimous election under subsection (a) for the 2014 crop year—</text>
<paragraph id="H0552BAB8127949F6A985E9DA0E508283"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary shall not make any payments with respect to the farm for the 2014 crop year under section 1116 or 1117; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08999A276E75415D87DD4D8599E831EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the producers on the farm shall be deemed to have elected price loss coverage under section 1116 for all covered commodities on the farm for the 2015 through 2018 crop years.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B81EDA8530B4BFB9EA221B150EA3DB4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of selection of county coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If all the producers on a farm select county coverage for a covered commodity under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary may not make price loss coverage payments under section 1116 to the producers on the farm with respect to that covered commodity.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0A5B2A47341348F3985D9B01D3C6D69A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of selection of individual coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If all the producers on a farm select individual coverage under subsection (b)(2), in addition to the selection and election under this section applying to each producer on the farm, the Secretary shall consider, for purposes of making the calculations required by subsections (b)(2) and (c)(3) of section 1117, the producer’s share of all farms in the same State—</text>
<paragraph id="H69B27F0359BC4D56AB5BE703F21EBB17"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in which the producer has an interest; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H974DA7979FE34C3F8FD86AC2D14D7690"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which individual coverage has been selected.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEE39EB218A8745B3B57A9A527A5A9B58"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition on reconstitution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that producers on a farm do not reconstitute the farm to void or change an election or selection made under this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H04C5AC397D2549B79D2DB4DFF9DDD3A0"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Price loss coverage</header>
<subsection id="H057FF022F18847948A79664AC4874D0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Price loss coverage payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If all of the producers on a farm make the election under subsection (a) of section 1115 to obtain price loss coverage or, subject to subsection (c)(1) of such section, are deemed to have made such election under subsection (c)(2) of such section, the Secretary shall make price loss coverage payments to producers on the farm on a covered commodity-by-covered-commodity basis if the Secretary determines that, for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E3396615A0644F4923DD56B97D4F9CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effective price for the covered commodity for the crop year; is less than</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9AFC25D398F4F39B4B17A7FB1F1FE33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the reference price for the covered commodity for the crop year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H490AFAE3F621404E9A6534533D2E9C1C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective price</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effective price for a covered commodity for a crop year shall be the higher of—</text>
<paragraph id="HC8A0EB477AAE4232A879C1294DB63A94"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year for the covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF32E51685CB4471C85039B8052918BB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the national average loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such crop year under subtitle B.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1A00F3BD77CD41CE8986F4F3725EA3CB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment rate</header><text>The payment rate shall be equal to the difference between—</text>
<paragraph id="H5AE10AF161E84B8A91566248DE7C5E73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the reference price for the covered commodity; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H860DAF7886B84F4DBA5B015E3330C351" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the effective price determined under subsection (b) for the covered commodity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H688510475E264680AE05C17E731661C9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If price loss coverage payments are required to be provided under this section for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years for a covered commodity, the amount of the price loss coverage payment to be paid to the producers on a farm for the crop year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="H793620274EA84EB2B85AB570D46F2E01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the payment rate for the covered commodity under subsection (c);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D1022B76AD742F28A8A2E538DCD9977"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the payment yield for the covered commodity; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DBC0E7B1C8A47B1AD2DE8A06D425592"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the payment acres for the covered commodity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H01B6DE21726742759798894C85DFB157"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Time for payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines under this section that price loss coverage payments are required to be provided for the covered commodity, the payments shall be made beginning October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, after the end of the applicable marketing year for the covered commodity.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6AD78912A1C746449EBECB174E97D10B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effective price for barley</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the effective price for barley under subsection (b), the Secretary shall use the all-barley price.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9D4F28692C64474383EE73EB73FA2259"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reference price for temperate japonica rice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide a reference price with respect to temperate japonica rice in an amount equal to 115 percent of the amount established in subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 1111(18) in order to reflect price premiums.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H128990B6FB514149A1DD17B51697F3A2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1117.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agriculture risk coverage</header>
<subsection id="H2A70BA3C108C4678B3B9ACE6488421BF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Agriculture risk coverage payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If all of the producers on a farm make the election under section 1115(a) to obtain agriculture risk coverage, the Secretary shall make agriculture risk coverage payments to producers on the farm if the Secretary determines that, for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years— </text>
<paragraph id="H682857156B6E483BAB0740E4626EA719"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual crop revenue determined under subsection (b) for the crop year; is less than</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94A5AA8081084839934833DB7A81375E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agriculture risk coverage guarantee determined under subsection (c) for the crop year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA357380E24E241AE89C4B89F2F4EC145" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actual crop revenue</header>
<paragraph id="HA2425389A50642199C2BF74B5EFCB3E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>County coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of county coverage, the amount of the actual crop revenue for a county for a crop year of a covered commodity shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H005E15D9160943E99873DA00FA25A685"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual average county yield per planted acre for the covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03B7BA9077444CCEA042D04794378401"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the higher of—</text>
<clause id="HC13C7710E0CD4E8E97386FC9EFEB0A66"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year for the covered commodity, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HA41CEEE905C34F51A01E9F7FA2F286DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the national average loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such crop year under subtitle B.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67C4CBD137684465905271389D741361"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Individual coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of individual coverage, the amount of the actual crop revenue for a producer on a farm for a crop year shall be based on the producer’s share of all covered commodities planted on all farms for which individual coverage has been selected and in which the producer has an interest, to be determined by the Secretary as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HEFBA0A4C1B64405695040DBEA4FFC60A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>For each covered commodity, the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H68DE63DA5126459FA1B7DFA415FB27D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total production of the covered commodity on such farms, as determined by the Secretary; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H09B0A488155249B39D8A700004985FC5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the higher of—</text>
<subclause id="H60149333D9134380AB26CF35DCA27F04"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H51B9BB5A551B4FD0B7349912E1936372"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the national average loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for the covered commodity in effect for such crop year under subtitle B.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37655D47DEFF4B0CA456E7AAD5B99DCB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The sum of the amounts determined under subparagraph (A) for all covered commodities on such farms.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD9516A60225437D97DBC1206FD844DF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The quotient obtained by dividing the amount determined under subparagraph (B) by the total planted acres of all covered commodities on such farms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6C3C415FE63D4F4D8436132C7D94B6E7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agriculture risk coverage guarantee</header>
<paragraph id="H3CA537CEE8FA4F64AE604ED070A90FD9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The agriculture risk coverage guarantee for a crop year for a covered commodity shall equal 86 percent of the benchmark revenue.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5F3BC4F5A83478F8A480C3B81751C00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benchmark revenue for county coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of county coverage, the benchmark revenue shall be the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A12FD5CFD184204894D8AF9871746F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (4), the average historical county yield as determined by the Secretary for the most recent 5 crop years, excluding each of the crop years with the highest and lowest yields; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF13686DFD0D949F6A311A5A3C6FCFBAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to paragraph (5), the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year for the most recent 5 crop years, excluding each of the crop years with the highest and lowest prices.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H252A6C39743E432683BC2736F369B65B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benchmark revenue for individual coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of individual coverage, the benchmark revenue for a producer on a farm for a crop year shall be based on the producer’s share of all covered commodities planted on all farms for which individual coverage has been selected and in which the producer has an interest, to be determined by the Secretary as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA27FE5AD94BD443E8F50921DC81D9198"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each covered commodity for each of the most recent 5 crop years, the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H89E1C3218C344BFEB9A5AB1D7CBF4509"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to paragraph (4), the yield per planted acre for the covered commodity on such farms, as determined by the Secretary; by</text></clause>
<clause id="HC3BA1E53C3B14D4892308767B071D051" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to paragraph (5), the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H279C8612FF3B4F098E99635239AD5D9F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each covered commodity, the average of the revenues determined under subparagraph (A) for the most recent 5 crop years, excluding each of the crop years with the highest and lowest revenues.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA722C127E694F22847F471E98CAC52A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the sum of the amounts determined under subparagraph (B) for all covered commodities on such farms, but adjusted to reflect the ratio between the total number of acres planted on such farms to a covered commodity and the total acres of all covered commodities planted on such farms.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEB9F201AA3147A180D6E1AB7B4DC2A7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Yield conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the yield per planted acre for the covered commodity or historical county yield per planted acre for the covered commodity for any of the 5 most recent crop years, as determined by the Secretary, is less than 70 percent of the transitional yield, as determined by the Secretary, the amounts used for any of those years in paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A)(i) shall be 70 percent of the transitional yield.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40F1D28042ED4B859CDCCC7F5B3C0E9D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reference price</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the national average market price received by producers during the 12-month marketing year for any of the 5 most recent crop years is lower than the reference price for the covered commodity, the Secretary shall use the reference price for any of those years for the amounts in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(A)(ii).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF7E46FB04D924FEB8BE73BB8B8B38009" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The payment rate for a covered commodity, in the case of county coverage, or a farm, in the case of individual coverage, shall be equal to the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph id="H72C3FAF9E0D544668C45D0B6722B5C67" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3435C0060BA43C4B71B45C9B2B55993" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agriculture risk coverage guarantee for the crop year applicable under subsection (c); exceeds</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88E7C981D8DE4899A49C9A0ADD882780" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual crop revenue for the crop year applicable under subsection (b); or</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5EF987255684230AE58F918D2401C60" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">10 percent of the benchmark revenue for the crop year applicable under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1F9DAA8BCFD44B4A562C20CCC9A8748"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If agriculture risk coverage payments are required to be paid for any of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the amount of the agriculture risk coverage payment for the crop year shall be determined by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BEE68D4794F4F11BA4C0AB7B5AB14E7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment rate determined under subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33D9BF59DA8341588C21A6A080DC4992" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment acres determined under section 1114.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H271C354709C246F09574B735189587E0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Time for payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that agriculture risk coverage payments are required to be provided for the covered commodity, payments shall be made beginning October 1, or as soon as practicable thereafter, after the end of the applicable marketing year for the covered commodity.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE940E969A5A449F49EDA633566E898A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional duties of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing agriculture risk coverage, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H94FB4F6830CB484BADED4BBDF1EB1539"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, use all available information and analysis, including data mining, to check for anomalies in the determination of agriculture risk coverage payments;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4CA10F39D62416CA4A6255E6EB3746F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, calculate a separate actual crop revenue and agriculture risk coverage guarantee for irrigated and nonirrigated covered commodities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H402C49DF7636407BBD080AD24283C7B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of individual coverage, assign an average yield for a farm on the basis of the yield history of representative farms in the State, region, or crop reporting district, as determined by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the farm has planted acreage in a quantity that is insufficient to calculate a representative average yield for the farm; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1EC6423DE6A94CAE8847AB1DB4199F81"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of county coverage, assign an actual or benchmark county yield for each planted acre for the crop year for the covered commodity on the basis of the yield history of representative farms in the State, region, or crop reporting district, as determined by the Secretary, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE47B687087CE46A3B26C69FD438F840E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary cannot establish the actual or benchmark county yield for each planted acre for a crop year for a covered commodity in the county in accordance with subsection (b)(1) or (c)(2); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD50BE7EA927F411FA78B1096EEFE9C68"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the yield determined under subsection (b)(1) or (c)(2) is an unrepresentative average yield for the county, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0C16D066F4C44DF08AFF73A216DB4F6B"><enum>1118.</enum><header>Producer agreements</header>
<subsection id="H9D73041EC95C4F2CB314E309449CC669"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Compliance with certain requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H589746118AFF4CD995095D959AD6ED4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the producers on a farm may receive payments under this subtitle with respect to the farm, the producers shall agree, during the crop year for which the payments are made and in exchange for the payments—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1295F646AC2E45EF84CD3FB84B2DDF80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7673E8E33F254980B02E758B78AECCE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to comply with applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3821">16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.</external-xref>); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEAB5CBEFABB46E596C2118E9F70EC56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to effectively control noxious weeds and otherwise maintain the land in accordance with sound agricultural practices, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80FAE8E7FE694FF5B65DF8A192E3E166"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to use the land on the farm, in a quantity equal to the attributable base acres for the farm and any base acres for an agricultural or conserving use, and not for a nonagricultural commercial, industrial, or residential use, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C55260275F44585B552D39E05E2E641"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The Secretary may issue such rules as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure producer compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFAC09541A5E44DA8C261ECA96A84E9B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>At the request of the transferee or owner, the Secretary may modify the requirements of this subsection if the modifications are consistent with the objectives of this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H26E34D86674B4C29A234D5E47BD5EAC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer or change of interest in farm</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAE6F638FEDC641338C86A529D80E9706"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE9CE3CBBF09E4BAF87B6EC13A1093E88"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), a transfer of (or change in) the interest of the producers on a farm for which payments under this subtitle are provided shall result in the termination of the payments, unless the transferee or owner of the acreage agrees to assume all obligations under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA313BFDAB0F24C80A34FD7F1E29C0DB3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The termination shall take effect on the date determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF83FA94BB054BDA84A9D082121DAC40"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a producer entitled to a payment under this subtitle dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise unable to receive the payment, the Secretary shall make the payment in accordance with rules issued by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAC36F3FDD5804FBF96EE1D367DFF0272"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acreage reports</header><text>As a condition on the receipt of any benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B, the Secretary shall require producers on a farm to submit to the Secretary annual acreage reports with respect to all cropland on the farm.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC800B770EF674A87AB2BCD4948852D33"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Production reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As an additional condition on receiving agriculture risk coverage payments for individual coverage, the Secretary shall require a producer on a farm to submit to the Secretary annual production reports with respect to all covered commodities produced on all farms in the same State—</text>
<paragraph id="HD35C117EAD714B7FABACC4816CE6EA1B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in which the producer has an interest; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18F2BC22C73740669414CE5188CC3E70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which individual coverage has been selected.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDC3E997D7686430D988E2F485CD62EFD" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of inaccurate reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No penalty with respect to benefits under this subtitle or subtitle B shall be assessed against a producer on a farm for an inaccurate acreage or production report unless the Secretary determines that the producer on the farm knowingly and willfully falsified the acreage or production report.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD3E26C7D5BEA480BA9E2202E21CE738B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Tenants and sharecroppers</header><text>In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to protect the interests of tenants and sharecroppers.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HEB94631809194F6D97A20C91684C7B5D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Sharing of payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide for the sharing of payments made under this subtitle among the producers on a farm on a fair and equitable basis.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H18AB4055F42B4A62B3D69CB0CEE2E2B7"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Transition assistance for producers of upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="HA18E6E302D2A4F93A02D9FC287CFA5F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability</header>
<paragraph id="HA888B78BB38C4364A561148F8C9317FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the purpose of this section to provide transition assistance to producers of upland cotton in light of the repeal of section 1103 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8713">7 U.S.C. 8713</external-xref>), the inapplicability of sections 1116 and 1117 to upland cotton, and the delayed implementation of the Stacked Income Protection Plan required by section 508B of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508b">7 U.S.C. 1508b</external-xref>), as added by section 11017 of this Act. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H130EE5CA5AE3486A8D8913A201E6E793"><enum>(2)</enum><header>2014 crop year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2014 crop of upland cotton, the Secretary shall provide transition assistance, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this section, to producers on a farm for which cotton base acres were in existence for the 2013 crop year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H561ABDDBB69E4775A4854CE768DD5D74"><enum>(3)</enum><header>2015 crop year</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the 2015 crop of upland cotton, the Secretary shall provide transition assistance, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this section, to producers on a farm—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8DD3D19FB65542D4882FD8E6E86C9376"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for which cotton base acres were in existence for the 2013 crop year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC01B5C97E2C4738A1C864D9892EAA78"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is located in a county in which the Stacked Income Protection Plan required by section 508B of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508b">7 U.S.C. 1508b</external-xref>) is not available to producers of upland cotton for the 2015 crop year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H71ECCA07B63C4919B6AFA1E8753C9B8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition assistance rate</header><text>The transition assistance rate shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="HEAADBE715722471D8BB0759A2A537594"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the June 12, 2013, midpoint estimate for the marketing year average price of upland cotton received by producers for the marketing year beginning August 1, 2013, minus the December 10, 2013, midpoint estimate for the marketing year average price of upland cotton received by producers for the marketing year beginning August 1, 2013, as contained in the applicable World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report published by the Department of Agriculture; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F8476F20FFD460B9B63F36EE1BF8D05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the national program yield for upland cotton of 597 pounds per acre.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDF5D75E88D604040B2EE77E6AB92DABA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Calculation of transition assistance amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount of transition assistance to be provided under this section to producers on a farm for a crop year shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="HEA40067FD86143A9835939933D1ABE1E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for the 2014 crop year, 60 percent, and for the 2015 crop year, 36.5 percent, of the cotton base acres referred to in subsection (a) for the farm, subject to adjustment or reduction for conservation measures as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of section 1112;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H377364C94CFE4E9185DDFE18D5EEF3A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the transition assistance rate in effect for the crop year under subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C8AD40B9C984753A4524DCA0932A247"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment yield for upland cotton for the farm established for purposes of section 1103(c)(3) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8713">7 U.S.C. 8713(c)(3)</external-xref>), divided by the national program yield for upland cotton of 597 pounds per acre.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5199A4F0569C46F9AAC3957F33E925EB" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Time for payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not make transition assistance payments for a crop year under this section before October 1 of the calendar year in which the crop of upland cotton is harvested.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC1C89DF50D464FAD98CE4A1C27591D74"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sections 1001 through 1001C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 through 1308C), as in effect on September 30, 2013, shall apply to the receipt of transition assistance under this section in the same manner as such sections applied to section 1103 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8713">7 U.S.C. 8713</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H78D3FC4053D6478AA95F4336A91243EA"><enum>B</enum><header>Marketing loans</header>
<section id="H99D090AD42BC4C799EAB94C8F6BB5054"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities</header>
<subsection id="HD8E62975A5E64EBDBAFC2A80284FA01A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of loan commodity</header><text>In this subtitle, the term <term>loan commodity</term> means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, peanuts, soybeans, other oilseeds, graded wool, nongraded wool, mohair, honey, dry peas, lentils, small chickpeas, and large chickpeas.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB85DF29CA3BA4358A4633FD3921B5E58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonrecourse loans available</header>
<paragraph id="H1AFC1BED8F0A491F9CEB933E4A8E724F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for loan commodities produced on the farm.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A6BD754FC8940D98E81C4C4A1F9CDB2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The marketing assistance loans shall be made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at the loan rate established under section 1202 for the loan commodity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE1893A370C05421F83E8312026560DAD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible production</header><text>The producers on a farm shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan under subsection (b) for any quantity of a loan commodity produced on the farm.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCC76AB405A7E4EA59F67117A1FEE69B2" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Compliance with conservation and wetlands requirements</header><text>As a condition of the receipt of a marketing assistance loan under subsection (b), the producer shall comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.</external-xref>) and applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3821">16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.</external-xref>) during the term of the loan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H93D62466D1A34EC999EAA63CBE2F09E3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rules for peanuts</header>
<paragraph id="H39A08C9EE4B74D54910B27B3169465E4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This subsection shall apply only to producers of peanuts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74A2DF12A87149C1A81BE12B6B0FA980"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Options for obtaining loan</header><text>A marketing assistance loan under this section, and loan deficiency payments under section 1205, may be obtained at the option of the producers on a farm through—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2378BDCBA046495493E0BD1730379162"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a designated marketing association or marketing cooperative of producers that is approved by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22B3A0D92B2E4004B497E1E0477638BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Farm Service Agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B16CCD1A6DA43AD8150C158B246E2A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Storage of loan peanuts</header><text>As a condition on the approval by the Secretary of an individual or entity to provide storage for peanuts for which a marketing assistance loan is made under this section, the individual or entity shall agree—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC850C36E801461C8B2150F8F1B3274A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide the storage on a nondiscriminatory basis; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD27838AF56E44C1FA2ADCB8C2B8DE7AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to comply with such additional requirements as the Secretary considers appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this section and promote fairness in the administration of the benefits of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D39986EFE3E4C41BB31647B36CF6E74"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Storage, handling, and associated costs</header>
<subparagraph id="H58E8D1A72D3840E8BD6634F58CD4D3BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To ensure proper storage of peanuts for which a loan is made under this section, the Secretary shall pay handling and other associated costs (other than storage costs) incurred at the time at which the peanuts are placed under loan, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62E626F8355E49E3A82B8961A3DCC465"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Redemption and forfeiture</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="H8368A580666A4A93A87157A217FB4C6D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>require the repayment of handling and other associated costs paid under subparagraph (A) for all peanuts pledged as collateral for a loan that is redeemed under this section; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA3DABE5D41694ABE9675BC081C73838D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>pay storage, handling, and other associated costs for all peanuts pledged as collateral that are forfeited under this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F5D9B1408214443BB719C25F9B7BEE2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Marketing</header><text>A marketing association or cooperative may market peanuts for which a loan is made under this section in any manner that conforms to consumer needs, including the separation of peanuts by type and quality.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F71A2036CAD43E68831A54D5C1E1DD8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Reimbursable agreements and payment of administrative expenses</header><text>The Secretary may implement any reimbursable agreements or provide for the payment of administrative expenses under this subsection only in a manner that is consistent with those activities in regard to other loan commodities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H13F77951C4294994B6735CD26325C4AE"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Loan rates for nonrecourse marketing assistance loans</header>
<subsection id="H82BCED0F9E924BD3AB5F02D95EC3B12C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the loan rate for a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan commodity shall be equal to the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H09BCEEBA43784E419558AC4CB1B873CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In the case of wheat, $2.94 per bushel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93C45869DA5E432F9897707527F6B3C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In the case of corn, $1.95 per bushel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2586D93B06344A04BE70054532FB53DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the case of grain sorghum, $1.95 per bushel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5697D85958EA4BDB87F3D00B82759A3C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>In the case of barley, $1.95 per bushel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FBF2A4AF08948D8B8CBE72D4E425265"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the case of oats, $1.39 per bushel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71CEDCB03F9F45F69DF8FA737F6B95C1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of base quality of upland cotton, for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the simple average of the adjusted prevailing world price for the 2 immediately preceding marketing years, as determined by the Secretary and announced October 1 preceding the next domestic plantings, but in no case less than $0.45 per pound or more than $0.52 per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE753894513EF48F2A263BB2E161B1572"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In the case of extra long staple cotton, $0.7977 per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2ED2231E9B524AB49BE9D9F4DD8FE144"><enum>(8)</enum><text>In the case of long grain rice, $6.50 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7774C84E09B458D8AD263DE71A07BF6"><enum>(9)</enum><text>In the case of medium grain rice, $6.50 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA753005FC6004101949117FCC2B8350F"><enum>(10)</enum><text>In the case of soybeans, $5.00 per bushel.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BAC6AD60AEE40BC87AF82D46F2712A3"><enum>(11)</enum><text>In the case of other oilseeds, $10.09 per hundredweight for each of the following kinds of oilseeds:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCBA95A69EF24BF0A2CC413EFFE27BB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Sunflower seed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81B97018B5C645B48B17F9352EC4CFAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Rapeseed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95980A664295439C8392E2AC1BCF1839"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Canola.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55ACCE3D97C14681B1177C358C60B173"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Safflower.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3FAEB9B8190E47EFAD217012F41B087A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Flaxseed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4476A7E6BDF4D11AC2FE94DF4C9C990"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Mustard seed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H479CF2D40B404E8190D46034F882968F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Crambe.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H20AC47712CD341CA892BE9E4FEC1F23B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Sesame seed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3970D5F7A474066896BF508B7C98251"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Other oilseeds designated by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDEA65EE279224239B0935E97217ADE28"><enum>(12)</enum><text>In the case of dry peas, $5.40 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H116D8EAAA5A4442F938AE24EFEB73354"><enum>(13)</enum><text>In the case of lentils, $11.28 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H107DD8C933C74A1C8AE1858680BCBCDD"><enum>(14)</enum><text>In the case of small chickpeas, $7.43 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA6BBFD74C1B4A20B23532DDBAFD8D73"><enum>(15)</enum><text>In the case of large chickpeas, $11.28 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE7F04C6EDC9407CB5E17B536E7474D2"><enum>(16)</enum><text>In the case of graded wool, $1.15 per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H217E14AAA9A043CF8B3EF7AAD2C500BD"><enum>(17)</enum><text>In the case of nongraded wool, $0.40 per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A990B612D004CD6967CFFBBFC616D81"><enum>(18)</enum><text>In the case of mohair, $4.20 per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE5F51D8B24D428090A7475025271689"><enum>(19)</enum><text>In the case of honey, $0.69 per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDD69CCE42564D989398EA3DF6CC1BE4"><enum>(20)</enum><text>In the case of peanuts, $355 per ton.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H56AD638194A746EFA9247935A5C845FB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Single county loan rate for other oilseeds</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a single loan rate in each county for each kind of other oilseeds described in subsection (a)(11).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H196DB5B9D1EB4B658E0C673A9112037B"><enum>1203.</enum><header>Term of loans</header>
<subsection id="HBFD6D1C405854D6D9C66D43F3F18C2FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Term of loan</header><text>In the case of each loan commodity, a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the first day of the first month after the month in which the loan is made.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H79FCA2A3D2C74BE5A0C3C4DCBCCB6854"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extensions prohibited</header><text>The Secretary may not extend the term of a marketing assistance loan for any loan commodity.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H4D8D8326740748EB83CD5655269F5EC1"><enum>1204.</enum><header>Repayment of loans</header>
<subsection id="H88F484BC855641A5A0CF203C4ECE1E83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General rule</header><text>The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for a loan commodity (other than upland cotton, long grain rice, medium grain rice, extra long staple cotton, peanuts and confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed)) at a rate that is the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E8498AC47124875A8DB6275A06A5804"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the loan rate established for the commodity under section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7283">7 U.S.C. 7283</external-xref>));</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FAEE5E71DC44850AAB89CF01084C468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a rate (as determined by the Secretary) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H48C6D166F9AE4CA7B4D28C2893F4ABDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is calculated based on average market prices for the loan commodity during the preceding 30-day period; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2627B1C4E864460C8A1FA7BC62A9A9B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will minimize discrepancies in marketing loan benefits across State boundaries and across county boundaries; or</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4580E44F8F04C0C9734E630172F687B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a rate that the Secretary may develop using alternative methods for calculating a repayment rate for a loan commodity that the Secretary determines will—</text>
<subparagraph id="HADD5022BE7F94F5683FA31A9CEF1ADF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimize potential loan forfeitures;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB588771A7D4941CC845F9D003A9B4770"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the accumulation of stocks of the commodity by the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC7A695685C14109A4C97F8957EC0532"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimize the cost incurred by the Federal Government in storing the commodity;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFEDF7E79F0D4C63BC3AC6F98BC0A1BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>allow the commodity produced in the United States to be marketed freely and competitively, both domestically and internationally; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4740C6032424C6E88EFE76F14154256"><enum>(E)</enum><text>minimize discrepancies in marketing loan benefits across State boundaries and across county boundaries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA23B083773454F398B1580502269A97F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repayment rates for upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium grain rice</header><text>The Secretary shall permit producers to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium grain rice at a rate that is the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph id="H5F11AF7C9E4041BFA6026B1804DFA1A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the loan rate established for the commodity under section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7283">7 U.S.C. 7283</external-xref>)); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1EEC5DA8AF284B7CA1D5AD47D2D7B997"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the prevailing world market price for the commodity, as determined and adjusted by the Secretary in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDBD64385A7B840C5AC948FABE4CDB3D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repayment rates for extra long staple cotton</header><text>Repayment of a marketing assistance loan for extra long staple cotton shall be at the loan rate established for the commodity under section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7283">7 U.S.C. 7283</external-xref>)).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB5FDBBF8B61B4C1E95798C78C7164F9E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prevailing world market price</header><text>For purposes of this section and section 1207, the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation—</text>
<paragraph id="H80D3FBFA3AF34437950CF5A8DCB852DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a formula to determine the prevailing world market price for each of upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium grain rice; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H207BF1B7875840AD994EFDE64A34DE6A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a mechanism by which the Secretary shall announce periodically those prevailing world market prices.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF531461B6E3242C1BAF742DA83C8FB3D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjustment of prevailing world market price for upland cotton, long grain rice, and medium grain rice</header>
<paragraph id="H2F98BC95AED6443A8F34188FF7003D66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Rice</header><text>The prevailing world market price for long grain rice and medium grain rice determined under subsection (d) shall be adjusted to United States quality and location.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA292066A81541BAA11ABBD70BA342A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cotton</header><text>The prevailing world market price for upland cotton determined under subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H583962B1BB2E4C9DA3269A9DEAA601F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be adjusted to United States quality and location, with the adjustment to include—</text>
<clause id="H8D4C2D3E28014318B48E6B205DEADEBF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a reduction equal to any United States Premium Factor for upland cotton of a quality higher than Middling (M) 1<fraction>3/32</fraction>-inch; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAC8D037537A842DBAA62A784EA43216E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the average costs to market the commodity, including average transportation costs, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2D9DB951A7341DE85E9C218F5A3B257"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be further adjusted, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on July 31, 2019, if the Secretary determines the adjustment is necessary—</text>
<clause id="HEE3C4A75D41542B4AAF3C62254F45A40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to minimize potential loan forfeitures;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD1D68386DCDF4E17AC6DFAA920E87D22"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to minimize the accumulation of stocks of upland cotton by the Federal Government;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7B2580765C3548F7A55B0283B3DE856C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to ensure that upland cotton produced in the United States can be marketed freely and competitively, both domestically and internationally; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB2D026DD506041EFADB4D69BDA977238"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to ensure an appropriate transition between current-crop and forward-crop price quotations, except that the Secretary may use forward-crop price quotations prior to July 31 of a marketing year only if—</text>
<subclause id="HBE6852371572489D9175A8CBE134E144"><enum>(I)</enum><text>there are insufficient current-crop price quotations; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC95C522478994D65975CF1DB4F4A967F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the forward-crop price quotation is the lowest such quotation available.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BB3C50F3C1B4D33A450B9548B0F78C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Guidelines for additional adjustments</header><text>In making adjustments under this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a mechanism for determining and announcing the adjustments in order to avoid undue disruption in the United States market.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H48DDC3465E4846DE9605634EC360A95A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Repayment rates for confectionery and other kinds of sunflower seeds</header><text>The Secretary shall permit the producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 for confectionery and each other kind of sunflower seed (other than oil sunflower seed) at a rate that is the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph id="H64E2BB21466A426E848E4BCAE7F9C17C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the loan rate established for the commodity under section 1202, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7283">7 U.S.C. 7283</external-xref>)); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H501A1276862C443BA1334EB1DF68AF75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the repayment rate established for oil sunflower seed.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H017ECFAA1A0F403DB0B4678A058477E4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Payment of cotton storage costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the Secretary shall make cotton storage payments available in the same manner, and at the same rates as the Secretary provided storage payments for the 2006 crop of cotton, except that the rates shall be reduced by 10 percent.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1C4EAC2D53E74393AAB39D90F41B7703"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Repayment rate for peanuts</header><text>The Secretary shall permit producers on a farm to repay a marketing assistance loan for peanuts under section 1201 at a rate that is the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC0EA9DA4BB7426D94FE1CDCE8CB1C2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the loan rate established for peanuts under section 1202(a)(20), plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7283">7 U.S.C. 7283</external-xref>)); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A3D109593914BB6893DE26354895C8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a rate that the Secretary determines will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1981490660DF45B68A2C5F8B810FC583"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimize potential loan forfeitures;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77D403F59DC3405CB35AA90ED2AE5CAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>minimize the accumulation of stocks of peanuts by the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D72066A15B042DAAAB9944ACBA7EEF8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimize the cost incurred by the Federal Government in storing peanuts; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7E74BA18C4E45C5A2A344FD9BFE9157"><enum>(D)</enum><text>allow peanuts produced in the United States to be marketed freely and competitively, both domestically and internationally.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H40A6C036A04F4F6097A1D2150D260B55"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authority To temporarily adjust repayment rates</header>
<paragraph id="HB1BB48DF95634D9EBEF3B3840859B245"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjustment authority</header><text>In the event of a severe disruption to marketing, transportation, or related infrastructure, the Secretary may modify the repayment rate otherwise applicable under this section for marketing assistance loans under section 1201 for a loan commodity.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA86BAFD7EB44442E86C205C724E4A2CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Any adjustment made under paragraph (1) in the repayment rate for marketing assistance loans for a loan commodity shall be in effect on a short-term and temporary basis, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBC7CC9126EBD4B9B816B990AE2FD5627"><enum>1205.</enum><header>Loan deficiency payments</header>
<subsection id="H548B7C3309BC41E7A7B5239307CB53C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of loan deficiency payments</header>
<paragraph id="H150D5BAA9D364108AA6E36414FE171BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d), the Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available to producers on a farm that, although eligible to obtain a marketing assistance loan under section 1201 with respect to a loan commodity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the commodity in return for loan deficiency payments under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94A75F591A1444A7AA74946400642DA2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unshorn pelts, hay, and silage</header>
<subparagraph id="HC514D95EB2A04F24BB0560C21BED1D42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Marketing assistance loans</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), nongraded wool in the form of unshorn pelts and hay and silage derived from a loan commodity are not eligible for a marketing assistance loan under section 1201.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72F41B5CA170452BA4266D9D8278E48F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Loan deficiency payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, the Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available under this section to producers on a farm that produce unshorn pelts or hay and silage derived from a loan commodity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H150B2364E00541588F8D522D2DC2FDD4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Computation</header><text>A loan deficiency payment for a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="HD85820711F824CC797D1C2580ACF55A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the payment rate determined under subsection (c) for the commodity; by</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H029C0905C587437BAB9DFE3B65E14A16"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the quantity of the commodity produced by the eligible producers, excluding any quantity for which the producers obtain a marketing assistance loan under section 1201.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H043381D5ED6F43069BA99C8302C6C86A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment rate</header>
<paragraph id="H428101BF302B4F188F92628BB59B73D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a loan commodity, the payment rate shall be the amount by which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9BB035FE1F149A2A7E3E58A6C1DB5D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan rate established under section 1202 for the loan commodity; exceeds</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31D0255F4590474DBA0FD37B7043FFD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rate at which a marketing assistance loan for the loan commodity may be repaid under section 1204.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD9C170E94384D46AE868B5AA8DA65F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unshorn pelts</header><text>In the case of unshorn pelts, the payment rate shall be the amount by which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D082FA5AC4E45AFA872A0E4D5541E2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan rate established under section 1202 for ungraded wool; exceeds</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7011B828F7BB4D39989C609EF22D3431"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rate at which a marketing assistance loan for ungraded wool may be repaid under section 1204.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0B5FB2B99A743FB8790B104A93AE0B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hay and silage</header><text>In the case of hay or silage derived from a loan commodity, the payment rate shall be the amount by which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DEA93B728AC4627B2A39DB3CDB059E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan rate established under section 1202 for the loan commodity from which the hay or silage is derived; exceeds</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H983102382B394EC88DB30E43D67116A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rate at which a marketing assistance loan for the loan commodity may be repaid under section 1204.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H859F50A0B5E14639B6CAEBFF993DFAE4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exception for extra long staple cotton</header><text>This section shall not apply with respect to extra long staple cotton.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA0B17D5388B84F44B6BF3DD130333AB3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective date for payment rate determination</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the amount of the loan deficiency payment to be made under this section to the producers on a farm with respect to a quantity of a loan commodity or commodity referred to in subsection (a)(2) using the payment rate in effect under subsection (c) as of the date the producers request the payment.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0A5290E076394365922EB014195CE4BD"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Payments in lieu of loan deficiency payments for grazed acreage</header>
<subsection id="HD401F02FCF80438C9DB26DD0562C5221"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligible producers</header>
<paragraph id="HD2A61939061340B8A8BCAF8F5C0C4669"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, in the case of a producer that would be eligible for a loan deficiency payment under section 1205 for wheat, barley, or oats, but that elects to use acreage planted to the wheat, barley, or oats for the grazing of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this section if the producer enters into an agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of the wheat, barley, or oats on that acreage.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAB7E7F992DE4B1BA886AC9D8983D33C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grazing of triticale acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective for each of the 2014 through 2018 crop years, with respect to a producer on a farm that uses acreage planted to triticale for the grazing of livestock, the Secretary shall make a payment to the producer under this section if the producer enters into an agreement with the Secretary to forgo any other harvesting of triticale on that acreage.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H59FB20B8079940DF861457F959A30649"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payment amount</header>
<paragraph id="H9A9E0E5269D1472AB1F26C2FA693331F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amount of a payment made under this section to a producer on a farm described in subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to the amount determined by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="H79C32EDF13F0442AA542B58D1E4BFC1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan deficiency payment rate determined under section 1205(c) in effect, as of the date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm is located; by</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0907782618D450ABF938F25B9C32D3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment quantity determined by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H7B931C1BE6AA4BBF95F2345385BB51F7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of the grazed acreage on the farm with respect to which the producer elects to forgo harvesting of wheat, barley, or oats; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H74ED0E01D1E6493189267109A4585B1F"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8A064D1D340247DB8E374F58088E12FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment yield in effect for the calculation of price loss coverage under section 1115 with respect to that loan commodity on the farm;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H381A223A473441A69F2276480FD808F5" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a farm for which agriculture risk coverage is elected under section 1116(a), the payment yield that would otherwise be in effect with respect to that loan commodity on the farm in the absence of such election; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0AC8A7500E464DC49A5608541556F0C9" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a farm for which no payment yield is otherwise established for that loan commodity on the farm, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner consistent with section 1113(c).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7490C3DFCDF54119B503F3DB8D0E7BA1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grazing of triticale acreage</header><text>The amount of a payment made under this section to a producer on a farm described in subsection (a)(2) shall be equal to the amount determined by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF0D8457A79248109180958384E18044"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the loan deficiency payment rate determined under section 1205(c) in effect for wheat, as of the date of the agreement, for the county in which the farm is located; by</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77C4F999E75E49439BB82356F1C1A3F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the payment quantity determined by multiplying—</text>
<clause id="H681C9D621A77430FAA0DF083852FC3B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity of the grazed acreage on the farm with respect to which the producer elects to forgo harvesting of triticale; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2ADD1E7E353C4FBDAA3F618DC22FB0E6"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5B72F15ECBB441CA908EAFFAE377E29B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment yield in effect for the calculation of price loss coverage under subtitle A with respect to wheat on the farm;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H565FF5B17E0A40628550547D1CA1B13B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of a farm for which agriculture risk coverage is elected under section 1116(a), the payment yield that would otherwise be in effect for wheat on the farm in the absence of such election; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H22DB8CD62A9E47E5BDCD79616B4AA8F8" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a farm for which no payment yield is otherwise established for wheat on the farm, an appropriate yield established by the Secretary in a manner consistent with section 1113(c).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HADF361F413EA48ACA77CC97EB4F5A052"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Time, manner, and availability of payment</header>
<paragraph id="H002AFDDB810B4F7EAE7C4E799854CDF2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Time and manner</header><text>A payment under this section shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as loan deficiency payments are made under section 1205.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED97FF0238C74ED69656E9A1751BA2C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header>
<subparagraph id="H89FE87CCC4A54E0188F736EE3DCD5BD6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an availability period for the payments authorized by this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H644EE6238FD94193A34F86F2DEF3D800"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain commodities</header><text>In the case of wheat, barley, and oats, the availability period shall be consistent with the availability period for the commodity established by the Secretary for marketing assistance loans authorized by this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC9C861C9B19B47739F9B5E4C8E98FA56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition on crop insurance indemnity or noninsured crop assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 2014 through 2018 crop of wheat, barley, oats, or triticale planted on acreage that a producer elects, in the agreement required by subsection (a), to use for the grazing of livestock in lieu of any other harvesting of the crop shall not be eligible for an indemnity under a policy or plan of insurance authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>) or noninsured crop assistance under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1A584A107BBF4884A0C07334C64B1ACB" commented="no"><enum>1207.</enum><header>Special marketing loan provisions for upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="H59954ABA7A0B4E6DBF39BF980D5A93F5" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Special import quota</header>
<paragraph id="H0679CD8EAC124031A5087D367F69C0C7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of special import quota</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>special import quota</term> means a quantity of imports that is not subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F76E69F186B442C9866435F9E7F9761" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="H214CA15C46CF498C81F01B52356A5FC7" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The President shall carry out an import quota program beginning on August 1, 2014, as provided in this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3901EDDBD9584B8CB2BAD26DC17A8172" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Program requirements</header><text>Whenever the Secretary determines and announces that for any consecutive 4-week period, the Friday through Thursday average price quotation for the lowest-priced United States growth, as quoted for Middling (M) 1<fraction>3/32</fraction>-inch cotton, delivered to a definable and significant international market, as determined by the Secretary, exceeds the prevailing world market price, there shall immediately be in effect a special import quota.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H808D62E925EB46CC90B068539F936E07" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Quantity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The quota shall be equal to the consumption during a 1-week period of cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC03BD7E65CA4537AF9FCA2B2CA24032" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The quota shall apply to upland cotton purchased not later than 90 days after the date of the Secretary’s announcement under paragraph (2) and entered into the United States not later than 180 days after that date.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H699B2A5E77F544FAB46E5866DCD59779" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Overlap</header><text>A special quota period may be established that overlaps any existing quota period if required by paragraph (2), except that a special quota period may not be established under this subsection if a quota period has been established under subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BF08764F01A4FF98AA7E94A9ABBCCBE" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Preferential tariff treatment</header><text>The quantity under a special import quota shall be considered to be an in-quota quantity for purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8C3983C9B444B1AA7325EAFD0F4E3C6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2703">19 U.S.C. 2703(d)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09CE5D89257E4EC697320885D6EC9F3B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3203">19 U.S.C. 3203</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A43E324056B4EDA95FFCD41CF263152" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2463">19 U.S.C. 2463(d)</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CF8F374488A462B8E10BF1801D61556" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41A1C18D4EF2445C833079FB44F0DBA4" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The quantity of cotton entered into the United States during any marketing year under the special import quota established under this subsection may not exceed the equivalent of 10 weeks’ consumption of upland cotton by domestic mills at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the 3 months immediately preceding the first special import quota established in any marketing year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3CF4C9B9DBC747398BB06B9A068C0149" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limited global import quota for upland cotton</header>
<paragraph id="HE4469E04830B4782B8CD5E3EA508C6B4" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A295571AE7044859E9FB2E76EC1CCAD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Demand</header><text>The term <term>demand</term> means—</text>
<clause id="H64C1EF744C46424AAB4DB4614754DB57" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average seasonally adjusted annual rate of domestic mill consumption of cotton during the most recent 3 months for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB499326FD7104E6CB8820067880A6591" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the larger of—</text>
<subclause id="H9BF62BA4627D4503932B44C45003D2C0" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>average exports of upland cotton during the preceding 6 marketing years; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E20561D20BA497E9654F2F219332497"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cumulative exports of upland cotton plus outstanding export sales for the marketing year in which the quota is established.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09F63D06CBF44375BFC3A694AB4A44B2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limited global import quota</header><text>The term <term>limited global import quota</term> means a quantity of imports that is not subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A1F8068AB1D4A1F94E6072B7CB9A98D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supply</header><text>The term <term>supply</term> means, using the latest official data of the Department of Agriculture—</text>
<clause id="H3E840DADF2FD440EB9360120568EF5B8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the carry-over of upland cotton at the beginning of the marketing year (adjusted to 480-pound bales) in which the quota is established;</text></clause>
<clause id="H86480D6400AD40C0BF347D52976CFED6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>production of the current crop; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54DB511085B647528FCD323155DC5941"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>imports to the latest date available during the marketing year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC88F62F1FBEB4B81B5FE36E6E359A199" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The President shall carry out an import quota program that provides that whenever the Secretary determines and announces that the average price of the base quality of upland cotton, as determined by the Secretary, in the designated spot markets for a month exceeded 130 percent of the average price of the quality of cotton in the markets for the preceding 36 months, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there shall immediately be in effect a limited global import quota subject to the following conditions:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB587FEFAF3BC4686A43B475A218B1282" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Quantity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The quantity of the quota shall be equal to 21 days of domestic mill consumption of upland cotton at the seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months for which official data of the Department of Agriculture are available or, in the absence of sufficient data, as estimated by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58B76C0432644D3B95D9316EDF65249A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Quantity if prior quota</header><text>If a quota has been established under this subsection during the preceding 12 months, the quantity of the quota next established under this subsection shall be the smaller of 21 days of domestic mill consumption calculated under subparagraph (A) or the quantity required to increase the supply to 130 percent of the demand.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DF980AC8FD64744860CBA08598A367A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Preferential tariff treatment</header><text>The quantity under a limited global import quota shall be considered to be an in-quota quantity for purposes of—</text>
<clause id="H74B4CEA040FB4D478D0E5FB299459988" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2703">19 U.S.C. 2703(d)</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H90B1423C7C5A436C9FDCD3582E7C3609" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3203">19 U.S.C. 3203</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="HB18A62820D4A4B1DB540C5FBEC9BDEC1" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2463">19 U.S.C. 2463(d)</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA0130F6C177C43039E4C92C0D9DD8B0F" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96CF3F61652F4D9C91D743C2A561627F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Quota entry period</header><text>When a quota is established under this subsection, cotton may be entered under the quota during the 90-day period beginning on the date the quota is established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DD7CB2FD4984154B72584B17E4CF417" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No overlap</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a quota period may not be established that overlaps an existing quota period or a special quota period established under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD0D63AAB07A94E5FB1A236947F564CEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Economic adjustment assistance to users of upland cotton</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC0605350A0984406892DF8B01A1C23E8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall, on a monthly basis, make economic adjustment assistance available to domestic users of upland cotton in the form of payments for all documented use of that upland cotton during the previous monthly period regardless of the origin of the upland cotton.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD175F74F4A3A4201A2753B27FEEED344"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Value of assistance</header><text>Effective beginning on August 1, 2013, the value of the assistance provided under paragraph (1) shall be 3 cents per pound.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE3E857300DA34C3A802217C1DE94112A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allowable purposes</header><text>Economic adjustment assistance under this subsection shall be made available only to domestic users of upland cotton that certify that the assistance shall be used only to acquire, construct, install, modernize, develop, convert, or expand land, plant, buildings, equipment, facilities, or machinery.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1198820D546C4029B90358B33B3DF729"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review or audit</header><text>The Secretary may conduct such review or audit of the records of a domestic user under this subsection as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA874AA43960B4EB7A115A12544E74AD5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Improper use of assistance</header><text>If the Secretary determines, after a review or audit of the records of the domestic user, that economic adjustment assistance under this subsection was not used for the purposes specified in paragraph (3), the domestic user shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H23549A2CCE2843C5A9FB2C67B4E3CAFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>liable for the repayment of the assistance to the Secretary, plus interest, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9799CF275A524693AFBAD853B8A37140"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ineligible to receive assistance under this subsection for a period of 1 year following the determination of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE3EC43CE1CB64ACB91FEB7BB7BAF574D"><enum>1208.</enum><header>Special competitive provisions for extra long staple cotton</header>
<subsection id="HC96BA937A33E4461A424122B99CD8B72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Competitiveness program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through July 31, 2019, the Secretary shall carry out a program—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA97F61C5CD1475799F24B2DA7354AC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to maintain and expand the domestic use of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F2078D2A5134E27BB998E95B9A01634"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to increase exports of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H597BCB91B3EC4A3F873A2E94E322E837"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to ensure that extra long staple cotton produced in the United States remains competitive in world markets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0586F367741A4B51A1B7451D244139C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Payments under program; trigger</header><text>Under the program, the Secretary shall make payments available under this section whenever—</text>
<paragraph id="H9AA19713FB9D47FAA06758519887F685"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for a consecutive 4-week period, the world market price for the lowest priced competing growth of extra long staple cotton (adjusted to United States quality and location and for other factors affecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as determined by the Secretary, is below the prevailing United States price for a competing growth of extra long staple cotton; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1E3113299D8493DA2C5A7DEC635E23D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the lowest priced competing growth of extra long staple cotton (adjusted to United States quality and location and for other factors affecting the competitiveness of such cotton), as determined by the Secretary, is less than 134 percent of the loan rate for extra long staple cotton.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAE8F0FA1FF13409382A551F72CD44558"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text>The Secretary shall make payments available under this section to domestic users of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States and exporters of extra long staple cotton produced in the United States that enter into an agreement with the Commodity Credit Corporation to participate in the program under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBC2C62D3042D426CB58E28436684873A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment amount</header><text>Payments under this section shall be based on the amount of the difference in the prices referred to in subsection (b)(1) during the fourth week of the consecutive 4-week period multiplied by the amount of documented purchases by domestic users and sales for export by exporters made in the week following such a consecutive 4-week period.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HAEDD145AB86D4C948511013A26EBF7D5"><enum>1209.</enum><header>Availability of recourse loans for high moisture feed grains and seed cotton</header>
<subsection id="HD1E3F66DA8094BCFBE77C6F5F1E687D6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>High moisture feed grains</header>
<paragraph id="H645F19C10A684A86B26EE4EC1A0E6BFC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of high moisture state</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>high moisture state</term> means corn or grain sorghum having a moisture content in excess of Commodity Credit Corporation standards for marketing assistance loans made by the Secretary under section 1201.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62530831F4F94439B11C61144890E36A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recourse loans available</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of corn and grain sorghum, the Secretary shall make available recourse loans, as determined by the Secretary, to producers on a farm that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H22E165713DDA4A05BB455D147C688FAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>normally harvest all or a portion of their crop of corn or grain sorghum in a high moisture state;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C9D8610206E44BD9C3CEE6FAC4A3AF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>present—</text>
<clause id="H9A2F5A6E7AE84D218C947AC3B15A626E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>certified scale tickets from an inspected, certified commercial scale, including a licensed warehouse, feedlot, feed mill, distillery, or other similar entity approved by the Secretary, pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HA133918846BC4FFDA2156828BD767470"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>field or other physical measurements of the standing or stored crop in regions of the United States, as determined by the Secretary, that do not have certified commercial scales from which certified scale tickets may be obtained within reasonable proximity of harvest operation;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0470F48CD1D482289E354135343936D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>certify that the producers on the farm were the owners of the feed grain at the time of delivery to, and that the quantity to be placed under loan under this subsection was in fact harvested on the farm and delivered to, a feedlot, feed mill, or commercial or on-farm high-moisture storage facility, or to a facility maintained by the users of corn and grain sorghum in a high moisture state; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CA02441F4564D1C98A5D85478157B3A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>comply with deadlines established by the Secretary for harvesting the corn or grain sorghum and submit applications for loans under this subsection within deadlines established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE701026D31394C2ABF719EFCF1966B0E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility of acquired feed grains</header><text>A loan under this subsection shall be made on a quantity of corn or grain sorghum of the same crop acquired by the producer equivalent to a quantity determined by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9D1CE2DADED41E192E945C0DD805806"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the acreage of the corn or grain sorghum in a high moisture state harvested on the farm of the producer; by</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBEA94F3721D047498E0392AAC00A0012"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the lower of—</text>
<clause id="HD4A2AB3E2A7B44C0B30740B68B4F1240"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the payment yield in effect for the calculation of price loss coverage under section 1115, or the payment yield deemed to be in effect or established under subclause (II) or (III) of section 1206(b)(1)(B)(ii), with respect to corn or grain sorghum on a field that is similar to the field from which the corn or grain sorghum referred to in subparagraph (A) was obtained; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HB4426CF57D0C4B5CAE426306510819A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual yield of corn or grain sorghum on a field, as determined by the Secretary, that is similar to the field from which the corn or grain sorghum referred to in subparagraph (A) was obtained.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCCA179049BB4432C969932161FCD410F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recourse loans available for seed cotton</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of the 2014 through 2018 crops of upland cotton and extra long staple cotton, the Secretary shall make available recourse seed cotton loans, as determined by the Secretary, on any production.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4B5793B3543649B98FA6DC64B221B7AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repayment rates</header><text>Repayment of a recourse loan made under this section shall be at the loan rate established for the commodity by the Secretary, plus interest (determined in accordance with section 163 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7283">7 U.S.C. 7283</external-xref>)).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8F73E6A248FD4F589D003169228F512C"><enum>1210.</enum><header>Adjustments of loans</header>
<subsection id="H5DC468D242F74040B0CD41CFCBD344A7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjustment authority</header><text>Subject to subsection (e), the Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in the loan rates for any loan commodity (other than cotton) for differences in grade, type, quality, location, and other factors.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFD55282F045942A6B4FCEB733321844C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manner of adjustment</header><text>The adjustments under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be made in such a manner that the average loan level for the commodity will, on the basis of the anticipated incidence of the factors, be equal to the level of support determined in accordance with this subtitle and subtitle C.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H315C654F94FF44648CF79FF61941FC63"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustment on county basis</header>
<paragraph id="H4EB9C6A7AB9949EAB8F1B278CFC72B61"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may establish loan rates for a crop for producers in individual counties in a manner that results in the lowest loan rate being 95 percent of the national average loan rate, if those loan rates do not result in an increase in outlays.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BC69041162143E9AD09D7C57BB68D5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Adjustments under this subsection shall not result in an increase in the national average loan rate for any year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H51DDB30C1EF74E4AA4DA121D665294D3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Adjustment in loan rate for cotton</header>
<paragraph id="H46CFBAE968DA41C998B6AFD0357D999A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make appropriate adjustments in the loan rate for cotton for differences in quality factors.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H824EEAF52D4C415C923F5C1EAD07ED46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Types of adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loan rate adjustments under paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H965442901EE340ABB885A49E57296CB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of non-spot market price data, in addition to spot market price data, that would enhance the accuracy of the price information used in determining quality adjustments under this subsection;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB66CE23DF7248ACA4F0A7B74AD8BDA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adjustments in the premiums or discounts associated with upland cotton with a staple length of 33 or above due to micronaire with the goal of eliminating any unnecessary artificial splits in the calculations of the premiums or discounts; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0962FFF564924FC5A49ABAD30244F9D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other adjustments as the Secretary determines appropriate, after consultations conducted in accordance with paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26D5ACCB037B48B6B8517D4CD45826FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation with private sector</header>
<subparagraph id="H8EDCF25C363F4BA7BD46ECF9678457A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Prior to revision</header><text>In making adjustments to the loan rate for cotton (including any review of the adjustments) as provided in this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with representatives of the United States cotton industry.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02B0E2FE44FF404686ECF6F2BED21852"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to consultations under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B7ABE9E287B4D78817CF975EC245F52"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Review of adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may review the operation of the upland cotton quality adjustments implemented pursuant to this subsection and may make further adjustments to the administration of the loan program for upland cotton, by revoking or revising any adjustment taken under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1C5B3A6396584A2CAD8E6E4E90DB0BC1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rice</header><text>The Secretary shall not make adjustments in the loan rates for long grain rice and medium grain rice, except for differences in grade and quality (including milling yields).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H514AEADE1F504845A3F84626F17B12EA"><enum>C</enum><header>Sugar</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD092809BCADF4F65AABF8B4695E0501C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1301.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sugar policy</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B5520B79CA8457CBB2906B3AC868634"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Continuation of current program and loan rates</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A319C306BBF4AF7A5BBCB3A63875C67"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sugarcane</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272">7 U.S.C. 7272(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D1F1F60AB524ED99067DF5BE91F5F8F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8AD591CE1A9A48A494AB314D2AFF37AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>the 2011 crop year; and</quote> and inserting <quote>each of the 2011 through 2018 crop years.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A229277326D4CCBAF9CCF1BEF04B602"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H119B2ED8F825433AAC16D176DB1785AB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sugar beets</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272">7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E9F409395F94968825EACFC9A915B13"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 156(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272">7 U.S.C. 7272(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8231318320E4E46987B90CC450C5124"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flexible marketing allotments for sugar</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5A45C33357249EC8651216AC585C9B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sugar estimates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 359b(a)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359bb">7 U.S.C. 1359bb(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0590769CFC6947BC955DDAFC446F7044"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359ll">7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="HC79795507FC347D09A95B6C2C77B22D5" level-type="subsequent"><enum>D</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dairy</header>
<part commented="no" id="H8DA862B0346246FF985C1030B36FEC21" level-type="subsequent"><enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Margin protection program for dairy producers</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22F1AC4C8FB14C0EBB9B5592909C7716" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1401.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part and part III:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD165E4DC0DF43FAA5FC61F53214E0F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Actual dairy production margin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>actual dairy production margin</term> means the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost, as calculated under section 1402.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77DAD72C7E7F4F3596FF9CC97CB39D7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">All-milk price</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>all-milk price</term> means the average price received, per hundredweight of milk, by dairy operations for all milk sold to plants and dealers in the United States, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91448468AB674CEA9C13DFDE35081F7C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Average feed cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>average feed cost</term> means the average cost of feed used by a dairy operation to produce a hundredweight of milk, determined under section 1402 using the sum of the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FC0C9192085438381790C19BBE922C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The product determined by multiplying 1.0728 by the price of corn per bushel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDEFEC3A55EA4C7C993A39CC30CEDB8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The product determined by multiplying 0.00735 by the price of soybean meal per ton.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D1BA02F76C84E2D9358FC26CFE47E8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The product determined by multiplying 0.0137 by the price of alfalfa hay per ton.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99CA6FA66AA043ABB05D7C6D849BAC59" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consecutive 2-month period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>consecutive 2-month period</term> refers to the 2-month period consisting of the months of January and February, March and April, May and June, July and August, September and October, or November and December, respectively.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H286F3874DC864066BCB7DF8280D181BD"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dairy operation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E0A6B0CEF2F40EC996D9513C0511BA0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dairy operation</term> means, as determined by the Secretary, 1 or more dairy producers that produce and market milk as a single dairy operation in which each dairy producer—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F8F405B9A7C484A9313C9E7B0DA638C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shares in the risk of producing milk; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7845CEAFBA084EB6912C4B8DBE4BC6E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes contributions (including land, labor, management, equipment, or capital) to the dairy operation of the individual or entity, which are at least commensurate with the individual or entity’s share of the proceeds of the operation.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA7D5BF54CBA4D40894BAFE0FBB07C6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional ownership structures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall determine additional ownership structures to be covered by the definition of dairy operation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DA4E4D14C05443FA2CBD6BA40DE2F2C"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Margin protection program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>margin protection program</term> means the margin protection program required by section 1403.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD01EDB6E4A5D4ED68683186FA686F7D1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Margin protection program payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>margin protection program payment</quote> means a payment made to a participating dairy operation under the margin protection program pursuant to section 1406. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7176E6895A745CA82F91BB1DC6E916A"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participating dairy operation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>participating dairy operation</term> means a dairy operation that registers under section 1404 to participate in the margin protection program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4361E70B451445D78D5088CC6D2360C9"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Production history</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>production history</quote> means the production history determined for a participating dairy operation under subsection (a) or (b) of section 1405 when the participating dairy operation first registers to participate in the margin protection program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CCE83E894694F3D96B91983BB66FCA5"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01AC01E4BA8342C08A9480A47413B9CE"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States</term>, in a geographical sense, means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H675891C55B5240D5A41B2908848A9B60" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of average feed cost and actual dairy production margins</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06DBD4C281274D9F88BB06407A49D3FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of average feed cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the national average feed cost for each month using the following data:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H132802BA5EDD44CCA8B0C25716F05FA6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The price of corn for a month shall be the price received during that month by farmers in the United States for corn, as reported in the monthly Agricultural Prices report by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33FF7097A41444C7B99CCE63F3533AF0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The price of soybean meal for a month shall be the central Illinois price for soybean meal, as reported in the Market News–Monthly Soybean Meal Price Report by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4FC605F1C84443392A9193D5FF47525"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The price of alfalfa hay for a month shall be the price received during that month by farmers in the United States for alfalfa hay, as reported in the monthly Agricultural Prices report by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5A969ECE06D24569AF3109F408CDF48C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of actual dairy production margin</header>
<paragraph id="HCE65B32FCB934E7D80C06769DABEB17A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For use in the margin protection program, the Secretary shall calculate the actual dairy production margin for each consecutive 2-month period by subtracting—</text>
<subparagraph id="H450AA415E25B4854BEC6B6D8A5C76A02" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average feed cost for that consecutive 2-month period, determined in accordance with subsection (a); from</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D0FD1A92A794C378F87DEA8CE1C132B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the all-milk price for that consecutive 2-month period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E9BA44B82DD4D41B4604E486291E61A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Time for calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The calculation required by this subsection shall be made as soon as practicable using the full-month price of the applicable reference month.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91C566B5F98D42AF9639E27B00C31815" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of margin protection program for dairy producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than September 1, 2014, the Secretary shall establish and administer a margin protection program for dairy producers under which participating dairy operations are paid a margin protection payment when actual dairy production margins are less than the threshold levels for a margin protection payment.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B4992FDF4BA4C80A5ED001765B9928D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Participation of dairy operations in margin protection program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA27C6F3C16417CBBA30F6B539C83EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All dairy operations in the United States shall be eligible to participate in the margin protection program to receive margin protection payments.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5F5F405C22E4EDDB5D94769F7BE1350"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registration process</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DB840D1C3FF43079DBD3FF0E8F2046D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall specify the manner and form by which a participating dairy operation may register to participate in the margin protection program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0B349298E594C3E8342898E04131E92"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of multiproducer dairy operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a participating dairy operation is operated by more than 1 dairy producer, all of the dairy producers of the participating dairy operation shall be treated as a single dairy operation for purposes of participating in the margin protection program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE3D398F72ED4BCA9226AB105ABAAA02"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of producers with multiple dairy operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a dairy producer operates 2 or more dairy operations, each dairy operation of the producer shall separately register to participate in the margin protection program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2881B250A72D48CE8A8C3522143D00AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual administrative fee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDE7589591DC480691EFFD331B113E8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative fee required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each participating dairy operation shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB7E3570293A456FAA1A63D18329C94B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay an administrative fee to register to participate in the margin protection program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF07304E53A2B496592168B445E902131"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pay the administrative fee annually through the duration of the margin protection program specified in section 1409.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E8AAC0F67C44F6EB60BFDA6CAC0CDA3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount of fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The administrative fee for a participating dairy operation shall be $100.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19E880A4BB7241CA8D33DCBCADF1FF09"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use administrative fees collected under this subsection to cover administrative costs incurred to carry out the margin protection program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E6A96241E944D3EB2C3EF73AAD590B5"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relation to livestock gross margin for dairy program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A dairy operation may participate in the margin protection program or the livestock gross margin for dairy program under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>), but not both.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0199250CBE01437AAFCC2B33F6F7F1AE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Production history of participating dairy operations</header>
<subsection id="H4E67617D25C6461F814A5C270ACA83DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Production history</header>
<paragraph id="HF749C04BD3294F1187E99E31A5D77C15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b), when a dairy operation first registers to participate in the margin protection program, the production history of the dairy operation for the margin protection program is equal to the highest annual milk marketings of the participating dairy operation during any one of the 2011, 2012, or 2013 calendar years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H851ADBB739F54993B8CC9BF4158A78E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In subsequent years, the Secretary shall adjust the production history of a participating dairy operation determined under paragraph (1) to reflect any increase in the national average milk production.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H719B76A35A584C84AAC1F20B5FDAB94A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Election by new dairy operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a participating dairy operation that has been in operation for less than a year, the participating dairy operation shall elect 1 of the following methods for the Secretary to determine the production history of the participating dairy operation:</text>
<paragraph id="H468207A7F7EF44EB881C6CFFF03CDA1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The volume of the actual milk marketings for the months the participating dairy operation has been in operation extrapolated to a yearly amount.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D32D20994E64F418835D638DDCD6ACD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An estimate of the actual milk marketings of the participating dairy operation based on the herd size of the participating dairy operation relative to the national rolling herd average data published by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E983A23050544FBA0E7729CA159144A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating dairy operation shall provide all information that the Secretary may require in order to establish the production history of the participating dairy operation for purposes of participating in the margin protection program.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB56B1E9787F74A0892A3E9C7254939E9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1406.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Margin protection payments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6005D14A780C46AEAD7C0102459914F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coverage level threshold and coverage percentage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of receiving margin protection payments for a consecutive 2-month period, a participating dairy operation shall annually elect—</text>
<paragraph id="H11772B6EF80A4647A64DADF22561F0F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a coverage level threshold that is equal to $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $5.50, $6.00, $6.50, $7.00, $7.50, or $8.00; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H916E88F261CC4B78B6BFE762194E9A56" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a percentage of coverage, in 5-percent increments, beginning with 25 percent and not exceeding 90 percent of the production history of the participating dairy operation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4713C5456DB8454FBE1CC37DADF89BBD"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment threshold</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating dairy operation shall receive a margin protection payment whenever the average actual dairy production margin for a consecutive 2-month period is less than the coverage level threshold selected by the participating dairy operation.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4CF65FD9C6434D2F96F7523125500C54" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of margin protection payment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The margin protection payment for the participating dairy operation shall be determined as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HE923DD3E30074FDAAC1D0E1CC6C5C51A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall calculate the amount by which the coverage level threshold selected by the participating dairy operation exceeds the average actual dairy production margin for the consecutive 2-month period. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73940FF5195041A68CBE14E98230EB98" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount determined under paragraph (1) shall be multiplied by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H916F60B747DB441B8F26D3F558373ABA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the coverage percentage selected by the participating dairy operation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2EB9E93B82A943639EAF5B8D7FFAF07E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production history of the participating dairy operation divided by 6.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H05D590EC0D894989B107ED8ECD9AECEA"><enum>1407.</enum><header>Premiums for margin protection program</header>
<subsection id="HE6EB4522EFCA4FA0868CB0936DF67849" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation of premiums</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of participating in the margin protection program, a participating dairy operation shall pay an annual premium equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<paragraph id="HBEAA87B17A244996995DD86278AC9314" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coverage percentage elected by the participating dairy operation under section 1406(a)(2);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3031FD10E614239B1E63D6AD86715BA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production history of the participating dairy operation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DC671C4A2FC4242B8FE2B5E94A6A387" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the premium per hundredweight of milk imposed by this section for the coverage level selected.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE9D6BE31B67745C4A25C752810C10134" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Premium per hundredweight for first 4 million pounds of production</header>
<paragraph id="HBD2D8519DEE346D6807E3F4D0C08F8DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the first 4,000,000 pounds of milk marketings included in the production history of a participating dairy operation, the premium per hundredweight for each coverage level is specified in the table contained in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DBAA5FF084F4AF582DDDD3341AA8DFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Producer premiums</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), the following annual premiums apply:</text>
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<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0" no-carding="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" grid-typeface="1.1"><colspec colname="column1" rowsep="0" align="center" coldef="fig" min-data-value="19" colwidth="106pts"/><colspec colname="column2" rowsep="0" align="center" coldef="fig" min-data-value="19" colwidth="106pts"/><thead>
<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" rowsep="1" align="center" colname="column1">Coverage Level</entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" rowsep="1" align="center" colname="column2">Premium per Cwt.</entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$4.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">None</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$4.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.010</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$5.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.025</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$5.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.040</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$6.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.055</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$6.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.090</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$7.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.217</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$7.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.300</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$8.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.475</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA16ECB3F52914E21BC492B0CF3684FB8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The premium per hundredweight specified in the table contained in paragraph (2) for each coverage level (except the $8.00 coverage level) shall be reduced by 25 percent for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCBB0066D64244C9497B7708D984DC791" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Premium per hundredweight for production in excess of 4 million pounds</header>
<paragraph id="HCCF1296F6EDB462D9382B212619F8C08"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For milk marketings in excess of 4,000,000 pounds included in the production history of a participating dairy operation, the premium per hundredweight for each coverage level is specified in the table contained in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66A67E78AC01495C8538479CC99EEC87"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Producer premiums</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following annual premiums apply:</text>
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<tgroup cols="2" rowsep="0" no-carding="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12" grid-typeface="1.1"><colspec colname="column1" rowsep="0" align="center" coldef="fig" min-data-value="19" colwidth="106pts"/><colspec colname="column2" rowsep="0" align="center" coldef="fig" min-data-value="19" colwidth="106pts"/><thead>
<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" rowsep="1" align="center" colname="column1">Coverage Level</entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" rowsep="1" align="center" colname="column2">Premium per Cwt.</entry></row></thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$4.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">None</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$4.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.020</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$5.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.040</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$5.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.100</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$6.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.155</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$6.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.290</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$7.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$0.830</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$7.50</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$1.060</entry></row>
<row><entry rowsep="0" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">$8.00</entry><entry rowsep="0" align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">$1.360</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA18B0FE6F4FE4454B504C08026110F81"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Time for payment of premium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide more than 1 method by which a participating dairy operation may pay the premium required under this section in any manner that maximizes participating dairy operation payment flexibility and program integrity.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE0AD08A7CC241E6B398E65A59B1FACC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Premium obligations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20A69DD582BD49DCA0D92223B73E4F0D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pro-ration of premium for new participants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a participating dairy operation that first registers to participate in the margin protection program for a calendar year after the start of the calendar year, the participating dairy operation shall pay a pro-rated premium for that calendar year based on the portion of the calendar year for which the participating dairy operation purchases the coverage.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H537AD2B6523E42FA861BF284A0576FC7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Legal obligation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating dairy operation in the margin protection program for a calendar year shall be legally obligated to pay the applicable premium for that calendar year, except that the Secretary may waive that obligation, under terms and conditions determined by the Secretary, for any participating dairy operation in the case of death, retirement, permanent dissolution of a participating dairy operation, or other circumstances as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure the integrity of the program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4720805B19064FCB9258E8723EA473C3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1408.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of failure to pay administrative fees or premiums</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FD6CCBF923745F1A4E2820D7EC49CCF"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loss of benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A participating dairy operation that fails to pay the required annual administrative fee under section 1404 or is in arrears on premium payments under section 1407—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD42032336FA4E63B27B1D2B603C5EF8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">remains legally obligated to pay the administrative fee or premiums, as the case may be; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD94F48FD067344CBB5115D34B5EEAA72"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may not receive margin protection payments until the fees or premiums are fully paid.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC12D739A47A6410EA9BD20E74BB86D99"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may take such action as necessary to collect administrative fees and premium payments for participation in the margin protection program.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EE38F53FF444DDCAE34D1B2285A907D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1409.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The margin protection program shall end on December 31, 2018.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H599F5BD03F754C5FBA71D09E17EF99FB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1410.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration and enforcement</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6B023B6C08E4FB6BA2C8A4D906E13A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to address administrative and enforcement issues involved in carrying out the margin protection program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7A5C7338B19431A8BA92F5E776B87A8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reconstitution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to prohibit a dairy producer from reconstituting a dairy operation for the purpose of the dairy producer receiving margin protection payments.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB4517D3838894E6B9C14108FFB19C312" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative appeals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using authorities under section 1001(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(h)</external-xref>) and subtitle H of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6991">7 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to provide for administrative appeals of decisions of the Secretary that are adverse to participants of the margin protection program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H85EDE4065C5A42328AD088BD897AB00D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inclusion of additional order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 143(a)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7253">7 U.S.C. 7253(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Subsection (b) does not apply to the authority of the Secretary under this subsection.</quote>.</text></subsection></section></part>
<part commented="no" id="H4011A4A69B5347B9BE414B6BEB28BFD8" level-type="subsequent"><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal or reauthorization of other dairy-Related provisions</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D4C58BFC9E14687A8A3282423D9F55D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1421.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of dairy product price support program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1501 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8771">7 U.S.C. 8771</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HCC44736A76D5445EA13F8D5EBDD948AD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>1422.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary continuation and eventual repeal of milk income loss contract program</header>
<subsection id="H92030FED5CD74F8590C4EB98CBA068CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary continuation of payments under milk income loss contract program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8773">7 U.S.C. 8773</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC899225AB3A7448FBD02A0DCCBD4361D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H574924254BF946869B9D7111C2F9C560" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>termination date</quote> means the earlier of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H744877E10A47449F95BAAFD8565F1652" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the margin protection program required by section 1403 of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> is operational.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE66AFC5553E4435995546540D5FB9202" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>September 1, 2014.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36F0F974B1C44AD0BF9E0535099C1BF1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H82502CA81F2249D2A15EA51C080DEBFC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting after <quote>August 31, 2013,</quote> the following: <quote>and for the period beginning February 1, 2014, and ending on the termination date,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDF089B2D6B54E2BA42EC0DF86CFC991" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and thereafter,</quote> and inserting <quote>and ending January 31, 2014,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5A27686DCEB4247B73E7481A1F94894" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAA0C47EDD9494F21A515556C552B4DBD" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>For any month beginning on or after September 1, 2013,</quote> and inserting <quote>During the period beginning on September 1, 2013, and ending on January 31, 2014,</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61A8EF06E93448F9942470A300236D52" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70F8E888765B4648AA93D281233D7CF4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph (3):</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HA0742B5DFEC74ABD8F75920724FBEA5E" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H30B161D0B5DA4A6D9D95424C24E2F013"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Final adjustment authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on February 1, 2014, and ending on the termination date, if the National Average Dairy Feed Ration Cost for a month during that period is greater than $7.35 per hundredweight, the amount specified in subsection (c)(2)(A) used to determine the payment rate for that month shall be increased by 45 percent of the percentage by which the National Average Dairy Feed Ration Cost exceeds $7.35 per hundredweight.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4CD74364DE647AB93CFB8329732C07C" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DDEDBA6AAF449DFB2232E831233A948"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by inserting after <quote>August 31, 2013,</quote> the following: <quote>and for the period beginning February 1, 2014, and ending on the termination date,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B792696A4204C4EAE627D38B6A4CE8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (iii), by striking <quote>effective beginning September 1, 2013,</quote> and inserting <quote>for the period beginning September 1, 2013, and ending January 31, 2014,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4C55CA289B44B1D9177AC6E5ED19E91"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>during the period beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>until the termination date</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD257878FDFA4C9E956398DC1278F7FE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h)(1), by striking <quote>September 30, 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>the termination date</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H44DBEDC73B784A0693900D36707D6982" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of milk income loss contract program</header>
<paragraph id="HB1A4B6371D7E44479BF46D23EFB761D1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the termination date, section 1506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8773">7 U.S.C. 8773</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE745DAB052A4430E9A96E0B1599E3FCB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination date defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In paragraph (1), the term <quote>termination date</quote> means the earlier of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H50F67793BD5741A8A928A562BE08BA52" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the margin protection program required by section 1403 is operational.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H149E88EBF5B14E4EA8579C109AC391C3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">September 1, 2014.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1AEABECA4744188BD08B5A65C15D95D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1423.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of dairy export incentive program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9575DC8B3F9437F9DF27CB711056A6D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 153 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/713a-14">15 U.S.C. 713a–14</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC559E6D335004DDBABA5458FB9578F90"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 902(2) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7201">22 U.S.C. 7201(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H402387FC78FB41ADA09A75AB7D1B792A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (D); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ECA08DB5BCD4878BB039CB09F3B2071"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC0C6B4A468D4CC8B82E665DED0EA460" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1424.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of dairy forward pricing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1502(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8772">7 U.S.C. 8772(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BFC6EB3DD664310AE601531DFF628A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF01B15FD43E4CF98855A0E9A8C929D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB05B54F3CD3741DBA103B0839FC02A7D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1425.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of dairy indemnity program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/484">Public Law 90–484</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450l">7 U.S.C. 450l</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H445829887BCC4D96A8CCBE77B4FE462F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1426.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Extension of dairy promotion and research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 113(e)(2) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/4504">7 U.S.C. 4504(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B5777A0FEAD42CF9A5FEE1DCD65F3E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1427.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of Federal Milk Marketing Order Review Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1509 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1726) is repealed.</text></section></part>
<part id="H1AA5AA133DEE42659E5C6250240936B4"><enum>III</enum><header>Dairy product donation program</header>
<section id="HCB6B1279DEF54056BC9BC9CE2114CE0B"><enum>1431.</enum><header>Dairy product donation program</header>
<subsection id="HBF1029212B224A249106F515B755FD3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program required; purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that the margin protection program is operational, the Secretary shall establish and administer a dairy product donation program for the purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="H40698BD3042B439499229D429FD1D16A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>addressing low operating margins experienced by participating dairy operations; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H081F4AC9A1F54392B508CAB97A9F0219"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing nutrition assistance to individuals in low-income groups.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H34E30A4F8CC347A88B1CEDFCBA546000"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program trigger</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall announce that the dairy product donation program is in effect for a month, and undertake activities under subsection (c) during the month, whenever the actual dairy production margin has been $4.00 or less per hundredweight of milk for each of the immediately preceding 2 months.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1AAA550EC14246788BEB079F76729793"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Required program activities</header>
<paragraph id="H329D7A7110174F2390BE0447586F9A91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the dairy product donation program is in effect under subsection (b), the Secretary shall immediately purchase dairy products, at prevailing market prices, until such time as one of the termination conditions specified in subsection (d)(1) is met.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4784317B63EE4275A57241BC7CA7B84E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To determine the types and quantities of dairy products to purchase under the dairy product donation program, the Secretary shall consult with public and private nonprofit organizations organized to feed low-income populations</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA679C87F83B74F579F5B4850E59070F1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of program activities</header>
<paragraph id="H761FC16E797645C98477F6B453BE82CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Termination thresholds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall cease activities under the dairy product donation program, and shall not reinitiate activities under the program until the condition specified in subsection (b) is again met, whenever any one of the following occurs:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC602B5F83C2F4A59B26B04A5830B76E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary has made purchases under the dairy product donation program for three consecutive months, even if the actual dairy production margin remains $4.00 or less per hundredweight of milk.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B218938AAF1470591D2AD91F59107E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The actual dairy production margin has been greater than $4.00 per hundredweight of milk for the immediately preceding month.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3FACBD2ADB2A4F319F2601A4D418EF46"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The actual dairy production margin has been $4.00 or less, but more than $3.00, per hundredweight of milk for the immediately preceding month and during the same month—</text>
<clause id="HCECC9537F61148D4B65C450567341529"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the price in the United States for cheddar cheese was more than 5 percent above the world price; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H3057065FFE5A4AE2A6C1C1FA52999539"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the price in the United States for non-fat dry milk was more than 5 percent above the world price of skim milk powder.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0223F764AB1E437BA898A320C40EF34F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The actual dairy production margin has been $3.00 or less per hundredweight of milk for the immediately preceding month and during the same month—</text>
<clause id="HCDCB3D2CCC28415EA742F80E23C985E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the price in the United States for cheddar cheese was more than 7 percent above the world price; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HAAA099707B454B0E98EED76F395073D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the price in the United States for non-fat dry milk was more than 7 percent above the world price of skim milk powder.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D987DD1BD674705AB46BEA668633B5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall determine the price in the United States for cheddar cheese and non-fat dry milk and the world price of cheddar cheese and skim milk powder. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD421E74F027F4B8C9DD92E9B66DBEB57"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Distribution of purchased dairy products</header>
<paragraph id="HAF2923B567FD4807AB17DD1613903FAF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall distribute, but not store, the dairy products purchased under the dairy product donation program in a manner that encourages the domestic consumption of such dairy products by diverting them to persons in low-income groups, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF37B7DC5EA6489BBBB408D392D0753A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of public or private nonprofit organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall utilize the services of public and private nonprofit organizations for the distribution of dairy products purchased under the dairy product donation program. A public or private nonprofit organization that receives dairy products may transfer the products to another public or private nonprofit organization that agrees to use the dairy products to provide, without cost or waste, nutrition assistance to individuals in low-income groups.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H436D503A08DB4D62B812101ABEF8C1C1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition on resale of products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A public or private nonprofit organization that receives dairy products under subsection (e) may not sell the products back into commercial markets.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H930BDAF7CB37407EB3405075643EDF0D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of commodity credit corporation funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As specified in section 1601(a), the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be available to the Secretary for the purposes of implementing and administering the dairy product donation program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFAA8C1B06FAE4F0F8C1E7CA120A95B70" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the termination conditions specified in subsection (d)(1), the dairy product donation program shall end on December 31, 2018.</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1ECFB4DD575B41BFB0A2D8ABD3BEA986"><enum>E</enum><header>Supplemental Agricultural Disaster Assistance Programs</header>
<section id="H667CF35DCFCC480790599F526F16C27B"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance</header>
<subsection id="HA18C64CD795B4EF0ABEEE9526E2AC0D9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HF136DEC991CC482B99CF02399BE72CB9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible producer on a farm</header>
<subparagraph id="HD413B79A26684D55ACEF67D6FF1AF0F0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible producer on a farm</term> means an individual or entity described in subparagraph (B) that, as determined by the Secretary, assumes the production and market risks associated with the agricultural production of crops or livestock.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3EEF18F88B6D48AB89D1F0E333DD8C0A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description</header><text>An individual or entity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text>
<clause id="H9FC20D8F48124A4D9B2F955360EB108E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a citizen of the United States;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBFF61F97E60B497CA0CF2E68188684CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a resident alien;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB3A084BA74024B3D92032DA02778DA5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a partnership of citizens of the United States; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H2B8030C522844895BA8777FDD0CAB393"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a corporation, limited liability corporation, or other farm organizational structure organized under State law.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C03A51CE1D84228BDFC087006CF3AFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Farm-raised fish</header><text>The term <term>farm-raised fish</term> means any aquatic species that is propagated and reared in a controlled environment.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18A08427F6FC401F91F858253727D4FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Livestock</header><text>The term <term>livestock</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1E8728FFF604C40BDD9EA1CCA39A2C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>cattle (including dairy cattle);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H128766DC4B29420BA78584DD3878A7FE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>bison;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D5854639A464577AA8B750016700BF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>poultry;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F29A36FE1CF46B29A351A91250AFFBC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>sheep;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD22FF16769984C21AB5FCC55E5548C0F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>swine;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7007FAAE44A644ECB470A8E63C6AB300"><enum>(F)</enum><text>horses; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CBE73906D7045BE8A3D835B2B905B84"><enum>(G)</enum><text>other livestock, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H263665BCFA514EA58B1AF900499579CC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5243C0F63C7A480987B8040BD67924F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Livestock indemnity payments</header>
<paragraph id="HFEB7A3A4839042B3AB06E396F81086B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make livestock indemnity payments to eligible producers on farms that have incurred livestock death losses in excess of the normal mortality, as determined by the Secretary, due to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FE9B6FA5E944F12A28F40AA792049A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the Federal Government or protected by Federal law, including wolves and avian predators; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2D0DB468DC54474B211FA36A692E766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adverse weather, as determined by the Secretary, during the calendar year, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, disease, wildfires, extreme heat, and extreme cold.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H148605A11D4F494B8BB68F53CC03BA53"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment rates</header><text>Indemnity payments to an eligible producer on a farm under paragraph (1) shall be made at a rate of 75 percent of the market value of the applicable livestock on the day before the date of death of the livestock, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H551B2296195F43759F0DA0C23A82C628"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for payments made due to disease</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that payments made to an eligible producer under paragraph (1) are not made for the same livestock losses for which compensation is provided pursuant to section 10407(d) of the Animal Health Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8306">7 U.S.C. 8306(d)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1FBAEBDECAA344C3B7B4330D849E5F83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Livestock forage disaster program</header>
<paragraph id="H34A3230CA7C44F379165C9A0C2AF9D29"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H41787B9188454944BD08503054596B7D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Covered livestock</header>
<clause id="HC0EAAABC0FF94A85B4302B4441ACCE7F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the term <term>covered livestock</term> means livestock of an eligible livestock producer that, during the 60 days prior to the beginning date of a qualifying drought or fire condition, as determined by the Secretary, the eligible livestock producer—</text>
<subclause id="H245792F05CC24D6888BA8B16AB254AE1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>owned;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H6D64788F76CE4A148013A2324325ED4D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>leased;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCDAE80DF3EFC454AAA62D76A999FA6A2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>purchased;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5E21528F6F954C689A14170C2CE27FD3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>entered into a contract to purchase;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HFCD8DF9522E14097982E5260AB086057"><enum>(V)</enum><text>is a contract grower; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC61F38AB1F454FB7A56FE7538E3B0E4A"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>sold or otherwise disposed of due to qualifying drought conditions during—</text>
<item id="HA3E6A724D3564DD4A5F51B02459D9254"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the current production year; or</text></item>
<item id="HEF90206D85114CA585CFC37B0B1DFDC6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (3)(B)(ii), 1 or both of the 2 production years immediately preceding the current production year.</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC7B4AB3F072249CF9239558B825F3B20"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>covered livestock</term> does not include livestock that were or would have been in a feedlot, on the beginning date of the qualifying drought or fire condition, as a part of the normal business operation of the eligible livestock producer, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3CDD9ED9BDFE4C50843CC2182F8CA465"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Drought monitor</header><text>The term <term>drought monitor</term> means a system for classifying drought severity according to a range of abnormally dry to exceptional drought, as defined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H784049D0615D4D4C9FAFB295A3502B76"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligible livestock producer</header>
<clause id="HBD0AEF983FF24D91969741B27717C722"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>eligible livestock producer</term> means an eligible producer on a farm that—</text>
<subclause id="H8A59671D2B364393B7AD67261A7B58C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is an owner, cash or share lessee, or contract grower of covered livestock that provides the pastureland or grazing land, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land, for the livestock;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H264CF7ABB99947649648F35943CB2CFB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provides the pastureland or grazing land for covered livestock, including cash-leased pastureland or grazing land that is physically located in a county affected by drought;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H327729A3A93640F3959EFFAEC341160C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>certifies grazing loss; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA17EEE79A11E40399F74E05993215453"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>meets all other eligibility requirements established under this subsection.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H84B03CA1DE79434B81FCDC71EC6A0D23"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The term <term>eligible livestock producer</term> does not include an owner, cash or share lessee, or contract grower of livestock that rents or leases pastureland or grazing land owned by another person on a rate-of-gain basis.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31C31ADF91B3409395512685921E84B4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Normal carrying capacity</header><text>The term <term>normal carrying capacity</term>, with respect to each type of grazing land or pastureland in a county, means the normal carrying capacity, as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i), that would be expected from the grazing land or pastureland for livestock during the normal grazing period, in the absence of a drought or fire that diminishes the production of the grazing land or pastureland.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89CA877E11294A6EA4419AAD7286EBFC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Normal grazing period</header><text>The term <term>normal grazing period</term>, with respect to a county, means the normal grazing period during the calendar year for the county, as determined under paragraph (3)(D)(i).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B8A120CD40B4A5D88EEB7644C1E2A46"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide compensation for losses to eligible livestock producers due to grazing losses for covered livestock due to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A76A8360AE74C9CA3308E4CB4939A74"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a drought condition, as described in paragraph (3); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3324F0023E4F4674BE8755E45FC2FA7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fire, as described in paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5F55D75E53F4DF69AF207CA0EAA4412"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance for losses due to drought conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="H935F5C66D46E4AD7856C2497651B8779"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible losses</header>
<clause id="H5C73E1AEC6C443089283E1EACC11A85D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible livestock producer may receive assistance under this subsection only for grazing losses for covered livestock that occur on land that—</text>
<subclause id="HFA8CFE235924401AB10DA424DB2B3E25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is native or improved pastureland with permanent vegetative cover; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H03227BA7A0CD4D76BA534D3EF4F1F5CE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is planted to a crop planted specifically for the purpose of providing grazing for covered livestock.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HD010067AE2AB41448764E76CDCA27B99"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>An eligible livestock producer may not receive assistance under this subsection for grazing losses that occur on land used for haying or grazing under the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3EBF4CE9A28A49D3B64CCD0B5FAD58B5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Monthly payment rate</header>
<clause id="H1FEC9C1CA1E64E8BAB7B5C4C1E267E6F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the payment rate for assistance under this paragraph for 1 month shall, in the case of drought, be equal to 60 percent of the lesser of—</text>
<subclause id="H479F07C0F5C14E0D98AA210F97D5FC64"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the monthly feed cost for all covered livestock owned or leased by the eligible livestock producer, as determined under subparagraph (C); or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H37966D0D8EF94AF0949018C61593F542"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the monthly feed cost calculated by using the normal carrying capacity of the eligible grazing land of the eligible livestock producer.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H3FD8BC8A32424DA090D01E10C0B54004"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Partial compensation</header><text>In the case of an eligible livestock producer that sold or otherwise disposed of covered livestock due to drought conditions in 1 or both of the 2 production years immediately preceding the current production year, as determined by the Secretary, the payment rate shall be 80 percent of the payment rate otherwise calculated in accordance with clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H927FB41B3EBB4B57B0D9F43EBD204ABA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Monthly feed cost</header>
<clause id="H6C11327BC7DA4D29B7BC7327A45ABCB3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The monthly feed cost shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subclause id="H9A512C9C85F34A54AE4CB104F1EC02E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>30 days;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HAA64B22CAC644549818554F6DDB1215A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a payment quantity that is equal to the feed grain equivalent, as determined under clause (ii); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3A78F6033E214E0A9F2819DC89D949B0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a payment rate that is equal to the corn price per pound, as determined under clause (iii).</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE5D9E2D957064F9E90F8D11E110FA949"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Feed grain equivalent</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)(II), the feed grain equivalent shall equal—</text>
<subclause id="H23962DA9C4C941CF8DCF3A936211A2F6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of an adult beef cow, 15.7 pounds of corn per day; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEEF6F6E4A078416FA01E4E5B26F9946C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of any other type of weight of livestock, an amount determined by the Secretary that represents the average number of pounds of corn per day necessary to feed the livestock.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H04D84CBBAC5F46568867030122D5CBFC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Corn price per pound</header><text>For purposes of clause (i)(III), the corn price per pound shall equal the quotient obtained by dividing—</text>
<subclause id="HE76AB831F2A94032BDA2348383B09D7E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the higher of—</text>
<item id="HF03B546AB0DE49568AD5FFA1A8EEEBEF"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the national average corn price per bushel for the 12-month period immediately preceding March 1 of the year for which the disaster assistance is calculated; or</text></item>
<item id="H61B5D8D075D9492A8F447C1C858AC32A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the national average corn price per bushel for the 24-month period immediately preceding that March 1; by</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H7713AE3CB9624D5EB7D88CAF3BEF8090"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">56.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFC83C03514C43E0AB8181389BE72CD4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Normal grazing period and drought monitor intensity</header>
<clause id="HD4225599591E412B9397F076EB0DC271"><enum>(i)</enum><header>F<enum-in-header>SA</enum-in-header> county committee determinations</header>
<subclause id="HD302D88AB2354BB0B8F1AF2B369F78AA"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall determine the normal carrying capacity and normal grazing period for each type of grazing land or pastureland in the county served by the applicable committee.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HAECD87684D214217BED7970EB0A32631"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Changes</header><text>No change to the normal carrying capacity or normal grazing period established for a county under subclause (I) shall be made unless the change is requested by the appropriate State and county Farm Service Agency committees.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H47214248AB8A41C6ACEE1B37026B852A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Drought intensity</header>
<subclause id="H33C79AEE3B0E439A9C866BBCA50B0EBF"><enum>(I)</enum><header>D<enum-in-header>2</enum-in-header></header><text>An eligible livestock producer that owns or leases grazing land or pastureland that is physically located in a county that is rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having a D2 (severe drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 8 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B).</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H62FF92C04B614F41866C8236EB43BB23"><enum>(II)</enum><header>D<enum-in-header>3</enum-in-header></header><text>An eligible livestock producer that owns or leases grazing land or pastureland that is physically located in a county that is rated by the U.S. Drought Monitor as having at least a D3 (extreme drought) intensity in any area of the county at any time during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph—</text>
<item id="H35AD62DF62874B018F97715D77AC074E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in an amount equal to 3 monthly payments using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B);</text></item>
<item id="HD1990033AFA14EDABA20784D8AE3FDA3"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if the county is rated as having a D3 (extreme drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 4 weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, or is rated as having a D4 (exceptional drought) intensity in any area of the county at any time during the normal grazing period, in an amount equal to 4 monthly payments using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or</text></item>
<item id="H9D927908D5DD4C7DA691615404DB7F99"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the county is rated as having a D4 (exceptional drought) intensity in any area of the county for at least 4 weeks during the normal grazing period, in an amount equal to 5 monthly payments using the monthly rate determined under subparagraph (B).</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2B13E6CCF2A4BF7862CB79D96A766AB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assistance for losses due to fire on public managed land</header>
<subparagraph id="H3C9139ADD1A04B7E9E950E86A33E6FCB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An eligible livestock producer may receive assistance under this paragraph only if—</text>
<clause id="HA6D9A309DAE741DD947AB6BACF181497"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the grazing losses occur on rangeland that is managed by a Federal agency; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1815F490094843F69E538C206FB87993"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the eligible livestock producer is prohibited by the Federal agency from grazing the normal permitted livestock on the managed rangeland due to a fire.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32AF43A87F8D482CA53EC629EED63170"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payment rate</header><text>The payment rate for assistance under this paragraph shall be equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed cost for the total number of livestock covered by the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer, as determined under paragraph (3)(C).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H314F4D7489944501A7DD608931F855DA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment duration</header>
<clause id="HE34DA715E46F49018CF3BEA2E33312BE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), an eligible livestock producer shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph for the period—</text>
<subclause id="HF205DD67EC7D459AAEEC72416DD4143D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>beginning on the date on which the Federal agency excludes the eligible livestock producer from using the managed rangeland for grazing; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC8F2491EDFC94C899BEA0690151F086A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>ending on the last day of the Federal lease of the eligible livestock producer.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC290E6BB4E4D4465A7B0056FDCE6B846"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An eligible livestock producer may only receive assistance under this paragraph for losses that occur on not more than 180 days per year.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H106DB4DE85D749DF943B6C1161D7A31F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>No duplicative payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible livestock producer may elect to receive assistance for grazing or pasture feed losses due to drought conditions under paragraph (3) or fire under paragraph (4), but not both for the same loss, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD53237AAE2F545D289DEBE606CF9A72F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-Raised fish</header>
<paragraph id="HBFFDAE973712437A94ACA9878605AF72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not more than $20,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide emergency relief to eligible producers of livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish to aid in the reduction of losses due to disease (including cattle tick fever), adverse weather, or other conditions, such as blizzards and wildfires, as determined by the Secretary, that are not covered under subsection (b) or (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A23D94103D94AB4891164DA871E357A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds made available under this subsection shall be used to reduce losses caused by feed or water shortages, disease, or other factors as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57C07F92DA8A4CBCBE5D02E8AFAA46DE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Any funds made available under this subsection shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE13461B0A1D24D85A938B71F7850299E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tree assistance program</header>
<paragraph id="H2D87098F07A24C6E9F2386E9C92FDB54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F9116B53A2147C6A8CB4B189173EC63"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible orchardist</header><text>The term <term>eligible orchardist</term> means a person that produces annual crops from trees for commercial purposes.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF875D0C0764412EA147C83C79520B96"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Natural disaster</header><text>The term <term>natural disaster</term> means plant disease, insect infestation, drought, fire, freeze, flood, earthquake, lightning, or other occurrence, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFB89517BD444895938F26314D3DA526"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Nursery tree grower</header><text>The term <term>nursery tree grower</term> means a person who produces nursery, ornamental, fruit, nut, or Christmas trees for commercial sale, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF60D02BFC0494BA28553BA50999F5EDF"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Tree</header><text>The term <term>tree</term> includes a tree, bush, and vine.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB42D07E7FAC464A8120883D66329251"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="HD94F4889E1944F1FB7BD9E590DC823B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Loss</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), for fiscal year 2012 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide assistance—</text>
<clause id="HA2C9941532BD4073BBD6131FB92E9043"><enum>(i)</enum><text>under paragraph (3) to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6F4A5C570DEC43E18DD46C0445EBCA5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>under paragraph (3)(B) to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers that have a production history for commercial purposes on planted or existing trees but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3ACC54656904FB3B3A2F861CDDC1291"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>An eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower shall qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1D7C403EB774D4AA0CEF5664F4C448A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>Subject to paragraph (4), the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers for losses described in paragraph (2) shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DC9ACD82F6F4AA093BD5D0D03054B51"><enum>(A)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEB3A649D439B47FE8478826CAE4C664C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reimbursement of 65 percent of the cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H55343D160B7F4BF78722F1963A100F88" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>at the option of the Secretary, sufficient seedlings to reestablish a stand; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB89DC5C49E8A4B11960C64F21DC635B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reimbursement of 50 percent of the cost of pruning, removal, and other costs incurred by an eligible orchardist or nursery tree grower to salvage existing trees or, in the case of tree mortality, to prepare the land to replant trees as a result of damage or tree mortality due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent damage or mortality (adjusted for normal tree damage and mortality).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D9B54D8D7034591B58520E1ABD862D0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations on assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="H825011F6FBB344C0A4A1D29B7F72B1B8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions of legal entity and person</header><text>In this paragraph, the terms <term>legal entity</term> and <term>person</term> have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3128781AC03F4A0F89C758DCC753CE22"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The total amount of payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under this subsection may not exceed $125,000 for any crop year, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF0C89BD8D914E74A73A43D1795C84B2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Acres</header><text>The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person or legal entity shall be entitled to receive payments under this subsection may not exceed 500 acres.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4917C578B0A4440F916E688C1C505113"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Payment limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H24A993DA24504864AB21F320A13AFDC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions of legal entity and person</header><text>In this subsection, the terms <term>legal entity</term> and <term>person</term> have the meaning given those terms in section 1001(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9583AF117BE047F994DFCC38C5B29034"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The total amount of disaster assistance payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (excluding a joint venture or general partnership) under this section (excluding payments received under subsection (e)) may not exceed $125,000 for any crop year.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81C1DA0E7D3A4079ACDF8BE078663420"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Direct attribution</header><text>Subsections (e) and (f) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308</external-xref>) or any successor provisions relating to direct attribution shall apply with respect to assistance provided under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HE6D1BA333553444C9BA5FC6C57FA8620"><enum>F</enum><header>Administration</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9EA39C5F8664B7888710A90508A171A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration generally</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49C8886B7BCD44A88DF272B8ECEF2FD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of Commodity Credit Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53E553DCAD834C999BE72DD8304B20EC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determinations by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination made by the Secretary under this title shall be final and conclusive.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECCB782C8AD94DE5BDB45D443AD6073F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84CF7399A4704A6E9BF737BCCA319D74"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement this title and the amendments made by this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H828CC5EA78C447F6B392B7122DE77D4E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this title and the amendments made by this title and sections 11003 and 11017 shall be made without regard to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8D47E3F66D34732ABC1F838A5E996B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the notice and comment provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">section 553</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDECC321F781A4DD7B797951770DBB2CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Paperwork Reduction Act</quote>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC78D0A1595F4626AE97A63B7181A768"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD642B31D59824A8DB1987B2D0C451944"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional review of agency rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/808">section 808</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H452EBCE62DF347C8AEF8AD7B058E5584"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment Authority Related to Trade Agreements Compliance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5583FB8E434C4417AD7342252F26AFDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required determination; adjustment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that expenditures under this title that are subject to the total allowable domestic support levels under the Uruguay Round Agreements (as defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/3501">19 U.S.C. 3501</external-xref>)) will exceed such allowable levels for any applicable reporting period, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make adjustments in the amount of such expenditures during that period to ensure that such expenditures do not exceed the allowable levels.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H987E3874693A4E1EA8EE992973C01A49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before making any adjustment under paragraph (1), 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 describing the determination made under that paragraph and the extent of the adjustment to be made.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E28D59881154A51BCF1CEF8A4B03EFD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1602.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension of permanent price support authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CC808BD3764408A9E149A9107F85AFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through December 31, 2018:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40D5524F5E1948609CB4D1507F814D3F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Parts II through V of subtitle B of title III (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1326">7 U.S.C. 1326 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39B609D4CCF041EDAFC9D42F9591BEB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of upland cotton, section 377 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1377">7 U.S.C. 1377</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A3E3D78C6824EEF817AC6F5A8EE16D5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle D of title III (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1379a">7 U.S.C. 1379a et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC19162DA0914A14BDD26045772FD077"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1401">7 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AE497DA3D814EEC98BD8D531FC17922"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural Act of 1949</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following provisions of the Agricultural Act of 1949 shall not be applicable to the 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities (as defined in section 1111), cotton, and sugar and shall not be applicable to milk during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and through December 31, 2018:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07CC1CBEDB6849A986CEC19DE52D5F5E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 101 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1441">7 U.S.C. 1441</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B52207A3B744908B34068BA3099A758"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 103(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1444">7 U.S.C. 1444(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F151BF3FE164CA793850B1C6529CDE9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 105 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1444b">7 U.S.C. 1444b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAAE82BC14374EFBB9E6DDC1E5730824"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 107 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1445a">7 U.S.C. 1445a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8CE582D23574ED683483AE113A34800"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 110 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1445e">7 U.S.C. 1445e</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11A4436E122E4919B7A2D1565CAB7702"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1445g">7 U.S.C. 1445g</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2738DE212FFC46478ED151E000B15511"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 115 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1445k">7 U.S.C. 1445k</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3CA98A1CD3A499691D4F1606722B920"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 201 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1446">7 U.S.C. 1446</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA14A8AB1BED04A18AB9F3B68D286650E"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1447">7 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C69F02712B64F85A16119F2DE72101E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title IV (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1421">7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.</external-xref>), other than sections 404, 412, and 416 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1424">7 U.S.C. 1424</external-xref>, 1429, and 1431).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB37C3412FA8D4BF5B93ED04ED052A4F4"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title V (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1461">7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB066346EE1143A785C7485DEEEE36D4"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title VI (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1471">7 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF9DB09717F74BF19A80B614EDAA0D6E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Suspension of certain quota provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The joint resolution entitled <quote>A joint resolution relating to corn and wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended</quote>, approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 and 1340), shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat planted for harvest in the calendar years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0BF060E11B52402BB1E2B6F29A4EFD88"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Payment limitations</header>
<subsection id="HECA31185CE4F479387DD2DE5B82CBBDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H9666596081274240930893DBCB5CCAB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on Payments for Covered Commodities (other than Peanuts)</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except a joint venture or general partnership) for any crop year under sections 1116 and 1117 and as marketing loan gains or loan deficiency payments under subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (other than for peanuts) may not exceed $125,000.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0AB2C50285B34339A8294B3F9AE0D626"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on Payments for Peanuts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of payments received, directly or indirectly, by a person or legal entity (except a joint venture or general partnership) for any crop year under sections 1116 and 1117 and as marketing loan gains or loan deficiency payments under subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 for peanuts may not exceed $125,000.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HC74430883A6C47AA9D448B5BF16041F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H502486D2DAEC4F3CA9DB8E66A8EA4543"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation on applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the marketing assistance loan program or the loan deficiency payment program under title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</quote> and inserting <quote>the forfeiture of a commodity pledged as collateral for a loan made available under subtitle B of title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C0B2666E19E4052842737E9B13B0C76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of federal agencies and State and local governments</header><text>Section 1001(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E92F430E8984E43B9D2C8AB2F7ED853"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A), by striking <quote>or title XII</quote> and inserting <quote>, title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014, or title XII</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE44E9337DB20430CAD8DC519F35A1893"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)(A), by striking <quote>or title XII</quote> and inserting <quote>, title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014, or title XII</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28606D27E2FF41438895B5027B95C6C8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Foreign persons ineligible</header><text>Section 1001C(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3">7 U.S.C. 1308–3(a)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014,</quote> after <quote>2008,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF2192DA5C3DA4CB5BDE63E39350A71DF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply beginning with the 2014 crop year.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0DE4A5C6E4774C13AA330B4C4A76CFE2"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Rulemaking related to significant contribution for active personal management</header>
<subsection id="H54FFABC2CD5947379B1EF8524645C9F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate, with an opportunity for notice and comment, regulations—</text>
<paragraph id="H164450432137438BB0319E27FFF3170F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to define the term <quote>significant contribution of active personal management</quote> for purposes of section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-1">7 U.S.C. 1308–1</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A0E5C34F30049299579750C8482D0FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines it is appropriate, to establish limits for varying types of farming operations on the number of individuals who may be considered to be actively engaged in farming with respect to the farming operation when a significant contribution of active personal management is the basis used to meet the requirement of being actively engaged in farming under section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-1">7 U.S.C. 1308–1</external-xref>) by an individual or entity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E05212118594F77B0145111622DBC94"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In promulgating the regulations required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<paragraph id="HA5270FCB31C240B59AF0E8C16DE8B93D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the size, nature, and management requirements of each type of farming operation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F83351A33B04E0BB582C81312899F84"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the changing nature of active personal management due to advancements of farming operations; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AE1CC0741D843509BC968430A5EABD5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the degree to which the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) will adversely impact the long-term viability of the farming operation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2A80AD6D91644F9A97D3501FF8FBCC3D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Family Farms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not apply the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) to individuals or entities comprised solely of family members (as that term is defined in section 1001(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308(a)(2)</external-xref>)).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4C6F8905373847FBA13117965465D39B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a plan for monitoring the status of compliance reviews for whether a person or entity is in compliance with the regulations.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H576CD867FA114CEEBB0F20C99104FB84"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Paperwork reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to conserve Federal resources and prevent unnecessary paperwork burdens, the Secretary shall ensure that any additional paperwork required as a result of the regulations promulgated pursuant to subsection (a) be limited to those persons who are subject to such regulations.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3B8A55D407842A1BA83EE666E66D765"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relation to other requirements</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the Secretary to alter, directly or indirectly, existing regulations for other requirements in section 1001A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-1">7 U.S.C. 1308–1</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6C5ABC7BB9CE43C088DF4225E05BBC1E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effective Date</header><text>The requirements of any regulation promulgated pursuant to this section shall apply beginning with the 2015 crop year.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9A28DA563A634766A93726F48E580DE3"><enum>1605.</enum><header>Adjusted gross income limitation</header>
<subsection id="H9B85ACABCE0D432B813F3155E02ACC4E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitations and covered benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H11A8053F64F547D19D8296CB66E25D37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Limitations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Limitations on Commodity and Conservation Programs</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4AE57A76F8E4BDC89D361A0977380EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA1D6F5C6846A498889D98A736D7CB082"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or legal entity shall not be eligible to receive any benefit described in paragraph (2) during a crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, if the average adjusted gross income of the person or legal entity exceeds $900,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC55ECA7372064EB493E8A14C44E0B042"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3668839D83534720A3B74C1A3C75B061"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A payment or benefit under subtitle A or E of title I of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE849EA8BEF048F08EDE1594646BDA49"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A marketing loan gain or loan deficiency payment under subtitle B of title I of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H630F0BC9F84C419CA8BE693BDC8A7381"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Starting with fiscal year 2015, a payment or benefit under title II of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, title II of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, title II of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, or title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26A38C609D494A52ADCEC1D575C5A984"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A payment or benefit under section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(b)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7E1F3E2D7FD489DA1B838D7B1B79AAC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A payment or benefit under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA5EBDB47DC8A4B2C8AF5B64095E9A66E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updating definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1) of section 1001D(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308–3a(a)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA028CD40FE104925AA2221AE44CA6A85"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Average adjusted gross income</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>average adjusted gross income</term>, with respect to a person or legal entity, means the average of the adjusted gross income or comparable measure of the person or legal entity over the 3 taxable years preceding the most immediately preceding complete taxable year, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HD99C978DEF5C4B7A860E4C03F05C446D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Income determination</header><text>Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9090B4486B64F8CA1843B1F4D8D69B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H957D16B4C7EC45799F18996934465382"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB6241059E1DD45FEB2EDA278665CE05F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD70DCA4A8CD341A391EE4AF9232DF097"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F163FEC29A74A86830D669BEE5B7B93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (A) or (B) of</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H251DC0B5D601475F91786E010BD8F7B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, the average adjusted gross farm income, and the average adjusted gross nonfarm income</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28AFA5E35B7E4A68BDED1E019A9DFC9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(3), by striking <quote>, average adjusted gross farm income, and average adjusted gross nonfarm income</quote> both places it appears;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07BF8BD95FAC447AA852905B9C734651"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H22091546CCEE49FB9B00CFBA6BB4E865"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, average adjusted gross farm income, and average adjusted gross nonfarm income</quote> both places it appears; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8DE136AA57A45CAA6562816B9582D22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF694FCAB89444248C0A469B9B94B2F6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF950F624ECB6483C8F3470305C08BC59"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0489CFBF8ADE4AFCBCFBDB0C73747F1B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, average adjusted gross farm income, or average adjusted gross nonfarm income</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C25C1EBF9544392965CDE306139F556"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>), as redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section, is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8B70F73942854102BCD367BC56B3B7B6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation on applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308">7 U.S.C. 1308</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: <quote>or title I of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9255D69480C4445CAC8C40D69138D492"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1001D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall apply with respect to the 2013 crop, fiscal, or program year, as appropriate, for each program described in paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(B) of subsection (b) of that section (as so in effect on that day).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAD402F993714B89B51247F89F7E7DAB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1606.</enum><header>Geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1621(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8792">7 U.S.C. 8792(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" id="H481FEC4E29DA4359A8B38028F0C9E771"><enum>1607.</enum><header>Personal liability of producers for deficiencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 164 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7284">7 U.S.C. 7284</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8702">7 U.S.C. 8702 et seq.</external-xref>), and title I of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H04EFFADA025B4B8A955B82B3278986B4"><enum>1608.</enum><header>Prevention of deceased individuals receiving payments under farm commodity programs</header>
<subsection id="H5F066CD7AE37405984E5CFDF8A64DABA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reconciliation</header><text>At least twice each year, the Secretary shall reconcile Social Security numbers of all individuals who receive payments under this title, whether directly or indirectly, with the Commissioner of Social Security to determine if the individuals are alive.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H528E7B49D2D94437A2236BBAA16FCC27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Preclusion</header><text>The Secretary shall preclude the issuance of payments to, and on behalf of, deceased individuals that were not eligible for payments.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0020212BB444BDAA5E85CD80A1AD3CE"><enum>1609.</enum><header>Technical corrections</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87E224A11B804811B817C62D4D6B16AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Missing punctuation</header><text>Section 359f(c)(1)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359ff">7 U.S.C. 1359ff(c)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by adding a period at the end.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5250830D2BE479FBE0EE9A607C2DCB2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Erroneous cross reference</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48CCEC75E0C84E5DA810D9B7F0B130BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1603(g) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1739) is amended in paragraphs (2) through (6) and the amendments made by those paragraphs by striking <quote>1703(a)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>1603(a)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68C02EE091A747709EF0E8136C251227"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This subsection and the amendments made by this subsection take effect as if included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1651).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B5992A93A7C4D778B5C9474F12D48C5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Continued applicability of appropriations general provision</header><text>Section 767 of division A of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/7">Public Law 108–7</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7911">7 U.S.C. 7911</external-xref> note; 117 Stat. 48) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF1BF2580C8540208F63B0A2A04E19B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(a)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H469159062E3E466FAF9C9A9737A3B21A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>sections 1101 and 1102 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref></quote> and inserting <quote>subtitle A of title I of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB310047522B469296DBB0B4695960C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such section 1102</quote> and inserting <quote>such subtitle</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AAD25C0776341F5B8F946E631BB8853"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BE336B9569646ED9EAB6D506C56E790" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1610.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE31A5A0FB1A543E5A15085C6F9D60690"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direction, control, and support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 272 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6992">7 U.S.C. 6992</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1140842AEA0342FFA1652B27AFEB4A4F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direction, control, and support</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CF742692EDA41419B30657274771117"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Direction and control</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17FED785548542F6923CC76DC6380A93"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Director shall be free from the direction and control of any person other than the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00A3119104DE449CB01CF69C2DED6F56"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Division shall not receive administrative support (except on a reimbursable basis) from any agency other than the Office of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE6E5982AB1C42E19BA5044E02A21870"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on delegation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not delegate to any other officer or employee of the Department, other than the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture or the Director, the authority of the Secretary with respect to the Division.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F3F6C04977D48E099E116D458F21E4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Assistant Secretary for Administration is authorized to investigate, enforce, and implement the provisions in law, Executive order, or regulations that relate in general to competitive and excepted service positions and employment within the Division, including the position of Director, and such authority may be further delegated to subordinate officials.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39EB35BF8DD14C1383E69A79EB8642BB"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 296(b) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7014">7 U.S.C. 7014(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39C488C9729A414B9D69A6B7926EDB94"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>affect—</quote> and inserting <quote>affect:</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77321D769D9B41CA8FEE1C8741E202DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the authority</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1) through (7) and inserting <quote>The authority</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BFE624E086746F7A6D6CA65781D6C33"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the semicolon at the end of each of paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting a period;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H597214CEF4564729B241AB5017ED5217"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)(C), by striking <quote>; or</quote> at the end and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H865E3F474FCE4D88ACA831EE2ECFA557"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1241493EF28D4A0BB5F158F7E6B9B67C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7E79022C87940B8B007BA640BFF6C6A"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary to carry out amendments made to this title by the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="HFDE0FE1A32604E779455A3D6B47925B1"><enum>1611.</enum><header>Assignment of payments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7BF850F56C1846C2974AC9A94E63A047"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The provisions of section 8(g) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/590h">16 U.S.C. 590h(g)</external-xref>), relating to assignment of payments, shall apply to payments made under this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCD1B350601E04127A3D210A142ED4FF0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>The producer making the assignment, or the assignee, shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as the Secretary may require, of any assignment made under this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H05741AC638B84A56A02D0C9B58A9E54F"><enum>1612.</enum><header>Tracking of benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may track the benefits provided, directly or indirectly, to individuals and entities under titles I and II and the amendments made by those titles.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90FA7695506742758A9BE9069F8F7BA1"><enum>1613.</enum><header>Signature authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HFD313606B5CD48CEBF36CC2A542A9121"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this title and title II and amendments made by those titles, if the Secretary approves a document, the Secretary shall not subsequently determine the document is inadequate or invalid because of the lack of authority of any person signing the document on behalf of the applicant or any other individual, entity, general partnership, or joint venture, or the documents relied upon were determined inadequate or invalid, unless the person signing the program document knowingly and willfully falsified the evidence of signature authority or a signature.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H0E2E9D32766D46729EBD09F8FD6483FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Affirmation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2C6626E685B54094BC6EA788F434778E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Nothing in this section prohibits the Secretary from asking a proper party to affirm any document that otherwise would be considered approved under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H178A06DC38AD47CEBFC3ED0553D8413D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No retroactive effect</header><text>A denial of benefits based on a lack of affirmation under paragraph (1) shall not be retroactive with respect to third-party producers who were not the subject of the erroneous representation of authority, if the third-party producers—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF52B80B146B4F62ABFFADEE4E7B6AF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relied on the prior approval by the Secretary of the documents in good faith; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3DE2B68E787431F83A390356F7BEC6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>substantively complied with all program requirements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1D11B04CE6FD451D89CB8C89979FFEE3"><enum>1614.</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subsection id="H8D45B7E259854A3C9C26EBD36B4ACBAB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance of base acres and payment yields</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall maintain, for each covered commodity and upland cotton, base acres and payment yields on a farm established under sections 1001 and 1301 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8702">7 U.S.C. 8702</external-xref>, 8751), as adjusted pursuant to sections 1101, 1102, 1108, and 1302 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8711">7 U.S.C. 8711</external-xref>, 8712, 8718, 8752), as in effect on September 30, 2013.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD130101FD56E42E6B22DDC098864CAF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Streamlining</header><text>In implementing this title, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H92311801910A4B49A45C415044376103"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining and reducing paperwork, forms, and other administrative requirements, including through the implementation of the Acreage Crop Reporting and Streamlining Initiative that, in part, shall ensure that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA375ECC8DD34AD4A62A02A062702383"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a producer (or an agent of a producer) may report information, electronically (including geospatial data) or conventionally, to the Department; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7331DB6A8CCB423A94E79DD62BC35427"><enum>(B)</enum><text>upon the request of the producer (or agent thereof) the Department of Agriculture electronically shares with the producer (or agent) in real time and without cost to the producer (or agent) the common land unit data, related farm level data, and other information of the producer;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FC52995AC144485AB02CCFAE7D8DD17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve coordination, information sharing, and administrative work with the Farm Service Agency, Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC7333173AEC40E58BA8C17EEE4F9469"><enum>(3)</enum><text>take advantage of new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of program delivery to producers.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B62C5ECA20043689C9B3BF243A8C698"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<paragraph id="H756CFE4B67994AEBBC9B89EB6CA4C01B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this title $100,000,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45574922048F4806BB50CB8696433BB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H451DC8E7C22D42F1B1B69F0FFFE1D9A8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Initial determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, by September 30, 2014, the Secretary notifies the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that the Farm Service Agency has made substantial progress toward implementing the requirements of subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall make available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this title $10,000,000 on October 1, 2014. The amount made available under this subparagraph is in addition to the amount made available under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF13CBC9554FF44FB802CD524ED1199F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, by September 30, 2015, the Secretary notifies the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that the requirements of subsection (b)(1) have been fully implemented and those Committees provide written concurrence to the Secretary, the Secretary shall make available to the Farm Service Agency to carry out this title $10,000,000 on the date the written concurrence is provided or October 1, 2015, whichever is later. The amount made available under this subparagraph is in addition to the amount made available under paragraph (1) and any amount made available under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAC0EF120C3249BD8A201C6A6518C314"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Producer education</header>
<subparagraph id="H49C1332B385F400BA05D8B5EC1A3C1F7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide $3,000,000 to State extension services for the purpose of educating farmers and ranchers on the options made available under subtitles A, D, and E of this title and under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7595DAD2449430CA781F41FB0678BB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Web-based decision aids</header>
<clause id="H3F1AAF4F03CF47AA977809E416F932FF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Use of qualified universities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use $3,000,000 to support qualified universities (or university-based organizations) that represent a diversity of regions and commodities (including dairy), possess expertise regarding the programs authorized by this Act, have a history in the development of decision aids and producer outreach initiatives regarding farm risk management programs, and are able to meet the deadline established pursuant to clause (ii) to develop web-based decision aids to assist producers in understanding available options described in subparagraph (A) and to train producers to use these decision aids.</text></clause>
<clause id="H6F0DBA94BB7142B4B54F4911EE96A708"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subclause id="H72C3546983B444AD8ECB4CD097B2904A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>obligate the funds made available under clause (i) within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA36B84394B554464AE9680A8BEC3FBA8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>require the products described in clause (i) to be made available to producers on the internet within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary, after the implementation of the first rule implementing programs required under subtitle A of this title.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H188AC99371C649A9AD73570BF1B35408"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Loan implementation</header>
<paragraph id="HDC6627B1B54D441289C1B73144E5D94B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any crop year in which an order is issued pursuant <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901">2 U.S.C. 901(a)</external-xref>, the Secretary shall use such sums as necessary of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for such crop year to fully restore the support, loan, or assistance that is otherwise required under subtitles B or C of this title or under the amendments made by subtitles B or C, except with respect to the assistance provided under sections 1207(c) and 1208.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE19078DFBDE407F8AD30629B19D085F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that when a producer repays a loan at a rate equal to the loan rate plus interest in accordance with the repayment provisions of subtitles B or C that the repayment amount shall include the portion of the loan amount provided under paragraph (1), except that this paragraph shall not affect or reduce marketing loan gains, loan deficiency payments, or forfeiture benefits provided for under subtitles B or C and as supplemented in accordance with paragraph (1). </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H61256EF3922B4E158FF0CB56EE9DF8C2"><enum>1615.</enum><header>Research option</header>
<subsection id="H491CB97BED67431B9498CCED7829E0B4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 4(m) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714b">15 U.S.C. 714b(m)</external-xref>), funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation disbursed pursuant to the memorandum of understanding between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil regarding a fund for technical assistance and capacity building with respect to dispute WT/DS 267 in the World Trade Organization may, upon resolution of the dispute, be used for research consistent with the conditions imposed by subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF06B67C416584904B31658357FB3AFDB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research authorized by subsection (a) must be conducted in collaboration with research agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture or with a college, university, or research foundation located in the United States. Such research and collaboration shall be subject to the agreement of the parties to the resolved dispute described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>II</enum><header>CONSERVATION</header>
<subtitle id="H101D0664766A4E8D8A3C13FD1141BEC1"><enum>A</enum><header>Conservation Reserve Program</header>
<section id="HBD537183D0924C8296BD480DA953F448"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Extension and enrollment requirements of conservation reserve program</header>
<subsection id="HEBA1A2C84DE44741B4953192F2FFC747"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Section 1231(a) of the <short-title>Food Security Act of 1985</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H35E1F28781664C55B40C38F88BC50635"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>Section 1231(b) of the <short-title>Food Security Act of 1985</short-title> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF4BF1B4A0974B6C9CCAB6FF7610CAC6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>the date of enactment of the <short-title>Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</short-title></quote> and inserting <quote>the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H771E53DDB6884209A644C6189ED80BF9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7994EEA165B490DBA8725D9568685D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEF8578E90ABE442CA532FDAA9C14B394" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE6BC6C452B4C433DBFEFB57CC6AD7F8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>grasslands that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7592B937CDD44F0BB0837D9DC6080A41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contain forbs or shrubland (including improved rangeland and pastureland) for which grazing is the predominant use;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H45A61054622D4DFE934405C1AB6B61CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are located in an area historically dominated by grasslands; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EC23041BA4F463181544E597BAE28A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>could provide habitat for animal and plant populations of significant ecological value if the land is retained in its current use or restored to a natural condition;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7A70601403B45AC9855D90A94F080EA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(C), by striking <quote>filterstrips devoted to trees or shrubs</quote> and inserting <quote>filterstrips or riparian buffers devoted to trees, shrubs, or grasses</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47AC3BA828F741139FC0EC07BC1CC1A3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7A1E1E02AAD74B6C85374A6094CB1165" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4296B6BCC9664260929EAECA9F4C793B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the portion of land in a field not enrolled in the conservation reserve in a case in which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF07E317F72C459AADFFE9D57527E75A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>more than 50 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, or more than 75 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a conservation practice other than as a buffer or filterstrip; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56F126A45F91488CAA81AC49594490AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the remainder of the field is—</text>
<clause id="HE68EB15F99AE45098F2CCEF1F7A42E94"><enum>(i)</enum><text>infeasible to farm; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3A29EB4CA0FC42FF809589B41A8C14B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enrolled at regular rental rates.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H610F87287AF642AD8EDD52B3A58BD4A8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Planting status of certain land</header><text>Section 1231(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>if</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>if, during the crop year, the land was devoted to a conserving use.</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H27FD06C6528E4469824DE01028E868E8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enrollment</header><text>Subsection (d) of section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCEA936231050491E882D2FFDCD62BAC2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1D668110ABF14F4DA4972ED0C4534675" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Enrollment</header>
<paragraph id="H5A77B098FA7F499681B85C6195090C5B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum acreage enrolled</header><text>The Secretary may maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during—</text>
<subparagraph id="H579D579745D743A4B0E17DA37F12D23C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fiscal year 2014, no more than 27,500,000 acres;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA17B0F6AFEF3484C9790AB3A99BC1211" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fiscal year 2015, no more than 26,000,000 acres;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22852CAC3B21462892EA03BAA8D3BF3C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fiscal year 2016, no more than 25,000,000 acres;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD97EFC3E8DB4AE09CBEE9FAB5CB98D9" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>fiscal year 2017, no more than 24,000,000 acres; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C08980B47D440E69A5256EB16069DF7" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fiscal year 2018, no more than 24,000,000 acres.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0604F1504D04A87957EFF2D9152B775" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grasslands</header>
<subparagraph id="H040DC3AED9844E5EA8F16A700EF9B23A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>For purposes of applying the limitations in paragraph (1), no more than 2,000,000 acres of the land described in subsection (b)(3) may be enrolled in the program at any one time during the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H710B85B38C364A76A5A3F0761B8215E8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In enrolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give priority to land with expiring conservation reserve program contracts.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02087CFF7975451C9C02B6859AD53DA0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Method of enrollment</header><text>In enrolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make the program available to owners or operators of eligible land on a continuous enrollment basis with one or more ranking periods.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H40B6C3963E3A46CDA21E9097DD36B141"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration of contract</header><text>Section 1231(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFAAF4F35057D4FD3AC8E26BD43AC2BA7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5B19B40E80ED40388CCAAB14A070AA9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule for certain land</header><text>In the case of land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, or wildlife corridors under a contract entered into under this subchapter, the owner or operator of the land may, within the limitations prescribed under paragraph (1), specify the duration of the contract.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H433677C70BC349B68146B4BC4A4B18C4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conservation priority areas</header><text>Section 1231(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H073E83AE4C7E4A0DBA133200E014A115"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>watershed areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region, the Great Lakes Region, the Long Island Sound Region, and other</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFD7E637C89D4FA49C7F2719C0DE3323"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Watersheds.—</header-in-text>Watersheds</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Areas.—</header-in-text>Areas</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6C4EA2E366E48E0AF1D494F9CBEC3D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>a watershed’s designation—</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>an area’s designation if the Secretary finds that the area no longer contains actual and significant adverse water quality or habitat impacts related to agricultural production activities.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H955FC682FB394E6698262E13FC0EA87E"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Farmable wetland program</header>
<subsection id="H2C989D7BE9F34910843D959668C7592D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>Section 1231B(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831b">16 U.S.C. 3831b(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD2FC3A1FE2CF494CA16607A095FF8718"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C4AC2E27BEC4738A29C87B9B8CEB591"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>a program</quote> and inserting <quote>a farmable wetland program</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA300B1755EF4941B79076F687D46C4A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible acreage</header><text>Section 1231B(b)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831b">16 U.S.C. 3831b(b)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>flow from a row crop agriculture drainage system</quote> and inserting <quote>surface and subsurface flow from row crop agricultural production</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H02AA770BA7C742F9ADCC599565DE0E30"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acreage limitation</header><text>Section 1231B(c)(1)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831b">16 U.S.C. 3831b(c)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>750,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H76A56EE1E0D84C84B5BD4CD3F83B3648"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clerical amendments</header><text>Section 1231B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831b">16 U.S.C. 3831b</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C787C873385461F8CE31BC2D1EA3335"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the heading and inserting the following: <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Farmable wetland program</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BC4EF8345EC47AB883E2C300B58A5AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(2), by striking <quote>section 1234(c)(2)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4867FA4C113E4CD99EDA0655057C7401"><enum>2003.</enum><header>Duties of owners and operators</header>
<subsection id="H7A11A3DDDC9947BBA080114EDCD9D352"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on harvesting, grazing, or commercial use of forage</header><text>Section 1232(a)(8) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3832">16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>except that</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at the end of the paragraph and inserting <quote>except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1233;</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFC496A20C6BA475A94FA5FAC55C5BB4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation plan requirements</header><text>Subsection (b) of section 1232 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3832">16 U.S.C. 3832</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H25A5EEE98675461BA26DA4FDDB6B5B69"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conservation plans</header><text>The plan referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall set forth—</text>
<paragraph id="H93A83A8853D94CE49F9ADFFA6B9E2477"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the conservation measures and practices to be carried out by the owner or operator during the term of the contract; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCCEA080B49AD4679AEBEEECE94910B13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the commercial use, if any, to be permitted on the land during the term.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3AD663398E1427BA460EC8968EF3F06"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rental payment reduction</header><text>Section 1232 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3832">16 U.S.C. 3832</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H519BF7ECD351429894100B904E823E2C"><enum>2004.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3833">16 U.S.C. 3833</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H6CCA014BD03D46499A033DED8155E8D0"><enum>1233.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H0A9351C62FC9487EA754BB424518C31E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cost-Share and rental payments</header><text>In return for a contract entered into by an owner or operator under the conservation reserve program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H7843D517B8314270A9332F0933A5398F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>share the cost of carrying out the conservation measures and practices set forth in the contract for which the Secretary determines that cost sharing is appropriate and in the public interest; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H730B4C7C56484A29BE1F63CC571C08BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for a period of years not in excess of the term of the contract, pay an annual rental payment in an amount necessary to compensate for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE71A527C786240F38E79760191CD5B9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the conversion of highly erodible cropland or other eligible lands normally devoted to the production of an agricultural commodity on a farm or ranch to a less intensive use;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1A8900C8F88484199180CC0BB2B19F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the retirement of any base history that the owner or operator agrees to retire permanently; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB51FE2899E6F4EA9A23F22B5ACE069CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development and management of grasslands for multiple natural resource conservation benefits, including to soil, water, air, and wildlife.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H83F435CC57C04DFB911DA5CC53B2DCE7" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Specified activities permitted</header><text>The Secretary shall permit certain activities or commercial uses of land that is subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program if those activities or uses are consistent with a plan approved by the Secretary and include—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3CE24C4144A4BE484700C3391A68E01" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>harvesting, grazing, or other commercial use of the forage in response to a drought, flooding, or other emergency, without any reduction in the rental rate;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E6141B3B13E435FA9C7E16E8BD03233" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat during primary nesting seasons for birds in the area), and in exchange for a reduction of not less than 25 percent in the annual rental rate for the acres covered by the authorized activity, managed harvesting and other commercial use (including the managed harvesting of biomass), except that in permitting those activities, the Secretary, in coordination with the State technical committee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H495EFCA86580484B8C85F68529699DAC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall develop appropriate vegetation management requirements; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4C10D8039C84422B9966DBC1392A512" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall identify periods during which the activities may be conducted, such that the frequency is at least every 5 but not more than once every 3 years;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFF796B3DACD4F6C96EE46949EB59411" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to appropriate restrictions during the nesting season for birds in the local area that are economically significant, in significant decline, or conserved in accordance with Federal or State law, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the State technical committee, and in exchange for a reduction of not less than 25 percent in the annual rental rate for the acres covered by the authorized activity—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C712660A18F4C79B6B55347421F586E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribed grazing for the control of invasive species, which may be conducted annually;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8206282227A24E39B46CFB7361264ADC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>routine grazing, except that in permitting such routine grazing, the Secretary, in coordination with the State technical committee—</text>
<clause id="HACCBD1D761BC486D8C9CB7BAEC500031" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall develop appropriate vegetation management requirements and stocking rates for the land that are suitable for continued routine grazing; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H831CB33596BD4E3983A681DF4C8B0E30" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall identify the periods during which routine grazing may be conducted, such that the frequency is not more than once every 2 years, taking into consideration regional differences such as—</text>
<subclause id="HDAC3497B1F6C440F90316BBB1098191A" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>climate, soil type, and natural resources;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H779C2F212B05405C8C5E6506F97250A9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of years that should be required between routine grazing activities; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB919C9393BEB4D17A81ECFAD6B63FE47" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how often during a year in which routine grazing is permitted that routine grazing should be allowed to occur; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H660B4D97273A46F7807DEDE28D2ABAF1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the installation of wind turbines and associated access, except that in permitting the installation of wind turbines, the Secretary shall determine the number and location of wind turbines that may be installed, taking into account—</text>
<clause id="HB5548F01A53845BD89730DAB790CA9B8" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the location, size, and other physical characteristics of the land;</text></clause>
<clause id="H8A91CB8712E14604A16A91778B62696B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to which the land contains threatened or endangered wildlife and wildlife habitat; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC751B4D3667A4EE08543F8A3208096AE" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purposes of the conservation reserve program under this subchapter; </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H320AC5F2E05A4E56A835D2C04E00033F" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the intermittent and seasonal use of vegetative buffer practices incidental to agricultural production on lands adjacent to the buffer such that the permitted use does not destroy the permanent vegetative cover; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA325DEDBD1C9455CB171AE3C31018E1D" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>grazing by livestock of a beginning farmer or rancher without any reduction in the rental rate, if the grazing is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9F6F66672554C5EAAB21116440B195B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF2BE7A3F11143508CB882D53AF31ED7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to appropriate restrictions during the nesting season for birds in the local area that are economically significant, in significant decline, or conserved in accordance with Federal or State law, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the State technical committee; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H651D6013B6B941A7BC249FC91DE68543" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3F89FAE633E84F9D9A19360781427DDC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorized activities on grasslands</header><text>For eligible land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Secretary shall permit the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H1541BDEF3D544F529582552A8036FA80"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Common grazing practices, including maintenance and necessary cultural practices, on the land in a manner that is consistent with maintaining the viability of grassland, forb, and shrub species appropriate to that locality.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D17965CD1534AD39DF8CF7A2C49A771"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Haying, mowing, or harvesting for seed production, subject to appropriate restrictions during the nesting season for birds in the local area that are economically significant, in significant decline, or conserved in accordance with Federal or State law, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the State technical committee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89C4345591844D12B5A36BD7BF0D3A94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Fire presuppression, fire-related rehabilitation, and construction of fire breaks.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDD2EE187E8D42CBAA22AC56DD86E146"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Grazing-related activities, such as fencing and livestock watering.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8738451324474351B782341B248C0A84"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Resource conserving use</header>
<paragraph id="H0D39E34D0A684BC3A38F4E78B38822DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning on the date that is 1 year before the date of termination of a contract under the program, the Secretary shall allow an owner or operator to make conservation and land improvements for economic use that facilitate maintaining protection of enrolled land after expiration of the contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H531712EB0FAC40A7B09DA0FB6655E140"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation plan</header><text>The Secretary shall require an owner or operator carrying out the activities described in paragraph (1) to develop and implement a conservation plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD0D731AE95F4AFE882D643C8F048E50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Re-enrollment prohibited</header><text>Land improved under paragraph (1) may not be re-enrolled in the conservation reserve program for 5 years after the date of termination of the contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9B947140E8942F8B47CDD9592A60AE7" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment reduction</header><text>In the case of an activity carried out under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce the payment otherwise payable under the contract by an amount commensurate with the economic value of the activity.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB33155051D374D649BC00BDFEF5A6707"><enum>2005.</enum><header>Payments</header>
<subsection id="HA19B81E23BEE4D10A69AE9A2E122FCF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, and wildlife corridors</header><text>Section 1234(b)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834(b)(3)(A)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HF0BD239F11644277944CDDB6AA418CED"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph applies to land devoted to the production of hardwood trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife corridors under a contract entered into under this subchapter after November 28, 1990.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H987C4B03D8B14A07A0B54B12CE3EBA84" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Incentives for thinning</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1234 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3834">16 U.S.C. 3834</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7FFCE54397B6438CA71830C9A17FBB0E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H004B1C444B7241DCA33CED079BF8EC6E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Federal percentage of</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77AC29B018E548A8B0265B7618D4D4D2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B)—</text>
<clause id="H1490C635BFE2426EB2A8A4EA2D953AB4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>or thinning</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD2BACCB43ADE40FF9542D7FFEA710F6B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:</text>
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<clause id="HBCEF15D23F9A4AA6B7BE7726A00117F9" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The Secretary shall make payments as described in clause (i) for a period of not less than 2 years, but not more than 4 years, beginning on the date of the planting of the trees or shrubs.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A26CADBF3E346DA891472CE3BCBDE8C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) through (g) as subsections (d) through (h), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE4AD4889596416DB1B08CBD62F62E43" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H09BE732D96D6459C9CBD5AA8387C13E9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incentive payments</header>
<paragraph id="H2C4C4691C1054A7497615B0FC7F13A28" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may make incentive payments to an owner or operator of eligible land in an amount sufficient to encourage proper thinning and other practices to improve the condition of resources, promote forest management, or enhance wildlife habitat on the land.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4973B55C15CC4062923095F6599094CD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A payment described in paragraph (1) may not exceed 150 percent of the total cost of thinning and other practices conducted by the owner or operator.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1DE68ADA0445490795904865902A3499"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual rental payments</header><text>Section 1234(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB9BF19099B441338C2CFBDBEA4AAB15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>or other eligible lands</quote> after <quote>highly erodible cropland</quote> both places it appears; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0206CEE62AF84A84BE94D9469485B85E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HF3A6DD0096464FD4B49CA0D6E990A127"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Methods of determination</header>
<subparagraph id="HCFEA5AF6398A42DEB03C2A8C58390932"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts payable to owners or operators in the form of rental payments under contracts entered into under this subchapter may be determined through—</text>
<clause id="H44CEC7CF26E94D778F9BA84DE492D47C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the submission of bids for such contracts by owners and operators in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H1F67B17496894CC9AF551C1AA23E981F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such other means as the Secretary determines are appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA37486ABA3184D60834A10E0412E174A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Grasslands</header><text>In the case of eligible land described in section 1231(b)(3), the Secretary shall make annual payments in an amount that is not more than 75 percent of the grazing value of the land covered by the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7926ADA549A4D22BA1FFD6115276041" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FB02C2AFDE1408FB80E5435B068A2F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>conduct an annual survey</quote> and inserting <quote>, not less frequently than once every other year, conduct a survey</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB5F337C8A4544EF8B68058C214FC653"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>annual</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H989FAB8DF5AA49DA818457435363CCE2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H5012C5A3761A4D1D91752B0B80B46FD0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use</header><text>The Secretary may use the estimates derived from the survey conducted under subparagraph (A) relating to dryland cash rental rates as a factor in determining rental rates under this section in a manner determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H91F3A0BD81AA4FE6941B9E9E6F4AB91A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 1234 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HD88B6022BC334394B721C6435C00C960"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment schedule</header>
<paragraph id="H4B76513DA447413982E2DCA19DCFD69D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, payments under this subchapter shall be made in cash in such amount and on such time schedule as is agreed on and specified in the contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFBADDB17686409ABF3E3D727FB385D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advance payment</header><text>Payments under this subchapter may be made in advance of determination of performance.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H90CD8F89C152419A901F89A2A1208A9D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Payment limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1234(g) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (as redesignated by subsection (b)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H20C1871E031E486999E5E3BE5DD8E8CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, including rental payments made in the form of in-kind commodities,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5815C208A0AF42B397FF7F69F7F844F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H303DF9CBE3504FD4AC36904B9EACB339"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H18F1CDDFF4514B66B9216A62422F9819"><enum>2006.</enum><header>Contract requirements</header>
<subsection id="H4CFAFA6424CB49D98B8093D693229215"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Early termination by owner or operator</header><text>Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">16 U.S.C. 3835(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE330A139B70A4A09A1C11FC1B9E5D214"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1B8B4FDBC5946F4B5E9BA3E7CCF3883"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>During fiscal year 2015, the Secretary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H692A01EEF9C74E8491D153EE0C3716B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>before January 1, 1995,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4130C11E8814425B6D4BBE1A98B51F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HFF01B1C904F0432A940C6C17FCFD806B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Land devoted to hardwood trees.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB660DDF2B4374EDB98DA40ED6936D57C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Wildlife habitat, duck nesting habitat, pollinator habitat, upland bird habitat buffer, wildlife food plots, State acres for wildlife enhancement, shallow water areas for wildlife, and rare and declining habitat.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6E8AEDE3D6B496996E8E83CF662A19B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Farmable wetland and restored wetland.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1AF48854B0B14C268A95DC32FE6F8D75"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Land that contains diversions, erosion control structures, flood control structures, contour grass strips, living snow fences, salinity reducing vegetation, cross wind trap strips, and sediment retention structures.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE67CE4AE0F10472584C84F394E176EC0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Land located within a federally designated wellhead protection area.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC18691A6694420286CD4B1CFB0C6F42"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Land that is covered by an easement under the conservation reserve program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF651EC3D4FDE4CF7932C7CF38149678A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Land located within an average width, according to the applicable Natural Resources Conservation Service field office technical guide, of a perennial stream or permanent water body.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE910871153642BCB6E563C5B8F89A5B"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Land enrolled under the conservation reserve enhancement program.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5575E1938E484E0794728C0C6C033C9A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>60 days after the date on which the owner or operator submits the notice required under paragraph (1)(C)</quote> and inserting <quote>upon approval by the Secretary</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB2EE1F8E3EBA47798DDD5BAB2BE20433"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition option for certain farmers or ranchers</header><text>Section 1235(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">16 U.S.C. 3835(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H184733198F8240CE88BC9E6EF3617C78"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF17C14AC70EE431B9D71823B460C0355" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Duties</header-in-text></quote> and all that follows through <quote>a beginning farmer or rancher or</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Transition to covered farmer or rancher.—</header-in-text>In the case of a contract modification approved in order to facilitate the transfer of land subject to a contract from a retired farmer or rancher to a beginning farmer or rancher, a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>)), or a</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF5000E477054DACBEA79AEFE68E95C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting <quote>, including preparing to plant an agricultural crop</quote> after <quote>improvements</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8ACAB9F2CFAF4590BC948811875BCC29"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>the farmer or rancher</quote> and inserting <quote>the covered farmer or rancher</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDEC857CBCF584DA28AD7E30A7D55BD27"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>section 1001A(b)(3)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 1001</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F4C5557713347EB8029EDE6C784153B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>requirement of section 1231(h)(4)(B)</quote> and inserting <quote>option pursuant to section 1234(d)(2)(A)(ii)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H62CE8E1F2CFC4A37B9E6F575DCAA87EE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final year contract</header><text>Section 1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835">16 U.S.C. 3835</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text>
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<subsection id="H5A02B5449B554C359979A8EBA03838BE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Final year of contract</header><text>The Secretary shall not consider an owner or operator to be in violation of a term or condition of the conservation reserve contract if—</text>
<paragraph id="HECB56E439D23499D86E3916C0BC7E710"><enum>(1)</enum><text>during the year prior to expiration of the contract, the land is enrolled in the conservation stewardship program; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD56AD535D2584AAC83C03A78DABE2C3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the activity required under the conservation stewardship program pursuant to such enrollment is consistent with this subchapter.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H91EE6C6EE8F04084B24A3B56DBF8BD36"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Land enrolled in agricultural conservation easement program</header><text>The Secretary may terminate or modify a contract entered into under this subchapter if eligible land that is subject to such contract is transferred into the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H47A38065622D4A7E9FFF33B36CBE51EB"><enum>2007.</enum><header>Conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1235A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3835a">16 U.S.C. 3835a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H3FAB1CAAAFB74071A01154DBE8C56AEC"><enum>2008.</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts</header>
<subsection id="H9DB34882B1E94D8FBCC6B7DB9B491587"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this subtitle shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0DA78C49F02A4A09800DE15BD1008658"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Updating of existing contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall permit an owner or operator of land subject to a contract entered into under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, to update the contract to reflect the activities and uses of land under contract permitted under the terms and conditions of section 1233(b) of that Act (as amended by section 2004), as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H9A238D3A02B5478FA7063816F6B233E1"><enum>B</enum><header>Conservation Stewardship Program</header>
<section id="H220B83E48F1B440E872C8F27D117EB2B"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Conservation stewardship program</header>
<subsection id="H654ECB0C19B14256901FFDFBF36EA26F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision of current program</header><text>Subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838d">16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subchapter id="HE7FE523D4BCA435FB3A7AE9A29828336"><enum>B</enum><header>Conservation stewardship program</header>
<section id="HE822B3527F604C9080FBA391793BBAF8"><enum>1238D.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subchapter:</text>
<paragraph id="H17C33426C183493F864E28BE76235A9D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural operation</header><text>The term <quote>agricultural operation</quote> means all eligible land, whether or not contiguous, that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2390F49AA2E6483CB09209733C52B939"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under the effective control of a producer at the time the producer enters into a contract under the program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H647A9A73D25D4EA982138519CA622EF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>operated with equipment, labor, management, and production or cultivation practices that are substantially separate from other agricultural operations, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H987E692FC58B4F178470AE64CD90C786"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation activities</header>
<subparagraph id="H03C319028AA44D149D7C530E7C517FE2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>conservation activities</quote> means conservation systems, practices, or management measures.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07710692F8D142CA93C02FE200258323"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <quote>conservation activities</quote> includes—</text>
<clause id="H841EBECF6D134C37B34A6905D5E54D20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>structural measures, vegetative measures, and land management measures, including agriculture drainage management systems, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE4D4E82E18BA49E0939A9CC44B903063"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>planning needed to address a priority resource concern.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H056F786EFD074B18B9B11C6655618DBE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conservation stewardship plan</header><text>The term <quote>conservation stewardship plan</quote> means a plan that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9EE165FF257444C1934DF7C1FC7598D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies and inventories priority resource concerns;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46C79A0336E140B5A2AB43FD552DA87B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishes benchmark data and conservation objectives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2EB39DCE0E844198AD6B3FEF04A0FF3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>describes conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C5BCBF4D4D84D7BBE6AB0C03937CFA4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>includes a schedule and evaluation plan for the planning, installation, and management of the new and existing conservation activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2BD4E90A077483A8EEACF40388AD1FD" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible land</header>
<subparagraph id="HD15F5B3FFFAB42D79DD4D033B919F902" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>eligible land</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="H5E038A001E7A4E2FAD19EF0265724445" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>private or tribal land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC300FE498C924D76AC8692CAFB7C3D06" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>lands associated with the land described in clause (i) on which priority resource concerns could be addressed through a contract under the program.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42A97B49D0D44190BD489BF69FBB2FD9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <quote>eligible land</quote> includes—</text>
<clause id="H4AB6BE156A34418FA8DEA01486055E8B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cropland;</text></clause>
<clause id="H43E73ABB7A6E426B8C90333E44CECA07" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>grassland;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE7D3E50D8B2344F0BE7476FD49B86A8D" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rangeland;</text></clause>
<clause id="H733DE15D10B64A3AAD41F652AC9FC9D8" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>pasture land;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC411C706B3804FFF80BA706F9D4DE56C" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>nonindustrial private forest land; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2046A6200C2941B385A29EB56C57FFEA" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other land in agricultural areas (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used or capable of being used for the production of livestock), as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H524BD55893CD4B3796C127ED6437CBB5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Priority resource concern</header><text>The term <quote>priority resource concern</quote> means a natural resource concern or problem, as determined by the Secretary, that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H777C183CB38449D486EFBADBE8007BDE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified at the national, State, or local level as a priority for a particular area of a State;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE082526D28564E5F84F4FDD6DD8BB220"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represents a significant concern in a State or region; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H529D5565089E4EECBBF908AEF0F8CAC1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is likely to be addressed successfully through the implementation of conservation activities under this program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H386DDF3A7F98477E936A09B3A39174D7"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <quote>program</quote> means the conservation stewardship program established by this subchapter.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B6D7F6FA4BA4419A191371C5544AB0B"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Stewardship threshold</header><text>The term <quote>stewardship threshold</quote> means the level of management required, as determined by the Secretary, to conserve and improve the quality and condition of a natural resource.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H08A0EC4CDD26405EA2502D9C8A6A92B5"><enum>1238E.</enum><header>Conservation stewardship program</header>
<subsection id="H7C3ECC1EDD084C0B9C0B267E52F9F393"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text>During each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall carry out a conservation stewardship program to encourage producers to address priority resource concerns and improve and conserve the quality and condition of natural resources in a comprehensive manner—</text>
<paragraph id="HA67C5AE7FB044F7194285598CD77A86A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by undertaking additional conservation activities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D400437B11F4B90BCFA2D613401FD7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H64BCAE8C04934E79B46026CABEE7694A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<paragraph id="H9A8D9F113AA94FBD937DD6C14B788E4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Land enrolled in other conservation programs</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the following land (even if covered by the definition of eligible land) is not eligible for enrollment in the program:</text>
<subparagraph id="H436837799D724331A3EDEF80CD996C6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Land enrolled in the conservation reserve program, unless—</text>
<clause id="HF56438AF5C3B4512B758F740DCE4B8F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the conservation reserve contract will expire at the end of the fiscal year in which the land is to be enrolled in the program; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB66F72D87C804AA5A5282ED24F2C8239"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conservation reserve program payments for land enrolled in the program cease before the first program payment is made to the applicant under this subchapter.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H661BE8E1CA994C1988F3CF10C1F34E6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Land enrolled in a wetland reserve easement through the agricultural conservation easement program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96D89860A65743D3979EAE0C4D723E21"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Land enrolled in the conservation security program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60FEB150374948F1BCD3507F29D92463"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conversion to cropland</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible land used for crop production after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, that had not been planted, considered to be planted, or devoted to crop production for at least 4 of the 6 years preceding that date shall not be the basis for any payment under the program, unless the land does not meet such requirement because—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1EAC594C8189431BBFF0A6D86E04C43F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the land had previously been enrolled in the conservation reserve program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H294D7121E5D84ACD9691133E43B51A8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the land has been maintained using long-term crop rotation practices, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D9A5FCBE8D54CF5B9DAF912B8D64DF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the land is incidental land needed for efficient operation of the farm or ranch, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB6638EB450104F32BA844F483FD1A212"><enum>1238F.</enum><header>Stewardship contracts</header>
<subsection id="H702996765C544B27A48710999C7E9D19"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission of contract offers</header><text>To be eligible to participate in the conservation stewardship program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary a contract offer for the agricultural operation that—</text>
<paragraph id="H284F6F59A8B644E1BDE8C5CDF04116DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the producer, at the time of the contract offer, meets or exceeds the stewardship threshold for at least 2 priority resource concerns; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA77CACD26284C71B2CE0E9136CFABDA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>would, at a minimum, meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for at least 1 additional priority resource concern by the end of the stewardship contract by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H394205D7B0F34B508CB15006261BC658"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installing and adopting additional conservation activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98350190EE8A408197A39B4018EE46BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving, maintaining, and managing existing conservation activities across the entire agricultural operation in a manner that increases or extends the conservation benefits in place at the time the contract offer is accepted by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H108A508AECB04487B23CF7FDA823DAD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation of contract offers</header>
<paragraph id="HFE847879B2AF452DAB0D531D3F0A9A81"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ranking of applications</header><text>In evaluating contract offers submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall rank applications based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA381F4DEC4BA421FBE2337FCB37759E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the level of conservation treatment on all applicable priority resource concerns at the time of application;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4942D0A972794B8CA896A4AA9EC0EDF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree to which the proposed conservation activities effectively increase conservation performance;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A2AA0D602074E949D72A67932AE8999"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of applicable priority resource concerns proposed to be treated to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold by the end of the contract;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3291C3C52EB5477087351A8E000C8A64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to which other priority resource concerns will be addressed to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold by the end of the contract period;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59EFEFEA634C4643B34ABE6C7E22A9EA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the extent to which the actual and anticipated conservation benefits from the contract are provided at the least cost relative to other similarly beneficial contract offers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H137D385904B34F28AD4F0142150C0281"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the extent to which priority resource concerns will be addressed when transitioning from the conservation reserve program to agricultural production.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2EBEA8E0C2AC46C4891042A269EDE4F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>The Secretary may not assign a higher priority to any application because the applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than the applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8CDD9F27D8D4CCD938B644FEF6B1DC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional criteria</header><text>The Secretary may develop and use such additional criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure that national, State, and local priority resource concerns are effectively addressed.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H489531CCCDF84A48A6544DBDF4D251E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Entering into contracts</header><text>After a determination that a producer is eligible for the program under subsection (a), and a determination that the contract offer ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria under subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into a conservation stewardship contract with the producer to enroll the eligible land to be covered by the contract.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7AEBC85DCBD419D9848A46B678317CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contract provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HA008893DC8F940169244038E5B18D107"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A conservation stewardship contract shall be for a term of 5 years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB402FDD7ACDA4B7BA173BCF9C46AFFB0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required provisions</header><text>The conservation stewardship contract of a producer shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H076225B2D3C04317A43903FEF348FCCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>state the amount of the payment the Secretary agrees to make to the producer for each year of the conservation stewardship contract under section 1238G(d);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AC6BDFA28C24AF6A8A273B1C3C1F3B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require the producer—</text>
<clause id="H2F585D99427F47768487519F79B4784B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to implement a conservation stewardship plan that describes the program purposes to be achieved through 1 or more conservation activities;</text></clause>
<clause id="H392F72EA452745D4B12551025684BC43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to maintain and supply information as required by the Secretary to determine compliance with the conservation stewardship plan and any other requirements of the program; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7018ABE3895C4A0B8FCDAC3260188CF6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not to conduct any activities on the agricultural operation that would tend to defeat the purposes of the program;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D4615099C6B480FBF269CAADE583863"><enum>(C)</enum><text>permit all economic uses of the eligible land that—</text>
<clause id="H02E30D55CBC54EA4A8FBD2AAC1327E95"><enum>(i)</enum><text>maintain the agricultural nature of the land; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H88DE9EBF26A444059CD3955605A8FEB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are consistent with the conservation purposes of the conservation stewardship contract;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6929ABFA1774EDBBA2211D4C97BE76A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include a provision to ensure that a producer shall not be considered in violation of the contract for failure to comply with the contract due to circumstances beyond the control of the producer, including a disaster or related condition, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H087414E39CCC4C28B6C940C845706F4C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include provisions requiring that upon the violation of a term or condition of the contract at any time the producer has control of the land—</text>
<clause id="H09DE0418540B4C35A59A0D498BC1B9D0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines that the violation warrants termination of the contract—</text>
<subclause id="HAB27550F1A6A4C2A9684B384D9933D7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the producer shall forfeit all rights to receive payments under the contract; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1B7D0CFB457744E798DDB186BE98A522"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the producer shall refund all or a portion of the payments received by the producer under the contract, including any interest on the payments, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H9D111495563D4325B705ED2943A6CE5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Secretary determines that the violation does not warrant termination of the contract, the producer shall refund or accept adjustments to the payments provided to the producer, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H065C21E8C41A4323B163807963262FF5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>include provisions in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECA499FD82FE48F3B08C42C2040ABAAC"><enum>(G)</enum><text>include any additional provisions the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FBF74A8BEB84D4782FB20097B950685"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Change of interest in land subject to a contract</header>
<subparagraph id="HCACD8541CB2E4D939E7DA376AA7FA051"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the time of application, a producer shall have control of the eligible land to be enrolled in the program. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a change in the interest of a producer in eligible land covered by a contract under the program shall result in the termination of the contract with regard to that land.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0693A3D4D2D4F5B83C992C4A091205C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of duties and rights</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if—</text>
<clause id="H4381AF014AE94C14BA97659EF6253760"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within a reasonable period of time (as determined by the Secretary) after the date of the change in the interest in eligible land covered by a contract under the program, the transferee of the land provides written notice to the Secretary that all duties and rights under the contract have been transferred to, and assumed by, the transferee for the portion of the land transferred;</text></clause>
<clause id="H40F313AE0DAB432EB883D1E5C19BCA3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the transferee meets the eligibility requirements of the program; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA9364378CBAF4584A746EB5ADAA5EF21"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary approves the transfer of all duties and rights under the contract.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF77D547E09E49A298FD686E8A55108C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Modification and termination of contracts</header>
<subparagraph id="H094A44D666A148FBB9C2E0BB89B2D660"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Voluntary modification or termination</header><text>The Secretary may modify or terminate a contract with a producer if—</text>
<clause id="HF192C3D92A064875B19724294DDBFB26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the producer agrees to the modification or termination; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDC21005E600842FEA3C0BE5C266D3E96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the modification or termination is in the public interest.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4564C80504DD4A6990D332DA8382E8CC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Involuntary termination</header><text>The Secretary may terminate a contract if the Secretary determines that the producer violated the contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9A231C3284F4EAABB9A28E94BFCD8A5"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>If a contract is terminated, the Secretary may, consistent with the purposes of the program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5283296A288A49D3A36DCAE5C1360571"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow the producer to retain payments already received under the contract; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H167641FAA27640D58FACF005D9C20911"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require repayment, in whole or in part, of payments received and assess liquidated damages.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3EC3883C2FDA46D79DEB47D6389A6CC9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Contract renewal</header><text>At the end of the initial 5-year contract period, the Secretary may allow the producer to renew the contract for 1 additional 5-year period if the producer—</text>
<paragraph id="H5FA16A9F050342898920BA6BE491D55D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>demonstrates compliance with the terms of the initial contract;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3E0E6809A814B0AA0DA689A0E9AA1A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>agrees to adopt and continue to integrate conservation activities across the entire agricultural operation, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H351CB4DCF74A46B68DCB335ACB541A85"><enum>(3)</enum><text>agrees, by the end of the contract period—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB09B3C36D564DF2B0142C39065A2626"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to meet the stewardship threshold of at least 2 additional priority resource concerns on the agricultural operation; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDD777A05C364585850EA16E05447F52"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to exceed the stewardship threshold of 2 existing priority resource concerns that are specified by the Secretary in the initial contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA7B763DD554D464296E739D3417665D5"><enum>1238G.</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H85FD729BE64543A0AF88723D6F9BBEED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To achieve the conservation goals of a contract under the conservation stewardship program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D7DA8BC543A4A54B5A1ABC96DB05935"><enum>(1)</enum><text>make the program available to eligible producers on a continuous enrollment basis with 1 or more ranking periods, 1 of which shall occur in the first quarter of each fiscal year;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H624B70ADA6694928BC45200156E0B435"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify not less than 5 priority resource concerns in a particular watershed or other appropriate region or area within a State; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD21118624F14DFBBB963DF502BDFFA5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish a science-based stewardship threshold for each priority resource concern identified under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7A9DC957A3CA4D07A7D1578DF30CE48A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation to States</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate acres to States for enrollment, based—</text>
<paragraph id="H45F4BD1BD3BB4CFDB08E059261021F69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>primarily on each State’s proportion of eligible land to the total acreage of eligible land in all States; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H126B5F34360845C1B423ED42E440970E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>also on consideration of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59F4F54E8A0A4FB98217DC1B9E20D98E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent and magnitude of the conservation needs associated with agricultural production in each State;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B0B3422C9B54C2FAD41C73919B9609A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the degree to which implementation of the program in the State is, or will be, effective in helping producers address those needs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10E8E22CE54844FEBF8013A15B479965"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other considerations to achieve equitable geographic distribution of funds, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA20394A2D2DA457F90CD364D86458450"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Acreage enrollment limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period beginning on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, and ending on September 30, 2022, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="H50C84F2A740D4747B631E791D3391A9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enroll in the program an additional 10,000,000 acres for each fiscal year; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88CBE2537DA748F99D9D733F0E4DDC83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>manage the program to achieve a national average rate of $18 per acre, which shall include the costs of all financial assistance, technical assistance, and any other expenses associated with enrollment or participation in the program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2688A0AC4B3D4436A691581B111ACC7F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conservation stewardship payments</header>
<paragraph id="HC4D573ECE2904E499FA4D2249032F9C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of payments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide annual payments under the program to compensate the producer for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68392FDF84904C95B91863BE29166B26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>installing and adopting additional conservation activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16CD3D4DFA6340768283126404A346A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving, maintaining, and managing conservation activities in place at the agricultural operation of the producer at the time the contract offer is accepted by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BB85DC8F11C404D87764EF6C0840F16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payment amount</header><text>The amount of the annual payment shall be determined by the Secretary and based, to the maximum extent practicable, on the following factors:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5136A297E5EC4A09BED1365A414B9EF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Costs incurred by the producer associated with planning, design, materials, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77B03F99A13E41988FD1A8A08C3C02B5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Income forgone by the producer.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBCD883B81F474C528DBA87E317460F61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Expected conservation benefits.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0649AB7FF0784CF190E14B1D004A4BEC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The extent to which priority resource concerns will be addressed through the installation and adoption of conservation activities on the agricultural operation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE46BABA42E04C3E8361B907214EF025"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The level of stewardship in place at the time of application and maintained over the term of the contract.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA72D011F64234FBFAB767DB82F1FA53A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The degree to which the conservation activities will be integrated across the entire agricultural operation for all applicable priority resource concerns over the term of the contract.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97B9CD58FFB1469AA502CA64EB6060FA"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Such other factors as are determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3756974FE1134915AB4817FF6F390E71"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>A payment to a producer under this subsection shall not be provided for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA11DAF26C6B44E1C906F7E84F5492F79"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the design, construction, or maintenance of animal waste storage or treatment facilities or associated waste transport or transfer devices for animal feeding operations; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1ED916256B9A4C7088F57E95EEAFF02C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conservation activities for which there is no cost incurred or income forgone to the producer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H647DBCF252FC46598024F3A8EEF95D8F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delivery of payments</header><text>In making payments under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46B22A48F74C4D738B9177EF5591F22C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prorate conservation performance over the term of the contract so as to accommodate, to the extent practicable, producers earning equal annual payments in each fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4A1A68D6E694360AAD18CFAF016BC95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make such payments as soon as practicable after October 1 of each fiscal year for activities carried out in the previous fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E67D48672544383A6E4D16E92944578"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Supplemental payments for resource-Conserving crop rotations</header>
<paragraph id="H81D9D91F7BD44F14916C046D00394D53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability of payments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide additional payments to producers that, in participating in the program, agree to adopt or improve resource-conserving crop rotations to achieve beneficial crop rotations as appropriate for the eligible land of the producers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83069AA43D1D404E81BB67B85AC88907"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Beneficial crop rotations</header><text>The Secretary shall determine whether a resource-conserving crop rotation is a beneficial crop rotation eligible for additional payments under paragraph (1) based on whether the resource-conserving crop rotation is designed to provide natural resource conservation and production benefits.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BA3EF9D96674580BC7C32F87471F795"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a payment described in paragraph (1), a producer shall agree to adopt and maintain beneficial resource-conserving crop rotations for the term of the contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41F6650B305A4F90BCCF770039CD3DA8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Resource-Conserving crop rotation</header><text>In this subsection, the term <quote>resource-conserving crop rotation</quote> means a crop rotation that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CA53BA855A841F0A25C5C398295A0C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes at least 1 resource-conserving crop (as defined by the Secretary);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63DCB2679DB9448481FF318E23DE9A6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reduces erosion;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C2E964A88EB4E86A9DAD46BFA7A6D64"><enum>(C)</enum><text>improves soil fertility and tilth;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80B5FEF3CE28482E8F00FB050F409FEB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>interrupts pest cycles; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2E30F9A7341465FB144669E10AB7284"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in applicable areas, reduces depletion of soil moisture or otherwise reduces the need for irrigation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8554323588DB4A12938A6CACFBE083A6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Payment limitations</header><text>A person or legal entity may not receive, directly or indirectly, payments under the program that, in the aggregate, exceed $200,000 under all contracts entered into during fiscal years 2014 through 2018, excluding funding arrangements with Indian tribes, regardless of the number of contracts entered into under the program by the person or legal entity.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFAE57CA8AD134D619C40D87E9C56A4B1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Specialty crop and organic producers</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that outreach and technical assistance are available, and program specifications are appropriate to enable specialty crop and organic producers to participate in the program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE2162399F2BE4256B70CF2D50C4259E1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Coordination with organic certification</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a transparent means by which producers may initiate organic certification under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>) while participating in a contract under the program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H56FF118A0EFB4C82820128874C65B769"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE82CC0A330824137A87941AEB2726FFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prescribe such other rules as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitations established under subsection (f); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F77DE2F92BB4F159D4054D5826DFF55"><enum>(2)</enum><text>otherwise enable the Secretary to carry out the program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subchapter><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H30CA6A33206C4854AA82B67B9FFBE65B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H89FD90D251E4451382A1BE145ABF1D3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838d">16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FFE4FBEB382407EB19C725F7FA243CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conservation stewardship program</header><text>Funds made available under section 1241(a)(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(4)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 2601(a) of this title) may be used to administer and make payments to program participants that enrolled into contracts during any of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H9E47015ADDF24AAE812236C4A866AF06"><enum>C</enum><header>Environmental Quality Incentives Program</header>
<section id="HE66607FCEC3D4B59BFD69703B85B79FB"><enum>2201.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE9F9DFCFFBA45029428B736FD0D7D74"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H65535B8B0AAB4DB09AFBAE6BC104AC8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E2E7FC69F044A1997AFC0253B255930"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and, in such subparagraph, by inserting <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6DBCD229C044F53914013C95C526AA9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H26AB552012D44CAF98C1F4116A626A6E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H212E3C42322843D0B3AF7BA1289D9139"><enum>(B)</enum><text>developing and improving wildlife habitat; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H839E45154A7D472FA2A50FEEBFCE89C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5642591FBE4B47F185974BE89308C98A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HDB1BB2986ED943CE9B0D6D5D4B975945"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-1">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H288E305B411A417FA235DDE472A0F5EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7732932C34A44B1C85E6534B34C3C26A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> after <quote>national organic program</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H45DAB1F2CFE84A5FBA338FDB91DDC708"><enum>2203.</enum><header>Establishment and administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-2">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H268E91B4340444B68BBDFBAEE696A4FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2014</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA87690B15B984121BBD1508205ED97D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC45122E425194EA0836A28C8EEEA0F21" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H04DA9DFC7F5F40BAB392BC551BB8EB3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>A contract under the program shall have a term that does not exceed 10 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC27F11ED76A5405DA9ADC56275ADDA9D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D656E035DB24DA591957755C4AD965D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (G) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H54C74D863023489D8A16EE176A7518D7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB33390D7016842D1955B7CD122AB1F90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>soil health;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H805C3B1C97E4466FB237A37FE822E6FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water quality and quantity improvement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEDD17ED7F3A476C8B6B04DAB1331FEA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>nutrient management;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9CBE79065464718AF6DB33D03F0F5E3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>pest management;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C3D46B0230144E0905F51803FDB4C37"><enum>(E)</enum><text>air quality improvement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H043ADCD888D24917A80262EB92843432"><enum>(F)</enum><text>wildlife habitat development, including pollinator habitat; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53523350833A426B84F40E928372C00C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>invasive species management.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H221DE0CCF7474EE791DD1A37CB2E4CD9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="HE60F223289C54DDA9E3ABF481AC7EB54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>, a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>)),</quote> before <quote>or a beginning farmer or rancher</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7B06692DC858455D9138333AF444E119"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1572A632E1B84422B7D719757C6A7149" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H463B6968C9D54C8DA2F55E4FBC6F2BED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advance payments</header>
<clause id="HA39D7003F872471ABC12B7DEDD548675"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not more than 50 percent of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) may be provided in advance for the purpose of purchasing materials or contracting.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE0AD430A3AB1490FB566E1FAED3E2FB7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Return of funds</header><text>If funds provided in advance are not expended during the 90-day period beginning on the date of receipt of the funds, the funds shall be returned within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11BC2422AC05472BB8B53D5586983596"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H7EA1D5D7915B4E99924B16BE1E2D4FBF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header>
<paragraph id="HBF4EC1C6F4A849B9BD1F27630663564D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Livestock</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, at least 60 percent of the funds made available for payments under the program shall be targeted at practices relating to livestock production.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC15A5B71BB014E169A5705A5D88769C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wildlife habitat</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, at least 5 percent of the funds made available for payments under the program shall be targeted at practices benefitting wildlife habitat under subsection (g).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB68FB3B36101418A94008F45B495C86D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC564C19855FF4A6EB7AE49B06CC26FC8" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H4781192234F34A3BBBD7F11A1627351D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Wildlife habitat incentive program</header>
<paragraph id="H92E12DBC2C5F4312AB2020ABC63390DF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide payments under the environmental quality incentives program for conservation practices that support the restoration, development, protection, and improvement of wildlife habitat on eligible land, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1CD0DB108D4745D295A361EA59D27F54"><enum>(A)</enum><text>upland wildlife habitat;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C57E5337ACC4DA6B89776F35D9E4D3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wetland wildlife habitat;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0AE6AB05B7547CA8CAC67CA162E4724"><enum>(C)</enum><text>habitat for threatened and endangered species;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4EFD8A7D4DA45269D7ABDA9D781BAE1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>fish habitat;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2405239870BE4170AD8FEE2DFC5AE642"><enum>(E)</enum><text>habitat on pivot corners and other irregular areas of a field; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB0DF946E4BD400DB1525B0DBAA3C0B0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other types of wildlife habitat, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C0AB38D50534E1B97DBA876824C49C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State technical committee</header><text>In determining the practices eligible for payment under paragraph (1) and targeted for funding under subsection (f), the Secretary shall consult with the relevant State technical committee not less often than once each year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H071AA59A024445A5BA81AB429D51F63D"><enum>2204.</enum><header>Evaluation of applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-3">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1DC1C3DE0D4D4924ADC2C3F203B1BE45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>environmental</quote> and inserting <quote>conservation</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H969424D90820425F8E9D3C680C0FCB4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>purpose of the environmental quality incentives program specified in section 1240(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>purposes of the program</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H601BDCC75A844292A2F3D10F3F945ACD"><enum>2205.</enum><header>Duties of producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240D(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-4">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–4(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>farm, ranch, or forest</quote> and inserting <quote>enrolled</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H1E453638F4184B228E3B9364D8268D85"><enum>2206.</enum><header>Limitation on payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-7">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H9EA37251E0F7402FB169CFC8ABEC3C92"><enum>1240G.</enum><header>Limitation on payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A person or legal entity may not receive, directly or indirectly, cost-share or incentive payments under this chapter that, in aggregate, exceed $450,000 for all contracts entered into under this chapter by the person or legal entity during the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, regardless of the number of contracts entered into under this chapter by the person or legal entity.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H521FFFEA7AD6439986ED9AB4D60CCE7C"><enum>2207.</enum><header>Conservation innovation grants and payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-8">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA308CF593DEF42DC9D1E82AE610943AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H528B2E92580447E2896058FD21C60906"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H038E95F8470F416490C68A2D2E2CA14C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB077A9011B864F33830E739CA9EB36D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H65F95D6C62CA46788324C78861FA3CAD"><enum>(E)</enum><text>facilitate on-farm conservation research and demonstration activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10C986B0B543473AB68C6E58B128DE8F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>facilitate pilot testing of new technologies or innovative conservation practices.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47A8DEBAF724476F9117B2AF3876AB9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37BB9F80C35A458AAD574443675FEC50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$37,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4F78C1675404C888504FB9079D52B90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A08538BA40B4CCD9784285E615D5DE6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H1416D3324EAE43C3B7048ED1810F4720"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2014, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report on the status of projects funded under this section, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE85B0C315964081A0B9D7F62E583EFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>funding awarded;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDFF617F9B7D468A97A44C964FA2F25D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>project results; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A94D227E25746D78494056CAB86CA15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>incorporation of project findings, such as new technology and innovative approaches, into the conservation efforts implemented by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3DEFC42D8E8F43BCA34E4217B9CB0BB7" commented="no"><enum>2208.</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The amendments made by this subtitle shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract. </text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HE3F4490D37CE4A319D6CC42E6D431BA2"><enum>D</enum><header>Agricultural Conservation Easement Program</header>
<section id="H24C2E12545F440F8BE97FECF373C2C53"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Agricultural conservation easement program</header>
<subsection id="H15F469EA8B0D426284104A561CCD617F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:</text>
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<subtitle id="HE3B9B1E573F646D3AF4D46FEE777199F"><enum>H</enum><header>Agricultural Conservation Easement Program</header>
<section id="HAAD85F8B73FB4AA8AF9B2B3DFE8854E8"><enum>1265.</enum><header>Establishment and purposes</header>
<subsection id="H33030D44F2AC4374B7D0A86CE89D73B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an agricultural conservation easement program for the conservation of eligible land and natural resources through easements or other interests in land.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9E62F0DC8D2A4A28A506E5C21F91E5D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program are to—</text>
<paragraph id="H6259F972191945CAAB5BD8B05D93744B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">combine the purposes and coordinate the functions of the wetlands reserve program established under section 1237, the grassland reserve program established under section 1238N, and the farmland protection program established under section 1238I, as such sections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98E81D4AAF474DCFBEB8EF923DB05E76"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on eligible land;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B7CCD9235D74653849E4F583E62549F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>protect the agricultural use and future viability, and related conservation values, of eligible land by limiting nonagricultural uses of that land; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BAA4AFE2FBB4A88A69F2FEEC82B911B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>protect grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring and conserving eligible land.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H3D24A8F2C3E94F6AA32325C266AA9116"><enum>1265A.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HCDC9B976C1884CA1B84DF4C7B997460C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural land easement</header><text>The term <quote>agricultural land easement</quote> means an easement or other interest in eligible land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H483EB39084C64070A3A9AFB71C7B9C5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is conveyed for the purpose of protecting natural resources and the agricultural nature of the land; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0486651011F04F47B2EEEEFD6B1AD8F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permits the landowner the right to continue agricultural production and related uses subject to an agricultural land easement plan, as approved by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA63D3518CA0E433FA0F64E7761DA8278"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <quote>eligible entity</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7FB0B36416A04AFF9DF456550C00DD51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an agency of State or local government or an Indian tribe (including a farmland protection board or land resource council established under State law); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F59A197A992431D8DAA9EB44BB583D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an organization that is—</text>
<clause id="H76654C9B9293431CB16D0B57153B1203"><enum>(i)</enum><text>organized for, and at all times since the formation of the organization has been operated principally for, 1 or more of the conservation purposes specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/170">section 170(h)(4)(A)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCA63D215A8E94F338D9888B6E83B0E07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of that Code that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H326AD32F7D764D9788257989A7196EFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>described in—</text>
<subclause id="HFE7CE72071A44664B6D870902CB95053"><enum>(I)</enum><text>paragraph (1) or (2) of section 509(a) of that Code; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5C0FF1AA815F4D13980C0D05A8864A25"><enum>(II)</enum><text>section 509(a)(3) of that Code and is controlled by an organization described in section 509(a)(2) of that Code.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64D47E2093AC463DAE278227E2661A26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>The term <quote>eligible land</quote> means private or tribal land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4614438C61A94D48B785B4089E1E79D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of an agricultural land easement, agricultural land, including land on a farm or ranch—</text>
<clause id="H764486EB22EF411DB98914545F715627"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that is subject to a pending offer for purchase of an agricultural land easement from an eligible entity;</text></clause>
<clause id="H264CBCC1BBE74AA0907209F35C23D139"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause id="H6C46AFAD565142938EE4ECA2C3C62484" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text>that has prime, unique, or other productive soil;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H794D8A7A709F4A4ABDABD7E2166CAC57" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that contains historical or archaeological resources;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCD97987347314294A00D5E33CDD9BBD4" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the enrollment of which would protect grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring and conserving land; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H97F18DA0E5854F1B9CF3607216C60116" indent="up1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the protection of which will further a State or local policy consistent with the purposes of the program; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HF68D7F7D22E94CA6BF4862F526A759B7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that is—</text>
<subclause id="HEA084237FBD249B6905F108FCF8DDE9E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cropland;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF0D7C8EA91794306BF500C82F40295E8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>rangeland;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1A0645B3AF1C4B95AABC0F8E9C1B711D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>grassland or land that contains forbs, or shrubland for which grazing is the predominant use;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HAE3C412852274FFBB23FF3A284EE31D1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>located in an area that has been historically dominated by grassland, forbs, or shrubs and could provide habitat for animal or plant populations of significant ecological value;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3FB66F364DAA405CBEA88BE7917DD66B"><enum>(V)</enum><text>pastureland; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBF6F67AC90A34145BC88DC3C43029D6E"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>nonindustrial private forest land that contributes to the economic viability of an offered parcel or serves as a buffer to protect such land from development;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF333679F5064B0F8130C6B36AF6A06B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a wetland reserve easement, a wetland or related area, including—</text>
<clause id="H9317287CC716427EAF3D854873EEF7AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>farmed or converted wetlands, together with adjacent land that is functionally dependent on that land, if the Secretary determines it—</text>
<subclause id="HC93D702159924DD694DE5E58A572784E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is likely to be successfully restored in a cost-effective manner; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC2F94FF0F0BE4ADE88E6A18072E9B980"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will maximize the wildlife benefits and wetland functions and values, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior at the local level;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H8F450ABE51904111B137B79C303163A1" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>cropland or grassland that was used for agricultural production prior to flooding from the natural overflow of—</text>
<subclause id="HD651463997B242469E94025AA21D0DD6" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a closed basin lake and adjacent land that is functionally dependent upon it, if the State or other entity is willing to provide 50 percent share of the cost of an easement; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8FC24269E4504610B3C42170BE4D24F5" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a pothole and adjacent land that is functionally dependent on it;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H0270831C16B9402895DDAD49E0A0DC1B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>farmed wetlands and adjoining lands that—</text>
<subclause id="H4EE562478D8F492CAF91D4976A57396B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are enrolled in the conservation reserve program;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC11C64D1FE414C0BBF41F5261C37356F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have the highest wetland functions and values, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HE8AA298947E04B88B53F11B930AC5FF0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>are likely to return to production after they leave the conservation reserve program;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H7DBFE5410FC44064B6B2279CD0BF65AC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>riparian areas that link wetlands that are protected by easements or some other device that achieves the same purpose as an easement; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H359E1EC86F2F453C8FE72F98EB816213"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other wetlands of an owner that would not otherwise be eligible, if the Secretary determines that the inclusion of such wetlands in a wetland reserve easement would significantly add to the functional value of the easement; or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E2F0DA54DD34BD9A7C45FF749124A71"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of either an agricultural land easement or a wetland reserve easement, other land that is incidental to land described in subparagraph (A) or (B), if the Secretary determines that it is necessary for the efficient administration of an easement under the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8F5E6B28E4C4A6E8EA45D281254C32C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <quote>program</quote> means the agricultural conservation easement program established by this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F6FCA0DF992468AB34562AF4E01F71C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Wetland reserve easement</header><text>The term <quote>wetland reserve easement</quote> means a reserved interest in eligible land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H31B2D2ABBC014D5E9383D10FFD2A5B6C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is defined and delineated in a deed; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68A56E40AAC5440B8772D3603236EB47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>stipulates—</text>
<clause id="HFE16D483434F47B184F7DA87907E6221"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the rights, title, and interests in land conveyed to the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0FF0A5E813B34342965A6AABC21A02F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the rights, title, and interests in land that are reserved to the landowner.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H32E10815FA7B448D9156A31A04C5B547"><enum>1265B.</enum><header>Agricultural land easements</header>
<subsection id="HC7B16D011D984A7DB884768DA6F11A16"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall facilitate and provide funding for—</text>
<paragraph id="H352608E67DE44A3391565F98461E5333"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the purchase by eligible entities of agricultural land easements in eligible land; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C31EF68CA954387A786C6792CFD2B4C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>technical assistance to provide for the conservation of natural resources pursuant to an agricultural land easement plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H81C6177CA2FC4B2CAB293F88E5FA204B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost-Share assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H88C35071493D42F6A2F158296D51A5C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall protect the agricultural use, including grazing, and related conservation values of eligible land through cost-share assistance to eligible entities for purchasing agricultural land easements.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2CDE99713654B608EB0D0FA15DC7507"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope of assistance available</header>
<subparagraph id="H779CD35E9B6E4E89B7947B61D1C25543"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>An agreement described in paragraph (4) shall provide for a Federal share determined by the Secretary of an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the fair market value of the agricultural land easement, as determined by the Secretary using—</text>
<clause id="H3EFB932069DC447782632827410E115D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF03370603FE146B38A93827BD7D48223"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an areawide market analysis or survey; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HD5DFEFC53B94468D8BF55FCC521B2E33"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>another industry-approved method.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H457782FC1DBC4CAF85580AED61857B06"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header>
<clause id="H588BD369E26D437D991B725C8EDEBC76"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Under the agreement, the eligible entity shall provide a share that is at least equivalent to that provided by the Secretary.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE8B731553B23462CBE3C0D41AACDDBFB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Source of contribution</header><text>An eligible entity may include as part of its share under clause (i) a charitable donation or qualified conservation contribution (as defined by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/170">section 170(h)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) from the private landowner if the eligible entity contributes its own cash resources in an amount that is at least 50 percent of the amount contributed by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1344E205900441299096C47782494B2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception</header>
<clause id="H64DD2D3B70FE4FC29F53CA310DDEE066"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Grasslands</header><text>In the case of grassland of special environmental significance, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may provide an amount not to exceed 75 percent of the fair market value of the agricultural land easement.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE961E746E05342409D69710C2F998C8D" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Cash contribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), the Secretary may waive any portion of the eligible entity cash contribution requirement for projects of special significance, subject to an increase in the private landowner donation that is equal to the amount of the waiver, if the donation is voluntary and the property is in active agricultural production. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89EDF5BAEDE2459889541246272823A9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation and ranking of applications</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A8B3BF9E77845B0BFA4224A1B798B80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall establish evaluation and ranking criteria to maximize the benefit of Federal investment under the program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C3E0B5D8A4D4A0291A4083DB2451B19"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In establishing the criteria, the Secretary shall emphasize support for—</text>
<clause id="HB9003B9C7E1F445CA6C63EC6ACC1F838"><enum>(i)</enum><text>protecting agricultural uses and related conservation values of the land; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFD9C5541729B48488E4AF306CDCBF2B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>maximizing the protection of areas devoted to agricultural use.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD6AC6A2469B4BDDAF8C65F99FC06EDB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Bidding down</header><text>If the Secretary determines that 2 or more applications for cost-share assistance are comparable in achieving the purpose of the program, the Secretary shall not assign a higher priority to any of those applications solely on the basis of lesser cost to the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F81024CFDB34AA68ECDF0FDA9E92947"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agreements with eligible entities</header>
<subparagraph id="H57E358D7C1B441F5B791D87AC58495C8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into agreements with eligible entities to stipulate the terms and conditions under which the eligible entity is permitted to use cost-share assistance provided under this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA60D897EC92437EB77461856CC96E26"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Length of agreements</header><text>An agreement shall be for a term that is—</text>
<clause id="H1D33F18285DC4848AB73E1E10E65E512"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of an eligible entity certified under the process described in paragraph (5), a minimum of five years; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H84F09E5C2B7040B7BF0F66E0EDCD9588"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for all other eligible entities, at least three, but not more than five years.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3DD7E38FE6104005A52352353569DDD4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Minimum terms and conditions</header><text>An eligible entity shall be authorized to use its own terms and conditions for agricultural land easements so long as the Secretary determines such terms and conditions—</text>
<clause id="H8D319ACF116447DA810C99CFB9EB7E12" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are consistent with the purposes of the program;</text></clause>
<clause id="H6D1DFA361E5F4B0B8BF9EB7581F58D49" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>permit effective enforcement of the conservation purposes of such easements;</text></clause>
<clause id="H4E0CC7DF6FC44722B19D40BB22AA52FF" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include a right of enforcement for the Secretary, that may be used only if the terms of the easement are not enforced by the holder of the easement;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCC9000E01F13492CA9120093AEC79B96" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>subject the land in which an interest is purchased to an agricultural land easement plan that—</text>
<subclause id="H12067F9FBFD34E9C9496DA1BF890F563" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>describes the activities which promote the long-term viability of the land to meet the purposes for which the easement was acquired;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H229F1F338E4045B8AD3C15446EBBAF3B" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requires the management of grasslands according to a grasslands management plan; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8A9A3E915EA1443AAA5AF5DABC9DB322" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>includes a conservation plan, where appropriate, and requires, at the option of the Secretary, the conversion of highly erodible cropland to less intensive uses; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HBAFC216C880E4F39942B167889DACBE2" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>include a limit on the impervious surfaces to be allowed that is consistent with the agricultural activities to be conducted.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AE93B25D4CB4D0499D45B879C458C96"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Substitution of qualified projects</header><text>An agreement shall allow, upon mutual agreement of the parties, substitution of qualified projects that are identified at the time of the proposed substitution.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE584706B21494079A12EA5103DB8FC49"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Effect of violation</header><text>If a violation occurs of a term or condition of an agreement under this subsection—</text>
<clause id="H28F0952EA6834E32AE75D43CCFE3C791"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary may terminate the agreement; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5E708B58185A4C6594D790E9394B9CB8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary may require the eligible entity to refund all or part of any payments received by the entity under the program, with interest on the payments as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6284960704C4473794833EA5CCE44607"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Certification of eligible entities</header>
<subparagraph id="H34A40E9A0D9448759ADD73D3BD744D19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certification process</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a process under which the Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="H1C2652D7DA0C4F819D653030FCB5931D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>directly certify eligible entities that meet established criteria;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2304288748244D958FCC5DC90D356EDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>enter into long-term agreements with certified eligible entities; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCCD71AB66BD04E58B80D99C1B1012315"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>accept proposals for cost-share assistance for the purchase of agricultural land easements throughout the duration of such agreements.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28F653F3B5CA411A90CA3ECA921BFEF6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification criteria</header><text>In order to be certified, an eligible entity shall demonstrate to the Secretary that the entity will maintain, at a minimum, for the duration of the agreement—</text>
<clause id="HDE4DD546695E4B2CBF467760BB27627B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a plan for administering easements that is consistent with the purpose of the program;</text></clause>
<clause id="H81082F584E3041DBB3C3ECDB869320CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the capacity and resources to monitor and enforce agricultural land easements; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC8D63F3AD1E840A2BE3FF480999AC3BC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>policies and procedures to ensure—</text>
<subclause id="H47FDE7993D084AEDBA2BF426BDBE8932"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the long-term integrity of agricultural land easements on eligible land;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB64F3D3D0406427FBCA84C63A02300EC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>timely completion of acquisitions of such easements; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB5F1CC9D114D4FD39CFB5B1229A27132"><enum>(III)</enum><text>timely and complete evaluation and reporting to the Secretary on the use of funds provided under the program.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F1CFA3617534724B43C0748F8B479C3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review and revision</header>
<clause id="HB9F8A8D6A1E64A13BC3678AE9ADC2F6B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a review of eligible entities certified under subparagraph (A) every three years to ensure that such entities are meeting the criteria established under subparagraph (B).</text></clause>
<clause id="HB723459F1B184D1FB277417B22BB1A8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Revocation</header><text>If the Secretary finds that a certified eligible entity no longer meets the criteria established under subparagraph (B), the Secretary may—</text>
<subclause id="H295AE87D7DB74589AB51BCDB3D9C7132"><enum>(I)</enum><text>allow the certified eligible entity a specified period of time, at a minimum 180 days, in which to take such actions as may be necessary to meet the criteria; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5074FF99ABA548E9B614CB90EBCD9372"><enum>(II)</enum><text>revoke the certification of the eligible entity, if, after the specified period of time, the certified eligible entity does not meet such criteria.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B5C4479AE4C454CBC4B48B18E3A7669"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Method of enrollment</header><text>The Secretary shall enroll eligible land under this section through the use of—</text>
<paragraph id="H8259432E9D2941BB9512CEB1BC167716"><enum>(1)</enum><text>permanent easements; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FCFBADE6BA9413786A9A92423FF237D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>easements for the maximum duration allowed under applicable State laws.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H86B0F045A39E4C61AEB9DC8DC54089FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>The Secretary may provide technical assistance, if requested, to assist in—</text>
<paragraph id="H82D0BF5022114393847FFB95916785FD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compliance with the terms and conditions of easements; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECD13F8E8A834B01B721A30B9E0C0209"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implementation of an agricultural land easement plan.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7BB6FCCF9E2148689E9274CC76062AB0"><enum>1265C.</enum><header>Wetland reserve easements</header>
<subsection id="H231C2A933A0A460E88D254C43B0FDBA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall provide assistance to owners of eligible land to restore, protect, and enhance wetlands through—</text>
<paragraph id="H787A68634F304681B86397DE9A029FE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>wetland reserve easements and related wetland reserve easement plans; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H877821B050134B27ADF8E733637C1F2C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>technical assistance.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H56453B2DA69B435B83D47EFBC7952C59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Easements</header>
<paragraph id="H7BF6C747CC464579AEAD7DC59930B1F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Method of enrollment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall enroll eligible land under this section through the use of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E99B8C859A443CD99F8B62C966C47BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>30-year easements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DD1C1DEEA66469A832D7C22048D484C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>permanent easements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H185E7745E04B489DB1BC202C851D1FF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>easements for the maximum duration allowed under applicable State laws; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE276687AD54848DAA0FD0C9EA576D891"><enum>(D)</enum><text>as an option for Indian tribes only, 30-year contracts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D215C268DF947C4BF416AD3BD0B28EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H55A3375AC5EF46D38EB4B25166B8328D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Ineligible land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not acquire easements on—</text>
<clause id="HF754B2907AEF4B95B71721A5C70A98F9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>land established to trees under the conservation reserve program, except in cases where the Secretary determines it would further the purposes of this section; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA6F5DC4FACC64D96B4D355F7B9C2AD9A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>farmed wetlands or converted wetlands where the conversion was not commenced prior to December 23, 1985.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC62C3F7882D4A73BCC6BA599F09446E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Changes in ownership</header><text>No wetland reserve easement shall be created on land that has changed ownership during the preceding 24-month period unless—</text>
<clause id="H6D79403DE379423EB15522D0BB63CDA8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the new ownership was acquired by will or succession as a result of the death of the previous owner;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2257B5401DE441E182AF9D1B277994DA"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause id="H31448D77F2394BC5B43A73B8A78BEFDE" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ownership change occurred because of foreclosure on the land; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBF6274961AC94AE88FBFE1762601ADB9" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>immediately before the foreclosure, the owner of the land exercises a right of redemption from the mortgage holder in accordance with State law; or</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HD9A74B2B056245FE8B60EB1DBA703B50"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the land was acquired under circumstances that give adequate assurances that such land was not acquired for the purposes of placing it in the program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2181A1717F944C6688E287950D168DF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation and ranking of offers</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC39420BFB8A4EB09DEF097DD636ECAA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish evaluation and ranking criteria for offers from landowners under this section to maximize the benefit of Federal investment under the program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68EF2693CC7946CABFA6D017D75E1854"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>When evaluating offers from landowners, the Secretary may consider—</text>
<clause id="H0E05BC89522B498782493A2748A20370"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the conservation benefits of obtaining a wetland reserve easement, including the potential environmental benefits if the land was removed from agricultural production;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2661866E5F674F159426DF2B30726FA0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the cost effectiveness of each wetland reserve easement, so as to maximize the environmental benefits per dollar expended;</text></clause>
<clause id="H57656748D9CA4D11B6A949BFB9F78729"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the landowner or another person is offering to contribute financially to the cost of the wetland reserve easement to leverage Federal funds; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4A79070675874C30AF294B8C24B917EF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>such other factors as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the purposes of the program.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0FA775438F5941AC9C16C672B2BEF062"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>The Secretary shall give priority to acquiring wetland reserve easements based on the value of the wetland reserve easement for protecting and enhancing habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34E86ECD12784AE0B0114713E7AD7E21"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>To be eligible to place eligible land into the program through a wetland reserve easement, the owner of such land shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H529A02B083254D1989329F881ABFF603"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grant an easement on such land to the Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB73C9AB6BE33492C9A7ED748DA81EDCA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorize the implementation of a wetland reserve easement plan developed for the eligible land under subsection (f);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4710415EF0E04C0899B8EC8EA01C066C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>create and record an appropriate deed restriction in accordance with applicable State law to reflect the easement agreed to;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DACA5E5144A4DAD8DCA8F50FE5AA3EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>provide a written statement of consent to such easement signed by those holding a security interest in the land;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9DB3006B46B342CD9F84032542819F4D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>comply with the terms and conditions of the easement and any related agreements; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H197755F35B3F4B3C8065FBEBE6F1EC6A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>permanently retire any existing base history for the land on which the easement has been obtained.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46F32CE25A034A38801D29471C33DB2A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Terms and conditions of easement</header>
<subparagraph id="H3B0A0BA3BB584053BB6FFAC3D8ED2DA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A wetland reserve easement shall include terms and conditions that—</text>
<clause id="H8F8B03F362AA45D29981468C9C2352E8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>permit—</text>
<subclause id="H295E894EC55847C6BBC226124A04282B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>repairs, improvements, and inspections on the land that are necessary to maintain existing public drainage systems; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC3464C943BBC4B0FA90B4FD010DF4274"><enum>(II)</enum><text>owners to control public access on the easement areas while identifying access routes to be used for restoration activities and management and easement monitoring;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HADC1A27D51544C4484275E3AC26F6F6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prohibit—</text>
<subclause id="HA8971D7FB15E49F990B0F59AF81AE9E4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the alteration of wildlife habitat and other natural features of such land, unless specifically authorized by the Secretary;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB94375AC6FD845E18C6491992B37E14C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the spraying of such land with chemicals or the mowing of such land, except where such spraying or mowing is authorized by the Secretary or is necessary—</text>
<item id="HC4B4BBFFFFD6490BADE294C686D39720"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to comply with Federal or State noxious weed control laws;</text></item>
<item id="H2DCCB4670C8C4BEBA1B7DE08237FBCA8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to comply with a Federal or State emergency pest treatment program; or</text></item>
<item id="HED0525B010BE4802B44FC3A9B03361DA"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to meet habitat needs of specific wildlife species;</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H8F2D8E71C83849E2914021C3E64C110E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any activities to be carried out on the owner’s or successor’s land that is immediately adjacent to, and functionally related to, the land that is subject to the easement if such activities will alter, degrade, or otherwise diminish the functional value of the eligible land; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H9864986AA26444F2B0903A5141888E8E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the adoption of any other practice that would tend to defeat the purposes of the program, as determined by the Secretary;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H4F75857B377D432BA5309BCCA686BCD9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide for the efficient and effective establishment of wetland functions and values; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD4480321A9B04003AD4540F790C9DAF8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>include such additional provisions as the Secretary determines are desirable to carry out the program or facilitate the practical administration thereof.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25044C2B780A4C49907403B5D12E0C2B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the violation of a term or condition of a wetland reserve easement, the wetland reserve easement shall remain in force and the Secretary may require the owner to refund all or part of any payments received by the owner under the program, with interest on the payments as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76B82B414C184C5DBBD979F1E68C8E6A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Compatible uses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land subject to a wetland reserve easement may be used for compatible economic uses, including such activities as hunting and fishing, managed timber harvest, or periodic haying or grazing, if such use is specifically permitted by the wetland reserve easement plan developed for the land under subsection (f) and is consistent with the long-term protection and enhancement of the wetland resources for which the easement was established.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H985731E039EE40BF96F2A872903366EA"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Reservation of grazing rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may include in the terms and conditions of a wetland reserve easement a provision under which the owner reserves grazing rights if—</text>
<clause id="H6D02E135AAF842F4BF4E75F884C80D44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the reservation and use of the grazing rights—</text>
<subclause id="HEFA458E6356E45A6BE30B6EF25FCC5FE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is compatible with the land subject to the easement;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA5A071922F634A419A52063BF2E7F956"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is consistent with the historical natural uses of the land and the long-term protection and enhancement goals for which the easement was established; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H16083E11C8284BC5BEB182A89804D64F"><enum>(III)</enum><text>complies with the wetland reserve easement plan developed for the land under subsection (f); and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H870094C5D82B47F7A96964A6350D1668"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agreement provides for a commensurate reduction in the easement payment to account for the grazing value, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C75AFA6637245BCBF5B8B88F367C759"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Compensation</header>
<subparagraph id="H05927A5FF1F4444B9EB2CD46A1C86802"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Determination</header>
<clause id="HFB2C0E5127E64E759D6488B2FA3E4E44"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Permanent easements</header><text>The Secretary shall pay as compensation for a permanent wetland reserve easement acquired under the program an amount necessary to encourage enrollment in the program, based on the lowest of—</text>
<subclause id="H958411FC8CB84409A0995546FE254A99"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the fair market value of the land, as determined by the Secretary, using the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice or an areawide market analysis or survey;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEB31B6A1EBD6417BAF81F300FC79CB7C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount corresponding to a geographical cap, as determined by the Secretary in regulations; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H6C6096816496419CB492974099229758"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the offer made by the landowner.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H63484CC6320443A98EE6C4D13897E740"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other</header><text>Compensation for a 30-year contract or 30-year wetland reserve easement shall be not less than 50 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the compensation that would be paid for a permanent wetland reserve easement.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2CB194B053D4C1AA167CD4EED44BE53"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form of payment</header><text>Compensation for a wetland reserve easement shall be provided by the Secretary in the form of a cash payment, in an amount determined under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA24FFB3BC1BA4AC2BC3609DA525D3B8C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment schedule</header>
<clause id="H1906B6EEE7714ADAB6118ACC63329A93"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Easements valued at $500,000 or less</header><text>For wetland reserve easements valued at $500,000 or less, the Secretary may provide payments in not more than 10 annual payments.</text></clause>
<clause id="H56071C19066E4B429FE366D1D692B18D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Easements valued at more than $500,000</header><text>For wetland reserve easements valued at more than $500,000, the Secretary may provide payments in at least 5, but not more than 10 annual payments, except that, if the Secretary determines it would further the purposes of the program, the Secretary may make a lump-sum payment for such an easement.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H96CC12903B174C689BBAFC6E62F34672"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Easement restoration</header>
<paragraph id="H3B6ABED727E8480BAB42DFDF0B1DA5CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to owners of eligible land to carry out the establishment of conservation measures and practices and protect wetland functions and values, including necessary maintenance activities, as set forth in a wetland reserve easement plan developed for the eligible land under subsection (f).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2ACB5031AFE4B489EFAE6E7BE1C2E8A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1BE75E0F1772416E890603BD0A7D04A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a permanent wetland reserve easement, pay an amount that is not less than 75 percent, but not more than 100 percent, of the eligible costs, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H087DD64685284E6189C2A73FC1253FE8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a 30-year contract or 30-year wetland reserve easement, pay an amount that is not less than 50 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the eligible costs, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2E64039164DB48CF9AE7F70A902D4159"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HD8AFCB1499E04107B15ECA7A32C46EB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall assist owners in complying with the terms and conditions of a wetland reserve easement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF84341B49D2D4E91ABB1E192B2A63686"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contracts or agreements</header><text>The Secretary may enter into 1 or more contracts with private entities or agreements with a State, nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out necessary restoration, enhancement, or maintenance of a wetland reserve easement if the Secretary determines that the contract or agreement will advance the purposes of the program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5EC28585CB9D4683860EAC34BF08A3A5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Wetland reserve enhancement option</header><text>The Secretary may enter into 1 or more agreements with a State (including a political subdivision or agency of a State), nongovernmental organization, or Indian tribe to carry out a special wetland reserve enhancement option that the Secretary determines would advance the purposes of program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H626C5F0C04214881BD2B88671EC5CD2D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="H70CFE1A556CF4C3B9458CCEDF33653FC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Wetland reserve easement plan</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a wetland reserve easement plan for any eligible land subject to a wetland reserve easement, which shall include practices and activities necessary to restore, protect, enhance, and maintain the enrolled land.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H079E3ED9341C433AA0A21286D6742782"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Delegation of easement administration</header>
<subparagraph id="H3517609198F6449990E46E3E2DAE2562"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may delegate any of the management, monitoring, and enforcement responsibilities of the Secretary under this section to other Federal or State agencies that have the appropriate authority, expertise, and resources necessary to carry out such delegated responsibilities, or to conservation organizations if the Secretary determines the organization has similar expertise and resources.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H827A2973AA754BFEB5056281496082F0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not delegate any of the monitoring or enforcement responsibilities under this section to conservation organizations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25F9B3D114E14A17A5AA2D10CB2296C5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Payments</header>
<subparagraph id="HB5F5E46233734C9EBBB365A1C64A071F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Timing of payments</header><text>The Secretary shall provide payment for obligations incurred by the Secretary under this section—</text>
<clause id="H56B5EA1171AE490EB772FB02529CBDB7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to any easement restoration obligation under subsection (c), as soon as possible after the obligation is incurred; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFC6E11C1896941C2920A355AE605E832"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to any annual easement payment obligation incurred by the Secretary, as soon as possible after October 1 of each calendar year.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC02BEA27D7584698A4D7A07E825494A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payments to others</header><text>If an owner who is entitled to a payment under this section dies, becomes incompetent, is otherwise unable to receive such payment, or is succeeded by another person or entity who renders or completes the required performance, the Secretary shall make such payment, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary and without regard to any other provision of law, in such manner as the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC72C5B4DB894149AC01D2F5264C4A57"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The relevant provisions of this section shall also apply to a 30-year contract.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBA0C97E9FB344959A8D6E229AFAFBC87"><enum>1265D.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="HC89EDF9D728A4AC1B3FD6BF1EC29A861"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ineligible land</header><text>The Secretary may not use program funds for the purposes of acquiring an easement on—</text>
<paragraph id="H7564C4194259480E9E6D6A269F193018"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lands owned by an agency of the United States, other than land held in trust for Indian tribes;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2EA72026E3E4EA08BF61AE195035F51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>lands owned in fee title by a State, including an agency or a subdivision of a State, or a unit of local government;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97D6AAD6D8534F6E84604285F8FA5BCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>land subject to an easement or deed restriction which, as determined by the Secretary, provides similar protection as would be provided by enrollment in the program; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E0DBA9BC4524746B387CA84868640FF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>lands where the purposes of the program would be undermined due to on-site or off-site conditions, such as risk of hazardous substances, proposed or existing rights of way, infrastructure development, or adjacent land uses.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4732FB20CCD54A0D8C17474E9B99E12F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In evaluating applications under the program, the Secretary may give priority to land that is currently enrolled in the conservation reserve program in a contract that is set to expire within 1 year and—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1B4EB7514CB413D8DB018A74E744D96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of an agricultural land easement, is grassland that would benefit from protection under a long-term easement; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A6F4EA8D275480982CC4C7893630A5E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a wetland reserve easement, is a wetland or related area with the highest wetland functions and value and is likely to return to production after the land leaves the conservation reserve program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2E155C5A17964F40A6583DA92643E003"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Subordination, exchange, modification, and termination</header>
<paragraph id="H1F5B895DD3F648378458EC72A56CECCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may subordinate, exchange, modify, or terminate any interest in land, or portion of such interest, administered by the Secretary, either directly or on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation under the program if the Secretary determines that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B3DFACDC1AF4EA590FCC51940980066"><enum>(A)</enum><text>it is in the Federal Government’s interest to subordinate, exchange, modify, or terminate the interest in land;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA409A4D0CAC34E998B8B3C12A3B55091"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the subordination, exchange, modification, or termination action—</text>
<clause id="HD156F6FD75F940BB92A8907DB5B9773C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will address a compelling public need for which there is no practicable alternative; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HA8D31AC02AAB4290883219EA3E8003BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such action will further the practical administration of the program; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8448CC7DDFD44FEDABF4BA20D059F844"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the subordination, exchange, modification, or termination action will result in comparable conservation value and equivalent or greater economic value to the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5FF6B6BB9E2492A961756C37ED17394"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Secretary shall work with the owner, and eligible entity if applicable, to address any subordination, exchange, modification, or termination of the interest, or portion of such interest, in land.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA90CD07D50244371838CA600C9A9859B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notice</header><text>At least 90 days before taking any termination action described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide written notice of such action to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H61461AF5946A4000A7689C71E95F13F8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Land enrolled in other programs</header>
<paragraph id="HE93663D2F7DA45C48FB6DA176724F1EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conservation reserve program</header><text>The Secretary may terminate or modify a contract entered into under section 1231(a) if eligible land that is subject to such contract is transferred into the program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H605643650EC94314ABF08FD15CB8CE0E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the provisions of subtitle H of title II of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, land enrolled in the wetlands reserve program, grassland reserve program, or farmland protection program on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> shall be considered enrolled in the program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H79F3FD1B59054EBF9DC531676C0CCEE0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Compliance with certain requirements</header><text>The Secretary may not provide assistance under this subtitle to an eligible entity or owner of eligible land unless the eligible entity or owner agrees, during the crop year for which the assistance is provided—</text>
<paragraph id="HB311299DB97B4DE29C3EFE2E30F23F6E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EA0451960EC467E8C77A2F728D85843" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to comply with applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H6A4C29066E754F8C8A67242CA70CBE41"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cross reference; calculation</header><text>Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3844">16 U.S.C. 3844</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC658DD0076F54DD0B6264799DAED575F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C1AE226DC5544E9BC77E3D96C82654D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H8F2E5B8650BA45FF908972A86D9B2D03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (A);</text></clause>
<clause id="H02700F5633D84A108729FACBBD081E54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (B); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7328590AC0E542F5A45B1DF6694F757B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0921B51E4F14473B918EEF392BC806A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCBB8B4F81B6F41DE824CE4EC1B5FF9F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA082233B273841E28CC2C8E6618C0AF5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H19C61FB7CB8244D0A7F9352905D92A5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the agricultural conservation easement program established under subtitle H; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1375779B7D45410FA342BA07F878A879"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27BA6F08F68C465BBABBDB02B6E61DE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H618799EBE9044647A18829B31CFF9E96" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>programs administered under subchapters B and C of chapter 1 of subtitle D</quote> and inserting <quote>conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D and wetland reserve easements under section 1265C</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAD202694D8794CD985F8AFA772EDBBA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>an easement acquired under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D</quote> and inserting <quote>a wetland reserve easement under section 1265C</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB99996515D0845CD9A79648103259035"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H88E18F21CB444EF58FFE65EC5D1EA5F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<subparagraph id="H7254A8ECF52A46C7B4C598495C491CA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Shelterbelts and windbreaks</header><text>The limitations established under paragraph (1) shall not apply to cropland that is subject to an easement under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D that is used for the establishment of shelterbelts and windbreaks.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB104BFDB8C3F4BB2BDD348A5376EA9D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Wet and saturated soils</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of enrolling land in a wetland reserve easement under section 1265C, the limitations established under paragraph (1) shall not apply to cropland designated by the Secretary with subclass w in the land capability classes IV through VIII because of severe use limitations due to soil saturation or inundation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0B972ABEC5644ED898209B13FBF009F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H50A6ED2EB59C493EBE8A17485BC2CDD0" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In calculating the percentages described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall include any acreage that was included in calculations of percentages made under such paragraph, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, and that remains enrolled when the calculation is made after that date under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H3F6F2E01D9024817B00ACDC0E336AD8E"><enum>E</enum><header>Regional Conservation Partnership Program</header>
<section id="H2EE0217AD1064B48B769472FE576FD8C"><enum>2401.</enum><header>Regional conservation partnership program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after subtitle H, as added by section 2301, the following new subtitle:</text>
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<subtitle id="H6B982A4CB6FB4F54AFA0CFBC81926531"><enum>I</enum><header>Regional Conservation Partnership Program</header>
<section id="HE320867E20284A5EA86E7B6B723BC884"><enum>1271.</enum><header>Establishment and purposes</header>
<subsection id="H749E72770131493D92DFC47E0AE404F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a regional conservation partnership program to implement eligible activities on eligible land through—</text>
<paragraph id="HCE3DA6400F4B4C8AB09EFE744FED4CE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>partnership agreements with eligible partners; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7748730D67834DC2AF8F3D7AAA394ED6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contracts with producers.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H66A764879CE8423B9114ACBE15F29926"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HF6636FB35C094095AC16E444B955DE35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To use covered programs to accomplish purposes and functions similar to those of the following programs, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2D8EE7E7FB14DCAA78361D8C9A91B8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The agricultural water enhancement program established under section 1240I.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE49433F819444586A5EFD1516792E10E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Chesapeake Bay watershed program established under section 1240Q.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95FB25D5EA744DD895A3B56E81399FE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The cooperative conservation partnership initiative established under section 1243.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFB17C3B113A4D25901A2FCA789B8F87"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Great Lakes basin program for soil erosion and sediment control established under section 1240P.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3824B7C04C6476AA2E06B2D8121E0BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To further the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources on eligible land on a regional or watershed scale.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C189FB990BC4581BA6B06DB8F31ED7E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To encourage eligible partners to cooperate with producers in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H908397B8C0D54039BFC1646847F5324B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>meeting or avoiding the need for national, State, and local natural resource regulatory requirements related to production on eligible land; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC496A0FA39042F1B94AFC44A57C9172"><enum>(B)</enum><text>implementing projects that will result in the installation and maintenance of eligible activities that affect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial private forest operations on a local, regional, State, or multistate basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8017E609132A4B07BCB9623F243C60AC"><enum>1271A.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H142C5A706DB94680B1D6531C2A806B1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered program</header><text>The term <quote>covered program</quote> means the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HEBC8C6EE7C5D48DD8A3521FB992566F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The agricultural conservation easement program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50310586746C4F99828C4DE438A792CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The environmental quality incentives program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8843EE9FE12F4F0CA8C0BE13F84404C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The conservation stewardship program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H596A205F466A45BC8A13318494B17593"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The healthy forests reserve program established under section 501 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6571">16 U.S.C. 6571</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA18C1DD64A724910B83BAE68DACDF97D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible activity</header><text>The term <quote>eligible activity</quote> means a conservation activity for any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H011BCF521DCF48E39793205115FFA8A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Water quality restoration or enhancement projects, including nutrient management and sediment reduction.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F4044BB3AD942399734E83098A7F85F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Water quantity conservation, restoration, or enhancement projects relating to surface water and groundwater resources, including—</text>
<clause id="H5976EFDE93594EE28369ADA67D02FA20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the conversion of irrigated cropland to the production of less water-intensive agricultural commodities or dryland farming; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H58741091B3B64C5587E1C68B064AB2B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>irrigation system improvement and irrigation efficiency enhancement.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8AB7DC1B75748F2A52A044C21B64A8D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Drought mitigation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA586052D1C44CD78E187FFA68725DA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Flood prevention.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB519EB5178B0480CAC74D3164BCBBC9E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Water retention.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H100010986E3047DFB0DD527B7AACEDF3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Air quality improvement.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D490978CB7544BC95B33506511CC228"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Habitat conservation, restoration, and enhancement.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FF100D4FE544BED81EBC0BEB833AB05"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Erosion control and sediment reduction.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD99A12BB8804D94AD3768C46ED24DD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Forest restoration.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD641247113C746A6895C3685A4FCA85B"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Other related activities that the Secretary determines will help achieve conservation benefits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H118F33EBB6A04B5F83C0A0FD4FD5E780" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible land</header>
<subparagraph id="H648F2C09AD7140EFAE57B93FB98993DA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>eligible land</quote> means—</text>
<clause id="HFB018DA51DD246F29B200B019D8F5ADF" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD2ABA2490B8C4D909B4E8CE9705FA596" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>lands associated with the lands described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8B8A8237CF6D47ADAF5875A19204AD0A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <quote>eligible land</quote> includes—</text>
<clause id="H87B4D5E6DC0E477483DECFEAAE6F4871" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>cropland;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC7DBA4F464D045778765FEED22C85F3B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>grassland;</text></clause>
<clause id="H4A378F2261084658B09DF548C329C7B2" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>rangeland;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7D9169790FD14BFC90060E291671465A" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>pastureland;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9584743CC97F49A2B789D9558800B5BE" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text>nonindustrial private forest land; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H257091475B974170AA7EAF6D4AFFD4E8" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>other land incidental to agricultural production (including wetlands and riparian buffers) on which significant natural resource issues could be addressed under the program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E6B3A55DF3D49CE8CA9BC7EF2854941"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligible partner</header><text>The term <quote>eligible partner</quote> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD6748035EEE49F48771DDF66AE81CD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An agricultural or silvicultural producer association or other group of producers.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46557E6DA15B45DA90A4628C664997D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A State or unit of local government.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFDCCA92D98254B998F1AFA918C02C457"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFF75953DDC04B82B95FF203A9C17C8A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A farmer cooperative.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36845668C5444CEDB50728274F3BC2D0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A water district, irrigation district, rural water district or association, or other organization with specific water delivery authority to producers on agricultural land.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3F496D8920F420C8B32A787281A27E3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A municipal water or wastewater treatment entity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87F220C95E9C4C90A98247386484D2CE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>An institution of higher education.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0BC864FF9414F8798157A122600E8DC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>An organization or entity with an established history of working cooperatively with producers on agricultural land, as determined by the Secretary, to address—</text>
<clause id="H8D9FC755C9D947D69013F28C5177D9B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, or nonindustrial private forest land management; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HB9014F569820461B93E7D3D6D29271D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>critical watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality, sediment reduction, or other natural resource issues.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF41860B7B794BF2877E5351FDF58BD9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Partnership agreement</header><text>The term <quote>partnership agreement</quote> means an agreement entered into under section 1271B between the Secretary and an eligible partner.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H840BB8D2031941D8B63376DA06A9B226"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <quote>program</quote> means the regional conservation partnership program established by this subtitle.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H665D72FD006F4D6D8590FC582A245338"><enum>1271B.</enum><header>Regional conservation partnerships</header>
<subsection id="H834813484D2C48A7A8B478B7D803BF15"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Partnership agreements authorized</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a partnership agreement with an eligible partner to implement a project that will assist producers with installing and maintaining an eligible activity on eligible land.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEE6183B595C74FD6B7F90ABBF0D12341"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Length</header><text>A partnership agreement shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary may extend the agreement one time for up to 12 months when an extension is necessary to meet the objectives of the program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA42E4D4197654280A383CACF1F209F15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of partners</header>
<paragraph id="H4A978B3A15FB4CEAA9ABC2361D29A7D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Under a partnership agreement, the eligible partner shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H123C3A543992423DB2D10788BA0FA5A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>define the scope of a project, including—</text>
<clause id="H99E28DB2024549398E882DAA85526020"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the eligible activities to be implemented;</text></clause>
<clause id="HFFF3E3144F2F4E0ABC3ABD222024F399"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the potential agricultural or nonindustrial private forest land operations affected;</text></clause>
<clause id="H48ED109D97FB4404BA7932EE6732EAEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the local, State, multistate, or other geographic area covered; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFD94F427C10E4917B3BC2069CAE124F5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the planning, outreach, implementation, and assessment to be conducted;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H643C2FBF596A4D36BC0DCF932286D130"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conduct outreach and education to producers for potential participation in the project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71381B9C397043D68DA3D81D300E0F8A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>at the request of a producer, act on behalf of a producer participating in the project in applying for assistance under section 1271C;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED5C64C5615942A4AFC398720880C248"><enum>(D)</enum><text>leverage financial or technical assistance provided by the Secretary with additional funds to help achieve the project objectives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H138D88DBD2594179938448863F743AE1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>conduct an assessment of the project’s effects; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6ED61F04B5C46EA808B9F0A92A1495F"><enum>(F)</enum><text>at the conclusion of the project, report to the Secretary on its results and funds leveraged.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H016E4AF6CB0148F7AE339F9B1F534115"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contribution</header><text>An eligible partner shall provide a significant portion of the overall costs of the scope of the project that is the subject of the agreement entered into under subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F778FC1617240C495AB00211DDECFCA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="HFACEE36EFC51409788F68BD1FC4C4E2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competitive process</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a competitive process to select applications for partnership agreements and may assess and rank applications with similar conservation purposes as a group.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3263963075A4488F9ADAAA38FF501366"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria used</header><text>In carrying out the process described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall make public the criteria used in evaluating applications.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5846E3F9D884E6CBB70EF37809CC4E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Content</header><text>An application to the Secretary shall include a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FD4C6826BBC42D1BF78913687F2DD06"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the scope of the project, as described in subsection (c)(1)(A);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFDBD39A41AD41E3A777437AD43D4D7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the plan for monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on progress made toward achieving the project’s objectives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A61CC79D9FE4047A197A742FBEC257A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the program resources requested for the project, including the covered programs to be used and estimated funding needed from the Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H316277E309204F9FA55BC1D01C4A565B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>each eligible partner collaborating to achieve project objectives, including their roles, responsibilities, capabilities, and financial contribution; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFBCAF7C72B274AC197B4DABCC6A58B8B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other elements the Secretary considers necessary to adequately evaluate and competitively select applications for funding under the program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB905889E59D249BD8ECE14C41845DA16"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority to certain applications</header><text>The Secretary may give a higher priority to applications that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB226AA8BF1746CC81BC2B8D1DD693A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assist producers in meeting or avoiding the need for a natural resource regulatory requirement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4B55B8D86DF4676B9317C9BE239FE87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>have a high percentage of producers in the area to be covered by the agreement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7520DEEBE8349459689EAF2FC93B72D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>significantly leverage non-Federal financial and technical resources and coordinate with other local, State, or national efforts;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCEF751099FAB460EA978C577957BEDFF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>deliver high percentages of applied conservation to address conservation priorities or regional, State, or national conservation initiatives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E553DA88BF14956B705388DC82E7113"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide innovation in conservation methods and delivery, including outcome-based performance measures and methods; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAD68FD255A5482EB4BBF0487E7C8DFF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>meet other factors that are important for achieving the purposes of the program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H632F9AB44CC5443C9405FD032A42D425"><enum>1271C.</enum><header>Assistance to producers</header>
<subsection id="HF311F662447E4F928F2A4F5172419B5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into contracts with producers to provide financial and technical assistance to—</text>
<paragraph id="H2A3DA20F099F400D95871BF40BB3E0EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>producers participating in a project with an eligible partner; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40964A69E9F946CD9FC0497C2E4D3183"><enum>(2)</enum><text>producers that fit within the scope of a project described in section 1271B or a critical conservation area designated under section 1271F, but who are seeking to implement an eligible activity on eligible land independent of an eligible partner.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2BBC287391C946F49F910E327D35DB25"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header>
<paragraph id="H7E2DDB4E8CD54D40BBED10C43D75D1EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consistency with program rules</header>
<subparagraph id="HA17F95A8752548C4B9C53331755655DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B) and paragraph (2), the Secretary shall ensure that the terms and conditions of a contract under this section are consistent with the applicable rules of the covered programs to be used as part of the partnership agreement, as described in the application under section 1271B(d)(3)(C).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HABA0E26F509141B7A780874982BA4849"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Adjustments</header>
<clause id="HB613DFD871904DB5BB21B234A8BAAA46"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may adjust the rules of a covered program, including—</text>
<subclause id="HC3B554B133E04BADB85395C14F0916F4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>operational guidance and requirements for a covered program at the discretion of the Secretary so as to provide a simplified application and evaluation process; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA159799855F14EF894149E31BE78ED9A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>nonstatutory, regulatory rules or provisions to better reflect unique local circumstances and purposes if the Secretary determines such adjustments are necessary to achieve the purposes of the covered program.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H7A885690F1E549F39BB9DF237F1E2785"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not adjust the application of statutory requirements for a covered program, including requirements governing appeals, payment limits, and conservation compliance.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE953465A28D64D92BFA01A4781826C71" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Irrigation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In States where irrigation has not been used significantly for agricultural purposes, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not limit eligibility under section 1271B or this section on the basis of prior irrigation history.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58ECF04EAC31426FB0141EA459AF186F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Alternative funding arrangements</header>
<subparagraph id="HFCE8D26A28B3467D9BE56AF2FD29FEEB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For the purposes of providing assistance for land described in subsection (a) and section 1271F, the Secretary may enter into alternative funding arrangements with a multistate water resource agency or authority if—</text>
<clause id="HB4EB76C2CA7045B8B4A3658C284C0658"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the goals and objectives of the program will be met by the alternative funding arrangements;</text></clause>
<clause id="H677F2156F01B465E839225F96B9D6E46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agency or authority certifies that the limitations established under this section on agreements with individual producers will not be exceeded; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H47E0177FE5BF415FA52A8FA1F47B1E9D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>all participating producers meet applicable payment eligibility provisions.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E7936528CCB4BF1A7E1861B2259AC41"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>As a condition of receiving funding under subparagraph (A), the multistate water resource agency or authority shall agree—</text>
<clause id="H114FACC2E5B244AFAC5DCD816D250BBE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to submit an annual independent audit to the Secretary that describes the use of funds under this paragraph;</text></clause>
<clause id="H51E16D17968D4E5EA774461FB67D733E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide any data necessary for the Secretary to issue a report on the use of funds under this paragraph; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H36DD52148C46481CA401C601B9D3407D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not to use any of the funds provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) for administration or to provide for administrative costs through contracts with another entity.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88E018406BBA4E588D31267A2B00FB83"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may enter into not more than 20 alternative funding arrangements under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD1189110EC534AE98BADEFBC1C33BC77"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments</header>
<paragraph id="HF50CB49ED5DA49C09264F2C8ACDD117A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with statutory requirements of the covered programs involved, the Secretary may make payments to a producer in an amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary to achieve the purposes of the program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66F92DDF6BF0484A910C2CFAEBD0683D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Payments to certain producers</header><text>The Secretary may provide payments for a period of 5 years—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9158F3C3F5304A1CA6E1E9F83688BBFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to producers participating in a project that addresses water quantity concerns and in an amount sufficient to encourage conversion from irrigated to dryland farming; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E86C77CFA8040BC91BF296B8D01D4D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to producers participating in a project that addresses water quality concerns and in an amount sufficient to encourage adoption of conservation practices and systems that improve nutrient management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE30141BEB292458EBFD6BA3DCCBC6CC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text>To assist in the implementation of the program, the Secretary may waive the applicability of the limitation in section 1001D(b)(2) of this Act for participating producers if the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to fulfill the objectives of the program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H67B79FAE29CC44C9B9E4804CD7F2CE62"><enum>1271D.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="H1C6789B87AB74CAD9245CEF25A6A19B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall use $100,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out the program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1190E58A9FC34045BE0A3FF3C12C14E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration of availability</header><text>Funds made available under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB7EC83820A954D628978C62767479ADD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional funding and acres</header>
<paragraph id="HE2EADD87E1374AAB94249629082CA96A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the funds made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve 7 percent of the funds and acres made available for a covered program for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 in order to ensure additional resources are available to carry out this program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3A5CD22A0C6485DAE2AB481F9BAD281"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Unused funds and acres</header><text>Any funds or acres reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year from a covered program that are not committed under this program by April 1 of that fiscal year shall be returned for use under the covered program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8709222CF32E407FBF869F14A58B6FCD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header><text>Of the funds and acres made available for the program under subsection (a) and reserved for the program under subsection (c), the Secretary shall allocate—</text>
<paragraph id="H9197267013364B7A915499B87FAEC1CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>25 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a State competitive process administered by the State Conservationist, with the advice of the State technical committee established under subtitle G;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B075EC4FFD14A0D860EECBE01AB8606"><enum>(2)</enum><text>40 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a national competitive process to be established by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7725DE97F174A4090B85DA88C92C6EC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>35 percent of the funds and acres to projects for critical conservation areas designated under section 1271F.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3007855E17A943248221B00040F40D8E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitation on administrative expenses</header><text>None of the funds made available or reserved for the program may be used to pay for the administrative expenses of eligible partners.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE4A240766BA24458A63C20638C0421F9"><enum>1271E.</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subsection id="H112EB824A18B432CB52DA31C545918A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>In addition to the criteria used in evaluating applications as described in section 1271B(d)(2), the Secretary shall make publicly available information on projects selected through the competitive process described in section 1271B(d)(1).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1900BD55EEF9429CB342A8D5DC6CED8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2014, and every two years thereafter, 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 on the status of projects funded under the program, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H2B24C172C381457182AACE1307585A53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number and types of eligible partners and producers participating in the partnership agreements selected;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74749C39CFDE4E52BBCD4E94E460E4DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of producers receiving assistance; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H362C50865528473FA70427A40038193B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>total funding committed to projects, including from Federal and non-Federal resources; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H280DFD013EF9450786A66C42CB789D8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a description of how the funds under section 1271C(b)(2) are being administered, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEAD64C9FC051486096C94EC5BD98B674"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any oversight mechanisms that the Secretary has implemented;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8017B27105FA4F7DB59939F75F2FD2D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the process through which the Secretary is resolving appeals by program participants; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F42F1EE2DC34BABA004BAAD34996D7E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the means by which the Secretary is tracking adherence to any applicable provisions for payment eligibility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H139CF1274CFD47ED909D86CFF1D6157D"><enum>1271F.</enum><header>Critical conservation areas</header>
<subsection id="H80A0E343488C4F528BCA111C26289758"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In administering funds under section 1271D(d)(3), the Secretary shall select applications for partnership agreements and producer contracts within critical conservation areas designated under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H11F4B299220C48FABB4EDC3FF7253B36"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Critical conservation area designations</header>
<paragraph id="H51EE87EF19EC4DA8BEC099F0091B0FC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In designating critical conservation areas under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to geographical areas based on the degree to which the geographical area—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF02CE1B7D98C48E28CFC28F411E20611"><enum>(A)</enum><text>includes multiple States with significant agricultural production;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB1C63C653D24DB59E9B7EB49FACC934"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is covered by an existing regional, State, binational, or multistate agreement or plan that has established objectives, goals, and work plans and is adopted by a Federal, State, or regional authority;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1735AC8BD8542C7A7D9B837A254B4F5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>would benefit from water quality improvement, including through reducing erosion, promoting sediment control, and addressing nutrient management activities affecting large bodies of water of regional, national, or international significance;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF881614059B43E49AB184824A0DE41E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>would benefit from water quantity improvement, including improvement relating to—</text>
<clause id="H6BCA847BEBFE4B8194857C3274A6B548"><enum>(i)</enum><text>groundwater, surface water, aquifer, or other water sources; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HE0C548F49A8743DC91947EE39451F1F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a need to promote water retention and flood prevention; or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CBF8CCB1C9C452DB4719E1D7E36C7A2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>contains producers that need assistance in meeting or avoiding the need for a natural resource regulatory requirement that could have a negative impact on the economic scope of the agricultural operations within the area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F37D9DFB3A24FBAB411AF085818BADE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text>Critical conservation area designations under this section shall expire after 5 years, subject to redesignation, except that the Secretary may withdraw designation from an area if the Secretary finds the area no longer meets the conditions described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H394F0282B0BC4BFB9DBD2FF1C1026CAE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary may not designate more than 8 geographical areas as critical conservation areas under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB9BC4CB082D545AD9125362830608E43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="HBAB7E85AF56B490689A73A149135C6CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall administer any partnership agreement or producer contract under this section in a manner that is consistent with the terms of the program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD01240C23CAD47C99312762F0CF14725"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relationship to existing activity</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that eligible activities carried out in critical conservation areas designated under this section complement and are consistent with other Federal and State programs and water quality and quantity strategies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBFA667402F54257BC480EBE3A10ED12"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Additional authority</header><text>For a critical conservation area described in subsection (b)(1)(D), the Secretary may use authorities under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1001">16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.</external-xref>), other than section 14 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1012">16 U.S.C. 1012</external-xref>), to carry out projects for the purposes of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H4D28ABF0A7394816BB29776019FDBDBF"><enum>F</enum><header>Other Conservation Programs</header>
<section id="HC6D5C8E4E3AE4458B45F20C6C078E73F" commented="no"><enum>2501.</enum><header>Conservation of private grazing land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb">16 U.S.C. 3839bb(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking “2012” and inserting “2018”.</text></section>
<section id="HC3213DADF7E7472587BDC5DE6E654BE3" commented="no"><enum>2502.</enum><header>Grassroots source water protection program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-2">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7A25512792BD48CDB1D349F87C94B890" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H9D136E594FF540918F890B97C41940CF" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H8749853F65F64331BC66A42497874200" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7476CD51334E46BA97E0C14DE5407B08" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>In addition to funds made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H67513403978246E8AFF69A1B977A047F" commented="no"><enum>2503.</enum><header>Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program</header>
<subsection id="HFFD1BE1C4D114CA8BC8656A6D2038C0D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-5">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC2ECFA143CB4AC2A1FF17442CA33758" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Mandatory funding</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC804420FD0154D5F8E0B54AE1C7AC111" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and $40,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE85C4A85AE3484885613A2DF01ABB58" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on program effectiveness</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program established by section 1240R of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-5">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5</external-xref>), including—</text>
<paragraph id="HDAD4952093BD45F5A1E77C8FA1C682EE" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifying cooperating agencies;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B4844FD9F7D46659754F62BC218163D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifying the number of land holdings and total acres enrolled by State;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF45CF30AD1784DCFA806FBC27D798837" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluating the extent of improved access on eligible land, improved wildlife habitat, and related economic benefits; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE892E4B15A54FF39216E4AE84F094D2" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other relevant information and data relating to the program that would be helpful to such Committees.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8D42A1AAD3204957BEBB1B6CC851F9A4"><enum>2504.</enum><header>Agriculture conservation experienced services program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (c)(2) of section 1252 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3851">16 U.S.C. 3851</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF97274EA9B5B41CAA19A7DA8EEC62A89" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H46086D37E1A9445CA61115B2EEDFFBA4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Funds made available to carry out the conservation reserve program may not be used to carry out the ACES program.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB6D12CDD584643729084D6EE0FC37264" commented="no"><enum>2505.</enum><header>Small watershed rehabilitation program</header>
<subsection id="H4EE59488909F4D818816E234F3ECE50D" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1012">16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H68E430BA021D44B69F5418EF84F62E90" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5443174DBCE482F941B36E8154B4491" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC480011DD52946CAA157F91245AA36C5" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H119E01315E00479A87788DD26B719687" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H89AB160E7B934DF984046EA191942A45" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H47C3D1FD16E648BE88D69B8E0040AB5B" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H40D6138CFBE643F594FF4CD5562F4D0D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1012">16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H12A934DBA30D4FC08B3B258A841C6D84"><enum>2506.</enum><header>Emergency watershed protection program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2203">16 U.S.C. 2203</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H42A5B269F75D49E586008A6DB84ECA49"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>Sec. 403.</enum-in-header></header-in-text> The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H198F90BA6AA545EEA22250A8AB617BD0" style="OLC">
<section id="H6EA52D35FB1C44AE9CC0CDEBD6246986"><enum>403.</enum><header>Emergency measures</header>
<subsection id="H7F1D4D39E57B4A51B4D85620044807FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3D0C79400764E1EA0D98587E186BF72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE3A0D49CE6E54CE4B3C99B66D1405BC9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4E76C02D05794F55B7286CA7E41FF37D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Floodplain easements</header>
<paragraph id="H8DB55AEC5074422B9DECA96BF2E882B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Modification and termination</header><text>The Secretary may modify or terminate a floodplain easement administered by the Secretary under this section if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA570234C986C495EB43E23AC4279F16D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the current owner agrees to the modification or termination; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44310376F2E147CF86CBE92719C8DD1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the modification or termination—</text>
<clause id="HD6659FE0AD0B4333826161C8252DAC1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will address a compelling public need for which there is no practicable alternative; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H80C52988BAF946D9A18742C27D1C79C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is in the public interest.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C25CBDE49D64CCC8453696338E3365E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration</header>
<subparagraph id="HD19160D2E09E48E08CC158507D34755A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>As consideration for termination of an easement and associated agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into compensatory arrangements as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3AD07BD39B874B3AA89BB9C890994DCA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>In the case of a modification under paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H52FE218166204CF48CDAD03ADF1AB3A5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as a condition of the modification, the current owner shall enter into a compensatory arrangement (as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary) to incur the costs of modification; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDF47F7EE26F44693BE0C2A6070874E78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<subclause id="H36A77DB6E56740EDABD8A8E06233773D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the modification will not adversely affect the floodplain functions and values for which the easement was acquired;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H578C64F2E1044177B31386AA5F13A424"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any adverse impacts will be mitigated by enrollment and restoration of other land that provides greater floodplain functions and values at no additional cost to the Federal Government; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC72FBD6AE714427D9D9BFCBB2C22206D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the modification will result in equal or greater environmental and economic values to the United States.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBDF1495C493D430585DBCD677D51690B" commented="no"><enum>2507.</enum><header>Terminal Lakes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2211">43 U.S.C. 2211</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H097E59124C924564A689F19C6E5BEEF5"><enum>2507.</enum><header>Terminal lakes assistance</header>
<subsection id="H8901CC1C41534FFCA616AFCE238C5B53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H011A1312711B4F1FACB865AD74A240D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible land</header><text>The term <quote>eligible land</quote> means privately owned agricultural land (including land in which a State has a property interest as a result of State water law)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA37AB1B3E37E4537A620D512AFCCA89F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that a landowner voluntarily agrees to sell to a State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5467B10B1EE24544932B2185762B4F44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which—</text>
<clause id="H8B3318EC7C834328A18BE98044919D73"><enum>(i)</enum>
<subclause id="HD35410E8FC014AB88737DC9CEAD81590" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is ineligible for enrollment as a wetland reserve easement established under the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H of the Food Security Act of 1985;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0E08DE1374C4430D90A6A11FE2387BFC"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is flooded to—</text>
<item id="H1581E1C67B8A4E5EA6D741F2703D14C4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>an average depth of at least 6.5 feet; or</text></item>
<item id="H7EC2F20DD185470BA4A099E7DE9DEFCE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>a level below which the State determines the management of the water level is beyond the control of the State or landowner; or</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H278DCBCEF5754AE5AF8F8D2FAAF994CF"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is inaccessible for agricultural use due to the flooding of adjoining property (such as islands of agricultural land created by flooding);</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HF3EEF3F6F220447FB13B9F9F7189D03A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is located within a watershed with water rights available for lease or purchase; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5AC7639423274651BB5DA581409881FB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>has been used during at least 5 of the immediately preceding 30 years—</text>
<subclause id="HA485C680D1904F1B97BF89063AC6199A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to produce crops or hay; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8CEDA9C33FB04ABAA8998418EFD94AA5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>as livestock pasture or grazing.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB32A81CB9B92450883ECF280DC8C9024"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <quote>program</quote> means the voluntary land purchase program established under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87FBF64348794ECA828F8822CE5D6FCD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terminal lake</header><text>The term <quote>terminal lake</quote> means a lake and its associated riparian and watershed resources that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H69817E81105341BDA9FE3CDEA0F73646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>considered flooded because there is no natural outlet for water accumulating in the lake or the associated riparian area such that the watershed and surrounding land is consistently flooded; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF8ED40A3B3147008520377F4DFCB32E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>considered terminal because it has no natural outlet and is at risk due to a history of consistent Federal assistance to address critical resource conditions, including insufficient water available to meet the needs of the lake, general uses, and water rights.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE85C9FDD7A064A86947A570F13D2B21E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assistance</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1BBC6A7D4B74A5B911DAD48866C4095"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide grants under subsection (c) for the purchase of eligible land impacted by a terminal lake described in subsection (a)(3)(A); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88E75FBFA0C24B06B9AC28595C8512D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide funds to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to subsection (e)(2) with assistance in accordance with subsection (d) for terminal lakes described in subsection (a)(3)(B).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9C2E7B282D25476BA1C4100A462CD115"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land purchase grants</header>
<paragraph id="H54FCF1018ED742C286AA3E3919C6192A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using funds provided under subsection (e)(1), the Secretary shall make available land purchase grants to States for the purchase of eligible land in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43776131DCD64FC8A59444AE92CCBCCD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="H48A4C236D33341E89217FC78E6A9CFE8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>A land purchase grant shall be in an amount not to exceed the lesser of—</text>
<clause id="HC26CA205DD914CCB80CE9A5F4DEFE694"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent of the total purchase price per acre of the eligible land; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HA2C8B071326140DB8D61F524A4C86B03"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause id="H10D3801616724A7ABA1FAB906E816F7F" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of eligible land that was used to produce crops or hay, $400 per acre; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H596659C9BD9C494DB72BDE10E5B61871"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of eligible land that was pasture or grazing land, $200 per acre.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C3B807F8ABE42DBA73E56BFE301EB20"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of purchase price</header><text>A State purchasing eligible land with a land purchase grant shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the purchase price of such land reflects the value, if any, of other encumbrances on the eligible land to be purchased, including easements and mineral rights.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H299FA77E05714E54873251D8311DCC4C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Cost-share required</header><text>To be eligible to receive a land purchase grant, a State shall provide matching non-Federal funds in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount described in subparagraph (A), including additional non-Federal funds.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74056943D59F4C37ABC09832CF49D1F3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>To receive a land purchase grant, a State shall agree—</text>
<clause id="H3002C54555CB430E86A3339B2E915173"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to ensure that any eligible land purchased is—</text>
<subclause id="H10CDFB559F6F4AA5954FD92EDFA7101A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>conveyed in fee simple to the State; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF120DB2637834184B0E9973191D678B9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>free from mortgages or other liens at the time title is transferred;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H8FD5C2CFDDB34291A4EE15EB92380BAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to maintain ownership of the eligible land in perpetuity;</text></clause>
<clause id="H154C88461EB3421EADE28DB36F4BAF2B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to pay (from funds other than grant dollars awarded) any costs associated with the purchase of eligible land under this section, including surveys and legal fees; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H83D176A4433148B9BC82209A7E7FA92D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to keep eligible land in a conserving use, as defined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0609BFEC9734618B3D230FE011C792C"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Loss of Federal benefits</header><text>Eligible land purchased with a grant under this section shall lose eligibility for any benefits under other Federal programs, including—</text>
<clause id="H5FB7AAA2CA40450D808ED9E2EAB90F44"><enum>(i)</enum><text>benefits under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3801">16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H52035FB472DB4D71809BB9C4EF6F6794"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>benefits under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCF5CFA3E0F1E4F85AA21160E8BF133C5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>covered benefits described in section 1001D(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308-3a">7 U.S.C. 1308–3a</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61EE38FB71DC46EFB09E8A76F3E91BF5"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>Any Federal rights or benefits associated with eligible land prior to purchase by a State may not be transferred to any other land or person in anticipation of or as a result of such purchase.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0319B2B4BCC14B22BDAA90C2B963606D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Water assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H829F995214544664A89E8116F0BB2A6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may use the funds described in subsection (e)(2) to administer and provide financial assistance to carry out this subsection to provide water and assistance to a terminal lake described in subsection (a)(3)(B) through willing sellers or willing participants only—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6211268C0BCF4D229039960A5DDF26AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to lease water;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9F28EED7DFF4D6BB5976BD9E4C8E9B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to purchase land, water appurtenant to the land, and related interests; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19EBB988BDD44EC7A1A450C7EFE6F55F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to carry out research, support, and conservation activities for associated fish, wildlife, plant, and habitat resources.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H802C129071064A2AAD8A206B542A0233"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may not use this subsection to deliver assistance to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, lakes that are considered dry lakes, or other lakes that do not meet the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43BBA19EC83E45BAAAF580BBB04AF4CB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transitional provision</header>
<subparagraph id="HE1FAE85C0EAC45AD805A08A65664111A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any funds made available before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> under a provision of law described in subparagraph (B) shall remain available using the provisions of law (including regulations) in effect on the day before the date of enactment of that Act.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65FFA724A1E041F799AD7031761A150E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Described laws</header><text>The provisions of law described in this section are—</text>
<clause id="H983C12F639F74FB0A7CD7038183B7811"><enum>(i)</enum><text>section 2507 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2211">43 U.S.C. 2211</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H4E237C6426A0484A8217DA5E01797D19"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>section 207 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/7">Public Law 108–7</external-xref>; 117 Stat. 146);</text></clause>
<clause id="H17AB3BCB7F404CBE9A5EA722AE233211"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>section 208 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/103">Public Law 109–103</external-xref>; 119 Stat. 2268, 123 Stat. 2856); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H26EF8D59EC0046E493DACF7EBA8C9771"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>section 208 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">Public Law 111–85</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 2858, 123 Stat. 2967, 125 Stat. 867).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H60A7261E7FB54F1985AC880A94C91A83"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H89E12A09959444C1B9B985674A08A073"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out subsection (c) $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E9E8B55EACD41ED972E103DF0209A98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commodity credit corporation</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary shall transfer to the <quote>Bureau of Reclamation—Water and Related Resources</quote> account $150,000,000 from the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out subsection (d), to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H24802B866D7945008770F2BA0ECC476C" commented="no"><enum>2508.</enum><header>Soil and Water Resources Conservation</header>
<subsection id="H2C9C13C9DF9A44A58F257C1589B228C2" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Congressional policy and declaration of purpose</header><text>Section 4 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2003">16 U.S.C. 2003</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C41E0F300334321B13E5439A1652C20" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>and tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52D72A05335E46789918F1696680D496" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by inserting <quote>, tribal,</quote> after <quote>State</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA600E89797B04E30A1A56E90DCC6C151" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuing appraisal of soil, water, and related resources</header><text>Section 5 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2004">16 U.S.C. 2004</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF2101A1D05FB4A0D96CBBF69B2AD75F7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(4), by striking <quote>and State</quote> and inserting <quote>, State, and tribal</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H431C075FE56C40F1BFD0B8331E900A0E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>, tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8487C58081834D46BB5BD36760440D52" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA235F889CE774FCB91A0B23FB8ABECBE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State soil</quote> and inserting <quote>State and tribal soil</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31A0E09006644CFFAC5B2D8D2A9FF4B2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>local</quote> and inserting <quote>local, tribal,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4730418112B440F8A178805EDDBCFBBC" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Soil and water conservation program</header><text>Section 6(a) of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2005">16 U.S.C. 2005(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAD488EDC8C724B15AA7279F91606C409"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, tribal,</quote> after <quote>State</quote> the first place it appears;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H309F04DD5C0144F4A1B3D0067E9F86E7" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each other place it appears; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87103FC25A58428E896D50142112F57E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, tribal,</quote> after <quote>private</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H34D1D1EDBF13403EB29D33AC99C13EC9" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Utilization of available information and data</header><text>Section 9 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2008">16 U.S.C. 2008</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>, tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H16A426ACF16E40DABC78DD8694FFC241"><enum>G</enum><header>Funding and Administration</header>
<section id="H1105054E8E234A19A0976AEA9D11EBFB"><enum>2601.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="HC9E9A60CEBB5404B98160D5075612426"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0F6FEE6FAD8E40BC9402F27B6B8DC588"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual funding</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the following programs under this title (including the provision of technical assistance):</text>
<paragraph id="HAD77D7B7B96B483FAF257076D2FA1E51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, including, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H61785011F6EA468AA3BEDB9B0CF75DBF" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to provide payments under section 1234(c); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17B2D858B19D48CBA3B85711678B4766"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$33,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out section 1235(f) to facilitate the transfer of land subject to contracts from retired or retiring owners and operators to beginning farmers or ranchers and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06E3D41865404FD88D972165076347BE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H using to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H120C91B2CC8F4BD581CCEC82AEC35FBA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$400,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5FE0E967CB084E26BFE3E2A9C67A51E1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$425,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA5D476FB60940E3BCF63A62EBBB0636" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE451CE22EE4643F9BC6BE4BCF72ADA46" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37F3CEDCC247486EAB2BDAB097FBB1EC" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$250,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFE0448FEAE44BE689969F412283675F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The conservation security program under subchapter A of chapter 2 of subtitle D, using such sums as are necessary to administer contracts entered into before September 30, 2008.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF996DFE2F56F413594CF7403F4C91604"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DA4251DE8244930B5DAA72B9DF59873" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, using, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0876169E7BB741BDB2185A5075860240" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$1,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H20BEBC3EA8FE4C00A8453711C46A421B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$1,600,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFD3DBB835B441388645CB5E7D79C1CB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$1,650,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA32D1B4D027141038D9DA16BC0824217" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$1,650,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0513DABB98C04AECB3CFA45A04F276B4" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$1,750,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H1DBEED31B7F34F868470220005C239B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guaranteed availability of funds</header><text>Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H994BD8975CD04B99934076DAED1FE19B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) through (h) as subsections (c) through (i), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6067A6014C047C7AA2147D01A0B6D83"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HCE6DA2FB694743B49E46CB186560CE43" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Amounts made available by subsection (a) for fiscal years 2014 through 2018 shall be used by the Secretary to carry out the programs specified in such subsection and shall remain available until expended.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9BE27A2A0044B6D9E6F24DD000D613B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>subsection (b)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H25F17DB54922483684D849B8C9E5DB79" commented="no"><enum>2602.</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c) (as redesignated by section 2601(b)(1)) and inserting the following: </text>
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<subsection id="H573E4E9E14BF48658DD27F2510931680" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header>
<paragraph id="HC8B4E768B63D4FF182457CF5D03B8F56" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Commodity Credit Corporation funds made available for a fiscal year for each of the programs specified in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0531ECA4D844A1EB814D3352E0204AA" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be available for the provision of technical assistance for the programs for which funds are made available as necessary to implement the programs effectively;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H857292ABB085483398A308230802C03C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>except for technical assistance for the conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D, shall be apportioned for the provision of technical assistance in the amount determined by the Secretary, at the sole discretion of the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2420ACA913BF4955BF218584DE288670" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not be available for the provision of technical assistance for conservation programs specified in subsection (a) other than the program for which the funds were made available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF127B943889047F5AB0D9FBBED38003F" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header>
<subparagraph id="HF696553E945040C387448AEE8988F530" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the delivery of technical assistance under the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/590a">16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.</external-xref>), the Secretary shall give priority to producers who request technical assistance from the Secretary in order to comply for the first time with the requirements of subtitle B and subtitle C of this title as a result of the amendments made by section 2611 of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57E19252C14943C38B0BE73026160E8A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, 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 regarding the extent to which the conservation compliance requirements contained in the amendments made by section 2611 of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> apply to and impact specialty crop growers, including national analysis and surveys to determine the extent of specialty crop acreage that includes highly erodible land and wetlands.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8386DB8151A9486F83E058D77BDC6319" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2014, the Secretary shall submit (and update as necessary in subsequent years) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB964BB1BF844D6791C0B7F80BAE9229" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>detailing the amount of technical assistance funds requested and apportioned in each program specified in subsection (a) during the preceding fiscal year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H532F3A45639F46228BDE3916D68C4A75" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other data relating to this provision that would be helpful to such Committees.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8005C89092DD447DB07B0B6AE9D493ED" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance report</header><text>Not later than November 1 of each year, 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 includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A3E6AD23FFB41BE8BD94D5C54EA90B1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of the extent to which the requests for highly erodible land conservation and wetland compliance determinations are being addressed in a timely manner;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAB5692D3A774635BC41D68467375733" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total number of requests completed in the previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEBF326B7EB14449AA3819529926DCD1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the incomplete determinations on record; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA15B41B97BD426886F7DD87EB86AB73" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the number of requests that are still outstanding more than 1 year since the date on which the requests were received from the producer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB022F5B4B8694BABA29A4AE83BFBED22"><enum>2603.</enum><header>Regional equity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 2601(b)(1)) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H4B8DCAB00EB9469EAFB356AE217E9EA0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regional equity</header>
<paragraph id="HAD2AF1B834F6432497FF697478A0DEEF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Equitable distribution</header><text>When determining funding allocations each fiscal year, the Secretary shall, after considering available funding and program demand in each State, provide a distribution of funds for conservation programs under subtitle D (excluding the conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1), subtitle H, and subtitle I to ensure equitable program participation proportional to historical funding allocations and usage by all States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD83734E9DCB842E790C061D7E5C09964"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum percentage</header><text>In determining the specific funding allocations under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA73384B7D51A4428BD9CFC3C0905FFFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that during the first quarter of each fiscal year each State has the opportunity to establish that the State can use an aggregate allocation amount of at least 0.6 percent of the funds made available for those conservation programs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28128F9B071D490F842AF596B91BBBF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each State that can so establish, provide an aggregate amount of at least 0.6 percent of the funds made available for those conservation programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HDD765AE015C1492D9647CE38B8F04E0E"><enum>2604.</enum><header>Reservation of funds to provide assistance to certain farmers or ranchers for conservation access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (h) of section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 2601(b)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CC72279B86D4EE7B76CC4A1D2069B90" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB17B9C911214746AF9BCC6CDE8B54BB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE63626D64F6E4ED98C09CCC54974ECE0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEF5F8148E9794A3290A2902415E170AF" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>In providing assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give preference to a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>)) that qualifies under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4DD5835EAAEA4E15872E9DE787BF8ADF"><enum>2605.</enum><header>Annual report on program enrollments and assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (i) of section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 2601(b)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFDE95C0DE44E4BB48759C63CD7AEC602"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>wetlands reserve program</quote> and inserting <quote>agricultural conservation easement program</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7B4FCF20A8F4F42B93011A10F1878F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C3A00C20EAF4401982F676FE4657076"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD650F373C6CC4A32AFC7F7957FA4075E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>agricultural water enhancement program</quote> and inserting <quote>regional conservation partnership program</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26582680F4FC4F10A230431750209D8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1240I(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>1271C(c)(3)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81105A33AF2E4B2A8AD35334B940BE97"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7B8FD853A659456898309DF6F76B4DF9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Payments made under the conservation stewardship program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEFEE9E91D314B42B6D58186F0E1DC9E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Exceptions provided by the Secretary under section 1265B(b)(2)(C).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HDA439AF2F92A4EAEA2FE737D622FD941"><enum>2606.</enum><header>Administrative requirements applicable to all conservation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3844">16 U.S.C. 3844</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H63D8370BCEB34DBD9E52DADB0EAD7B9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF55A31AAB97F447F9BB3600F98DA7640" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6EBDC86C34B54910AB74B6F8805793AB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>)).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H723C192ECE354EF39BD578DCFA151CFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>, H, and I</quote> before the period at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6C958122072402F89067FE58EF80197"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H267CA48B1A864679AE58B6CAE4D8EE95"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by striking <quote>country</quote> and inserting <quote>county</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93A92EE19545438C85042C11698D9128"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>subsection (c)(2)(B) or (f)(4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii) or (g)(2)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4710D57CBB045A197CBE8B0CCB8F002"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2), by inserting <quote>, including, to the extent practicable, practices that maximize benefits for honey bees</quote> after <quote>pollinators</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A22CC2390304BDD999C5C126593EE66"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text>
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<subsection id="H8F853A696C424B9C90ED8DF259B6A291"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Improved administrative efficiency and effectiveness</header><text>In administrating a conservation program under this title, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<paragraph id="HE01AE0A592D645CD8A100DB1EE505FE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>seek to reduce administrative burdens and costs to producers by streamlining conservation planning and program resources; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36135EDDB6594A4F82C7DF2800896CAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>take advantage of new technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFDCE0932A71148DC87506C75253D1989"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Relation to other payments</header><text>Any payment received by an owner or operator under this title, including an easement payment or rental payment, shall be in addition to, and not affect, the total amount of payments that the owner or operator is otherwise eligible to receive under any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H633375CE8BBC4F058BAF23CB8865C7F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>This Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF76494E481504C168F62E5BEDE0077EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Agricultural Act of 1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1421">7 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCE77D2311274753AE1F3180323D9446" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C2B57987256486DA389420636C3186D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Any law that succeeds a law specified in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF97B912CCDF241B8AA7AF14B9176FA22" commented="no"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Funding for Indian tribes</header><text>In carrying out the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D and the environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, the Secretary may enter into alternative funding arrangements with Indian tribes if the Secretary determines that the goals and objectives of the programs will be met by such arrangements, and that statutory limitations regarding contracts with individual producers will not be exceeded by any tribal member.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H21F74E4D36B04DA2909194750795FC2B"><enum>2607.</enum><header>Standards for State technical committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1261(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3861">16 U.S.C. 3861(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, the Secretary shall develop</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary shall review and update as necessary</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HF731E7218A2F4D4FBA3ACCB920E1C048" commented="no"><enum>2608.</enum><header>Rulemaking authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HB2BE25E7F3554262BA167143594C24BC" commented="no"><enum>1246.</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subsection id="H9B629189BA0C45FDA830C7F1F3E65000" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement programs under this title, including such regulations as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitations established under section 1244(f).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE38B704FDBC149448568A25B3DFCB32B" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking procedure</header><text>The promulgation of regulations and administration of programs under this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H86D21A16BF404EE994E86A776DDD6112" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be carried out without regard to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">chapter 35</external-xref> of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H565E268C637C402C810FFC0B1F637616" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be made as an interim rule effective on publication with an opportunity for notice and comment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE50C653F3C984F579BFCF7AE23197802" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Congressional review of agency rulemaking</header><text>In promulgating regulations under this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/808">section 808</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HD8C6DB15D1D940DA9FA05ABB815DE8C1" commented="no"><enum>2609.</enum><header>Wetlands mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1222(k) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3822">16 U.S.C. 3822(k)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H513014C8DFE5471DB9F7513E138DF760" commented="no"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Mitigation banking</header>
<paragraph id="H08B08D4452E74D9E85482F1774617106" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mitigation banking program</header>
<subparagraph id="H5713E6DDF6CD49098099E574F9F83E10" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using authorities available to the Secretary, the Secretary shall operate a program or work with third parties to establish mitigation banks to assist persons in complying with the provisions of this section while mitigating any loss of wetland values and functions.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C15EA726A6443B6B217BF737FF398B3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4959F71B8484499BB87E55D243A137B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subsection (f)(2)(C) shall not apply to this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B6683862C60464A8ADD0595F51286DD" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Policy and criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop the appropriate policy and criteria that will allow willing persons to access existing mitigation banks, under this section or any other authority, that will serve the purposes of this section without requiring the Secretary to hold an easement, in whole or in part, in a mitigation bank.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H116D59F1B88D4F28ADC57376243E089B"><enum>2610.</enum><header>Lesser prairie-chicken conservation report</header>
<subsection id="HB6125A36B79146D6B4163531F25A0281"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing the results of a review and analysis of each of the activities (including those administered by the Secretary) that pertain to the conservation of the lesser prairie-chicken, including the conservation reserve program, the environmental quality incentives program, the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative, the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Oil and Gas, and the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Lesser Prairie-Chicken Range-Wide Conservation Plan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H54F28AA4DC8C43B3B94D5DAC37C68599"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report required by this section, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF725396AE1942AA8E872C896EB1A377"><enum>(1)</enum><text>with respect to each activity described in subsection (a) as it relates to the conservation of the lesser prairie-chicken, findings regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H92B11633D59D4FDB919166541C56824A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the cost of the activity to the Federal Government, impacted State governments, and the private sector;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3B32A0BB5204E6680D8D1266868AF17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the conservation effectiveness of the activity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0FC3E8247CE4D29AD75D833F44B1926"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the cost effectiveness of the activity; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38F29BD5B748430A81B214CBA0EC5562"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a ranking of the activities described in subsection (a) based on their relative cost effectiveness.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC7C04A43DF0E4724A68A2D8750027A82" commented="no"><enum>2611.</enum><header>Highly erodible land and wetland conservation for crop insurance</header>
<subsection id="HA2C8938D04D24B529BDB8C6BC4CDB3FF" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Highly erodible land program ineligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H0D2894721CE64FACB0829B606EBE677F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1211(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE5750C3BEAD44288030E064E9A6A532" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE44A276AD6740E2996DCF98C898A542" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by adding <quote>or</quote> at the end; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCEFDC8CA26445B6B538EA71E504E782" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H6462A62ACD934290BCE09A8C9D1AA946" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any portion of the premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>), on the condition that if a person is determined to have committed a violation under this subsection during a crop year, ineligibility under this subparagraph shall—</text>
<clause id="HFAF0850520DC45659506C69C678BFBA3" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>only apply to reinsurance years subsequent to the date of final determination of a violation, including all administrative appeals; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3975B072F26A483A84A9808398398C36" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not apply to the existing reinsurance year or any reinsurance year prior to the date of final determination;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H076AE78DF75440C997F26865C602BBFA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exemptions</header><text>Section 1212(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3812">16 U.S.C. 3812(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88E70A95408E4959A38FB3C55222A900" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>(2) If,</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H96A5B71163494CE19400C7D724DD7680" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility based on compliance with conservation plan</header>
<subparagraph id="H03864F5468A548F8B92A0F7069CF4731" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If,</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34B046B26BF441B2BD28851688CF0CD7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>In carrying</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8166A2DE1F20492E9559F1E9BF9785DA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9FE7C28CD83A4A5A9FFD60807356636D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimization of documentation</header><text>In carrying</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF47CD9EC6884A39982EC47EAE75FBC0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H31A719D1E9EC4FFAA85157C60F95AC43" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Crop insurance</header>
<clause id="H131C068DCD484A469FAC4B9711D436DB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Operations new to compliance</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1211(a), in the case of a person that is subject to section 1211 for the first time solely due to the amendment made by section 2611(a) of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, any person who produces an agricultural commodity on the land that is the basis of the payments described in section 1211(a)(1)(E) shall have 5 reinsurance years after the date on which such payments become subject to section 1211 to develop and comply with an approved conservation plan so as to maintain eligibility for such payments.</text></clause>
<clause id="H1B4694B60FDD4466B247B6FA42FA1DFD" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Existing operations with prior violations</header><text>Notwithstanding section 1211(a), in the case of a person that the Secretary determines would have been in violation of section 1211(a) if the person had continued participation in the programs requiring compliance at any time after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> and is currently in violation of section 1211(a), the person shall have 2 reinsurance years after the date on which the payments described in section 1211(a)(1)(E) become subject to section 1211 to develop and comply with an approved conservation plan, as determined by the Secretary, so as to maintain eligibility for such payments.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD00C4EA7819247B1A935F0D76F71F548" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Applicable reinsurance year</header><text>Ineligibility for the payment described in section 1211(a)(1)(E) for a violation under this subparagraph during a crop year shall—</text>
<subclause id="H68C777260C1E462BA3D3D0093D6FF14F" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>only apply to reinsurance years subsequent to the date of a final determination of a violation, including all administrative appeals; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H6F460DAAF2CB48C2AA2BD85BE9CF172E" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not apply to the existing reinsurance year or any reinsurance year prior to the date of the final determination.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D9AD787380E4A9C81919DEB8E23AEAC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Crop insurance premium assistance</header><text>Section 1213(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3812a">16 U.S.C. 3812a(d)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H73A46E069A154C10B0D2151E4F3E36A5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC2030E62988E456FA803A9207F671A3C" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Crop insurance premium assistance</header><text>For the purpose of determining the eligibility of a person for the payment described in section 1211(a)(1)(E), the Secretary shall apply the procedures described in section 1221(c)(3)(E) and coordinate the certification process so as to avoid duplication or unnecessary paperwork.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE5BF26A6D41A44709A6594FF5A4325B2" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Wetland conservation program ineligibility</header><text>Section 1221 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3821">16 U.S.C. 3821</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC7A5831840B4743A51EED74D084997E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08D0EC70350C46D3AC178203A99BE597" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4610324B631F4F6E9123D9DECBF9CFC4" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0BB818CABEAF43E796301ED7DA77FC4D" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ineligibility for crop insurance premium assistance</header>
<paragraph id="H933C2862FC4C44D6BB9D0776E2A9CA66" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="HAEB38C2C65824ED180739031DC2983C3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a person is determined to have committed a violation under subsection (a) or (d) during a crop year, the person shall be ineligible to receive any payment of any portion of premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a plan or policy of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>) pursuant to this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H304755C3B64D445A8CBFFC5F63849035" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Ineligibility under this subsection shall—</text>
<clause id="HD8E0C2969F744DF19B2BDF2DDC7992BC" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>only apply to reinsurance years subsequent to the date of a final determination of a violation, including all administrative appeals; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8EE0456C8AC8432DB75B277A62701057" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not apply to the existing reinsurance year or any reinsurance year prior to the date of the final determination.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF1F4F0E76694ECF8B2E450351210A88" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conversions</header>
<subparagraph id="H3CD76BAB996E44F59A7AC5F2E10672F0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), ineligibility for crop insurance premium assistance shall apply in accordance with this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA1EE48CDB6B48D48B0D7181DB689FC5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New conversions</header><text>In the case of a wetland that the Secretary determines was converted after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>—</text>
<clause id="H56A853D6D1B8445190AA6E4556F7D3B0" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person shall be ineligible to receive crop insurance premium subsidies in subsequent reinsurance years unless the Secretary determines that an exemption pursuant to section 1222 applies; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HD9EF2DAADE0640E6BF327B7CD1584A2E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for any violation that the Secretary determines impacts less than 5 acres of an entire farm, the person may pay a contribution in an amount equal to 150 percent of the cost of mitigation, as determined by the Secretary, to the fund described in section 1241(f) for wetland restoration in lieu of ineligibility to receive crop insurance premium assistance.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H669AC87C66384E0997AFA59CE57891C7" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prior conversions</header><text>In the case of a wetland that the Secretary determines was converted prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, ineligibility under this subsection shall not apply.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9239E293C1BB4195AC0E264DF8A6BCC7" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Conversions and new policies or plans of insurance</header><text>In the case of an agricultural commodity for which an individual policy or plan of insurance is available for the first time to the person after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>—</text>
<clause id="HC93C23C6CEC2441AA28629757BDD23E2" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ineligibility shall apply only to conversions that take place after the date on which the policy or plan of insurance first becomes available to the person; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3667E03FAAEF4A4A8A6FC2885686F4D3" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person shall take such steps as the Secretary determines appropriate to mitigate any prior conversion in a timely manner but not to exceed 2 reinsurance years.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H607CEDE2FC0E4BE7BE3D0D61DA091EDC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H456B6596601142FEACE40456975B9D89" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Mitigation required</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a person subject to a final determination, including all administrative appeals, of a violation described in subsection (d) shall have 1 reinsurance year to initiate a mitigation plan to remedy the violation, as determined by the Secretary, before becoming ineligible under this subsection in the following reinsurance year to receive any payment of any portion of the premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C50B458813941A9A21084280FCE9455" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Persons covered for the first time</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (1), in the case of a person that is subject to this subsection for the first time solely due to the amendment made by section 2611(b) of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the person shall have 2 reinsurance years after the reinsurance year in which a final determination is made, including all administrative appeals, of a violation described in this subsection to take such steps as the Secretary determines appropriate to remedy or mitigate the violation in accordance with this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B49B5D2E4804952ADCAD6C14FDF99AB" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Good faith</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a person subject to a final determination, including all administrative appeals, of a violation described in this subsection acted in good faith and without intent to commit a violation described in this subsection as described in section 1222(h), the person shall have 2 reinsurance years to take such steps as the Secretary determines appropriate to remedy or mitigate the violation in accordance with this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE69BE59015DE405E8CDAE1244EE4419B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Tenant relief</header>
<clause id="HD93AF74B2A0C48BF998987F96B49229B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a tenant is determined to be ineligible for payments and other benefits under this subsection, the Secretary may limit the ineligibility only to the farm that is the basis for the ineligibility determination if the tenant has established, to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—</text>
<subclause id="HC98AC1217231493EA4D07B2BBC72098D" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the tenant has made a good faith effort to meet the requirements of this section, including enlisting the assistance of the Secretary to obtain a reasonable plan for restoration or mitigation for the farm;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H55A8152C841D46A9B736902A209541FC" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the landlord on the farm refuses to comply with the plan on the farm; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF6D86E4E145E4B619055D0224410E579" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Secretary determines that the lack of compliance is not a part of a scheme or device to avoid the compliance.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HF61C6E66E6CA46E6A837D1F7D3F82D57" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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 an annual report concerning the ineligibility determinations limited during the previous 12-month period under this subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF8F845569434FA5B9DB9BDB3821936B" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Certificate of compliance</header>
<clause id="HCC5BCD7E66C3465AB95EC185E8AE8E21" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning with the first full reinsurance year immediately following the date of enactment of this paragraph, all persons seeking eligibility for the payment of a portion of the premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a policy or plan of insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501">7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.</external-xref>) shall provide certification of compliance with this section as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause>
<clause id="H7971DFA2D65E4170AF0CF6261931FBC0" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timely evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate the certification in a timely manner and—</text>
<subclause id="H69011947D6EF446BBBB5B6E4CA8CA0EF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a person who has properly complied with certification shall be held harmless with regard to eligibility during the period of evaluation; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEC940FFF790A468C9BCB080954EF07A4" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the Secretary fails to evaluate the certification in a timely manner and the person is subsequently found to be in violation of this subsection, ineligibility shall not apply to the person for that violation.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H26FD33DDFC564D48A4126B472E283875" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Equitable contribution</header>
<subclause id="H2B5A317284204C1D80B8B7D39D92AD1D" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a person fails to notify the Secretary as required and is subsequently found to be in violation of this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<item id="HE741545E0E7C4A239254DCAA6DAEB3A8" commented="no"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>determine the amount of an equitable contribution to conservation by the person for the violation; and</text></item>
<item id="HA63297B44CD54C828BA45719B24DBE31" commented="no"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>deposit the contribution in the fund described in section 1241(f).</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H210034B8A0624A7791DBAE9F7A6341B1" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The contribution shall not exceed the total of the portion of the premium paid by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation for a policy or plan of insurance for all years the person is determined to have been in violation subsequent to the date on which certification was first required under this subparagraph.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD89231DA7804EE6A17FE8A1C5920F80" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H6B1340B8AB4D43F5844DAEEB992AB85A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall use existing processes and procedures for certifying compliance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73DC8DC311F7446183A970210006DEC1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibility</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, shall be solely responsible for determining whether a producer is eligible to receive crop insurance premium subsidies in accordance with this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D25443662B14A85BDE59072FCAFE71E" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that no agent, approved insurance provider, or employee or contractor of an agency or approved insurance provider, bears responsibility or liability for the eligibility of an insured producer under this subsection, other than in cases of misrepresentation, fraud, or scheme and device.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H4AD4AD93CBCA44A69862E20B25D2DC86"><enum>H</enum><header>Repeal of Superseded Program Authorities and Transitional Provisions; Technical Amendments</header>
<section id="H031FA47952354237B556B5C7D497AEDB"><enum>2701.</enum><header>Comprehensive conservation enhancement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1230 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3830">16 U.S.C. 3830</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HDB52650F93924A098035C1A1588E1428"><enum>2702.</enum><header>Emergency forestry conservation reserve program</header>
<subsection id="H14F3B22EE1904F1AA11F5EAC64DC25AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831a">16 U.S.C. 3831a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H66F16B6B28034D5ABE5B36083854B522"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HB1E8E90ED93D45B092A503A4AB7761D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts and agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831a">16 U.S.C. 3831a</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract or agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H594FA2F4808B4BA39C7B00F2045F37EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>) to continue to carry out contracts or agreements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts or agreements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF20D53BFE58A47CBA6C74B4E40C178E1"><enum>2703.</enum><header>Wetlands reserve program</header>
<subsection id="H635392EFC2084FB6A1F07BC649CBF236"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3837">16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3AB0CE993CA14388BF9E34BC55A93258"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H7B50683E64DE486B9746DE0FAA1AEF9A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts, agreements, and easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract, agreement, or easement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3837">16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract, agreement, or easement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC2DAEEDFD3A4466BD57DAFE4DDD7C5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H2766DA84D33C4F8E875824AB1091BB14"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3837">16 U.S.C. 3837 et seq.</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the wetlands reserve program under that subchapter for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance), provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of the payment received.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB867A88025ED4052A59A7B8DB82920F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2301, to continue to carry out contracts, agreements, and easements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts, agreements, and easements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H556DDE6396384B28A65099D296D598B5"><enum>2704.</enum><header>Farmland protection program and farm viability program</header>
<subsection id="H2A26475AB1514B288FF10FE9FDDCECE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838h">16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD527957BE9F3453E9FBC49014A319AA3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H80EE40C185F84EC4BCA96BE5A606FD97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing agreements and easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any agreement or easement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838h">16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the agreement or easement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F1844E33EB04489A17C562A7EFAF26A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H08E6518C70794426865F2F6114AF625A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of subchapter C of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838h">16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the farmland protection program under that subchapter for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out agreements and easements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E45E696BF33447688998449AC984BB4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On exhaustion of funds made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2301, to continue to carry out agreements and easements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such agreements and easements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H92F53CA24DDB4AB0A7C408F9DF21D3B4"><enum>2705.</enum><header>Grassland reserve program</header>
<subsection id="HC50F6F8CDCCA479CA77C95353CAFBF07"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838n">16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2A22D49AE150457D8AC71171C3FC35DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HAE65757C947D431AA2F1E8F3FD07EB8C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts, agreements, and easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract, agreement, or easement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838n">16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract, agreement, or easement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4476DD2079F640E3AB6A21CE1B02AE49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H7700FDC85E9B4B748C06BF61E2BE854B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of subchapter D of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838n">16 U.S.C. 3838n et seq.</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the grassland reserve program under that subchapter for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance), provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of the payment received.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE63EC7C2A4BA46939F096DE0FEBF1D34"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2301, to continue to carry out contracts, agreements, and easements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts, agreements, and easements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB5F4DA93EFD64926BE899D5BD27DE13F"><enum>2706.</enum><header>Agricultural water enhancement program</header>
<subsection id="HBE0227E462AF4E54B653A4166AF0C3E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-9">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE3E7D08F3B06495F9108AF9F7BD27A98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HA6AB79CB5CE14BAAA11CBC29DFA671F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts and agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-9">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract or agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82B7F4E6394B4CDDB8600050F2AB212A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H4AB91364DD3D4D57932187BB3621C6F3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa-9">16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the agricultural water enhancement program under that section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2255C2C77E974CE8A94C6CEB5AC699C5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On exhaustion of funds made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2401, to continue to carry out contracts and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts and agreements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD658660F48D84B2EBB8C7727E688C1B6"><enum>2707.</enum><header>Wildlife habitat incentive program</header>
<subsection id="H57E92C663390468F9CBAF7DCD1BF8BC5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-1">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC79A686B3FB74869BD501224519FDB6E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HF992DCB1E2304C5D8BE7E3FD78DCCF90"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts and agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-1">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract or agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC55C5B3E92544D63A5A269CDC5D6B0BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="HE50D5C307A7943618585A0A02CCFF3C9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-1">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the wildlife habitat incentive program under that section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts or agreements referred to in paragraph (1) which were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38B366E71FE6444CA613645FA3C057CB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On exhaustion of funds made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839aa">16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.</external-xref>) to continue to carry out contracts or agreements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts or agreements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8C87A25928244A329D98DDD2BE3CA1C0"><enum>2708.</enum><header>Great Lakes basin program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1240P of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-3">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–3</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HED2FBEE084D94A38A90FF6CA28156B39"><enum>2709.</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay watershed program</header>
<subsection id="HE724CFE97EA14482A8520E5B4EBE5C53"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1240Q of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-4">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–4</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0442758615CE46598B96F066B566010C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H0DA157D6405547C1AFDC2F2EEED91FCC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts, agreements, and easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract, agreement, or easement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240Q of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-4">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–4</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract, agreement, or easement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA16A6A5CCF9444A8A1065E7E55C8E61B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H61278B4A199C48D5AE347E75FEA088E5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1240Q of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-4">16 U.S.C. 3839bb–4</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the Chesapeake Bay watershed program under that section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts, agreements, and easements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7484511EEB248DC8610913A30D319E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2401, to continue to carry out contracts, agreements, and easements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts, agreements, and easements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA1FA39665EE04770BB6F358F9C79E4FC"><enum>2710.</enum><header>Cooperative conservation partnership initiative</header>
<subsection id="HCE90940D06714994A3ED33B816D0F898"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1243 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3843">16 U.S.C. 3843</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE362276C142244F5A3924A56D9602B03"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transitional provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H4FC098245B5F4BBC9CE850AA47EB720D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect on existing contracts and agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by this section shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1243 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3843">16 U.S.C. 3843</external-xref>) before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract or agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AD1BF0EF4594926BE60EF90F861DE5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="HBC2657A0CE8449B7AB107994A9A4ADD4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Use of prior year funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1243 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3843">16 U.S.C. 3843</external-xref>), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the cooperative conservation partnership initiative under that section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> (including the provision of technical assistance).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91E94497B9F24FFA82CC5393A17B86F3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On exhaustion of funds made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use funds made available to carry out the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2401, to continue to carry out contracts and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts and agreements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC875F2ED1A694D989F8D52CEB9BAF696"><enum>2711.</enum><header>Environmental easement program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 3 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839">16 U.S.C. 3839 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HFCF6CEC785894924B9A06AA800D53F98"><enum>2712.</enum><header>Temporary administration of conservation programs</header>
<subsection id="H10DD510623124414A9C14E47C54A967C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section is applicable to activities under—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A990FBD5F644AFB98CAF652763E7547"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the wetlands reserve program, the farmland protection program, and the farm viability program being merged into the agricultural conservation easement program under the amendment made by section 2301;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16C1F44AE2AD41018C4212531FD6DD30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the wildlife habitat incentive program being merged into the environmental quality incentives program under the amendments made by subtitle C;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A26889443FD4A45964D0F191694B473"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the agricultural water enhancement program, the Chesapeake Bay watershed program, the cooperative conservation partnership initiative, and the Great Lakes basin program being merged into the regional conservation partnership program under the amendment made by section 2401; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H211AA5A30DD64A23B65ABD7486C96D7D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the grassland reserve program being merged into the conservation reserve program under the amendments made by subtitle A and into the agricultural conservation easement program under the amendment made by section 2301.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H709655C7A31946CDB019E460E027FF81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interim administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (d), with respect to the implementation of the agricultural conservation easement program under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2301, the amendments to the environmental quality incentives program made by subtitle C, the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985, as added by section 2401, and the amendments to the conservation reserve program made by subtitle A, the Secretary shall use the regulations in existence as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act that are applicable to the wetlands reserve program, the grassland reserve program, the farmland protection program, the farm viability program, the wildlife habitat incentive program, the agricultural water enhancement program, the Chesapeake Bay watershed program, the cooperative conservation partnership initiative, and the Great Lakes basin program repealed by this subtitle, to the extent that the terms and conditions of such regulations are consistent with—</text>
<paragraph id="H236723CAE1FD4AF0BA945C021FDE99F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the provisions of the agricultural conservation easement program and the regional conservation partnership program; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0005BE21554C4A0EB07B75CB091A496B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amendments to the environmental quality incentives program and the conservation reserve program made by this title.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA2C5F94E8EF487E91B60B74054BBA85"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary may only use funds authorized in this title or in the amendments made by this title for the specific programs listed in subsection (b), including any restrictions on the use of those funds, for the purposes identified in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB278E31DBD434A2FA30FEA61ECD8EEB5" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to carry out subsection (b) shall terminate on the date that is 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB406E143278540928D8183F5505199CF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Permanent administration</header><text>Effective beginning on the termination date described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, financial assistance, and easement enrollment in accordance with any final regulations that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this title and the amendments made by this title.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H99FE6B0D235D49EE9E4C33768FD8E0FA"><enum>2713.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header>
<subsection id="HF1017E5CA72E4B8FA38A6059C5B7DB4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 1201(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3801">16 U.S.C. 3801(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>E</quote> and inserting <quote>I</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0172518EE99A47A0BFCB158314B8D094"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program ineligibility</header><text>Section 1211(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>predominate</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>predominant</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0A026D91661941FBA7D5FCEE1B2C71C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Specialty crop producers</header><text>Section 1242(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3842">16 U.S.C. 3842(i)</external-xref>) is amended in the header by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Speciality</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Specialty</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>III</enum><header>Trade</header>
<subtitle id="H13D9535BCF8040208BA9ED7F7C5D6DA7"><enum>A</enum><header>Food for Peace Act</header>
<section id="HC5D0B6A7AC104FDDAE81615FB650AA3B"><enum>3001.</enum><header>General authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1721">7 U.S.C. 1721</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C4288F42A2E48DFBCF6A218049A075F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(to be implemented by the Administrator)</quote> after <quote>under this title</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24E97714275A4B6AA97B9AA3FBDA12A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (7) and the second sentence and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD7FB005382EC46C4BC0FAC8CEA26725E"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">build resilience to mitigate and prevent food crises and reduce the future need for emergency aid.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AE2C86775F5444B82108A2145FC584C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Set-aside for support for organizations through which nonemergency assistance is provided</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(e) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDAA2B333E0242CDB16AF695A507F2F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B89CC9DB2F942A2A6997991C975F102"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>13 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>20 percent</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71C3B9C1EEFE4EDA86613D80E414B766" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>new</quote> and inserting <quote>and enhancing</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H596EA39405054820A45F978B8C644287"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF978F0B4678E4EC984CC06E7D24C20E9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87A4C15DB646414EAA31A112621E8DD2"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HC9CE7FE72E4D4014A2C9343BCE01AB5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meeting specific administrative, management, personnel, transportation, storage, and distribution costs for carrying out programs in foreign countries under this title; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC179809F90454B9091CDB339C194425D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>implementing income-generating, community development, health, nutrition, cooperative development, agricultural, and other developmental activities within 1 or more recipient countries or within 1 or more countries in the same region; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29E40A80A0B549C2BB588E354795815A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H126C93514FF74EE5B717FEB6F6E9C48F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Investment authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible organization that receives funds made available under paragraph (1) may invest the funds pending the eligible organization’s use of the funds. Any interest earned on such investment may be used for the purposes for which the assistance was provided to the eligible organization without further appropriation by Congress.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB20F753FDCF048F19A13659197306326" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3003.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food aid quality</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202(h) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1722">7 U.S.C. 1722(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62B59F5B8D9D43D69967783DEB487D88"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E8557AB0A8E4ABF9DFEDB0375E4F19A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall use funds made available for fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years to carry out this title—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08AFC494E4B046A9AC4F0DDDF9C66306"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess the types and quality of agricultural commodities and products donated for food aid;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H481DC72847D6461FBC5271B0698F9CE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to adjust products and formulations, including potential introduction of new fortificants and products, as necessary to cost-effectively meet nutrient needs of target populations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BEF7FD6F42D49F38BC388D21736CB95"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to test prototypes;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H369304966E3B457691F757DB539665CF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to adopt new specifications or improve existing specifications for micronutrient fortified food aid products, based on the latest developments in food and nutrition science, and in coordination with other international partners;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB4FB25301584263B3B58B15E83E051E"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop new program guidance to facilitate improved matching of products to purposes having nutritional intent, in coordination with other international partners;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59A9BBD48BC84F3AABFEFE8E1736FFF2"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop improved guidance for implementing partners on how to address nutritional deficiencies that emerge among recipients for whom food assistance is the sole source of diet in emergency programs that extend beyond 1 year, in coordination with other international partners; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA0F95DBD528419E8D8002A645A21A61"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to evaluate, in appropriate settings and as necessary, the performance and cost-effectiveness of new or modified specialized food products and program approaches designed to meet the nutritional needs of the most vulnerable groups, such as pregnant and lactating mothers, and children under the age of 5.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD906985C89D944BCA4A1C0DBE1DD2F00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>fiscal years 2009 through 2011</quote> and inserting <quote>fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HF596B3F562CC4565AD1207D606F91A88" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3004.</enum><header>Minimum levels of assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204(a) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1724">7 U.S.C. 1724(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H75134BB012F44C6499BD0F77EBCE8BE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H621A26D94B3A43E790E41328644BE1DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBFB0AB45BB2E4A6D92771EE4B39CEB8F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3005.</enum><header>Food Aid Consultative Group</header>
<subsection id="H7E9E39A10E2A467E857CBAB481839E02"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(b) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1725">7 U.S.C. 1725(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3AF8599A00934BB19D5295FBF476FD6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of paragraph (6);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CA137915C974A3CB2ED4E4CB8829D73"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4556624C56AF4FB18720CE28E45799D7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H8C3E182245A44682BBA5267A2A806897"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">representatives from the United States agricultural processing sector involved in providing agricultural commodities for programs under this Act; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H21DE0A592B0E42BD8BEA32E1B1C9B9AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(d) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1725">7 U.S.C. 1725(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E6F3B1E85CF4C3E9FDBEA7448624033"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the first sentence and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE85FAB29803A4E2B9FCFDCD45E33DC1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation in advance of issuance of implementation regulations, handbooks, and guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 45 days before a proposed regulation, handbook, or guideline implementing this title, or a proposed significant revision to a regulation, handbook, or guideline implementing this title, becomes final, the Administrator shall provide the proposal to the Group for review and comment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D61D55C0F764AEA966B4D7223456B4E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H6B53D961EDD24EE3B68172B31A4D5AEC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation regarding food aid quality efforts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall seek input from and consult with the Group on the implementation of section 202(h).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D178A73DA864A078725E2CCD6D9FF83"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 205(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1725">7 U.S.C. 1725(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HD1DC03A62D4945C3AD245324516EDBE7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3006.</enum><header>Oversight, monitoring, and evaluation</header>
<subsection id="HA24D8C7DBDB64FFABFC09BBA848004A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Regulations and guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(c) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H61D746C8565644D1820CC73D6ECBC417"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">and Guidance</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Regulations</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H091CE4B742EC4DECAE0ABB0EA5A0F8B3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the Administrator shall issue all regulations and revisions to agency guidance necessary to implement the amendments made to this title by such Act.</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5089D6E52C842198F7B195121A8AC98"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and guidance</quote> after <quote>develop regulations</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA0345B54F9A34D1691D6E9768841D6D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 207(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC75F52ABC9E04B53A1F0DD94BDDF1377"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(F), by striking <quote>upgraded</quote> and inserting <quote>maintenance of</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA202C639965E433782E4254802870222"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDAD2826DC99449781529F7983601DA3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62E42F394C6A4FF69F6D0B603B1C173D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE58777BB0F774171AEBA0E6F8386F652"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$22,000,000</quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting <quote>$17,000,000 of the funds made available under this title for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, except for paragraph (2)(F), for which not more than $500,000 shall be made available for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70293FBFE5EF48DEA0EAC8DD7FE5BA80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D0E43F2C2B846FD9B14A438DF4E0092"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Implementation reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report describing—</text>
<paragraph id="HCBB9F81C60F84F08AB6AA44D6499E987"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation of section 207(c) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726a">7 U.S.C. 1726a(c)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H684EED23BEA248F9B53AE99B97A397C6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, and audit requirements for programs conducted under title II of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1721">7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.</external-xref>) by an eligible organization that is a nongovernmental organization (as such term is defined in section 402 of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1732">7 U.S.C. 1732</external-xref>)); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2E7EC4386C94DCF889B7A7DC9027E27"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the surveys, studies, monitoring, reporting, and audit requirements for such programs by an eligible organization that is an intergovernmental organization, such as the World Food Program or other multilateral organization.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H63FB8D4234E840F585D1FBDE982E7672" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3007.</enum><header>Assistance for stockpiling and rapid transportation, delivery, and distribution of shelf-stable prepackaged foods</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 208(f) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726b">7 U.S.C. 1726b(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HF24C4620F349453A98AD094D25C2E7CC"><enum>3008.</enum><header>Impact on local farmers and economy and report on use of funds</header>
<subsection id="H9B9C8EC6898545729D5C3E4BC845528B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Impact on Local Farmers and Economy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403(b) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1733">7 U.S.C. 1733(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: <quote>The Secretary or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall seek information, as part of the regular proposal and submission process, from implementing agencies on the potential costs and benefits to the local economy of sales of agricultural commodities within the recipient country.</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C7E4D9CE2054EACA854AD861548CBAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 403 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1733">7 U.S.C. 1733</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HAC99A35FB4E14D5D8FA21E2E65019A2D"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Report on use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H25129B860E574F04AC05AFBEFD41C923"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B532F0A2FD14AB6B0BEFCA1852AADB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifies the amount of funds (including funds for administrative costs, indirect cost recovery, internal transportation, storage, and handling, and associated distribution costs) provided to each eligible organization that received assistance under this Act in the previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD96105D5A43A4EE786CAB97CE6895456"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes how those funds were used by the eligible organization; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H452677E4AD584E75A7D3F5112FAB4CE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describes the actual rate of return for each commodity made available under this Act, including—</text>
<clause id="H2B8080122B67417B8272F949EA469966"><enum>(i)</enum><text>factors that influenced the rate of return; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H371F8B31CDDB4F5DB0AE96AACE63D102"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for the commodity, the costs of bagging or further processing, ocean transportation, inland transportation in the recipient country, storage costs, and any other information that the Administrator determines to be necessary; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9916D39D20A45C8BA81FAFC38EC8978"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for each instance in which a commodity was made available under this Act at a rate of return less than 70 percent, describes the reasons for the rate of return realized.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45DB78B4321047A3860B68CB414CB02F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rate of return described</header><text>For purposes of applying paragraph (1)(C), the rate of return for a commodity shall be equal to the proportion that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H81663793B0494E9FA6EE54E27048B89C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proceeds the implementing partners generate through monetization; bears to</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9397156DDACD4C2F9A4FBD6FC4BB2C03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the cost to the Federal Government to procure and ship the commodity to a recipient country for monetization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H676E0B8A24374C8EA6054A39B93C9512" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3009.</enum><header>Prepositioning of agricultural commodities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 407(c)(4) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a(c)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H747B4E85AFEC48A7A2DA8F680ABA878A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9804A77E83FD416FAC285A211A6C8B2B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFBF3F6F18A3453CA2CC9BC4096B2533"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>for each such fiscal year not more than $10,000,000 of such funds</quote> and inserting <quote>for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2013 not more than $10,000,000 of such funds and for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 not more than $15,000,000 of such funds</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAE60DB2075C45A2873C9646293366A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HBBF5018D465847B989E17383E41DFC54"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional prepositioning sites</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may establish additional sites for prepositioning in foreign countries or change the location of current sites for prepositioning in foreign countries after conducting, and based on the results of, assessments of need, the availability of appropriate technology for long-term storage, feasibility, and cost.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5EE261C8D0B84D4397147BFDF89146EC"><enum>3010.</enum><header>Annual report regarding food aid programs and activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 407(f)(1) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736a">7 U.S.C. 1736a(f)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H251042052C574372BD96F1ACC8550B8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">agricultural trade</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">food aid</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H599E08D78A6747AB9C0CD3D339173A05"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>and the total number of beneficiaries of the project and the activities carried out through such project</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0EAE826132A4C96B4B1BF4C308EB2ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(iii)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA305EDC7F5A74BB2A0DA4ACA3DD211CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting <quote>, and the total number of beneficiaries in,</quote> after <quote>commodities made available to</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76BCC10D0A504876929E5DF9392E6865"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (I);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91CFFE6023664D2BA4927B789ED3F427"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subclause (II); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94E5312554194E9DA6DB54E1D635B066"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subclause (II) the following new subclause:</text>
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<subclause id="H8E4948479C1749E4947E76DC39C4640C"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program established by section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1</external-xref>);</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H40C62A036E2445C0A1D4B501121406A4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3011.</enum><header>Deadline for agreements to finance sales or to provide other assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736b">7 U.S.C. 1736b</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C0FAAD7C7DA4F9E8E3FEBFE94E199B4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3012.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 412 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">7 U.S.C. 1736f</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA8FB2EEA9A1439E9A49BCE95042C4FC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum level of nonemergency food assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12149A4421B64FB89D717B8172759F4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), of the amounts made available to carry out emergency and nonemergency food assistance programs under title II, not less than 20 nor more than 30 percent for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 shall be expended for nonemergency food assistance programs under title II.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1BBBE493E9B496D8657DA30D28C052F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum level</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount made available to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II shall not be less than $350,000,000 for any fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H169707E340C743FF8EC05823FB91BF49" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3013.</enum><header>Micronutrient fortification programs</header>
<subsection id="H486C9195B2994AB29BB803FFE5B1F992"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Elimination of obsolete reference to study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 415(a)(2)(B) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736g-2">7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>, using recommendations</quote> and all that follows through <quote>quality enhancements</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H68F62728E0C347DA803FA2F6673D7928"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 415(c) of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736g-2">7 U.S.C. 1736g–2(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3BA5DA654B2E4DDB8FE20BCAF6DF6935" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3014.</enum><header>John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program</header>
<subsection id="H39AC475AFBF047DBA849FCEB013F6CE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding and reauthorization of program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1737">7 U.S.C. 1737</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1F8DDEF2489349B687DE16FC06F2CA2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2013, and not less than the greater of $15,000,000 or 0.6 percent of the amounts made available for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018,</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA12432CC9FC4D17BE845D21A5F8A547"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H82E80FC96FC54AEA9DB7F4DD41E3C3A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Comptroller general report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C1ACC6354A74A3B840DA1DECAE9DAF5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of the John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program authorized by section 501 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1737">7 U.S.C. 1737</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE91D305EE354CE2B689A41A8C05E39C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>recommendations relating to actions that the Comptroller General determines to be necessary to improve the monitoring and evaluation of assistance provided under such program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AC10C6F492F4FC8A9F64A47DD3B980F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3015.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coordination of foreign assistance programs report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 413 of the Food for Peace Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736g">7 U.S.C. 1736g</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32FAA62E5B7F4A69800849B7BCE85332"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—To the maximum</quote> and inserting <quote>To the maximum</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF6E25A15CAF47A399F92B46284E1E1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (b).</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB4867BD0CD31485795772963F6F3F57E"><enum>B</enum><header>Agricultural Trade Act of 1978</header>
<section id="HC52FCAB06BA14BA9802560B6FD7629BE" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>3101.</enum><header>Export credit guarantee program</header>
<subsection id="H3D1FD20E6A144F34976FF65551F43F88" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short-Term Credit Guarantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5622">7 U.S.C. 5622</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB1D7BA809A642228561B47CE13D8B4F" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>3-year</quote> and inserting <quote>24-month</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B2D7B6672EB455DB22376410A9F6C90" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by striking <quote>country</quote> and inserting <quote>obligor</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01A4BBC6003F409698C53E420A331147" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (i);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9ACCB0A990F4F8BBFA7F5AED8D458BD" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectfully; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H696CA3E43A574ADAAB8D22E78088266E" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (j)(2) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E90CBB705C042968EC1325C0998C144" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A1E26E3183D45FBADBE9E1C3D02FE0D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectfully;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA40D7F4F19634FB7BF5E368EBB733E21" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H272F0460356240549704F7DE881FA0A8" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<clause id="HB3AD8D7C34DE4A48A583FE84D45DFF04"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>, but do not exceed,</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H23C0128F2EE24E738130FF7A1DF99012"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9D905241F6E4CECAA068E352145F63F" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H44AA2FADBF834CECAF908A88DA5770BD" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding any other provision of this section, administer and carry out (only after consulting with the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate) the program pursuant to such terms as may be agreed between the parties to address the World Trade Organization dispute WTO/DS267 to the extent not superseded by any applicable international undertakings on officially supported export credits to which the United States is a party.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEC79CD1BC0134AABA35FE192C143AA23" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b) of section 211 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5641">7 U.S.C. 5641</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HE126BFDC5B024E0E93BC27AE88CEE52C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Export Credit Guarantee Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commodity Credit Corporation shall make available for each fiscal year $5,500,000,000 of credit guarantees under section 202(a).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H1CA65A8B32314D68BB9C11696F530887" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3102.</enum><header>Funding for market access program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 211(c)(1)(A) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5641">7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H11FB9A280A784540B0E511AE10382609" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3103.</enum><header>Foreign market development cooperator program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 703(a) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5723">7 U.S.C. 5723(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HAC85D62364FD4EE785720D9AC90E8A7D"><enum>C</enum><header>Other Agricultural Trade Laws</header>
<section id="H010E5FAA0B9744C6A8C80FD4910E7C2B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Food for Progress Act of 1985</header>
<subsection id="H67CFC350BFAA4AEA9FFA50829FFE376A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Food for Progress Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o">7 U.S.C. 1736o</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H56230B443DCA46E595F163FC851E22CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(3), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BE99F28D1AC483F9E2A6EC0042FCEC5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB2B03B61ECE4626AF3F34D78FE84127"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (k), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6588186FCE664ED49DA5211D3AF92411"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (l)(1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H97A1C1D9DD664568B8E7A671DE1D1961"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of completed project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of the Food for Progress Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o">7 U.S.C. 1736o</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (6).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF3A8884456F446C4B2020510A4C135AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3202.</enum><header>Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 302 of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f-1">7 U.S.C. 1736f–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H80420A6FB2EB487FA8123C06EDE9FF6B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)(B)(i), by striking <quote>2012</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H840AFE141D1C4FCCBC7F25F0F4EF0B50"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h), by striking <quote>2012</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB060EA4716B4495E9676A7137DCB673C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3203.</enum><header>Promotion of agricultural exports to emerging markets</header>
<subsection id="HB98383FC81834DC8830BD0C87C373E60"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Direct credits or export credit guarantees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1542(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/624">Public Law 101–624</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5622">7 U.S.C. 5622</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3F285C70DAFD4376AFE8A2F1274F16FA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Development of agricultural systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1542(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/624">Public Law 101–624</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5622">7 U.S.C. 5622</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5E3F6BCF4F4148438E74E9E4BB9E09D5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3204.</enum><header>McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program</header>
<subsection id="H20941009CC75409185FB28843C438521"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3107(l)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(l)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2E044A70B094B348F8020C4EAF7FB57"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3107(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>to</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H14EC2A14B3F54F1A8E50C08FAEBB7239" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3205.</enum><header>Technical assistance for specialty crops</header>
<subsection id="H1FCF2558623C4A4DA126FDF4432B0187" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3205(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5680">7 U.S.C. 5680(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>related barriers to trade</quote> and inserting <quote>technical barriers to trade</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H912C2A19F76D4D798A6B123AB9C05759" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3205(e)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5680">7 U.S.C. 5680(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H031F71D250D04B699D14B4D53AA31734" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and</quote> at the end of subparagraph (C); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAEA3A40A5CE14B99AB6351DD48C8E988" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HC84DE8EB3A834472A27C9C079770E275" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F4949309EF849F5B7458FBA25574F79"><enum>(c)</enum><header>U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish study</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct an economic study on the existing market in the United States for U.S. Atlantic Spiny Dogfish.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H957951AF403B4A1380A92278A6C400AD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Global Crop Diversity Trust</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2220a">22 U.S.C. 2220a</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53D6CE0AE32E453C9981A75974BC4475" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Local and regional food aid procurement projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3206 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1726c">7 U.S.C. 1726c</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H994888CA5B9A4FA9A8DA68E6916B6703"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H668D04F8725A4ADDB5BEB5359678EB89"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(b) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Study; field-Based projects</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Field-based projects</header-in-text>.—</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25004CA0DC0541D3901B9ACB24AA2F3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Field-Based projects</header></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D2FE995103D47148120D23B0C013270"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37B02FBC06364225B50F35683969B350"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>subparagraph (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H194EF2D921844046BA4B8370E1D37EA8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56A158223BF14ACCBCFEB843DDCC162D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>subsection (b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4AADF622A304233AF529CC164CB5FC4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (d), (f), and (g);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AEC9EF8525147EBA5B7E9FB0BA7D3B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB32075BA34A14DB2892B1506EA962EED"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H143C47DD8C214082AE98D65B077D15D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA92E0355C0D94158AF76B5C3C8D23B7F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE28615304F71448D86DB22884A85939E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FE4459ACFA8456E80B837D49AC7D3C4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Application</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>To be eligible</quote> in clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCA4B785D12A4E63B737B873934D9C08"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F8D1948E22D435D99FDFE78EBFBD406"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (ii) as subparagraph (B) and indenting appropriately; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05D2AAD2DCDE4001AF7D1FE1209D680B"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>clause (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E3B14019290407BA38F4A48B0C5D683"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (4); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75A9A13F348E4C8EBB3522F8EB8F2BD6"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40FBDDAD6EB44EFD9DE50E03E38FA9BE"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA7928AD3C9B4B6583383116F7547450"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H516584A7BD4E4703827F0F837CA33D90"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may give a preference to eligible organizations that have, or are working toward, projects under the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program established under section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">7 U.S.C. 1736o–1</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8C2289CA0B64CBAB974C3AC272C7EC5"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each year, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the use of funds under this section, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48DAED36C811454B8B71B2BDF36AC91F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact of procurements and projects on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63473724EFFB49E399DF654C7E646C7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local and regional agricultural producers; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0A7D46074E84815AB35B19C1082288A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">markets and consumers, including low-income consumers; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21375DA14F0646E99DCEB9B06CD0B33C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementation time frames and costs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8DD1760AB994197B2A1FF02AC5DDC6F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E8AAA622DF244CA8252EB1EA7ED1073"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of agriculture committees and subcommittees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>agriculture committees and subcommittees</term> means—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H009909C60B7743D59CBED3A721D09DE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6412812A53BF4B0092D2B92AC3C90DAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14AADC62BCDF491B8417BB3B093DC522"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the subcommittees on agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC58790FC8D0346329D0150083433BE7F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposal</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE7799598F114C7D9BEE788C32F42F39"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the agriculture committees and subcommittees, shall propose a reorganization of international trade functions for imports and exports of the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16870FAE866E46D58B04D63CE3F87E2A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In producing the proposal under this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAA02AC1BA644820B8A0578FA047D7CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in recognition of the importance of agricultural exports to the farm economy and the economy as a whole, include a plan for the establishment of an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFBB8BD544B94E4BAD67DE418C26925F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into consideration how the Under Secretary described in subparagraph (A) would serve as a multiagency coordinator of sanitary and phytosanitary issues and nontariff trade barriers in agriculture with respect to imports and exports of agricultural products; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D1C837A8A2B4B349B5C0743E76FA686"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into consideration all implications of a reorganization described in paragraph (1) on domestic programs and operations of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FE2C0C2931C4B94AF9D988FDC16F0DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and before the reorganization described in paragraph (1) can take effect, the Secretary shall submit to the agriculture committees and subcommittees a report that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD65D17904604D0D85E20963E3134023"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes the results of the proposal under this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D0CA732B69849BBA399DDCF8D4870E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provides a notice of the reorganization plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54230C6AFE694E69AC977B868E1725AF"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the submission of the report under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall implement a reorganization of international trade functions for imports and exports of the Department of Agriculture, including the establishment of an Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EA6358F5DA3491F9E743602753926CD"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs established under subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>IV</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nutrition</header>
<subtitle commented="no" id="H689623046A6E42B28CC382FEE253A19F" level-type="subsequent"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental nutrition assistance program</header>
<section id="HBF69E720E7C948FB806AA224447B48B6"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under the program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA970F5E794C46ECA25DEC01F1F08F7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>and hot foods</quote> and inserting <quote>hot foods</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6C3A972BF1745B896D65853E9D4557E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>and any deposit fee in excess of the amount of the State fee reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any food or food product contained in a returnable bottle or can, regardless of whether the fee is included in the shelf price posted for the food or food product,</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA1F22D88EDB54FB08C7330457664E82F"><enum>4002.</enum><header>Retail food stores</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2CB35211F2704DFF9215F48EAF702F34"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of retail food store</header><text>Section 3(p)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H11D7938D15154F4AB667539E81CC5B59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>at least 7</quote> after <quote>a variety of</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDD11B4F2554F4B5F865A8325A05D4931"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>at least 2</quote> and inserting <quote>at least 3</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8913A194591B4F45B9C6758660D51DF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Alternative benefit delivery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5B3C2C11FBF4716AF9FA5DD2D0C6D4D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F3EFB24EFA04734BAC5FC857AB29B45" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB83B259507804AAAA294B3880383BF21"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Imposition of costs</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BF6122CA4C84A54BCA2EC70008368E6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require participating retail food stores (including restaurants participating in a State option restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled, and homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs of acquiring, and arrange for the implementation of, electronic benefit transfer point-of-sale equipment and supplies, including related services.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD02E2504A1A74620BFC6D29A32822658"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may exempt from subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20FC7D31144C4765840264396CD11FDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">farmers’ markets and other direct-to-consumer markets, military commissaries, nonprofit food buying cooperatives, and establishments, organizations, programs, or group living arrangements described in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of section 3(k); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D98C84CBEFB4723B181C06A2877DDAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishments described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k), other than restaurants participating in a State option restaurant program.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDFEACFB601C47858D5D2B3FC0B1ED92"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interchange fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph permits the charging of fees relating to the redemption of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, in accordance with subsection (h)(13).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCD31E8E769F47D389C0C4D632697DFF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BAAD63E813245EA96E9CB9B2CD6067C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E53EF278A81434182DBDD7E8CCC9378"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of manual vouchers</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA4C1F5FEAA143C8993C12043C6593D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph, except as provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall issue manual vouchers to a household that receives supplemental nutrition assistance under this Act or allow retail food stores to accept manual vouchers as payment, unless the Secretary determines that the manual vouchers are necessary, such as in the event of an electronic benefit transfer system failure or a disaster situation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF270310E8A7409A9024E54E609F49EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may exempt categories of retail food stores or individual retail food stores from subparagraph (A) based on criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CB4AB95C9194305A4C5A9F835A84C18"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unique identification number required</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE063F6EB75AB4432B326578E52067231"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To enhance the anti-fraud protections of the program, the Secretary shall require all parties providing electronic benefit transfer services to provide for and maintain unique terminal identification number information through the supplemental nutrition assistance program electronic benefit transfer transaction routing system.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43136F37AB884380A0E6419931A8AFE2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1BBE46D5C1041388C1106F41D8F0595"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not earlier than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall issue proposed regulations to carry out this paragraph.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B0588954817485BAB086AC890AC4512"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commercial practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing regulations to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider existing commercial practices for other point-of-sale debit transactions.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H15867DB34C5C44248BDE83FF2A105A9F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Electronic benefit transfer auditability</header><text>Section 7(h)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(2)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B6E64BADFA7474DB3A0824B8F54F15C" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDE98F7F4D4C244729ABF7A30EA343053"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>unless determined by the Secretary to be located in an area with significantly limited access to food, measures that require an electronic benefit transfer system—</text>
<subclause id="H2B2CFF587DFB4FC79A7241ECCD7A15D8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to set and enforce sales restrictions based on benefit transfer payment eligibility by using scanning or product lookup entry; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H17D26A1F27E24735AF6A60B1D197AF73"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to deny benefit tenders for manually entered sales of ineligible items.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD89B241F6C764F1BB2BAB96E202C6651"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Electronic benefit transfers</header><text>Section 7(h)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>is operational—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(ii) in the case of other participating stores,</quote> and inserting <quote>is operational</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H01A60D608A5C4842A388B2E2250BF0C5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Approval of retail food stores and wholesale food concerns</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3C297A93CD684154ACB1943BCE00A256"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>; and (C)</quote> and inserting <quote>; (C) whether the applicant is located in an area with significantly limited access to food; and (D)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H737ABF1E96B4401CA7ADAA861E596E97"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>purchase invoices, or program-related records,</quote> after <quote>relevant income and sales tax filing documents,</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAB9D7BF9B61490581D74DAC1BB3BE51"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF28ED5E48C0D4358BE99A1EC8C389B94" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC4B14E28636A4097B110EE7DE3E0F4DE"><enum>(g)</enum><header>EBT service requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An approved retail food store shall provide adequate EBT service as described in section 7(h)(3)(B).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC033939818314BA4849C4D838FB3D0F0"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition assistance program participants</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49A05B9972D24A719DA924FE53669F9C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enhancing services to elderly and disabled program participants</header><text>Section 3(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(p)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A0E00211B624CFDBAC96C24247B2565"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6E5C7C96EA84B27908FE96FE3F70DCF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC9045F94BC54AB19722445CD42DDEAD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H42F6E678DD804B98A65B30371839E329" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF97308449F1D4FA093C2BB0F6BF2B500"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a governmental or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FEDD81F7801446A8921E4AB9D91284F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>purchases food for, and delivers the food to, individuals who are—</text>
<clause id="HF87FFB6BB6B74E3BB3EBB11AC76064C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>unable to shop for food; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H18674AA9BBCC46409CA94F6B4CD4F46B"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4A75927236764C2DB90F8DDC34ABAB74"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not less than 60 years of age; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HABE145412FE845159D602AA39471F916" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>physically or mentally handicapped or otherwise disabled;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0812056B5EC48F3BA896B5E754C31AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>clearly notifies the participating household at the time the household places a food order—</text>
<clause id="H45D76CA94A1A4A4188B85CF30C706088"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of any delivery fee associated with the food purchase and delivery provided to the household by the service; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCF980062215E4CD5B97751E2A0536D07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that a delivery fee cannot be paid with benefits provided under supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAC5E8C0DA3F4AE794D4C3A79D8D5964"><enum>(C)</enum><text>sells food purchased for the household at the price paid by the service for the food and without any additional cost markup.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDEB8FC925DD34D49B5A120D76BCB7330"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<paragraph id="H28224FE5453149A490CB7B72E1E99334"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Issuance of rules</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue regulations that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A7D9F529D934216BDC0E498921552EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish criteria to identify a food purchasing and delivery service referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(5)</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53FE71E56D914D42B212758C79815801"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish procedures to ensure that the service—</text>
<clause id="H849323C0FEC54C3F9E8EB77B5F2B60F5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>does not charge more for a food item than the price paid by the service for the food item;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB8290C8F8A4342AC91E0EC2A56EA9947"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>offers food delivery service at no or low cost to households under that Act;</text></clause>
<clause id="HFD94501782D6422AB4DB38D14DB799CF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>ensures that benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are used only to purchase food (as defined in section 3 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>));</text></clause>
<clause id="H0F44CFC7CDBF413B84E8E4C8F8BAAE3A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>limits the purchase of food, and the delivery of the food, to households eligible to receive services described in section 3(p)(5) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(5)</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H20D70569287D482B85E60C8DBB4C916F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>has established adequate safeguards against fraudulent activities, including unauthorized use of electronic benefit cards issued under that Act; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H67086FEFE80B4C4A8E28430E3D7E8F68"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>meets such other requirements as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97E640EAB5B54DDDBB4BFA600FE04340"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the issuance of rules under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(5)</external-xref>) to participate as retail food stores under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0737033AD9D74C3A9C6498C3ACB30F01"><enum>4004.</enum><header>Food distribution program on Indian reservations</header>
<subsection id="H146FAA37EDE44157BA9E3F83C887C60A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H27526D2BAA3542C192C8AF8D9097FC65"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Feasibility study, report, and demonstration project for Indian tribes</header>
<paragraph id="H79E74DEF64B742E092A35997A559D34A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4716426906041A0999A715C49BEEF81"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Indian; Indian tribe</header><text>The terms <term>Indian</term> and <term>Indian tribe</term> have the meaning given the terms in section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H090270FACD344ECABC893967936CF6CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <term>tribal organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H456095A9818545A58889D3DDD17D5A80"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of tribal administration of Federal food assistance programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof), in lieu of State agencies or other administrating entities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B4530E511E445CFA1A631CD3AB8E8A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7F52B0F481B42F187FF718A40EBB885"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contains a list of programs, services, functions, and activities with respect to which it would be feasible to be administered by a tribal organization;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E16B0A7E82D4E40A49A418F463C8BDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of whether that administration would necessitate a statutory or regulatory change; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8511C9541E4438F9FE2F4E2FE756863"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other issues that may be determined by the Secretary and developed through consultation pursuant to paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43699235500F42A5A2E722F917968559"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation with Indian tribes</header><text>In developing the report required by paragraph (3), the Secretary shall consult with tribal organizations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3EC4A83D50D4F868FC5ACCC3112B7D0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Out of any funds made available under section 18 for fiscal year 2014, the Secretary shall make available to carry out the study and report described in paragraphs (2) and (3) $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7228AC5E8E994C1189E96BDD2E4CFBAD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Traditional and local foods demonstration project</header>
<subparagraph id="HB66304F701F04C3693C238D331343844"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall pilot a demonstration project by awarding a grant to 1 or more tribal organizations authorized to administer the food distribution program on Indian reservations under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>) for the purpose of purchasing nutritious and traditional foods, and when practicable, foods produced locally by Indian producers, for distribution to recipients of foods distributed under that program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3146C73F43846F1BEBE659B65C75CFB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary may award a grant on a noncompetitive basis to 1 or more tribal organizations that have the administrative and financial capability to conduct a demonstration project, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2312A7D9092417FB5F0F57FDD5A4C2D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Consultation, technical assistance, and training</header><text>During the implementation phase of the demonstration project, the Secretary shall consult with Indian tribes and provide outreach to Indian farmers, ranchers, and producers regarding the training and capacity to participate in the demonstration project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A71D00412874218B0C967CBEABC6077"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<clause id="HA562251E5D6C4B3487C5C0C42AC4B1A1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></clause>
<clause id="H6EE4861CCA2945CFA71E2D3E89E5B051"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Relationship to other authorities</header><text>The funds and authorities provided under this subparagraph are in addition to any other funds or authorities the Secretary may have to carry out activities described in this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H003D2FC5A10B4809B9E7E442A1FA5403"><enum>4005.</enum><header>Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF16A500C39EE4FCEA36D9FF26D8ECBB7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD73634AA07D1499FA3F4FA50E89A4324"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion of medical marijuana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate rules to ensure that medical marijuana is not treated as a medical expense for purposes of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H7BA7E060C65E4B39ACD63C2637E8320B"><enum>4006.</enum><header>Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments</header>
<subsection id="H41ABFEEA2CF84B79A95589C3C14D8290"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standard utility allowances in the supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H61F4E3FF329E4E718003E8520D10B700"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>, subject to clause (iv)</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H304C4845B1E84F16A421DF4690BBF38C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D968ED4BB304FF1ACFC0350381356D4" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H18BEDBF9B4934192B7A856D37247AC3A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), if a State agency elects to use a standard utility allowance that reflects heating and cooling costs, the standard utility allowance shall be made available to households that received a payment, or on behalf of which a payment was made, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8621">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</external-xref>) or other similar energy assistance program, if in the current month or in the immediately preceding 12 months, the household either received such a payment, or such a payment was made on behalf of the household, that was greater than $20 annually, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA81D76525A4A45ABAFE052C2ED101223"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8624">42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: <quote>, except that, for purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>), such payments or allowances were greater than $20 annually, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)</external-xref>), as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE972AF982ED4EEB9CDA4DA0FF3AF93B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application and implementation</header>
<paragraph id="HEFB92B2366E0461B94D50968626F7551"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA9EA2481CDC4D87AA283CC2D43B088F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>take effect 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E9A0065A61140E689CA93D519DFD17D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply with respect to certification periods that begin after that date.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H590CFA63287B425DBDD24AE07647263E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State option to delay implementation for current recipients</header><text>A State may, at the option of the State, implement a policy that eliminates or reduces the effect of the amendments made by this section on households that received a standard utility allowance as of the date of enactment of this Act, for not more than a 5-month period beginning on the date on which the amendments would otherwise apply to the respective household.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H00811F0F86B5410E817A06EBAE25782B"><enum>4007.</enum><header>Eligibility disqualifications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(e)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section;</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E7B4B8239B1432ABA8BA9E5856AC861" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H06C7DE3C7B0D4C9CAAC694619E423E99"><enum></enum><text>section, subject to the condition that the course or program of study—</text>
<clause id="H7F6CA4F152964C489BECF5F921948C2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is part of a program of career and technical education (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2302">20 U.S.C. 2302</external-xref>)) that may be completed in not more than 4 years at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">20 U.S.C. 1002</external-xref>)); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HCB53D969A78F4EC59428E6FFD4FFB529"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is limited to remedial courses, basic adult education, literacy, or English as a second language;</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H3463A295BDC644BBAC493D91E1AEC374"><enum>4008.</enum><header>Eligibility disqualifications for certain convicted felons</header>
<subsection id="H8BDC95018CF742D08F1FA971B4CB425D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H80F4BB2FA86C4290983027A040EE0E9D"><enum>(r)</enum><header>Disqualification for certain convicted felons</header>
<paragraph id="H147E021F08FB4BD4BECC7364BE4F3A41"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An individual shall not be eligible for benefits under this Act if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52986248B1C841B78DBB5E44D492BEC2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the individual is convicted of—</text>
<clause id="HD5A281C49A7340AC8A87C4D1760B9CAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>aggravated sexual abuse under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2241">section 2241</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7EC2A34C6FBB4DA48ECC5C24040BCA8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>murder under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1111">section 1111</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code;</text></clause>
<clause id="HACE105AB73F745D19C06FAEF43F11D8E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an offense under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110">chapter 110</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF9105C35A064463CA902835A5777D8A2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a Federal or State offense involving sexual assault, as defined in 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13925">42 U.S.C. 13925(a)</external-xref>); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HBB61013C715741BCAF3FDCD5312E3501"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an offense under State law determined by the Attorney General to be substantially similar to an offense described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFD8D7CC44EC4AFABE080898ECB2FEA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the individual is not in compliance with the terms of the sentence of the individual or the restrictions under subsection (k).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9E6E442B87F4C5495ECE7600640CBD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effects on assistance and benefits for others</header><text>The amount of benefits otherwise required to be provided to an eligible household under this Act shall be determined by considering the individual to whom paragraph (1) applies not to be a member of the household, except that the income and resources of the individual shall be considered to be income and resources of the household.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA3B35DF34D741FAA5CA5C239888087C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>Each State shall require each individual applying for benefits under this Act to attest to whether the individual, or any member of the household of the individual, has been convicted of a crime described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H59B5EE254CB948A08A8367CD4299E0B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>sections 6(b), 6(d)(2), and 6(g)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (b), (d)(2), (g), and (r) of section 6</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF42304AA3BEE43F9AC2A665BABE5A368"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inapplicability to convictions occurring on or before enactment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall not apply to a conviction if the conviction is for conduct occurring on or before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H215C9E36F681453F9F08239A12D6CF69"><enum>4009.</enum><header>Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners</header>
<subsection id="H92EA8ADE91354AAAAA28337270D707B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4008) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H742840D8E99845FBB26BA4FA973D88B4"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Ineligibility for benefits due to receipt of substantial lottery or gambling winnings</header>
<paragraph id="HA279BBEE7CF64F13A59F4419D78347F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any household in which a member receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of the winnings.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93DE6E1DAE0D4BFC87EF5C8A1418F478"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duration of ineligibility</header><text>A household described in paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for participation until the household meets the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) of section 5.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD2E31ACDBEF45A4AB5E63E82F23179C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>As determined by the Secretary, each State agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall establish agreements with entities responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gaming in the State to determine whether individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program have received substantial lottery or gambling winnings.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H161BF2213A5C4DDDAC9981C49AA4A505" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4010.</enum><header>Improving security of food assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3EE1304D879A4013BFAE1F56DBD5C5AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">card fee</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">of cards</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92F6AB988DD1403E8BBF741E62611CC3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>A State</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D50F6332C5647B4A9A81CE9273508B2" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF7D38780BC54430BAA44B5BCF484E6B4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>A State</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1877ACD507324445B7C9920D1372BD89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so designated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B83E14ACF3B4DB0973965886F619DB5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB617C4213EFB4BD284CD68EB951BD58B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Purposeful loss of cards</header>
<clause id="H4D36C9C6AB9D4AF4ACF0AD048F07AEF8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary in accordance with clause (ii), if a household makes excessive requests for replacement of the electronic benefit transfer card of the household, the Secretary may require a State agency to decline to issue a replacement card to the household unless the household, upon request of the State agency, provides an explanation for the loss of the card.</text></clause>
<clause id="H053AADC6E0D448C29D1F06E3F9F760EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The terms and conditions established by the Secretary shall provide that—</text>
<subclause id="H9969E1B9B1384688AC4D031C8972609F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the household be given the opportunity to provide the requested explanation and meet the requirements under this paragraph promptly;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H571ED412FF0146A09A6BA78781DE552E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>after an excessive number of lost cards, the head of the household shall be required to review program rights and responsibilities with State agency personnel authorized to make determinations under section 5(a); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC60174672DEE4288836CA84AAC73B864"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any action taken, including actions required under section 6(b)(2), other than the withholding of the electronic benefit transfer card until an explanation described in subclause (I) is provided, shall be consistent with the due process protections under section 6(b) or 11(e)(10), as appropriate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA9853FD2A8946A0B7DABC94824462D7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Protecting vulnerable persons</header><text>In implementing this paragraph, a State agency shall act to protect homeless persons, persons with disabilities, victims of crimes, and other vulnerable persons who lose electronic benefit transfer cards but are not intentionally committing fraud.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC143594F5C074F8EB63972EF180D93E5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Effect on eligibility</header><text>While a State may decline to issue an electronic benefits transfer card until a household satisfies the requirements under this paragraph, nothing in this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, or limitation on, the eligibility for benefits under section 5.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5121F30C3A543C883E40A0FC84E0102" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technology modernization for retail food stores</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBED96F27BA9741988A42EF66D76F69AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mobile technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(h)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4030(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE425D4D1C8114A439F26E24ACCAA0436" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45F65719A11949C392A8779D7C0690D5"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mobile technologies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9F99A33D8EC49EF8475312627703A12"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall approve retail food stores to redeem benefits through electronic means other than wired point of sale devices for electronic benefit transfer transactions, if the retail food stores—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H992FC09249664D50869593A04DFA864A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish recipient protections regarding privacy, ease of use, access, and support similar to the protections provided for transactions made in retail food stores;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE10DCFFF804C4A1E963C30E4A931C459"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bear the costs of obtaining, installing, and maintaining mobile technologies, including mechanisms needed to process EBT cards and transaction fees;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AACD3EDF54246179D945B4E05B04F40"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate the foods purchased with benefits issued under this section through mobile technologies are purchased at a price not higher than the price of the same food purchased by other methods used by the retail food store, as determined by the Secretary;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE87C75322369451E9C34C5BBDE254AE5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide adequate documentation for each authorized transaction, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB54422E284284655AF0A7382DE728DC9"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet other criteria as established by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3034FE3310B415D98DF35D88BB25BD3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration project on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8415C263E6244CEABC4ADCBAF28BE352"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before authorizing implementation of subparagraph (A) in all States, the Secretary shall pilot the use of mobile technologies determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to test the feasibility and implications for program integrity, by allowing retail food stores to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through mobile transactions.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A9A515723BF4D80AE21AFEE84460C48"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to participate in a demonstration project under clause (i), a retail food store shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan that includes—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H632B5ADC4F6D4561B597AAFDC66DD1CE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the technology;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB239962A3E994B7890379C03158D4816"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the manner by which the retail food store will provide proof of the transaction to households;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F3849305C71443CA0698D2CF8C489A3"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of data to the Secretary, consistent with requirements established by the Secretary, in a manner that allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact of the demonstration on participant access, ease of use, and program integrity; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H727E10F431AF43969DF40DAFC978C919"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other criteria as the Secretary may require.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4C35FDDEA0E4D8FBBD8EF4DBC8AD5BE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date of completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The demonstration projects under this subparagraph shall be completed and final reports submitted to the Secretary by not later than July 1, 2016.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2B53D3489DA46A68244914DE5CFA4BE"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88C510DD996246B1A03010B70661E7D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by not later than January 1, 2017, authorize implementation of subparagraph (A) in all States, unless the Secretary makes a finding, based on the data provided under subparagraph (B), that implementation in all States is not in the best interest of the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H171FF80FACBF4796AC72503B6DB1759D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the determination made in clause (i) is not to implement subparagraph (A) in all States, submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that includes the basis of the finding.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7733D1DE5944B73909A52550F9400E0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Acceptance of benefits through on-line transactions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9F0FFC1BAFC4DFCA52BDF0FF9F87E21"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H498ED480DE3540ADBDB4F150A5F270C3"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Option to accept program benefits through on-line transactions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E902664A01144DB8D84B9CD0760B5C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary shall approve retail food stores to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through on-line transactions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34D7A4B232C341BEBB12A26FC2F54C34"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements to accept benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A retail food store seeking to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through on-line transactions shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H925B97424A4E49D29BD8E8BE8AA0F079"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish recipient protections regarding privacy, ease of use, access, and support similar to the protections provided for transactions made in retail food stores;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F6D5922B5AA422F8BA3A8B717A92A54"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure benefits are not used to pay delivery, ordering, convenience, or other fees or charges;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF21C978DC53142A989BD6E21B34E3645"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">clearly notify participating households at the time a food order is placed—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7BC2B336D6E45838B86E7A5588D9A79"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of any delivery, ordering, convenience, or other fee or charge associated with the food purchase; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB093D297C7884AC0A41C18944D988E59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that any such fee cannot be paid with benefits provided under this Act;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1B8EAC386744B9D956067E19A84C0BA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure the security of on-line transactions by using the most effective technology available that the Secretary considers appropriate and cost-effective and that is comparable to the security of transactions at retail food stores; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B3A2CEC1CD440C2ABA0A4FEB7CDE7D6"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meet other criteria as established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H881FAC53B7FB482C897961A1843A301C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State agency action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State agency shall ensure that recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance can use benefits on-line as described in this subsection as appropriate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H306F6183EB00455CA0DC5F48DDBD8EC7"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration project on acceptance of benefits through on-line transactions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A61227B9C8A49E1970B0C278491C8BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before the Secretary authorizes implementation of paragraph (1) in all States, the Secretary shall carry out a number of demonstration projects as determined by the Secretary to test the feasibility of allowing retail food stores to accept benefits through on-line transactions.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44F84EABB47F4B03B1277A1A57380F10"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Demonstration projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to participate in a demonstration project under subparagraph (A), a retail food store shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan that includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53A95FAE05E24E17BD583C008E6166B0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a method of ensuring that benefits may be used to purchase only eligible items under this Act;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83A77AECB221411A96537811CFB351BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the method of educating participant households about the availability and operation of on-line purchasing;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2AC4A54E3DE401E81F940154BA95BC3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adequate testing of the on-line purchasing option prior to implementation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B3DC615D7D34BC5B109E85659852D2D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of data as requested by the Secretary for purposes of analyzing the impact of the project on participant access, ease of use, and program integrity;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD493F10E45B47A9984E4277BBB9A4FC"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reports on progress, challenges, and results, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C350CFF7D9544F8ACF22B3A345CED97"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other criteria, including security criteria, as established by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D7B63A305964CAEA1AF512EC3362C1C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date of completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The demonstration projects under this paragraph shall be completed and final reports submitted to the Secretary by not later than July 1, 2016.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC661E3BC73E402790B435580F872240"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A077C55059D4FAB94E9F350271F3869"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by not later than January 1, 2017, authorize implementation of paragraph (1) in all States, unless the Secretary makes a finding, based on the data provided under paragraph (4), that implementation in all States is not in the best interest of the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68A21DC2621E4179BB09A0DBA84FE09B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the determination made in subparagraph (A) is not to implement in all States, submit a report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate that includes the basis of the finding.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37AC4D1F7754CB09E8DA8F8B53FABB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224D8038F806417E9B8FDB6E864F50A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>purchase food in retail food stores</quote> and inserting <quote>purchase food from retail food stores</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5B1CBDC7DDB40068E2F128068122720"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2019">7 U.S.C. 2019</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by inserting <quote>retail food stores authorized to accept and redeem benefits through on-line transactions shall be authorized to accept benefits prior to the delivery of food if the delivery occurs within a reasonable time of the purchase, as determined by the Secretary,</quote> after <quote>food so purchased,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF60CEBD0EC4640CD8C33AD33A62DC37C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section or an amendment made by this section alters any requirements of the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 </act-name>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) unless specifically authorized in this section or an amendment made by this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H165694E442574347B0D4D129F33C774D"><enum>4012.</enum><header>Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture share</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (o)(4) of section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 4030(a)(4)) is amended by inserting <quote>, or agricultural producers who market agricultural products directly to consumers</quote> after <quote>such food</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H7C85076FAA33426EA604BF2219EE63D2"><enum>4013.</enum><header>Improved wage verification using the National Directory of New Hires</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CACD589E33647C59E4E3FEB9E7621F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>and after compliance with the requirement specified in paragraph (24)</quote> after <quote>section 16(e) of this Act</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD115648EDEA4E4CA150A7DEFA29E5CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (22), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8340A3C23FCA4945A48AEC7A9CEF1AC1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (23)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9EBE15DD3AD42E5934BCBF729962297"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC0C69095A5D4F6882CDB860962BC9DC" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H930D49000676407C8AAD8AC87FB9C816"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the State agency shall request wage data directly from the National Directory of New Hires established under section 453(i) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/653">42 U.S.C. 653(i)</external-xref>) relevant to determining eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and determining the correct amount of those benefits at the time of certification.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="HA125ABB0442245939ECDF3E23417956D"><enum>4014.</enum><header>Restaurant meals program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HFA629E08711B440A99AAE60FBF03188B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020(e)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4013) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1B73C58BD83540E9B25C04A3D2F26744"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (23)(C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA3EB1D681A154E0B8561E44AFB4AD69C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (24), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEBBD76DA623D49B086A0FDEE0106EDA6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="HFFF24EC6010A49F78A2E108D4C38E0AE"><enum>(25)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the State elects to carry out a program to contract with private establishments to offer meals at concessional prices, as described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H12A1B0591B764BA8ADC6E02D47602361"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the plans of the State agency for operating the program, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H04E0A0AA5B994F2CB07E2380BB5CAAB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>documentation of a need that eligible homeless, elderly, and disabled clients are underserved in a particular geographic area;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H8FBA3DE5CE2140118CA7E3F96BEF82C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the manner by which the State agency will limit participation to only those private establishments that the State determines necessary to meet the need identified in clause (i); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H0A6F0279671644F8AA81AB34B8B3BE39"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other conditions the Secretary may prescribe, such as the level of security necessary to ensure that only eligible recipients participate in the program; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H00405E58C5CB4716A99F65679443ED9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a report by the State agency to the Secretary annually, the schedule of which shall be established by the Secretary, that includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HC0173590AE964184B49ED3A71BF8B02B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of households and individual recipients authorized to participate in the program, including any information on whether the individual recipient is elderly, disabled, or homeless; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H9C9E5B43923F4E4496B1C884C9552623"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an assessment of whether the program is meeting an established need, as documented under subparagraph (A)(i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HFDF2BCD1BF204941976454E937E5843D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval of retail food stores and wholesale food concerns</header><text>Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4002(d)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" id="H37D11488D934402C891188D495D07C0B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Private establishments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H33992A2C4AC749218485578949CFE87F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), no private establishment that contracts with a State agency to offer meals at concessional prices as described in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k) may be authorized to accept and redeem benefits unless the Secretary determines that the participation of the private establishment is required to meet a documented need in accordance with section 11(e)(25).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H79E7320C561742229D17F77883DCA5FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Existing contracts</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB8DAF2B1999A4A0A9286544207A958CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If, on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection, a State has entered into a contract with a private establishment described in paragraph (1) and the Secretary has not determined that the participation of the private establishment is necessary to meet a documented need in accordance with section 11(e)(25), the Secretary shall allow the operation of the private establishment to continue without that determination of need for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date on which the Secretary establishes determination criteria, by regulation, under section 11(e)(25).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCC3F0C70C4D2465987476A308FCDEB3E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Justification</header><text>If the Secretary determines to terminate a contract with a private establishment that is in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide justification to the State in which the private establishment is located for that termination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1F23FF2392734845801D7413D8DF23E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 90 days after September 30, 2014, and 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, 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 on the effectiveness of a program under this subsection using any information received from States under section 11(e)(25) as well as any other information the Secretary may have relating to the manner in which benefits are used.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB79C3D44636D417983546EDA25FA4CD2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012(k)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>subject to section 9(h)</quote> after <quote>concessional prices</quote> each place it appears.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H283C2E4E4E5A4EECB50DB36951CBC4C8"><enum>4015.</enum><header>Mandating State immigration verification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (p) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H4A87C62BC0FC48B1A1B5AD7624E233D8"><enum>(p)</enum><header>State verification option</header><text>In carrying out the supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State agency shall be required to use an immigration status verification system established under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-7">42 U.S.C. 1320b–7</external-xref>), and an income and eligibility verification system, in accordance with standards set by the Secretary.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H4EC5AEC66E844BE4AEC9780C039C20F1"><enum>4016.</enum><header>Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability</header>
<subsection id="HBEFD58333957458F8AF617549BB65860"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Data exchange standardization</header><text>Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2020">7 U.S.C. 2020</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H1184D4073C6349DD96FC2729F392C292"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Data exchange standards for improved interoperability</header>
<paragraph id="H9FAAEE97B7E6404EA593D191B5BB5C0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The Secretary shall, in consultation with an interagency work group established by the Office of Management and Budget, and considering State government perspectives, designate data exchange standards to govern, under this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE795C42D8E1541078EB74DD5D7ED30AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>necessary categories of information that State agencies operating related programs are required under applicable law to electronically exchange with another State agency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9AF69174A744A57847EB3EC07B06801"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal reporting and data exchange required under applicable law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF55BDED6A4224F83AA432278B1A92DDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The data exchange standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED17EF4BB5664D5CB6FF4C4648A980E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>incorporate a widely accepted, nonproprietary, searchable, computer-readable format, such as the eXtensible Markup Language;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67BAA7E80DF64E7EBD7B381B47E2AF59"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain interoperable standards developed and maintained by intergovernmental partnerships, such as the National Information Exchange Model;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE80A5693933D4393B94BCA5FB535E554"><enum>(C)</enum><text>incorporate interoperable standards developed and maintained by Federal entities with authority over contracting and financial assistance;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H536CCDA14DF3460BA440AE3F20253816"><enum>(D)</enum><text>be consistent with and implement applicable accounting principles;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H471EC0CC15CB4B48A753184AEB9CFC3D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>be implemented in a manner that is cost-effective and improves program efficiency and effectiveness; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC17E48B0506946E999922B679DFA8720"><enum>(F)</enum><text>be capable of being continually upgraded as necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC38340D66404DC3B3BBAC1BC9742530"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rules of construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection requires a change to existing data exchange standards for Federal reporting found to be effective and efficient.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HEAE8C7ACC6D0483989714E82EFC588E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application date</header>
<paragraph id="H74DFD0ABEB5E41E3AD6CE0F265809E3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a proposed rule to carry out the amendments made by this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD2BA06E15C54D219A0E90312313AD69"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The rule shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC763C2A3D5384EA9BAAE940F20B84873"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify federally required data exchanges;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05719C72221C4713926B0A1BBA8DEAF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include specification and timing of exchanges to be standardized;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H798390D92EDB4E5580A0F04817A33737"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address the factors used in determining whether and when to standardize data exchanges;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66F33353285C42E9932DB79C596486EB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>specify State implementation options; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H563432A20FE5476C9058F888E57F28C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>describe future milestones.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0880CF36F9284E278D0ED266502BA5D6"><enum>4017.</enum><header>Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2021">7 U.S.C. 2021</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H85F52E4215384415946A96B94B0C4B2A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program</header>
<paragraph id="HBCC78EAFBF8748DEAAA2F45B8FA1A191"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pilot projects required</header>
<subparagraph id="HB57B91FA53D14AF78F737042EB24EBBE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out, under such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary, pilot projects to test innovative Federal-State partnerships to identify, investigate, and reduce fraud by retail food stores and wholesale food concerns in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, including allowing States to operate programs to investigate that fraud.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69AD51F5AE5B4F759629E0BCDFC9529B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 1 pilot project described in subparagraph (A) shall be carried out in an urban area that is among the 10 largest urban areas in the United States (based on population), if—</text>
<clause id="H7912822A0C4947C7AEA652572DE3D642"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the supplemental nutrition assistance program is separately administered in the area; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA1B901ECF3774CBEA3E936CC8847C39D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the administration of the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the area complies with the other applicable requirements of the program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9196105F6E8481785E47097542E0A8F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>Pilot projects shall be selected based on criteria the Secretary establishes, which shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5211E911D654602B521C3F6C3F7C4EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhancing existing efforts by the Secretary to reduce fraud described in paragraph (1)(A);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82CEF4C1A74F457994C4431989CFC875"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requiring participant States to maintain the overall level of effort of the States at addressing recipient fraud, as determined by the Secretary, prior to participation in the pilot project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H154E63FE31C64FA3B1E6ACCC2FF13341"><enum>(C)</enum><text>collaborating with other law enforcement authorities as necessary to carry out an effective pilot project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECBEEEB6F6C74AA38C2DCC693CB9A0A4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>commitment of the participant State agency to follow Federal rules and procedures with respect to investigations described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2D3B8BA5C8146898302D6D33928B703"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the extent to which a State has committed resources to recipient fraud and the relative success of those efforts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA667C23620A455E9A5EEB9BA181886F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph id="H50A58A1ABFEA4A06B018B0C3E93BEC1E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate the pilot projects selected under this subsection to measure the impact of the pilot projects.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86B426BEE5034043B25D0A3120F4C263"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The evaluation shall include—</text>
<clause id="H0DD9B36EE22F42D793254D20117B5A63"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the impact of each pilot project on increasing the capacity of the Secretary to address fraud described in paragraph (1)(A);</text></clause>
<clause id="HB69D62690E5C49CA8BC5B0153A8F8CCB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of the pilot projects in identifying, preventing and reducing fraud described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H47E9FFD8C9C14CCF997EB6F1099758FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the cost effectiveness of the pilot projects.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20328CDC75F845EE81152E0AC5F8A6DD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than September 30, 2017, 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 includes a description of the results of each pilot project, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC88DA2A4B3434699BF568C5EBE3E898A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an evaluation of the impact of the pilot project on fraud described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A29E936D4A04C52AD5B01E7020EC60B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the costs associated with the pilot project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6B2E4DD4718490B9C547D2F1B2FF849"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Any costs incurred by a State to operate pilot projects under this subsection that are in excess of the amount expended under this Act to identify, investigate, and reduce fraud described in paragraph (1)(A) in the respective State in the previous fiscal year shall not be eligible for Federal reimbursement under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB9F921C401844F08AC6D94E6D0FC48D8"><enum>4018.</enum><header>Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities</header>
<subsection id="H127AC577B846493B9FC1F82117B7503C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative cost-sharing and quality control</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after <quote>recruitment activities</quote> the following: <quote>designed to persuade an individual to apply for program benefits or that promote the program through television, radio, or billboard advertisements</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H98DFD437E3914196BF2C1A88125D511C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds authorized to be appropriated under Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HE06D02B2B68040058B00095A0E654B7C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Ban on recruitment and promotion activities</header>
<paragraph id="H849675100CDD4B4EAD6A7B0D2FD93A0E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be used by the Secretary for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF4FAE5F10FA4F9FAD6CFA734EC80EB0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recruitment activities designed to persuade an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06BE377E70604FD8B8228A494169A3B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">television, radio, or billboard advertisements that are designed to promote supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and enrollment; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA66FC9E0EA84BC0BBBBEB04C36AE771"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any agreements with foreign governments designed to promote supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and enrollment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40272002DFF14154BAC16DBB4466B22B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to programmatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits made under section 5(h).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H0DE52A64CB6B413BA372AA4AD6552585"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Ban on recruitment activities by entities that receive funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027</external-xref>) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B41BE56C896472A9394D7C0025F48C9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H04E0DEDB42594E32B70739D06DBE0B94"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Ban on recruitment by entities that receive funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue regulations that prohibit entities that receive funds under this Act to compensate any person for conducting outreach activities relating to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition assistance program, if the amount of the compensation would be based on the number of individuals who apply to receive the benefits.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H0E228712F21E4BB089CD8C3D78655F90"><enum>4019.</enum><header>Tolerance level for excluding small errors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(c)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H059DC36A80764532A20BE502550CAEFB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In carrying</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B819AC36F1E42578798D06C4AFB9A0D" style="OLC">
<clause id="HCADD475226274D65827B5767C2464639"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H253A9853DCA142D7992BFF631D4C9EF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D4104BCCE554E45BFCE0CDD8833046F" style="OLC">
<clause id="H6992B4F8F35A4AFF9E6F731291394010"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Tolerance level for excluding small errors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall set the tolerance level for excluding small errors for the purposes of this subsection—</text>
<subclause id="H6E4449FACD15451ABC70FA0A6ACE7A13"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2014, at an amount not greater than $37; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H64F4D75C97C84008A6FBF91C2424F4F5"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount specified in subclause (I) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan is adjusted under section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2013, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC27E7D812D71404886930A945C2392EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4020.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quality control standards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H345B76A1776649259E4D39ADC5D8D7D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16(c)(1)(D)(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(D)(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subclause (I).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C4A265EC80A43A983F8A144F6709F8E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFD0DB74D50F4D00A4AD759EBC6DF0BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2022">7 U.S.C. 2022(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>section 16(c)(1)(D)(i)(III)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 16(c)(1)(D)(i)(II)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB532D93DFB624E0FBDF5B0DE914B8834"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16(c)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26F293424C6D42E58D458D6E8188FEB1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H568887B515EF4ED0A1DBD3CD1750BE39"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1B33D99FAB84E948A488C127117BE40"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H555B955145AC450F99A94AD214EB4080"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>through (III)</quote> and inserting <quote>and (II)</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51915F689E01430CB7B2306D235726FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>waiver amount or</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC54BC1835DDF44B899519354F958139F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E)(i), by striking <quote>(D)(i)(III)</quote> and inserting <quote>(D)(i)(II)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA7435FA220E423F9F85BFD03CCD95CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>(D)(i)(II)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(D)(i)(I)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA626C9AD587143C0A55106E7159572A5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4021.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Performance bonus payments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(d)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43E29466468845C6A2D045AAE2B5A3B7" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7E1713292E3407CAD949036A3FAFFC7"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of performance bonus payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State agency may use a performance bonus payment received under this subsection only to carry out the program established under this Act, including investments in—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2D1A42614AB4D0C94BF58E8144E90C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">technology;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBB3FFBF2AEB43E09F93C4AEF78EC28C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improvements in administration and distribution; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H682012CD2609481F84D707C09675CFB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">actions to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HF3A6F2899D9A42FEB77FBBA5FDD49933"><enum>4022.</enum><header>Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work requirements and work effort under supplemental nutrition assistance program</header>
<subsection id="H3DD1FDE2C5254D0896C013A4EE72B2E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H52C7D28E01E642AFAC34405A2C52FFA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H449389E8D7D248439E481CB39FC4211E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HC7CE0F7939654AF09237BB3E97768165"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>15 months</quote> and inserting <quote>24 months</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H1DD63D14011540B8AE9E41A4A0B24211"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, except that for fiscal year 2013 and fiscal year 2014, the amount shall be $79,000,000</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DF392E43C404538A0CCE8D034DC3D2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause id="H89357DD773314E95BC5A658C02757BF0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>If a State</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC98A19A2E9A4FE58CCFEF11E8BBC697" style="OLC">
<clause id="H2EB3F9B35F8C4BB0B92F0464267DA1BA"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="HB0F666316E674187BC4A906AB1FB0B3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E8696CC36F347369BE33FBF6F3D2788" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0D969DE5C0FE494ABF6B233DC588D548"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall collect such information as the Secretary determines to be necessary about the expenditures and anticipated expenditures by the State agencies of the funds initially allocated to the State agencies under subparagraph (A) to make reallocations of unexpended funds under clause (i) within a timeframe that allows each State agency to which funds are reallocated at least 270 days to expend the reallocated funds.</text></clause>
<clause id="HC81044FDA0524EB29256005A00588621"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Opportunity</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that all State agencies have an opportunity to obtain reallocated funds.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3870E5FE9A524C4097CDDC86C2447D25"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8B9E03C57B8446EAD50FF98AE07435B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB37CCE8B659E41F1B7AD91D1457A6BAC"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work requirements and work effort under supplemental nutrition assistance program</header>
<clause id="H54CFB530F8F9434D8A744CEF8FD6BFB5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Pilot projects required</header>
<subclause id="H40E1845AB9714CF4BCBFD3A2AEAF3367"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out pilot projects under which State agencies shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary to develop and test methods, including operating work programs with certain features comparable to the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families established under part A of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>), for employment and training programs and services to raise the number of work registrants under section 6(d) of this Act who obtain unsubsidized employment, increase the earned income of the registrants, and reduce the reliance of the registrants on public assistance, so as to reduce the need for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4792F3EF373243C98482D4DE4FCC41CC"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Pilot projects shall—</text>
<item id="H7487A55BEEEB41BF879AAE6539125D61"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>meet such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate; and</text></item>
<item id="H124562134ADD4ED8BEDAAF7B047900DB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, be in accordance with the requirements of sections 6(d) and 20.</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H3ED5946FA09C449094E58EA8E1099A88"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header>
<subclause id="HC5CBC5DB375A4A488EA525E9CD9478FE"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall select pilot projects under this subparagraph in accordance with the criteria established under this clause and additional criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H871727D744DA47C4986AB792224C28B5"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Qualifying criteria</header><text>To be eligible to participate in a pilot project, a State agency shall—</text>
<item id="H4E01409435334425A904BCC1EFE16699"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>agree to participate in the evaluation described in clause (vii), including providing evidence that the State has a robust data collection system for program administration and cooperating to make available State data on the employment activities and post-participation employment, earnings, and public benefit receipt of participants to ensure proper and timely evaluation;</text></item>
<item id="H378DE4D685A94D38943CC8D804077791"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>commit to collaborate with the State workforce board and other job training programs in the State and local area; and</text></item>
<item id="H407F9F9F3ECA4BBE934B81E1C9D738DA"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>commit to maintain at least the amount of State funding for employment and training programs and services under paragraphs (2) and (3) and under section 20 as the State expended for fiscal year 2013.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H206AC1570C204C10ABAF628AD66506D2"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Selection criteria</header><text>In selecting pilot projects, the Secretary shall—</text>
<item id="H20F17BDAE8704FEBA31FDB30F95DC4B9"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>consider the degree to which the pilot project would enhance existing employment and training programs in the State;</text></item>
<item id="HA423B96554AA45F2BF775EA871E52A37"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>consider the degree to which the pilot project would enhance the employment and earnings of program participants;</text></item>
<item id="HE9E5E09D5F744DFAB2072A79C362B604"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>consider whether there is evidence that the pilot project could be replicated easily by other States or political subdivisions;</text></item>
<item id="H02CA9759185749ED871D5E5B83B9B8DD"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>consider whether the State agency has a demonstrated capacity to operate high quality employment and training programs; and</text></item>
<item id="H158A185003FB41FBBA4EA7BECA9613BC"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>ensure the pilot projects, when considered as a group, test a range of strategies, including strategies that—</text>
<subitem id="HCF7EF01DB83942BCB518C97BE822DCAE"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>target individuals with low skills or limited work experience, individuals subject to the requirements under section 6(o), and individuals who are working;</text></subitem>
<subitem id="HF5DE6DFFBD784F579BEC3FE5F5A19041"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>are located in a range of geographic areas and States, including rural and urban areas;</text></subitem>
<subitem id="HAEC0734D5F98463E80CDC5379547C68E"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>emphasize education and training, rehabilitative services for individuals with barriers to employment, rapid attachment to employment, and mixed strategies; and</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H39838E48E1EF440ABFD7A1D783C9A043"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>test programs that assign work registrants to mandatory and voluntary participation in employment and training activities.</text></subitem></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H9B51D4FF72EA454083A489D4A8A408DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Accountability </header>
<subclause id="H093AA94428764459B88EBED27EC636F9"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and implement a process to terminate a pilot project for which the State has failed to meet the criteria described in clause (ii) or other criteria established by the Secretary.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBB8A84CB6CC0477F8DE8D598AA3FEF36"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The process shall include a reasonable time period, not to exceed 180 days, for State agencies found noncompliant to correct the noncompliance.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC571F6AEF5004E6CA49D79D9440CDE6C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Employment and training activities</header><text>Allowable programs and services carried out under this subparagraph shall include those programs and services authorized under this Act and employment and training activities authorized under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families established under part A of title IV of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA">Social Security Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/601">42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>), including:</text>
<subclause id="HE05B8231566B4AED94C08E641DAAAB6B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Employment in the public or private sector that is not subsidized by any public program.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HE33293ABC9514D75AA5E955F02C4C1EB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>Employment in the private sector for which the employer receives a subsidy from public funds to offset all or a part of the wages and costs of employing an adult.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF8F892D3AFE94D36BD6D616D41AA9782"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Employment in the public sector for which the employer receives a subsidy from public funds to offset all or a part of the wages and costs of employing an adult.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H39B239F83A68437E8A6DE2F7DBE9430C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>A work activity that—</text>
<item id="H1F06D3A5294440A99D9EC6C9714CBA20"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is performed in return for public benefits;</text></item>
<item id="HAE93D7ED19C54E27A86C520022A95A5E"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>provides an adult with an opportunity to acquire the general skills, knowledge, and work habits necessary to obtain employment;</text></item>
<item id="HFE4CFAEC90CD4C1D9E63899A6A5DB404"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>is designed to improve the employability of those who cannot find unsubsidized employment; and</text></item>
<item id="HCC4F027DA0C64EFABCF302E235F048B2"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>is supervised by an employer, work site sponsor, or other responsible party on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="HA33CEEFB9F2B4F80B87C5EDF8DCF8F94"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Training in the public or private sector that—</text>
<item id="H794B209833B240649C4E5277368ADEAE"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>is given to a paid employee while the employee is engaged in productive work; and</text></item>
<item id="H8BFD808EA4BF4983AEE76D34BEA53BF9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>provides knowledge and skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H7195ED177E9B419DAE3EAEBBA00996F9"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>Job search, obtaining employment, or preparation to seek or obtain employment, including—</text>
<item id="H9C7E518D55E64134B6FAFB1461040CA6"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>life skills training;</text></item>
<item id="H90AFA051E37848E18B5D5F95D7847F55"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>substance abuse treatment or mental health treatment, determined to be necessary and documented by a qualified medical, substance abuse, or mental health professional; and</text></item>
<item id="H37E39F94BC0D4FD795589067BD37CE74"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>rehabilitation activities, supervised by a public agency or other responsible party on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H1E6C0EACB00B482588E3D29541D7B1D4"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>Structured programs and embedded activities—</text>
<item id="HA369DC369832462B928B5A678E277F5B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in which adults perform work for the direct benefit of the community under the auspices of public or nonprofit organizations;</text></item>
<item id="H6A602315DC1A4FE7A7E490DDF43C42D1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>that are limited to projects that serve useful community purposes in fields such as health, social service, environmental protection, education, urban and rural redevelopment, welfare, recreation, public facilities, public safety, and child care;</text></item>
<item id="HC45F69FF91ED4F9D86B01ABCB0E3F675"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>that are designed to improve the employability of adults not otherwise able to obtain unsubsidized employment;</text></item>
<item id="H88C8FBA107F64D529E891165F94E20EB"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>that are supervised on an ongoing basis; and</text></item>
<item id="H57720BA9E8B2456CA329F280D9A45571"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>with respect to which a State agency takes into account, to the maximum extent practicable, the prior training, experience, and skills of a recipient in making appropriate community service assignments.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H43B4A9A2E57543F2B1FD3E7C6D94BD54"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>Career and technical training programs that are—</text>
<item id="H8E696C2B9733460D961C659BD59EC107"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>directly related to the preparation of adults for employment in current or emerging occupations; and</text></item>
<item id="H15D10E5B43E048A0BFAA14DA6A7BC056"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>supervised on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H79E0F5B4BF9B49769FF878F61277BD3F"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>Training or education for job skills that are—</text>
<item id="HEE898B64C1FA487DA074D378AF41DD0F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>required by an employer to provide an adult with the ability to obtain employment or to advance or adapt to the changing demands of the workplace; and</text></item>
<item id="H797F0DD168F64FE59F8CBA45B7A16FFC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>supervised on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H70EF31D1A3B54F229CE8C2857E6D22DF"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Education that is—</text>
<item id="H169014898028426EB8293B78E7836C72"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>related to a specific occupation, job, or job offer; and</text></item>
<item id="HBC4BBD947D204B35A435014B689177DC"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>supervised on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H4C359A9E11754894B69DB664C210F071"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>In the case of an adult who has not completed secondary school or received a certificate of general equivalence, regular attendance that is—</text>
<item id="H79F06497F6384B399759BDD5CA25C9A2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in accordance with the requirements of the secondary school or course of study, at a secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence; and</text></item>
<item id="HD4996BCE4D584330A9719EDB47F517B6"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>supervised on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H9FCDFAB6A9584D5C8B845E7E2C7E0799"><enum>(XII)</enum><text>Providing child care to enable another recipient of public benefits to participate in a community service program that—</text>
<item id="H89072EFA34E94F91BF54633A88832FC5"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>does not provide compensation for the community service;</text></item>
<item id="H3BFB3A769F7F4A2FB00987028ABCE867"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>is a structured program designed to improve the employability of adults who participate in the program; and</text></item>
<item id="H52A194CA60F14A8AB4E23536366DE107"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>is supervised on an ongoing basis.</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC1332F2DCFEC488FBB66260EB210A3B5"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Sanctions</header><text>Subject to clause (vi), no work registrant shall be eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the individual refuses without good cause to participate in an employment and training program under this subparagraph, to the extent required by the State agency.</text></clause>
<clause id="HD335F2726E62402D9FE188FFCD6F5337"><enum>(vi)</enum><header>Standards</header>
<subclause id="HF3D1A610482E4F3B90A72B49B3598B00"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Employment and training activities under this subparagraph shall be considered to be carried out under section 6(d), including for the purpose of satisfying any conditions of participation and duration of ineligibility.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H64231CF7DDCB457994794C50725FE09E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Standards for certain employment activities</header><text>The Secretary shall establish standards for employment activities described in subclauses (I), (II), and (III) of clause (iv) that ensure that failure to work for reasons beyond the control of an individual, such as involuntary reduction in hours of employment, shall not result in ineligibility.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5E72C7C1FBD94B499AC491657E19A61E"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Participation in other programs</header><text>Before assigning a work registrant to mandatory employment and training activities, a State agency shall—</text>
<item id="HAFDC6B090EBF4DC984C89CDD17E34124"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>assess whether the work registrant is participating in substantial employment and training activities outside of the pilot project that are expected to result in the work registrant gaining increased skills, training, work, or experience consistent with the objectives of the pilot project; and</text></item>
<item id="H6C2F0F04A0A34C65B8EF5979029277C0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>if determined to be acceptable, count hours engaged in the activities toward any minimum participation requirement.</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB875795AAF634F20B04097DCD4A2F1A6"><enum>(vii)</enum><header>Evaluation and reporting</header>
<subclause id="HA190051D45B34A75AA1485692FC7CF72"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Independent evaluation</header>
<item id="HED53B16ED9D648D3B1B35A1C1FC71D6A"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, conduct for each State agency that enters into a cooperative agreement under clause (i) an independent longitudinal evaluation of each pilot project of the State agency under this subparagraph, with results reported not less frequently than in consecutive 12-month increments.</text></item>
<item id="H423B643FFC9343ABAB0F683DE6C1F41C"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the independent evaluation shall be to measure the impact of employment and training programs and services provided by each State agency under the pilot projects on the ability of adults in each pilot project target population to find and retain employment that leads to increased household income and reduced reliance on public assistance, as well as other measures of household well-being, compared to what would have occurred in the absence of the pilot project.</text></item>
<item id="H867E4D9058CD4CD5874F50DE5DDDCDB3"><enum>(cc)</enum><header>Methodology</header><text>The independent evaluation shall use valid statistical methods that can determine, for each pilot project, the difference, if any, between supplemental nutrition assistance and other public benefit receipt expenditures, employment, earnings and other impacts as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<subitem id="H7CCCED9B684A4BD6AD033F1B822FAF01"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>as a result of the employment and training programs and services provided by the State agency under the pilot project; as compared to</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H38B1DB5EC37C41DDB667087EDFB83EBB"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>a control group that is not subject to the employment and training programs and services provided by the State agency under the pilot project.</text></subitem></item></subclause>
<subclause id="HEB1D278ECA354216848CCE1D2C53F0E1"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2015, and each December 31 thereafter until the completion of the last evaluation under subclause (I), 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 and share broadly, including by posting on the Internet website of the Department of Agriculture, a report that includes a description of—</text>
<item id="HF483A48485A0490685CC162EF7572B38"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the status of each pilot project carried out under this subparagraph;</text></item>
<item id="H8687C16C83FA4C0582ECB162967B4461"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the results of the evaluation completed during the previous fiscal year;</text></item>
<item id="H79D9B468C01B423D96BF998E635D179D"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, baseline information relevant to the stated goals and desired outcomes of the pilot project;</text></item>
<item id="H2B5279EB608047CC8F1E45A36EF86D5C"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the employment and training programs and services each State tested under the pilot, including—</text>
<subitem id="HD145348C6BDD463BA4DC5115901AC282"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the system of the State for assessing the ability of work registrants to participate in and meet the requirements of employment and training activities and assigning work registrants to appropriate activities; and</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H8B627921F3004EBEB0BFD22E2B6760DA"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the employment and training activities and services provided under the pilot;</text></subitem></item>
<item id="H0E5839D93E234432AE52C7FDE046C8BC"><enum>(ee)</enum><text>the impact of the employment and training programs and services on appropriate employment, income, and public benefit receipt as well as other outcomes among households participating in the pilot project, relative to households not participating; and</text></item>
<item id="H365CB242121046998B16C4CBD060DD3A"><enum>(ff)</enum><text>the steps and funding necessary to incorporate into State employment and training programs and services the components of the pilot projects that demonstrate increased employment and earnings.</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H5D9C822951214FC0BF09BF98835B8DDD"><enum>(viii)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subclause id="H5EFF1031D63847A3A3EEBDD0B69CB1A1"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), from amounts made available under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall use to carry out this subparagraph—</text>
<item id="H5EC13F9623494932ADEA2C8E51BEF672"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2014, $10,000,000; and</text></item>
<item id="H97E05DBA5CDB415FAC6F83E7687111EB"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2015, $190,000,000.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="HB715B7BE3FEA4A81B80059EA7C72938D"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<item id="H0CA9A2F2CDD04725B45F23FCFC0411DA"><enum>(aa)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not fund more than 10 pilot projects under this subparagraph.</text></item>
<item id="H28BCE71F85F149E6948FB12F8E5E3472"><enum>(bb)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>Each pilot project shall be in effect for not more than 3 years.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H3FAC9223E18F4F4DA268FB4A4512ACA2"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text>Funds made available under subclause (I) shall remain available through September 30, 2018.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H53FB70D13F7D4814BD4A17A10872B963"><enum>(ix)</enum><header>Use of funds</header>
<subclause id="H50A2CFCCF7954B1C855E5A8B4904EE98"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Funds made available under this subparagraph for pilot projects shall be used only for—</text>
<item id="HEE83F883665041B39A6CB20E72602B78"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>pilot projects that comply with this Act;</text></item>
<item id="HB1ED865EE3FA4F4F817F072D5FBCD386"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the program and administrative costs of carrying out the pilot projects;</text></item>
<item id="H0C3505DB7F0E4E8F91763B24CA2A588F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the costs incurred in developing systems and providing information and data for the independent evaluations under clause (vii); and</text></item>
<item id="H536732ECFC2A4552A82FCB11FD55A75B"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the costs of the evaluations under clause (vii).</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H0E53C22DF25641B98013799805AA4DB3"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header><text>Funds made available under this subparagraph shall be used only to supplement, not to supplant, non-Federal funds used for existing employment and training activities or services.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H37E4EE30F5734F7C8108D5BF0FF44577"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Other funds</header><text>In carrying out pilot projects, States may contribute additional funds obtained from other sources, including Federal, State, or private funds, on the condition that the use of the contributions is permissible under Federal law.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDC8749A167945AA961D713869EAA4D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H63587ACEB47F467CBD51438EABF1DD71"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Monitoring</header>
<subparagraph id="HD6B2888B59E849CDB952D72AF76714A9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall monitor the employment and training programs carried out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) and assess the effectiveness of the programs in—</text>
<clause id="H342657CB54C643BA93398B5ED470309B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>preparing members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program for employment, including the acquisition of basic skills necessary for employment; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA4CCAB79D23D4091B615E64D10BDAC6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing the number of household members who obtain and retain employment subsequent to participation in the employment and training programs.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE404CBB9784346E985E23BB56BDD0F6D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reporting measures</header>
<clause id="HB561DC5CE8C046D7922497DB58E22C7E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop State reporting measures that identify improvements in the skills, training, education, or work experience of members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.</text></clause>
<clause id="H12A1E379A1744F99A9393E669364C1E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Measures shall—</text>
<subclause id="H7C6FF6AC453544D8AE9869C93A2458E7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be based on common measures of performance for Federal workforce training programs; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H05CBA17D90884B36A2F4107416FD12CD"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include additional indicators that reflect the challenges facing the types of members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program who participate in a specific employment and training component.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H206593DE88684056B8D1BC4FAB13BE58"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>State requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall require that each State employment and training plan submitted under section 11(e)(19) identifies appropriate reporting measures for each proposed component that serves a threshold number of participants determined by the Secretary of at least 100 people a year.</text></clause>
<clause id="HCA5EC3BFACF44B6C806CA8D852BA0C15"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Reporting measures described in clause (iii) may include—</text>
<subclause id="HADD3AB8B6DF54C529A971EB7763D3906"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the percentage and number of program participants who received employment and training services and are in unsubsidized employment subsequent to the receipt of those services;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H57A63654AC70400EB9C7D1F79E8DD352"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage and number of program participants who obtain a recognized credential, including a registered apprenticeship, or a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, while participating in, or within 1 year after receiving, employment and training services;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD928DB6685DF46F99A23865D9316FFD3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the percentage and number of program participants who are in an education or training program that is intended to lead to a recognized credential, including a registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training program, a regular secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized employment;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HAD905DD6BBE24429A73C24D28BDF75D3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, measures developed by each State agency to assess the skills acquisition of employment and training program participants that reflect the goals of the specific employment and training program components of the State agency, which may include, at a minimum—</text>
<item id="HF1A89188CCDA44E7B47AA6E3C2573705"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the percentage and number of program participants who are meeting program requirements in each component of the education and training program of the State agency;</text></item>
<item id="HBDADB36A656044D78DDAB4E13B68A63A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the percentage and number of program participants who are gaining skills likely to lead to employment as measured through testing, quantitative or qualitative assessment, or other method; and</text></item>
<item id="H9C4DC32AC8C144428DE408606E2F6862"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the percentage and number of program participants who do not comply with employment and training requirements and who are ineligible under section 6(b); and</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="HC8AD6D76CCD4459E8ED5178A92CEBC54"><enum>(V)</enum><text>other indicators approved by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB9E2B696A2A451D8259E4FFF82E6243"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Oversight of State employment and training activities</header><text>The Secretary shall assess State employment and training programs on a periodic basis to ensure—</text>
<clause id="HE92D25D52CFF421DA069CE1A5E358392"><enum>(i)</enum><text>compliance with Federal employment and training program rules and regulations;</text></clause>
<clause id="H327BF1068BB74F798754CC71639D4677"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that program activities are appropriate to meet the needs of the individuals referred by the State agency to an employment and training program component;</text></clause>
<clause id="H94434C451CA6410C8BF18C69EEF519D0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>that reporting measures are appropriate to identify improvements in skills, training, work and experience for participants in an employment and training program component; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE85FB521A4684573B016836CE7085206"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for States receiving additional allocations under paragraph (1)(E), any information the Secretary may require to evaluate the compliance of the State agency with paragraph (1), which may include—</text>
<subclause id="H067B8F62C0394C32A7CF95668F5CBF7A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a report for each fiscal year of the number of individuals in the State who meet the conditions of paragraph (1)(E)(ii), the number of individuals the State agency offers a position in a program described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 6(o)(2), and the number who participate in such a program;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC1EC3AA03ACD423DAA52D50E83C85833"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of the types of employment and training programs the State agency uses to comply with paragraph (1)(E) and the availability of those programs throughout the State; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB693127A3FFF4F22BD9A6E101B0B0520"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any additional information the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H574C457FB5BF44949541FCA250612E8F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>State report</header><text>Each State agency shall annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a report on the State employment and training program that includes, using measures identified under subparagraph (B), the numbers of supplemental nutrition assistance program participants who have gained skills, training, work, or experience that will increase the ability of the participants to obtain regular employment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C9F39760FEC4B769BBA8E0DC45506FC"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Modifications to the State employment and training plan</header><text>Subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the performance of a State agency with respect to employment and training outcomes is inadequate, the Secretary may require the State agency to make modifications to the State employment and training plan to improve the outcomes.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C95CA7838B24B65982DBCAD6F1B7A6A"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Periodic evaluation</header><text>Subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, not later than October 1, 2016, and not less frequently than once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a study to review existing practice and research to identify employment and training program components and practices that—</text>
<clause id="H05D1D08C77A042A1A4427F5B01D856CD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>effectively assist members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program in gaining skills, training, work, or experience that will increase the ability of the participants to obtain regular employment; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H124AE633A61A48EAA40415C856382894"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are best integrated with statewide workforce development systems.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF60DB5B881F249DCBBE6A90205F85284"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HBFE78A2C9ECB48939FB4036CC1898402"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA615462421C74CC5A5CF87E247ADCBB8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(14), by inserting <quote>or a pilot project under section 16(h)(1)(F)</quote> after <quote>6(d)(4)(I)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D68D18F7B924ACE978693300FE541E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(3)(B)(iii), by inserting <quote>or a pilot project under section 16(h)(1)(F)</quote> after <quote>6(d)(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D91F75AE5BA4642A827126CB29D2F18"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(3), in the first sentence, by inserting <quote>or a pilot project under section 16(h)(1)(F)</quote> after <quote>6(d)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2738643AA7D4E3BAE82A83EA736413C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB47727C3EE824505B0BF923C519DABE4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>or a pilot project under paragraph (1)(F)</quote> after <quote>6(d)(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD4FFBAFE62041CE853B6CF78931E5FB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by inserting <quote>or a pilot project under paragraph (1)(F)</quote> after <quote>6(d)(4)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB1D16F07D4841848B884E682E675898"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh)) is amended by inserting <quote>(h)(1)(F),</quote> after <quote>(g),</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H938C24E0A6054AC7B04169016E94F2B0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application date</header>
<paragraph id="H187EEB60746546BEA5565AFD7B8FA440"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amendments made by this section (other than the amendments made by subsection (a)(2)) shall apply beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H590779D84FFB435FAE60B497E70D98D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Process for selecting pilot programs</header>
<subparagraph id="H57290C1EA57D401C853733374EC8E650"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="HB40EFA37AB2B4662BDCB3A9E555AB632"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop and publish the process for selecting pilot projects under section 16(h)(1)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as added by subsection (a)(1)(C)); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA3E495F9F2644745846E2656AEA6DE54"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>issue such request for proposals for the independent evaluation as is determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1EC858727844A7E852168848BF516D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The Secretary shall begin considering proposals not earlier than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the actions described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0E916FB3914462FBD7E0F7C518C5583"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary completes the actions described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall select pilot projects from the applications submitted in response to the request for proposals issued under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE3644F9D1E94AC5A4F2C538406DA4B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Monitoring of employment and training programs</header>
<subparagraph id="H6272191DB13E49D5BB66F520A507D28B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue interim final regulations implementing the amendments made by subsection (a)(2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32F9AEF68B094C45AEDBD1E22B0F070A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State action</header><text>States shall include reporting measures required under section 16(h)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as amended by subsection (a)(2)) in the employment and training plans of the States for the first full fiscal year that begins not earlier than 180 days after the date that the regulations described in subparagraph (A) are published.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H204BE7AF33CC4F0C905C7571F551B8F1"><enum>4023.</enum><header>Cooperation with program research and evaluation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2026">7 U.S.C. 2026</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H5CF85EF906214F20B94455EAC8432CE7"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Cooperation with program research and evaluation</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this Act, including protections under section 11(e)(8), States, State agencies, local agencies, institutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and contractors participating in programs authorized under this Act shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HABF8DBFF944043EBA20C8C911BF9DD1C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>cooperate with officials and contractors acting on behalf of the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations and studies under this Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BF9B5CB26284B6B87E12EFA07B29BEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit information at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40D59D77F7E0412C942DDF5E0044E643" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4024.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HE6727B0B00434677AD4CDB1455F1F9E8"><enum>4025.</enum><header>Review, report, and regulation of cash nutrition assistance program benefits provided in Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2028">7 U.S.C. 2028</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HD0DC6484E7854429A678F420D5ED0B55"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Review, report, and regulation of cash nutrition assistance program benefits provided in Puerto Rico</header>
<paragraph id="HF3925E15805842B1947ACBB126C57B2C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out a review of the provision of nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico in the form of cash benefits under this section that shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FD024EDBCFB4D4CA7B54254BFDB6767"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an examination of the history of and purpose for distribution of a portion of monthly benefits in the form of cash;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5013852D1D89455E9F5C25B12E7E3235"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an examination of current barriers to the redemption of non-cash benefits by current program participants and retailers;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D2D312BB5844939BB0E3326A0689C9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an examination of current usage of cash benefits for the purchase of non-food and other prohibited items;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDFAF0C636A664902B6AC1E2783AFBF7B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an identification and assessment of potential adverse effects of the discontinuation of a portion of benefits in the form of cash for program participants and retailers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41C19889022E4EC9BB32D658E36361B8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an examination of such other factors as the Secretary determines to be relevant.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF8D433C7AA44DA5ABE4CB3D521770D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 results of the review conducted under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E363F9C780D48FFB2F25344C3A7AB3A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulation</header>
<subparagraph id="H90F5C00C885948C1AC13CE38D582A810"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), and notwithstanding the second sentence of subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), the Secretary shall disapprove any plan submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A)—</text>
<clause id="HC33133EAD78C418C9F5E263501F293C5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2017 that provides for the distribution of more than 20 percent of the nutrition assistance benefit of a participant in the form of cash;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9E51FEE67B064F24AA8757BB2AB90196"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2018 that provides for the distribution of more than 15 percent of the nutrition assistance benefit of a participant in the form of cash;</text></clause>
<clause id="H755658FCF56E4EA7877ED99E05701A9F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2019 that provides for the distribution of more than 10 percent of the nutrition assistance benefit of a participant in the form of cash;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC25C098635CC4EC0B8969148B61AD54B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2020 that provides for the distribution of more than 5 percent of the nutrition assistance benefit of a participant in the form of cash; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H675B4AFE38ED4053B5E22CEB1081EFD8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2021 that provides for the distribution of any portion of the nutrition assistance benefit of a participant in the form of cash.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC40E7322B5CC4180911D32CFD0BB7CB2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary, informed by the report required under paragraph (2), may approve a plan that exempts participants or categories of participants if the Secretary determines that discontinuation of benefits in the form of cash is likely to have significant adverse effects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H163A852596114B5AAD0555F6F729B12B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Out of any funds made available under section 18 for fiscal year 2014, the Secretary shall make available to carry out the review and report described in paragraphs (1) and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H378C08B41E824DCBA73CB330763D29C0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4026.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance for community food projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2034">7 U.S.C. 2034</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H942BDEB8BAF14C9BBC71010F72B5D3BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC2F7DCC1FB747239D144F62A22CADE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(B)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24A7A34C061544E6A2A4C8B2368A206A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81E25CE183734682B4EB377E2C930928"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by inserting after <quote>individuals</quote> the following: <quote>through food distribution, community outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service;</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FEC2AAFBAD2463B8A09FF2BA82639BB"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by inserting <quote>food access,</quote> after <quote>food,</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H292767E088114B1288C7E84CED43666A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB211CAE2FD741BFA032D27E30228912" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FED76D66F7B41DF94CEC536507B944F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project;</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27972B43BC374FF088ECE63611F30CAE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE81AADCAE6B4F1FA4ACAE766D677ECC" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC8D003D8635D4662BF1FB16DEBDB25D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Gleaner</header><text>The term <term>gleaner</term> means an entity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC969ED64C429475C98DA78D0750CA71D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collects edible, surplus food that would be thrown away and distributes the food to agencies or nonprofit organizations that feed the hungry; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA8D068C03494CB58E8151A1B8819047"><enum>(B)</enum><text>harvests for free distribution to the needy, or for donation to agencies or nonprofit organizations for ultimate distribution to the needy, an agricultural crop that has been donated by the owner of the crop.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD412F31011B43939885BC0887E0053E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hunger-free communities goal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>hunger-free communities goal</term> means any of the 14 goals described in House Concurrent Resolution 302, 102nd Congress, agreed to October 5, 1992.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51940C67D1554132B48A81DE16CFD09C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D007741243B404CB230828753C6EE48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC796E4AA8E5446381C28499ED019E0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting the following: “each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014; and</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF330B0D0B2B740C7BE8261BD8B19E9D1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71D57CF300604B2DB72A41228C695A17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$9,000,000 for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C306318675E4A778D20B9ECACCA7DB8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C7AD0A31F774C709FD1A473B1C31484"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>private nonprofit entity</quote> and inserting <quote>public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity, including gleaners,</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39739144B10A4EBC81DE370C09446C6F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93E78D7A92174236BCF7FA35C5D8E7AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6B43BD7DB9148B581B90615EF7047E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C3C726C15864572A28ED4AD12C74964"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H985CF679FFC34AADB56F094B3099623D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DE3D5BC44644E1D9775F78E564BF7D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">efforts to reduce food insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0968FC7D4D6C4EA0AC2CFF3EC60467C9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF839CFA07DA443FB9E883E43CCA34AF9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4E4C96B7CB1432FA474D4A5C48BA023"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA60736A0759641208E98099621FFF2FA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D9D0D8DF6324AFBB85F0887DD26C994"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collaborate with 1 or more local partner organizations to achieve at least 1 hunger-free communities goal.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFB4F0F3214E4A44992C5D5CDAF9BC58"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE78E2C51A46B4BB28B98990B9E434F47"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>or</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B13A935528241B898C9B6E6EE6AF2C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H535A6688406946D58EE21683B4A324D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H929D01027FC9498F8B73070A4D619C65" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F6C10F7F10B46E1BF1B9261B3D3A149"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop new resources and strategies to help reduce food insecurity in the community and prevent food insecurity in the future by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF2CBB00C4C14418931430D8EBE51672"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing creative food resources;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33020234576D4761BEA7510C508E3F25"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinating food services with park and recreation programs and other community-based outlets to reduce barriers to access; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7579135F4B4344878DAAA91784FDCC32"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">creating nutrition education programs for at- risk populations to enhance food-purchasing and food- preparation skills and to heighten awareness of the connection between diet and health.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8BFB67C59044D98BC0D6AF7B1D4DB65"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)(2), by striking <quote>3 years</quote> and inserting <quote>5 years</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE63346E6D0EA4D609E1FDC933397AC49"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsections (h) and (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B7849CE60D54868A13CDC362E3843AD" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B2E9EF2449D4043900FE10815E27722"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2014, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes each grant made under this section, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA855E805A1684579AF3A92AAA57DF58C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any activity funded;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9F999C5EA1F4942BC040EC80971FF44"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the degree of success of each activity funded in achieving hunger-free community goals; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E913C3DB1474414B92B738C37784143"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the degree of success in improving the long-term capacity of a community to address food and agriculture problems related to hunger or access to healthy food.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25197BC7E88A4F8FA1E471706466CC50"><enum>4027.</enum><header>Emergency food assistance</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H42489B04EE4E4F27A9EDD2A3C1D07C46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purchase of commodities</header><text>Section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8C27C2A9591E4E45B34A64B267264E52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8674636FA8E0465AA3076818A65D5602"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDD6017B0C22A49A09C7D088B6557E9F8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7ACA734D1BB6455488D77C0573AEBB1A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H0D2DA2569C2F4A1FB72DD893BAC9DC00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H4AF6813B918249BEB5CDB8F821E79229"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB5F06035B13D4839915ADEF1555211D2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0E5C9B47B0C44E69965FE5CA0808BD1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H017B70BF9966457490E8C49C266FA5BB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, the sum obtained by adding the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (C) and—</text>
<clause id="H57CE7D468581498BAE7B168484D13077"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2015, $50,000,000;</text></clause>
<clause id="H241514F521114575B38D3E433A01FB87"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2016, $40,000,000;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA8A95C5D407D4D5EA4BF436EB1C31842"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2017, $20,000,000; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H59FC56C3710C43CAB4776D2C23F885D3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2018, $15,000,000; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFACF37BC472A4F32BA8F3EA5DC8D20F3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2019 and each subsequent fiscal year, the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (D)(iv) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) to reflect changes between June 30, 2017, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86618EDEA63345C7A56DCC11A37F7F39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CB14099310C480D9A8D5ADEDDE7B070" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB93ECAD631E84F8887BB06095CCF1E7D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Funds availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the funds described in this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H099729FECD15421A8B99F2F088C6EBBC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the funds available for 2 fiscal years; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4411151617B4F7484FBF781513C892D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow States to carry over unexpended balances to the next fiscal year pursuant to such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF78CA53A03884F94866209B429E728D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency food program infrastructure grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7511a">7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A7A94D614D340F6A4870EA3B0E2014F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4028.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nutrition education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 28(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036a">7 U.S.C. 2036a(b)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and physical activity</quote> after <quote>healthy food choices</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H630D3BD96CC24E6A85540371A92F6657" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4029.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retail food store and recipient trafficking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 </act-name>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC184D938367C4467B5EC6E03C4C3ADED" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFB65500847C4675AC7D9EB0EB4A093E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>29.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Retail food store and recipient trafficking</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B3371AECFD6449B9902DD94540D2E09"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to provide the Department of Agriculture with additional resources to prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by strengthening recipient and retail food store program integrity.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A5F0700F8E243BCAE59FA78143C4713"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8167277C451E43CEA98E385CE5323107"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional funds are provided under this section to supplement the retail food store and recipient integrity activities of the Department.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C9406052B684DA6A9E125A80161CECA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use an appropriate amount of the funds provided under this section to employ information technologies known as data mining and data warehousing and other available information technologies to administer the supplemental nutrition assistance program and enforce regulations promulgated under section 4(c).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3492A49FBA34BCD8E2021FA333B391A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H460BFC0702574A448F3F7760772F9A21"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC370294A730240E59059CDE24EC160F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H335F9983A9EE446B82C81B3E625624A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section not less than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BE7EE5613A9455B9A96A990FADA5E08"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Receipt and acceptance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1A36FD0106848DE9C952ACFFE5245BE"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall supplement (and not supplant) other Federal funding for programs carried out under this Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2D3C6EA397B47BAB079C504D76BB2F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4030.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79BF11CBFEEC4F6D8327E4DA0A29E6DF"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD4BAB336BD847689B17B0D175617EB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by striking <quote>coupon,</quote> the last place it appears and inserting <quote>coupon</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20027209C3B64563B0B380544EACC21F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k)(7), by striking <quote>or are</quote> and inserting <quote>and</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50495751D4394C0FA54D52C91368463D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (<italic>l</italic>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0639B9C684047AC9BF7A19528DB0D8C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (m) through (t) as subsections (<italic>l</italic>) through (s), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H198DFD55B5684FE3A39174C8158859B1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (s) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4158495AF5F4D73AF14CBD997AAC1B4" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF06EDADAE187463F8EBDF03E51138BC6"><enum>(t)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><quote>Supplemental nutrition assistance program</quote> means the program operated pursuant to this Act.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB619723AAD346C09211B37852F7BB61"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the last sentence by striking <quote>benefits</quote> and inserting <quote>Benefits</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9236E371F8C4C3CAA72F935C3DA8D02"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26789C883EAE465E80CFB1D4A07F7B28"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the last sentence of subsection (i)(2)(D), by striking <quote>section 13(b)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 13(b)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8A7FD6EBA2B4E458A62404E005B697F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k)(4)(A), by striking <quote>paragraph (2)(H)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(G)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7351B85820C24FA1BD43FF770E661731"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)</external-xref>) is amended in subparagraphs (B)(vii) and (F)(iii) by indenting both clauses appropriately.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFAEB644B2254AD8B7D594DF4E3DA304"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(h)</external-xref>) is amended by redesignating the second paragraph (12) (relating to interchange fees) as paragraph (13).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA493E25FD7194FC096BFA9FAD2CB4599"><enum>(f)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2018">7 U.S.C. 2018(a)</external-xref>) is amended by indenting paragraph (3) appropriately.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93C71390CF6B496EB7A7A9DEBB64D1E6"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2021">7 U.S.C. 2021</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16252DADE3904D6FB190752ED042B40E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking <quote>civil money penalties</quote> and inserting <quote>civil penalties</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF80DD23232804AF084566C4B20B4F9F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1786">7 U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">42 U.S.C. 1786</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0A0024AAC2549AA8E40BE64A98661B1"><enum>(h)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2024">7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>an benefit</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>a benefit</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD3F04F8E6C7490F8BA7214610AE6EBD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the proviso following paragraph (8) by striking <quote>as amended.</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4CF2BE1A11E4844B8D769AE8312B160"><enum>(j)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027(e)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>sections 7(f)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 7(f)</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B10037610DD4ED4A6A208BCE10F5D83"><enum>(k)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22(b)(10)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2031">7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(10)(B)(i)</external-xref>) is amended in the last sentence by striking <quote>Food benefits</quote> and inserting <quote>Benefits</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AD70E63438C4913A3FA9B7284EA6C1E"><enum>(l)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 26(f)(3)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2035">7 U.S.C. 2035(f)(3)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0B15BC3DB0D4A00918A9C8A6495A8C0"><enum>(m)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/8">Public Law 98–8</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note)</quote> and inserting <quote>(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7515">7 U.S.C. 7515</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12A7D8A880C34637B46E897ABCBC8671"><enum>(n)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/862a">21 U.S.C. 862a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46B3F787752446D386FFBD87C8A81E8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>food stamp program (as defined in section 3(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977) or any State program carried out under the Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>supplemental nutrition assistance program (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)) or any State program carried out under that Act</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48012BDABFEF4A22A47580961BA4B672"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D47CD92948443D091294E1EA52183B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">the food stamp act of 1977</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77918619C87849FFB6A67EE822D0E440"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>food stamp program (as defined in section 3(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977), or any State program carried out under the Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>supplemental nutrition assistance program (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)), or any State program carried out under that Act</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8FBFFC9474F4D12BF3195C67594DDE7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(2), by striking <quote>section 3(s) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, when referring to the food stamp program (as defined in section 3(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977) or any State program carried out under the Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>), when referring to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (as defined in that section) or any State program carried out under that Act</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC85D725B9A5D4D5E8723732BD109736A"><enum>(o)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3803">Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(vii)</external-xref> of title 31 of the United States Code is amended by striking <quote>section 3(l)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 3</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAA75D7F271634352A34207A8D6483164"><enum>(p)</enum><text>Section 453(j)(10) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/653">42 U.S.C. 653(j)(10)</external-xref>) is amended in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">food stamp programs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCABDE33A9FE243548A82693ADF0F3723"><enum>(q)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1137 of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320b-7">42 U.S.C. 1320b–7</external-xref>)—</text>
<paragraph id="HE093A7ED3C1846738B133F7D07EE06D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(5)(B), by striking <quote>food stamp</quote> and inserting <quote>supplemental nutrition assistance</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B3029A04812421395D9F58E51A3B921"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(4), by striking <quote>food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1A5836202774F449A5902B9C92DCCBC"><enum>(r)</enum><text>Section 1631(n) of the Social Security Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1383">42 U.S.C. 1383</external-xref>) is amended in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="traditional">food stamp</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="traditional">supplemental nutrition assistance</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC64B91BC1B645BCB8A83CC4538FC8D5"><enum>(s)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 509 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056g">42 U.S.C. 3056g</external-xref>) is amended in the section heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">food stamp programs</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">supplemental nutrition assistance programs</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H71AE8B0098074BA09EB815D1AD5A8742"><enum>(t)</enum><text>Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H08405500AEC24DE38CD0243C2B6C4C2D"><enum>(u)</enum><text>Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A114317768C418B83B86895EAA50B51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1), by striking <quote>food stamps</quote> and inserting <quote>the supplemental nutrition assistance program</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C914652FAEF43EB8695E83BEE554584"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(1), by striking <quote>food stamps provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>supplemental nutrition assistance benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEC853868D5D44A4AFAC0DC0FA4598E0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (<italic>l</italic>)(2)(B), by striking <quote>Food Stamp Act of 1977</quote> and inserting <quote>Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC45A00C7CB3437DA0DA18C193E1093A"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4115(c)(2)(H) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1871) is amended by striking <quote>531</quote> and inserting <quote>454</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H8277A366C50A40EE8FFA874DABCFA014" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4031.</enum><header>Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7ADB3F44E7AF4F0B89791897086D7D64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8E5DAF6C7E054CF8AC0ABDFFF53952BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Prior to establishing the pilot program under subsection (b), the Secretary shall conduct a study to be completed not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act to assess—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H863A2C260E334EA18445E0764D65F9F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capabilities of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) in a similar manner as the program is operated in the States (as defined in section 3 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E889DF877E94A28BC04924249A7E5F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>alternative models of the supplemental nutrition assistance program operation and benefit delivery that best meet the nutrition assistance needs of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB215E4E54F574CB0B0FB48D6357F07FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The study conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall assess the capability of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to fulfill the responsibilities of a State agency (as defined in section 3 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2012">7 U.S.C. 2012</external-xref>)), including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H74011A7597F44D988CC70B1E567B5785"><enum>(A)</enum><text>extending and limiting participation to eligible households, as required by sections 5 and 6 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2014">7 U.S.C. 2014</external-xref>, 2015);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC4BD140363BD4494ABBFD124D1B43A85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issuing benefits through EBT cards, as required by section 7 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE28F3CBD1D7947988C6E528A71433552"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintaining the integrity of the program, including operation of a quality control system, as required by section 16(c) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(c)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H16F5FB46F63641BEB319F99DB42FB6C2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>implementing work requirements, including operating an employment and training program, as required by section 6(d) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2015">7 U.S.C. 2015(d)</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H76224A287DC246D3B235DD2593A1CDD0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>paying a share of administrative costs with non-Federal funds, as required by section 16(a) of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD7A08347778A4802B2C5EFD45640F50D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a pilot program is feasible, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the same manner in which the program is operated in the States.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2638C791B8E7420EBF614D13FB4B1FF6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The Secretary shall use the information obtained from the study conducted under subsection (a) to establish the scope of the pilot program established under subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC853C0DC81464AAD97F17CD58F73934D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than June 30, 2019, 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 on the pilot program carried out under this section, including an analysis of the feasibility of operating the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner in which the program is operated in the States.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H61651F3705EC489CAED4F0F1299B11C5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB853631CAD024160A8B7CAF2F1E470ED"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Of the funds made available under section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)</external-xref>), the Secretary may use to conduct the study described in subsection (a) not more than $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8554861B761A448CA0C3DAE385C9404A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pilot program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1C49FFB841D545FE8D30BB8EA3E883EB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), of the funds made available under section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2027">7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)</external-xref>), the Secretary may use to establish and carry out the pilot program under subsection (b), including the Federal costs for providing technical assistance to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, authorizing and monitoring retail food stores, and assessing pilot operations, not more than—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HCDB916475E564D759B7672FC241D59CC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$13,500,000 for fiscal year 2016; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HB01C0759D8D4483E987703D17AC831E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$8,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB1E492118194D45817CE8BDEBC88FF0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a pilot program described in subsection (b) is not feasible, the Secretary shall provide to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands any unspent funds described in subparagraph (A), which shall—</text>
<clause id="H8AB980B91B9C4DC5A8CC8DA342DF4680"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be made available for obligation under the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands nutrition assistance program block grant in addition to any other funds made available for that grant; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H56818E0EA98548EBA37C4D7D33272E5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remain available until expended.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H2ABAE3CF67E945B0ACF28E5637939409"><enum>4032.</enum><header>Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation</header>
<subsection id="HBFCCC4D58D654A4FA7D8D526A1E22B5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date specified by the Secretary during the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each State agency that carries out the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) shall submit to the Secretary a report containing sufficient information for the Secretary to determine whether the State agency has, for the most recently concluded fiscal year preceding that annual date, verified that the State agency in that fiscal year—</text>
<paragraph id="HC018F9F4D307454CA628A2D801DA440C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>did not issue benefits to a deceased individual; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63FFDA1202034D1080F19DAD021B4416"><enum>(2)</enum><text>did not issue benefits to an individual who had been permanently disqualified from receiving benefits.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAF3F2E728B14497EBD27CD996333B676"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Penalty for noncompliance</header><text>For any fiscal year for which a State agency fails to comply with subsection (a), the Secretary shall impose a penalty that includes a reduction of up to 50 percent of the amount that would be otherwise payable to the State agency under section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2025">7 U.S.C. 2025(a)</external-xref>) with respect to that fiscal year.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6F890D35333A4275988F2C33D77A2522"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report of pilot program to test prevention of duplicate participation</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the completion in multiple States of a temporary pilot program to test the detection and prevention of duplicate participation by beneficiaries of the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the <act-name parsable-cite="FSA77">Food and Nutrition Act of 2008</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>), 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 assessing the feasibility, effectiveness, and cost for the expansion of the pilot program nationwide.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE3D0F0172A7641FF9444BD50D83D4509"><enum>4033.</enum><header>Service of traditional foods in public facilities</header>
<subsection id="H2BA5FD3D266640F78E64335430CE9973"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="H73A82665EC7B4F0B9ABDA8D96BC993D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to provide access to traditional foods in food service programs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BA5105A1F5D4645A50B40F8C3F93948"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to encourage increased consumption of traditional foods to decrease health disparities among Indians, particularly Alaska Natives; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC00AC8198F0242FF93CA546EE14F7B95"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide alternative food options for food service programs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H09B98F90035747019013E3E9B000521B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HDB63542EB7A84BA08324FB60EF3FC9FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alaska native</header><text>The term <term>Alaska Native</term> means a person who is a member of any Native village, Village Corporation, or Regional Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1602">43 U.S.C. 1602</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34DBEC27569F4B21925B45D5EAD57DC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A458FB86AAA426F861F6B31BD85C29C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Food service program</header><text>The term <term>food service program</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H03DD600F85CD4B84BF4404C26708323C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>food service at residential child care facilities that have a license from an appropriate State agency;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H886065CA55464E77916B34E50D481A16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any child nutrition program (as that term is defined in section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1769f">42 U.S.C. 1769f(b)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7095299C45F040B7863BCDC5E5D6CB3C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>food service at hospitals, clinics, and long-term care facilities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C74543A048246ACA8CEFBC28011C4C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>senior meal programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA32273C49232439B8AAE28218EBFC150"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indian; Indian tribe</header><text>The terms <term>Indian</term> and <term>Indian tribe</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC739428312E044D1BB0B0FFBD32CE277"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Traditional food</header>
<subparagraph id="HD035D27DEECF4C4F9C340C1190536382"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>traditional food</term> means food that has traditionally been prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FA03BDAD3AE47AF87E7A87F6CF2DA92"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>traditional food</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="H2EBE304811144BF1A1429BD5E50DD58E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>wild game meat;</text></clause>
<clause id="H6B173AECD6D24EACAC77EC08AE059937"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>fish;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9CEDEE559C29458E97F1EA4D25A36347"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>seafood;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE282372326774C798175340DFCDED32A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>marine mammals;</text></clause>
<clause id="H73B282293AAF4B5899F2B98AA4B41819"><enum>(v)</enum><text>plants; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H43F7D0BD486A4E85A4FF65FA797F5E66"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>berries.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EF6FE9992BA4292A5DC4043E684987A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tribal organization</header><text>The term <quote>tribal organization</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">25 U.S.C. 450b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDE6473FEE34D44EA97B4C5967FA591A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The Secretary and the Commissioner shall allow the donation to and serving of traditional food through food service programs at public facilities and nonprofit facilities, including facilities operated by Indian tribes and facilities operated by tribal organizations, that primarily serve Indians if the operator of the food service program—</text>
<paragraph id="H7C4AA4B25A4442CCB9D52728A3EC9F53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensures that the food is received whole, gutted, gilled, as quarters, or as a roast, without further processing;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19AEBE88CC9640DAA2FE8A2D3A19DB41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>makes a reasonable determination that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6303DE1E256342DF9A41F1A0F4B27760"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the animal was not diseased;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H18F66227BB1A418B916E9A584B4DF038"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the food was butchered, dressed, transported, and stored to prevent contamination, undesirable microbial growth, or deterioration; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9623038E9AB4605AD91239DF951A52A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the food will not cause a significant health hazard or potential for human illness;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E4B323C48D744D7A4086D55BBB09B7B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>carries out any further preparation or processing of the food at a different time or in a different space from the preparation or processing of other food for the applicable program to prevent cross-contamination;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F5007B6714D427BABC95BD92813B775"><enum>(4)</enum><text>cleans and sanitizes food-contact surfaces of equipment and utensils after processing the traditional food;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H237DAB8A3BA440089E8D9D72EA0F5575"><enum>(5)</enum><text>labels donated traditional food with the name of the food;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADBA1DF164434829A55B16BC923C2791"><enum>(6)</enum><text>stores the traditional food separately from other food for the applicable program, including through storage in a separate freezer or refrigerator or in a separate compartment or shelf in the freezer or refrigerator;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01B99A14CCD4408FB253E854282ED044"><enum>(7)</enum><text>follows Federal, State, local, county, tribal, or other non-Federal law regarding the safe preparation and service of food in public or nonprofit facilities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E32351CF050416F82FB28BD7BB9F948"><enum>(8)</enum><text>follows other such criteria as established by the Secretary and Commissioner.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE3126513B9644C22A81F1629F7AB298A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Liability</header>
<paragraph id="HBB586965CED64043A8EFDAD027190048"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The United States, an Indian tribe, and a tribal organization shall not be liable in any civil action for any damage, injury, or death caused to any person by the donation to or serving of traditional foods through food service programs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53080EE3C8C84AC1B3ED8C9D11D309FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (1) alters any liability or other obligation of the United States under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1450">25 U.S.C. 1450 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="H59C860C39DA74DAC8FC874DC733F0AF5" level-type="subsequent"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity distribution programs</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AF77D5DB8C44693816EA9693110900B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity distribution program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ACE9A44411C4130BE714F9C3245B91B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodity supplemental food program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/86">Public Law 93–86</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D179A048C754965A50FF90ACA5FA017"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraphs (1) and (2)(B) of subsection (a), by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A807D8A5E7345B0BC275F7A44D15E47"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the first sentence of subsection (d)(2), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12227B4B425A4BBFAEB06AD2E1D64608"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B9DAF22E24E4ECBBA7D84C5E8801E04" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H539969C9EC014E6C9F4123AA4EC04225"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (m), the States shall only provide assistance under the commodity supplemental food program to low-income persons aged 60 and older.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H068784FB2DB143268299061283A0BEB8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83EB02D3DD734CE2BB8570D13B8170FF" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62FD1E4C9258448BA2D34C1568B9305B"><enum>(m)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Phase-Out</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who receives assistance under the commodity supplemental food program on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection shall continue to receive that assistance until the date on which the individual is no longer eligible for assistance under the eligibility requirements for the program in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4D71626FB694A3CB3D407ADE8587753" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1431e">7 U.S.C. 1431e(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC81467615AC1425EA561702EEAB7FFB1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Processing of commodities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48823BA0839A4B6E9428EED4C479D7DA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 17 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/237">Public Law 100–237</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3BEDE3F1FCD45A99AF42B294A9235CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and processing</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">donations</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43399CC8AD184F298F75482527183F60"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H410F5234DD32466C93308CDB9CC760AD" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB68C0223150247E6A6FE1633A45AA909"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Processing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BD58CE6ACFC4F61A6D332B13F47D361"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any program included under subsection (b), the Secretary may, notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law relating to the procurement of goods and services—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66524914D117490DA31548C8EFF0C237"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain title to commodities delivered to a processor, on behalf of a State (including a State distributing agency and a recipient agency), until such time as end products containing the commodities, or similar commodities as approved by the Secretary, are delivered to a State distributing agency or to a recipient agency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H937DA97AD1B340C2BE57DED11D3EDB9B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promulgate regulations to ensure accountability for commodities provided to a processor for processing into end products, and to facilitate processing of commodities into end products for use by recipient agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AB2633DA6EA46FB9F47ACEAC691BF63"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations described in paragraph (1)(B) may provide that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14B3CACDCABA446FB71888AC08FE6113"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a processor that receives commodities for processing into end products, or provides a service with respect to the commodities or end products, in accordance with the agreement of the processor with a State distributing agency or a recipient agency, provide to the Secretary a bond or other means of financial assurance to protect the value of the commodities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F0B035A884A4FB999DC16FBF9DAE561"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the event a processor fails to deliver to a State distributing agency or a recipient agency an end product in conformance with the processing agreement entered into under this Act, the Secretary—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE61207ABF60041C1B2A48B71B876D3BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take action with respect to the bond or other means of financial assurance pursuant to regulations promulgated under this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30631E9EF9E5423E9271DBBC645BF89A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">distribute any proceeds obtained by the Secretary to 1 or more State distributing agencies and recipient agencies, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3423748543C54267A00026D75474EA88"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/237">Public Law 100–237</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95C3EF0C0D624FA682FF53408A5F23E1" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H173F591811724C77888912AB7A261F97"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Commodities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>commodities</term> means agricultural commodities and their products that are donated by the Secretary for use by recipient agencies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF531FE8F55124CB18BE112B156F4168D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">End product</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>end product</term> means a food product that contains processed commodities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H001511ADF4EE42A0A8A99858751A9FA3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical and conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/237">Public Law 100–237</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87750BAEEDEF415EA739BAA63C7ED0ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62A84E7CE2A948DA8215A382EA96B092"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80B81BB37B6C4411A652B4DE161C4C51" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7F24D4FC37A42D790D77A0192FFD2A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44A98E6B511C46C5BBD0CE7698C4A11F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(D), by striking <quote>the Committee on Education and Labor</quote> and inserting <quote>the Committee on Education and the Workforce</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6253CE902C5441029E7155B77DE62141"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii), by striking <quote>section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/601">7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">7 U.S.C. 612c</external-xref>)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44190D1D2C9042F8A51209D69C4DE8D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(1)(D)(iii), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90D8EBFFC09D4DF19095D6C9FEC50889" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DD707FA5510479AB3AE22A52A1EDEEA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the program established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2013">7 U.S.C. 2013(b)</external-xref>);</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41AC3EFEA142434F813DADA6EAF68510"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k), by striking <quote>the Committee on Education and Labor</quote> and inserting <quote>the Committee on Education and the Workforce</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="HB466361B1A1D4A67BEA5289531BD08EE" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE869F9D895904FEDA8C764E28911A76C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution to schools and service institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10603(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c-4">7 U.S.C. 612c–4(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HB9DEEA4093744D3A85929FBD6AEC37AF"><enum>4202.</enum><header>Pilot project for procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1755">42 U.S.C. 1755</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61F4BF2BCC544F06AED289958F1E8E3D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H970582444F7D4AC69C0177E83E4A5567"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Pilot project for procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables</header>
<paragraph id="HDE4DBA1F60E246BD90FB16BAEC81D518"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a pilot project under which the Secretary shall facilitate the procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables in not more than 8 States receiving funds under this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD64E776D59B489D8DDF085AEED8CD8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of the pilot project required by this subsection is to provide selected States flexibility for the procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables by permitting each State—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2F5B929B1754457A84A34B9F6D081B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to utilize multiple suppliers and products established and qualified by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD511FD405FAA4CD681850472CE9E7271"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to allow geographic preference, if desired, in the procurement of the products under the pilot project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75957195C06145638EC3EECF8B45A465"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Selection and participation</header>
<subparagraph id="HD7D48AA019E742D3BAC6F1C3171CEBC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall select States for participation in the pilot project in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary and terms and conditions established for participation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8C93E91580B4A88A656BE46377F2D73"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that at least 1 project is located in a State in each of—</text>
<clause id="H1FEF3000DCDB4E599A71A477307C00D6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Pacific Northwest Region;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD92D95F335BA4FFDBDD561F2220ED8F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Northeast Region;</text></clause>
<clause id="HEBDB5EAB09844986A408996A06B7E330"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Western Region;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAC5EDD4F0FED477D829578644A3BFB95"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Midwest Region; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H47AB35329A024CB59DA7A0C6C18CA8DA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Southern Region.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6A0C72683324229B8BB259C9948BC19"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In selecting States for participation in the pilot project, the Secretary shall prioritize applications based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27BD5641D5AE4811887DDF4420820390"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity and variety of growers of local fruits and vegetables in the States on a per capita basis;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE59318DBEA7B4340996F71253FD753B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the demonstrated commitment of the States to farm-to-school efforts, as evidenced by prior efforts to increase and promote farm-to-school programs in the States; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H804257A0CF2446ECA6D7F6FF2C7C87CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>whether the States contain a sufficient quantity of local educational agencies, various population sizes, and geographical locations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5D7C4B121354BD7BCE7CCC63A0DD969"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recordkeeping and reporting requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H16833CBDC4E940A9960B12CB101009FE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Recordkeeping requirement</header><text>States selected to participate in the pilot project, and participating school food authorities within those States, shall keep records of the fruits and vegetables received under the pilot project in such manner and form as requested by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA1DF77F0BA545ADA038F0BA17AD0028"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reporting requirement</header><text>Each participating State shall submit to the Secretary a report on the success of the pilot project in the State, including information on—</text>
<clause id="HE7A526EC12E84D32A687CD1C39E6240A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the quantity and cost of each type of fruit and vegetable received by the State under the pilot project; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H34CA99025A74407E9374AC1DB56CB809"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the benefit provided by those procurements in conducting school food service in the State, including meeting school meal requirements.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BB239C5EC0144DD91C29A5352FFED4F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seniors farmers' market nutrition program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H701A10D1B7E447DA9305F8E8C8139D77"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3007">7 U.S.C. 3007(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9870891016B433D95C97419CAD2ADE7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) takes effect on October 1, 2013.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF3C41040C914915B448AE91FA24D723" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dietary Guidelines for Americans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301(a) of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5341">7 U.S.C. 5341(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29DB113416564AB49AF46C0537360FCE"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pregnant women and young children</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the 2020 report and in each report thereafter, the Secretaries shall include national nutritional and dietary information and guidelines for pregnant women and children from birth until the age of 2.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A31AB7D385A48A99F6BB507DDA0D4CD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiagency task force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6951">7 U.S.C. 6951 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF223D8FF97244B7894CF25807534C38B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>242.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Multiagency task force</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D00973416284E69A6CA1C3F591B878A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, in the office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, a multiagency task force for the purpose of providing coordination and direction for commodity programs.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2469C9D40F114AC4B95BB790B89487C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force shall be composed of at least 4 members, including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H597A19D55D34442D9F7A6CBE86D576FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a representative from the Food Distribution Division of the Food and Nutrition Service, who shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81ECCB7A5D124A81A0F8C2355E429DCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be appointed by the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0A418A355A64F87AC4FBFE72EEC432D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as Chairperson of the Task Force;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44F61FE92CEE4D60A3FE17A134BBBC70"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 representative from the Agricultural Marketing Service, who shall be appointed by the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H526D94DE1C50426BBBCD27F3D0CF0953"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 representative from the Farm Services Agency, who shall be appointed by the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0026630604A5401ABB19571CE603A6B2"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 1 representative from the Food Safety and Inspection Service, who shall be appointed by the Under Secretary for Food Safety.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H787AE6B1284C4AA5BD6B250F32B9A72E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5EC76688D644AC8829E312A87721E25"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Task Force shall be responsible for evaluation and monitoring of the commodity programs to ensure that the commodity programs meet the mission of the Department—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A536E15DD7C4C179A1B3C132A6342F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to support the United States farm sector; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5623EFBEBEFC42F4A42376B49C311E88"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to contribute to the health and well-being of individuals in the United States through the distribution of domestic agricultural products through commodity programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB8D0D82C7984CCC984C431EB043B763"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Task Force shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D41B58D37C04A869C2D669313458A61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and make recommendations regarding the specifications used for the procurement of food commodities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4517699FB99C40CE9CA34A1327C126F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and make recommendations regarding the efficient and effective distribution of food commodities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1BD537F014745B09E9545A7B8B8275D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and make recommendations regarding the degree to which the quantity, quality, and specifications of procured food commodities align the needs of producers and the preferences of recipient agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94D70FB702DF4B5D9C79DBAD57CFF876"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes, for the period covered by the report—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D2A9B7F946547568D7151D426D7A145"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the findings and recommendations of the Task Force; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8D81601628D48E4A08AE3AF99F0B7CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies implemented for the improvement of commodity procurement programs.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H623685E13A0B4D708CE59B61C79A2A8A"><enum>4206.</enum><header>Healthy Food Financing Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of title II of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6951">7 U.S.C. 6951 et seq.</external-xref>) (as amended by section 4205) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HFCCA71E3C57E4277998A6406B94882C9"><enum>243.</enum><header>Healthy Food Financing Initiative</header>
<subsection id="HBA04F7C5D2C14833BB93A869A94CAED9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to enhance the authorities of the Secretary to support efforts to provide access to healthy food by establishing an initiative to improve access to healthy foods in underserved areas, to create and preserve quality jobs, and to revitalize low-income communities by providing loans and grants to eligible fresh, healthy food retailers to overcome the higher costs and initial barriers to entry in underserved areas.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H943DDFF7B6A34EB7A3486C495DC0060A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H4B6C78B4FBC84F6D82A25C944DAD1DD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Community development financial institution</header><text>The term <term>community development financial institution</term> has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4702">12 U.S.C. 4702</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DC401A5948F430B95357D541810F5A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initiative</header><text>The term <term>Initiative</term> means the Healthy Food Financing Initiative established under subsection (c)(1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15D2C65D781F4D57AA21E04B854D4A60"><enum>(3)</enum><header>National fund manager</header><text>The term <term>national fund manager</term> means a community development financial institution that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC67372A7D13845C0A0405C777204F00D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in existence on the date of enactment of this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58CC6205D6A14E669E351582710FBA81"><enum>(B)</enum><text>certified by the Community Development Financial Institution Fund of the Department of Treasury to manage the Initiative for purposes of—</text>
<clause id="HF934BB611B2C43D1A6774CC0027F9DC8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>raising private capital;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD1B2F4790A6E47E7B7DB70B1531B9E3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing financial and technical assistance to partnerships; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H01F47143F603417A91219D761AD5D362"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>funding eligible projects to attract fresh, healthy food retailers to underserved areas, in accordance with this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92F45E12C1024A5C8D8B7B2653EAD61C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The term <term>partnership</term> means a regional, State, or local public-private partnership that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0A8D1011099499AB7CCEB002877AE86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is organized to improve access to fresh, healthy foods;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1CB5D3CDBAF48FA8AF57A013C2C15C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides financial and technical assistance to eligible projects; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3475AE3FEF5F404A9C62E0A6E66D8EB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>meets such other criteria as the Secretary may establish.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE96E932CE9BA4A39874C30795777B41F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Perishable food</header><text>The term <term>perishable food</term> means a staple food that is fresh, refrigerated, or frozen.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F20DFC4F1A54868BD2FDA31B98D4EAC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Quality job</header><text>The term <term>quality job</term> means a job that provides wages and other benefits comparable to, or better than, similar positions in existing businesses of similar size in similar local economies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B6CD18189244719BB8415A147BDDEF1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Staple food</header>
<subparagraph id="H3B11657EAC7042E79077C2354B77142F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>staple food</term> means food that is a basic dietary item.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC097509D4F704C7FA04FB0300D19D525"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>staple food</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="H1B58B9B206854183BD6CC7466077B055"><enum>(i)</enum><text>bread or cereal;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBC9A1F0318464DC8A5E6C82905315357"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>flour;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9D185AF088754894881E7C2FD5C6D997"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>fruits;</text></clause>
<clause id="H65FBA841416C4C91B64453ADEA53F829"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>vegetables;</text></clause>
<clause id="H8AFF838502FF4220862DEE4F106AC5E1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>meat; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3DCB02EC93D944898B98567372C29109"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>dairy products.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0E80DBA8C57C4BE99882CC7C85B1C3FB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Initiative</header>
<paragraph id="HA9F2D938DD1D4C58B2756F34E11408AA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an initiative to achieve the purpose described in subsection (a) in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDE5646CC46042C49A01116A8BDD138B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="HB6001A4562244490904E5DA4D3C4141E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header>
<clause id="HF318DFF4F10A401D8F12573DBFA87EA0"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the Initiative, the Secretary shall provide funding to entities with eligible projects, as described in subparagraph (B), subject to the priorities described in subparagraph (C).</text></clause>
<clause id="H0196A7F688324A1FA257636F3A80DC99"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Funds provided to an entity pursuant to clause (i) shall be used—</text>
<subclause id="HACD91D2DB3D64F95B8AB14385E868F1A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to create revolving loan pools of capital or other products to provide loans to finance eligible projects or partnerships;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HBDE8AEE04D5C462C832DBBAE35C6F73D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide grants for eligible projects or partnerships;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0C56F5566002432B82F942B40A96518C"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance to funded projects and entities seeking Initiative funding; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC524C94C0A374C9FB2A939DBA6013627"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to cover administrative expenses of the national fund manager in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the Federal funds provided.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H933DC95C45FC4A9BA1E5BB63D8292F88"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Subject to the approval of the Secretary, the national fund manager shall establish eligibility criteria for projects under the Initiative, which shall include the existence or planned execution of agreements—</text>
<clause id="H627DDE1C42404050B6E2E5208902847C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to expand or preserve the availability of staple foods in underserved areas with moderate- and low-income populations by maintaining or increasing the number of retail outlets that offer an assortment of perishable food and staple food items, as determined by the Secretary, in those areas; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD7A183DCBB7042A5BAB4888249F4B6B5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to accept benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35EE8671B7DE498AAA60F360540EBAF4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In carrying out the Initiative, priority shall be given to projects that—</text>
<clause id="HF4654BA579EE43F3840065E2BD612555"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are located in severely distressed low-income communities, as defined by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the Department of Treasury; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7AF047BDFB424B90B261C884070A6CF0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include 1 or more of the following characteristics:</text>
<subclause id="H46A0A3CD47DD4AF2932C34BA4530194F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The project will create or retain quality jobs for low-income residents in the community.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H9F3B727D9A1D4CF09871FD3EEB0C5C02"><enum>(II)</enum><text>The project supports regional food systems and locally grown foods, to the maximum extent practicable.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H677DBCC87BEF49ABA08A0F937B8BAFEA"><enum>(III)</enum><text>In areas served by public transit, the project is accessible by public transit.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC398C7C49406496AA70123E8CF4980E9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>The project involves women- or minority-owned businesses.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCE829D92D030462EBEE129AEE50F932E"><enum>(V)</enum><text>The project receives funding from other sources, including other Federal agencies.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H40B5A6ED3FF44DCD99FE442C323C10EE"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>The project otherwise advances the purpose of this section, as determined by the Secretary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H631D586D20D441DA8C00B9CEBEDE4499"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $125,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H3CC538D685794313BBD7F4F6FC8B266D"><enum>4207.</enum><header>Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the <act-name parsable-cite="EFAA83">Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 </act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7502">7 U.S.C. 7502</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H77782216E52C43DCB1249BD7CB0FAFC0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Kosher and Halal food</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78451C7E98724D468134C0AC9DDB4F18"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase the purchase of Kosher and Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification to carry out the program established under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC655068B81954A3D8894B1448D78D229"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to modify the labeling of the commodities list used to carry out the program in a manner that enables Kosher and Halal distribution entities to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H126BFEA20ADF40E3AB6E35ED60D1814B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food insecurity nutrition incentive</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7517">7 U.S.C. 7517</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F76DBE5CC194BEE8F361257E1F710F3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4405.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food insecurity nutrition incentive</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA42A6F7B39AF4695A826EA9016F4A483"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC318CC244D74DAAA6ECDC017089D724"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H272D0BCEC5154B27B5A8D7BE773DFDD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit organization (including an emergency feeding organization);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA830B83E3A40458B986609298834E87D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agricultural cooperative;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50BEB71525E64A82B22BFF0AD8AA7992"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a producer network or association;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01DBA55605524B79821F224CE5D7ED7A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a community health organization;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5E52E989A624D6BA5D9521F4197FAB0"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a public benefit corporation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8D11CD058C14FF69F3FA8B6C75FAF18"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an economic development corporation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E8E8A77CDA1495287D56603D26EDD66"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a farmers' market;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB89D2CED12214AB982A6E2F729998B04"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a community-supported agriculture program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA55FD350981498487E094BC9A4A79BC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a buying club;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H245BF715422847ECA19F7825F3E04355"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a retail food store participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E0C5B21D2DC4D09A532BDDCC583970D"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a State, local, or tribal agency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H917ABEF043D247C9865476A83DC66C1D"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other entity the Secretary designates.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD5DCB7228E14D8983839811C0B1B89C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergency feeding organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>emergency feeding organization</term> has the meaning given the term in section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7501">7 U.S.C. 7501</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A193E8A3AA34C468A2AF952E3627282"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemental nutrition assistance program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>supplemental nutrition assistance program</term> means the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E15A2BD2E3F4C85B5CB33D0DFEC4CFE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food insecurity nutrition incentive grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1DB55DAF025472585EF68F37C911C7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC473A6A7A0D4FC9A6CB305D3D18A8CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In each of the years specified in subsection (c), the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82D0E740BC814DB3AD1ECF4A0CC9D188"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88362C52E3474BD0AA80AE295F656A4B"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal share</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1861AC734CE4B9DAE65CEFF92850E88"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity under this subsection may be provided—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB6123A4BC4C484B95896103C608EB5C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in cash or in-kind contributions as determined by the Secretary, including facilities, equipment, or services; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33B5E9AAE36941D9BC6C67ABB873FD3D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by a State or local government or a private source.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C58747C8D49480B85E890EFFFF28376"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a for-profit entity, the non-Federal share described in clause (i) shall not include services of an employee, including salaries paid or expenses covered by the employer.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6B541E2F3984F59BE0F3B04D6CC855C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criteria</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8BD6BF34E444BC5A2BC8A65D69A985C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, an eligible entity is a governmental agency or nonprofit organization that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C53A6850CE548838B7A3437103A8FDF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the application criteria set forth by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF17FD592D25447EBA184A45EE74158A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">proposes a project that, at a minimum—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB126DCC7213A4A918955D198D927112C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the support of the State agency;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAE6585681B647B6BDDF6B0A1DD940C0"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by low-income consumers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program by providing incentives at the point of purchase;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1810B13B7A94575BFFAE869AF75F0F6"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agrees to participate in the evaluation described in paragraph (4);</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB41E8398ADD440ADAA47D65DE990A70E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that the same terms and conditions apply to purchases made by individuals with benefits issued under this Act and incentives provided for in this subsection as apply to purchases made by individuals who are not members of households receiving benefits, such as provided for in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/7/278.2">section 278.2(b)</external-xref> of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC764AFE7805E45A5BD143331634E2556"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes effective and efficient technologies for benefit redemption systems that may be replicated in other States and communities.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAE6C7D7F48246559EFDB75153A7EA6A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to projects that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H551C7635107C4B138CE34576D4BD3B31"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximize the share of funds used for direct incentives to participants;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90F823557CB84EE887F578AACDADAA85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">use direct-to-consumer sales marketing;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5191D7DEFE4845F7BE95D40E88680D30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate a track record of designing and implementing successful nutrition incentive programs that connect low-income consumers and agricultural producers;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B95E420E3FD4457B3E3DCCE5A02A987"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide locally or regionally produced fruits and vegetables;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12A870F9271D4440A576397D85058277"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are located in underserved communities; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H103D1B0C2CD944E3A73AE400C2F7F555"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address other criteria as established by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1D343F1EB4F48649DA19D407ED7B105"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header>
<subparagraph id="H50E4B254D60849A19FD697A4334B3476"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The value of any benefit provided to a participant in any activity funded under this subsection shall be treated as supplemental nutrition benefits under section 8(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2017">7 U.S.C. 2017(b)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H539BDF2513184E95BC16A3F6AEDB3752"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on collection of sales taxes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each State shall ensure that no State or local tax is collected on a purchase of food under this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D4D129892864B418CD5FF80D8597EC4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No limitation on benefits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant made available under this subsection shall not be used to carry out any project that limits the use of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.</external-xref>) or any other Federal nutrition law.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50450A34BD904CCAA5A456F931748BCF"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Household allotment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided under this subsection to households receiving benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall not—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H047395126D79463292C7DCEFE1935455"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be considered part of the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits of the household; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFC8BF8EC6374AD3B06DFC1A595C7BAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be used in the collection or disposition of claims under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2022">7 U.S.C. 2022</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H444E3AE925FA4F189E1AE859E29C5495"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3984322482844839CC7BFF8A57F8B6C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independent evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide for an independent evaluation of projects selected under this subsection that measures the impact of each project on—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CDDE52452734BA59CAEEC864FE893D2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving the nutrition and health status of participating households receiving incentives under this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB46B0113D30943B783E00E93249D323F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing fruit and vegetable purchases in participating households.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11F652BD7EEC4F3A9732D1C4172DBF8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The independent evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall use rigorous methodologies capable of producing scientifically valid information regarding the effectiveness of a project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01BC5413434D4C42A16CC559022D0511"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may use funds not to exceed 10 percent of the funding provided to carry out this section to pay costs associated with administering, monitoring, and evaluating each project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A50F94BE3E84738BBA9B9E1F555706B"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF14C85AA1F514AE59518C34468E960C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (b) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C5A90A7BAEF4F4088350F9ABBC142DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33C23CB06E5B409F913FF8BAC8F01FDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2014 and 2015;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02929268B861460998D96999166579D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62322F67B0BE42BE9444C0270929D870"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H4E0E4FA008924985A0F3BD5E9F23DDCF"><enum>4209.</enum><header>Food and agriculture service learning program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7630">7 U.S.C. 7630 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H3F225E12EE764F8CAECDE3FE15554CAE"><enum>413.</enum><header>Food and agriculture service learning program</header>
<subsection id="HAAB5859DA3E84F359836335C7E190105"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of appropriations under subsection (e), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and working in consultation with other appropriate Federal agencies that oversee national service programs, shall administer a competitively awarded food and agriculture service learning grant program (referred to in this section as the <term>Program</term>) to increase knowledge of agriculture and improve the nutritional health of children.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBA2BF32CD48446C29699C3A60CFFC371"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the Program are—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4EF46D321984DBE928E4FFB8CD73BDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase capacity for food, garden, and nutrition education within host organizations or entities and school cafeterias and in the classroom;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H897083EEDF8C4E769384211D2CE18CB6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to complement and build on the efforts of the farm to school programs implemented under section 18(g) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1769">42 U.S.C. 1769(g)</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9AEDE3A678114D80ABB3D5067E8FF306"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to complement efforts by the Department and school food authorities to implement the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell <act-name parsable-cite="NSLA">National School Lunch Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>) and the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the <act-name parsable-cite="CNA66">Child Nutrition Act of 1966</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE838E4E4D61447E39DC15D4BE68CBC3F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out activities that advance the nutritional health of children and nutrition education in elementary schools and secondary schools (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">20 U.S.C. 7801</external-xref>)); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0A147AC7BB244B085264F45165DF794"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to foster higher levels of community engagement and support the expansion of national service and volunteer opportunities.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAEBD1BB5268C4A94BB4D9C2B92FDE702"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="HE610B75CBA7B4FBE8D2C7A7AA2DB48E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall make competitive grants to eligible entities that carry out the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC36EB80D37924E97990F74D382F57770"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In making grants under this section, the Secretary may consider projects that are carried out by entities that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B9B6EF9E5F94F61A23A4003595D30CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have a proven track record in carrying out the purposes described in subsection (b);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D7C47DAA79742EB857CD7DFB04B3AFC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work in underserved rural and urban communities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32329F1C33CC47B69BFFE9C5675F1069"><enum>(C)</enum><text>teach and engage children in experiential learning about agriculture, gardening, nutrition, cooking, and where food comes from; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3993F9B01D4E4A089B59C6DE9D98C844"><enum>(D)</enum><text>facilitate a connection between elementary schools and secondary schools and agricultural producers in the local and regional area.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H20A223D38D784AF19DC7B19E2C5AB25A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Accountability</header>
<paragraph id="H9A68B797A7A24B2488C175EDDFF5ED3E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may require a partner organization or other qualified entity to collect and report any data on the activities carried out under the Program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H696855EE5A544E37AE3331851A24A6F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B525B1E34D74F778AA1F04B2F8DA546"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct regular evaluations of the activities carried out under the Program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8AC8151461594956A294A78B8A035702"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 includes a description of the results of each evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD5402A2E88934A6092351110FE96A2E2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H740F32085F9741E9AA10E12F6148C0BE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51A24E5C022348E09AE1A3740EE63303"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)</external-xref>) shall apply with respect to the making of a competitive grant under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3C1D65F10464520ACA957C1F03C7267"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be used only to supplement, not to supplant, the amount of Federal funding otherwise expended for nutrition, research, and extension programs of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H384FA6AFAC294BC4AF35B531C82A7CCB"><enum>4210.</enum><header>Nutrition information and awareness pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4403 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3171">7 U.S.C. 3171</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53955486675446AC8CA48360C325C1C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4211.</enum><header>Termination of existing agreement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the memorandum of understanding entered into on July 22, 2004, by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Mexico and known as the <quote>Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative</quote> is null and void.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E1ED1C122094E2BA488CAC0D92020B7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4212.</enum><header>Review of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3327ED4F968848F795009AD1DA6EBB85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs carried out by the Secretary, and the effect the contracts have on program participation, program goals, nonprogram consumers, retailers, and free market dynamics.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84C5ED5BB6AF49ECBD699C22699A7C0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 findings of the review conducted under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H939C798FA3D3495282172B89D42D3E4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>4213.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pulse crop products</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H988D6770190549EC91B8BFE19A27D15A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to encourage greater awareness and interest in the number and variety of pulse crop products available to schoolchildren, as recommended by the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5341">7 U.S.C. 5341</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD5718AA1FF0446B9CBC8F0A998CC464"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77092DA885D04B1CAF22E08687121FA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible pulse crop</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible pulse crop</term> means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H847CA5016C8B4B9A978289E7CC878D9C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pulse crop product</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pulse crop product</term> means a food product derived in whole or in part from an eligible pulse crop.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEA4B3096D7E4005BB7C8FD72721AA3C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purchase of pulse crops and pulse crop products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the commodities delivered under section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1755">42 U.S.C. 1755</external-xref>), subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall purchase eligible pulse crops and pulse crop products for use in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE45B4D739D6A4D45857BE0D545390C9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B8954F5DB34ADC913A02B287CFD4FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1773">42 U.S.C. 1773</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C036B3381CB47F38B4B4B316477DB31"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the activities conducted under subsection (c), including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C00643ADDAE48A8856102ABEFF3FAAD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of whether children participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs described in subsection (c) increased overall consumption of eligible pulse crops as a result of the activities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA83FA87B2E6040B2A08E76BAB9179101"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of which eligible pulse crops and pulse crop products are most acceptable for use in the school lunch and breakfast programs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F2B9E469BAF44359C46A8A6A378697D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations of the Secretary regarding the integration of the use of pulse crop products in carrying out the school lunch and breakfast programs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC73C5BBD37B46178C7AD7ED86003E9C"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of any change in the nutrient composition in the school lunch and breakfast programs due to the activities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7C6636ED3FA42C5AC6C0071B63FF5E6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of any other outcomes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FC81341DF3C40D2907227F4E39095CE"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the completion of the evaluation under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representative a report describing the results of the evaluation.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E635136A6854D84AF94627E52561972"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HC59C01DFA3ED47B1AFCD6EF7F9E2EDAF"><enum>4214.</enum><header>Pilot project for canned, frozen, or dried fruits and vegetables</header>
<subsection id="H1D6255E62F0A47038C8D7DEEDAB8862C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), in the 2014–2015 school year, the Secretary shall carry out a pilot project in schools participating in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program under section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1769a">42 U.S.C. 1769a</external-xref>) (referred to in this section as the <quote>Program</quote>), in not less than 5 States, to evaluate the impact of allowing schools to offer canned, frozen, or dried fruits and vegetables as part of the Program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7468EF8E08794236AAB60EF1EF215B1A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish criteria for the conditions under which canned, frozen, or dried fruits and vegetables may be offered, which shall be in accordance with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5341">7 U.S.C. 5341</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB69DE699519439A98BD4B4CA1C374DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text>With respect to the pilot project, the Secretary shall evaluate—</text>
<paragraph id="H0AEF14C446F6464C914407ED073F162F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the impacts on fruit and vegetable consumption at the schools participating in the pilot project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8731C78000864FA48AD37E22BADB9BA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impacts of the pilot project on school participation in the Program and operation of the Program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50942A8BA9914E96927F4583A7F11C40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the implementation strategies used by the schools participating in the pilot project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8D065541F634E8DA5080BC5F4981655"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the acceptance of the pilot project by key stakeholders; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H120858C45BC04272A7918E6463310E7F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>such other outcomes as are determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7A1157CBE9E9487A848ABA4D74889271"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="HDA478925637D43949C0DB5770D120272"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Interim report</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2015, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the results of the evaluation under subsection (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B6CA1671AE047609F4A1D20B6D4AD9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Final Report</header><text>On completion of the pilot project, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the results of the evaluation under subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H871574AD6D8748FABC3D47519B205C3F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notice of Availability</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date on which the Secretary establishes the criteria for the pilot project under subsection (b), the Secretary shall notify potentially eligible schools of the potential eligibility of the schools for participation in the pilot project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3911844E502C4B1D809A99F5DD7ED816"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relationship to fresh fruit and vegetable program</header><text>Nothing in this section permits a school that is not a part of the pilot project to offer anything other than fresh fruits and vegetables through the Program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE61BFF5957734C468407E292ECF90C2E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The Secretary shall use $5,000,000 of amounts otherwise made available to the Secretary to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>V</enum><header>Credit</header>
<subtitle id="H599684CAE2F94E71875C674BE2ACE840"><enum>A</enum><header>Farm ownership loans</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93F605CCC18145BC96909FD4CA6BA777" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Eligibility for farm ownership loans</header>
<subsection id="HFADCAAF1CEF74E82AF99E9DCF5321510"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 302(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">7 U.S.C. 1922(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8BB4AC19DA3E4018A2439B7B7CC548C9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>The</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H6EEF3500C9C944B3927121AC59110A20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HF694AB4F5544479393C7874EA318AC89"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>The</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3C37914372240FBABEC435FD1205BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>and limited liability companies</quote> and inserting <quote>limited liability companies, and such other legal entities as the Secretary considers appropriate,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43B0D6C9DE9D44AEB235FF0EA598F937"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76C5691D228A4ACC81DD6B65C6875F97"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in each of the second and third sentences, by striking <quote>and limited liability companies</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>limited liability companies, and such other legal entities</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4419254152AD423D8B64E6E0DD3F204E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the third sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD72E5F2F92CD4EA489C143F2D3225B01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>clause (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22107D28198A40F49615270315006059"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>clause (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA73B2AB87F84B69BBE29F9B9FF8A0F9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H45AB4F28CF5043A3B2025C8C680A0284"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rules</header>
<subparagraph id="HA1FFCA19FDBE4720A7DC4BF66DF5654B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligibility of certain operating-only entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that is or will become only the operator of a family farm shall be considered to meet the owner-operator requirements of paragraph (1) if the individuals that are the owners of the family farm own more than 50 percent (or such other percentage as the Secretary determines is appropriate) of the entity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFC8D07418934DB7B5E7D78382E46823"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility of certain embedded entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that is an owner-operator described in paragraph (1), or an operator described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that is owned, in whole or in part, by other entities, shall be considered to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership interests of each embedded entity of the entity is owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that own the family farm.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H90300776B1444F15A3C7B24378C361A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Direct farm ownership experience requirement</header><text>Section 302(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">7 U.S.C. 1922(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>or has other acceptable experience for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary,</quote> after <quote>3 years</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAF44BD5EF2DE4A0084DC790021B9670C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92150F2B85D34233B12E82FD76AB8B7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 304(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(c)(2)</external-xref>) by striking <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 302(a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 302(a)(1)</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F290ABEC48543E3A7397DA0A3DC110A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 310D(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1934">7 U.S.C. 1934(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the second sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF45D6CEA8DBD41518B0E40CABDD033C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting after <quote>partnership</quote> the following: <quote>, or such other legal entities as the Secretary considers appropriate,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3843E55F06254EF091517E7C561C144A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or partners</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>partners, or owners</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0EB9C727611C46729DF096FCB594FF59"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Conservation loan and loan guarantee program</header>
<subsection id="H9DF56AF4624E4036A979BFA1574A94B8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 304(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or limited liability companies</quote> and inserting <quote>limited liability companies, or such other legal entities as the Secretary considers appropriate</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H78B687E287C8454E8715F83ABD2A5F7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitations applicable to loan guarantees</header><text>Section 304(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>shall be 75 percent of the principal amount of the loan.</quote> and inserting “shall be—</text>
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<paragraph id="H4B6FC00B51B9437EA365826B0B6DECD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>80 percent of the principal amount of the loan; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8472C75DB37452FB57404765439F530"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of a producer that is a qualified socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher or a beginning farmer or rancher, 90 percent of the principal amount of the loan.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HB36D6AE353BE4AC5A93CE6ED403B9D1C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of program</header><text>Section 304 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">7 U.S.C. 1924</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HEA8C2AF07A9D42608EB6A95D64327E8A"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HEAA260B3CE554D4AB9948DB8CB568176"><enum>5003.</enum><header>Joint financing arrangements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 307(a)(3) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1927">7 U.S.C. 1927(a)(3)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H885CDD32FF8A4AF59A4550917D54002F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Joint financing arrangements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a direct farm ownership loan is made under this subtitle as part of a joint financing arrangement and the amount of the direct farm ownership loan does not exceed 50 percent of the total principal amount financed under the arrangement, the interest rate on the direct farm ownership loan shall be a rate equal to the greater of—</text>
<clause id="H161841C1574C44D996BF29CF8C11C6D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the difference between—</text>
<subclause id="H70676127CDC949FBA5177E542993F80C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 percent; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEE28AAE1BCD2470394AB8C8664852905"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the interest rate for farm ownership loans under this subtitle; or</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H19A52481833B44C3A3CDA4DDEA852629"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2.5 percent.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H242B4782AB814801A10BB923C7244C7E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5004.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Elimination of mineral rights appraisal requirement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 307 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1927">7 U.S.C. 1927</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE73226BA7D6741899DA6B0BAF03FBA25"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H821D715797E64BC7889B435FDFF01C8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HCC8F1D217E8B4E3BBB29817A7D223D41"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Down payment loan program</header>
<subsection id="HD1E01DC047614B0BAD4FB508C8673B2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310E(b)(1)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1935">7 U.S.C. 1935(b)(1)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$667,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H288107C859C54E40988F3BBF35608F4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text>Section 310E(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1935">7 U.S.C. 1935(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) (as added by section 7(a) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/554">Public Law 102–554</external-xref>; 106 Stat. 4145).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H8DFF0B6C2BE740AEAEF7240347A14755"><enum>B</enum><header>Operating loans</header>
<section id="H848EE087AC634FC380E08C1E8715EC3A"><enum>5101.</enum><header>Eligibility for farm operating loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC70545964C8244D89F4DFC69901DBB0D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text>The</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H950C6E6C5D974D58B7C02D1F77310CF8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HC1EE777377494806A0A8E27ADF569504"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>The</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F8E7E306FE6438D84C35FA7F00B143B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>and limited liability companies</quote> and inserting <quote> limited liability companies, and such other legal entities as the Secretary considers appropriate,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8E0865B955A492A9B9433CC62541CF4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16C9AC1AC11E450DABC4981765BDA9F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in each of the second and third sentences, by striking <quote>and limited liability companies</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>limited liability companies, and such other legal entities</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B842B01A7D942108EC886A680A0FDFB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the third sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB6034D4D217D4A2AB3A8F51E2DB1C4AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>clause (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4B1A5F9BDF445E6B87ABFC1319B7DDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>clause (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE71D15C44FDB4D5B8C1F8C1D5091F03D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4F6EE30A081F497F907269A9812BD26D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H99BA43279D0140D98E07053E82B01596"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity that is an operator described in paragraph (1) that is owned, in whole or in part, by other entities, shall be considered to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under paragraph (1) if at least 75 percent of the ownership interests of each embedded entity of the entity is owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that own the family farm.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8D3C58739484DD3A147241301DFA4D6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5102.</enum><header>Elimination of rural residency requirement for operating loans to youth</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>who are rural residents</quote>.</text></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD647635F52CE4F24B114A2432E49D9F2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5103.</enum><header>Defaults by youth loan borrowers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941(b)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H89E903DBB5D84B75B6EAA0872525C8FC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Equitable considerations for default</header>
<subparagraph id="H2D591F7411954DC5ADEFF8297C579308"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Debt forgiveness</header>
<clause id="HD8B814E6DC584C0F8573C5261274EC98"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may, on a case-by-case basis, provide debt forgiveness to a borrower for a loan made under this subsection if the borrower was unable to timely repay the loan due to circumstances beyond the control of the borrower, as determined by the Secretary, including any natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster that results in an inordinate level of damage or disruption severely affecting the borrower.</text></clause>
<clause id="H72824801B5734D5FB898F9B18CDB9B96"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Eligibility for future loans</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, debt forgiveness provided under this subparagraph shall not be used by any Federal agency in determining the eligibility of the borrower for any loan made or guaranteed by the agency.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F7F12CE8D88473F9284D1F5EA1B0DA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Education loans</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a borrower becomes delinquent or is provided with debt forgiveness with respect to a youth loan made under this subsection, the borrower shall not become ineligible, as a result of the delinquency or debt forgiveness, to receive loans and loan guarantees from the Federal Government to pay for education expenses of the borrower.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H97799525E7174A6BB0C971C609405BB4"><enum>5104.</enum><header>Term limits on direct operating loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 311(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H58B331023EEE4508BA2BA8A2FF6C57A2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Annual report on term limits on direct operating loans</header>
<subparagraph id="H040B45FD44EB49CB9DBBE625462E982D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare a report annually that describes—</text>
<clause id="H1334A280A1FB4D479DC15D2F4141ED81"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of the direct operating loan program of the Department of Agriculture; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5C8223781CCF43BFBB9F2CFA871138D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impact of term limits on direct loan borrowers.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C0FAE4412564C20B5F4951FBB74E54B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Demographic information</header>
<clause id="H1E138F7F550A454192929D48F4F7DA21"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The report shall provide a demographic breakdown, on a State-by-State basis, of—</text>
<subclause id="H57AC3D63DCF4412E84CD4E51FAE17FE0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>all direct loan borrowers; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCB5596A7A33C49BEBCD19EA8BBE6A076"><enum>(II)</enum><text>borrowers that have reached the eligibility limit for direct lending programs during the previous calendar year.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H0CCE697CBD324EC78F6722E6B74E4571"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Demographic information</header><text>The available demographic information shall include, to the maximum extent practicable, a description of race or ethnicity, gender, age, type of farm or ranch, financial classification, number of years of indebtedness, veteran status, and other similar information, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H895E5F81555648F7A7DD3146775E2A3A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Additional content</header><text>In addition to information described in subparagraph (B), the report shall provide—</text>
<clause id="H79AB5A6C08F544B8AF18AB01DA52E5B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a demographic analysis of the borrowers impacted by term limits;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBE5DD07C762B4943BB8AD322C11357DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information on the conditions impacting the direct lending portfolio of the Department of Agriculture, including impacts by region and agriculture sector, and credit availability within those regions and sectors;</text></clause>
<clause id="H688C7FEAE1C64AAEADEF6C0932D901D2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, information on the status of borrower operations impacted by term limits; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5F6ECBE82E01492FAF9D038F81CB50BE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recommendations, if appropriate, to address any identifiable unmet credit needs.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C3C721FFD6A4391A65B1F63A9747A33"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="HC998329F50964CA391D736CF17486878"><enum>(i)</enum><text>annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a copy of the report; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF083499798BD425489D0C7FA31FEE140"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make the report available to the public, including posting the report on the website of the Department of Agriculture.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HAB8FC889EFB6412DABD127A00C95EC79"><enum>5105.</enum><header>Valuation of local or regional crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 312 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1942">7 U.S.C. 1942</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43A151A91EAE426884FCDA76CD47A682"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Valuation of local or regional crops</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H220F2B8EC9A54F10BC35370291BD53C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop ways to determine unit prices (or other appropriate forms of valuation) for crops and other agricultural products, the end use of which is intended to be in locally or regionally produced agricultural food products, to facilitate lending to local and regional food producers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79CDE4E0957D4731A6462394D9BAF224"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Price history</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall implement a mechanism for local and regional food producers to establish price history for the crops and other agricultural products produced by local and regional food producers.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="HFCFF066FF48B4972AE24BE146A705072"><enum>5106.</enum><header>Microloans</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H72B763C3ECC84EB99C1BA293A36613D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 313 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1943">7 U.S.C. 1943</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" id="H1D8C90D2A44445C4B33DA1829D73584E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Microloans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC47BC0DC98EF46B08DB7FA83C554DDC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may establish a program to make or guarantee microloans.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA8C6F8E88BD34E6EAE7DDCE1E5EF123A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The Secretary shall not make or guarantee a microloan under this subsection that would cause the total principal indebtedness outstanding at any 1 time for microloans made under this title to any 1 borrower to exceed $50,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB9C6D24022754FE1A603951E98FBBF7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall limit the administrative burdens and streamline the application and approval process for microloans under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1E20085C1FBC4681BD9A3DFD95E01D55"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cooperative lending pilot projects</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC0852B6DB79E43CF86B46DA06C29BD18"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), during each of the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years, the Secretary may carry out a pilot project to make loans to community development financial institutions, as the Secretary determines appropriate—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H22F84DC2F52B486E84174D66B5123426"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to make or guarantee microloans consistent with the terms provided under this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H16BB72616B5D43BC9265AB40D519440A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide business, financial, marketing, and credit management services to microloan borrowers.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H92B923B52D31422981F4AF091A81B53E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Prior to making a loan to an institution described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H9972D87C33F94523B561C46C1CB5C1ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>review and approve—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HBE68C70F20A247B4AA74B4A58BCCBB02"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the loan loss reserve fund for microloans established by the institution; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2DC83A4C918F434BB2E7EF9E0EBFB174"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the underwriting standards for microloans of the institution; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2EF9DC27AEB04BAEB4B34F4DEDC2F261"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish such other requirements for making a loan to the institution as the Secretary determines necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF333FF019083428C8CC1C6F9DE63A38D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible for a loan under subparagraph (A), an institution described in subparagraph (A) shall, as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="HF055B4E1848848BD9D4A6003AF0606CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have the legal authority necessary to carry out the actions described in subparagraph (A);</text></clause>
<clause id="H31914E6CF0D747B69C4B3D5DDF00A504"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have a proven track record of successfully assisting agricultural borrowers; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD679F2CCC3D7429A89223A8D9F35EB9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>have the services of a staff with appropriate loan making and servicing expertise.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9EC7AF03EA2D49D8B3EA5CB670EA63A3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>Not less often than annually, on a date determined by the Secretary, an institution that has a loan under this paragraph shall provide to the Secretary such information as the Secretary may require to ensure that the services provided by the institution are serving the purposes of this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE09D88EAE4144E438FD85C72C9AE8729"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not make more than $10,000,000 in loans under this paragraph in any fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA86C7CE238D94B399F3880C83346B32E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H98508A638E64498D9736AA0D58255FDB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 311(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">7 U.S.C. 1941(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H984449E0103B4D60ABDD0AD72A5C608A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of direct operating loan</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>direct operating loan</term> does not include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB410F1D33A1141209B8A0C825C503CFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a loan made to a youth under subsection (b); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFAFD80CC34AA4087B2C1FAE6AA7A2191"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a microloan made to a beginning farmer or rancher or a veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8827E378834A42D498BC68C624081358"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 312(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1942">7 U.S.C. 1942(a)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>(including a microloan, as defined by the Secretary)</quote> after <quote>A direct loan</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DB5014B5CE1472392B0A9D741420CC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 316(a)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1946">7 U.S.C. 1946(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting <quote>a microloan to a beginning farmer or rancher or veteran farmer or rancher (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>), or</quote> after <quote>The interest rate on</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HDAF1A8E3721844CCBBA51E9198C84F16"><enum>5107.</enum><header>Term limits on guaranteed operating loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 319 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1949">7 U.S.C. 1949</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C07674EB2924832A47C77F90B4357EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Graduation plan</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BFF449E8359407BACED3EFC75F8FA34"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b).</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H9A5C29BC226041B7A6A2DC575CDE3A42"><enum>C</enum><header>Emergency loans</header>
<section id="H630322EFD07F44A486672CC03DC65AB1"><enum>5201.</enum><header>Eligibility for emergency loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 321(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1961">7 U.S.C. 1961(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H49317921F54D4967832AFEA2CCAC2595"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>owner-operators (in the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle A) or operators (in the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(in the case of farm ownership loans in accordance with subtitle A) owner-operators or operators, or (in the case of loans for a purpose under subtitle B) operators</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85267EB5C04F46EE9357771DCD8E42AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC400E20C18BC4B8489E6F8F7EBF848E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or such other legal entities as the Secretary considers appropriate</quote> after <quote>limited liability companies</quote> the first place it appears;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07697DD0390443A09841B99DE800E90B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, or other legal entities</quote> after <quote>limited liability companies</quote> the second place it appears; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AC58583F30647F58A8F327E9B12806E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and limited liability companies,</quote> and inserting <quote>limited liability companies, and such other legal entities</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H482942EA2ECA4CC4826DC807A65280F7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>ownership and operator</quote> and inserting <quote>ownership or operator</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95ABF705AFC84A5C98B192C4FBE63017"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>An entity that is an owner-operator or operator described in this subsection shall be considered to meet the direct ownership requirement imposed under this subsection if at least 75 percent of the ownership interests of each embedded entity of the entity is owned directly or indirectly by the individuals that own the family farm.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HEC843370B3924526A0B524A617A2E3D8"><enum>D</enum><header>Administrative provisions</header>
<section id="H477092B50B4C473A9380366EDA543F5D"><enum>5301.</enum><header>Beginning farmer and rancher individual development accounts pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 333B(h) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983b">7 U.S.C. 1983b(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H308BBB1017AD4983A49165797C638FC6"><enum>5302.</enum><header>Farmer loan pilot projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by inserting after section 333C (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983c">7 U.S.C. 1983c</external-xref>) the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32BF29D1C22C4387A9E611F45A46674D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>333D.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farmer loan pilot projects</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA453013D44D347E2B636AB6701F255D7"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct pilot projects of limited scope and duration that are consistent with subtitle A through this subtitle to evaluate processes and techniques that may improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the programs carried out under subtitle A through this subtitle.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H355DF24190C448518222182E8CB36AAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F00A875B9544D40A018A1ABC5A3322C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 60 days before the date on which the Secretary initiates a pilot project under subsection (a), submit notice of the proposed pilot project to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50B42141D060401B85453AD40E83DFCD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider any recommendations or feedback provided to the Secretary in response to the notice provided under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B27B7B20C6C40CEB26299FCC7A5F1DE"><enum>5303.</enum><header>Definition of qualified beginning farmer or rancher</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B7C78BC2D5F4874A7D58A2B87E3BB81"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 343(a)(11) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)</external-xref>) is amended in subparagraphs (C) and (D)—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7E19652697A48FCAC248381FD74AC9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or joint operation,</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>joint operation, or such other legal entity as the Secretary considers appropriate,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H574671EA188146BFBC16693C71584071"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or joint operators,</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>joint operators, or owners,</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0299A216DAF34C78B7AD4B6B924BADC6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>corporation, has stockholders,</quote> each place it appears in clauses (i)(II)(bb) and (ii)(II)(bb) and inserting <quote>cooperative, corporation, partnership, joint operation, or other such legal entity as the Secretary considers appropriate, has members, stockholders, partners, or joint operators,</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF02260DE2D5F452880752570DEA569C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of acreage ownership limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 343(a)(11)(F) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(11)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>median acreage</quote> and inserting <quote>average acreage</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70725EA5A3264232B13A9EFBC0D328B0"><enum>5304.</enum><header>Loan authorization levels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 346(b)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1994">7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H88DF7045E82E44198566E3C085302BEF"><enum>5305.</enum><header>Loan fund set-asides</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 346(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1994">7 U.S.C. 1994(b)(2)(A)(ii)(III)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H04113464F0F74C328594303AB785D5A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BA5266876F7473CBDB36F2FE484620F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of the total amount</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H79646049341441F48B1F9BF5B0600102"><enum>5306.</enum><header>Borrower training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 359(c)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2006a">7 U.S.C. 2006a(c)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 302(a)(2) or 311(a)(2)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 302(a)(1)(B) or 311(a)(1)(B)</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HE97E889359AB4FA7BE1C4EA74656E386"><enum>E</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="HCB536F6190B247E397F88BEF332AABCD"><enum>5401.</enum><header>State agricultural mediation programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5106">7 U.S.C. 5106</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2015</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB69B243D0F5D4A65B5F751115B06B13A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5402.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loans to purchasers of highly fractionated land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first section of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/229">Public Law 91–229</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/488">25 U.S.C. 488</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H135CE75C73AB4F04B7A001104D22A34D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>loans from</quote> and all that follows through <quote>1929)</quote> and inserting <quote>direct loans in a manner consistent with direct loans pursuant to subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFBC5E3885CC4A7CA9837C408BF03A69"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H935BB008AAD640DDB2253E6D6130B6A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>pursuant to section 205(c) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2204">25 U.S.C. 2204(c)</external-xref>)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38ECAB27113F4042B8200B304833073A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or to intermediaries in order to establish revolving loan funds for the purchase of highly fractionated land under that section</quote> before the period at the end.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H867DD1CA9ED146F690BAC6D341032117"><enum>5403.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal of duplicative appraisals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law (including regulations), in making loans under the first section of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/229">Public Law 91–229</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/488">25 U.S.C. 488</external-xref>), borrowers who are Indian tribes, members of Indian tribes, or tribal corporations shall only be required to obtain 1 appraisal under an appraisal standard recognized as of the date of enactment of this Act by the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE99397AC6D034919AF6F38402F3BE1E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5404.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation disclosure by Farm Credit System institutions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48DB264901784167BC40A4E2338F4D3F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds that —</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FCC536A8BFD4C258F014F7D8B358833"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reasonable disclosure to stockholders by Farm Credit System institutions regarding the compensation of Farm Credit System institution senior officers is beneficial to stockholders’ understanding of the operation of their institutions;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3589F201593A408A93311AADF717D650"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transparency regarding compensation practices reinforces the cooperative nature of Farm Credit System institutions;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCBE28D1B4EA47D193E8ED0C8E4947B7"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unique cooperative structure of the Farm Credit System should be considered when promulgating rules;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H995DBD91F8FA4E3F832425D6DCCAEA78"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the participation of stockholders in the election of the boards of directors of Farm Credit System institutions provides stockholders the opportunity to participate in the management of their institutions;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H626A3F78261246A388C82479BFB610D0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as representatives of stockholders, the boards of directors of Farm Credit System institutions importantly establish and oversee the compensation practices of Farm Credit System institutions to ensure the safe and sound operation of those institutions; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87F0CE93C3374DE8819F61D9E50F0D7B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any regulation should strengthen and not hinder the ability of Farm Credit System boards of directors to oversee compensation practices.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EA7388432154F55B2B5CDBFC5D08BF5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Farm Credit Administration shall review its rules to reflect Congressional intent that a primary responsibility of the boards of directors of Farm Credit System institutions, as elected representatives of their stockholders, is to oversee compensation practices.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>VI</enum><header>Rural Development</header>
<subtitle id="H02CF5FEB8EE5428C80D0FC2FF97560F1"><enum>A</enum><header>Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act</header>
<section id="H801EDD559CE94AD099830392DDC1840C"><enum>6001.</enum><header>Water, waste disposal, and wastewater facility grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(2)(B)(vii) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(2)(B)(vii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HF4FB5898289041F1ACD118694500EB08"><enum>6002.</enum><header>Elimination of reservation of community facilities grant program funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(19) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).</text></section>
<section commented="no" id="H29E90A4E14FA45959D67F02901D5EA1B"><enum>6003.</enum><header>Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (22) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9B62764CEAC4A62B3C9F4DC55D5C8A9"><enum>(22)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural water and wastewater circuit rider program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAD9F1C954D548C8BBE32E2AD6330B2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall continue a national rural water and wastewater circuit rider program that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED23E0F835C940A5AAAD58F71474E9F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is consistent with the activities and results of the program conducted before the date of enactment of this clause, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H755E052DEDD54D3B8F60031929EE8D01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>receives funding from the Secretary, acting through the Rural Utilities Service.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA6AEF097AB44BBA9F02041BA8A2B56A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H5433D912E88D483D9526C24B5CFFCD5E"><enum>6004.</enum><header>Use of loan guarantees for community facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(24) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(24)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HC037C4EAAAD94B4D9604ACBAEC3F2EBE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of loan guarantees for community facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consider the benefits to communities that result from using loan guarantees in carrying out the community facilities program and, to the maximum extent practicable, use guarantees to enhance community involvement.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H30350DAFDD9B4DD7A2AA4040D460843F"><enum>6005.</enum><header>Tribal college and university essential community facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(25)(C)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H5FCE5CC07AE34B2BAFF606B9BFA40388"><enum>6006.</enum><header>Essential community facilities technical assistance and training</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE54EEB877091445AB7C477DBC6DB2CA9"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Essential community facilities technical assistance and training</header>
<subparagraph id="HD9155C4937994A2E835B1228C346F857"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants to public bodies and private nonprofit corporations (such as States, counties, cities, townships, and incorporated towns and villages, boroughs, authorities, districts, and Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations) that will serve rural areas for the purpose of enabling the public bodies and private nonprofit corporations to provide to associations described in paragraph (1) technical assistance and training, with respect to essential community facilities programs authorized under this subsection—</text>
<clause id="H23F899B9FFA240CCAAD0870A3F1BA06D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to assist communities in identifying and planning for community facility needs;</text></clause>
<clause id="H221EE4B1E2754B1D8D9A5152674CCF29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify public and private resources to finance community facility needs;</text></clause>
<clause id="H62A32C4683F44B99AE314A8C1855E957"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to prepare reports and surveys necessary to request financial assistance to develop community facilities;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE0BC563548F941E4A590AEFD5E37758F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to prepare applications for financial assistance;</text></clause>
<clause id="H70C621DBD78A46729CB09DD66DAEA8A9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to improve the management, including financial management, related to the operation of community facilities; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H88C7F65718EA499E8B126FA2EBD7D81D"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>to assist with other areas of need identified by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB03C68AF36D4F25BBBB910D2E58025A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection priority</header><text>In selecting recipients of grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall give priority to private, nonprofit, or public organizations that have experience in providing technical assistance and training to rural entities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD95F12FC5E4489C944FE5FFEAE3AF9A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 3 nor more than 5 percent of any funds appropriated to carry out each of the essential community facilities grant, loan and loan guarantee programs as authorized under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be reserved for grants under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HF95F138341B943FAB32B9B338AEC1BBE"><enum>6007.</enum><header>Emergency and imminent community water assistance grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306A(i)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926a">7 U.S.C. 1926a(i)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" id="H6FFBE7D4711F4BAB82984FA9446D8672"><enum>6008.</enum><header>Water systems for rural and native villages in Alaska</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306D(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926d">7 U.S.C. 1926d(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H176228DA4B64482FAF4D463CDA2B7ABE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6009.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Household water well systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 306E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926e">7 U.S.C. 1926e(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5B03154423A446DA6053544C783199C"><enum>6010.</enum><header>Rural business and industry loan program</header>
<subsection id="HB0FB097D55304A25AE27E277A9A3280B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310B(a)(2)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(a)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>(including through the financing of working capital)</quote> after <quote>employment</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAD88D9DE1FD542409C23ADA824DB3ABB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Greater flexibility for adequate collateral through accounts receivable</header><text>Section 310B(g)(7) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(7)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H382B2DEEBA9A41E886B03F38637293F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>In determining</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H3EA15CDB7C884AB7B6F1382BFF229CDB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In determining</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AB8B75E81044A8D8464CDDDC5877D1E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HDBF2BDAED97845B68F39E3B8FFDD8CCE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Accounts receivable</header><text>In the discretion of the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the action would not create or otherwise contribute to an unreasonable risk of default or loss to the Federal Government, the Secretary may take accounts receivable as security for the obligations entered into in connection with loans and a borrower may use accounts receivable as collateral to secure a loan made or guaranteed under this subsection.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H039D32BB2C4A47A3A371413F64FE0B2E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to implement the amendments made by this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H60850E5CBAC94F4BAD5D8006C0944989"><enum>6011.</enum><header>Solid waste management grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H49BF255EB0E1432688FFDC29EAAB349E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and by inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="HA0926CB43BB843A8997D52BEF2B036D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H16AE8362C62F47F0B099008BECC7659C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H0373EA33B2254F588B147D6FC47E18C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="HA17763FBD23948A5A804EE51BFF033E4"><enum>6012.</enum><header>Rural business development grants</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H095D9EA136DF4377A51EF9F70C6D6DB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33EB8E94C18A4EBAA6C71B8F69BBF2A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural business development grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FC2E2974B9F4B34A3671B4C737D5868"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) in rural areas that primarily serve rural areas for purposes described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15397964802C4F89B04E1BE07301C918"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make grants under this subsection to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1C6222BE2274CD88E0B4A35823ACDFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">governmental entities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H424ACF7C02B44DB791848A0DB0D3EFF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A91B33428984FD88077B1DE03940A98"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit entities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE00DF649051F4452AE107A714DDBDEE3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible purposes for grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities that receive grants under this subsection may use the grant funds for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A6FC3D4FB124B199164A477D7ED3345"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">business opportunity projects that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23B5BFED2CC146B6BA702DE6947BFC8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify and analyze business opportunities;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD39E491B4AC94581AA27547A946721E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify, train, and provide technical assistance to existing or prospective rural entrepreneurs and managers;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79FCEA7FE021429C8AA6EC26E2CD75E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in the establishment of new rural businesses and the maintenance of existing businesses, including through business support centers;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33D72EC964C24121AAD457711E9D3023"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct regional, community, and local economic development planning and coordination, and leadership development; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA590FEF20AB4B0982C17A1D920EDAA4"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish centers for training, technology, and trade that will provide training to rural businesses in the use of interactive communications technologies to develop international trade opportunities and markets; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5F644C083BB4405A40C138118DEE060"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects that support the development of business enterprises that finance or facilitate—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42042E75BF2A48C790BBD2807D6842AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of small and emerging private business enterprise;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDA4A234F4F744AAA78CFF0FEBAAA0B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the establishment, expansion, and operation of rural distance learning networks;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07C84CC43191450FB58A3318C74E129D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of rural learning programs that provide educational instruction or job training instruction related to potential employment or job advancement to adult students; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BE89C00E4464E7F89EE2969EE942A2B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of technical assistance and training to rural communities for the purpose of improving passenger transportation services or facilities.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE657845599EB42F99C374DA071BEF6B8"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9569A6EE2FB84876AECDFD06B45053FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $65,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E7DAEBE2AB4412FB3AF7AC3E2E66F92"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of the funds made available under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, not more than 10 percent shall be used for the purposes described in paragraph (3)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD43A8E873867453F82462E59B7E25DB1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 306(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1926">7 U.S.C. 1926(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (11).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB27216FF88644D5AB4830EC75CF5218B"><enum>6013.</enum><header>Rural cooperative development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0BB213ABAD6E4F27A40F9435745002CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (13);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5880727DEC2B4AA3BC491606633F1351"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE683082330964D30B9238464FFE07832"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency working group</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary shall coordinate and chair an interagency working group to foster cooperative development and ensure coordination with Federal agencies and national and local cooperative organizations that have cooperative programs and interests.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97C85CA6519840978A3911A458CD4DC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated), by striking <quote>$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D8D70F440DA4062A8BE306FCFE9AB68"><enum>6014.</enum><header>Locally or regionally produced agricultural food products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(g)(9)(B)(v)(I) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(9)(B)(v)(I)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19046995702B4786A1A68A72F521EF53"><enum>6015.</enum><header>Appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(i)(4) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(i)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF7BF33122784C07907C6618440FA739"><enum>6016.</enum><header>Rural economic area partnership zones</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 310B(j) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H5F4331305A1A4398B9922951A77A36A6"><enum>6017.</enum><header>Intermediary relending program</header>
<subsection id="H135C778E6EC548499696306A4849BA15"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H09D8DA0E89E44F9F90145A54F18C0927"><enum>310H.</enum><header>Intermediary relending program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA5F6EE8DA2C4B82A5ADDDC7BCF9C183"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may make or guarantee loans to eligible entities described in subsection (b) so that the eligible entities may relend the funds to individuals and entities for the purposes described in subsection (c).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44051D2D59B6416DBD7FD7DFF686599C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Entities eligible for loans and loan guarantees described in subsection (a) are—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4253D783812F4B8AB4B89EA5C73A661C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public agencies;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9131FAA08A1E4F8EBFE0114E24085D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribes;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5B6B919F65F42A58059F4E0BF8FB96C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cooperatives; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E9B303FD39040B089780F5791BC0DAB"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonprofit corporations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66EF9616477347F2AD60E7C0856CD45A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The proceeds from loans made or guaranteed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) may be relent by eligible entities for projects that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC07D2C873819451886C7DEC2EAA70F5C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predominately serve communities in rural areas; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H551D70746A17427290F14C768FFF440B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as determined by the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CAFE6EA8BCD4C55A8068AD6EB5B6221"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote community development;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE62DE4E24D2450681413B70DF9F63EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish new businesses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDED107AB7994F54A72758405C28F2DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish and support microlending programs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F121DD9EA92434FBD5F3C90FDA87737"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create or retain employment opportunities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7FFC593AC06940D9A2F32405E85CC899"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not make loans under section 623(a) of the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9812">42 U.S.C. 9812(a)</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB48FB4E455A4CF59F18F52D09B03F59"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1B7D61EC617402387140D7C06BBCA26"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1323(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/198">Public Law 99–198</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H42FFEFABCFC0460B84B05B5868B20AB9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0B0C3F9AFE149EFA65344370FACA4F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEAFB879D61A4AC7A2A08DF33E8D2FBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BE4A5AF19624F6FA6084BF36FFBDA47"><enum>6018.</enum><header>Rural college coordinated strategy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 331 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HCB0CD58DA7424240A56CFB3F1A90D0F0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rural college coordinated strategy</header>
<paragraph id="H5B54ADE59D404141AF53D90BE4461E32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall develop a coordinated strategy across the relevant programs within the Rural Development mission areas to serve the specific, local needs of rural communities when making investments in rural community colleges and technical colleges through other authorities in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC5764CE981A40F4BDC86F043AC24B1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing a coordinated strategy, 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.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE08F57D090B44AABB811759FE396FAE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection provides a priority for funding under authorities in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BEF3BC79E03446BB70C99FB8601029B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary 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.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H103A6EFEE94749D29EBC702B318545DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6019.</enum><header>Rural water and waste disposal infrastructure</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 333 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983">7 U.S.C. 1983</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB42B4C2CDA8945828F64E62E5D1D308E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>require</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD727583499164CFC8D8376D9B4F05451"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>require</quote> after <quote>(1)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA6603DF0CCB49738AD35EC50F38EAE1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>, require</quote> after <quote>314</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F50CFD2B86E4AEFB985CB239CD9AEC6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>require</quote> after <quote>loans,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59A2269AFDF9428DB09E2B347B5037D7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H001E5A2210684A12AC7CE7ED9353BC36"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>require</quote> after <quote>(4)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D913580F8014A7F910B813D9BB482C3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94600570C741474F95773D99E375C109"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4E65824A46D42B98F0DE1C81FB96CD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>require</quote> after <quote>(5)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D335E5FCCC64CFFB208CC431F9ED7D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BF2EAF710D74D53ADE1C180020641F5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE67C9F67956F4D9FB917DDE3C0A7BB69"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in the case of water and waste disposal direct and guaranteed loans provided under section 306, encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, private or cooperative lenders to finance rural water and waste disposal facilities by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2FFA17BC50242DE94CBBB756CDEDBF3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximizing the use of loan guarantees to finance eligible projects in rural communities in which the population exceeds 5,500;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF93505E68D042ED854EC0E1A4E3F2D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maximizing the use of direct loans to finance eligible projects in rural communities if the impact on ratepayers will be material when compared to financing with a loan guarantee;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE834AD3807E847C8953C0F64C4527DAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing and applying a materiality standard when determining the difference in impact on ratepayers between a direct loan and a loan guarantee;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94C0D9AA8D004F7E919DFF3DCC1122E0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the case of projects that require interim financing in excess of $500,000, requiring that the projects initially seek the financing from private or cooperative lenders; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3D7802D943B444C9F6D6A1BB77A1AE4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>determining if an existing direct loan borrower can refinance with a private or cooperative lender, including with a loan guarantee, prior to providing a new direct loan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HDCA67DDAD23B4C2CB95D89F3F4AA0B39"><enum>6020.</enum><header>Simplified applications</header>
<subsection id="HDADC524C56D84B229C04645108A693E1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 333A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1983a">7 U.S.C. 1983a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HD213B13F853945AFB13D13522BC5A62F"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Simplified application forms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (g)(2), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, develop a simplified application process, including a single page application if practicable, for grants and relending authorized under sections 306, 306C, 306D, 306E, 310B(b), 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(f), 310H, 379B, and 379E.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H6D1B769594D3442E814455A958B46D05"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 contains an evaluation of the implementation of the amendment made by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="HCF38CF47F2A4467E88F9A51FAE2BBBA8"><enum>6021.</enum><header>National Rural Development Partnership</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 378 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008m">7 U.S.C. 2008m</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6A4D9792FC0C467AAC063159DBCCFAA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H019BF3EF6E3346E1968F1D199C31B1E1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HDC92EA8DFD4D4682BC819C355174DE45"><enum>6022.</enum><header>Grants for NOAA weather radio transmitters</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379B(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008p">7 U.S.C. 2008p(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H5CE3563C22624DE6AA037C1A73471F49"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2258779CE2A74344B1CE96FD904C1B62"><enum>6023.</enum><header>Rural microentrepreneur assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008s">7 U.S.C. 2008s(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1CFFA878314D4864AC7C091BB8A7E249"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7916B5846EEC4A39B29E056DBBB690BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4A9BCB71EE440E0B765A964F23C9AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92E6725E43EB4E6596ED4D8CD479623D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HBF98A078EA664B77B4EA984DD9140C38"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5956F7B012AA4A8E83E1DB1B716C46A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="HEF7D12121370484287C55A9991963D06"><enum>6024.</enum><header>Health care services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 379G(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008u">7 U.S.C. 2008u(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" id="H261BA219065749C29DBF1306C7D7795A"><enum>6025.</enum><header>Strategic economic and community development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1981">7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HE2BD2C584A1644D193CC5D8A5FE73E06"><enum>379H.</enum><header>Strategic economic and community development</header>
<subsection id="HCE303BE03C8C43B8846E09885CA756C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of any rural development program described in subsection (d)(2), the Secretary may give priority to an application for a project that, as determined and approved by the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H6DF410584B974859BBC928863EEA55DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets the applicable eligibility requirements of this title;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0283F0840A14CB1B48CF0144676D502"><enum>(2)</enum><text>will be carried out solely in a rural area; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H806D28EA015E454DB344060383C65BE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supports strategic community and economic development plans on a multijurisdictional basis.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD48FC0F69445400EA00A5F7CB43334D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rural area</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall consider an application to be for a project that will be carried out solely in a rural area only if—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F29751FBCB04078A080E2111B8E095A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of an application for a project in the rural community facilities category described in subsection (d)(2)(A), the project will be carried out in a rural area described in section 343(a)(13)(C);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H435A588798C2448587706577D9705AF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the case of an application for a project in the rural utilities category described in subsection (d)(2)(B), the project will be carried out in a rural area described in section 343(a)(13)(B); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H594D874A2D754A91919349CE7C330DE0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the case of an application for a project in the rural business and cooperative development category described in subsection (d)(2)(C), the project will be carried out in a rural area described in section 343(a)(13)(A).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB855C441F8F45788B5A9BA63BD24B7A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="H0297BA93F91D4FDBBE561372EC34C2CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In evaluating strategic applications, the Secretary shall give a higher priority to strategic applications for a plan described in subsection (a) that demonstrates to the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2002FBF635134EBEB6307DB6822E4517"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the plan was developed through the collaboration of multiple stakeholders in the service area of the plan, including the participation of combinations of stakeholders such as State, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit institutions, institutions of higher education, and private entities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D6C7BB14D18434C802F25BD20D5342C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an understanding of the applicable regional resources that could support the plan, including natural resources, human resources, infrastructure, and financial resources;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H883CBA492EF74B1098AD44A7AA5D51A3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>investment from other Federal agencies;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H308926EFC2144E09A45079D5B105583C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>investment from philanthropic organizations; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5954B7B9781B405F8E53B46EC007B52E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>clear objectives for the plan and the ability to establish measurable performance measures and to track progress toward meeting the objectives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CE4AA5CF92F45C1869AF734309956FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consistency with plans</header><text>Applications involving State, county, municipal, or tribal governments shall include an indication of consistency with an adopted regional economic or community development plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEB5BD7F1279F45B7BAD5B07C38209B3A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funds</header>
<paragraph id="HB590B875C70E43239DA144E0BF8EF2D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3) and subsection (e), the Secretary may reserve for projects that support multijurisdictional strategic community and economic development plans described in subsection (a) an amount that does not exceed 10 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year for a functional category described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EC131EF199B4B498256606D62624E17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Functional categories</header><text>The functional categories described in this subsection are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6450739CD76048D9B98B170B49A62E46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Rural community facilities category</header><text>The rural community facilities category consists of all amounts made available for community facility grants and direct and guaranteed loans under paragraph (1), (19), (20), (21), (24), or (25) of section 306(a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB82EF74ED61E45919E73BF3BAF898233"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Rural utilities category</header><text>The rural utilities category consists of all amounts made available for—</text>
<clause id="H0F04B313033D43B9A76B8DECB653F9AE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>water or waste disposal grants or direct or guaranteed loans under paragraph (1), (2), or (24) of section 306(a);</text></clause>
<clause id="HC6980369A0904F3996C28A1B0B985F1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rural water or wastewater technical assistance and training grants under section 306(a)(14);</text></clause>
<clause id="H0B53240986A34ACEAD36D5636E82DC02"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>emergency community water assistance grants under section 306A; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H9E2D9598DAC94D6DB37DBFE69B8FA461"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>solid waste management grants under section 310B(b).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E9AC24C5E5643408203A37E82376639"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rural business and cooperative development category</header><text>The rural business and cooperative development category consists of all amounts made available for—</text>
<clause id="HF8CBEB0047EC4D5398867B5F08F81FF8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>business and industry direct and guaranteed loans under section 310B(a)(2)(A); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HF5D3AA52229A45BE8877A12906AD33EB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>rural business development grants under section 310B(c).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC42AF50DC9B407C85A22C1BD75687B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period</header><text>The reservation of funds described in paragraph (2) may only extend through June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds were first made available.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF6CF0F60F60B48859D78DB0EE9241289"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Approved applications</header>
<paragraph id="H41F6992DA5B64C3793BEC4EAB08FADF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any applicant who submitted a rural development application that was approved before the date of enactment of this section may amend the application to qualify for the funds reserved under subsection (d)(1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB63BF92BB9347429BA96B68A4F16BCA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rural utilities</header><text>Any rural development application authorized under section 306(a)(2), 306(a)(14), 306(a)(24), 306A, or 310B(b) and approved by the Secretary before the date of enactment of this section shall be eligible for the funds reserved under subsection (d)(1) on the same basis as the applications submitted under this section until September 30, 2016.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H35D1A4609B4942FBA3745CEBB204D74C"><enum>6026.</enum><header>Delta Regional Authority</header>
<subsection id="HCA28614A129B4642BFB7E750C18B5C20"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 382M(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009aa-12">7 U.S.C. 2009aa–12(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB3A9AECE08AA4864A5F260852A22B9F4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>Section 382N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009aa-13">7 U.S.C. 2009aa–13</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4EBBC8EED1B478B95A0416C42FA813D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6027.</enum><header>Northern Great Plains Regional Authority</header>
<subsection id="H201D94BBF654471DA8356E66DF991ED1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Audit</header><text>Section 383L(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Ac (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009bb-10">7 U.S.C. 2009bb-10(c)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>for any fiscal year for which funds are appropriated</quote> after <quote>annual basis</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H90092E2C62194CD5BB4EDEEB120374FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 383N(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009bb-12">7 U.S.C. 2009bb–12(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HACBD93084512425688FA98F620200C67"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>Section 383O of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009bb-13">7 U.S.C. 2009bb–13</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H54E5E6A6586145ECAB0714DB480D7901"><enum>6028.</enum><header>Rural business investment program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 384S of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009cc-18">7 U.S.C. 2009cc–18</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HF877F0FA8BA34E0EB2465A252FE0B5CD"><enum>B</enum><header>Rural Electrification Act of 1936</header>
<section id="H105241221AF9412BA9EFD491F8C76425"><enum>6101.</enum><header>Fees for certain loan guarantees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Rural Electrification Act of 1936 is amended by inserting after section 4 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/904">7 U.S.C. 904</external-xref>) the following:</text>
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<section id="HEC627E407DFE43C28FD8FF7A74A2645C"><enum>5.</enum><header>Fees for certain loan guarantees</header>
<subsection id="H848DBEE99538469CB200B296486A1D61"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For electrification baseload generation loan guarantees, the Secretary shall, at the request of the borrower, charge an upfront fee to cover the costs of the loan guarantee.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3B2FD8BABFDC4FDEAFF83F6F82985157"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Fee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The fee described in subsection (a) for a loan guarantee shall be equal to the costs of the loan guarantee (within the meaning of section 502(5)(C) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661a">2 U.S.C. 661a(5)(C)</external-xref>)).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H48142AE805EF4491AC1047458B99A5E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 guaranteed by the Federal Government.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1176515A6ED1410CBE9553D940DD0860" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guarantees for bonds and notes issued for electrification or telephone purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 313A(f) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940c-1">7 U.S.C. 940c–1(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H951DCB7C7E9B4D5499CC0406A3922800" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expansion of 911 access</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315(d) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940e">7 U.S.C. 940e(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H0FDCC70A59294F2ABD4CC54FB8D65679"><enum>6104.</enum><header>Access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas</header>
<subsection id="H76EF9807B15E446EBE54FD4A93CD2AE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb">7 U.S.C. 950bb</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC04931009244D46972FFDE6AD81A823"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H09018A69672649C4B47D36FD678DF195"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In making loans or loan guarantees under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD980F06D6E9A4BE5A51AD34C46D39B2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish not less than 2 evaluation periods for each fiscal year to compare loan and loan guarantee applications and to prioritize loans and loan guarantees to all or part of rural communities that do not have residential broadband service that meets the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H122E696BAAA54FB5BA85251A248F77AD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>give the highest priority to applicants that offer to provide broadband service to the greatest proportion of unserved households or households that do not have residential broadband service that meets the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e), as—</text>
<clause id="H1D2DB3F9CE3D427F816CFEA390D2891F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>certified by the affected community, city, county, or designee; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H342ED59EDBE148FC94DD6DCBB7047EA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>demonstrated on—</text>
<subclause id="HDD969A39AE0C48E798DD0186B225B4F2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the broadband map of the affected State if the map contains address-level data; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H63A111C8598E4C828C4BD7EBC481A519"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the National Broadband Map if address-level data is unavailable; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5974979BBBA4B378DEC67C53FE6E7B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide equal consideration to all qualified applicants, including applicants that have not previously received loans or loan guarantees under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H208E2BCDF1C941379B9BB242D3A916EA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>give priority to applicants that offer in the applications of the applicants to provide broadband service not predominantly for business service, if at least 25 percent of the customers in the proposed service territory are commercial interests.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15F6DA02AF4246C7B9625A1040BA24CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9483ED085EA34DE29E2D2F21FF60EC63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="HED16D2B8E8EA4EFD88EE939E30E938AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate the ability to furnish, improve in order to meet the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e), or extend broadband service to all or part of an unserved rural area or an area below the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e);</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EC23C4A0A6E4E6992F99ECE2B87D8B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H575FA0B88DF34A0EAC92334420B4AB87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3CBB7862FC644B48620BB6702E53AE2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not less than 15 percent of the households in the proposed service territory are unserved or have service levels below the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e); and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H6004FCD999594376A2409E99CAA84E7C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the heading of subparagraph (B), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">25</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE3D2BD901FAC4921B2DB85540BBF2588"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<subclause id="H0F28FB006FF9450EB89216F666312424"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">3 or more</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3793C897B2914602ABEBC7A147C5B11A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="H50ED551015114678AC44CE27DFBEE1C3"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to an incumbent service provider in the portion of a proposed service territory in which the provider is upgrading broadband service to meet the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e) for the existing territory of the incumbent service provider.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8281EFEF2A34A88A03A831B5CF77140"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<clause id="H6C2DFB868E2345CD9E14BDC2807D0264"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Information submitted under this subparagraph shall be—</text>
<subclause id="H3BD43029287941EB9614CA421686BCB3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>certified by the affected community, city, county, or designee; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC0F3A5F375394109957DE85AA0A19035"><enum>(II)</enum><text>demonstrated on—</text>
<item id="H36D56E43A141458A9C504A2A281AA455"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the broadband map of the affected State if the map contains address-level data; or</text></item>
<item id="H83CD44DB389A43F89E0B8EE2518D91C9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the National Broadband Map if address-level data is unavailable.</text></item></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H583114E04BBB4F5490DB54DD5ADBA6AF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HB8377CE3EE334CBDA34725773468B948"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Notice requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall promptly provide a fully searchable database on the website of the Rural Utilities Service that contains, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCBA8C39061214F649762A598B2391BD1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notice of each application for a loan or loan guarantee under this section describing the application, including—</text>
<clause id="HAEB892858AD54649BDD1D2F20ECF3EE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the identity of the applicant;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7F90A6F23FC7404FA099DA9801A11591"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of each application, including—</text>
<subclause id="HA7CCDE50D5BE45A7BB1F862DEE8E4EB7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>each area proposed to be served by the applicant; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H587BC4A5F877424D9360187CDA23CF1C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the amount and type of support requested by each applicant;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HDED53FD79E144D83863968E845D2BBEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the status of each application;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF0D5E37A777143A2987361A399705988"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the estimated number and proportion relative to the service territory of households without terrestrial-based broadband service in those areas; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H51C86DA817804102ABB6FEDB2792BE4A"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a list of the census block groups or proposed service territory, in a manner specified by the Secretary, that the applicant proposes to service;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H943578DBC25744AEB5F9A1E80A8CDF2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>notice of each entity receiving assistance under this section, including—</text>
<clause id="H8891044206A84250AE52E2EC4512B298"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the name of the entity;</text></clause>
<clause id="H959934B627B84ED4AA0BEF2B8472FF1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the type of assistance being received;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2A983901CF1D45BC80887B9A09D430EF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purpose for which the entity is receiving the assistance;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2AEE3B077E8F4C49BE2F20C607B2C665"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>each semiannual report submitted under paragraph (8)(A) (redacted to protect any proprietary information in the report); and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00D6B363175D41029A412C913F35DE0E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such other information as is sufficient to allow the public to understand assistance provided under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD80AC2C6803448CB0CE79C098CD5624"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H6F31C2E4081E42DFAC0248D5B28DC576"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reporting</header>
<subparagraph id="HC63C22BB40AC4100A4BB9BEFDB848F0C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall require any entity receiving assistance under this section to submit a semiannual report for 3 years after completion of the project, in a format specified by the Secretary, that describes—</text>
<clause id="HA49D3E4E67884C6FA13D9A38690907F2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use by the entity of the assistance, including new equipment and capacity enhancements that support high-speed broadband access for educational institutions, health care providers, and public safety service providers (including the estimated number of end users who are currently using or forecasted to use the new or upgraded infrastructure); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0FC5C795DEF24B08A1D4714706919761"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the progress towards fulfilling the objectives for which the assistance was granted, including—</text>
<subclause id="HE1A8E6D48F9042188909DA2A55349DFE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number and location of residences and businesses that will receive new broadband service, existing network service improvements, and facility upgrades resulting from the Federal assistance;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF4136734220C40E295183FCDD104406F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the speed of broadband service;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1C3D4B288ECF4E72AD3B0CE819B193FE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the average price of broadband service in a proposed service area;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0A15A01163114F14B900BCC1EDDC1764"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any changes in broadband service adoption rates, including new subscribers generated from demand-side projects; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7F41BEDBEF9A42B1BA414E9DF52BF00A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>any metrics the Secretary determines to be appropriate;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBCDC0FB120EE465983C98F5D9AD6BE3E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional reporting</header><text>The Secretary may require any additional reporting and information by any recipient of any assistance under this section so as to ensure compliance with this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE3DD1025CD447D68B733D918A91BD0B"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Default and deobligation</header><text>In addition to other authority under applicable law, the Secretary shall establish written procedures for all broadband programs administered by the Rural Utilities Service under this or any other Act that, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED38C26794504DCE8E28BEAEE08EEC5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recover funds from loan defaults;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD300A284AB349C69490082AB3837D46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>deobligate any awards, less allowable costs that demonstrate an insufficient level of performance (including metrics determined by the Secretary) or fraudulent spending, to the extent funds with respect to the award are available in the account relating to the program established by this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89C15F8C09974D3986E4DAFBEE91F962"><enum>(C)</enum><text>award those funds, on a competitive basis, to new or existing applicants consistent with this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC16825240763407C927565AC14DEF4C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>minimize overlap among the programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBA4F7562DC144CF859A33F3F111076D"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Service area assessment</header><text>The Secretary shall, with respect to an application for assistance under this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA3D7B2E76174A91AE177DDAECBE0B01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide not less than 15 days for broadband service providers to voluntarily submit information concerning the broadband services that the providers offer in the census block groups or tracts described in paragraph (5)(A)(v) so that the Secretary may assess whether the applications submitted meet the eligibility requirements under this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25D08765BAF74AD8AC753E7B45B2B6F0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if no broadband service provider submits information under subparagraph (A), consider the number of providers in the census block group or tract to be established by using—</text>
<clause id="H189E46989C3E4DDBA251F63ABD0ACE5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the most current National Broadband Map of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HD4D41B89986345A09A6F8A178FAC4C8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any other data regarding the availability of broadband service that the Secretary may collect or obtain through reasonable efforts.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0D65A1194D64AE9836AB89606F9E067"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H525640A80F704D4DB6D3B47B5F5042AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08691AA3EF594127B403E85B9EFF0DDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC6E3078F9B214FBB80D640CB55FEA543"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, the minimum acceptable level of broadband service for a rural area shall be at least—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F51BD907D6E472EAC3F6071219B413F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a 4-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H621B74F609DB4B638D71BD4A96E7CA25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a 1-Mbps upstream transmission capacity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7EB5FE7C540467C991CF213DEFC5BBB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustments</header>
<subparagraph id="H48E3443A3381482DA23DD492D86443CC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At least once every 2 years, the Secretary shall review, and may adjust through notice published in the Federal Register, the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under paragraph (1) to ensure that high quality, cost-effective broadband service is provided to rural areas over time.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4723961F8B1049C2A8B6B989EBDD86CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In making an adjustment to the minimum acceptable level of broadband service under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consider establishing different transmission rates for fixed broadband service and mobile broadband service.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB058AC116D2F4FB4BEDDCD4C97489253"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4AE75D28A6BE49019EAD5F3221804281"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>In determining the term and conditions of a loan or loan guarantee, the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0105755B52034214BC6DA03328C90693"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consider whether the recipient is or would be serving an area that is unserved or has service levels below the minimum acceptable level of broadband service established under subsection (e); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EB0EFE97F4742ACBD0CCF99D4A19C20"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Secretary makes a determination in the affirmative under subparagraph (A), establish a limited initial deferral period or comparable terms necessary to achieve the financial feasibility and long-term sustainability of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE4D5FEC4C3042DF832354445D0A98BC"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (j)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H51D0C6B5E0214D50BBABCABF102ABB0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, including any loan terms or conditions for which the Secretary provided additional assistance to unserved areas</quote> before the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H518873D286CB4D6094CD334943DFA574"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02FB497A4D6A47A19B11D630AE75ECD8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CED13BA67A44A4BA2BF034C40D754EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H3B585228DE594624B04E03C9B96511D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the overall progress towards fulfilling the goal of improving the quality of rural life by expanding rural broadband access, as demonstrated by metrics, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A9B51F670D04ED59D0AF3951DE0BE96"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of residences and businesses receiving new broadband services;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC78983AD5C542F7935EB758CBBAD567"><enum>(B)</enum><text>network improvements, including facility upgrades and equipment purchases;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H193F96D78AAE47499059EDA88E8B361D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>average broadband speeds and prices on a local and statewide basis;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE57BE8B879DB4208AECC1566A3AF174D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any changes in broadband adoption rates; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2DE22908FF854AFB85CB3ED443EAAA09"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any specific activities that increased high speed broadband access for educational institutions, health care providers, and public safety service providers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64EFEBFF5FAE4D65B642B79E02D02020"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsections (k)(1) and (l), by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8090510780A446178644B248E86CD610"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study on providing effective data for National Broadband Map</header><text>.</text>
<paragraph id="H466CE5221E7242DC8E377F99BE6A3AAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, shall conduct a study of the ways that data collected under the broadband programs of the Secretary of Agriculture could be most effectively shared with the Commission to support the development and maintenance of the National Broadband Map by the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4532F797AAAA4AB797DF4A1FC91DA44A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The study shall include a consideration of the circumstances under which address-level data could be collected by the Secretary and appropriately shared with the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF572210731E4499E812EA3AC40EAB7FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Completion</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the study required under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7A27AEF90414827B55DF95CAC0B09C2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of completion of the study, the Secretary shall submit a report describing the results of the study to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9EABDD030634D6AA22FDF2D70676676"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29C8A7EDFAB448C0B0EBD744862F85DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H050940DD973549E9BF5BBD817E1EB679"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H403EBF3F48444A0C86DEFC0D74DCF639"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF5DF60ACFB1A4E799367D8C0AEE5BBBC"><enum>6105.</enum><header>Rural Gigabit Network Pilot Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VI of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950bb">7 U.S.C. 950bb et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HBB2A530ACF1048FABD9C247CF8EFEFEF"><enum>603.</enum><header>Rural Gigabit Network Pilot Program</header>
<subsection id="H0A3C037216C74E51B7BD5A409D6D022B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of ultra-High speed service</header><text>In this section, the term <term>ultra-high speed service</term> means broadband service operating at a 1 gigabit per second downstream transmission capacity.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0949AA2929DA43D1A745797B05D875E5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Pilot program</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to be known as the <quote>Rural Gigabit Network Pilot Program</quote>, under which the Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary, provide grants, loans, or loan guarantees to eligible entities.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAA1B77B9E34644DAB24E9836536BD774"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H794382DF77AE487AAA9E173792E00A60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible to obtain assistance under this section, an entity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H489F7BCA2BC448E190823DB0C8C36E85"><enum>(A)</enum><text>demonstrate to the Secretary the ability to furnish or extend ultra-high speed service to a rural area;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDEE272C573414908A5CC797BE8C9E847"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DB9411449644ED6B0D85B5443808509"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not already provide ultra-high speed service to a rural area within any State in the proposed service territory; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA22553F1B6D6420FA4AB779FFE2A93E1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>agree to complete buildout of ultra-high speed service by not later than 3 years after the initial date on which assistance under this section is made available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1FABDA65A4D4FD8A1D0418D85C2C123"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text>Assistance under this section may only be used to carry out a project in a proposed service territory if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F9C9F5AA78C4B1CA5DE91B1E244F306"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the proposed service territory is a rural area; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E4B97FA48444CE19E39F700E008C0BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ultra-high speed service is not provided in any part of the proposed service territory.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2BBBEE3E995A4E05A83FE058DB5755CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle commented="no" id="H2E69D74AFB8B4CC4A9354486AAFFD286" level-type="subsequent"><enum>C</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miscellaneous</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BBB0E59A55647979CFD652C6C4D8479" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Distance learning and telemedicine</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389667C4A9264EC097C02BA524FE2E7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa-5">7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22BCCDA5FC6A477B81A9EAFAF517A4C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/551">Public Law 102–551</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa">7 U.S.C. 950aaa</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFB65FBFB5C34FF7A20B02F653F0D72A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural transportation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(j) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1622">7 U.S.C. 1622(j)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Maritime Commission,,</quote> and inserting <quote>the Surface Transportation Board, the Federal Maritime Commission,</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF046D214A0E24F2DA8181C8A4EA28329" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Value-added agricultural product market development grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 231(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">7 U.S.C. 1632a(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1692D2751E2843FEB233D853A5BE8DB0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H91CEEA3184B040F5B232192D94AB02C9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Priority</header>
<subparagraph id="H7AD0B84ED8E444C0B203A9300B3DB58B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible independent producers of value-added agricultural products</header><text>In awarding grants under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall give priority to—</text>
<clause id="HACF8CBC6DEB44267B466403F4A34336F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>operators of small- and medium-sized farms and ranches that are structured as family farms;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE82CE8692DD749A4996F3304F9137FB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>beginning farmers or ranchers;</text></clause>
<clause id="HEA169DBA9F9C4E6DBB959F4457D2BC5E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC6668F9546764253B86967AB51F7686C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>veteran farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>)).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H885B64A88074431CB2DBFBBA5EF9A11B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible agricultural producer groups, farmer or rancher cooperatives, and majority-controlled producer-based business venture</header><text>In awarding grants under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall give priority to projects (including farmer or rancher cooperative projects) that best contribute to creating or increasing marketing opportunities for operators, farmers, and ranchers described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD01AFD5E400A4BC5B8876D47BA4C3E04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (7)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8617376AD9DC42F5B7F930B009F69455"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H9DCEB4DB5D914931B5A12CB7A093A2AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>On October 1, 2008,</quote> and inserting <quote>On the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>,</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2656AAD1D06F470CBFB07A40DC9FBCEA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$63,000,000</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D7137570FC04E048DACF14BBADF6E50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3822AB2191664BDB9DCACC345671287B"><enum>6204.</enum><header>Agriculture innovation center demonstration program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6402(i) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632b">7 U.S.C. 1632b(i)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCD2C26E280D47CF8D568B198262F18E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural energy savings program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle E of title VI of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>; 116 Stat. 424) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC598E7A1D8C457682EF8F29D8EC35BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6407.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural energy savings program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A54081278C349E29C72596E1FCFD361"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purpose of this section is to help rural families and small businesses achieve cost savings by providing loans to qualified consumers to implement durable cost-effective energy efficiency measures.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9000CDE59E68413F8045D62EDC58FF36"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E057B9A29674C41A9938935355681D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC10957158CCF405492EDADBED7C6F883"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any public power district, public utility district, or similar entity, or any electric cooperative described in section 501(c)(12) or 1381(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that borrowed and repaid, prepaid, or is paying an electric loan made or guaranteed by the Rural Utilities Service (or any predecessor agency);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C9415AB69AF418092CD7F22D4D0816C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any entity primarily owned or controlled by 1 or more entities described in subparagraph (A); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FE2A1E444CF4AFEB52B67BC1392503E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other entity that is an eligible borrower of the Rural Utilities Service, as determined under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/7/1710.101">section 1710.101</external-xref> of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54F6038CDDDE46A894EDBCD0F5AB9F74"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Energy efficiency measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>energy efficiency measures</term> means, for or at property served by an eligible entity, structural improvements and investments in cost-effective, commercial technologies to increase energy efficiency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H228495DE6FEE42B29EFF123D7B838DC3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualified consumer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>qualified consumer</term> means a consumer served by an eligible entity that has the ability to repay a loan made under subsection (d), as determined by the eligible entity.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E3044BBFD1C4DB0947F1E005B72F22D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4070A9E0D994520892BE46D0E6C564F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loans to Eligible Entities</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3ABB360E99F4FE689A44F2AF9C254D5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make loans to eligible entities that agree to use the loan funds to make loans to qualified consumers for the purpose of implementing energy efficiency measures.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7667814AB2B41CF9A86BCC1296D681B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FAEF1679D9D4CEB89CBE070EE16B4DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a loan under this subsection, an eligible entity shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B9997EE2D7F4E62A0646AE1F70B1B30"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a list of energy efficiency measures that is expected to decrease energy use or costs of qualified consumers;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DEF6E5984134F97A8495538E86100C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare an implementation plan for use of the loan funds, including use of any interest to be received pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(A);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30625C5E300C4F1E8987090A4F47FF75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for appropriate measurement and verification to ensure—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H288727AE73A64AD5B10DAB54232F1188"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of the energy efficiency loans made by the eligible entity; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A5F9F210F39460FAE3C759FE9FF3868"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that there is no conflict of interest in carrying out this section; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCD964714A7C4E8A9747BE37AED44583"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrate expertise in effective use of energy efficiency measures at an appropriate scale.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H524C0B26A8EE4A1DBD5BC671D4E9EF97"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Revision of list of energy efficiency measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the approval of the Secretary, an eligible entity may update the list required under subparagraph (A)(i) to account for newly available efficiency technologies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9FDAE84E6D342B1A117C956CE6CE0FD"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Existing energy efficiency programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity that, at any time before the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, has established an energy efficiency program for qualified consumers may use an existing list of energy efficiency measures, implementation plan, or measurement and verification system of that program to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines the list, plan, or systems are consistent with the purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA70FAC08C947468D97D1F65AB366D8FC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A loan under this subsection shall bear no interest.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AD544138EAE4876979BED75B55B3B59"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a loan under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B6E7E93034149BEA25A08749650F5E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term shall not exceed 20 years from the date on which the loan is closed; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE24E265043C4F1082FB02B50D8A67E8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except as provided in paragraph (6), the repayment of each advance shall be amortized for a period not to exceed 10 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9A02045FADA454D93EC38D6FD90D6D4"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of advances</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any advance of loan funds to an eligible entity in any single year shall not exceed 50 percent of the approved loan amount.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F87249D15D54C7FBB7E95259DFD7FBE"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special advance for start-up activities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7C52E3F19644FF2B51B9FDF851850BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to assist an eligible entity in defraying the appropriate start-up costs (as determined by the Secretary) of establishing new programs or modifying existing programs to carry out subsection (d), the Secretary shall allow an eligible entity to request a special advance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BA75EB77FA34DF9893C0F7563FF8970"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No eligible entity may receive a special advance under this paragraph for an amount that is greater than 4 percent of the loan amount received by the eligible entity under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2309FF62B1764D12911EADEBF1720440"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repayment of the special advance—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CC5358835E049A28E3E52942EE0AEFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be required during the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the special advance is made; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93599AEEDA09429380D4FA4BC0AAFA90"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the election of the eligible entity, may be deferred to the end of the 10-year period.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H507AADAEDC3E49C7A272376C39239797"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All special advances shall be made under a loan described in paragraph (1) during the first 10 years of the term of the loan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCF99F47259A4CCAB32FCFA66C7A7592"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loans to qualified consumers</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H071CDC2883B644849113BEEB0CF700B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms of loans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Loans made by an eligible entity to qualified consumers using loan funds provided by the Secretary under subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA60D9AB2CC6B409B9D27EC836FFBDE6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may bear interest, not to exceed 3 percent, to be used for purposes that include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71A292EF9EC9457185261C4F9E69C746"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish a loan loss reserve; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94EA8DE0846748D9837EB09A293ABFDE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to offset personnel and program costs of eligible entities to provide the loans;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8097D88B984C4027AA53380352C26FC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall finance energy efficiency measures for the purpose of decreasing energy usage or costs of the qualified consumer by an amount that ensures, to the maximum extent practicable, that a loan term of not more than 10 years will not pose an undue financial burden on the qualified consumer, as determined by the eligible entity;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EE1F5A6818C45BD8AD488F0AFD008F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not be used to fund purchases of, or modifications to, personal property unless the personal property is or becomes attached to real property (including a manufactured home) as a fixture;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6A83CF2587340628B75F72EF7A47AF7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be repaid through charges added to the electric bill for the property for, or at which, energy efficiency measures are or will be implemented, on the condition that this requirement does not prohibit—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04F99DF50D004F4B9A1E2BC3FAD56663"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the voluntary prepayment of a loan by the owner of the property; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26081FEC9AB543B784BC49B8AC88F5CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of any additional repayment mechanisms that are—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B8CE419067A485EBF5DED4FD8888C73"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">demonstrated to have appropriate risk mitigation features, as determined by the eligible entity; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA715DA4B396D4CB6B95E59FC3A5AAF01"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">required if the qualified consumer is no longer a customer of the eligible entity; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD82758E84EE3474C883F2EF864F3AF9B"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall require an energy audit by an eligible entity to determine the impact of proposed energy efficiency measures on the energy costs and consumption of the qualified consumer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AA0A107A2DC410BBBF51690090667B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contractors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any other qualified general contractor, eligible entities may serve as general contractors.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF6CC1DE14AA4F529FF98740E4845A02"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract for measurement and verification, training, and technical assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B08DDF4AB7B4106AC9A4D7C4AC25A3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1E6DE4436FF40C697E12A94612977E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall establish a plan for measurement and verification, training, and technical assistance of the program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69C770372C7345C2A0DA15C65EC1BCBD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may enter into 1 or more contracts with a qualified entity for the purposes of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB142DE4783BC4A8D82528C920579EF90"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing measurement and verification activities; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA798CF8318FB41A0B70684B018622A74"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing a program to provide technical assistance and training to the employees of eligible entities to carry out this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED7F1B47AEA54B79A3C2691964479402"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of subcontractors authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A qualified entity that enters into a contract under paragraph (1) may use subcontractors to assist the qualified entity in carrying out the contract.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB18E1B20F6224FC88FD753E2A50DBDBF"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided in this section is in addition to any other authority of the Secretary to offer loans under any other law.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H506A0670EE354931AD64D2CD0743C6B3"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective Period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the availability of funds and except as otherwise provided in this section, the loans and other expenditures required to be made under this section shall be available until expended, with the Secretary authorized to make new loans as loans are repaid.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4925084AC8FD47C6A06EE4D540C6A0B1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H20F74E9417F14C41B896051EC30E00D2"><enum>6206.</enum><header>Study of rural transportation issues</header>
<subsection id="H2B0138A5B2C74D5BB466CA185D4EA91C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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)).</text></subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C4DD9021DC8491AA4E068F7EB82CE0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Addition to study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6206(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1971) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H311DE2BA1B804AF38992D32DCAEFEC9A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6AA1F42DDA64DA9B3A7A0C5C59208B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B7EFAA768B34436B0AF36DE68F27153"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB59BB6E24FF143938AAF20ECD78BAE10" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0866F60F96284FD39D0F7409553ACC8F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sufficiency of infrastructure along waterways in the United States and the impact of the 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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F4C95D432914D00A16FE5AE352919D2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress the updated version of the study required by subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF784C4028CD34A608C3D034FB8A63078"><enum>6207.</enum><header>Regional economic and infrastructure development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/15751">Section 15751</external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF65CC0CB67C44D2A096AFFEB0D3FAD1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H604B3706258346239FD48353DA9DBFBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H095ED65AF6C84C6292AD9CA7D93AEDBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not more than</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB5C1E75DE9D48C7A548EE0D7316A6CB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC8466761D5434C36862339A544490799"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), not more than</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6595AF7E0FB04BE692033F32381ACEF5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB775C5700EB485E9143E8001D2D72F4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1220C5FC76F349A4B337E7783696F95C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limited funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In a case in which less than $10,000,000 is made available to a Commission for a fiscal year under this section, paragraph (1) shall not apply.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D52162BCC214C6088081FB3BAE0A85A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of rural area for purposes of the Housing Act of 1949</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The second sentence of section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1490">42 U.S.C. 1490</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CB24C2CD1E04453901453EDDAA760D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1990 or 2000 decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2010</quote> and inserting <quote>1990, 2000, or 2010 decennial census, and any area deemed to be a <quote>rural area</quote> for purposes of this title under any other provision of law at any time during the period beginning January 1, 2000, and ending December 31, 2010, shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48AAB01C877A453BB62F3428D85FB7A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>25,000</quote> and inserting <quote>35,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H693A920181DF42EEB3190C8B94BB3ECC"><enum>6209.</enum><header>Program metrics</header>
<subsection id="HBB293A6F78D046489EA2E8FD74515BEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall collect data regarding economic activities created through grants and loans, including any technical assistance provided as a component of the grant or loan program, and measure the short- and long-term viability of award recipients and any entities to whom those recipients provide assistance using award funds, under—</text>
<paragraph id="HD45CC76BCEBC47A3BA4CB3F2000652EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">7 U.S.C. 1632a</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55BA46FC95AC49ADB670CE5ADAD93978"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 313(b)(2) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/940c">7 U.S.C. 940c(b)(2)</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H838B422AED7F4B59A411EB1702D1CEE0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 310B(c), 310B(e), 310B(g), 310H, or 379E, or subtitle E, of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">7 U.S.C. 1932(c)</external-xref>, 1932(e), 1932(g), 2008s, 2009 et seq.).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3D174F1F52F840B7A65CA96480014630"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Data</header><text>The data collected under subsection (a) shall include information collected from recipients both during the award period and for a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, which is not less than 2 years after the award period ends.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6272C07B45B84BEB94974BBBE57132C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph id="H4E5DF92FF9EA44E4B98C7DB29E3D6EE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that contains the data described in subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09BFB54B501A45B4BAB8FAA7C6E405F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Detailed information</header><text>The report shall include detailed information regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E45D6AD6BE84B1787AB2620CFDCE65B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>actions taken by the Secretary to use the data;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF01F8AA74BD43E39B03C0D99C84AFC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the percentage increase of employees;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F49485889E94A6AA7A850859FD906B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of business starts and clients served;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10094B01260C4205AFF9A70A8703DC5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any benefit, such as an increase in revenue or customer base; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4630F765E2EF4B6BA2094A4F45D775F4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7A35331B73A496AA4B1ACA60C65ADAC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>6210.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding of pending rural development loan and grant applications</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31D46E68F45B498499C2A6924623A800"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use funds made available under subsection (b) to provide funds for applications that are pending on the date of enactment of this Act in accordance with the terms and conditions of section 6029 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1955).</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7D32FDCA22141C0AA2345433B57E08C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning in fiscal year 2014, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $150,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>VII</enum><header>Research, Extension, and Related Matters</header>
<subtitle id="H83A4F4C0F17B4D85A69BF68037DE7A2A"><enum>A</enum><header>National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977</header>
<section id="H1F3ABD3746D94FB1A4561E7591E7F944"><enum>7101.</enum><header>Option to be included as non-land-grant college of agriculture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E6EC559E9F14169A5C82C0639CEE3A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF8289368847426F8227E7D668A77919" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7655FCDDDEA2481FBD37922C1F603DA2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Cooperating forestry school</header>
<subparagraph id="H944BBD143A194365B22F82807351C4BE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>cooperating forestry school</term> means an institution—</text>
<clause id="H21C1BAE839B9483AA22A099B89D0B51A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is eligible to receive funds under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/87/788">Public Law 87–788</external-xref> (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/582a">16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF6CF71893A334BB8AB86CB200FE4E953"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to which the Secretary has not received a declaration of the intent of that institution to not be considered a cooperating forestry school.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CBC418032494D39824816995C2B9F77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Termination of declaration</header><text>A declaration of the intent of an institution to not be considered a cooperating forestry school submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect until September 30, 2018.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H595BAE775C6F4FD5BFF0051F81A1CE77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (10)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H697675DA843140CEA640AF4E45955306"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H849A114C2C98448BAC494B65CABE2F62"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>that</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD483E8C8AB6749628805576248064BA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H54805CCCE0914C5294317E78F2A4B466"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>that</quote> before <quote>qualify</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H25E40B62497840EB873A0AAD1D871EF5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H0FE984E962C64C17908CF3B63CC855A5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (ii)—</text>
<subclause id="H00B6B6C26F4A45D396AF3E69DE9A66AB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>that</quote> before <quote>offer</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H08E6D417BBCB44A0A0024BBB2B44DE0E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HE93D5A4CCFDD4FBA8B820D2E01D0CAD2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0D46655BE184A5D8C13B5A8454EEFC7" style="OLC">
<clause id="HFC4D0F6668984BD5A1AF5886F02F2025"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to which the Secretary has not received a declaration of the intent of a college or university to not be considered a Hispanic-serving agricultural college or university.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54C50B35984149999A96CEC87999DFDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89B75BB452384BD0937A65AD52242F9D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4C972CB541014EDC9E7D8665D395FD5F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Termination of declaration of intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A declaration of the intent of a college or university to not be considered a Hispanic-serving agricultural college or university submitted to the Secretary shall be in effect until September 30, 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF07D3DEA4B7415F950B6A4BE6DCFECD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (14)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3474BDBBAB7D476B98EDDC45DBB89523"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>agriculture or forestry</quote> and inserting <quote>food and agricultural sciences</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H399472890FBC425197CBE357E4478FA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3FB27E6183340C59540A52C4662F5EE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4FE42761794C4273B5406AB352344443" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H1EF6A081E7C549C687E73348CEDF675E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall establish an ongoing process through which public colleges or universities may apply for designation as an NLGCA Institution.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB270C1697A114BBA8470663718B5EC27"><enum>7102.</enum><header>National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board</header>
<subsection id="HE73B949CE896461ABF71042ED5BA5C31"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension of termination date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408(h) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123">7 U.S.C. 3123(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H90D710C529CA4B2FA7F5A11B89D1BABF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board</header><text>Section 1408(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123">7 U.S.C. 3123(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H935C3ED0A95F417FAA769D62AACC10B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46E2BF573B464BA9A0D3F741D91543BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Committee on Appropriations of the Senate</quote> and all that follows through the semi-colon and inserting <quote>Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on—</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D3B589B60F14A52BDE5ED156F44B84D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H64228B1857DD424FAF413AD63C0A56A6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H53EA0D1F063544B59D2984F298305D06"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">long-term and short-term national policies and priorities consistent with the purposes specified in section 1402 for agricultural research, extension, education, and economics; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CD5620E567449B88361F61F4AD0E140" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the annual establishment of priorities that—</text>
<clause id="H69FC2D6918C64101AEA73B64D08CCBA7" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are in accordance with the purposes specified in a provision of a covered law (as defined in subsection (d) of section 1492) under which competitive grants (described in subsection (c) of such section) are awarded; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HE37A558524B34C6BA73CF4C4188406D6" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Board determines are national priorities. </text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBD46737F211490FAEE72B0251469318"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H643FB7DB575F41D1827BD219DBEC64C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5A63458F50049F38993F5AC5302C4ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>the national research policies and priorities set forth in</quote> inserting <quote>national research policies and priorities that are consistent with the purposes specified in</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32111CFA2FB3453AB5A2BA0766C2ADDE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE8378EA3D2343F3BE383F092B85D097"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H7541267120DF4BF29550A44861434B67"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with industry groups on agricultural research, extension, education, and economics, and make recommendations to the Secretary based on that consultation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1FF2D63D9B8441CAD1735C95548EEF6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specialty crop committee</header>
<subsection id="H38AA400397804CEDAC4DEDADFDF834BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of subcommittee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408A(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7EB3A88EF277444299367E9564BFE0FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not later than</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="H3936F0E3293843C895CFAC40194653A0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21B569898DFC4B4B8F4E7670D89662CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H0D1A4DD6F5F8417F9233674E560B7CEF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Citrus disease subcommittee</header>
<subparagraph id="H62BDF3C03B334AA6B0691CF4A21628AE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish within the speciality crops committee, and appoint the initial members of, a citrus disease subcommittee to carry out the responsibilities of the subcommittee described in subsection (g) in accordance with subsection (j)(3) of section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2061D97B84C24F479D7BF197C696DA9E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The citrus disease subcommittee shall be composed of 9 members, each of whom is a domestic producer of citrus in a State, represented as follows:</text>
<clause id="H43CA06C6108C422B94AF3BC4D6928D57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Three of such members shall represent Arizona or California.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2E129357B15A4BFFBD8C8270B1500C3B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Five of such members shall represent Florida.</text></clause>
<clause id="H60C30AF2BDD14D4DBA6938FD2C07E2D7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>One of such members shall represent Texas.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BB35D14AD024C60962C425CF4329B2C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may appoint individuals who are not members of the specialty crops committee or the Advisory Board established under section 1408 as members of the citrus disease subcommittee</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8FC1C5B9E367425CBD8CF9AE597237B3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The subcommittee established under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on September 30, 2018.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAD45A1DCC6F4FEB935F30C234363879"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The subcommittee established under subparagraph (A) shall be covered by the exemption to <external-xref legal-doc="usc-act" parsable-cite="usc-act/Federal Advisory Committee Act /9">section 9(c)</external-xref> of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) applicable to the Advisory Board under section 1408(f).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H52C93F42171C4BD994040D05916CC663"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408A(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HACA4A92286294BAABD280621E77AF109" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Individuals</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A4C4A896BCA44E7A93F1E9F00AA7714"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Individuals</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BD24E5518444FD5A5CAD4D66AC833A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Members</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CC8E717B21B46F3A268AD9FBF213DD2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H386DD9B6090347828E9B806D90A692F1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CC089D9FF0D4ACD88F597D7FE2D37B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership of the specialty crops committee shall reflect diversity in the specialty crops represented.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7C58BFE7D0F6458CA16D564113EEDB27" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual committee report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408A(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB2457307EC064D7DAE080BAB80E002B3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>Measures</quote> and inserting <quote>Programs</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5227873C1439444381FA81593A60AE5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC54C66B7AA1E4EF786626B4C30A9C57D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA42ABD9D2724007B26850688CCB4B29"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39E8FA873D69406186C883E06A7F837E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>Programs that would</quote> and inserting <quote>Research, extension, and teaching programs designed to improve competitiveness in the specialty crop industry, including programs that would</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C7C28CCB63A45E5B4196DCF0BE11A62"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote>, including improving the quality and taste of processed specialty crops</quote> before the semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A1F4E731AB94B6BB0235F57A8321117"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (G), by inserting <quote>the remote sensing and the</quote> before <quote>mechanization</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01E42FE9D81D4DD08281CBCF2EB656D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDE28FAD6775431A97473E3B5C5A5ACF"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Analysis of the alignment of specialty crops committee recommendations with grants awarded through the specialty crop research initiative established under section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H78CD4595CCB74E32B52408A048473A3C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation with specialty crop industry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DF37B7B9BB2496984FC53506C06404E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D4B9272FFB748D68301BE6796109DFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14F62CEFDBC94BBD9418838ADA8643FD"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation with specialty crop industry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In studying the scope and effectiveness of programs under subsection (a), the specialty crops committee shall consult on an ongoing basis with diverse sectors of the specialty crop industry.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B3EC9B106A744BAB757E107EC37240B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (e)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H848A661445334E6DBD876D1592A327E8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties of citrus disease subcommittee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection id="H46331F8079EE4860AF1ED19FB1230860"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Citrus Disease subcommittee duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of subsection (j) of section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>), the citrus disease subcommittee shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H69944BE503D44E91A40C90F6220BC841"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise the Secretary on citrus research, extension, and development needs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C2BB19580B445D380DB4A5372672B60"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">propose, by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the subcommittee, a research and extension agenda and annual budgets for the funds made available to carry out such subsection;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3561B7A28FD54989A2753E509E3500BE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate and review ongoing research and extension funded under the emergency citrus disease research and extension program (as defined in such subsection);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8ABDC2C1113F42D19F221645347A09DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish, by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the subcommittee, annual priorities for the award of grants under such subsection;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D8C1DBD9CFD4EA89C833FD0B75A407C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>provide the Secretary any comments on grants awarded under such subsection during the previous fiscal year; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2FFA1A97544453DB7583F0EDE69D8FE"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">engage in regular consultation and collaboration with the Department and other institutional, governmental, and private persons conducting scientific research on, and extension activities related to, the causes or treatments of citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, for purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5B31F26B0744F7D8E11FF6FD58E7126"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maximizing the effectiveness of research and extension projects funded under the citrus disease research and extension program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DD0A27AC3D445E1B0140A9FEB2BFA08"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hastening the development of useful treatments;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AAA44B8F2BD4BAABEB95F24A8A5129B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">avoiding duplicative and wasteful expenditures; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E4E662704E245CB9610F68C621ECABA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing the Secretary with such information and advice as the Secretary may request.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HB0D2332261A04D62BCD165CACC41B1A1"><enum>7104.</enum><header>Veterinary services grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1415A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3151a">7 U.S.C. 3151a</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H6B29668B51F04692B0D8F4A0C8E02076"><enum>1415B.</enum><header>Veterinary services grant program</header>
<subsection id="H37BAAAE3DEF14557997F43C384D2F1F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H768F4B539194485BA4F84627BB489BE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Qualified entity</header><text>The term <term>qualified entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A09D1F50BC544C0813723F0EFC064E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a for-profit or nonprofit entity located in the United States that, or an individual who, operates a veterinary clinic providing veterinary services—</text>
<clause id="HA663810CB26049EEACA654CA56020B0B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a rural area, as defined in section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H059DAD949BF9455D97F49B180D9D20FC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in a veterinarian shortage situation;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D33A62851F5448F87B037D890D867DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State, national, allied, or regional veterinary organization or specialty board recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21E7CE17ECB243ACA1E4B94173A89B5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a college or school of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H302382FF84A043928B269215496D0496"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a university research foundation or veterinary medical foundation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H460059D879FE43319E7AE1385C215B40"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a department of veterinary science or department of comparative medicine accredited by the Department of Education;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H20CB2262FEDB4A219EB22AAD140957B8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a State agricultural experiment station; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22DE6A3E109B4AF7B382410FFB220826"><enum>(G)</enum><text>a State, local, or tribal government agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE66317FC2604B69B078206CB5A917AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Veterinarian shortage situation</header><text>The term <term>veterinarian shortage situation</term> means a veterinarian shortage situation as determined by the Secretary under section 1415A.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB766A831AC3E4DDE836005AAF884EE5B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="H3FC97CDBE891419FA8A704ACA3E07F2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competitive grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 purpose of developing, implementing, and sustaining veterinary services.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9CA36AA8B5D4DDA9EDF7EE73D466582"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility requirements</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74633E47CE2E497E86CA5CC8AEDA30D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>substantially relieve veterinarian shortage situations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B0BB0F5FBE0444E8C2C67C389172920"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support or facilitate private veterinary practices engaged in public health activities; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D4BFAC5076845EB9E1E1D11BB832C47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support or facilitate the practices of veterinarians who are providing or have completed providing services under an agreement entered into with the Secretary under section 1415A(a)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8371230F51BD42E892710B48D7043F4D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award processes and preferences</header>
<paragraph id="H80DC51F72AB74D128E15690D12DE9997"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application, evaluation, and input processes</header><text>In administering the grant program established under this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H093A666815964C1497E03B60834933D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>use an appropriate application and evaluation process, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B677E0DDCA345BC8390EB6B04486C0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>seek the input of interested persons.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F006E50DDB344E2B5728ACBD1F69329"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Coordination preference</header><text>In selecting recipients of grants to be used for any of the purposes described in subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall give a preference to qualified entities that provide documentation of coordination with other qualified entities, with respect to any such purpose.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA99DDA193ACA4010908019A82B64C70D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consideration of available funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting recipients of grants to be used for any of the purposes described in subsection (d), the Secretary shall take into consideration the amount of funds available for grants and the purposes for which the grant funds will be used.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H973284A953484DB3A7B033203F2F354E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nature of grants</header><text>A grant awarded under this section shall be considered to be a competitive research, extension, or education grant.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB476381EA21D4495ADAFF955A6EF7BF4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of grants To relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary services</header>
<paragraph id="HEB8ABF206A7D416196791F3F2FAA24E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), a qualified entity may use funds provided by a grant awarded under this section to relieve veterinarian shortage situations and support veterinary services for any of the following purposes:</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5806C11431D4C4380E47402A4BABBF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>To promote recruitment (including for programs in secondary schools), placement, and retention of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, students of veterinary medicine, and students of veterinary technology.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H396E82AD8C5D4755A6374E4D1E46ACF6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>To allow veterinary students, veterinary interns, externs, fellows, and residents, and veterinary technician students to cover expenses (other than the types of expenses described in section 1415A(c)(5)) to attend training programs in food safety or food animal medicine.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H296CF768709F42909A306C61FD5CDF00"><enum>(C)</enum><text>To establish or expand accredited veterinary education programs (including faculty recruitment and retention), veterinary residency and fellowship programs, or veterinary internship and externship programs carried out in coordination with accredited colleges of veterinary medicine.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA196DAB244D845999B0384636FC1EF52"><enum>(D)</enum><text>To provide continuing education and extension, including veterinary telemedicine and other distance-based education, for veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and other health professionals needed to strengthen veterinary programs and enhance food safety.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33CC1C3ABFBC47789247A06E356B10D6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB453511CF67143CA85DBF3A4CA79C414"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualified entities operating veterinary clinics</header><text>A qualified entity described in subsection (a)(1)(A) may only use funds provided by a grant awarded under this section to establish or expand veterinary practices, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C2A265048C340258DB1A91782046A8C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equipping veterinary offices;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H426A12ACECF84FBC8F58AB0D84DDF89A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sharing in the reasonable overhead costs of such veterinary practices, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H775231C850EE419E92265A36FD085700"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establishing mobile veterinary facilities in which a portion of the facilities will address education or extension needs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2317691B680840C5A4AEF06395CEFDA4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special requirements for certain grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H01382CC2886448118F6CF8276EC57A76"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Terms of service requirements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF065C25EFD7F470FBAFCFF2160322277"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 subsection (d)(2) shall be subject to an agreement between the Secretary and such entity that includes a required term of service for such entity (including a qualified entity operating as an individual), as established by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H982C3E48626E44C5BE5CF9653F044328"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In establishing a term of service under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider only—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H325902E5E0024992B190E431ECCE9ACF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the amount of the grant awarded; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H3C137134178F4EFBA60920C412849641"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the specific purpose of the grant.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA62E70A717344D3A83B83FB749C8AED0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Breach remedies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H78D7DF8720E749388AEF9A08BD8F940B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 repayment or partial repayment of the grant funds, with interest.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H61F041C2C73D41F4BF61BE9047A46604"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA0D8BC4881934D158FC8AC2C85B4F374"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment of amounts recovered</header><text>Funds recovered under this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HBD0DD84049244BDBADE3CF3C189BF2E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be credited to the account available to carry out this section; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H483A0F4AAE474B1881677C3B6CBD3D86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remain available until expended without further appropriation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB624B5C6D5DE44DE8F1B003E5CE97242"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of grant funds for construction</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), funds made available for grants under this section may not be used—</text>
<paragraph id="HAE9753F8E7094A09BBC8905762FEBB73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to construct a new building or facility; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4ED38D522D44B30A55359EA0A0C05C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to acquire, expand, remodel, or alter an existing building or facility, including site grading and improvement and architect fees.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H233CC3B072DD4AE8905B8459389301D4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24755E0A1BCC4639A33720AF46CBB9A5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>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 expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H6554836E72AA461EB159A75EF86C2D5F"><enum>7105.</enum><header>Grants and fellowships for food and agriculture sciences education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1417(m) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3152">7 U.S.C. 3152(m)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section $60,000,000</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H46606B72DFF646279C579C1802AEF82B" style="OLC"><text>section—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA6F7D800D564C2D84E0C2BB51920F6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1990 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81E118CD9FAF4456A64F20849C6D261B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H856BBDA2F7A243138C6D0A4D9B2D3498"><enum>7106.</enum><header>Agricultural and food policy research centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3155">7 U.S.C. 3155</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8BBA78936FE47E789C8392BFEB6F245"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Agricultural and food</header-in-text></quote> before <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">policy</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E6F55D9B0DF462AAA7C9B38730A4178"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H47EB95BD1D9947248E4DC893439A1AD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Secretary may</quote> and inserting <quote>Secretary shall, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBEC6E63DE76246F38F186EB8C9BF7633"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments with, </quote> and inserting <quote>make competitive grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with,</quote>; </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DBDBFBC83C943C2B78B17A4D169BC08"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following new subsection: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H5D4D888AD24643EA9FD8D3CD3B5C3320" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H43B1A8C04AD04FD6B0B35756945A8650"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible recipients</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity eligible to apply for funding under subsection (a) is a State agricultural experiment station, college or university, or other public research institution or organization that has a history of providing—</text>
<paragraph id="H1BCFC36D149546EF96FB7291570DB95D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis to Congress on the areas specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD431140BC62345A19D601632CDCE07AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">objective, scientific information to Federal agencies and the public to support and enhance efficient, accurate implementation of Federal drought preparedness and drought response programs, including interagency thresholds used to determine eligibility for mitigation or emergency assistance.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC534D748ECE341BF81FF1720DC5A6E74"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50876FEF525644CB84DB086CA41277AC"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9FBD61E4BBC34E1991249F9ED4DA86B0" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H235C3C010FF446F9BDD694B855138ED2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Preference</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making awards under this section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy research centers that have—</text>
<paragraph id="H965C985581B5467D87CA94A3C1480B23"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extensive databases, models, and demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agricultural market projections, rural development analysis, agricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the farm, multiregional, national, and international levels; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5A2CEBC2AB24B08A28EC0A566E14840"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information, analysis, and research relating to drought mitigation.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56786E9B35124DDCBF7C4765E270687F"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by inserting <quote>applied</quote> after <quote>theoretical and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79DFA3EE0B38496E97BD88F586C022E6"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBA2432556AB4D8B841CD47BC52365BE" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74B68A8B6D004A638A5EC07E51545652"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE08AB41BD19D4031A1F816193567C019" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7107.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3156">7 U.S.C. 3156</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDBF4E9198184ECFA8D4262B7DD94881"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ADD4602C28F4EEC9801F97A28437ACC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2664AD519531414D886FC57B141C213A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3632E3EA55A44D62A0C1CE5ABFAC911E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H78550F5ED1CA48C085FAEB849CB2452D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F222325ED2949E6B2F93DAEDA88DF63" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBCBA68FA45834EA8A6BBE63BC46D2764"><enum>7108.</enum><header>Repeal of human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1424 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3174">7 U.S.C. 3174</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H18997F2DAACE4DA2ABD193F27D5396DB"><enum>7109.</enum><header>Repeal of pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1424A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3174a">7 U.S.C. 3174a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HA8D9BEEA496F43DF9E62BD79318E190A"><enum>7110.</enum><header>Nutrition education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1425(f) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3175">7 U.S.C. 3175(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H36B0E075377240DF8093CB0F3E8A2388"><enum>7111.</enum><header>Continuing animal health and disease research programs</header>
<subsection id="H4314665BA8204C8394251DB7265AA737"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3195">7 U.S.C. 3195</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows: </text>
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<section id="HD94BD4C1C19C4C52AC72248E505BD880"><enum>1433.</enum><header>Continuing animal health and disease, food security, and stewardship research, education, and extension programs</header>
<subsection id="H4AB6E6C3BDD64580BF2981DA8D173E87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Capacity and infrastructure program</header>
<paragraph id="HBF37B733D809407CACCA1E127591F168"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In each State with one or more accredited colleges of veterinary medicine, the deans of the accredited college or colleges and the director of the State agricultural experiment station shall develop a comprehensive animal health and disease research program for the State based on the animal health research capacity of each eligible institution in the State, which shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval and shall be used for the allocation of funds available to the State under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7AAC780CDD54FF182503E2BC4E934F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>An eligible institution allocated funds to carry out animal health and disease research under this section may only use such funds—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B973366EDAD404DA407DB93595779F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/331">7 U.S.C. 331</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F1FCDA7AD0D42358F5028121EB945D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for administrative planning and direction; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAAB92EF68F64E25A67C6D245B306B48"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to purchase equipment and supplies necessary for conducting research described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76ECA80ACAB245C98246895F158225CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperation among eligible institutions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall encourage eligible institutions to cooperate in setting research priorities under this section through conducting regular regional and national meetings. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB22F4DEB04344D0F850F68C9072C48DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive grant program</header>
<paragraph id="HE4ED3B1259D34BE8BF2254C54F7B9421"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, for purposes of addressing the critical needs of animal agriculture, shall award competitive grants to eligible entities under which such eligible entities—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C5133D3558B498BA0D74139EC7BCB78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct research—</text>
<clause id="H5247D673B14044928F702216EA9F7D97"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to promote food security, such as by— </text>
<subclause id="H117CC3956FC244D4937C57EB3FB251A7"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving feed efficiency; </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1EB3A7441D1F4A40ACEE1590C2BF9919"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving energetic efficiency;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HFBEDB6258A794793AA196DAF07703A78"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">connecting genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and related phenomena to animal production;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7C33834673AE45E194169F8A99E03B64"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving reproductive efficiency; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HE5FD2C71940B47F689D50AE0298B6267"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing pre- and post-harvest food safety systems; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HED13BD7F7D51414589DE4B666025A0DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the relationship between animal and human health, such as by—</text>
<subclause id="H0AF5FF365FAA415A9913D27B54E09548"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exploring new approaches for vaccine development;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2C51F5C649A64518A588F4FA341BE165"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">understanding and controlling zoonosis, including its impact on food safety; </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0D18ED932D484A16B1487B2801A94BDF"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving animal health through feed; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H9A144688084A45549A863721AD8A617C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing product quality and nutritive value; and </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27AACAC06F7D4F18941DD52C70E968C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop and disseminate to the public tools and information based on the research conducted under subparagraph (A) and sound science.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA38DD3A6844D45DA8A238833DE6AB998"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An entity eligible to receive a grant under this subsection is any of the following: </text>
<subparagraph id="H694E572AB96549C6B8BFE1ACDCF01B15"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State cooperative institution.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H20110AD47EBF4116B4831123CD917417"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An NLGCA Institution.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56EEACBE49D94DDF97FAFCAF185FE2A1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall establish procedures—</text>
<subparagraph id="H852D1CD5EE3E4AF480B1FB38241C384E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to seek and accept proposals for grants;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26FC75B295F3402CB3600AF5F5084FC4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review and determine the relevance and merit of proposals, in consultation with representatives of the animal agriculture industry;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H179DC9BC0EBB4A38A5279E134E3E26AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide a scientific peer review of each proposal conducted by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal agencies, academic institutions, State animal health agencies, and the animal agriculture industry; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFABD96BAADDF46EFAF8AF899D0E7A771"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to award competitive grants on the basis of merit, quality, and relevance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8448BC7D7A574DEBA520384468E1F14D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H8E815255003646BC8B0301A87B4993F1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9EC7217B0B8456BB26D5115B70F4BA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reservation of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall reserve not less than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under paragraph (1) to carry out the capacity and infrastructure program under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FE917C4472E46BB85CC5F6BCEE97F22"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Initial Apportionment</header><text>The amounts made available under paragraph (1) that are remaining after the reservation of funds under paragraph (2), shall be apportioned as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H22414AF5734846319F65BB2A738ADBAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">15 percent of such amounts shall be used to carry out the capacity and infrastructure program under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A53D6E8592C4C6EA413A40098168B22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>85 percent of such funds shall be used to carry out the competitive grant program under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H390F4419A9F143EFB962470669E8EFF8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional apportionment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The funds reserved under paragraph (2) and apportioned under paragraph (3)(A) to carry out the capacity and infrastructure program under subsection (a) shall be apportioned as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C92FE3AF9CC4D008EB5FB7FB645FED6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Four percent shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture for administration, program assistance to the eligible institutions, and program coordination.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8030B76AA51495487C5EB8CB2943A61"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">48 percent shall be distributed among the several States in the proportion that the value of and income to producers from domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species in each State bears to the total value of and income to producers from domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species in all the States. The Secretary shall determine the total value of and income from domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species in all the States and the proportionate value of and income from domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species for each State, based on the most current inventory of all cattle, sheep, swine, horses, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species published by the Department of Agriculture.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HADCCF6FE77CB4790B84C6AC9685071EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">48 percent shall be distributed among the several States in the proportion that the animal health research capacity of the eligible institutions in each State bears to the total animal health research capacity in all the States. The Secretary shall determine the animal health research capacity of the eligible institutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E9B1D4B017F441B8DB0E37D8B0B5C96"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Special rules for apportionment of certain funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to funds reserved under paragraph (2) and apportioned under paragraph (3)(A) to carry out the capacity and infrastructure program under subsection (a), the following shall apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8874C06A816F4D7CACA254E84BFD7D8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When the amount available under this section for allotment to any State on the basis of domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species values and incomes exceeds the amount for which the eligible institution or institutions in the State are eligible on the basis of animal health research capacity, the excess may be used, at the discretion of the Secretary, for remodeling of facilities, construction of new facilities, or increase in staffing, proportionate to the need for added research capacity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C0E4F38B9944DA489AC59605993896D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever a new college of veterinary medicine is established in a State and is accredited, the Secretary, after consultation with the dean of such college and the director of the State agricultural experiment station and where applicable, deans of other accredited colleges in the State, shall provide for the reallocation of funds available to the State pursuant to paragraph (4) between the new college and other eligible institutions in the State, based on the animal health research capacity of each eligible institution.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23D34C5422CE4816B1AE9A5B6F12294A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever two or more States jointly establish an accredited regional college of veterinary medicine or jointly support an accredited college of veterinary medicine serving the States involved, the Secretary is authorized to make funds which are available to such States pursuant to paragraph (4) available for such college in such amount that reflects the combined relative value of, and income from, domestic livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture species in the cooperating States, such amount to be adjusted, as necessary, pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and subparagraph (B). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H2A546D3F39334CBE905FC5052980D2F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H50DEA918B14C4D5AB9B9F52DE225F5F3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of State cooperative institution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1404(18) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103(18)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD6D15D587F8045058177DFE25BBEC789"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4C5D54D840A424B831FF1287A8FDB6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>subtitles E, G,</quote> and inserting <quote>subtitles G,</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93E02C26B4FE485B847457CB812EC870"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7EC4241D35B646BA840EB568ADD90363"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: </text>
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<subparagraph id="H5217798C71E04FA4980C0FF5D9D18B03"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1430; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDEFB1BA230C4166B4C02C4E7E9D7425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definition of capacity and infrastructure program</header><text>Section 251(f)(1)(C)(vi) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)(vi)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>except for the competitive grant program under section 1433(b)</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07BDF9D86C7642F5A2218918244EADB2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Subtitle E of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of <enum-in-header>1977</enum-in-header></header><text>Subtitle E of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE47239E819240B1B4B5D0B0EA9A5A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 1431(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3193">7 U.S.C. 3193(a)</external-xref>), by inserting <quote>under sections 1433(a) and 1434</quote> after <quote>eligible institutions</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H238AD642ACEB4694BD99ADBF070A9362"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 1435 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3197">7 U.S.C. 3197</external-xref>), by striking <quote>for allocation under the terms of this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>to carry out sections 1433(a) and 1434</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H767824AECA2944718F91F7BD4CE61470"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1436 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3198">7 U.S.C. 3198</external-xref>), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>section 1433 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c) of section 1433 to carry out subsection (a) of such section</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD2AF6496D10426AA9E297464C3CB805"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1437 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3199">7 U.S.C. 3199</external-xref>), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>States under section 1433 of this title</quote> and inserting <quote>States under subsection (c) of section 1433 to carry out subsection (a) of such section</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5B5F69D8D1546CB905E24F0C0BCD762"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 1438 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3200">7 U.S.C. 3200</external-xref>), in the first sentence by striking <quote>under this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (c) of section 1433 to carry out subsection (a) of such section</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C4EB9A23A38424784BB56A669B7C86A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>in section 1439 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3201">7 U.S.C. 3201</external-xref>), by striking <quote>under this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>under subsection (c) of section 1433 to carry out subsection (a) of such section or section 1434, as applicable,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF10AFDEDDF1429FAD2314C2DEE5BD82"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization for appropriations for existing and certain new agricultural research programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1463(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3311">7 U.S.C. 3311(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>sections 1433 and 1434</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 1433(a) and 1434</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H68EBEAFF60334B019828126839E2E596"><enum>7112.</enum><header>Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at <enum-in-header>1890</enum-in-header> land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222b">7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HF89D6F27BF6A468981B8A694BFA25456"><enum>7113.</enum><header>Grants to upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment at insular area land-grant institutions</header>
<subsection id="HC434A0777E964FD09BD22571D012A5CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Supporting tropical and subtropical agricultural research</header>
<paragraph id="H81475718491D4749BECECD02E265A0F4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1447B(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222b-2">7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(a)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H74275CDC9A5442BA8291E6FFE53D3A1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the intent of Congress to assist the land-grant colleges and universities in the insular areas in efforts to—</text>
<paragraph id="H781484BECD354DB8BF2DB2B44A948FDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural research; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCF8DC74D7DB44199ED8264FF638B892"><enum>(2)</enum><text>support tropical and subtropical agricultural research, including pest and disease research.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BAD6309ED384AECAB3163A646D73D11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1447B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222b-2">7 U.S.C. 3222b–2</external-xref>) is amended in the heading—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D660EB59BD14F108BA6A9B76270C37B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and support tropical and subtropical agricultural research</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">equipment</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BF9DC8C641D4CF4B2D2FE22FD9217E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">institutions</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">colleges and universities</header-in-text></quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7CD1FE026B7F48258013A407AC6F207D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1447B(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222b-2">7 U.S.C. 3222b–2(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7133DF0D4964489AA473AFA922E3DE83"><enum>7114.</enum><header>Repeal of national research and training virtual centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3222c">7 U.S.C. 3222c</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H63741EDBA8A949299CBF9770F0187B30"><enum>7115.</enum><header>Hispanic-serving institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3241">7 U.S.C. 3241(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H69591EDC6339499899B8858E3EE9E79D" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7116.</enum><header>Competitive Grants Program for Hispanic Agricultural Workers and Youth</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1456(e)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3243">7 U.S.C. 3243(e)(1)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="H07BC4F8F1CDB4D8989C96022A222CF09"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a competitive grants program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E7E4500D3FD44068DB8014B7B134850"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to fund fundamental and applied research and extension at Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities in agriculture, human nutrition, food science, bioenergy, and environmental science; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D2B66BF7F504286946351E6893AD39A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to award competitive grants to Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities to provide for training in the food and agricultural sciences of Hispanic agricultural workers and Hispanic youth working in the food and agricultural sciences.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H361ED36CD90F413C9C3826F4AD007BA2" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7117.</enum><header>Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3292b">7 U.S.C. 3292b(c)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H0A9569B49CE74D96A7DFF7A75745C1B2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H4EC02AD54A1E4127A60007D1C8A56314"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F377421C7114A3386DB0653BD42397C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H88795D81CECE44D7A44B3064AD8F7496"><enum>7118.</enum><header>Repeal of research equipment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1462A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310a">7 U.S.C. 3310a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HDDE13E6E10F8416A96A9C88B443F157C"><enum>7119.</enum><header>University research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3311">7 U.S.C. 3311</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HEC5DEF6467304D1A928BDA0F3BFFADB3"><enum>7120.</enum><header>Extension service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3312">7 U.S.C. 3312</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H73D253D243A44D90BAB4412F9ED20B38"><enum>7121.</enum><header>Auditing, reporting, bookkeeping, and administrative requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1469 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3315">7 U.S.C. 3315</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7BD3BA2CE1264BCBB50E5F224B0D4857"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07F5EEA5A3AF475C8723DBE28443A2EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HAD798870B0ED448DA70A608307A8DB4E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements with former agricultural research facilities of the Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary, for purposes of supporting ongoing research and information dissemination activities, including supporting research and those activities through co-locating scientists and other technical personnel, sharing of laboratory and field equipment, and providing financial support, shall enter into grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other legal instruments with former Department of Agriculture agricultural research facilities.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HAC70F895E49446FAA2F8126792D840C7"><enum>7122.</enum><header>Supplemental and alternative crops</header>
<subsection id="H9B79B87D0C5E46F38FD84012663D2DC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations and termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1473D of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319d">7 U.S.C. 3319d</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA3910126556342F0B74ECE3ACFD00306"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EF418B7D23940BAB3AAD3D49948FEBF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="HAA64D165825A45D48440BA9E767B1B83"><enum>(e)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HD72C031869664D36BB7CDD8E2BEE5511"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF52B6467D8A44CFAAEC90FB792DC2BC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3E5977AB91B24EE2A53BA9173DB623EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Competitive grants</header><text>Section 1473D(c)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319d">7 U.S.C. 3319d(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>use such research funding, special or competitive grants, or other means, as the Secretary determines,</quote> and inserting <quote>make competitive grants</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF14DAF73ABD842F2987007B7017E500D"><enum>7123.</enum><header>Capacity building grants for NLGCA institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1473F(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319i">7 U.S.C. 3319i(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H5A9E4C75256042E4970B67DF0CF228B1" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7124.</enum><header>Aquaculture assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="H0C0064B19E8345C5AE17D2D533AC75A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Competitive grants</header><text>Section 1475(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3322">7 U.S.C. 3322(b)</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>competitive</quote> before <quote>grants</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H95ABB483DD8C4C60B24D5E6128F99C44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3324">7 U.S.C. 3324</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H929AA8A4187742308C7076E8B9326A71"><enum>1477.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H1897180879B248669C023B7B79FA7B4C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CB9FE193D9C4D4285789643E70E0162"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EDDB5DF2F0143F88CC59B3A7EA2F1D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H936B4FBBA66E4492BDD612E0D79F971F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on use</header><text>Funds made available under this section may not be used to acquire or construct a building.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H542145552118426B97756ED6E9C98DB8"><enum>7125.</enum><header>Rangeland research programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3336">7 U.S.C. 3336(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subtitle</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H77C872576A564EAC8ECA2F931B43CBA1" style="OLC"><text>subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0CE1FB94FCF43AA81F311C567D895F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DBE58940B8D4EFEB1F83E06BB154DDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA44052A50AA6465DBE08B2F5D119AC86" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7126.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3351">7 U.S.C. 3351(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>response such sums as are necessary</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6B56950823BD4017A42325CA730901FD" style="OLC"><text>response—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CC5365B4DA0461C93F7CA6FC8F66FC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65AD177A6DFD4989ABA61138989286BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HA96C53B21E4846E48A4D7CAF7BFE0A7B"><enum>7127.</enum><header>Distance education and resident instruction grants program for insular area institutions of higher education</header>
<subsection id="H8D0D479FE5794B9C8ED0AAD37F2AB9F7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distance education grants for insular areas</header>
<paragraph id="H7DAE56A41D9142B3A5386ACECA7CFBC4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Competitive grants</header><text>Section 1490(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3362">7 U.S.C. 3362(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or noncompetitive</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB01E799EF1D64154881840FB9C0EEB1A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3362">7 U.S.C. 3362(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCED5D9B7DD7249BF909A9249CC462C1A" style="OLC"><text>section—</text>
<paragraph id="HF409CA28F5B1494EBE8A3948B68B1558"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF86AE40301E742F5B303F1B1AEB6996D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4AEAA04F1BBD47C5B4F633F0FD9517CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Resident instruction grants for insular areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1491(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3363">7 U.S.C. 3363(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>such sums as are necessary </quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H27014453D74748D69DB25B906CDEB41A" style="OLC"><text>to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD749DCDAE4E4D15B8A13FF9CA1D2715"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8690819854E54153B6603DE4626423ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H12645D9852214F628BFE61888FE33159"><enum>7128.</enum><header>Matching funds requirement</header>
<subsection id="H438DFADF831F44EFB2CDABE8EEFF8C33"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3101">7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle:</text>
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<subtitle id="H3B700D464A814DBEAD2B59BDAA6E9E83"><enum>P</enum><header>General Provisions</header>
<section id="HDC2CFDB8499D4AA695DD973E224F180B"><enum>1492.</enum><header>Matching funds requirement</header>
<subsection id="H48D1CF6DED6C4FB981646525DA8C22B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The recipient of a competitive grant that is awarded by the Secretary under a covered law shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination of both, from sources other than funds provided through such grant in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of such grant.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF621E5E1C8CA44BFA4536C6007B64CDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matching funds requirement under subsection (a) shall not apply to grants awarded—</text>
<paragraph id="HB31FE05A8C5D40AFB04D2A5886BD602F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to a research agency of the Department of Agriculture; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H155673BB711B41C4B55B27C9E1D6A186"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to an entity eligible to receive funds under a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)</external-xref>)), including a partner of such entity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD1A9F8B0080D46329ECF87EEB9DF6E4B" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subsection (a) for a year with respect to a competitive grant that involves research or extension activities that are consistent with the priorities established by the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board under section 1408(c)(1)(B) for the year involved. <italic></italic></text></subsection>
<subsection id="H09615447ED1644918A789D2C25B15E10"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Covered law</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered law</term> means each of the following provisions of law:</text>
<paragraph id="HA65913914BD84C1D87020C548C83926E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>This title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61E52E43B1434E97891C7D6854CE59D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5801">7 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE1CDD34C9754F46A0CD0183B3451626"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28D1CE49F3C84E5299604A6E7FB54092"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86881BEA6E55429C91878DD65022AF2B" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H0552B0C00061438BBCED71E663831E21" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H57770C46D6D44F3A8846220387927D8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of <enum-in-header>1977</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3746D8003D194B6BB80BF4B6E45C81A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 1415(a) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3151">7 U.S.C. 3151(a)</external-xref>), by striking the second sentence;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD87D1C6EE4FB41E194C0A9F2FF8EF272"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 1475(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3322">7 U.S.C. 3322(b)</external-xref>), in the matter following paragraph (4), by striking <quote>Except in the case of</quote> and all that follows; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA05BB61E0C34FCC94C47CF36474A68B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 1480 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3333">7 U.S.C. 3333</external-xref>)—</text>
<clause id="H130741DD8846419FA150B7D6E1411407"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3A38063ED4F64EE984A1C91DD07998D6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general.—</header-in-text></enum-in-header></header-in-text>The Secretary</quote> and inserting <quote>The Secretary</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFB9C678D240444081F2B589D8E2DDB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of <enum-in-header>1990</enum-in-header></header><text>The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H61B877C1E2054542869AEFED04EFDB4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 1623(d)(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5813">7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)</external-xref>), by adding at the end the following: <quote>The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H376AD8DB74FF40DCAA89581DB429F530"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 1671 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5924">7 U.S.C. 5924</external-xref>)—</text>
<clause id="HADF23387BEBD4A928BFC54CC836DC1FC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2F380537125A4FEDBDA5048BDF4F5983"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e); </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H896D505D42B54DDEB649666ADC93937C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 1672 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925</external-xref>)—</text>
<clause id="HDD6EBA82E32F493DA3E258A3F2F5BF9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text> by striking subsection (c); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0C85280CA9684FA2B2D9C51451895DA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as subsections (c) through (i), respectively; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H205FD81E439E48CC91B46A1CC518C5EC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in section 1672B (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b</external-xref>)—</text>
<clause id="HDE1C1BB7A8F54633B1E55FCAC5BA1D84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB7151960FEB94825B56427FEFF166104"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BECAA49BAB24B8D8771636D6E93A147"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of <enum-in-header>1998</enum-in-header></header><text>The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FCEC333FBA14DEE863B0831C1044A77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section 406 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7626">7 U.S.C. 7626</external-xref>)—</text>
<clause id="H36FDC9484247415AAD78F49DE7F3CC84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8BFB9E3AA3CF49C2995F38132C370A07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC4810C4DC5F40E18177723F6F2371C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section 412(e) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632(e)</external-xref>)—</text>
<clause id="H3CBA2BEABAB74070B19A00E03CF1F2FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3BAFAB49184E47E280345BCDC489F266"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5874684B9E64AD0A0F3FDDC4CFE11F1" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act</header><text>Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCA85663A8E0647868F78662850314098"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following new clause: </text>
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<clause id="H935AED3170464E65974098576FD1AD8B"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exemption</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply in the case of a grant made under paragraph (6)(A).</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB655C10B3CC4F45B5E07F2774B73B4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92A7514BC228484F9373C636554BD99E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sun grant program</header><text>Section 7526(c)(1)(D)(iv) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8114">7 U.S.C. 8114(c)(1)(D)(iv)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: </text>
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<subclause id="H582C22C920DB4415B040E3FFE0FEE289"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Relation to other matching fund requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply in the case of a grant provided by a sun grant center or subcenter under this paragraph.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H760EE3AFB48E4FC99D2D8078E96FC793"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application to amendments</header>
<paragraph id="HDF15DBDFCDB146AF810105AF28D1458E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to grants described in such section awarded after October 1, 2014, unless the provision of a covered law under which such grants are awarded specifically exempts such grants from the matching funds requirement under such section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF6EA4DB7C7A42308FB4297510FAB67D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grants awarded on or before <enum-in-header><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">october 1, 2014</header-in-text></enum-in-header></header><text>Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (b), a matching funds requirement in effect on or before the date of the enactment of this section under a provision of a covered law shall continue to apply to a grant awarded under such provision on or before October 1, 2014.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H40B1F4DE75AD438F98FDF21CD9694F02"><enum>7129.</enum><header>Designation of Central State University as <enum-in-header>1890</enum-in-header> institution</header>
<subsection id="H85BAD632B3334F80BE31CB45F8857A4F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any provision of a Federal law relating to colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/321">7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.</external-xref>), including Tuskegee University, shall apply to Central State University.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H16B50C3794C24A0385079C1486A2BC44"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the designation under subsection (a), for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, Central State University shall not be eligible to receive formula funds under—</text>
<paragraph id="HB7C930A8097D41298E7E9C7324941428"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1444 or 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3614CBAD35354D2180099085EFC81B9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/343">7 U.S.C. 343(d)</external-xref>) to carry out the national education program established under section 1425 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3175">7 U.S.C. 3175</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEF42C14B4584127BE6EACC51E26C6D0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1671">16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE541DC10328A4C39BCF6AAAF3608627E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/582a">16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.</external-xref>). </text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H700C3BEE62874168B34289AF4E13FB87"><enum>B</enum><header>Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 </header>
<section id="H1133C3ADDF204F10ABA2EFDC861CD2BA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7201.</enum><header>Best utilization of biological applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1624 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5814">7 U.S.C. 5814</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence—</text>
<paragraph id="H363850AFC59C45E5B160FEF760AAE136"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$40,000,000 for each fiscal year</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEDA8E1DD21D45708D894B7FDFEDEBE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018</quote> after <quote>chapter</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H1F81B0C32C9E44ABA6455ECFAA832000" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7202.</enum><header>Integrated management systems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1627(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5821">7 U.S.C. 5821(d)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H9A6F01F7BAE4468B980A6DE7CCFC5992"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H60F31E12E5E648D0BDF5E3AF7AD32ADA"><enum>7203.</enum><header>Sustainable agriculture technology development and transfer program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1628(f) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5831">7 U.S.C. 5831(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HB7E692EAAD314A36A99257CDDBABBF71"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H549F56B07D8E45B59077A560609DCDC3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFFB889DF838406E84FD072596A3B63F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H24B8A4FAB8204593A97F0D65979D61CB"><enum>7204.</enum><header>National training program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1629(i) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5832">7 U.S.C. 5832(i)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H9FBF18021DF04014A0D37C7AE1845CAE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the National Training Program $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2018.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HA4FA942C120E41E7A86587D41BC7D0C5"><enum>7205.</enum><header>National Genetics Resources Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5844">7 U.S.C. 5844(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D0ADB7E472F4619A072138FC7C56C16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such funds as may be necessary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6BF6AFFE0374B1BBC504BF5FC14FD1A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subtitle</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3225D057FA2C4C98808442D4712142A6" style="OLC"><text>subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H83557C8913BA451F9B4F5657A242709B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73812C418ED64F73AF499394FCE05B42"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3562B8C08F4EE286753A024D0B6726" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7206.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Agricultural Weather Information System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5855">7 U.S.C. 5855(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HF72CA1D8B36B4E3F81466FF2E86AC8CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000,000 to carry out this subtitle</quote> and inserting <quote>to carry out this subtitle $5,000,000</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0FEC9B8D45A4C188D0BC2AA161475C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote> before the period at the end.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3716B1E277CE4F96B119E4485DE40B95"><enum>7207.</enum><header>Repeal of rural electronic commerce extension program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1670 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5923">7 U.S.C. 5923</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3BB22FE67BF49A18339B63F6C012930" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7208.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural Genome Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1671(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5924">7 U.S.C. 5924(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2904EC90426E4CEAB3D6DAB0BA978151" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91775CBABDB947549C571CAD6C2D67B3"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consortia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall encourage awards under this section to consortia of eligible entities<italic></italic>.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HE38AF59100F6439D87326927BCA28A88" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>7209.</enum><header>High-priority research and extension initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925">7 U.S.C. 5925</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7A51B3F56CD42BABB2947BF0EE0206D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking <quote>subsections (e) through (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d) through (g)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97B25F8EE2CA4C68921C7738261C21BB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2), in the first sentence, by striking <quote>subsections (e) through (i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsections (d) through (g)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A3ED5291FA043F58A6306E708BDB61D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (h) (as redesignated by section 7128(b)(2)(C)(ii));</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA68C7A887904C41BDD0E7E39CCC6BEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (i) (as redesignated by such section) as subsection (h);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD705DDB43CB44B9CB4CBBE98CAF8C912"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) (as redesignated by such section)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H721C12A4C1DF47299F0BB67FC997B861"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (1) through (5), (7), (8), (11) through (43), (47), (48), (51), and (52); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2FB95E424F649499D10A38668ED517D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (6), (9), (10), (44), (45), (46), (49), and (50) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4ADAAFB6996F423FBB4126205361BEDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: </text>
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<paragraph id="HDE422A49A03848DFB62B3043E37ABE12"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Coffee plant health initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8C5CBF0772294384A8FDEFE280C65953"><enum>(A)</enum><text>developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56EEBE1788394078A6E7D6146C09C38C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of, being affected by the coffee berry borer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B04D77D3FE34A8FB41009A12E26942F"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corn, soybean meal, cereal grains, and grain byproducts research and extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of carrying out or enhancing research to improve the digestibility, nutritional value, and efficiency of the use of corn, soybean meal, cereal grains, and grain byproducts for the poultry and food animal production industries.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB55C474E909D4625B80C23ABE0D88646"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by such section) and inserting the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H643B5F0F27384676AD48BE6A3C75F603"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pulse crop health initiative</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H770942BB4D5E428495DF7C295AC1A1B5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD69C93DBBB364B98A9AA1540EFF6B75E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Initiative</term> means the pulse crop health initiative established by paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8F88BE6E9F54726A114811ECA08DD16"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pulse crop</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pulse crop</term> means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA9084865E0E4601BAA7430239F520F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a pulse crop health competitive research and extension initiative to address the critical needs of the pulse crop industry by developing and disseminating science-based tools and information, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3420F971B0044B5AA8B41769EA7CBC0A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research conducted with respect to pulse crops in the areas of health and nutrition, such as—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA63CF82050E847A5AD2D8562593CC5E2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pulse crop diets and the ability of such diets to reduce obesity and associated chronic disease; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H647E8B282C294AC99DDF7CE8F92B11A3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the underlying mechanisms of the health benefits of pulse crop consumption; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FC847D567794A9B8E2A1FA5EB31B647"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research related to the functionality of pulse crops, such as—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H519CBE7CA8D34D2BBE45A6EB213497A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving the functional properties of pulse crops and pulse crop fractions; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB8CD5F3A8C44E6390C22B41964FA6A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developing new and innovative technologies to improve pulse crops as an ingredient in food products; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1019D27EEB004B0DACF4498CA84E17AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research conducted with respect to pulse crops for purposes of enhancing sustainability and global food security, such as—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43A8C0FF66E948FB9AC0BB6F611A5C6A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving pulse crop productivity, nutrient density, and phytonutrient content using plant breeding, genetics, and genomics;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77627AAF0D07423CB5A483C0E0F9B38F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving pest and disease management, including resistance to pests and diseases; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52A84FE3749B4145A5AD226051C7387D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving nitrogen fixation and water use efficiency to reduce the carbon and energy footprint of agriculture;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H808EE376AE864E82ACFF742FF6D27F2F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the optimization of systems used in producing pulse crops to reduce water usage; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3670C1B808F64C9784F855BBD3073A20"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">education and technical assistance programs with respect to pulse crops, such as programs—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FCA62BD89754434B704E6789ACB00C9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing technical expertise to help food companies include pulse crops in innovative and healthy food; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DA71937804F46089C173A78A25136DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establishing an educational program to encourage pulse crop consumption in the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14E3D5C801D342FAB5E26C03B33E7200"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)</external-xref>) shall apply with respect to the making of a competitive grant under this subsection. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE831024B1AC6456799995AAA0FCCF031" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making competitive grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide a higher priority to projects that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H601A423E3BFB4C5A88B6C1360AFE79BE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are multistate, multiinstitutional, and multidisciplinary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB32C154E32284B589660F8A6C1F81FB0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include explicit mechanisms to communicate results to the pulse crop industry and the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8B3052954A04E8E816CC38AC344473A"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C0827935CF54CAF94470C097B9DEEC2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by striking subsection (f) (as redesignated by such section) and inserting the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H842B7A12F4F0493FB9D927BF59770B74"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Training coordination for food and agriculture protection</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CD3399B962E43DB8F6CE610194674AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a competitive grant to, or enter into a contract or a cooperative agreement with, an eligible entity (described in paragraph (2)) for purposes of establishing an internationally integrated training system to enhance the protection of the food supply in the United States, to be known as the <quote>Comprehensive Food Safety Training Network</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Network</quote>). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD94244ADA9F1467587413799ED331537"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3EAA1061ECB417DAF5567F5C7F38DED"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, an eligible entity is a multiinstitutional consortium that includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BF0888153044166AFA03A9986642455"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit institution that provides food safety protection training; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02F93B3BE3F04BD3B468023F24AB9A8D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one or more training centers in institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) that have demonstrated expertise in developing and delivering community-based training in food supply and agricultural safety and defense.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H864C35DB22064973BD2B074FB7E9CB88"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collective consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may consider such consortium collectively and not on an institution-by-institution basis.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC09B01B063DF4A359CBAA2F28C155A32"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of eligible entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receiving a competitive grant or entering into a contract or a cooperative agreement with the Secretary under this subsection, the eligible entity, in cooperation with the Secretary, shall establish and maintain the Network, including by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52885657D1774C2BAB6DAB60B5B5AACB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">providing basic, technical, management, and leadership training (including by developing curricula) to regulatory and public health officials, producers, processors, and other agribusinesses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H823FEA3B264B41ABBB5E97E2254B9984"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serving as the hub for the administration of the Network;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34445693F4BB428BB184462748667C55"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implementing a standardized national curriculum to ensure the consistent delivery of quality training throughout the United States;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06CB59CE84DD48AD938630FB4279A2FE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">building and overseeing a nationally recognized instructor cadre to ensure the availability of highly qualified instructors;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71BF7AFA653343C9B578560C0BE0669F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reviewing training proposed through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and other relevant Federal agencies that report to the Secretary on the quality and content of proposed and existing courses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E2EDAFA1A234655AB796206E3E9FC11"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assisting Federal agencies in the implementation of food safety protection training requirements including requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/301">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</external-xref>), the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, and any provision of law amended by such Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CD999518CA34AC4A7E713DF86E1A55C"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">performing evaluation and outcome-based studies to provide to the Secretary information on the effectiveness and impact of training and metrics on jurisdictions and sectors within the food safety system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8AA18C0692F433BA7B851E5447935E2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible entity may alter the consortium membership to meet specific training expertise needs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70F2462597314EF8AA3F881AA324BAC3"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6509CA4B04F54C7FAFF9E906BE027948"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g) (as redesignated by such section)— </text>
<subparagraph id="HA0A58CB242024757906F305D496B7C94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3) and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD85CD190A36941C2A2CD3DED48C430D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="H9D7B1DAE500A4B1A9B3444D676327A79"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">pest and pathogen</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDA615DA7790F491EBD0D3898F3581F96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>pest and pathogen surveillance</quote> and inserting <quote>pest, pathogen, health, and population status surveillance</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9E56463C062431F95CEF492EACB2CB4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEDABAC1071804A8680EACE908EB5032B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: </text>
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<paragraph id="H0F7194F1D0404531B86C98B3E126E049"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall publish guidance on enhancing pollinator health and the long-term viability of populations of pollinators, including recommendations related to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DECFD0762E44D2F85E3AAF93DEE261F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">allowing for managed honey bees to forage on National Forest System lands where compatible with other natural resource management priorities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF3ACCD2E790420DA31B459F177D4ADB"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planting and maintaining managed honey bee and native pollinator foraging on National Forest System lands where compatible with other natural resource management priorities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H603F76B6801A4F8C93EDD28669278CB8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C))—</text>
<clause id="H3E2D2AEDA33B405A955728F81EC5CC8D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving the margins of such subparagraphs two ems to the right;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7AAD3FC55A454F3D8F47BE4BEC820651"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>annual report describing</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC265A240B8C146B680BF71203201E4B2" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">annual report—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2AA00B6C266E494CB6B6115A6B93593A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describing</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H65767DC39FB64083823ABCB2D5EFDE12"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in clause (i) (as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph)—</text>
<subclause id="HD1FDB773C2D24EE886DC6032F7391A25"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and honey bee health disorders</quote> after <quote>collapse</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7C2ACAC3D17645FEBC26C20C2A1A2582"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; </text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC37789B3041D4E07936821833ED3BF53"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii) (as redesignated by clause (i) of this subparagraph)—</text>
<subclause id="H31442AE626FD4E2AB38A473869ACFE03"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including best management practices</quote> after <quote>strategies</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H35E9C7979567488CB546F5AD0CB4C80A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; </text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB1CA5970BB764FD789A37F06367338D4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
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<clause id="H5164AA679BBC418F888D2AA6A9077530"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing the decline of managed honey bees and native pollinators;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H979D9D0FAD3B40F483802E6063F83A49"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: </text>
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<subparagraph id="H96207459F57A41A2A2398B1128D5F3A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assessing Federal efforts to mitigate pollinator losses and threats to the United States commercial beekeeping industry; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB05D7804646640DBAC621C425918DFB2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing recommendations to Congress regarding how to better coordinate Federal agency efforts to address the decline of managed honey bees and native pollinators.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93022995AFBC46EF97BF72F0E22579B3"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H451581D0A5CD49C3B062CDB2134BAA16"><enum>7210.</enum><header>Repeal of nutrient management research and extension initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925a">7 U.S.C. 5925a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H879AE44F73C74CF297DB3AB2486FFBA4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7211.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic agriculture research and extension initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA642A11602D428180D827AC96650630"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE42FCE6B1124736B0189111B4F40572"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, education,</quote> after <quote>support research</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27A03E1214F04E3BB6B2907DC8DA72BA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and improvement</quote> after <quote>development</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4736499F61E64F8A929B34C67FA2F4AB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>to producers and processors who use organic methods</quote> and inserting <quote>of organic agricultural production and methods to producers, processors, and rural communities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42654E4C25B84F7E83661BBB0B87E94B"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and marketing and to socioeconomic conditions</quote> and inserting <quote>, marketing, food safety, socioeconomic conditions, and farm business management</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EC1E4E00F1E4698964B2660499B877C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 7128(b)(2)(D)(ii))— </text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC283BF65430449BB0AA0022D34B2084"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H37A6D439B37C4E33B31DA02066099D4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">for fiscal years 2009 through 2012</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7346E1CBD3DD4A43A7E9CD108C395AF8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause>
<clause id="HDF7426E35DE143779C87D3CF0946E962" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H83429DEB9C63494DA33B0A2C22391E35" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4023C52ED8C644E6AA22FDFF4C83C1A9" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A48866BA1D4429391C37EAD74600378"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64B890FD3A024380B536F9CD00B6E4EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H54B12403005B4330846FE7B59B55855A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header></enum-in-header></header-in-text><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2009 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2014 through 2018</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2CBC6120AB4F41EEA21657F3E66B64DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2009 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H43702F83C8A44A47A255C4FD69B87981"><enum>7212.</enum><header>Repeal of agricultural bioenergy feedstock and energy efficiency research and extension initiative</header>
<subsection id="H83693E9E280447449CAAB2DD6CAA5346"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1672C of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925e">7 U.S.C. 5925e</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HABBA88F551D3480E85DBEC6626DF7F09"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 251(f)(1)(D) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6971">7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H282609C12F7D4EB8B3086C6B2D0DEA84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking clause (xi); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F7B57B8B04849FB874281ABFA1F0774"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (xii) and (xiii) as clauses (xi) and (xii), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HEFA8B15FF927402B8B2DFDCA94A8E004"><enum>7213.</enum><header>Farm business management</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672D(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925f">7 U.S.C. 5925f(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBDA27F28C4704A968B619B5DCB3C2692"><text>to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H4244FF1FBF51443D89BCE6A61536A8DD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38719676035F4700A702ADF5A7C2551B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H4165E9EA1EBB4742B9CBD71DB4E545AE"><enum>7214.</enum><header>Centers of excellence</header>
<subsection id="H27B7A1BBE2D04AD890B78CDFF1D851D5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925f">7 U.S.C. 5925f</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3130730F99AE4993B75E8E93B634D6B5" style="OLC">
<section id="H832B038525F9473086B35D9BD15248C5"><enum>1673.</enum><header>Centers of excellence</header>
<subsection id="HF2E74A840B054F4599C56D1D14351649"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Funding priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prioritize centers of excellence established for purposes of carrying out research, extension, and education activities relating to the food and agricultural sciences (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)) for the receipt of funding for any competitive research or extension program administered by the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C9A1D3F446A455C91A5A95194A466FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>A center of excellence is composed of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified in subsection (b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)</external-xref>) that provide financial or in-kind support to the center of excellence.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCDFA6746415D4D1CB4957617ED17B3C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for centers of excellence</header>
<paragraph id="H53A44EAAB31247ADA8676973785E612A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required efforts</header><text>The criteria for recognition as a center of excellence shall include efforts—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6277A090EDE463F91C235ECA90BCE35"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure coordination and cost effectiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative efforts regarding research, teaching, and extension;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59B93CF251CE4CB8AF191FD7C9ABC972"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to leverage available resources by using public-private partnerships among agricultural industry groups, institutions of higher education, and the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5D952ED34D541619E21E71270246DF3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to implement teaching initiatives to increase awareness and effectively disseminate solutions to target audiences through extension activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7000DD64D797467F928FEFD89AC07580"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to increase the economic returns to rural communities by identifying, attracting, and directing funds to high-priority agricultural issues.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD07EADB24724B62B6CA146E5C82617F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional efforts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Where practicable, the criteria for recognition as a center of excellence shall include efforts to improve teaching capacity and infrastructure at colleges and universities (including land-grant colleges and universities, cooperating forestry schools, NLGCA Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)), and schools of veterinary medicine).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H2CE254D65DFB4CEB833DAC92C0C23FFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2014.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H31591D8ECA9342B99C0912B45B1537A0" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7215.</enum><header>Repeal of red meat safety research center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1676 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5929">7 U.S.C. 5929</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8C3927CE1434A8FB4457734A7E8CA3D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7216.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5933">7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFBF7C20A5934250AD375E89B7F1123F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>is</quote> and inserting <quote>are</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B31EE7632194D518AD038DA7DB7D8EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H717BB133162B4CCBAAB3D6AB21ED92BC" style="OLC"><text>section—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66B8DE54BEF14BCA85132EB6510F82C7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7346000F439348C89E78468B0C5DDCA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H185BE253608642098172E259FD4208E4"><enum>7217.</enum><header>National rural information center clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3125b">7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H340FCE80F0D347CAA96619056E880882"><enum>C</enum><header>Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998</header>
<section id="HE1ED2A1FBFEA43B089308ACD8ADE517E"><enum>7301.</enum><header>Relevance and merit of agricultural research, extension, and education funded by the Department</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 103(a)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7613">7 U.S.C. 7613(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE7D7A19F319E467D8EBA4483579705CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Merit review of extension</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Relevance and merit review of research, extension,</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EC7DDD4C9A94A20AA3145B14876BBF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H02A8EC1A45F0440A9B8BF12976BC0B7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>relevance and</quote> before <quote>merit</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4944006169FF471F91C8AC3C40803BBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>extension or education</quote> and inserting <quote>research, extension, or education</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FED4BD0C2DB4906A545D668A041CBBF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>on a continuous basis</quote> after <quote>procedures</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC214A27BD61E48CEB73355C1E2E3659C"><enum>7302.</enum><header>Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (e) of section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7626">7 U.S.C. 7626</external-xref>) (as redesignated by section 7128(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HC422F4F337024017A91A758D9A1E287B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>7303.</enum><header>Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum<italic></italic> or by Tilletia indica</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7628">7 U.S.C. 7628(e)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81513CBA13F844B3A5017A4FEEBFD82E">
<subsection id="H0DCFE04DB0BD4D63935CFE50F14B5CD2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HA497DF80266D4A2BBDB3B513F78B65C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1036F7672DF4333BB658217B007CE5D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H4656AA7F037C4D93BA73ECDC7515A13E"><enum>7304.</enum><header>Repeal of Bovine Johne's disease control program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 409 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7629">7 U.S.C. 7629</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HEB8D7105D7DE4246A7A7688ACD7A46D3"><enum>7305.</enum><header>Grants for youth organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 410(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7630">7 U.S.C. 7630(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section such sums as are necessary</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4BBD9D0BC49C4B19899153134C998E03" style="OLC"><text>section—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E506E6D5CB34A3DB4611813192457D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1362483B4D645CC8DC9227927CF02B8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="H541ABB45E8D64EB29D0015B762E0B92C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>7306.</enum><header>Specialty crop research initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB43358F21D334CEAAED0E6542489C600"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H25E25674F1544410B307214198627227"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43BFD782B9F44493B90E5C133EDC0013"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB6503F56BD0E44A2B6916A3C9287BB3E" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H2E7EE7BA3230400FB136DEF61F987D00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Citrus disease subcommittee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>citrus disease subcommittee</quote> means the subcommittee established under section 1408A(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977. </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BEA15C9C45F460C8FCEE1A7A2FBAAD8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9CB261B1C2F54E1E9DC9AEB3A3011502" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H7DD28A5911704101B5EC12A29B72C163"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Specialty crops committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>specialty crops committee</quote> means the committee established under section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H188090B2FAF74E5C8DB75E5715854E96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB3A1086F33044A3BBD6B6D732FC3B5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and genomics</quote> and inserting <quote>genomics, and other methods</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD707DA84717461E88C0F907FFEA00F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by inserting <quote>handling and processing,</quote> after <quote>production efficiency,</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9795B323114F45F6898212FD361F898E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>the Initiative</quote> and inserting <quote>this section</quote>; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BA72D68945A4209A63FFA32F72A2229"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC4E5A8625414C86ADC2F9B7C33B3C5C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC64C5E2C4356432795AAD841846652A4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review of proposals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall award competitive grants on the basis of—</text>
<paragraph id="H81DEE737F06C46A682BF9BB49E916160"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a scientific peer review conducted by a panel of subject matter experts from Federal agencies, non-Federal entities, and the specialty crop industry; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56CD82F83D6549278374DBADDB038CAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review and ranking for merit, relevance, and impact conducted by a panel of specialty crop industry representatives for the specific specialty crop.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31C4F94F129E4DC29633A9C208D7EB75" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (e) (as amended by section 7128(b)(3)(B)), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (k), respectively; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H179D563E85DC4D01A4C672E13A1DDE91"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsections: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HBF27A1F8571649CA917BD920888F76B8" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H9ED0D20794C34EB191CD4D9745E995B6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Each fiscal year, before conducting the scientific peer review described in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) and the merit and relevancy review described in paragraph (2) of such subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the specialty crops committee regarding such reviews. The committee shall provide the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H604FA07A07484C3288A1A9FB6BBEA734"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first fiscal year in which that consultation occurs, any recommendations for conducting such reviews in such fiscal year; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E8CE49FF5C848C093EA1414FCD41A8B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in any subsequent fiscal year in which such consultation occurs—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D61D7DCED264732B5DFAEED8EDEEC48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the procedures and objectives used by the Secretary for such reviews in the previous fiscal year;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54135DBEC81C46CC862112042ED34746"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations for such reviews for the current fiscal year; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB3E3AD42B7A403FA30CB9694B1B5639"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any comments on grants awarded under subsection (d) during the previous fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAA457141AA88490AA63FC96490EC03CA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 on—</text>
<paragraph id="H4F1C41391E7D4D40AD13509069B86EA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the results of the consultations with the specialty crops committee (and subcommittees thereof) conducted under subsection (e) of this section and subsection (g) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54C88D850DF74029BA660240B396D99B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specialty crops committee’s (and subcommittees thereof) recommendations, if any, provided to the Secretary during such consultations; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15A08DB94AE1420EB1580A44C71020FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specialty crops committee’s (and subcommittees thereof) review of the grants awarded under subsection (d) and (j), as applicable, in the previous fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1CFEAF64BA14F779F9D3AD836BFCEC4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD09D6FE9090D4C65A199CA12B71CDB4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HB9A6CEFCA6C64A9A8D40ECA0E931F9AF" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H63A8B1D8E9F841AFA45B1375ACF27FA6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to grants awarded under this section, the Secretary shall seek and accept proposals for grants.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4CFD90A8BCA4D5EB89059E109746CE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by section 7128(b)(3)(B)), by striking <quote>this section</quote> and inserting <quote>the Initiative</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7772EC5574E4696A23BA8AF6E7442BA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>this section</quote> and inserting <quote>the Initiative</quote>; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H19E7FD28EB0F42069C2B04889C040A39"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)— </text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB9A3937F15E48FE9DDE70F8AC590F6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HBA747610DC404637BABB25544DBCA72A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.—</header-in-text></enum-in-header></header-in-text>Of the funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7A22356DBAC452BBD1420515C10C457" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H64E913662DCD498284C2A024FC8628F9" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H36C985FDD1424F2189240A65B9C58899" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Fiscal years 2008 through 2012</header><text>Of the funds</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H87D57A41900F4BD8B78C375612E85DC5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93555FF07BA34ADEB39C6810833C3F35" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H33C7CE25481E4860B8CD27FB6EB6A78D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequent funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDAC2A25ABCD46BFAF8158207D2F25D3" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $25,000,000 of the funds made available under subparagraph (B) to carry out the program established under subsection (j).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H029A383B66384FFDBF3E105157E85F96" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds reserved under subparagraph (C) shall remain available and reserved for the purpose described in such subparagraph until expended.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H75F532AD89A44A5C8D9279CBD52262E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="H36E6044BA7A54FACBE90A1AF1648BDC4" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2008 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2014 through 2018</header-in-text></quote> ; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H156BDC1E4EF446288E3424D61D136547" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D292682FFC44597B4A7A688F9E22FA9"><enum>(10)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection id="HAFB7D7E07EA84033A766F5B3E23D36EF"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Emergency citrus disease research and extension program</header>
<paragraph id="HD7E98409577F43AE8DAC3C6520C87095"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment and purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a competitive research and extension grant program to combat diseases of citrus under which the Secretary awards competitive grants to eligible entities—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D0BD1663D224B9FB13D41F919F1BBDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct scientific research and extension activities, technical assistance, and development activities to combat citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, which pose imminent harm to the United States citrus production and threaten the future viability of the citrus industry, including <italic>huanglongbing</italic> and the Asian Citrus Psyllid; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6CD688425F5457C80FCFB311702EBF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to provide support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered pursuant to research and extension activities funded through—</text>
<clause id="H316630EF8CF24AAE9B8FA5610547FB38"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the emergency citrus disease research and extension program; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H4071625CD39D4C5396AE70BF60E3BC71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other research and extension projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A52031363BD4D50A87C1361E4A9435B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to grants that address the research and extension priorities established pursuant to subsection (g)(4) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB07D8CE2BD9467280BD1D5908E95D40"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When developing the proposed research and extension agenda and budget under subsection (g)(2) of section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3123a">7 U.S.C. 3123a</external-xref>) for the funds made available under this subsection for a fiscal year, the citrus disease subcommittee shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF392CACFC5F340ECAFF1D3DC39D6207B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">seek input from Federal and State agencies and other entities involved in citrus disease response; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24FB5D1E81BE4E9EA4D16E39EB4C2F89"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take into account other public and private citrus-related research and extension projects and the funding for such projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC97151EDDA254172855230251495A4E0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Nonduplication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that funds made available to carry out the emergency citrus disease research and extension activities under this subsection shall be in addition to and not supplant funds made available to carry out other citrus disease activities carried out by the Department of Agriculture in consultation with State agencies. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B14FBF1865146EABB889EE7CE84D090"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text><italic></italic>In addition to the amounts reserved under subsection (k)(1)(C), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAF8177FC5234A55A28C877ACAC750C8"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H4A319A8975E14AE4BFE0436CC4E696FD"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Citrus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>citrus</quote> means edible fruit of the family Rutaceae, including any hybrid of such fruits and products of such hybrids that are produced for commercial purposes in the United States. <italic></italic></text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2A0502797564B47A9F2064FFFC04CF4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Citrus producer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>citrus producer</quote> means any person that is engaged in the domestic production and commercial sale of citrus in the United States. <italic></italic></text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HECBF85BC5F424426BDD0DEDC4F334BDA"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Emergency citrus disease research and extension program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><italic></italic>The term <quote>emergency citrus disease research and extension program</quote> means the emergency citrus research and extension grant program established under this subsection. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE6737501B34047489BAD06F56BA8E3BE" commented="no"><enum>7307.</enum><header>[H7308] Food animal residue avoidance database program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7642">7 U.S.C. 7642(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H8695F813ACFB418DA61908A0127E1C88"><enum>7308.</enum><header>Repeal of national swine research center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 612 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/185">Public Law 105–185</external-xref>; 112 Stat. 605) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HE76D841BED764338A4BF7120086F30B7"><enum>7309.</enum><header>Office of pest management policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7653">7 U.S.C. 7653(f)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H708422BD9C254E97A608B4C702F180D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such sums as are necessary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E23544096C447198A2A095C70EAB59B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAFA0A1B59F574E3C9ABF798AE52C410A" style="OLC"><text>section—</text>
<paragraph id="H55591541D01D48BBBD0FAB5BBE7CD145"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA7F61B4CF6142E6B639D62378D96893"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBCBB9CDD2065432FADEB7AFF0CEAF422"><enum>7310.</enum><header>Forestry products advanced utilization research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle B of title VI of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7651">7 U.S.C. 7651 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by inserting after section 616 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7655">7 U.S.C. 7655</external-xref>) the following new section: </text>
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<section id="H5C8D874AEC26405F9BF794B8B3320BAE"><enum>617.</enum><header>Forestry products advanced utilization research</header>
<subsection id="H669FA8F3EB5649BD8D2E03D8890AEB5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a forestry and forestry products research and extension initiative to develop and disseminate science-based tools that address the needs of the forestry sector and their respective regions, forest and timberland owners and managers, and forestry products engineering, manufacturing, and related interests.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0E18893F9F804E39A14F65E196A10EF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The initiative described in subsection (a) shall include the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="HBE646E4445694431A210951CF94D3AA0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Research conducted for purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7FE4345441C4278B3485C649104456E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>wood quality improvement with respect to lumber strength and grade yield;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2A4328C6389403DA4EB2532C6CA87DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of novel engineered lumber products and renewable energy from wood; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DF572B6792C46EC93EC2CEC84FEB78D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enhancing the longevity, sustainability, and profitability of timberland through sound management and utilization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54F4835E9BDC46B1BAE64BEA4F2A6776"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Demonstration activities and technology transfer to demonstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as a green building material, including investments in life cycle assessment for wood products.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98817B12C6E249FA968B9A4F501A5D20"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Projects designed to improve—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB30D54AB22CF46D78BEEFAA3954B4BFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forestry products, lumber, and evaluation standards and valuation techniques;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA323D0782E15489A944D718D0FD9ED8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lumber quality and value-based, on-forest management techniques; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2F8C255928347D19396B14069305D26"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">forestry products conversion and manufacturing efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term (including forestry product marketing).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H00D7C4BF53F24514B0B592E7511564EA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants</header>
<paragraph id="H757C06FA69A1407E84FC34E28D25AF05"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make competitive grants to carry out the activities described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE81CCC28D2BE46D7A3D05C1C0D83BC5D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give higher priority to activities that are carried out by entities that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H30DA88E95C07470C8DED9DE1B025372C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are multistate, multiinstitutional, or multidisciplinary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC087BD53579C42FAB3C3B194CA54C80F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers, forestry industry stakeholders, policymakers, and the public; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78A2319F98924EF3AF49D9BD9A4FD101"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have—</text>
<clause id="H9ACD2E69448F47C19F0937A21263A3ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">extensive history and demonstrated experience in forestry and forestry products research;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAAD08CEFC5274C9D9AC194D7A3930334"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing capacity in forestry products research and dissemination; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE0CE9BBE9BB849A4BD938EE9C8E0A35D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a demonstrated means of evaluating and responding to the needs of the related commercial sector.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5D4E52BE4BE46CDBCBCAAA485EE42CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall follow the requirements of paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84CDC8C29C8F4D509ACCEEDCE2906A7E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of a grant made under this section may not exceed 10 years.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2E142A6D145C479F8065430FD8D5BF1A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall ensure that any activities carried out under this section are carried out in coordination with the Forest Service, including the Forest Products Laboratory, and other appropriate agencies of the Department.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7CBDF62B5B2C47B4A5AC1C9CD903DFFD"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate describing, for the period covered by the report—</text>
<paragraph id="HFEA3B70375E24F8D95E95BA583E2CA44"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the research that has been conducted under paragraph (2) of subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC03E05E6E5DB4252BA39751F352A163C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of buildings the Forest Service has built with wood as the primary structural material; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B5814A7F7824606B4CDAF205C6308CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the investments made by the Forest Service in green building and wood promotion.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F9E8C4B520246C39EA4CCBEB2F3B583"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HCC90F5F2812A4331AAA5736365B5E8CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1CE4A7CAD474DEB88D2453522766C4A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall match any funds made available under paragraph (1) with funds made available under section 7 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.1646).</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HD8543FDE4CA94D8EB76E60CFD7DED5B7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>7311.</enum><header>Repeal of studies of agricultural research, extension, and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle C of title VI of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7671">7 U.S.C. 7671 et seq.</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HCD0BFF7364FD4EFCA94D938AC8238259"><enum>D</enum><header>Other Laws</header>
<section id="H16A1A5EDA7D24E6E903C1AEAF5B754AD"><enum>7401.</enum><header>Critical Agricultural Materials Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/178n">7 U.S.C. 178n(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H6025A300E51A49219C51F3BE2372CEE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>such sums as are necessary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09BBB577AA3A40259270A93335D8629B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Act</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H91354845601C426484B0848436E15A6F" style="OLC"><text>Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H920C492DFB4C4C2D940DE5EE6F0192E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25F81D8CE05341ECA4F1BD969673339A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD9A44033C8F04CE8A5A643863BE45854"><enum>7402.</enum><header>Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of <enum-in-header>1994</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection id="H2FF67F17317A44E5BDDA02D5A04EC7CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of <enum-in-header>1994 </enum-in-header>Institution</header>
<paragraph id="HA0963E7FA1DE4DC8B08417865C6CA991"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HB0FCBC6D8A494E59BCF2FF98F7076DFE"><enum>532.</enum><header>Definition of 1994 Institution</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this part, the term <term>1994 Institution</term> means any of the following colleges:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDB76FB406E746B2A58DE96A4F1A5BD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Aaniiih Nakoda College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CF02C895A8D4BEBB8EBD40743302666"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bay Mills Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64385A896F3346B8BA04704D1B99F682"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Blackfeet Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BE3601691DC4670BB6ECB2281E2B58D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cankdeska Cikana Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98A422D57BA04167B348734C0E7EE79E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chief Dull Knife College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0499E12C4F24AF9BDCA13C19D9CC860"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">College of Menominee Nation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CD9EE73C7C54EC880D3908AE94DF1CF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">College of the Muscogee Nation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8615AC5C04DD4E17A354A2F9B2FFFFB8"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">D–Q University.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29BD7C99FBD34FD6A60A3FA63F4A863A"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dine College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F8AEA5C0D5143378A76D885BFCA9717"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D44AAA32ACE49CD97862487E1856EB0"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fort Berthold Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA9F49883E6A4150B902CDA9043B2258"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fort Peck Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCECFE688843E4F038B4CFD7E7E6230D5"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Haskell Indian Nations University.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9D804DE567B44AF82CA7D4ADE00F0FD"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ilisagvik College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3DBFE017DF4BBB84B4ACE724197969"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE963D98300314B12957C1EF24A167B8B"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95F7CD1D4B3B44199FF21C9715C98872"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H283F3042A80B4444BDD72B9D70BF4E6A"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leech Lake Tribal College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1DA5DCC25654EE4A1BAAFCE5A6ED2A0"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Little Big Horn College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40F5AE4391E14BCCA6F586C74EA2F7FB"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Little Priest Tribal College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE953CCCD6C2741F7A34E39C8F5A5B14E"><enum>(21)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Navajo Technical College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56861215CA9E4A56AFB8CDEB40AF04D4"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nebraska Indian Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H411FE7D03AE94AFBB08A3E2EF4058355"><enum>(23)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northwest Indian College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H912A0F6CFDE640DC97248F7F8BB704AC"><enum>(24)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oglala Lakota College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CA9FEBF4CE046679A79F5230D151A21"><enum>(25)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B41026212904D9495522C9A05252A0F"><enum>(26)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salish Kootenai College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95D8FC4FA3B143CEB57F1450E97A5CE5"><enum>(27)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sinte Gleska University.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8D9213DAB864EBCB526A99D46FDF1A5"><enum>(28)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sisseton Wahpeton College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFC3D0BA2833442993A51ABF86C90AEC"><enum>(29)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sitting Bull College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69C8A564DAE14511A6EF734D1C30BE8B"><enum>(30)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H332D4167DE374019984825D97B2A8B0B"><enum>(31)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stone Child College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99C0D2D290FD4D35A031386DACE138BD"><enum>(32)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tohono O’odham Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEE8678BBFC64D568D1F11C3C103662B"><enum>(33)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Turtle Mountain Community College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97ED5422A84A44FD8744C5C431D07588"><enum>(34)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">United Tribes Technical College.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC0896142947426FB35FF31A67E872F8"><enum>(35)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">White Earth Tribal and Community College.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22DDC8CC8A0A4ECAB905C7DF0AABC6B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 1, 2014.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E0746B90F924DA4A9B4BB889FC68A95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Endowment for 1994 institutions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCED8AA795FCB4AEB9DA941337FB72878"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Institutional Capacity Building Grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H569DD14057E24EC59C68A359D01BD326"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research grants</header>
<paragraph id="H08F1BCDBABF34BD98158F36EFC9F78A6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30DC576652304F5586764F8B61895E73"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research grant requirements</header><text>Section 536(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">7 U.S.C. 301</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law 103–382</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>with at least 1 other land-grant college or university</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFDBA64839C8745419C666ED2BEA8EA69" style="OLC"><text>with—</text>
<paragraph id="H7168573C46F74F9E9A7C649B10F6A78B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2306895F7977417DB3A2A077DE604F93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at least 1—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA448E920CF294DBF8829B41B0A8A7DD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other land-grant college or university (exclusive of another 1994 Institution);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96A699E530D94B7988C7A1E861518270"><enum>(B)</enum><text>non-land-grant college of agriculture (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7236F7FB050F4691873508E5937AF46A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>cooperating forestry school (as defined in that section).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF9681D43458243DFA50525E3057F1566"><enum>7403.</enum><header>Research Facilities Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/390d">7 U.S.C. 390d(a)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H99ADB98C9DE64AD3837487A6C1A576FC" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>7404.</enum><header>Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act</header>
<subsection id="H75510BAC4AC24CD28A4C275707244764" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(11)(A) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(11)(A)</external-xref>) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBDA985D8B23D47C8AF576D36DC3B537C" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H50AF15AC58DC420092AA8EA080B9831D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D11B2574B0048C7A0B89B8AA24D3C69" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (vii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE39C342B26646449AC774FBB663F63E" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (viii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41F558A931724EE5B2660D9F59DC194A" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clauses:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B863D7005D742CF9B359F9CE2B3C819" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC0B5635F9BD940B6843B6582A2C0B3D8" commented="no"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the research and development of surveillance methods, vaccines, vaccination delivery systems, or diagnostic tests for pests and diseases, including—</text>
<subclause id="HE94BDDF4648A4C6EB832B34D9696F495" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>epizootic diseases in domestic livestock (including deer, elk, bison, and other animals of the family Cervidae); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2D92EA3909944706BF663F0053526CE0" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">zoonotic diseases (including bovine brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis) in domestic livestock or wildlife reservoirs that present a potential concern to public health; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H762595C3B3F94F5E979D7F292BCA7910" commented="no"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the identification of animal drug needs and the generation and dissemination of data for safe and effective therapeutic applications of animal drugs for minor species and minor uses of such drugs in major species.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8C28531C3D44E97837AC670D8ACBEFB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E59F48CDF5A416C94D6DC3548B49F8C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Renewable energy</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Bioenergy</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58FE9A3E1AF345F296BB534A4983A7C8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (iv), (v), and (vi) as clauses (v), (vi), and (vii), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E6E03FCF09540799579E85F3680FDAD" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F6CE3729986490C8D683BA549E31DE3" style="OLC">
<clause id="HBFE81DA581974945B48A1B55884B4633" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the effectiveness of conservation practices and technologies designed to address nutrient losses and improve water quality;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92B788A2B0674A6691572F04C6879C3A" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC46FAC664F34DF39560AB7BC4D9B8E6" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>economics,</quote> after <quote>trade,</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21436703DFBC4739BCC499B1F2142277" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC749D11F648D4332B131448080125D94" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (iv) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63DAC743CD8142B8BF2F8D01D04BB009" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF540098A3A8645E893239F4B16ADF847" commented="no"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the economic costs, benefits, and viability of producers adopting conservation practices and technologies designed to improve water quality;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3D5AF7FAF944A4FBA50F94D3E906923" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>General administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(4) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9BC9EC6B7C4444FA8085AA3434D3DB7C" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9B5F7694AAB49058774D99CDEB5FEA5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA302AD4A328422E9B3D98FD52AA8C42" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDE09A3D2D874122891619FF08A0E647" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6AF06CA28E12411AB66A4A5C7FAC60F0" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish procedures, including timelines, under which an entity established under a commodity promotion law (as such term is defined under section 501(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7401">7 U.S.C. 7401(a)</external-xref>)) or a State commodity board (or other equivalent State entity) may directly submit to the Secretary for consideration proposals for requests for applications that specifically address particular issues related to the priority areas specified in paragraph (2). <italic></italic></text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HECC4794C89484D82A29B1AB7DF2E1E0F" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Special considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(6) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(6)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H20F10AF872E7491299AF21F86EF9F79B" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE662E319683B4403B4A8570604BE9921" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2A0082F405640E8A5C375F07249127B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF744268CC74C4A5DAF3B9C7AC0F168CC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H924E0C65B0C04C609E2233AC0D66D1D0" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to eligible entities to carry out the specific proposals submitted under procedures established under paragraph (4)(F) only if such specific proposals are consistent with a priority area specified in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE2B6A06760E2497A982111FBD74D68F4" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(7)(G) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7)(G)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>or corporations</quote> and inserting <quote>, foundations, or corporations </quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H583363BA2312423883E88D36A4C46997" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special contribution requirement for certain grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 7128(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1EDE662941F5432093DD3AC71707989F" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H420FCCC079A84F969390A2CB61D5B953" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contribution requirement for commodity promotion grants</header>
<clause id="H7BF58D98C8E94FBD89F7009A155DC35A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), as a condition of funding a grant under paragraph (6)(E), the Secretary shall require that the grant be matched with an equal contribution of funds from the entities described in paragraph (4)(F) submitting proposals under procedures established under such paragraph. </text></clause>
<clause id="H4BD3F662C2914889B850B5B9043EF83A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Availability of funds</header>
<subclause id="H8D4CFEB2860749C19C221338ABF88E09" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributions required by clause (i) shall be available to the Secretary for obligation and remain available until expended for the purpose of making grants under paragraph (6)(E).</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H363BEB3277EA4C5C9792B34B386478A2" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of amounts contributed to the Secretary under clause (i), not more than 4 percent may be retained by the Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subsection.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H15974100EA404AB798B1F41751111711"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds contributed to the Secretary by an entity under clause (i) in connection with a proposal submitted by that entity under procedures established under paragraph (4)(F) may only be used to fund grants in connection with that proposal.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H11DD10351790442690B10F7AFBECA4BC"><enum>(IV)</enum><header>Remaining funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds contributed to the Secretary by an entity under clause (i) that remain unobligated at the time of grant closeout shall be returned to that entity.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA6D9F832CA6D4047BD6B5DCACD09DA4E"><enum>(V)</enum><header>Indirect costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The indirect cost rate applicable to appropriated funds for a grant funded under paragraph (6)(E) shall apply to amounts contributed by an entity under clause (i).</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H5A51A781DCF545E2B3B1C958B5701E06" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Other matching funds requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The contribution requirement under clause (i) shall be in addition to any matching funds requirement for grant recipients required by section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE5E5777771384CBEA7D1A6CF1833DC72" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H28A36A1D04BF476791A5175F270A82EA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>minor use pesticides</quote> and inserting <quote>pesticides for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note)),</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4891DA8DF3D48C0873F4B9087AEA59D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A5C39AEF7D94093B6FDD2A533B8A532" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and for use on specialty crops</quote> after <quote>minor agricultural use</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H677A7CD0AB9A4955BBA0D1D82F0EB21B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1C31D0841074C71A5AA410D8D91C941" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (G); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BAA2B41D4C04C26BC51DE45B49A9676" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB88651B6CD5243C08BD4055163D46B05" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE8C3725BF2F04CC3B4EBB14AD3BCDBE0" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize potential pest management technology for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB71000DE1994802B724BE6AC7758E8F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conduct research to develop the data necessary to facilitate pesticide registrations, reregistrations, and associated tolerances;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H58BA857BA64B440D8508726401A0D0B8" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in removing trade barriers caused by residues of pesticides registered for minor agricultural use and for use on domestically grown specialty crops;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22B55775F2254631B8DEA066B92B01A0" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in the registration and reregistration of pest management technologies for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1105421DCC444C10964143304092134C"><enum>7405.</enum><header>Renewable Resources Extension Act of <enum-in-header>1978</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection id="HA4D44C090D374EFFAAFF47ECAE7A7895"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1675">16 U.S.C. 1675</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC5471AA45F1843DAA094BAD0B8D25A4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1671">16 U.S.C. 1671</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/306">Public Law 95–306</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H4363120FBA53417A92032337FD365C41"><enum>7406.</enum><header>National Aquaculture Act of <enum-in-header>1980</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2809">16 U.S.C. 2809</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H38F7C9F1ED624EFD8EE50158F104139E"><enum>7407.</enum><header>Repeal of use of remote sensing data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 892 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5935">7 U.S.C. 5935</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H27BE9A1ECD78415BBDE59448ED1BD9D8"><enum>7408.</enum><header>Repeal of reports under Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of <enum-in-header>2002</enum-in-header></header>
<subsection id="HE8363DD985D4463580DCE4A9AAFF486F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal of report on producers and handlers for organic products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7409 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H088DC2661ACB4676B78370012CAEB1CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of report on genetically modified pest-Protected plants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7410 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>; 116 Stat. 462) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0592975D0B2A4443801405938309965B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of study on nutrient banking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7411 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925a">7 U.S.C. 5925a</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H12E6FAE99C8E4BBDA12242C00C463E65"><enum>7409.</enum><header>Beginning farmer and rancher development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319f">7 U.S.C. 3319f</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H182D68B07BC943F99CC09D7266ED9A73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24138755B94447B9947F693A8223490B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (R) and inserting the following new subparagraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78C827B6D0014E59BF08C45DA7C3C17D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5C303A0130064896865B88B631207AE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>basic livestock, forest management, and crop farming practices;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF1F4180F459F4F3DA2B5153ADD99BB84"><enum>(B)</enum><text>innovative farm, ranch, and private, nonindustrial forest land transfer strategies;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H909B364FEA8646EB817C4C9D7D681623"><enum>(C)</enum><text>entrepreneurship and business training;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H978538381A8C441ABBFAB14DA6A4C01C"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">financial and risk management training (including the acquisition and management of agricultural credit);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C70C6149FD5433FA2847A8E7387780A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>natural resource management and planning;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F716251772B4E26AC6FFA94B9DAE8CF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>diversification and marketing strategies;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DEC39C47FFC4FDEBAA1508E417E9297"><enum>(G)</enum><text>curriculum development;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H945E15DB6BA24E08ACF7544B8BA2CEBA"><enum>(H)</enum><text>mentoring, apprenticeships, and internships;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H208D1183855C4B4EAD25EE62DE33F1F0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>resources and referral;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H533A32595472485E8493A4D927C2D629"><enum>(J)</enum><text>farm financial benchmarking;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D631D087DF6427AA1D8B13AE43B5714"><enum>(K)</enum><text>assisting beginning farmers or ranchers in acquiring land from retiring farmers and ranchers;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F92D4F5B7DB47AD9DE87A5A98799527"><enum>(L)</enum><text>agricultural rehabilitation and vocational training for veterans;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53258447F1674DAD81AC5DF240F0391D"><enum>(M)</enum><text>farm safety and awareness; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A36196650284A79B433A5C8D11E14B6"><enum>(N)</enum><text>other similar subject areas of use to beginning farmers or ranchers.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36920C54EAB24C7A9A874E43CECE93EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(C), by striking <quote>and nongovernmental organization</quote> and inserting <quote>or nongovernmental organization</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E769336B0E744A7878ED8CCD01C8FC5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>and community-based organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>, community-based organizations, and school-based agricultural educational organizations</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H46164B23294943278CD33EFE9DECF223"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H64DC51E2080A45E99857276BC0E1A778"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Set-asides</header>
<subparagraph id="HB13283F80E704B99B44D1F7ACD5613E8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less than 5 percent of the funds used to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used to support programs and services that address the needs of—</text>
<clause id="H1B682535FFF74C9BAB519B84A0AA1222"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">limited resource beginning farmers or ranchers (as defined by the Secretary);</text></clause>
<clause id="H9B577BB341554B4386993A7FD096324B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2003">7 U.S.C. 2003(e)</external-xref>) who are beginning farmers or ranchers; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H104771A164DC4DFA9D8744028E0C3697"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">farmworkers desiring to become farmers or ranchers.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F6553547DA043C1BF6FA0ED54C21F2A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Veteran farmers and ranchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less than 5 percent of the funds used to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used to support programs and services that address the needs of veteran farmers and ranchers (as defined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>)). <italic></italic></text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59AAC0A1B37F49FB9EBCD3B8A55B1941"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC1D7E50FFACB4B709D1C6565B7D3F3D0"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Limitation on indirect costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of a grant under this subsection may not use more than 10 percent of the funds provided by the grant for the indirect costs of carrying out the initiatives described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6CC49ABA84244A0AB9807F5A00C9573" commented="no"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Coordination permitted</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A recipient of a grant under this subsection using the grant as described in paragraph (8)(B) may coordinate with a recipient of a grant under section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5933">7 U.S.C. 5933</external-xref>) in addressing the needs of veteran farmers and ranchers with disabilities.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EEA3E9AA0364277AEF4DA304D5FE9E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBF5E98162B84423A4303E5472A82487"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>2012</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>2018</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED06BDD446B14FBC808C84EC4F8A424C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21B56C687C3B4DAB9D07CE9D159CE1DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3CE367B0DA5A4DF9B3584DCAEF872BE0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5270277861384690A00D2C534C01C906" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6FC56324C6154A79A3ED43F950991BDC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FD8F75E332640EE9BB06B931C45FF93"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (h)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H150CD8F8707244AA9394678A4E8E96B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2008 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">2014 through 2018</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H831CB07D39464103AD06ED4C6EA9A7B9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2008 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H11E741B7D9B64ED899CA918543180BB9"><enum>7410.</enum><header>National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of <enum-in-header>1985</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/198">Public Law 99–198</external-xref>; 99 Stat. 1556) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>. </text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HFBD89CD2D9AB4CC793A0D56E9C965EAF"><enum>E</enum><header>Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008</header>
<part id="HD30F3F48D56E4A9EA3CBC772E0B519E2"><enum>I</enum><header>Agricultural Security</header>
<section id="H1BC0C0E173EA48FD8103BBA0A665BE64" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7501.</enum><header>Agricultural biosecurity communication center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14112(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8912">7 U.S.C. 8912(c)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HA7347321DA8C461D97F6E6AF659D75A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C6170D73FE945338B425715F0C9C975"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8828F935C494480A85A9C9718E1B22EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HC4CCB3E305F34D0BA3BE1947778D2F7F"><enum>7502.</enum><header>Assistance to build local capacity in agricultural biosecurity planning, preparation, and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8913">7 U.S.C. 8913</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H304982CFD479458D8328C1B0E6FB60CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3C91C8CD3A846FBA4DA66C3B625CBA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>such sums as may be necessary</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32247BB1C52848E4A9897C9EC0F9740E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC346B4EC6AB64522B4F0C4C4A826E5BC" style="OLC"><text>subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4D628778B5348BE81786A10E2256A1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA26194ED2E64A5B9E488896733D80DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H420F698FC6764DE3973B98743482E99E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by striking <quote>is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA0E88380D31E4C6F9332594CCDF7BA73" style="OLC"><text>are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H95F800EC2DDC494FB2E85C7C49FE001C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2976AAB500E455C9DCB34BF8E8DAC3F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H9A8BB254DFF54A2E93C09AB6E89CF584"><enum>7503.</enum><header>Research and development of agricultural countermeasures</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14121(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8921">7 U.S.C. 8921(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2BD75B8D5DC240238BF6974D077112BA" style="OLC"><text>are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HA02530BD386F4890A0B50F9EA92A9C7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37A84C35ECF5445EA102808AEA56345A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H1EF47023684F47DAA71314D51CB431CE" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7504.</enum><header>Agricultural biosecurity grant program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14122(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8922">7 U.S.C. 8922(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H498DDEC6EFD2474AA5CBFCF28CAC7F79"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>sums as are necessary</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0121F5FAFB294046AFBF190896F416E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>section</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA9A1A999403D439184CE6BAC9F9D5D47"><text>section—</text>
<paragraph id="HEB0F3C65CA3B43C99B449988221E0153"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, to remain available until expended; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1C15C40F15B49BDB15C5C169C590A00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></part>
<part id="HE3EBC6508E354F96A443777222B0EF52"><enum>II</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header>
<section id="H8A09021798C147D58087B9B6DE676DD0"><enum>7511.</enum><header>Enhanced use lease authority pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3125a">7 U.S.C. 3125a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA1E62888C1F43659E1F93E8C33B5C61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(6)(A), by striking <quote>5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>10 years</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H869F0240C96740DD857AFCE8174EDC9D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>1, 3, and 5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>6, 8, and 10 years</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB6862A735097417CA12C5F49A202242B" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7512.</enum><header>Grazinglands research laboratory</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2019) is amended by striking <quote>5-year period</quote> and inserting <quote>10-year period</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H7AC93EA1519C47CB857452EDCDAF474A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7513.</enum><header>Budget submission and funding</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7506 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7614c">7 U.S.C. 7614c</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H373C73CB7FB84542828200FA65E9DC76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5924E7BC1E81441FBCA48F6B8225091B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5C733BD1011A4A14A2A9C5AE04667242"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H79A0B27DA2D74E6F82EEC1D1C06481AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered program</header><text>The term <term>covered program</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H05C8575177AC41C1AFCA1F32EC587E99"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each research program carried out by the Agricultural Research Service or the Economic Research Service for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE7C9E8EF0084739BF81F4037F3FBC2B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each competitive program carried out by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD901864B648B43929347C3DD3F04D914"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request for applications</header><text>The term <term>request for applications</term> means a funding announcement published by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that provides detailed information on funding opportunities at the Institute, including the purpose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on how to apply for such opportunities.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE1267CF93F14489B0FABBF112C65717"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text>
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<subsection id="HAEE8F0B2AC8F405E81F1FAFD9AA7B441"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Additional Presidential budget submission requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H3EAE2FB0ED8A4CEABBF78A514886475F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each year, the President shall submit to Congress for each funding request for a covered program—</text>
<subparagraph id="H61708CE6DC7946009EA84180E3660287"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of the information described in paragraph (2), such information together with the annual budget submission of the President; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC163837C65E34781810958F9BCAD651C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of any additional information described in paragraph (3), such additional information within a reasonable period that begins after the date of the annual budget submission of the President.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21135B4E2936497D86E6A0DEB68D520D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The information described in this paragraph includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC99BFA8A2ED349EA91DCCC50B3909A6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">baseline information, including with respect to each covered program—</text>
<clause id="H19E0EF82343F4F23A4D2F68871A5CAB1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the funding level for the program for the fiscal year preceding the year for which the annual budget submission of the President is submitted;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE84249A771CA41C6AB75FB803B90EF07"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the funding level requested in the annual budget submission of the President, including any increase or decrease in the funding level; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF166B0453B9F4D9A982400A4346E5302"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an explanation justifying any change from the funding level specified in clause (i) to the level specified in clause (ii);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27A8492A14084C1B8AC80BB2503CF478"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to each covered program that is carried out by the Economic Research Service or the Agricultural Research Service, the location and staff years of the program;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HADA69B377846426893EAB045464647E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed funding levels to be allocated to, and the expected publication date, scope, and allocation level for, each request for applications to be published under or associated with—</text>
<clause id="HA13B5CE5A9F948BAA5E84CA308D51C99"><enum>(i)</enum><text>each priority area specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(2)</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="HAB1EF15032774DCD892074616C4C108B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each research and extension project carried out under section 1621(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5811">7 U.S.C. 5811(a)</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H6ADE1E96B95F44B68D71A7B06DDD9A65"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each grant awarded under section 1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b(a)</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="HA3E341B9C8DF4368BAC7F316262DB232"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>each grant awarded under section 412(d) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632(d)</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7717F3B5B60D4D96A86890AE985E1E59"><enum>(v)</enum><text>each grant awarded under section 7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319f">7 U.S.C. 3319f(c)(1)</external-xref>); and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24E3337C5AF5452DB3FF73D08088D030"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other information the Secretary determines will increase congressional oversight with respect to covered programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H916D1B3961564290B0450DC1043E953D"><enum>(3)</enum><header><italic></italic>Additional information described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The additional information described in this paragraph is information that the Secretary, after consulting with the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, determines is a necessary revision or clarification to the information described in paragraph (2). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8710B70DFA6242DDB795614CC7A2E893" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless the President submits the information described in paragraph (2)(C) for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out any program during that fiscal year that is authorized under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H646AF046120845B2994DA8614B2C0863" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">7 U.S.C. 450i(b)</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE2CF0F797B54C14834ED5201280AA0A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5811">7 U.S.C. 5811</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73FA1BB9B37B471CB4ED185D4567C479" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925b">7 U.S.C. 5925b</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF00A618A0DAA48C8A67B00052DE5FA8E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7632">7 U.S.C. 7632</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF11565DB19F142D48A6E3B5DD48C2441" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3319f">7 U.S.C. 3319f</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0A85DA08B67A4009AAF9565BE0FDD52F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report of the Secretary of Agriculture</header><text>Each year on a date that is not later than the date on which the President submits the annual budget, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing a description of the agricultural research, extension, and education activities carried out by the Federal Government during the fiscal year that immediately precedes the year for which the report is submitted, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H28B81130691643C880FE3DE3A7082F42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a review of the extent to which those activities—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46D705B3D1344CCA89F27B75DAF42C2C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are duplicative or overlap within the Department of Agriculture; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67B023B42969413CA72A00F2EF3EDF9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are similar to activities carried out by—</text>
<clause id="HDCF8810ECD2448D282930D38FE8A6D9F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>other Federal agencies;</text></clause>
<clause id="HDDF3A43213EC45BAAEBBF982864B7252"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the States (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other territories or possessions of the United States);</text></clause>
<clause id="HDAD0754FABFA41DF8AF9C7620FA37861"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H576AE0F1AAB44A419F68F9FAF122FA26"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the private sector; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1418704D633469DB1F132B7AD29F40B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for each report submitted under this section on or after January 1, 2014, a 5-year projection of national priorities with respect to agricultural research, extension, and education, taking into account domestic needs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBAD48A98103043DDA321945E281563E0"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Interchangeability of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to limit the authority of the Secretary under section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2257">7 U.S.C. 2257(b)</external-xref>), with respect to the reprogramming or transfer of funds. </text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2CBFA6BF3D684B3E98CC8DDD04CC5F12" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7514.</enum><header>Repeal of seed distribution</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7523 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/415-1">7 U.S.C. 415–1</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H3BD743A0CFFA450097686EC2825FBB10" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7515.</enum><header>Natural products research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5937">7 U.S.C. 5937(e)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FCE4C397B7F4E52AA214A4E11060616">
<subsection id="H0CCD28DD06F7409F8B2ADD06F6C3D9BC"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB031E6D197114149809BA406DD74A198" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7516.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sun grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H916BC406945B49D4A425BD4F0AD63206"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7526 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8114">7 U.S.C. 8114</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H397E510F2E6C4B32A41E7396571C1161"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking <quote>the Department of Energy</quote> and inserting <quote>other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67E242C43ABB4AF19C3EEF88EFC331BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A52656164484086943D80D6EE5FB08A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>at South Dakota State University</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H417D9E1F886D4C0280D0A4288BDC65D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDED42D9EB6544670A3C28927D0F7B2B4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>at Oklahoma State University</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE50388678A2248489A004B49AB86FCA5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>at Oregon State University</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H910D1E5170FA480D9F9165B4A668094D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>at Cornell University</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64E2945CA5E541679B1174434496CB43"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>at the University of Hawaii</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F0E1B0672B5415198564945C982B7A3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA86EE3172C56442F92AB67F88928C898"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>multistate</quote> and all that follows through <quote>technology implementation</quote> and inserting <quote>integrated, multistate research, extension, and education programs on technology development and technology implementation</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE3958ACC4BD4749AFA42259AA3038BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H681EAFC14C294624852DAE8922CFBE5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF96ADED0380647CFBC1F73DB1C996631"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2096772853448A3BA9B955D61037107"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H8327CB14739E4FA8A733863C27ADFAA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>in accordance with paragraph (2)</quote>; </text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3C9368F59654154A74773721F22D313"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>gasification</quote> and inserting <quote>bioproducts</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72DFB7F987674264A46E1A9D00691FEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>the Department of Energy</quote> and inserting <quote>other appropriate Federal agencies</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23CE29502712434D812A4B25F235376E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99B65EF46C7E4A5AA2B9AE734D6C5360"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E692C7B20E94B5B820C4807050DE1A0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F8F46ECEBD541DA8D7D750F002139E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7526(f)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8114">7 U.S.C. 8114(f)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>subsection (c)(1)(D)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)(1)(C)(i)</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H78F03AE984DA42EEBBB4A5C105A3267B"><enum>7517.</enum><header>Repeal of study and report on food deserts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7527 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2039) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46E923B5D07E4CFDBD75222F0DD36ACB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7518.</enum><header>Repeal of agricultural and rural transportation research and education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7529 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5938">7 U.S.C. 5938</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section></part></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HA03EBEF8E47A41C18A1155C7E644F829"><enum>F</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions </header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFE905A3063C4ECCA0A91D5F652E30D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BED034A4B384A40B61149825CC988FD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF52526B37BC943B0AD4A574EBE3F5756"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Board</term> means the Board of Directors described in subsection (e).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D27BF3F2B0244FF89AF1E00EEA5C162"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Agriculture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA981630A9136419FA642FE2E1587AF8A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Foundation</term> means the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research established under subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77306C5DF4C441FDA64DA0F3BCDAB274"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79BF9D5DCB374F3F95CE630D637F2837"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF73B902A0984262A6D90D6933A65175"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the <quote>Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H950DC698268342F6A6B2878C3DCE5B59"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Status</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall not be an agency or instrumentality of the United States Government.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30030EF8A4184430AC5B70C2E195BBE6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the Foundation shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66DF9D99DADE470590D0FAC60D12AC87"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advance the research mission of the Department by supporting agricultural research activities focused on addressing key problems of national and international significance including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ADFC16206064EE9AA37B03FA87F4EDF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plant health, production, and plant products;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB314B83D63B748A5AC7A69BD732111C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">animal health, production, and products;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CC1606187BC4DCB8C5D4766AB8E8EED"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">food safety, nutrition, and health;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06B65ECC89754FF9B26172E9D680FC73"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">renewable energy, natural resources, and the environment;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC85051E346E4C75BFB65A682E16E164"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural and food security;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H893F17E172034ECF9B170CEAC925F2EA"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agriculture systems and technology; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBE0574F850A4630A6FE95342771D981"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agriculture economics and rural communities; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H249E87A6503444E0B0BEE9F67300187C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to foster collaboration with agricultural researchers from the Federal Government, State (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)) governments, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)), industry, and nonprofit organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H490569B1E0E44F0DA78BA4EEA10344C4"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD8BF691B9FF47E98786B60851C0F03D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF23562954D7F42CCA06C0EC4562DCE8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">award grants to, or enter into contracts, memoranda of understanding, or cooperative agreements with, scientists and entities, which may include agricultural research agencies in the Department, university consortia, public-private partnerships, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and industry, to efficiently and effectively advance the goals and priorities of the Foundation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5B6F7CFB64D4E1AA675DE25C7D38307"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in consultation with the Secretary—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A1A4A246E9E47B0A98A9099820430D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify existing and proposed Federal intramural and extramural research and development programs relating to the purposes of the Foundation described in subsection (c); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55D1ED7FF47A4EECB0A1611D1A22B738"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate Foundation activities with those programs so as to minimize duplication of existing efforts and to avoid conflicts;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E49B7F888994D1B99A5CB5B22F6B962"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify unmet and emerging agricultural research needs after reviewing the roadmap for agricultural research, education, and extension authorized by section 7504 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7614a">7 U.S.C. 7614a</external-xref>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D6DEC59843B46478505FA84E9961E3D"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate technology transfer and release of information and data gathered from the activities of the Foundation to the agricultural research community;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C31FC48FF674D6A97A97F98CEE3B109"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote and encourage the development of the next generation of agricultural research scientists; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDEA275570EF4635987A9226F875FB38"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such other activities as the Board determines to be consistent with the purposes of the Foundation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4460A9FCFDA340A1B2FAE5A62B9909F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to other activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities described in paragraph (1) shall be supplemental to any other activities at the Department and shall not preempt any authority or responsibility of the Department under another provision of law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCC65A5F8CCA4CD8B3ADF33005477580"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Board of directors</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB40E10AAC5B4791A76038B2FF409B63"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall be governed by a Board of Directors.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7ACD9B98CE95443991DD37214160455A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A22C4654ACB4B2992171C7AB81CB150"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall be composed of appointed and ex-officio, nonvoting members.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B376B893D0B4ABA833FE455EE0EFE20"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ex-officio members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ex-officio members of the Board shall be the following individuals or designees of such individuals:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H971523BC20C2481091D6642F0E3513DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H192B2AB46DDB43BF8F51C76CDB9DCD5F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22955DEEA7AE4730ACDA68FE32D022DF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H291EA6E62E12401DBE9CA892980A2225"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14D2FCFFA39344F6AC5D438FE3F16451"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of the National Science Foundation.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H268B0330FDDC458F8B442F1C9E34DF83"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointed members</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10ECA3AC99944CB4956882B3AEB78F5D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ex-officio members of the Board (as specified in subparagraph (B)) shall, by majority vote, appoint to the Board 15 individuals, of whom—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF5645159DD44204878232A76FF4C281"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">8 shall be selected from a list of candidates to be provided by the National Academy of Sciences; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7F1FD4E7BBE4B5E8DBB925F8B311BBC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">7 shall be selected from lists of candidates provided by industry.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD338605A469D479DA2CDCC99EC863CA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3A3CAE6C8AB472C9666AF5676D89312"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expertise</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The ex-officio members shall ensure that a majority of the appointed members of the Board have actual experience in agricultural research and, to the extent practicable, represent diverse sectors of agriculture.</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0DD7E3F15D14A83979459759D6C9C01"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No employee of the Federal Government may serve as an appointed member of the Board under this subparagraph.</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H907E268198A041F98B43E9D2ED1D9C2E"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not Federal employment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment to the Board under this subparagraph shall not constitute Federal employment.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE63CCA2675649E5ADF6030EC5C522E6"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All appointed members of the Board shall be voting members.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37C4934E5C5F4F3BB8262A14EF361A94"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall, from among the members of the Board, designate an individual to serve as Chair of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE14DDC3AA03C452C9DCE2342B4C40D79"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the ex-officio members of the Board—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A8EEE6C0A954A0C97A911A1F210CEE0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to incorporate the Foundation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA23B44A0050412EA77BBFB52A52DB82"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to appoint the members of the Board in accordance with paragraph (2)(C)(i).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23AC5385624493B98A898757FD68E65"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F6C60C232D347AC9E73E0F591081901"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6955F44AF854A0C9B8E9F877858F177"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish bylaws for the Foundation that, at a minimum, include—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D9E02C07EDB45DD86E347A3A68631DF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies for the selection of future Board members, officers, employees, agents, and contractors of the Foundation;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA132A3C3C3E443B9B106FA89B1574963"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies, including ethical standards, for—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB88ADD0AB2C4DF2983A34313E6CE745"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the acceptance, solicitation, and disposition of donations and grants to the Foundation; and</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9DEF0B010DE4267B4D756B4A711EB75"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the disposition of assets of the Foundation, including appropriate limits on the ability of donors to designate, by stipulation or restriction, the use or recipient of donated funds;</text></item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00C06A51C0314CEBA0CD7BB2515B373A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies that would subject all employees, fellows, trainees, and other agents of the Foundation (including members of the Board) to conflict of interest standards in the same manner as Federal employees are subject to the conflict of interest standards under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/208">section 208</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74A8221668294B628A254AAD55D0288E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies for writing, editing, printing, publishing, and vending of books and other materials;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D8BE4E126D144D0BCAD99E9B165BDF5"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">policies for the conduct of the general operations of the Foundation, including a cap on administrative expenses for recipients of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement from the Foundation; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4B374973AAA4E6FA1914219FF51E41F"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specific duties for the Executive Director;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D932982117F4E12ACDD089E8F4CA736"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prioritize and provide overall direction for the activities of the Foundation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B26B3F3503C4E6FA7A8A85C2A69B74A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the performance of the Executive Director; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AB9A09EED41458BBF22A771E101C9A4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out any other necessary activities regarding the Foundation.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73A28D37AABF402E85FA46D6A756305F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of bylaws</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing bylaws under subparagraph (A)(i), the Board shall ensure that the bylaws do not—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEAEEF39030D4CACA4F1552926EEFF51"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Foundation to carry out the duties of the Foundation in a fair and objective manner; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1485BB74743C4C88B11E7F0F24262779"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compromise, or appear to compromise, the integrity of any governmental agency or program, or any officer or employee employed by, or involved in, a governmental agency or program.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37ECB0D5B4AB4B7DBB0CC140DBDA563F"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and vacancies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B2C2516D6254890BC6A93882E7C1E31"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB52857629EFB45A8B1EDF18F196E89F5"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term of each member of the Board appointed under paragraph (2)(C) shall be 5 years, except that of the members initially appointed, 8 of the members shall each be appointed for a term of 3 years and 7 of the members shall each be appointed for a term of 2 years. </text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D332DC6C2274B12BF8635539EAF3FBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partial terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a member of the Board does not serve the full term applicable under clause (i), the individual appointed to fill the resulting vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of the term of the predecessor of the individual.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90A33659B2C44F539A1D285A881A0B20"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Board may continue to serve after the expiration of the term of the member until a successor is appointed.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6741060E770D4ED18317A48C193FAE00"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After the initial appointment of the members of the Board under paragraph (2)(C), any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall be filled as provided in the bylaws established under paragraph (4)(A)(i).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09C4061F7BF147868F95996B27CB2CDE"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Board may not receive compensation for service on the Board but may be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the Board.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D5248E957334D4DA2747F7E54469F8F"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings and quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting the business of the Board.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H213BE8A00BA24A25A8B109C27850CB7E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEF0A35795794744B6C7BD3BAEAF5DEE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Director</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E71A87EC3A24109920EE9985A7469F9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall hire an Executive Director who shall carry out such duties and responsibilities as the Board may prescribe.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8BEE7BB21054DEB95B9762BE244795E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C32A40498F84F029D72E34FF75B080D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative powers</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H331A9A4D8519470BB6DEF209409DA85D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Board, acting through the Executive Director, may—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5063D20F6F23443FB4263B125DCB8393"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD31ABC097C384D86879F62779DD08A55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hire, promote, compensate, and discharge 1 or more officers, employees, and agents, as may be necessary, and define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BEC0DF2B2814378A8E4385B2227B3BB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit and accept any funds, gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of real or personal property made to the Foundation, including such support from private entities;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE87AC2DED834998871409E16D0C66F2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prescribe the manner in which—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB904046C267346DF9BA730F90301E693"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">real or personal property of the Foundation is acquired, held, and transferred;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H839FE760A0924CE1B366C8ABF4F9EB38"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">general operations of the Foundation are to be conducted; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0348B13458A746859F133907D4BAEA2F"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the privileges granted to the Board by law are exercised and enjoyed;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD69C3D08A584749AEDCB425E20A3833"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with the consent of the applicable executive department or independent agency, use the information, services, and facilities of the department or agency in carrying out this section on a reimbursable basis;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66A575E0FA924DA79108A3F9BF6BDBC9"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into contracts with public and private organizations for the writing, editing, printing, and publishing of books and other material;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDB7C3CD5143474089E0206E330FCC8E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold, administer, invest, and spend any funds, gifts, grant, devise, or bequest of real or personal property made to the Foundation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H886D877A279E4A1982B0ADCF9691D2BD"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, and other transactions as the Board considers appropriate to conduct the activities of the Foundation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8DB286054F447DE922958A2FC7C9FE4"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modify or consent to the modification of any contract or agreement to which the Foundation is a party or in which the Foundation has an interest;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47788CBF8FBF4583B182A399C7D7D110"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">take such action as may be necessary to obtain and maintain patents for and to license inventions (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/201">section 201</external-xref> of title 35, United States Code) developed by the Foundation, employees of the Foundation,<italic></italic> or derived from the collaborative efforts of the Foundation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8A8EB601A9C4DB1A9B7A6F64809F7A0"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sue and be sued in the corporate name of the Foundation, and complain and defend in courts of competent jurisdiction;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3E11DF88E4A4DFEB2DDC277C6E5B036"><enum>(xii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint other groups of advisors as may be determined necessary to carry out the functions of the Foundation; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84E7CB36B60E45F1AA616723631B95C9"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exercise such other incidental powers as are necessary to carry out the duties and functions of the Foundation in accordance with this section.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EF124F672464B7B81A9B8AE391BC5EF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No appointed member of the Board or officer or employee of the Foundation or of any program established by the Foundation (other than ex-officio members of the Board) shall exercise administrative control over any Federal employee.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B10AEEA65FA40B4A4A5DCBE23ECF006"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Records</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFD3195CB5454251BECDF8E8FA4E6E50"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CCFC7A712F44DA0B104E091D422D7D9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide for annual audits of the financial condition of the Foundation; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC217DD4E9B042C183019C72F729C44F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make the audits, and all other records, documents, and other papers of the Foundation, available to the Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States for examination or audit.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D170F5F44F0406ABEA01D4CF374753C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA91CF1420F514EB59BD24B68108C1AC6"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report on foundation</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2989722CFBE747B0B226B1BECB43F1E1"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 5 months following the end of each fiscal year, the Foundation shall publish a report for the preceding fiscal year that includes—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0215B97E626E4F08B99406CD2728B571"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of Foundation activities, including accomplishments; and</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E90BE9216A84DA1BCF80BC5C82E6F6A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive statement of the operations and financial condition of the Foundation.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F86FB5FE907417C919DFE03F1472E4C"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each report under subclause (I) shall include a description of all gifts, grants, devises, or bequests to the Foundation of real or personal property or money, which shall include—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29C5F7C08AAD4CCAA105B19025BEA0F3"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the source of the gifts, grants, devises, or bequests; and</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H449AF2C123CA45B4B16C5AD426F7A611"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any restrictions on the purposes for which the gift, grant, devise, or bequest may be used.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD82A13C2D63A4E9295B63E4D6BA65282"><enum>(III)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation shall—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52EBE387C14F4529A55DA71FDE58C6F2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make copies of each report submitted under subclause (I) available for public inspection; and</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC31D689A23EB4BF08DCF8AF3ACF93969"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on request, provide a copy of the report to any individual.</text></item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DBFC185A69A4AE481D63FA757FB893F"><enum>(IV)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall hold an annual public meeting to summarize the activities of the Foundation.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA9C27CD50284D8889BD56C30BA7174B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any recipient of a grant under subsection (d)(1)(A) shall provide the Foundation with a report at the conclusion of any research or studies conducted that describes the results of the research or studies, including any data generated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45655A0C0AB94965BE32AD40557B38AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Integrity</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A512DA875024E86832D8A257A89C0E0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To ensure integrity in the operations of the Foundation, the Board shall develop and enforce procedures relating to standards of conduct, financial disclosure statements, conflicts of interest (including recusal and waiver rules), audits, and any other matters determined appropriate by the Board.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFE56011D1DA479AB18C6EB510AEC9D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financial conflicts of interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any individual who is an officer, employee, or member of the Board is prohibited from any participation in deliberations by the Foundation of a matter that would directly or predictably affect any financial interest of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD00E863917641CCB9FFDEC4DC0A75B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61E77319F2B04BBABEB17E632E01D438"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a relative (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-act" parsable-cite="usc-act/Ethics in Government Act of 1978 /109">section 109</external-xref> of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)) of that individual; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H154987B49A3747F3BADAD902DC9233EC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a business organization or other entity in which the individual has an interest, including an organization or other entity with which the individual is negotiating employment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE29E681BE9AA40F1BE288581DB274F64"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Intellectual property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Board shall adopt written standards to govern the ownership and licensing of any intellectual property rights derived from the collaborative efforts of the Foundation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CEB7525F49F4AD0ABED8A5CDD5BC9BD"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States shall not be liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of the Foundation nor shall the full faith and credit of the United States extend to any obligations of the Foundation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H173B40AB27004F5CA143077CFF669221"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H983029A7BF3D421AB20F40198CE64AA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC283A57137304320BA0204C749AD108B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the date of the enactment of this Act, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Foundation to carry out this section $200,000,000, to remain available until expended under the conditions described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C6146AA9ABB4AFCB4B4F9905AE2FF4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions on expenditure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Foundation may use the funds made available under subparagraph (A) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation only to the extent that the Foundation secures an equal amount of non-Federal matching funds for each expenditure.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE79BFBC468094F9BA911B9CCC6EB2A06"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available under subparagraph (A) may be used for construction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H394135A5C4E54CEE991DCBCA5190347C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Separation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Executive Director shall ensure that any funds received under paragraph (1) are held in separate accounts from funds received from nongovernmental entities as described in subsection (f)(2)(A)(iii).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBBB291D9606842698CBFBF9B2E375A7D"><enum>7602.</enum><header>Concessions and agreements with nonprofit organizations for National Arboretum</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/196">20 U.S.C. 196</external-xref>), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3EC9B3C593C74CD79AE4D6A556B621C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H673A22EC0E7A498FA83F98EBA0DA0BFC">
<paragraph id="H383B576360134B6C8DF867E31A120A97"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">negotiate concessions and agreements for the National Arboretum with nonprofit scientific or educational organizations, the interests of which are complementary to the mission of the National Arboretum, or nonprofit organizations that support the purpose of the National Arboretum, except that the net proceeds of the organizations from the concessions or agreements, as applicable, shall be used exclusively for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H01A7B8B0F98C4A068E9D30476B6B7157"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the research and educational work for the benefit of the National Arboretum; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3BB84314565E4A8B8542AFCB9BC59550"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the operation and maintenance of the facilities of the National Arboretum, including enhancements, upgrades, restoration, and conservation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34D63E37BEAC48D59DB295EA7F19AC11"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9696305550743C2A4E89538C24BFF76">
<subsection id="H4A3D4D99D9C5403A9B47555086C572BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recognition of donors</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A nonprofit organization that entered into a concession or agreement under subsection (a)(1) may recognize donors if that recognition is approved in advance by the Secretary of Agriculture. In considering whether to approve such recognition, the Secretary shall broadly exercise the discretion of the Secretary to the fullest extent allowed under Federal law.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H37854664E0014E89950C836477B72C74" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7603.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agricultural and food law research, legal tools, and information</header>
<subsection id="H08BDEE6EC9DE4F0E8F8EE27A09AF36CB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partnerships</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the National Agricultural Library, shall support the dissemination of objective, scholarly, and authoritative agricultural and food law research, legal tools, and information by entering into cooperative agreements with institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) that on the date of enactment of this Act are carrying out objective programs for research, legal tools, and information in agricultural and food law.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA14440CC7F6841BCB915E88FBE0A0306" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA6DA8661E20247D8B3AC3EEC31C92F07" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7604.</enum><header>Cotton Disease Research Report</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 (referred to in this section as <quote>FOV Race 4</quote>) and the impact of such fungus on cotton, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H28941B4F54764C1C854089DCAADAC0D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an overview of the threat FOV Race 4 poses to the cotton industry in the United States;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAACDEEC712314128A86655E0C08BC5C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the status and progress of Federal research initiatives to detect, contain, or eradicate FOV Race 4, including current FOV Race 4-specific research projects; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H863F1C2CC0D34F729F08086E8AFFDF5A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comprehensive strategy to combat FOV Race 4 that establishes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA65DFA5826C54202A8A2FD013169C168"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">detection and identification goals;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8B43075E9C546D791501C0D656A85F8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">containment goals;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC91FA62775614595B406EDAC2D8464D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>eradication goals; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B34967D7AC44E929463667DFC7DDAE8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a plan to partner with the cotton industry in the United States to maximize resources, information sharing, and research responsiveness and effectiveness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HD247D19C908244138FB1B15EB87C320F" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>7605.</enum><header>Miscellaneous technical corrections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Sections 7408 and 7409 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2013) are both amended by striking <quote>Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994</quote> and inserting <quote>Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H6B4B636EC31A45218A62004DD36B019C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>7606.</enum><header>Legitimacy of industrial hemp research</header>
<subsection id="H3F9B3D8507D346BA9B36125D341F91EC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.</external-xref>), the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7101">20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.</external-xref>), <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/81">chapter 81</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code, or any other Federal law, an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)) or a State department of agriculture may grow or cultivate industrial hemp if—</text>
<paragraph id="H3AF818BE68C44761904D916CCCEFC1AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the industrial hemp is grown or cultivated for purposes of research conducted under an agricultural pilot program or other agricultural or academic research; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D682553ECA749569D0C086FD831A883"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the growing or cultivating of industrial hemp is allowed under the laws of the State in which such institution of higher education or State department of agriculture is located and such research occurs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H169B1EB2BDF049DCB26DA8E3D839BB95"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HFABC7A1D889F48E494D715A685DFEABD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agricultural pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>agricultural pilot program</quote> means a pilot program to study the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEED235C2D65A48A5886085A9231F320C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in States that permit the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp under the laws of the State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E92C8EB5D8345C4B5E7B9526C4C69FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a manner that—</text>
<clause id="H4C31BC09706E403980E5ECF0CFCC083F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensures that only institutions of higher education and State departments of agriculture are used to grow or cultivate industrial hemp;</text></clause>
<clause id="H972B171C1AED45B988A13DF6A4BA89FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires that sites used for growing or cultivating industrial hemp in a State be certified by, and registered with, the State department of agriculture; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H49261C4A5B93423B99297F3DBB7F288B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizes State departments of agriculture to promulgate regulations to carry out the pilot program in the States in accordance with the purposes of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DB4CBDF989E4F4AAD59A7439A7F7A6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Industrial hemp</header><text>The term <term>industrial hemp</term> means the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of such plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87BAC296A3D34D6784E171688FD42B05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State Department of Agriculture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>State department of agriculture</quote> means the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for agriculture within the State.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>VIII</enum><header>Forestry</header>
<subtitle id="H0FD47E03DD584828B4D568D98AA657F3"><enum>A</enum><header>Repeal of certain forestry programs</header>
<section id="HD7191B643752476AABB89A50CEA0E704"><enum>8001.</enum><header>Forest land enhancement program</header>
<subsection id="H1837AC8182AF41F6A54241D3491593F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 4 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103">16 U.S.C. 2103</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H52024874C1F549FDA1207B6A59637336"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 8002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">Public Law 107–171</external-xref>; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103">16 U.S.C. 2103</external-xref> note) is amended by striking subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H809BF216A46D44DB9591896470A4AF2B"><enum>8002.</enum><header>Watershed forestry assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103b">16 U.S.C. 2103b</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H48CCBADDAB36426A8224651E310B2131"><enum>8003.</enum><header>Expired cooperative national forest products marketing program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2112">16 U.S.C. 2112</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H58C90777D02F4ECC98CBDA639FBB48FF"><enum>8004.</enum><header>Hispanic-serving institution agricultural land national resources leadership program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8402 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1649a">16 U.S.C. 1649a</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H2C3BF72455BB4ED296167465D016F8ED"><enum>8005.</enum><header>Tribal watershed forestry assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6542">16 U.S.C. 6542</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" id="H3A72C6409AE645F99586AC7FB9FFF877"><enum>8006.</enum><header>Separate Forest Service decisionmaking and appeals process</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5F7DFD10C2384168A1313557B79990FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 322 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1612">16 U.S.C. 1612</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/381">Public Law 102–381</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8424821733C1427D99FA2C3BCCCE275A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Forest service pre-Decisional objection process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 428 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6515">16 U.S.C. 6515</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">Public Law 112–74</external-xref>) shall not apply to any project or activity implementing a land and resource management plan developed under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>) that is categorically excluded from documentation in an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC2B4DD7D28184F639C6E404D25AC2E91"><enum>B</enum><header>Reauthorization of Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 programs</header>
<section id="H2117FD98407D4E84AA8AB0BC0CC0111F"><enum>8101.</enum><header>State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2101a">16 U.S.C. 2101a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H315D1679409847F3B6B115C5070563D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1814830FB1646ED8893CC12DC3944FB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF44BCA5768E146328C1A916386F9784C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1652E192B64A49E4BCC0125F42638304"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="H316AE9F2F35743BDB5379818FA159427"><enum>(5)</enum><text>as feasible, appropriate military installations where the voluntary participation and management of private or State-owned or other public forestland is able to support, promote, and contribute to the missions of such installations; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF7D95327CDA4B1F8B66B22775F1F2C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (f)(1), by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HA49D13B1707D4724904C33D58B68A5F7"><enum>C</enum><header>Reauthorization of other forestry-Related laws</header>
<section id="HE4ACCBABC358423CA8EC6C15E8FFE9F0"><enum>8201.</enum><header>Rural revitalization technologies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6601">7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H045A73DA3F754EF3B56FA3FBC5ABE36F"><enum>8202.</enum><header>Office of International Forestry</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2405(d) of the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6704">7 U.S.C. 6704(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H703B0E054A754FA69748D96AF77503C5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Healthy forests reserve program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06093F4F519349C8B2BA5D5A9E96E4BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of acreage owned by Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(e)(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6572">16 U.S.C. 6572(e)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DEFD71A19514B5BBD953286A577A0DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>subparagraphs (A) and (B)</quote> and inserting <quote>clauses (i) and (ii)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D53E0E65964B65874AA81A5DBCD8ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF26DC27385E74A998BE1CD119190918F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>In the case of</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE133C5377C2F4724AB86C2F99E7953AC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74B6FEC9CCD647188701D18B497E23A2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of acreage owned by Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>acreage owned by Indian tribes</term> includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDC8A9D20ACD454FB13FF65ACCFA71A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land that is held in trust by the United States for Indian tribes or individual Indians;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1DD7CABA3B344369B28A5D73B430EA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land, the title to which is held by Indian tribes or individual Indians subject to Federal restrictions against alienation or encumbrance;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58AD8F1BFEAF424DB665FD1AD16198D4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land that is subject to rights of use, occupancy, and benefit of certain Indian tribes;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H395495C5E526476B80FF7482759EED4C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land that is held in fee title by an Indian tribe; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C83C05030344315A4118C0E46841041"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land that is owned by a native corporation formed under section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the <quote>Indian Reorganization Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/477">25 U.S.C. 477</external-xref>) or section 8 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1607">43 U.S.C. 1607</external-xref>); or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF21299DF941D49D285A74DE1103A649B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of 1 or more types of land described in clauses (i) through (v).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4A2819365A547F182D64C28AE834AFE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enrollment of acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BC0D6EB15AE463D8DBBC94E3C09BF89"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Change in funding source for healthy forests reserve program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6578">16 U.S.C. 6578</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7589670028F4FFE858E6F2FB86D2362"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through 2013</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED3D481555734A2799E8B807AEF545EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4AE68C01ACB4111A944C73D61452332"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDB68C55317941D695E27CC32F0DE4CA" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1120DDC7F6674D5792E0310CEE8FA778"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fiscal years 2014 through 2018</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24CBEB9E426A4DF682FA0B18A906C457"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional source of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such amount of the funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/590a">16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.</external-xref>) as the Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, management, and enforcement responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 504.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8E194998E42946B0A9B8A47D31B25C38"><enum>8204.</enum><header>Insect and disease infestation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6591">16 U.S.C. 6591 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HD240404F7F8F4E6F857EAE2D09AC541D"><enum>602.</enum><header>Designation of treatment areas</header>
<subsection id="H028961A9EC454680A0FCEE0EC18F5FC6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of declining forest health</header><text>In this section, the term <term>declining forest health</term> means a forest that is experiencing—</text>
<paragraph id="HF917D69217274DD6871954844441EEB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>substantially increased tree mortality due to insect or disease infestation; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAC044187BD74579B33F3C5B8F3CB35B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>dieback due to infestation or defoliation by insects or disease.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2EF61A49358B49D48D8ADDAEFE82E515"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of treatment areas</header>
<paragraph id="H8412AD1DBE54435EAF91B71055CB7022"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Initial areas</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Secretary shall, if requested by the Governor of the State, designate as part of an insect and disease treatment program 1 or more landscape-scale areas, such as subwatersheds (sixth-level hydrologic units, according to the System of Hydrologic Unit Codes of the United States Geological Survey), in at least 1 national forest in each State that is experiencing an insect or disease epidemic.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H476153AF64664F919124CFBA786EA68B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional areas</header><text>After the end of the 60-day period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may designate additional landscape-scale areas under this section as needed to address insect or disease threats.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB6223ADED5BE4304B22DDC08CFD9C100"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To be designated a landscape-scale area under subsection (b), the area shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H66A9385600AA45149B8EBA3BAC94416D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>experiencing declining forest health, based on annual forest health surveys conducted by the Secretary;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F5111971082409291EE010A9FC706C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at risk of experiencing substantially increased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to insect or disease infestation, based on the most recent National Insect and Disease Risk Map published by the Forest Service; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F5B7EC2311A4E68A3B9DA120DACA34F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in an area in which the risk of hazard trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastructure, health, or safety.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9CE17008C75346ADAAC6D158E5591AED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Treatment of areas</header>
<paragraph id="H9420EC40D42949D9A8D5E315E8B0A4E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may carry out priority projects on Federal land in the areas designated under subsection (b) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the areas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5910FA8E4C2404CA5EECBAC14D800DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Any project under paragraph (1) for which a public notice to initiate scoping is issued on or before September 30, 2018, may be carried out in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 102, and sections 104, 105, and 106.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81FD3639B36C499292725277BF5102D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Projects carried out under this subsection shall be considered authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects for purposes of the authorities described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F449FEE786040AC99641D6B49562C05"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="H30D0DB277E3E4E738ABFB56D0B9596B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with the schedule described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall issue 2 reports on actions taken to carry out this subsection, including—</text>
<clause id="H002CE45FAE2F4555A918C6C19D90B136"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an evaluation of the progress towards project goals; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFFBB8F81C9E04626BAC985B68AB49784"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations for modifications to the projects and management treatments.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA54C380AF8DE48A5A10D913C6F3243A6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Schedule</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="H1685B32658B84B61A813BF124AE785D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not earlier than September 30, 2018, issue the initial report under subparagraph (A); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6BD59164B0114192BFD15BC6E5334E7B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not earlier than September 30, 2024, issue the second report under that subparagraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5B6614EA855E4B9C80BFF68D502B96F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Tree retention</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out projects under subsection (d) in a manner that maximizes the retention of old-growth and large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects and disease.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE522248BF4604144AA7BA816FBBA95D8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0792DAD1DB98424784E365D3D8BB6BD0"><enum>603.</enum><header>Administrative review</header>
<subsection id="HF3B1C52309EC4FE2A6E26D0083CB734E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d), a project described in subsection (b) that is conducted in accordance with section 602(d) may be—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA10B6DFF2EC48139A216A3774FBC065"><enum>(1)</enum><text>considered an action categorically excluded from the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/190">Public Law 91–190</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C9E66B6BFB7484D95851EABEC3ECF94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exempt from the special administrative review process under section 105.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H08F1F0D3F8294C6DA5B822DF63CBA516"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Collaborative restoration project</header>
<paragraph id="H42412523864A48579D905F2140515246"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A project referred to in subsection (a) is a project to carry out forest restoration treatments that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB83759AC86AE48DB8163D6AEBDDCB523"><enum>(A)</enum><text>maximizes the retention of old-growth and large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote stands that are resilient to insects and disease;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90CF2B0ED5AF43A59593A3B909CEBCBF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>considers the best available scientific information to maintain or restore the ecological integrity, including maintaining or restoring structure, function, composition, and connectivity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H896E60B0A4EA49CCB82718717FAE9EC4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is developed and implemented through a collaborative process that—</text>
<clause id="HA7217254D97D49F68EFA33E0D346C5FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>includes multiple interested persons representing diverse interests; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1059B681F41A4515A8F4D43281713BB6"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD559A7647BDC4243815B1EFD752C84C9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is transparent and nonexclusive; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD7D70CA0B44D46BA8220CE06F7DAB295" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meets the requirements for a resource advisory committee under subsections (c) through (f) of section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/7125">16 U.S.C. 7125</external-xref>).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H109D5E7A23BB455F99D10B1106A2F966"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>A project under this subsection may carry out part of a proposal that complies with the eligibility requirements of the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program under section 4003(b) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/7303">16 U.S.C. 7303(b)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B1DB14B518E4969AB45D72710729C19"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="H01FBE115949746899FC32AA3CFE3E077"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Project size</header><text>A project under this section may not exceed 3000 acres.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8FF3B243AE14F39933DA29E5A9342FE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Location</header><text>A project under this section shall be limited to areas—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9B4CE37B7E040A78B6AEB1F317A003B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the wildland-urban interface; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43663B2DD7554267B1E0F94C1E8986B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Condition Classes 2 or 3 in Fire Regime Groups I, II, or III, outside the wildland-urban interface.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H189A5515460E4FA292B1BB18F114263E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Roads</header>
<subparagraph id="HCB8681A5803B49A7A4A7555347B59B5B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Permanent roads</header>
<clause id="HD47D9E13CD004E67A57A30A074DC3DEC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Prohibition on establishment</header><text>A project under this section shall not include the establishment of permanent roads.</text></clause>
<clause id="H37A7720E44D944F9A88FA0FFA70D1CA8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Existing roads</header><text>The Secretary may carry out necessary maintenance and repairs on existing permanent roads for the purposes of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5883155604A94989B158791990876D90"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Temporary roads</header><text>The Secretary shall decommission any temporary road constructed under a project under this section not later than 3 years after the date on which the project is completed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA93B0575AED04708B1601836A3AE027F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>This section does not apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="H085F8BBF0AD246E9A45585CFE16A1E50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FA0124102A141909D9471854D1332F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any Federal land on which, by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation, the removal of vegetation is restricted or prohibited;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF0DD4657191428AAD32841FE646F8C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a congressionally designated wilderness study area; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5595DE7D99394B3FA66BBBA6BD808F87"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an area in which activities under subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the applicable land and resource management plan.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC3072A09818A4B50B61A58DE81540F3F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Forest management plans</header><text>All projects and activities carried out under this section shall be consistent with the land and resource management plan established under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">16 U.S.C. 1604</external-xref>) for the unit of the National Forest System containing the projects and activities.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8E57189E093B4751A1F26149029721E0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public notice and scoping</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct public notice and scoping for any project or action proposed in accordance with this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFD2674814C7642EA9F8AA102BF83645A"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Accountability</header>
<paragraph id="HF406CF0F90494F598F71B7A225455000"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare an annual report on the use of categorical exclusions under this section that includes a description of all acres (or other appropriate unit) treated through projects carried out under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3561DAD9F14A459FBEDF04F86FFCCC06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit the reports required under paragraph (1) to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB0E104447DE34023A59B9D68EBFE3A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92F1685EEAC34EEB8C0969EED441FD5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H520C4635D35F420CAA57E4B25ACF72A4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC63D5F0F042B414E91993A00015DC4A3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4259A8EA62B045CA8F8B97B47E5D9277"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Government Accountability Office.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H6711D3A966014F25A3871180E0FB2A3A"><enum>8205.</enum><header>Stewardship end result contracting projects</header>
<subsection id="H9F8EBA51778C40BEAC2F297E362737D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6591">16 U.S.C. 6591</external-xref>) (as amended by section 8204) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HAE07B4832EF741E584C2A6CF68E4693F"><enum>604.</enum><header>Stewardship end result contracting projects</header>
<subsection id="HE50D832D127D496CB33C208BA520DDBF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HB9284D30812D46338CA83F1BE6433F87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chief</header><text>The term <term>Chief</term> means the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD3172D59424431CB587CA419638F195"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H847C3F4BE4E64448B268A189DC780CD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The Chief and the Director, via agreement or contract as appropriate, may enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public or private entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests and the public lands that meet local and rural community needs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H13B83D6954B54504AA45B650A255A37D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land management goals</header><text>The land management goals of a project under subsection (b) may include any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HAB4E3DA29DC24E90A44B5524CE31AECA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Road and trail maintenance or obliteration to restore or maintain water quality.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAC55A6878B24B22BE2F96B6262E0986"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Soil productivity, habitat for wildlife and fisheries, or other resource values.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA075A2226A24314919004E2F5E5715D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Setting of prescribed fires to improve the composition, structure, condition, and health of stands or to improve wildlife habitat.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44BDBA4C17E64B48A31D00B389B9D10E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Removing vegetation or other activities to promote healthy forest stands, reduce fire hazards, or achieve other land management objectives.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79C02A44F6B4431DAEABA7D5F5D4E1AA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Watershed restoration and maintenance.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA23EF91A9544007A8104D19EFA643CC"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Restoration and maintenance of wildlife and fish.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C451FB8F5744C97AA23FF06F27CDBC4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Control of noxious and exotic weeds and reestablishing native plant species.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F2E7DABE7FF433A941035A5A1A47A20"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements or contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H003DB3D7EB86456288895FB5D662BD1A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Procurement procedure</header><text>A source for performance of an agreement or contract under subsection (b) shall be selected on a best-value basis, including consideration of source under other public and private agreements or contracts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81A2D500B99C4E04B9DB7ABC86CE1AFF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract for sale of property</header><text>A contract entered into under this section may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be considered a contract for the sale of property under such terms as the Secretary may prescribe without regard to any other provision of law.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A09341D105D4586A36A9A3D94E011F1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term</header>
<subparagraph id="H358733F6E92B41DB94EAAE71D9084538"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chief and the Director may enter into a contract under subsection (b) in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/3903">section 3903</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE519FCCE57745EFBE15294AFF1AEDA2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum</header><text>The period of the contract under subsection (b) may exceed 5 years but may not exceed 10 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H924165A74F004602B2BE18B0CEAD5FFB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Offsets</header>
<subparagraph id="HDD0484E716D249D09DC406631145CE12"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief and the Director may apply the value of timber or other forest products removed as an offset against the cost of services received under the agreement or contract described in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B2034E0614F42D3A64AACD77374E67E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Methods of appraisal</header><text>The value of timber or other forest products used as an offset under subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause id="H19555EA7B4BA43448A4644DA6387DADA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be determined using appropriate methods of appraisal commensurate with the quantity of products to be removed; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H45B4B110FC5E45058BDA7EF353362590"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may—</text>
<subclause id="H24DCB79D391C4D738785DAAD745E5017"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be determined using a unit of measure appropriate to the contracts; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1DD0855E485340D38D5D746A76C9BE36"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may include valuing products on a per-acre basis.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0206CB0B7E9F4355BF18EEEB917D38CC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Relation to other laws</header><text>Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (g) of section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a</external-xref>), the Chief may enter into an agreement or contract under subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69B910DBD6954B308C5E65BDD6C46B96"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Contracting officer</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior may determine the appropriate contracting officer to enter into and administer an agreement or contract under subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BE84C1BF0F2421983AFA9D1E5BDAE39"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Fire liability provisions</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Chief and the Director shall issue for use in all contracts and agreements under this section fire liability provisions that are in substantially the same form as the fire liability provisions contained in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7AA35D4F1756412383B6425AA84FE869"><enum>(A)</enum><text>integrated resource timber contracts, as described in the Forest Service contract numbered 2400–13, part H, section H.4; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9B107499D1D49FAAE9D8B89AB581D29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>timber sale contracts conducted pursuant to section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H34E8A6A4874F42C7AA2C2999F8F9F706"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Receipts</header>
<paragraph id="H1A7F8E31F54248DA81671865F74ED14B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief and the Director may collect monies from an agreement or contract under subsection (b) if the collection is a secondary objective of negotiating the contract that will best achieve the purposes of this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8745D1C37A32407588B019E22CF643E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Monies from an agreement or contract under subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7855CD8062FD4BB592CACF8E2ABC6166"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may be retained by the Chief and the Director; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57906AE97AF84DBCA31594534AC95E16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be available for expenditure without further appropriation at the project site from which the monies are collected or at another project site.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E69CAC3FBE64F7097ECE01A47B0495D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Relation to other laws</header>
<subparagraph id="H12B89739CBE645C7967ACCB75B011854"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the value of services received by the Chief or the Director under a stewardship contract project conducted under this section, and any payments made or resources provided by the contractor, Chief, or Director shall not be considered monies received from the National Forest System or the public lands.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H053AB406E2114F75907BE817BD06B4F4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Knutson-Vanderberg Act</header><text>The Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the <quote>Knutson-Vanderberg Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/576">16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.</external-xref>) shall not apply to any agreement or contract under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7247FE33D2394A74BC5FD1AE9E0EED1E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Costs of removal</header><text>Notwithstanding the fact that a contractor did not harvest the timber, the Chief may collect deposits from a contractor covering the costs of removal of timber or other forest products under—</text>
<paragraph id="H4EC93C7544344C7F9CC140605B587DDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Act of August 11, 1916 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/490">16 U.S.C. 490</external-xref>); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDE7BD70F5594ED98C5EC3E08178CA85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Act of June 30, 1914 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/498">16 U.S.C. 498</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H970D470098BB438F968A2F92B9ECA398"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Performance and payment guarantees</header>
<paragraph id="H7333FB16AFA24C5AA2EA76F718AFEBD6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief and the Director may require performance and payment bonds under sections 28.103–2 and 28.103–3 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, in an amount that the contracting officer considers sufficient to protect the investment in receipts by the Federal Government generated by the contractor from the estimated value of the forest products to be removed under a contract under subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FB49F68839C4B1397F0A7225EBC2591"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Excess offset value</header><text>If the offset value of the forest products exceeds the value of the resource improvement treatments, the Chief and the Director may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68673F02E18B4E42B9A6C9B6CCE36DCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect any residual receipts under the Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as the <quote>Knutson-Vanderberg Act</quote>) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/576">16 U.S.C. 576 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08DAA8713961471EBCE34766CB442848"><enum>(B)</enum><text>apply the excess to other authorized stewardship projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE90382CD1BAF48BFAD4A27793A2AF4AD"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Monitoring and evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="HD63A28DDD5E64A2F84F592D8C7388FE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Chief and the Director shall establish a multiparty monitoring and evaluation process that accesses the stewardship contracting projects conducted under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA98B698554134F63B00D0E44EFEC6D72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Participants</header><text>Other than the Chief and Director, participants in the process described in paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H73BE6C2965AB46F7997F076413EFB05B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any cooperating governmental agencies, including tribal governments; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H528D761A0ACC44C0936838AA4FEAC495"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other interested groups or individuals.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD9AAFC131665414E83A4152EBA469627"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Chief and the Director shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on—</text>
<paragraph id="H64A548CB2CF649258A945966D96B7A8F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of development, execution, and administration of agreements or contracts under subsection (b);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AF08F318DEB4E9380C2A27B3134DF22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the specific accomplishments that have resulted; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A2899496CD745E69AA51F5C4FF9E0FC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the role of local communities in the development of agreements or contract plans.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HF766115D28CD4610BF7B2297BC6F407B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 347 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2104">16 U.S.C. 2104</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">Public Law 105–277</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF8A01946906F430B902E74364E74429A"><enum>8206.</enum><header>Good neighbor authority</header>
<subsection id="H7544BC6946BE4EBBB08C1482241C4740"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7EEE8543179D496CB35C1E2A4FE2820B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorized restoration services</header><text>The term <term>authorized restoration services</term> means similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services carried out—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0539CC79C1A407BB3C658497547B09B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on Federal land and non-Federal land; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48B31006C9FF4DED96549EDFE19E479D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by either the Secretary or a Governor pursuant to a good neighbor agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA209EEC4929F49B38D301A45592C043D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal land</header>
<subparagraph id="H9D532F0F15DB43B88B62A27151322A88"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means land that is—</text>
<clause id="HE936F9910E99443D9C8890A659D93D01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Forest System land; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H320B9824DA04491D95E91193D5250328"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public land (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>)).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97FB9A9DEDC14FE387FBAF9BB1ECE807"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> does not include—</text>
<clause id="H4D18DA58205F4FBBA9F87350F5DE2C57"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAA8E428711A74730BD12FDA6BEC6F1D0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Federal land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by Act of Congress or Presidential proclamation (including the applicable implementation plan); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H4ADE879FB0854B01ADC58BB7F2A43330"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a wilderness study area.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51C5E27D8C1C42CCA01C23E29CA70DD9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</header>
<subparagraph id="H343D424DF12749519736D9266FD01E86"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HC29472397E594767A4FD2935B3A51CED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>activities to treat insect- and disease-infected trees;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1CD7CB1587DF483EB6E4C3856BE49E59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H046CCE00115F4B3EAD6661324A8C3EEC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4229C8B5556C4E5B999D3D46AFE3AE8D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services</term> does not include—</text>
<clause id="H3B670A0E9CF2468A819D80637B6BA455"><enum>(i)</enum><text>construction, reconstruction, repair, or restoration of paved or permanent roads or parking areas; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HD0CB955FB7B34B5ABBB0B026726E9291"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>construction, alteration, repair or replacement of public buildings or works.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H983B246EE2C24A369DC22317C4AB55F7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Good neighbor agreement</header><text>The term <term>good neighbor agreement</term> means a cooperative agreement or contract (including a sole source contract) entered into between the Secretary and a Governor to carry out authorized restoration services under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A0F42AFDA4F493A93DBF872559E96E7"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Governor</header><text>The term <term>Governor</term> means the Governor or any other appropriate executive official of an affected State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68450DD0A461440F8B5EB93526F46307"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Road</header><text>The term <term>road</term> has the meaning given the term in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/36/212.1">section 212.1</external-xref> of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC2FCF526A694C16825EDAB4FEA67F24"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA390F0F16422463BB2C724FBC09E2CD6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFAEA922A8484DF6AF90153118ADE1DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9B1B94764B38457586D273266225E40C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Good neighbor agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H20190A0AF97948369ABC21E989D57A64"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Good neighbor agreements</header>
<subparagraph id="HB8B5EA76CE8044F69BF3DC55CC15DEB8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may enter into a good neighbor agreement with a Governor to carry out authorized restoration services in accordance with this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF94614EE6D57407EA7A7A9372C0AAB49"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text>The Secretary shall make each good neighbor agreement available to the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0AAE24F83BC446DA6FAA6F58894AF9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Timber sales</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DC609B7E56B46538F52C4793CDB59E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subsections (d) and (g) of section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a(d)</external-xref> and (g)) shall not apply to services performed under a cooperative agreement or contract entered into under subsection (a).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3495C677196C46A7828E371B6A7F4D26"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval of silviculture prescriptions and marking guides</header><text>The Secretary shall provide or approve all silviculture prescriptions and marking guides to be applied on Federal land in all timber sale projects conducted under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BD41F9C0644459CBCD912D4977B215D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Retention of NEPA responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any decision required to be made under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.</external-xref>) with respect to any authorized restoration services to be provided under this section on Federal land shall not be delegated to a Governor.</text></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC2F72F0610FB498BBE2FC09090CDE90F" style="OLC"><enum>D</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header>
<section id="HD86A8EE66607497699926C96D6E9DBF4"><enum>8301.</enum><header>Revision of strategic plan for forest inventory and analysis</header>
<subsection id="H88EE1DD184124901B3A552B69BE6C7E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revision required</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise the strategic plan for forest inventory and analysis initially prepared pursuant to section 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1642">16 U.S.C. 1642(e)</external-xref>) to address the requirements imposed by subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6C6AA14FA7C94A0FAE0A0FF1D26C39D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of revised strategic plan</header><text>In revising the strategic plan, the Secretary shall describe in detail the organization, procedures, and funding needed to achieve each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8A2B8B429C96402DBC116329A2C66DA8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Complete the transition to a fully annualized forest inventory program and include inventory and analysis of interior Alaska.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8228E4625C7A4EBAB24EA51A99986A92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Implement an annualized inventory of trees in urban settings, including the status and trends of trees and forests, and assessments of their ecosystem services, values, health, and risk to pests and diseases.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC57D956AC5E49B9B45CDBACC2048D14"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Report information on renewable biomass supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, regional, and national level, including by ownership type.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H933977BB99B24F07BD10336ED6B92B99"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Engage State foresters and other users of information from the forest inventory and analysis in reevaluating the list of core data variables collected on forest inventory and analysis plots with an emphasis on demonstrated need.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0CE047460EE4E438A8DC26F3D54E332"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Improve the timeliness of the timber product output program and accessibility of the annualized information on that database.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H480E6462366C4AE4ABF1777798B9E2A8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Foster greater cooperation among the forest inventory and analysis program, research station leaders, and State foresters and other users of information from the forest inventory and analysis.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7393C84072C425693E531DAE0C9DF7B"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Promote availability of and access to non-Federal resources to improve information analysis and information management.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B27DDD776ED4D96BC90476C38B9E0CA"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Collaborate with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and United States Geological Survey to integrate remote sensing, spatial analysis techniques, and other new technologies in the forest inventory and analysis program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB35C8FFAA6AD4CE7AD763BF7F4EAA9D0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Understand and report on changes in land cover and use.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9071C6786524EDF9C55AADE01D58981"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Expand existing programs to promote sustainable forest stewardship through increased understanding, in partnership with other Federal agencies, of the over 10,000,000 family forest owners, their demographics, and the barriers to forest stewardship.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41920DBCF9C74E26B4BFEF71B6D319B7"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Implement procedures to improve the statistical precision of estimates at the sub-State level.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H26209A35194E4169A452D85BC00E038E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Submission of revised strategic plan</header><text>The Secretary shall submit the revised strategic plan to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF08D63648BC94281B19B7BCD10D5599F"><enum>8302.</enum><header>Forest service participation in ACES program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System land to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program established pursuant to section 1252 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3851">16 U.S.C. 3851</external-xref>) to provide technical services for conservation-related programs and authorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest System land.</text></section>
<section id="H37DC1050F2374710BF1F134BE4CC1D91"><enum>8303.</enum><header>Extension of stewardship contracts authority regarding use of designation by prescription to all thinning sales under National Forest Management Act of 1976</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/472a">16 U.S.C. 472a</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H4A02DF12BE4B4AFE9FF8D6277668D362"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Designation and supervision of harvesting</header>
<paragraph id="H8AB5356B08184E5F95C3A7482B533DAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Designation, including marking when necessary, designation by description, or designation by prescription, and supervision of harvesting of trees, portions of trees, or forest products shall be conducted by persons employed by the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8089926BFE84F118BDC270FBD8D35DD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Persons employed by the Secretary of Agriculture under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE505FF7C79B48769D1999A1C59E7531"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall have no personal interest in the purchase or harvest of the products; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC963473CBC124DB0961A438637B14A53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall not be directly or indirectly in the employment of the purchaser of the products.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H479A3D0EC5F04A1387B34BE1DC95E4EE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Methods for designation</header><text>Designation by prescription and designation by description shall be considered valid methods for designation, and may be supervised by use of post-harvest cruise, sample weight scaling, or other methods determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H0E0C2C7164FE4602950F85150492DCC4"><enum>8304.</enum><header>Reimbursement of fire funds</header>
<subsection id="H7688313ECD3F49C1A4B470C89DC54DFB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of state</header><text>In this section, the term <term>State</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="HCF1866A4D8054F849CA478B6E1BE538F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a State; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D6373D795BA47F48A5CD12E9D4B6733"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H66A8C2F2AC8448C4940F3FBB2ECEB5C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a State seeks reimbursement for amounts expended for resources and services provided to another State for the management and suppression of a wildfire, the Secretary, subject to subsections (c) and (d)—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1D0806FAB22460BAB8B6B1327E13F6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may accept the reimbursement amounts from the other State; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76094EEB8AE44E62A4D1769702D2159D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall pay those amounts to the State seeking reimbursement.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA2D11EC579804E1BAB280A90CF8C17F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mutual assistance agreement</header><text>As a condition of seeking and providing reimbursement under subsection (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assistance agreement with the Forest Service or another Federal agency for providing and receiving wildfire management and suppression resources and services.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD579DB4FA4764355AEBEC4D4ABDB7F26"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary may prescribe the terms and conditions determined to be necessary to carry out subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H513134636651483E828DD0D106575A88"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on prior reimbursements</header><text>Any acceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act that otherwise would have been authorized under this section shall be considered to have been made in accordance with this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H44B0C16D5BD1457A874FB9986838F953"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text>Section 5(b) of the Act of May 27, 1955 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1856d">42 U.S.C. 1856d(b)</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by inserting <quote>or Department of Agriculture</quote> after <quote>Department of Defense</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7CF16380CC4D4DE19D388ABDEB48DD64"><enum>8305.</enum><header>Forest Service large airtanker and aerial asset firefighting recapitalization pilot program</header>
<subsection id="H245075F4CC674B0C858F95E0FC473419"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish a large airtanker and aerial asset lease program in accordance with this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC8413D353DBA4F3E8212898B26062C37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Aircraft requirements</header><text>In carrying out the program described in subsection (a), the Secretary may enter into a multiyear lease contract for up to 5 aircraft that meet the criteria—</text>
<paragraph id="H7A7B7FD52128445A9640B2102DF9C1ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>described in the Forest Service document entitled <quote>Large Airtanker Modernization Strategy</quote> and dated February 10, 2012, for large airtankers; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H047C17370A224AF5839984CB5A2BB007"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determined by the Secretary, for other aerial assets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB3739BD318DD46A2BB79066F0E6E2319"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Lease terms</header><text>The term of any individual lease agreement into which the Secretary enters under this section shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="HAAF4C81B99344F65B0F8340489F6714D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>up to 5 years, inclusive of any options to renew or extend the initial lease term; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC174942494944B8A229A87532DF819A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/3903">section 3903</external-xref> of title 41, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA83F0955647042E785409CDF38FEB5AB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>No lease entered into under this section shall provide for the purchase of the aircraft by, or the transfer of ownership to, the Forest Service.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HAA29080009604F438AF1F71E2B4C7EDA"><enum>8306.</enum><header>Land conveyance, Jefferson National Forest in Wise County, Virginia</header>
<subsection id="HEB2951B3D08F4578903F7309D30606C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H5359E294E12F41CF9A62B4E54C8B25B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Association</header><text>The term <term>Association</term> means the Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery Association of Pound, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10FF89FBDB9F4940A01CDF78DBD37B98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The term <term>map</term> means the map titled <quote>Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery</quote> dated March 1, 2013.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF89CFCD7AC71458EA8849460220105CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance required</header><text>Upon payment by the Association of the consideration under subsection (c) and the costs under subsection (e), the Secretary shall, subject to valid existing rights, convey to the Association all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of National Forest System land in the Jefferson National Forest in Wise County, Virginia, consisting of approximately 0.70 acres and containing the Mullins and Sturgill Cemetery and an easement to provide access to the parcel, as generally depicted on the map.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H038C40EBE59940FCA10D242E3F75C754"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consideration</header>
<paragraph id="H0B1D17094BAB4C78A42C300131C52DD9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fair market value</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As consideration for the land conveyed under subsection (b), the Association shall pay to the Secretary cash in an amount equal to the market value of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716">43 U.S.C. 1716</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58733DF0129642C8965625BA2FD21BE8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deposit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The consideration received by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States for the purposes of deficit reduction.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE27B8200D43742EDA52ABE131B86DA72"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Description of property</header><text>The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H99C073F9027044AD81FDAD1D6B391735"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The Association shall pay to the Secretary at closing the reasonable costs of the survey, the appraisal, and any administrative and environmental analyses required by law.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8D01AE6556CB4720A1C1B3282F7E355B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Additional terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>IX</enum><header>Energy</header>
<section commented="no" id="HFE489643CC10442EA7FCBA69C4623242" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9001.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9001 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8101">7 U.S.C. 8101</external-xref>) is amended by—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H03A7DB64ABBF4EB3B479EDDC202ED591"><enum>(1)</enum><text>redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs (10), (11), (12), (13), (15), and (17);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE1D596B9CDBE4E63B709258BA510D19F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>inserting after paragraph (8), the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="HDA96F6FC08104FDB82333A8B303B6911"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Forest product</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H412CF9F8FF634774B39C3A608403F9E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>forest product</term> means a product made from materials derived from the practice of forestry or the management of growing timber.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6765ACCEE72A4F3D8384C16A93A13B11"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>forest product</term> includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7EF84B86491E4A7C89264622387CE7B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>pulp, paper, paperboard, pellets, lumber, and other wood products; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2F8F9EFF654A42239E04D20D338FA57A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any recycled products derived from forest materials.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3397202F29574C7F9F3043DF51485F11"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (13) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4231450D29394D1C860E06164E2DA7CC" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AE02C44CECE42F9AC07349A83C707BA"><enum>(14)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Renewable chemical</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>renewable chemical</term> means a monomer, polymer, plastic, formulated product, or chemical substance produced from renewable biomass.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC779867E975B4D59A63A7F6252AFF6AC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>inserting after paragraph (15) (as so redesignated), the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="HD96EB83547784906B1CD458A7F1A0650"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Renewable energy system</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H27023BB3A64A492B8EF9792AEE1F74B1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the term <term>renewable energy system</term> means a system that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7FE2953954B147CE836B7D1EC71748A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>produces usable energy from a renewable energy source; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H1BCB1D02430044A89B563B973C72CA1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may include distribution components necessary to move energy produced by such system to the initial point of sale.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4D9B3ECBFA34420F94133B246B1996F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A system described in subparagraph (A) may not include a mechanism for dispensing energy at retail.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64E84C92C9B44AA98B7393860AF6B44B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9002.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biobased markets program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF95072769F0B4F2FA7FB538D72765275"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8102">7 U.S.C. 8102</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54BEFE96922A4B70B3ED960F7121DF04"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB23E68C3ADF34CF8BC5DF8CC87E6180D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(A)(i)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B0BA00D076E4E4DABB525B4729675D8"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB80BA7D3617E4AABA1AB6EEC26491937"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II)(bb), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B8F920D00A40F4A5F3E835B134C5F7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H363F1B25A5A04DCFA62F03CD77DC7B98" style="OLC">
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C8D8F228D34456E8D8EB354CB213704"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">establish a targeted biobased-only procurement requirement under which the procuring agency shall issue a certain number of biobased-only contracts when the procuring agency is purchasing products, or purchasing services that include the use of products, that are included in a biobased product category designated by the Secretary.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13FCD25113B548A2954B9BCB0FCCE54E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF636B81FD454B7BADF7151B53308890"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8C20176546141C8A07F0D2B87089CC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (v), by inserting <quote>as determined to be necessary by the Secretary based on the availability of data,</quote> before <quote>provide information</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H833DFD9B6991422EAD708300A8E62059"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (v) and (vi) as clauses (vii) and (viii), respectively; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46719EAA01B34D7A94F2AB8730F7DE34"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (iv) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99F44F0DE6494173B0FB943B98192474" style="OLC">
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2639AAB0D05F4FAD95E4382B1257914A"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">require reporting of quantities and types of biobased products purchased by procuring agencies;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91E3A846E0E04F9895FE996317E9744C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promote biobased products, including forest products, that apply an innovative approach to growing, harvesting, sourcing, procuring, processing, manufacturing, or application of biobased products regardless of the date of entry into the marketplace;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FC6D3CEAC604C2E8BE2BA98D0C5D651"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87B1C027BEB94A509FA7EC79F52B5F16" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6F476D1D5244A90B37E7474526EC54A"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Required designations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall begin to designate intermediate ingredients or feedstocks and assembled and finished biobased products in the guidelines issued under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D516E2D476C454BA30779180FE86952"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65D550AC60FB4124A91CD26A2F5CAFEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1005263AC2004985B187AC1090DB9659"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0020B9B605C42E0BDADBD79235CE93C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H542845D3B24343439E3B0D657A2FE880"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H675941A67584446A9F3E8C28F873E8B7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF52FE2C45B194F73952D0E925C1AFA03"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Auditing and compliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out such auditing and compliance activities as the Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure compliance with subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7EF81FF80BB490087055062B548CA38"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81A0745F73EF4C6799D9EDB49C28558E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0834F9094CAE4492B1B759E9E47CD1EE"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assembled and finished products</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall begin issuing criteria for determining which assembled and finished products may qualify to receive the label under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E6CAA1A80CD483FBB3508751E87C04E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF493294FA2F2425FB01459BD0C46A932"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BF94866CC6740279FDF4D808390FDCC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>The report</quote> and inserting <quote>Each report under paragraph (1)</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BA284AABE3340009A7916B883631C46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57B8DE3BD76C4294BBB32980FF79C935"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07AE0A016E1142D29FEB67EDF457208A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA86177C4D89149499036BCEE699D6CCF" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H749E3D888EFB465B815EA73F15844DA3"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress made by other Federal agencies in compliance with the biobased procurement requirements, including the quantity of purchases made.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7ECAA33008D84B6CB523A31F86CCBEF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E63D9F9B2B346A9B01FEFE8CF548D89" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4602444D0D6F4E14B3090868BEC72A31"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Economic impact study and report</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D65BEFFCCEF4A20962C62D79D92E784"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess the economic impact of the biobased products industry, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C2BEC5CD0D6412E98BD0A682C981FC7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of biobased products sold;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B604FA65E5749C4BC74990E4104965B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the value of the biobased products;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC3AA601D6B64FD5B248DD9F63D79899"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of jobs created;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81C7ED585D4544A7BF771D53AC008567"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity of petroleum displaced;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BC6B180715342578554834A29E20CE6"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other environmental benefits; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D0760D9FAC7467D8996E78AF7C7E4A4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas in which the use or manufacturing of biobased products could be more effectively used, including identifying any technical and economic obstacles and recommending how those obstacles can be overcome.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAD1C58761AF46C78C6F392F339435AE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44D2F712108042568C3FAF422E132E7A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C0C1A2ED5254118A7AB71589F275B4C"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9941640C33904ED2B35A03729396963A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BD29626C7974E76BDBDF65663D3A077"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forest products laboratory coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining whether products are eligible for the <quote>USDA Certified Biobased Product</quote> label, the Secretary (acting through the Forest Products Laboratory) shall provide appropriate technical and other assistance to the program and applicants for forest products.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44DB447827914EF4A58283E1958437C9"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following new paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB49D28344B44DFFADEC8A0E2555B151" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47A7D26C1801430EB9863C31B27863E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F524672C2834905A2BDFD3F80F88866"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H077F786D4AB2487E937082CEE816C2C6"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H3941025219494F0DB5D58AAD40C47A3A"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Biobased product inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>biobased product</quote> (as defined in section 9001) includes, with respect to forestry materials, forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share the product holds, the age of the product, or whether the market for the product is new or emerging.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB86E41D0939D413C848B7AFA1FE82313"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 944(c)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/16253">42 U.S.C. 16253(c)(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 9002(h)(1)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 9002(b)</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HACE17DD529FA429AA0864D1CCED1939C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9003.</enum><header>Biorefinery assistance</header>
<subsection id="H995D54B7D5D3474492184F548D4396F3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program adjustments</header><text>Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8103">7 U.S.C. 8103</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE71D106479FE4B8BB92D0BD4183A7DF6" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Biorefinery</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E3F435CE1B343ADAA80EE2A6424BB93" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>renewable chemicals, and biobased product manufacturing</quote> after <quote>advanced biofuels,</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6A81D7E43514EEEA3DC0CA31A48BC8B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFFEFA96516B24B53AD450260F58C7832" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H489D28A265E94CBFAD66C4474100926F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2A8906AA0BB4E95A8D7CE568BB8C028" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCDB1CF0E81A46BF815480F43713FB6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biobased product manufacturing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>biobased product manufacturing</term> means development, construction, and retrofitting of technologically new commercial-scale processing and manufacturing equipment and required facilities that will be used to convert renewable chemicals and other biobased outputs of biorefineries into end-user products on a commercial scale.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H159B32C7A4F349BBA5072B026AB509DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c), by striking <quote>to eligible entities</quote> and all that follows through <quote>guarantees for loans</quote> and inserting <quote>to eligible entities guarantees for loans</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H64A01683E0DB4AAF8A81E93B79B2D1AB"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H07FB06122D974C509071A87F34E27CA7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2F439545AFAF481CB8D27162B0175ACC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F09D6446F724B9DB9F24FA6F4614C10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4C7DBF3D559D40BDA6D8D02A78097DC6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H161ACD399F374AA7850EFB1F76108FC2"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Project diversity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In approving loan guarantee applications, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, there is diversity in the types of projects approved for loan guarantees to ensure that as wide a range as possible of technologies, products, and approaches are assisted.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0322503438024AE5A36D161E5571A6D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (c)(2)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H413D814C00434F2E8B78E45F9DB75FC6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(C), by striking <quote>subsection (h)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (g)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DE6A9A4A1C943BCA83CC06FAB719021"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (g) of section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8103">7 U.S.C. 8103</external-xref>) (as redesignated by paragraph (6)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA31724F8BD342C38C95A3BC37C8B7E8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A414014225749C8ABF817904D730C31" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6D6480231044F80BEC975324BC5B1BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mandatory funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4742D4F414B4D92948D456ECD0E43A3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use for the cost of loan guarantees under this section, to remain available until expended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6F3CD33C34944079249DCB89D665CDA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1435B11F4C6B4936AE928C0A73F82DE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B9F2D385C83460CA562611ACB06E208"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biobased product manufacturing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the total amount of funds made available for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may use for the cost of loan guarantees under this section not more than 15 percent of such funds to promote biobased product manufacturing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H918502D09C42440298D96FF3F4C8ADB8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>. </text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA37EB6ECF4F417E820FB0BABA0561D9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9004.</enum><header>Repowering assistance program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8104">7 U.S.C. 8104(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1640D610AD2E42FBBC1418AAA272A012" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>$35,000,000 for fiscal year 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2014</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAEE83B50F3444C5C8E06FF148B2DAA89" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51E2B1696F6346E0A62E9610DE342B8C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bioenergy program for advanced biofuels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8105">7 U.S.C. 8105(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4872276583814DB39899CAFBCC36EF2A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC23F0A36C45E4BD5A7A4837D30747502" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB33DD81B2592429D85EDA372EC022C8D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H016A84665B284C95BFF083A300EFAD6D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HAF82479708D34B3FA2382B02B0A49332" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16580AF5A9774AE19DD85EF6A2390010"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA561D9C3FDB48179C4870F9D201030E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biodiesel fuel education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9006(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8106">7 U.S.C. 8106(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC34B5832421448B87B21DC15A88A397"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF73F922AC78048BEAE7BC07ECC7FCB5C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2009 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Mandatory funding</header-in-text></quote> ; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FBD05F0DBF04DD0A21ABD2FFD2EF913"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6A38C7C0E814916BA80F678011706D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H79899C08B2A7425B94CF97AB907F7454" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Authorization of appropriations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Discretionary funding</header-in-text></quote> ; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5EED85924E5A4C71BA9D1113302D109B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>fiscal year 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA0FC9E0E1D44A8386894355D0E83689" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9007.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rural Energy for America Program</header>
<subsection id="HE72A3197679E44F49452C76A6D91D893" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8107">7 U.S.C. 8107</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H46B9D12E67624CEC8C895238A9A82745" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94FCE952C77D4420B0A5665665366F7D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H079A9CCA456B4F6D81A6A1BFB7021370" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8BEFD71BAF14CA888A3705285B9B063" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC4D26F3693E4166AC4E5C3651B07717"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a council (as defined in section 1528 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3451">16 U.S.C. 3451</external-xref>)); and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8C4A8856278437D91CC41B10C1EB536" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB3886DAF6CA4C94BD82730632CF7FA5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H885258FD34A04C0C9634297EBA23CCEA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6885F18E33154774AA853338C86DAACB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AD5273234BB4C17AEF02CFAD448D728"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tiered application process</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446DA83CB34446E988E170A236615859"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing loan guarantees and grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall use a 3-tiered application process that reflects the size of proposed projects in accordance with this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7A7BF1E443D41FFA8A34BDAAE62A387"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tier 1</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a separate application process for projects for which the cost of the activity funded under this subsection is not more than $80,000.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB29E8A08E6B64DB1BF1CD55FA9BF27D0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tier 2</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a separate application process for projects for which the cost of the activity funded under this subsection is greater than $80,000 but less than $200,000.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A4CB37EA7044DAA821E3897517B67EF"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tier 3</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a separate application process for projects for which the cost of the activity funded under this subsection is equal to or greater than $200,000.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBA32B7B11884FA29CC14CCCC1B374A8"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish an application, evaluation, and oversight process that is the most simplified for tier I projects and more comprehensive for each subsequent tier.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC9F43EE1C914A579CF76079AE20849E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9007(g) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8107">7 U.S.C. 8107(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A90401F87FB495E9C060A1C09A1628E" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE45E907278D24A09B45994F546859865" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE63A2356EAAA4EDC9AEC99C7F5452E48" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEB36ACD4C7B409983F66F8EDF93902D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HB80C7BEA11E1489BAE29278F0F88513E" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFB1624080814B2FA59836CCC936D2C4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H512B0563D5C94C7B83CAE7A19917C78C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8108">7 U.S.C. 8108(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3F0BD6A1B69142DAAB9721D407A7BB59" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1AFC52311D254AE1BC94A3877197242D" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H662FDA4751EA4872B48F34275F42B2CA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H744015911DED4574B6E5B89A8A532EF1" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HDAC1A813F8414A0C976FED8A635F5C27" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HACF03BF264524C4FB6B5802E51031010" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HAFF742E010B541529D1172108333F9CE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9009.</enum><header>Feedstock Flexibility Program for Bioenergy Producers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8110">7 U.S.C. 8110(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4623B0009A614C8F9954DE0CEAA453B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB97E9DF4771C443EBDC61AFE482B25E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC3123FD76004C75A4F4F88A61ED9E46" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass Crop Assistance Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8111">7 U.S.C. 8111</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70F90286D4EB4CCCA2607A3416AF1A90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass Crop Assistance Program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB523896C62294CF3ADCBDE5CE90E81BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF17C31E3D0A48AB8CFE88E5D3316B38"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">BCAP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>BCAP</term> means the Biomass Crop Assistance Program established under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA86AD0F8B7994BB58E5638DB3D663324"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">BCAP project area</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>BCAP project area</term> means an area that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3E907E9E0344C18A4D99FFD1E4F7B00"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has specified boundaries that are submitted to the Secretary by the project sponsor and subsequently approved by the Secretary;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08390014B384465BB465ABDFADF080A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes producers with contract acreage that will supply a portion of the renewable biomass needed by a biomass conversion facility; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA516C991912549E881BBF5773BD3F0D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is physically located within an economically practicable distance from the biomass conversion facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E10E1816D6F4CD99827DFC307778419"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>contract acreage</term> means eligible land that is covered by a BCAP contract entered into with the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCC2D3871F6D46808E1487AA88EC7E95"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible crop</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88EDAF0B28D54FC294151E7E43ED0C79"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible crop</term> means a crop of renewable biomass.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB480154B4387402F8D705002B61FD353"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible crop</term> does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA4048BC4374407963E627827CB927C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or an amendment made by that title; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD29329E1ECE54C7788F27C4FC5AED6A9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any plant that is invasive or noxious or species or varieties of plants that credible risk assessment tools or other credible sources determine are potentially invasive, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with other appropriate Federal or State departments and agencies.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CF7AEB0E5C94351B3CD9CE069DD30AF"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible land</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H336443A3C12943ACAD68FAB774CBB7D6"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible land</term> includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14AF1E17D4504442B6C7CE4A18BECC1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agricultural and nonindustrial private forest lands (as defined in section 5(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2103a">16 U.S.C. 2103a(c)</external-xref>); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21D5A1F9FEEC41AF9814773C4F110D12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land enrolled in the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter I of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>), or the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program established under subtitle H of title XII of that Act, under a contract that will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56CFF4F9CA2F455C83CF63463A696DDA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible land</term> does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7ACE986FA7394453A5D787807F302EB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal- or State-owned land;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5819AF8880D84ADA8BD5FA16F1A59963"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land that is native sod, as of the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8701">7 U.S.C. 8701 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H018F538880EA4E5B8A397EA5C441EB01"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land enrolled in the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>), other than land described in subparagraph (A)(ii); or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCDFC099A56F499C8AF34480EB95B89D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land enrolled in the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program established under subtitle H of title XII of that Act, other than land described in subparagraph (A)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H282A81A5B4B74288AC77A81E2B11F692"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible material</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EF8295C44954979A1247BAB6AC92C8A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible material</term> means renewable biomass harvested directly from the land, including crop residue from any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> or an amendment made by that title.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD878905555C24C4FB2855D8FD91C648D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible material</term> shall only include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD16A2B8E8857420D89452DC54821ECCA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible material that is collected or harvested by the eligible material owner—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9149A7284ED64CDC98433713C96ED6CE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">directly from—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0F3D68A412B45A48AA5C005E367541A"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">National Forest System;</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC8FC74EEE0848A58315440DFE2347E5"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bureau of Land Management land;</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3A69311603C490A8C39AF7397D5CC68"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">non-Federal land; or</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C3A1C433C474E6BB64453FF545D5C37"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">land owned by an individual Indian or Indian tribe that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the individual Indian or Indian tribe or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States;</text></item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30A3DF4DBD4849E9976813DEC8406F22"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a manner that is consistent with—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB8CB1821E0A4F209BAF5731B7B473B0"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conservation plan;</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H546499B715834FF3B93165760C784FE8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a forest stewardship plan; or</text></item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5138395F29F940758418B757674568AA"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan that the Secretary determines is equivalent to a plan described in item (aa) or (bb) and consistent with Executive Order 13112 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">42 U.S.C. 4321</external-xref> note; relating to invasive species);</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FC3522EB32E4434BE03A4D787470D89"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if woody eligible material, woody eligible material that is produced on land other than contract acreage that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51820ACFB104444B8BBD0D38FB63FD4A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is a byproduct of a preventative treatment that is removed to reduce hazardous fuel or to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD473215313064FFB96192503988D7416"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if harvested from Federal land, is harvested in accordance with section 102(e) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6512">16 U.S.C. 6512(e)</external-xref>); and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76D23F623E8C47E99FA5E2C2061D7209"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible material that is delivered to a qualified biomass conversion facility to be used for heat, power, biobased products, research, or advanced biofuels.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EF550FE97554696921DD2092671917D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible material</term> does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50D11C64D24A4E97ABC6DBCB48831449"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">material that is whole grain from any crop that is eligible to receive payments under title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 or an amendment made by that title, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC82C773FCF1942B8BFDFFF4DA6C0AA82"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">barley, corn, grain sorghum, oats, rice, or wheat;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAF71CFF8A8E46EF97DB3EB793749BE1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">honey;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC7AD3B023BE415AB951CC5C553EE282"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">mohair;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H868D8C8D383E47DE87F5701D49031DDE"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oilseeds, including canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower seed, soybeans, sesame seed, and sunflower seed;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92160047650C4AB9AF1B85ACD8A71D41"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">peanuts;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD2586C28AE148A19AB6E2849A602C53"><enum>(VI)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">pulse;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H436F6A98B91542F8AE35B2D5A1EE9CCA"><enum>(VII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chickpeas, lentils, and dry peas;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC69806BCCB8423EBACA28E8D1F2129C"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dairy products;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC970E1A76BB94BAB8232D687682BF8A4"><enum>(IX)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sugar; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DA59205745C4BFCB28CD666AA9073C2"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wool and cotton boll fiber;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FD0C634B6664CC0904D630133A42E8E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">animal waste and byproducts, including fat, oil, grease, and manure;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB9B28AFA0D7418493843568E9402A61"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">food waste and yard waste;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F5BC71EC3A248FB9981485410ED1898"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">algae;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4306B9DBE0F2480EA9BDC575934A55D7"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">woody eligible material that—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAE198CC97DA40FDB4BADD4CA67E6519"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is removed outside contract acreage; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H961D3B4B954F4CE68E105C8DFEF5F676"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not a byproduct of a preventative treatment to reduce hazardous fuel or to reduce or contain disease or insect infestation;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD659443F484A473D8157E0081F4644B0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any woody eligible material collected or harvested outside contract acreage that would otherwise be used for existing market products; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA26B7C114C5484E93881E0BF71332F7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">bagasse.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H136BB1CA72DD43F1B5978E4B2EE4DED8"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Producer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>producer</term> means an owner or operator of contract acreage that is physically located within a BCAP project area.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H134B18A66204440987130B1F1628FB11"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project sponsor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>project sponsor</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7160ECCF62E94415BA59C4C83B2A63E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a group of producers; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC02191F6806246BE9A2986A2E5CA31C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a biomass conversion facility.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B8BDF5B815140F290DE0EEBE6BFA650"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9438C35F9004071A77E78198F36837C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment and purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish and administer a Biomass Crop Assistance Program to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FEE373B839B49AA8B5A10915BFB9299"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected BCAP project areas; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H708551579BE04608A523F1FD10D28FDB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C49391A7FB2406EA7CC065C4D533F42"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">BCAP project area</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77E6580EA9E94A9FA1F30A4FA54CCA93"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall provide financial assistance to a producer of an eligible crop in a BCAP project area.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CE76BBD829840DEAAEF011C09B53860"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Selection of project areas</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC1BD48EB3964C28BAB996DC4D7A63C7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be considered for selection as a BCAP project area, a project sponsor shall submit to the Secretary a proposal that, at a minimum, includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB5419484FCE4CABB08E5072B16DDD3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the eligible land and eligible crops of each producer that will participate in the proposed BCAP project area;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E223CDEFC15423FBF28726DD64DF62D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a letter of commitment from a biomass conversion facility that the facility will use the eligible crops intended to be produced in the proposed BCAP project area;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8784706FBBEC4802AC1FFA7AE850422C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evidence that the biomass conversion facility has sufficient equity available, as determined by the Secretary, if the biomass conversion facility is not operational at the time the proposal is submitted to the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H995AE6B8CFA543B8977725B01E7B3AE7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other information about the biomass conversion facility or proposed biomass conversion facility that the Secretary determines necessary for the Secretary to be reasonably assured that the plant will be in operation by the date on which the eligible crops are ready for harvest.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H438825F71E1A43E1AA374A638405AC5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">BCAP project area selection criteria</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In selecting BCAP project areas, the Secretary shall consider—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DC2514BBA584BF7A95E68A740384A59"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the volume of the eligible crops proposed to be produced in the proposed BCAP project area and the probability that those crops will be used for the purposes of the BCAP;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD14D04801A7A442388CC4DF32016F976"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the volume of renewable biomass projected to be available from sources other than the eligible crops grown on contract acres;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF4B9CD823E0445E9A1DA3DF522F8D0C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the anticipated economic impact in the proposed BCAP project area;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H558DD0DDA1A945E0B9346995E3FBB5F5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the opportunity for producers and local investors to participate in the ownership of the biomass conversion facility in the proposed BCAP project area;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E155AEB480D48729D455AC9803A0875"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the participation rate by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H727A12878AB04A66891A59DCB26F7D85"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">beginning farmers or ranchers (as defined in accordance with section 343(a) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1991">7 U.S.C. 1991(a)</external-xref>)); or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D80C12F9774DF2A4B1C1EF7BADBCAC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60DDB12988CF4D59BF4BDE0192F8139C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the impact on soil, water, and related resources;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AC2CD5142794152B6DE826650798AD2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the variety in biomass production approaches within a project area, including (as appropriate)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1B21911CA4B44A48F0D0C92A1505493"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">agronomic conditions;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA633C22A1FE4CED81CEAA15F766F084"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">harvest and postharvest practices; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99295137DBA24905A84EBDBF021CC5FB"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monoculture and polyculture crop mixes;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80CD2B9D03934F9CBA903DC770759BE3"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the range of eligible crops among project areas;</text></clause>
<clause id="H3B3C85E0C1904AEFAA96DCAD979BE8B2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">existing project areas that have received funding under this section and the continuation of funding of such project areas to advance the maturity of such project areas; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7482A64F2CE49D09BFC0A63BDA82BBB"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional information that the Secretary determines to be necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H759173EF5A94483C844F08C383D92DFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contract</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0558EA38ADF46FFBBA21E1654F1E9EE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On approval of a BCAP project area by the Secretary, each producer in the BCAP project area shall enter into a contract directly with the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5D47595B0814801BF548FF12D88EDDE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minimum terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At a minimum, a contract under this subsection shall include terms that cover—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B49F5B6EF274D978C6C8D06B1981BCF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an agreement to make available to the Secretary, or to an institution of higher education or other entity designated by the Secretary, such information as the Secretary considers to be appropriate to promote the production of eligible crops and the development of biomass conversion technology;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67DFE71F2F6D4AF8A62C678D34953B1F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with the highly erodible land conservation requirements of subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3811">16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.</external-xref>) and the wetland conservation requirements of subtitle C of title XII of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3821">16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57B6694CFB8C49639B50662BFBC913C7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation of (as determined by the Secretary)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5643D20354034873BDDC50D8E25CC996"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conservation plan;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB515704775DF435F99106F2BFFD4E4DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a forest stewardship plan; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3667E43DE4864B21ACCD6F4FB0027A89"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan that is equivalent to a conservation or forest stewardship plan; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAED19AA8BCFA40708D5995E0B26C112E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any additional requirements that Secretary determines to be necessary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4595C4BF75864C799E803379A8A100F6"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract under this subsection shall have a term of not more than—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H018E144CF1B5473E9B5EEEF0ABDC49EF"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">5 years for annual and perennial crops; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D0F72CA2FFE4B12A81874BFF18D12AC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">15 years for woody biomass.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1335530AC264424FA9C6A73D0B5DF676"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to other programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for the preservation of cropland base and yield history applicable to the land enrolled in a BCAP contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CD4010C8638489C85C5ADEE59C13E08"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB42BCBE204C946FDAE2B2928377AE11D"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make establishment and annual payments directly to producers to support the establishment and production of eligible crops on contract acreage.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD43A3F0B097408AAA2D91410C3DA0C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of establishment payments</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB281FD92F3C418694DCAFB758ED40A3"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), the amount of an establishment payment under this subsection shall be not more than 50 percent of the costs of establishing an eligible perennial crop covered by the contract but not to exceed $500 per acre, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96441E05C60C4360835D1927B2241946"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of seeds and stock for perennials;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13BC26F88AE44828A869F6929B24917B"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cost of planting the perennial crop, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ECEBC68194244F8B3FEFB0EA58A2429"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of nonindustrial private forestland, the costs of site preparation and tree planting.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96DB05B67E934CFB9131A11ECFEFE650"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers, the costs of establishment may not exceed $750 per acre.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C7D3D4C959E4089BDDF18C17DFAF3C4"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount of annual payments</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EFAA63736674F11937C4D3690CE5A14"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), the amount of an annual payment under this subsection shall be determined by the Secretary.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DE0A28B4D154306A753E30E145CCF3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall reduce an annual payment by an amount determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, if—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59ADB44B947B4093AB322EB9CE2A203A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible crop is used for purposes other than the production of energy at the biomass conversion facility;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F17C39E1E104519B20C40B4BD60BFCD"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an eligible crop is delivered to the biomass conversion facility;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6DDC5554516459280034118E7B6BE08"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the producer receives a payment under subsection (d);</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DB89C35DDB8492F96C3FF8844EF9236"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the producer violates a term of the contract; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2C3E6F269C54398B3E23A37D91EB371"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines a reduction is necessary to carry out this section.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA446AAE82F244C0783715CD3248015BB"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not make any BCAP payments on land for which payments are received under the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3831">16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.</external-xref>) or the agricultural conservation easement program established under subtitle H of title XII of that Act.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF76FC15837DF433880740482B11BC634"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABBA7CCDB7894BB488D4F06F3745C007"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a payment for the delivery of eligible material to a biomass conversion facility to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F10DAE14A5C4B8A9AD7A529E487126A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a producer of an eligible crop that is produced on BCAP contract acreage; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC601811E5F324595919025CBBCD88003"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a person with the right to collect or harvest eligible material, regardless of whether the eligible material is produced on contract acreage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFBF4ABE83DC4593A3EB87CE10D2E456"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3A163E4A1234C839E674CAE8B728C70"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs covered</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A payment under this subsection shall be in an amount described in subparagraph (B) for—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA222901EB794BE7A2672EB335612ED2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collection;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7FCAE6C37954640AE077C1BB0435CBB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">harvest;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB1C5CFB639F43FBA01571BAF4FC96E5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">storage; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93768C381C42456A8930977C567E0EA4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">transportation to a biomass conversion facility.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71300B2E450048A9911932BB7E69D0A9"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may provide matching payments at a rate of up to $1 for each $1 per ton provided by the biomass conversion facility, in an amount not to exceed $20 per dry ton for a period of 2 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39D4EC2CEBCB42FFAA073A6D1EBE6F92"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation on assistance for bcap contract acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of the receipt of an annual payment under subsection (c), a producer receiving a payment under this subsection for collection, harvest, storage, or transportation of an eligible crop produced on BCAP acreage shall agree to a reduction in the annual payment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80574CA62C5A4A4FB6E4EA56C651F9AB"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, 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 on the dissemination by the Secretary of the best practice data and information gathered from participants receiving assistance under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47B0B08B582F41D6AB9DB62E71A1795E"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40A4E6BC825F401CB640467B5BF1332A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA85C36AEF15748FBBE420D89FAC14F81"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection, harvest, storage, and transportation payments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount made available under paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not less than 10 percent, nor more than 50 percent, of the amount to make collection, harvest, transportation, and storage payments under subsection (d)(2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA4E3C69CDF3465FBCD1041C13BA1BDC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="H27E01ADC649C4DA0975FE1643F71A3BC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal year, funds made available under this subsection shall be available for the provision of technical assistance with respect to activities authorized under this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCE7F40385604D0F98A490FFCC2942E2" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relationship to other laws</header><text>To the extent funds obligated or expended under subparagraph (A) include funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, such funds shall not be considered an allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714i">15 U.S.C. 714i</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04AC6D86FC7F4056AC646AD04577982D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9011.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeal of forest biomass for energy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9012 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8112">7 U.S.C. 8112</external-xref>) is repealed.<italic></italic></text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0226B0388AAA4F27BCAA42E240A836BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9012.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Community wood energy program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1BEB1DC007E45FBB98E98B4B5F7B591"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of biomass consumer cooperative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9013(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8113">7 U.S.C. 8113(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1DE7BAA85FD41EDA7B3E02A833EE1A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BB2269EDEC74D00A3EB1B4568BE33F9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A925925FCF94FBCB417F5E302ECC4F9" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9EC7CB6930D4DB594A0DACDD3A73C3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass consumer cooperative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>biomass consumer cooperative</term> means a consumer membership organization the purpose of which is to provide members with services or discounts relating to the purchase of biomass heating products or biomass heating systems.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H486076F582FD425797D245BC5F97A01C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9013(b)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8113">7 U.S.C. 8113(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02E35738D0A943A6A547008A460E826F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF4F259D1004412581726B449CDFB80A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84309B68D037417EA9E92A756B75FB75"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA54FA217DF5948C0AE2A96E9D034E74B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grants of up to $50,000 to biomass consumer cooperatives for the purpose of establishing or expanding biomass consumer cooperatives that will provide consumers with services or discounts relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H761A4F7B310D40D3849FFFAEBB951CD4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the purchase of biomass heating systems;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FE498F6859047BC9CFC418641D5B629"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">biomass heating products, including wood chips, wood pellets, and advanced biofuels; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EF75F312A56426B9A1788324769304A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the delivery and storage of biomass of heating products.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H244C75B444CE4C7E96C94A8B3508DC38"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Matching funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9013(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8113">7 U.S.C. 8113(d)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A051A7EFAAD4766874CFDC55884E95C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>A State or local government that receives a grant under subsection (b)</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE1D6F83B4734D9898F98FFF6227E1CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State and local governments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State or local government that receives a grant under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1)</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51F3C2FBD33740F89CE6F271626A0B00"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55FBC583FFDA49C087D718625C1122A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Biomass consumer cooperatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A biomass consumer cooperative that receives a grant under subsection (b)(1)(C) shall contribute an amount of non-Federal funds (which may include State, local, and nonprofit funds and membership dues) toward the establishment or expansion of a biomass consumer cooperative that is at least equal to 50 percent of the amount of Federal funds received for that purpose.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC14D7686F34342E8970B2B5E483F1EDE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9013(e) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8113">7 U.S.C. 8113(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H47B6C02297F0466B94CDC98C2406C94F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9013.</enum><header>Repeal of biofuels infrastructure study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9002 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2095) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C3658B8D4A54A7D8573A2729A06B4FE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>9014.</enum><header>Repeal of renewable fertilizer study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 9003 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2096) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HBFFF8008B5574348B9656DDDAAB7362B"><enum>9015.</enum><header>Energy efficiency report for USDA facilities</header>
<subsection id="HE23F8F3BD8AE4BDA8BFE781851D65971"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on energy use and energy efficiency projects at the Washington, District of Columbia, headquarters and the major regional facilities of the Department of Agriculture.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBFDC2FB003C462A88B91C594ED6BAEF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H33D46FF6AD7641E5887B1DBA3DECA993"><enum>(1)</enum><text>An analysis of energy use by the Department of Agriculture headquarters and major regional facilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50623D6BBFFF446EA7B9C21D00FE0321"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A list of energy audits that have been conducted at such facilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08F2D0DE77BF4FED80125A07A796AE94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A list of energy efficiency projects that have been conducted at such facilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFBCB5E0ECF240BBA03EB1219CEE779A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A list of energy savings projects that could be achieved with enacting a consistent, timely, and proper mechanical insulation maintenance program and upgrading mechanical insulation at such facilities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>X</enum><header>Horticulture</header>
<section id="H6BFEC3C41665435B8ED56C6A9AF9C5CD"><enum>10001.</enum><header>Specialty crops market news allocation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10107(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1622b">7 U.S.C. 1622b(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HF8E6A54C47B741F9AB8C376554B3407A"><enum>10002.</enum><header>Repeal of grant program to improve movement of specialty crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Effective October 1, 2013, section 10403 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1622c">7 U.S.C. 1622c</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section commented="no" id="HE9985D80FF4842218FE1F44DC9333019"><enum>10003.</enum><header>Farmers’ market and local food promotion program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8CBE474A3F8B4E4DA7633659757E03BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and Local Food</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Farmers’ Market</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEA1EFE58F0F4EFDAAD9E6F110BD46DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H568CD98274A24E2DBADAFEAC0DF1D5E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and Local Food</quote> after <quote>Farmers’ Market</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E3CCF42E52B4B2B9549BB3931E7A1BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>farmers’ markets and to promote</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5953A8C1AD99410BAF4DAB4144E38EAB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking the period and inserting <quote>and assist in the development of local food business enterprises.</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBDAC4939CD14D379A578A772355A5F1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H60EB54DA647742EBB63097126F62BC7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Program are to increase domestic consumption of and access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products, and to develop new market opportunities for farm and ranch operations serving local markets, by developing, improving, expanding, and providing outreach, training, and technical assistance to, or assisting in the development, improvement and expansion of—</text>
<paragraph id="HABCE269EB92C4567B19B8AFCDFCB5C63"><enum>(1)</enum><text>domestic farmers’ markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs, agritourism activities, and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H111E4A29703A48A4836C7912AA6D4171"><enum>(2)</enum><text>local and regional food business enterprises (including those that are not direct producer-to-consumer markets) that process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally or regionally produced food products.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CF1D728C5204D7D96EF013DC27ABBA3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45AE8489C38F4E0C92BC2D6C7A967065"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or other agricultural business entity</quote> after <quote>cooperative</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE458F2E3BF74ECE82652251EF287572"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including a community supported agriculture network or association</quote> after <quote>association</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H061FAC09BC8A46299E6252959D9B71BD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (g);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H997F5B63EABE4194929E326AEB442BB6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HF563706EA51A476FB246382CECDBBB04"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Priorities</header><text>In providing grants under the Program, priority shall be given to applications that include projects that benefit underserved communities, including communities that—</text>
<paragraph id="H278A71CB639D48C3BD2C559AF5EA75D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are located in areas of concentrated poverty with limited access to fresh locally or regionally grown foods; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37ED12B9FD80479C8264C77C9C3EF5F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have not received benefits from the Program in the recent past.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H621625ECDF214D0EA38B8620B69CC600"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funds requirements for eligible entities</header>
<paragraph id="H7F3591FF4BC94BD997C21A0210FCAB4C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Matching funds</header><text>An entity receiving a grant under this section for a project to carry out a purpose described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide matching funds in the form of cash or an in-kind contribution in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total cost of the project.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9969D99ABF034BDA895B2A3C5C837700"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>An eligible entity may not use a grant or other assistance provided under this section for the purchase, construction, or rehabilitation of a building or structure.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90190F743C414897BAF6425CD8DDF3F4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A2BBA1EFA0441B9B92AB4129FA90BEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HE46F81253B514D0A882FB619F659F980"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Fiscal years 2008 through 2012</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Mandatory funding</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HFAEF2873AEEC482CB45320B13175D755"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC6B627C368FC4A8F82E7E12CE27EBC3E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0945D98948714852B2B9942A4BB97EBF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H09F66F7C108548028F04E8C0005BB20E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE68FE889ABA24FBD94109A8B261960A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraphs (3) and (5);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H069541AC5FFC4C6EA1BA86A863AA25FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6A9641DB0684E228BB909FA0B59D208"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA206D04492334F97BDF38E65334549B5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74374F95A67C4A07AB5F4408A0DDF18F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>Of the funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="H30F922D8F3224E709E8BC0829DB72C57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB7CD2186229456097F32BA716A51733"><enum>(B)</enum><text>50 percent of the funds shall be used for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2730453BA7E42BBA8F657CF5AF5A565"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on administrative expenses</header><text>Not more than 4 percent of the total amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year may be used for administrative expenses.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H2ADAFB6B994D44A3B4D38866BCCF42AB"><enum>10004.</enum><header>Organic agriculture</header>
<subsection id="HBB180297A5484AEFB52EDBC2938D0DD4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organic production and market data initiatives</header><text>Section 7407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925c">7 U.S.C. 5925c</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1B126A31141D4AEAAA10BF2019265B25"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBD280EC6E104C9EA627AE374D1269D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and annually thereafter</quote> after <quote>this subsection</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H017B4B6AB187456D8F3A38DCD467D161"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44AE30E36AF64DB8B323822FB2DF3FF7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF0F6DC3C8BE4576B2B30BD4A38C5CD0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H26139A21F7F844D080DC9BE20728D490"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describes how data collection agencies (such as the Agricultural Marketing Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service) are coordinating with data user agencies (such as the Risk Management Agency) to ensure that data collected under this section can be used by data user agencies, including by the Risk Management Agency to offer price elections for all organic crops; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F9DD9E300D2476AAF437665634A88C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB12ADC5A1DF441C0BD0F1C508085410C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6B600AD95BC4FAF8257DB3B5A062A7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1393416958C145D586FD520793A2AB3F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H442BF058DFF54C9A9979325448B4DB99"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mandatory funding</header><text>In addition to any funds made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9987675BA57A4F26BC77522310E622EF"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B))—</text>
<clause id="H8AA090119A144D5298B031878FB5B1EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">for fiscal years 2008 through 2012</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2AAF8F2898404676A82FBDB88CC6F20C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>paragraph (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (1) and (2)</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB90B4FF2F1DE4B3F9ECC4B065AC554E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H73338D0EE9D14FD6B2FAC26C0372E813"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modernization and technology upgrade for national organic program</header><text>Section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6522">7 U.S.C. 6522</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H32B90060E12C4E9A9A681B95B4A86104"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H695DAA2E1EEE4F4E83D59893D9D043A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1846A921B67F4864B4E4FC294467237B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8085F5A41A764439A64D8F423073930E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H304D98A5DEB0470BB3F9CFADCB222D18"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2F36EB57556492CAAAD9D4657D2AB9A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H4EDB1A25A86C4AC78FBBF3F7FE97C661"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modernization and technology upgrade for national organic program</header>
<paragraph id="H930F0F27638A4C3E8AC30E301E7D7EBB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall modernize database and technology systems of the national organic program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H15C662A9A91A493DAC5BB1C91012D878"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation and in addition to any other funds made available for that purpose, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HA9F3766BB49F4AEABF85D86C54403297"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National organic certification cost-share program</header><text>Section 10606(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6523">7 U.S.C. 6523(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H2FF5F26D7B124534A59CFB3319798DCF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Mandatory funding for fiscal years 2014 through 2018</header><text>Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $11,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HFED80E88EF8F473FBFDF82A8CDA09C3B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Exemption of certified organic products from promotion order assessments</header><text>Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7401">7 U.S.C. 7401</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following;</text>
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<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1109750951EC4D658186E2771D3402D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exemption of certified organic products from promotion order assessments</header>
<paragraph id="H961DBE1AF82A4687B827E55D3C0989BC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of a commodity promotion law, a person that produces, handles, markets, or imports organic products may be exempt from the payment of an assessment under a commodity promotion law with respect to any agricultural commodity that is certified as <quote>organic</quote> or <quote>100 percent organic</quote> (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78E872F4D3E545CB98D53E9E3F5FAEB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Split operations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exemption described in paragraph (1) shall apply to the certified <quote>organic</quote> or <quote>100 percent organic</quote> (as defined in part 205 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) products of a producer, handler, or marketer regardless of whether the agricultural commodity subject to the exemption is produced, handled, or marketed by a person that also produces, handles, or markets conventional or nonorganic agricultural products, including conventional or nonorganic agricultural products of the same agricultural commodity as that for which the exemption is claimed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H536CB857AE8343AD94E9ADF361850314"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The Secretary shall approve the exemption of a person under this subsection if the person maintains a valid organic certificate issued under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE28EA709F6C44F8A842DE0359EAEC955"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination of effectiveness</header><text>This subsection shall be effective until the date on which the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion order in accordance with subsection (f).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6497B55076924E88A9335E49761194C1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations concerning eligibility and compliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H23C985A53F3E4BB5846ADCDB9A657C4A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Organic commodity promotion order</header><text>Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7401">7 U.S.C. 7401</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36D4C8B9A167410F906914908864F5BA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Organic commodity promotion order</header>
<paragraph id="HDB399564C2A14C249D79B0994C8EAB28"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H61CE72B464D149B9B15E15D04705381D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Certified organic farm</header><text>The term <term>certified organic farm</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6502">7 U.S.C. 6502</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40A6D26A62DA41A99ED14AF8069696FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered person</header><text>The term <term>covered person</term> means a producer, handler, marketer, or importer of an organic agricultural commodity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75F5F42C0D7F451BA7D2A1E7ED41326C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Dual-covered agricultural commodity</header><text>The term <term>dual-covered agricultural commodity</term> means an agricultural commodity that—</text>
<clause id="H89E26CD084704FB1BFDACA3C8CE8BCDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is produced on a certified organic farm; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD2E601B4652940D4BFF61E1B32D81F2B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is covered under both—</text>
<subclause id="HF379C791D5D143B0A196E3A353B9961F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an organic commodity promotion order issued pursuant to paragraph (2); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD7927A6C800B48E5A473541D042AB7AE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other agricultural commodity promotion order issued under section 514.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13C78DB1773340D8A4FFE50C486D1E7F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may issue an organic commodity promotion order under section 514 that includes any agricultural commodity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C1577E769D54CEF8E695364D6331582"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is produced or handled (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6502">7 U.S.C. 6502</external-xref>)) and that is certified to be sold or labeled as <quote>organic</quote> or <quote>100 percent organic</quote> (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB24CE8FC1774370A436D16B92BD42D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is imported with a valid organic certificate (as defined in that part).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87FBF0DC661042F4B198DAB3A6AC9DC5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Election</header><text>If the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion order described in paragraph (2), a covered person may elect, for applicable dual-covered agricultural commodities and in the sole discretion of the covered person, whether to be assessed under the organic commodity promotion order or another applicable agricultural commodity promotion order.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DCC1F67230349688C0CFFECCF6E59A6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall promulgate regulations concerning eligibility and compliance for an exemption under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H224A832D130447B6BE65CC3B99949AD1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definition of agricultural commodity</header><text>Section 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7412">7 U.S.C. 7412(1)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H25C127CD5BE24996AFF8E21877B3E3C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (F) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B55E08039C64FEFA62CD1FE4E294510"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H55CBA08B180F4E838FFF695F2A10BC55"><enum>(E)</enum><text>products, as a class, that are—</text>
<clause id="HE71C2D060D684CE6B02D5304627C1B1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>produced on a certified organic farm (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6502">7 U.S.C. 6502</external-xref>)); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H29FFFFA84A144F7D9A0C885CEE28335E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>certified to be sold or labeled as <quote>organic</quote> or <quote>100 percent organic</quote> (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation));</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H212013AE4DC44CE5B628F0605E2B5DC4"><enum>10005.</enum><header>Investigations and enforcement of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990</header>
<subsection id="H23BA4B30E296468D8FF32E166EA47308"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recordkeeping by certified operations</header><text>Section 2112 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6511">7 U.S.C. 6511</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H51D9FF5164C54F01B7EE5B7B85017729"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recordkeeping by certifying agents</header>
<paragraph id="HC3958A2537B74859A8BA1321A1BB3ABC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 2116 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6515">7 U.S.C. 6515</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBAEDBB3C214B4D57BCFBBE84A4C83168"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30F121E7F5684D0387E4F7E571B113C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (d) through (j) as subsections (c) through (i), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2BD7906010F454AA2ED976B09B8ED92"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>subsection (d)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (c)</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B90819E526742ED9C3E76FE2F66C488"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 2107(a)(8) of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6506">7 U.S.C. 6506(a)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>section 2116(h)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 2116(g)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9986817CB533489785D7E833AC0ABF16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recordkeeping, investigations, and enforcement</header><text>Section 2120 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6519">7 U.S.C. 6519</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H1C1A2E799FB6424AB38786E5E78E0875"><enum>2120.</enum><header>Recordkeeping, investigations, and enforcement</header>
<subsection id="H6B053F4AB2FF4D9C8A7AC8ECF89540A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Recordkeeping</header>
<paragraph id="H59252C4BF4384E61B6B97BD9989BEE62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, each person who sells, labels, or represents any agricultural product as having been produced or handled using organic methods shall make available to the Secretary or the applicable governing State official, on request by the Secretary or official, all records associated with the agricultural product.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99872374C4FC4C7B8831ECDD4BE589F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certified operations</header><text>Each producer that operates a certified organic farm or certified organic handling operation under this title shall maintain, for a period of not less than 5 years, all records concerning the production or handling of any agricultural product sold or labeled as organically produced under this title, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3D80EAE583E24A828F556FFED57FB641"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a detailed history of substances applied to fields or agricultural products;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC27563D4CAFC4C6F8D44155DEB140658"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the name and address of each person who applied such a substance; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD40C4E427C484931A587276CC4E34748"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the date, rate, and method of application of each such substance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EB70E2FD8544EECA5024A4904E1E273"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Certifying agents</header>
<subparagraph id="H30BD736C1DCB44A8A781EAE5F1DA28BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Maintenance of records</header><text>A certifying agent shall maintain all records concerning the activities of the certifying agent under this title for a period of not less than 10 years.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA31683DB113342AEB68C95833360200A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Access for Secretary</header><text>A certifying agent shall provide to the Secretary and the applicable governing State official (or a representative) access to all records concerning the activities of the certifying agent under this title.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6EEC264C2BB46D4925E103A012085A3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transference of records</header><text>If a private person that was certified under this title is dissolved or loses accreditation, all records and copies of records concerning the activities of the person under this title shall be—</text>
<clause id="H1246679557864C939A56A73B2A9CF866"><enum>(i)</enum><text>transferred to the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H52781E7C3DF747EDB3F8B9FED56F4709"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made available to the applicable governing State official.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08D85F065B494028BBBD6D9B99FA241E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Unlawful act</header><text>It shall be unlawful and a violation of this title for any person covered by this title to fail or refuse to provide accurate information (including a delay in the timely delivery of such information) required by the Secretary under this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6548F64C9BC47E6816ACAD0CE8AAD33"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>Except as provided in section 2107(a)(9), or as otherwise directed by the Secretary or the Attorney General for enforcement purposes, no officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall make available to the public any information, statistic, or document obtained from, or made available by, any person under this title, other than in a manner that ensures that confidentiality is preserved regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA6D88D77C99C4C6E90FBA49788E75037"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the identity of all relevant persons (including parties to a contract); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0240E339CD3F4A898B8579EA5FC373F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proprietary business information.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC081F96C1ED64D44A6DC0EDDF5DB1208"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Investigations</header>
<paragraph id="H18DB9D71C00A4CD7B21CFA9430ADDBFE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may take such investigative actions as the Secretary considers to be necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7D5B83F921A47BC8B5CF1646D3D0EAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to verify the accuracy of any information reported or made available under this title; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFFD0F1EEA9B1495C85178ABE6EB413D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to determine whether a person covered by this title has committed a violation of any provision of this title, including an order or regulation promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7D4C1E153164CA3B164133E1FF28C20"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific investigative powers</header><text>In carrying out this title, the Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0648240F611F47B3BFC7271BE569DCC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>administer oaths and affirmations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6402BE1343354144A6BFE1D455D4C1A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subpoena witnesses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36938FAAFA7B43DC96424BE2FBBBE20D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>compel attendance of witnesses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAC9F3E60E67447E9E222C64229416B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>take evidence; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39F130D5730B4577B5E7B0BEAF5EF339"><enum>(E)</enum><text>require the production of any records required to be maintained under this title that are relevant to an investigation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H857E39C56B734E028A01C822C35FFFC4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Violations of title</header>
<paragraph id="H7D74E9C66C154C779E44108DBA9703B3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Misuse of label</header><text>Any person who knowingly sells or labels a product as organic, except in accordance with this title, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H844479F334164D1680E59B4438A3DC43"><enum>(2)</enum><header>False statement</header><text>Any person who makes a false statement under this title to the Secretary, a governing State official, or a certifying agent shall be punished in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1001">section 1001</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D4D6CEBCCDA4ACE992AB41F5BE768CF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header>
<subparagraph id="H0502724505624A399A11D393FF130FAB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any person that carries out an activity described in subparagraph (B), after notice and an opportunity to be heard, shall not be eligible, for the 5-year period beginning on the date of the occurrence, to receive a certification under this title with respect to any farm or handling operation in which the person has an interest.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB39D6A56E8948C8BBCB1877FDE9B033"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of activities</header><text>An activity referred to in subparagraph (A) is—</text>
<clause id="H344DDC8BA00B407B99F7ED5D028A9A84"><enum>(i)</enum><text>making a false statement;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1DB01D6E831A403E8A2474C49E2F9E42"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>attempting to have a label indicating that an agricultural product is organically produced affixed to an agricultural product that a person knows, or should have reason to know, to have been produced or handled in a manner that is not in accordance with this title; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H799AF349A6D4470E8339072E7D8922ED"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>otherwise violating the purposes of the applicable organic certification program, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2899E44CB3D488FACA57F0033DCC1FB"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Secretary may modify or waive a period of ineligibility under this paragraph if the Secretary determines that the modification or waiver is in the best interests of the applicable organic certification program established under this title.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA85890B97E19432F9BFA1AF77900E739"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reporting of violations</header><text>A certifying agent shall immediately report any violation of this title to the Secretary or the applicable governing State official.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78DAEB9881F74599BA9F3663F25A3048"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Violations by certifying agent</header><text>A certifying agent that is a private person that violates the provisions of this title or falsely or negligently certifies any farming or handling operation that does not meet the terms and conditions of the applicable organic certification program as an organic operation, as determined by the Secretary or the applicable governing State official shall, after notice and an opportunity to be heard—</text>
<subparagraph id="H18C343901836489FBA23BB0D53C14E28"><enum>(A)</enum><text>lose accreditation as a certifying agent under this title; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEBD15760173C49A68A1B7DD5D79BD6BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be ineligible to be accredited as a certifying agent under this title for a period of not less than 3 years, beginning on the date of the determination.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E818D5494084A568DFDA7E0348F384F"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Effect on other law</header><text>Nothing in this title alters—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD30203ECA3D44C68A6BC0B1721CBC39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the authority of the Secretary concerning meat, poultry and egg products under—</text>
<clause id="H138A686364F249228518D6BA5B9AAC8E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/601">21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H5FFA16B05D15417898E8E554B0A28B33"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Poultry Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/451">21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H64E8B89B59914665980BB8B77B4AF0FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Egg Products Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/1031">21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD01E536BAEBD47DDB3CBF7B0D9B23056"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the <act-name parsable-cite="FFDCA">Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/301">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE52C3F0034434826AA512074A26BEACD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under the <act-name parsable-cite="FIFRA">Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136">7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H021C579FDCF14547A824766185DEB9CC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>10006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Food safety education initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10105(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7655a">7 U.S.C. 7655a(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72552423FF514C49B743444EAFCFCF5D"><enum>10007.</enum><header>Consolidation of plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention programs</header>
<subsection id="HB87461A70EDF40BF929D481A3244BCDC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Relocation of legislative language relating to national clean plant network</header><text>Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7721">7 U.S.C. 7721</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB7D784483A747AE9C5D9D60E59375D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C9F539137D14C13AF074DAFDD36BFCA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (d) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H9923DA37292349E9AE35D40FCE678F1B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National clean plant network</header>
<paragraph id="HF512C39E55CF4F31A32B0B5F71E0ED77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the <quote>National Clean Plant Network</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Program</quote>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F1009BD29AD4E56917AACDB334D86CC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Under the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination services—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16A65326169E43549D9A96679A3C383F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to produce clean propagative plant material; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB06C588A34F409ABEA4744E1E3B569E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to maintain blocks of pathogen-tested plant material in sites located throughout the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27ACC6E74B4A443CB969817D0EC8E280"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of clean plant source material</header><text>Clean plant source material may be made available to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4454161D7544204B0D0EF4CA24B69BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State for a certified plant program of the State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB5F0F7BE1894DA98642EE13CD13B5B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private nurseries and producers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H242C40685AAC49EEBD0ECA93E2234BAE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation and collaboration</header><text>In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3C10F2AE62F491F96A4A5AF631B62B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with—</text>
<clause id="H5C3A53BB09D344D5B902A550BEBB80A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State departments of agriculture; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9F41DB61E0BB44C3A67C5D80F4F9E8FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land-grant colleges and universities and NLGCA Institutions (as those terms are defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>)); and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H814051BA78F848B2A952485D2C930637"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent practicable and with input from the appropriate State officials and industry representatives, use existing Federal or State facilities to serve as clean plant centers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H88BD9D69C7CE4C619D596D6E6215C278"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Funding for fiscal year 2013</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFDFF597985B24288B014EA2E8760435E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (f) of section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7721">7 U.S.C. 7721</external-xref>) (as so redesignated) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H508C456752494A9EAB6207873A307264"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E71485CA22B44058BF0B21E36C4A685"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and each fiscal year thereafter.</quote> and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8482E553F7704B03A02FC8499D4E7AB2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H8C71DB4A5407409CB7655BAE89F1259D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$62,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3BADD6E6152B4ED7BD1B4133AF6F1B5D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8ACB5B9051C241EF81157A6E0AA9831B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Repeal of existing provision</header><text>Section 10202 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7761">7 U.S.C. 7761</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB35F920595E64525B4A04B8525178EF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of funds for clean plant network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7721">7 U.S.C. 7721</external-xref>) (as amended by subsection (a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H918D9E2015A048AD95E02D36640EB346"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Use of funds for clean plant network</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under subsection (f) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not less than $5,000,000 shall be available to carry out the National Clean Plant Network under subsection (e).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF9D8740D41AD4B6989BB2EC7A17F4BA9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitation on indirect costs for the consolidation of plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention programs</header><text>Indirect costs charged against a cooperative agreement under this section shall not exceed the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph id="HD67F829F7EDC454C8495E8273FF80FE8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>15 percent of the total Federal funds provided under the cooperative agreement, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE66E20A52EA8457EA65F2054A760E589"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the indirect cost rate applicable to the recipient as otherwise established by law.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HEED5CAEDFED6422599679AE98413517C"><enum>10008.</enum><header>Importation of seed</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136o">7 U.S.C. 136o(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H08DF5543F2AC42379435BAC196A47280"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H40948982FDE24E27A4FF92E6E0267540"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB7E6D22C2F1425886F873CA8B09692F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HF819BC1E537F495898DDA842F99827A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Importation of seed</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to notify the Administrator of the arrival of a plant-incorporated protectant (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/174.3">section 174.3</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) that is contained in a seed, if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1052765B7909463299D6B9FEF0E828CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that plant-incorporated protectant is registered under section 3;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H654DB9E8A36946EB97823C1F26F15B77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator has issued an experimental use permit for that plant-incorporated protectant under section 5; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H331031BA8324425F926F309313587313"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the seed is covered by a permit (as defined in part 340 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) or a notification.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F5957A55E49434E94A8CA5DB8CC7426"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cooperation</header>
<subparagraph id="HDA36A03C49384B2B9BA3BB15F0BA8D31"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In response to a request from the Administrator, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide to the Administrator a list of seed containing plant-incorporated protectants (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/40/174.3">section 174.3</external-xref> of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) if the importation of that seed into the United States has been approved under a permit or notification referred to in paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97E9C4B38414418F8FCD9F984002EF64"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The list under subparagraph (A) shall be provided in a form and at such intervals as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the Administrator.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD76DA39C01394E5B9A54787192C32C39"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Nothing in this subsection precludes or limits the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the importation or movement of plants, plant products, or seeds under—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1624FEFF80D4CD4B226765BBEABB650"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Plant Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7701">7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE8D77A8AF7E492B92D105A85F5380CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Seed Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1551">7 U.S.C. 1551 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H76F2FB5CDE8A444FB9C42AF4C1C52A38"><enum>10009.</enum><header>Bulk shipments of apples to Canada</header>
<subsection id="H92AADD01272C4143920AB4CD7EDE12C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bulk shipment of apples to Canada</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Export Apple Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/584">7 U.S.C. 584</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H78E76312CA6943C99FCCF7F598BD330A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Sec. 4. </header-in-text> Apples in</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="HB541775F70DD4B4DB70DD55331F43D97"><enum>4.</enum><header>Exemptions</header>
<subsection id="HFC629AB2DACB4787A11CFF9A7E93E0B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Apples in</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAB7303171794663815DE785C0788EE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HEC5341D65B574E4588B3AD0C30AC5229"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Bulk containers</header><text>Apples may be shipped to Canada in bulk containers without complying with the provisions of this Act.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2DEA444D9D0F41E9B27772B0C39D8FB9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of bulk container</header><text>Section 9 of the Export Apple Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/589">7 U.S.C. 589</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4385B0C87B624344BEA3A1EA3AE11A0E" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>bulk container</term> means a container that contains a quantity of apples weighing more than 100 pounds.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H9713A16FFF3D40FDB8E88FF42DDC8740"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFB168CF8A91E4752AC887A65FB988D28"><enum>10010.</enum><header>Specialty crop block grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/465">Public Law 108–465</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCEB5D14DBB44F1DBDF42C3324E11450"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H385636867F5D4DD798066599FF398FC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subsection (j)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (l)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D46303823E0453EA49DF3FE4604FBB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C3CF1683DB74E00987E214351E3D41F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H1E1A162BE3E949BCB14A8D8C34CAC112"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grants based on value and acreage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (c), for each State whose application for a grant for a fiscal year that is accepted by the Secretary under subsection (f), the amount of the grant for that fiscal year to the State under this section shall bear the same ratio to the total amount made available under subsection (l)(1) for that fiscal year as—</text>
<paragraph id="HF4273281A075431D9BBCEEC0A6087AD0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the average of the most recent available value of specialty crop production in the State and the acreage of specialty crop production in the State, as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agriculture data; bears to</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE13380C4A2464DA1B5D4C3F5897DF736"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the average of the most recent available value of specialty crop production in all States and the acreage of specialty crop production in all States, as demonstrated in the most recent Census of Agriculture data.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBA3DF51F35134436BBB9CE725B7F4C19"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0E1964F837864B638A4B9A8D478A7B15"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (i) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HFF8E1318E11B431F923C76DF6ED2BBBC"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Multistate projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the effective date of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue guidance for the purpose of making grants to multistate projects under this section for projects involving—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF3138DB6AE27465B917665FC44613A3A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>food safety;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H21C31681FC6E47CB9401A83D63BFE7EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>plant pests and disease;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FE48CAE67194E7C89544CE840F63C5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>research;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEA4F974F98F5424FA7FDB3D49C8C83F3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>crop-specific projects addressing common issues; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFC87CB8B8A9F4F9E8A05D6D25FEF6B04"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other area that furthers the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1215839521684A398A0B6E61D6333C5F"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H02377822B0624DD09C824A278839DC00"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The Secretary of Agriculture may not use more than 3 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year for administrative expenses.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC9A84BFF67F04770A9EDE87310E29F78"><enum>(2)</enum><header>States</header><text>A State receiving a grant under this section may not use more than 8 percent of the funds received under the grant for a fiscal year for administrative expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6716F1C73B324764B72BE30E4F76FB69"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (l) (as redesignated by paragraph (3))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H19D792EC49454397A35631945FCD9BEE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7948A91E8AB64C2B80E97ECBBE73B4F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Of the funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74CCB1E9EA064AD38B51322FB3F00434" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6C9AEDC9EC5440B3BD4D2FBA7A3A132F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86FE30DAC5774FDD8A8C8780A7436B87"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated)—</text>
<clause id="HD6DF90BE1C8F40CB8F99DA8D4FED5220"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0563FE6DF1234D70AEFE70BADD37624D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3814BA78A68C4703BF41C18EEA164C83"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H560EB34ACC1E4A269B8EC82EA241348D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H03D08A0E1CFB4920984B3EF17FAE2F9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$72,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0760BC66E1CD42E1900DBF8FD54AEE9B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$85,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H27B74D9C0A5549769E9ED6BDD4061DCB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H022CF4874F1B480690DD726F5AFFA3F6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H36137BEA035F4390A224EBC8FC84F4FB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multistate projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use to carry out subsection (j), to remain available until expended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H759378CBFA204377BFA9F0A037A7C941"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$1,000,000 for fiscal year 2014;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE09B6B33B7D4B36B2171BD48EA1075F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA5CDB9EE55EC41F38EE71C96A573D252"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEEE0D107F2C64664BE26F850C6AF4D18"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD047E9D7F28046748B00CBF4CB7C5A98"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H65A49947DB3E419B82C286B8B9ED8C2C"><enum>10011.</enum><header>Department of Agriculture consultation regarding enforcement of certain labor law provisions</header>
<subsection id="H38750EC554124059BFCD0A93EEC7F1E3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Labor regarding the restraining of shipments of agricultural commodities, or the confiscation of agricultural commodities, by the Department of Labor for actual or suspected labor law violations in order to consider—</text>
<paragraph id="H9EE195FDC09F41398C5FF45A4436E011"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the perishable nature of the commodities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47F29E69F3DB4A49A7F228E17886E9CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the impact of the restraining or confiscation on the economic viability of farming operations; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43E480A166A84A70AE34D7FB64C84DA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the competitiveness of specialty crops through grants awarded to States under section 101 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/465">Public Law 108–465</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D260528072F44F88258BE789387FB16"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>The Secretary of Labor shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture and Education and Workforce of the House of Representative and the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report that describes the number of instances during the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 that the Department of Labor has contacted a purchaser of perishable agricultural commodities to notify that purchaser of an investigation or pending enforcement action against a producer from whom the purchaser has purchased perishable agricultural commodities.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE999AF3EFC2E430CA5AF994674CAC3D6"><enum>10012.</enum><header>Report on honey</header>
<subsection id="HB2FB220C424246479195564AECE08406"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with persons affected by the potential establishment of a Federal standard for the identity of honey, shall submit to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs a report describing how an appropriate Federal standard for the identity of honey would be in the interest of consumers, the honey industry, and United States agriculture.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H320CB9218C46434693120CED33225EE2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In preparing the report required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall take into consideration the March 2006, Standard of Identity citizens petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration, including any current industry amendments or clarifications necessary to update that petition.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H6762AC8136AD47F99EF186344E736582"><enum>10013.</enum><header>Reports to Congress</header>
<subsection id="H15195F6450974ECBB84ADE04194D356D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days and 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretaries of Commerce, Agriculture and the Interior shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 2 reports that describe approaches and actions taken by the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Marine Fisheries Service—</text>
<paragraph id="H90F1003D1F92423994C1E04C7D6E0084"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to implement recommendations, including an analysis of how any identified delays to implementation will be overcome, of the 2013 Expert Report authored by the National Research Council of the National Academies entitled <quote>Assessing Risks to Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B91FCDBD1F44B8492903A553781FED7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to otherwise minimize delays in integrating—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF5710209E7A47CC87760EB79D275481"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the pesticide registration and registration review requirements of sections 3 and 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136a">7 U.S.C. 136a</external-xref>, 136w–8); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4319F87095BD4D959F02C2A92D7B5824"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the species and habitat protection processes described in sections 7 and 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1536">16 U.S.C. 1536</external-xref>, 1539); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1092894940BC44038D35EB35A2DC53A0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to ensure public participation and transparency during the development, implementation, and evaluation of the approaches to implement the recommendations contained in the report described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H61F31BB252AB4E5D8CF8017429CFB01B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirement for final report</header><text>In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the final report submitted to Congress under that subsection shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E594E3CDB83474A9748E11762D1716D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>inform Congress of specific actions that have been and will be taken to address the recommendations identified in subsection (a)(1), including an evaluation to establish that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00CF19D7C0DD4CAA97987B9696E441D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the approaches utilize the best available science;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B981025776240FC84FEFB18F654E81F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reasonable and prudent alternatives within biological opinions are technologically and economically feasible;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4852FDEF84D43079752E3F35AB6584E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reasonable and prudent measures are necessary and appropriate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15EF29EF465A4BE384E768B35052DE42"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the agencies ensure public participation and transparency in the development of reasonable and prudent alternatives and reasonable and prudent measures; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A7ADBF589434EC9BED6CE4C3C2BFE66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>update the study and report required by subsections (b) and (c) of section 1010 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/478">Public Law 100–478</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136a">7 U.S.C. 136a</external-xref> note).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H37E94E7C4B5948499A74354572C9A19B"><enum>10014.</enum><header>Stay of regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall lift the administrative stay imposed under the rule of the Secretary entitled <quote>Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Stay of Regulations</quote> and published by the Department of Agriculture on November 17, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 71241), on the regulations in subpart A of part 1214 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, establishing an industry-funded promotion, research, and information program for fresh-cut Christmas trees.</text></section>
<section id="H9B22373969A441E69B3501A7E3129C4F"><enum>10015.</enum><header>Regulation of sulfuryl fluoride</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall exclude nonpesticideal sources of fluoride from any aggregate exposure assessment required under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/346a">21 U.S.C. 346a</external-xref>) when assessing tolerances associated with residues from the pesticide.</text></section>
<section id="HB53FFF8E0C814C509F1385893E917BD0"><enum>10016.</enum><header>Local food production and program evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H080414692B5B471FB7D26FF1088C550B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFEB8297D3BCF4A00A91D7C2794D9C6C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect data on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C565C900D674D3393608A7A9E09332C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94695DD849A541AEA9FEC4B5436598EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>direct and indirect regulatory compliance costs affecting the production and marketing of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27BC9F030CC44CF28EAF0AD501A34C13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>facilitate interagency collaboration and data sharing on programs relating to local and regional food systems;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H661EC10AAE3C44B8B467E0755FC747FA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>monitor—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D2C9E6D743B4EF292CBE9590CCCF5B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the effectiveness of programs designed to expand or facilitate local food systems; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11B68718A0EB405281E340FE592BC249"><enum>(B)</enum><text>barriers to local and regional market access due to Federal regulation of small-scale production; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37325513D7BF4B60A6C03E7A539D4DE3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate the manner in which local food systems—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE8B0A09DBCE641D296058FA5AD565336"><enum>(A)</enum><text>contribute to improving community food security; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56728B0E6FD14532AE484434ACA9CF11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist populations with limited access to healthy food.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB8DB60846011406995C362168C8C6E40"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H52605AA86B9845A1BD94B1F6BE17586A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>collect and distribute comprehensive reporting of prices and volume of locally or regionally produced agricultural food products;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82562C848EF743C599DE1C6CE7E3A120"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conduct surveys and analysis and publish reports relating to the production, handling, distribution, retail sales, and trend studies (including consumer purchasing patterns) of or on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64983D92E97542A0BDA3AF007DCE6DB2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs in growing local and regional food systems, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD154EA5D86974DEE9F2A92DA9523E18E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the impact of local food systems on job creation and economic development;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC7A71BC32BDB4071904298832012B7CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the level of participation in the Farmers' Market and Local Food Promotion Program established under section 6 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3005">7 U.S.C. 3005</external-xref>), including the percentage of projects funded in comparison to applicants and the types of eligible entities receiving funds;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC63616EB896E4AACAF51E643E10D8D85"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ability of participants to leverage private capital and a synopsis of the places from which non-Federal funds are derived; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE4B8D99B15F43C099ACBBDB096675DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any additional resources required to aid in the development or expansion of local and regional food systems;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB62481721E4D453DA1215CD53EA8B27F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>evaluate the impact that Federal regulation of small commercial producers of agricultural food products intended for local and regional consumption may have on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E1DB3705F2A40FC81E66F68A42B7EDA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>local job creation and economic development;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49DD128BC9D84610A596FA5361C5FFC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>access to local and regional fruit and vegetable markets, including for new and beginning small commercial producers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8D1982EAE654D6AAD24868F51F8F851"><enum>(C)</enum><text>participation in—</text>
<clause id="H0779510D970E46DCB1297A8CE780F7C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supplier networks;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0D5B692DA9574CAE95D0E111061FE496"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>high volume distribution systems; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCD20BEF76B6041AC9BF2E92CDD8CDC47"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>retail sales outlets;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E39027280DE425AA1D55107D704F4E7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>expand the Agricultural Resource Management Survey of the Department to include questions on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H141AF2E63A504953A7D54C61F424FDEE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>seek to establish or expand private-public partnerships to facilitate, to the maximum extent practicable, the collection of data on locally or regionally produced agricultural food products, including the development of a nationally coordinated and regionally balanced evaluation of the redevelopment of locally or regionally produced food systems.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF868640CD75044DD9C90CB3440E9A4A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 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 describing the progress that has been made in implementing this section and identifying any additional needs and barriers related to developing local and regional food systems.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H56E9010D50214CB69E5406A40213902E"><enum>10017.</enum><header>Clarification of use of funds for technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In the case of each program established or amended by this title that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the use of those funds to provide technical assistance shall not be considered an allotment or fund transfer from the Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of the limit on expenditures for technical assistance imposed by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714i">15 U.S.C. 714i</external-xref>).</text></section>
<enum>XI</enum><header>Crop Insurance</header>
<section commented="no" id="H0008AA655A824BEBBD14A441214CE5CC"><enum>11001.</enum><header>Information sharing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE7DA5223C554639900E72463D0B0EEB" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7554457B39CF4DA3A2BBC274460768CE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H369BCCD0544544ED9A39015E161DD742"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Request</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Farm Service Agency shall, in a timely manner, provide to an agent or an approved insurance provider authorized by the producer any information (including Farm Service Agency Form 578s (or any successor form)) or maps (or any corrections to those forms or maps) that may assist the agent or approved insurance provider in insuring the producer under a policy or plan of insurance under this subtitle.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD939C34019F443F9A05C570C02C9EFEF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an agent or approved insurance provider that receives the information of a producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall treat the information in accordance with paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDEA61BC685034A838D21580FB22C2B33"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Sharing</header><text>Nothing in this section prohibits the sharing of the information of a producer pursuant to subparagraph (A) between the agent and the approved insurance provider of the producer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HAACBCAC6EFDB421186FDB631BAF73CF3"><enum>11002.</enum><header>Publication of information on violations of prohibition on premium adjustments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(a)(9) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(a)(9)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6221127330524D169B623FCC86DEF45C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEBF876F11CA3407A86F010C5ED4A3F06"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Publication of violations</header>
<clause id="H6C317BE571B34EA9939CF9CA5ABF4D11"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Publication required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), the Corporation shall publish in a timely manner on the website of the Risk Management Agency information regarding each violation of this paragraph, including any sanctions imposed in response to the violation, in sufficient detail so that the information may serve as effective guidance to approved insurance providers, agents, and producers.</text></clause>
<clause id="H864E25A128C2451AA27E6A5D37853D3C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Protection of privacy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In providing information under clause (i) regarding violations of this paragraph, the Corporation shall redact the identity of the persons and entities committing the violations in order to protect the privacy of those persons and entities.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="HA94FF555F2B74729B0FE05E6D3FDC1A1"><enum>11003.</enum><header>Supplemental coverage option</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCC17ED1981C34FD8BEF878D2D5DDC86D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of supplemental coverage option</header><text>Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F5145F41C9E4D06A4210DA8F9B65F7C" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF2D427030A644BE6B84D96DE0EB50E2A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Yield and loss basis options</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A producer shall have the option of purchasing additional coverage based on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H305A66ADEBE24E24B0121FEBA3F4E819"><enum>(A)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H42D40B45339247B5BDDC672F7E557ACD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual yield and loss basis; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HEC77A31EA90A4C939E9F1C2C34C3B62D" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an area yield and loss basis; or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H89D51539CFF54B779F2DCF24918E68D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis to cover a part of the deductible under the individual yield and loss policy, as described in paragraph (4)(C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H54900DC02C8A473AAA01C843DCA7E336"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Level of coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H789828B9015446728C49C316CE2D8614" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H589BDD04F1F34C02B09FA4674094CD27"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Level of coverage</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9281ECA4DFFC4317AEA9F3C6B0D38D3F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Dollar denomination and percentage of yield</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the level of coverage—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HC4D98AF8A80D414EA69F3E07E3CEDFA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be dollar denominated; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H28257188F58E4CCD82B68AE8E15A255A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be purchased at any level not to exceed 85 percent of the individual yield or 95 percent of the area yield (as determined by the Corporation).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E5680B2EF8240659F0657091780ACCE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Corporation shall provide producers with information on catastrophic risk and additional coverage in terms of dollar coverage (within the allowable limits of coverage provided in this paragraph).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA6BFCD3C5684C3C87C2DCD40CFAAFA4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplemental coverage option</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H1C0B84AC9E024199B331941E009D9DE5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of the supplemental coverage option described in paragraph (3)(B), the Corporation shall offer producers the opportunity to purchase coverage in combination with a policy or plan of insurance offered under this subtitle that would allow indemnities to be paid to a producer equal to a part of the deductible under the policy or plan of insurance—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2695CBA0C9454BFB9A601B48FFD7D3EC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at a county-wide level to the fullest extent practicable; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H1C5C3E66764A43A7897398A61FDBE07D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in counties that lack sufficient data, on the basis of such larger geographical area as the Corporation determines to provide sufficient data for purposes of providing the coverage.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H7138021CD88447A18782DF0902D6EB92"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Trigger</header><text>Coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall be triggered only if the losses in the area exceed 14 percent of normal levels (as determined by the Corporation).</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H3E1C114554814259A56616BE895E9AEB"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Coverage</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to the trigger described in clause (ii), coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall not exceed the difference between—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB37B388884324BB88EA52F7D90F8CD95"><enum>(I)</enum><text>86 percent; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H75668F652E214A30B922E80A833BDFB1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the coverage level selected by the producer for the underlying policy or plan of insurance.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HFAAD9E395B9F40BA8FAAEB1BF31665E2"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Ineligible crops and acres</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crops for which the producer has elected under section 1116 of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> to receive agriculture risk coverage and acres that are enrolled in the stacked income protection plan under section 508B shall not be eligible for supplemental coverage under this subparagraph.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HADC6A3898FA64A1C844BE7AC7E198581"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Calculation of premium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (d), the premium for coverage offered under paragraph (3)(B) and clause (i) shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H158766BF8CC246388DF9BC3CEE066160"><enum>(I)</enum><text>be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and a reasonable reserve; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H8200E7C9B2C243F79898CD17100B17D3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>include an amount for operating and administrative expenses established in accordance with subsection (k)(4)(F).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H31E08FABA35D4553B78F41CF2051D1C3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment of portion of premium by Corporation</header><text>Section 508(e)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4880AC57D09F45F5BC4A608BA375E2C5"><enum>(H)</enum><text>In the case of the supplemental coverage option authorized in subsection (c)(4)(C), the amount shall be equal to the sum of—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD0FBEF1B235C420EB93A48EE1ACD88D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>65 percent of the additional premium associated with the coverage; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HB1B6BE67BDB84452B5855A0A6F904EC8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount determined under subsection (c)(4)(C)(v)(II), subject to subsection (k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover operating and administrative expenses.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD84EE777BDC44E6AAED44CCE91AD0D2B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application date</header><text>The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation shall begin to provide additional coverage based on an individual yield and loss basis, supplemented with coverage based on an area yield and loss basis, as described in the amendments made by this section, not later than for the 2015 crop year.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H360D2874FE3D4F84902FD9F9BB4884CD"><enum>11004.</enum><header>Crop margin coverage option</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(c)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(3)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 11003) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD7CA2EF638A649539216DAD928A719A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2DB842257F324A869A23F3D2EE184D26"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD0B3071CFD044208B58BB8E55D9E38DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H584D48E98D624BD0A4A2681CBFD92B8B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD2C296811D2243458D296C8201A7BD1E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a margin basis alone or in combination with the coverages available under subparagraph (A) or (B).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCC044B2818048DC98E5937AA10E7CE9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11005.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Premium amounts for catastrophic risk protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(d)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(d)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E35D66E6D3A404C8FC38815BB0685CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of catastrophic risk protection, the amount of the premium established by the Corporation for each crop for which catastrophic risk protection is available shall be reduced by the percentage equal to the difference between the average loss ratio for the crop and 100 percent, plus a reasonable reserve, as determined by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H98D19C8BDBE545F58F442E3A9AECF1A2"><enum>11006.</enum><header>Permanent enterprise unit subsidy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H21BD9ADB345D464784C69468CD513490"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation may pay a portion of the premiums for plans or policies of insurance for which the insurable unit is defined on a whole farm or enterprise unit basis that is higher than would otherwise be paid in accordance with paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="H5CA071810D314228A2B80B38F78F9BEE"><enum>11007.</enum><header>Enterprise units for irrigated and nonirrigated crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(e)(5) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(e)(5)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0826F50E91E94F6FAD009C8BA0BA051D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Nonirrigated crops</header><text>Beginning with the 2015 crop year, the Corporation shall make available separate enterprise units for irrigated and nonirrigated acreage of crops in counties.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H7F1D4C81F6CB439CA6D629729A3363EF"><enum>11008.</enum><header>Data collection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(g)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(g)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HB418A24B49E54005A8C223E221B1A0D9"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Sources of yield data</header><text>To determine yields under this paragraph, the Corporation—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H893B21B785AA475681844D81AA19DB7D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall use county data collected by the Risk Management Agency, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, or both; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H5067D0F3DAF44D2489EE87E316C4C5CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if sufficient county data is not available, may use other data considered appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="H7D657F7CAB3B48D8A6118787C4C374B2"><enum>11009.</enum><header>Adjustment in actual production history to establish insurable yields</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(g) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(g)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 11008) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5EA43BF5420E4F69B00C9F92E1C47ADD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting <quote>and paragraph (4)(C)</quote> after <quote>(B)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H96AF6AB1FC18494599BDBE7979D208D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0492AA4AE5F84A0D98260452081CF9C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC767E4A5C3804F8E82F4A75CAA20C5E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>or (C)</quote> after <quote>(B)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAFCA7B098F534684B8F72C70569FB44B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6FD8093B61924D4E81F3E7912AC58857"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Election to exclude certain history</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H8479AFCF32934E7EAF66346FD12AAF56"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect to 1 or more of the crop years used to establish the actual production history of an agricultural commodity of the producer, the producer may elect to exclude any recorded or appraised yield for any crop year in which the per planted acre yield of the agricultural commodity in the county of the producer was at least 50 percent below the simple average of the per planted acre yield of the agricultural commodity in the county during the previous 10 consecutive crop years.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H971F4DD22DF54F4CAF3E10FC014D9065"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contiguous counties</header><text>In any crop year that a producer in a county is eligible to make an election to exclude a yield under clause (i), a producer in a contiguous county is eligible to make such an election.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HD43C553ABDC04A4F99FEE703038D2BB0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Irrigation practice</header><text>For purposes of determining whether the per planted acre yield of the agricultural commodity in the county of the producer was at least 50 percent below the simple average of the per planted acre yield of the agricultural commodity in the county during the previous 10 consecutive crop years, the Corporation shall make a separate determination for irrigated and nonirrigated acreage.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C51860AE1AA4D6381316706A5A0C1F4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Submission of policies and Board review and approval</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18ED4CF31B2445EA8E14C0089FC47FE3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(h) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(h)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE67721CF7FB54B53BE033176224E2A0B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94E50F53C4B54614B5EE7EDEBF71D7D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB6FC34DE25774AFCA27E7269DC1E7C52"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(1) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text>.—In addition</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HCF5BA9541B1248A6B3E5DB8617655E82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authority to submit</header>
<subparagraph id="H9D4C308D0A4D4B69B37EF78DF0123CAE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2751BBDF0A3C4CBFB5BC8AF3AE37D792"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HDF15A33A8BC34ACBBCD76003059F6BDB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review and submission by corporation</header><text>The Corporation shall review any policy developed under section 522(c) or any pilot program developed under section 523 and submit the policy or program to the Board under this subsection if the Corporation, at the sole discretion of the Corporation, finds that the policy or program—</text>
<clause id="H26F4C88D06BA4FA080D275A64F356D33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will likely result in a viable and marketable policy consistent with this subsection;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF845BAAFF41C4DD284E622775F477B1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would provide crop insurance coverage in a significantly improved form; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H93E09040778B48ED94AA0D556521F886"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adequately protects the interests of producers.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8964B72BC2B478886019062E3201C7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C692FB319C446178C3E2B1868D7DD22"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review and approval by the Board</header>
<subparagraph id="HA90D6278CBD64DB597FD16F5EB8012C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A policy, plan of insurance, or other material submitted to the Board under this subsection shall be reviewed by the Board and shall be approved by the Board for reinsurance and for sale by approved insurance providers to producers at actuarially appropriate rates and under appropriate terms and conditions if the Board determines that—</text>
<clause id="HEC5940A09CAE4E02A142972820696EE9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the interests of producers are adequately protected;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9BA00A1063904136B23CA2E344C392A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the proposed policy or plan of insurance will—</text>
<subclause id="H3E0E995D7CE643B4869B876B615AD337"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide a new kind of coverage that is likely to be viable and marketable;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB27B3B26181E48BDB6250151951D0F41"><enum>(II)</enum><text>provide crop insurance coverage in a manner that addresses a clear and identifiable flaw or problem in an existing policy; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H58350EA57DB443D2A42CD005B1AE2D2E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>provide a new kind of coverage for a commodity that previously had no available crop insurance, or has demonstrated a low level of participation or coverage level under existing coverage; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HADFAD3B83D75468BA75105CC6B8671D7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the proposed policy or plan of insurance will not have a significant adverse impact on the crop insurance delivery system.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H290CB374E2F548C8AA6FB8F243FAD47E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In approving policies or plans of insurance, the Board shall in a timely manner—</text>
<clause id="H6A7FAB107A4E426C9CA57A779BC305C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>first, consider policies or plans of insurance that address underserved commodities, including commodities for which there is no insurance;</text></clause>
<clause id="H78DF9303DFF14DC586000E007BA834D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>second, consider existing policies or plans of insurance for which there is inadequate coverage or there exists low levels of participation; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9DD60EF8250440A5B32B0F7F4F49501B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>last, consider all policies or plans of insurance submitted to the Board that do not meet the criteria described in clause (i) or (ii).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE850376B989D4F2289588775E4DA8EE3"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Specified review and approval priorities</header><text>In reviewing policies and other materials submitted to the Board under this subsection for approval, the Board—</text>
<clause id="H7454C960E6DF45AA9F723C8F02E7B76F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall make the development and approval of a revenue policy for peanut producers a priority so that a revenue policy is available to peanut producers in time for the 2015 crop year;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAB8D4DDE90E14434BD2CD43E7017FF38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall make the development and approval of a margin coverage policy for rice producers a priority so that a margin coverage policy is available to rice producers in time for the 2015 crop year; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD14A24BD89B44597AD226D0C2E1E7CB2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may approve a submission that is made pursuant to this subsection that would, beginning with the 2015 crop year, allow producers that purchase policies in accordance with subsection (e)(5)(A) to separate enterprise units by risk rating for acreage of crops in counties.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0DD81D61D2CD4B4BA1E4E33CB1AFAB8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval of costs for research and development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H5747717B4127400D88E489C59030FC13"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Approval</header>
<clause id="HEF6B53FAEBEB409B9357DDFDF9A71A90"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board may approve up to 50 percent of the projected total research and development costs to be paid in advance to an applicant, in accordance with the procedures developed by the Board for the making of the payments, if, after consideration of the reviewer reports described in subparagraph (D) and such other information as the Board determines appropriate, the Board determines that—</text>
<subclause id="HCAE2E3209A86463C9B608090C1ADD7AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the concept, in good faith, will likely result in a viable and marketable policy consistent with section 508(h);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H84DD81C4D22E4391BB40E1C6B0593C86"><enum>(II)</enum><text>at the sole discretion of the Board, the concept, if developed into a policy and approved by the Board, would provide crop insurance coverage—</text>
<item id="HB199A51DD23740469EE83700FC006EEB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in a significantly improved form;</text></item>
<item id="H2A3BA1E54A6245E1B80E6A5BBF53BADF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>to a crop or region not traditionally served by the Federal crop insurance program; or</text></item>
<item id="H15D76EC1A85F43C2A85934A81BF15023"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>in a form that addresses a recognized flaw or problem in the program;</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="H64FBF62E1E0244D89C523963FF75DCEC"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the applicant agrees to provide such reports as the Corporation determines are necessary to monitor the development effort;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF495BB684DEB4904B4CCC6B24FE5CDDC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the proposed budget and timetable are reasonable, as determined by the Board; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA5D791F1CDFD4E29AA411D06362D452F"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the concept proposal meets any other requirements that the Board determines appropriate.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H462E48405E3C49E997FEEF1F1E46B1A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Board may waive the 50-percent limitation and, upon request of the submitter after the submitter has begun research and development activities, the Board may approve an additional 25 percent advance payment to the submitter for research and development costs, if, at the sole discretion of the Board, the Board determines that—</text>
<subclause id="H1F01981EA2D142A49439FD9C172AF966"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the intended policy or plan of insurance developed by the submitter will provide coverage for a region or crop that is underserved by the Federal crop insurance program, including specialty crops; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2EBC4FB06E484A94816C6DF73A7588CF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the submitter is making satisfactory progress towards developing a viable and marketable policy or plan of insurance consistent with section 508(h).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HE87C2CB4D9C245178A8133FB995E5711"><enum>11011.</enum><header>Consultation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(h)(4) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(h)(4)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H2BB8B632635E4C1FA19AF4561E76A1C6"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<clause id="HE8D9D55495CC45868098F19CFFC23294"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>As part of the feasibility and research associated with the development of a policy or other material for fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops (including floriculture), the submitter prior to making a submission under this subsection shall consult with groups representing producers of those agricultural commodities in all major producing areas for the commodities to be served or potentially impacted, either directly or indirectly.</text></clause>
<clause id="HCC77F4CFEC634B4185166FF8F33F4C39"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Submission to the board</header><text>Any submission made to the Board under this subsection shall contain a summary and analysis of the feasibility and research findings from the impacted groups described in clause (i), including a summary assessment of the support for or against development of the policy and an assessment on the impact of the proposed policy to the general marketing and production of the crop from both a regional and national perspective.</text></clause>
<clause id="H8921CD79E1C74CE1AEFB991576CD7102"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Evaluation by the board</header><text>In evaluating whether the interests of producers are adequately protected pursuant to paragraph (3) with respect to a submission made under this subsection, the Board shall review the information provided pursuant to clause (ii) to determine if the submission will create adverse market distortions with respect to the production of commodities that are the subject of the submission.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H51AE12EA84894AC297E2C634ACAAD926"><enum>11012.</enum><header>Budget limitations on renegotiation of the standard reinsurance agreement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(k)(8) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(8)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H3AE13F3F30974BE18A20B6DF45A2110C"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Budget</header>
<clause id="H16CD68273038408A82F35CE5866C69B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall ensure that any Standard Reinsurance Agreement negotiated under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall—</text>
<subclause id="H0156F36A64654219B3E737B10EFD632B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, be estimated as budget neutral with respect to the total amount of payments described in paragraph (9) as compared to the total amount of such payments estimated to be made under the immediately preceding Standard Reinsurance Agreement if that Agreement were extended over the same period of time;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H23FBBAC878244AE1ADD5F384A3A186D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>comply with the applicable provisions of this Act establishing the rates of reimbursement for administrative and operating costs for approved insurance providers and agents, except that, to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated total amount of reimbursement for those costs shall not be less than the total amount of the payments to be made under the immediately preceding Standard Reinsurance Agreement if that Agreement were extended over the same period of time, as estimated on the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1F3DD8AFDF034566925E820ED0B9E793"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in no event significantly depart from budget neutrality unless otherwise required by this Act.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H36C6742E1EA84D12BE550A316CB7135A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Use of savings</header><text>To the extent that any budget savings are realized in the renegotiation of a Standard Reinsurance Agreement under subparagraph (A)(ii), and the savings are determined not to be a significant departure from budget neutrality under clause (i), the savings shall be used to increase reimbursements or payments described under paragraphs (4) and (9).</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DA53D0380A4454DAB413DC35242CB70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11013.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test weight for corn</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(m) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(m)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58A36BBD38424EA0935A607B618653F8" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4BFA017CBA74CD287616E12470CDEC6"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test weight for corn</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A16A77E9BF8479390F7AF21343543A3"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall establish procedures to allow insured producers not more than 120 days to settle claims, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, involving corn that is determined to have low test weight.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36EC523977EA4A94870BA903A7FE1A83"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall implement subparagraph (A) on a regional basis based on market conditions and the interests of producers.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43524E55CC65478A9B611FB2A207602A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of effectiveness</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority provided by this paragraph terminates effective on the date that is 5 years after the date on which subparagraph (A) is implemented.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H91AD0EEB317D457B8067CCC319020AEA"><enum>11014.</enum><header>Crop production on native sod</header>
<subsection id="H65A648C54FB8438A831BB6E13636B8BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal crop insurance</header><text>Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(o)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E31E265BD93442298F7FF8E0E11AA37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting <quote>, or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled,</quote> after <quote>tilled</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD75EFEFBAFA848AD8605A03BAAA3F289"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F2DF3E582714DD49D0A854763DC8CFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Ineligibility for</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Reduction in</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB7FE478B844447581F9AD5935DEE6F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A3AAC21D5604A5FB31E3CC0762F1609" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5395363C82314D41B2A37F481678CE8E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an annual crop after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> shall be subject to a reduction in benefits under this subtitle as described in this paragraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0606FB4FA15949EBADB3F96D9D159F4F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29E342D407514700B7D898F22B1E1879" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7B218A4A63F443909322C39896425DE2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<clause id="HCD655246C8F944D08C46A2E1E2FED0AC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>For purposes of the reduction in benefits for the acreage described in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H2CA2DE561BCC481F862FBCFE47CA3BB3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the crop insurance guarantee shall be determined by using a yield equal to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H693D3F411219439083C7BBC7C55130D0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under this subtitle, except for coverage authorized pursuant to subsection (b)(1), shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H26326D91364D4F5CB2D8D20AA01EC7D5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Yield substitution</header><text>During the period native sod acreage is covered by this subsection, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B51813CA40C4B15A61E2EA48A4054B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H338D1E5154BA4EDCB41EC9DED1C9FB61" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE39326B4AC284862B5235C372401BE7A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall only apply to native sod acreage in the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5C8DBE9BB1E94A3B9845B5EBDE201F1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Noninsured crop disaster assistance</header><text>Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD9FE3208F23C44C5BB3BD3081928303B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">ineligibility</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">reduction in benefits</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3A41B8CFD9443F9996FE78AF489AB90"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting <quote>, or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled,</quote> after <quote>tilled</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H622F301EEBF54AFDA32D671662A1A310"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H91ABB2D7E4B24C8C92E3E978406790A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Ineligibility for</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Reduction in</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H873CD658A6E44A989E6241CDAB3C51A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H124943BDD3F541648CFBB7685950F8AC" style="OLC">
<clause id="HF72EA4F2C66F43D9B32AB19A7877B395"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the first 4 crop years of planting, as determined by the Secretary, native sod acreage that has been tilled for the production of an annual crop after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title> shall be subject to a reduction in benefits under this section as described in this subparagraph.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAFE4BC02486C40EB9478596E986BC70B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06E48743583F490FB2026E2741BCE26D" style="OLC">
<clause id="HA5FFF9A29664405E9933C518327597E7"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>For purposes of the reduction in benefits for the acreage described in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="HD5755C0DF2694A818E77C04F8DF7317F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the approved yield shall be determined by using a yield equal to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD0BC766AD453465492B2B0624E2753D4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the service fees or premiums for crops planted on native sod shall be equal to 200 percent of the amount determined in subsections (<italic>l</italic>)(2) or (k), as applicable, but in no case shall exceed the amount determined in subsection (<italic>l</italic>)(2)(B)(ii).</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D5F2F36215947CAAA1EE5A1668C363A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H750AF538BA6D40EBA44368D050437E9F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8808A6794CA74A07BC225CD268887C28"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This paragraph shall only apply to native sod acreage in the States of Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H77E5BF284CF7423EA87AC26E33936323"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cropland report</header>
<paragraph id="H75F40A168B1A46D687B559FFC0D9633C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Baseline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 cropland acreage in each applicable county and State, and the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each applicable county and State, beginning with calendar year 2000 and including that information for the most recent year for which that information is available.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H988A8762F01647FBA17638908CE9943A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Annual updates</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2015, and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2018, 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—</text>
<subparagraph id="H80B26BFCECF7444097937CD9DAFAA6F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the cropland acreage in each applicable county and State as of the date of submission of the report; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9BA3CD60145467989993D6CB3BE2EF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each applicable county and State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H9E86BC261DF649C18EFAD0336E16F811"><enum>11015.</enum><header>Coverage levels by practice</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" id="HB47CEA3E3ADE4644B937B90CFA2A58D3"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Coverage levels by practice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning with the 2015 crop year, a producer that produces an agricultural commodity on both dry land and irrigated land may elect a different coverage level for each production practice.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="HC722EE01D01D42789521595AEBD675B6"><enum>11016.</enum><header>Beginning farmer and rancher provisions</header>
<subsection id="HE3DFA13333824E1F8B2B934B1130754C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4968CD361BBE446BB1C33FFD3C99208B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22D86AE765BB4BD9AFA1E2244F7EF870"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EDED425E82247D2A11C4E6CB81361B4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H06C7B9D082CA46D596B84764EFE93828"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Beginning farmer or rancher</header><text>The term <term>beginning farmer or rancher</term> means a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and managed a farm or ranch with a bona fide insurable interest in a crop or livestock as an owner-operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper for more than 5 crop years, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2F9F90140BC74DD6849D8438984AE31C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Premium adjustments</header><text>Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9C0B0EFABBC4D5582E22B1B54BF2CF1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(5)(E), by inserting <quote>and beginning farmers or ranchers</quote> after <quote>limited resource farmers</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4477E0278140452F81E01C543068AAB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DAD027C3E8A4E2C99935E434EDA1E92" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB9DA0F33B75B4AEC9D99F7E0D1E67ADD"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Premium for beginning farmers or ranchers</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection regarding payment of a portion of premiums, a beginning farmer or rancher shall receive premium assistance that is 10 percentage points greater than premium assistance that would otherwise be available under paragraphs (2) (except for subparagraph (A) of that paragraph), (5), (6), and (7) for the applicable policy, plan of insurance, and coverage level selected by the beginning farmer or rancher.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF591B8B8B01F4A11B5B416AFBC5153CA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H62040C38A340476894216E3DD611EC38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)—</text>
<clause id="H2E03F4DBF77343C9AB76E9D8F47CA1E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2B3D408B7DB34511A355F9965A6DF068"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (ii)(III), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD71DA88EEF6E4E9A855EBE41613ACB21"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9F0C6EAC3E846EDBBCE48C80A64009D" style="OLC">
<clause id="HBA5E99CD533F4CC08737220A32A04C0D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if the producer is a beginning farmer or rancher who was previously involved in a farming or ranching operation, including involvement in the decisionmaking or physical involvement in the production of the crop or livestock on the farm, for any acreage obtained by the beginning farmer or rancher, a yield that is the higher of—</text>
<subclause id="H2D9B6F66914149B387C0FEA93641AF7A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the actual production history of the previous producer of the crop or livestock on the acreage determined under subparagraph (A); or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H73EA6B6AEC8F415D939DBAD762A1E030"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a yield of the producer, as determined in clause (i).</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10D20DB0101B438E963D3887C604DBB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)(B)(ii)—</text>
<clause id="HA3529B2036AC4CCC825568B79D6C72BD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>(I)</quote> after <quote>(ii)</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H932A4E261226415A9D6D9C4E6B03E2BB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE04093CFB72D4B06A27B10535EEE10F2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE235496213E41D1B562AF3A8FA9AA9B" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H7DF226E2C3034F81B98506FC47BDE94B" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of beginning farmers or ranchers, replace each excluded yield with a yield equal to 80 percent of the applicable transitional yield.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HFF2F1B9416D44CAAB1129A60B7C6B947" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11017.</enum><header>Stacked income protection plan for producers of upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="HD37084032E9D4FCD9B1712D836E8A5F4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability of Stacked Income Protection Plan for Producers of Upland Cotton</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 508A (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508a">7 U.S.C. 1508a</external-xref>) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CADAEF195DA4A1C9C246DBC8B6F544C" style="OLC">
<section id="H0E8BB43E3C0C4FA2884EE697C4510680"><enum>508B.</enum><header>Stacked income protection plan for producers of upland cotton</header>
<subsection id="H4BBB3697177E4D28913FE5BD87A9AFF4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning not later than the 2015 crop of upland cotton, the Corporation shall make available to producers of upland cotton an additional policy (to be known as the <quote>Stacked Income Protection Plan</quote>), which shall provide coverage consistent with the Group Risk Income Protection Plan (and the associated Harvest Revenue Option Endorsement) offered by the Corporation for the 2011 crop year.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2AA5DE8681954C36824E2E6A1F8EFB66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation may modify the Stacked Income Protection Plan on a program-wide basis, except that the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall comply with the following requirements:</text>
<paragraph id="H935072FCECA04D61A0A5879DFA90E357"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Provide coverage for revenue loss of not less than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of expected county revenue, specified in increments of 5 percent. The deductible shall be the minimum percent of revenue loss at which indemnities are triggered under the plan, not to be less than 10 percent of the expected county revenue.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H881A1B75F9384729A9DB3E1DD87E0DFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Be offered to producers of upland cotton in all counties with upland cotton production—</text>
<subparagraph id="H93E03FCAF9064E37851FA10AD8C942E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at a county-wide level to the fullest extent practicable; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE68724F3C41F4FBEB77758B31F64D169"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in counties that lack sufficient data, on the basis of such larger geographical area as the Corporation determines to provide sufficient data for purposes of providing the coverage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF89E108BC9594FDFBDDF1B848942191C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Be purchased in addition to any other individual or area coverage in effect on the producer’s acreage or as a stand-alone policy, except that if a producer has an individual or area coverage for the same acreage, the maximum coverage available under the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not exceed the deductible for the individual or area coverage.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3566150B38024E78B97F6AFC8E83A66C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Establish coverage based on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3316C6A38514E419032B1358457077D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the expected price established under existing Group Risk Income Protection or area wide policy offered by the Corporation for the applicable county (or area) and crop year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE2EE3D313AA478B9F8E832C0FF844F1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an expected county yield that is the higher of—</text>
<clause id="HB69755A68C8F4096A21E1CE335C91768"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the expected county yield established for the existing area-wide plans offered by the Corporation for the applicable county (or area) and crop year (or, in geographic areas where area-wide plans are not offered, an expected yield determined in a manner consistent with those of area-wide plans); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H51AB9C20C128445181838295CD0E7512"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average of the applicable yield data for the county (or area) for the most recent 5 years, excluding the highest and lowest observations, from the Risk Management Agency or the National Agricultural Statistics Service (or both) or, if sufficient county data is not available, such other data considered appropriate by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43F5B685EA104033AF2D2A273DB458A7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Use a multiplier factor to establish maximum protection per acre (referred to as a <quote>protection factor</quote>) of not less than the higher of the level established on a program wide basis or 120 percent.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BEBE696B8BD4A069ED451A4EFB5C44A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pay an indemnity based on the amount that the expected county revenue exceeds the actual county revenue, as applied to the individual coverage of the producer. Indemnities under the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall not include or overlap the amount of the deductible selected under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H708E1422EB954641ABA2B7479E3AB549"><enum>(7)</enum><text>In all counties for which data are available, establish separate coverage levels for irrigated and nonirrigated practices.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB118A9D878DE404A8302574509EB9A96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Premium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding section 508(d), the premium for the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HEBDEF60122D44CCFB0299460320FD9DA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be sufficient to cover anticipated losses and a reasonable reserve; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA56613DF8248457E84D2E0AE2A0BC4CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include an amount for operating and administrative expenses established in accordance with section 508(k)(4)(F).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD6F85C244E53488388FC64E2DF089656"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Payment of portion of premium by Corporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to section 508(e)(4), the amount of premium paid by the Corporation for all qualifying coverage levels of the Stacked Income Protection Plan shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF380700A9A64B66B7DAC24127825F22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>80 percent of the amount of the premium established under subsection (c) for the coverage level selected; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F18283B85D142C2B0D62A8F42757863"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount determined under subsection (c)(2), subject to section 508(k)(4)(F), for the coverage to cover administrative and operating expenses.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDCEF4CCED3CD441486F9ABEB93898608"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Relation to other coverages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Stacked Income Protection Plan is in addition to all other coverages available to producers of upland cotton.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HA7A63E4EE5F74FD7AD80004AD9E9E52F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 508(k)(4)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(k)(4)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>or authorized under subsection (c)(4)(C) or section 508B</quote> after <quote>of this subparagraph</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H89A366A10F834064AE13994436AA7A2F"><enum>11018.</enum><header>Peanut revenue crop insurance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Crop Insurance Act is amended by inserting after section 508B (as added by section 11017), the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" id="HFDA8C3513D41410C9F7AD5425ED92BFF"><enum>508C.</enum><header>Peanut revenue crop insurance</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H831BCEEE7BE745D4A61301337D0DEC1E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning with the 2015 crop year, the Risk Management Agency and the Corporation shall make available to producers of peanuts a revenue crop insurance program for peanuts.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H692070C9035040289179544416B848C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective price</header><text>Subject to subsection (c), for purposes of the revenue crop insurance program and the multiperil crop insurance program under this Act, the effective price for peanuts shall be equal to the Rotterdam price index for peanuts or other appropriate price as determined by the Secretary, as adjusted to reflect the farmer stock price of peanuts in the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4B61633C227F4018A228BB37183046E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Adjustments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEF00B3FD24924892B45E8509FEAC0C11"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effective price for peanuts established under subsection (b) may be adjusted by the Risk Management Agency and the Corporation to correct distortions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD46CE78E5448477297EC3667F1A57317"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>If an adjustment is made under paragraph (1), the Risk Management Agency and the Corporation shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE57EF7EC85D94CD18D012206BF6DDE91"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the adjustment in an open and transparent manner; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD02568F209464033B9F3C3C709CD3E54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 reasons for the adjustment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="H52F5841A57DB4ED4A8E6929DE462A2CA"><enum>11019.</enum><header>Authority to correct errors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1515">7 U.S.C. 1515(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0F68D0D0D1E74120BB4712A8EDAEAB84"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="HDAFFEFCE404D4892B32510A5E2D0891A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBC495BDADC914CE9A6E7816C1A72C438"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Beginning with</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H2834BC1C96C24D31926186928E38F72B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>Beginning with</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDD15B3E691EB4BCEB7618A91C3113ACC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE3F8982DA22943FFA36D89BAE5190DA3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Corrections</header>
<subparagraph id="H176DFA4D6DF14BC699954CF66876807E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the corrections permitted by the Corporation as of the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, the Corporation shall establish procedures that allow an agent or an approved insurance provider, subject to subparagraph (B)—</text>
<clause id="H09C05723414347E8BDC4060C9ECEC9ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>within a reasonable amount of time following the applicable sales closing date, to correct errors in information that is provided by a producer for the purpose of obtaining coverage under any policy or plan of insurance made available under this subtitle to ensure that the eligibility information is correct and consistent with information reported by the producer for other programs administered by the Secretary;</text></clause>
<clause id="H3C0286AC97BE4DE7806FB2F1A4030DFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>within a reasonable amount of time following—</text>
<subclause id="H58F601A36FBB47289BD9EBB01CFD0CE4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the acreage reporting date, to reconcile errors in the information reported by the producer with correct information determined from any other program administered by the Secretary; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEEB0DFF8B859492A9868778683AA3E82"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the date of any subsequent correction of data by the Farm Service Agency made as a result of the verification of information, to make conforming corrections; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H0A5AA19CB4C34130AD81E1E646403736"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>at any time, to correct electronic transmission errors that were made by an agent or approved insurance provider, or such errors made by the Farm Service Agency or any other agency of the Department of Agriculture in transmitting the information provided by the producer for purposes of other programs of the Department to the extent an agent or approved insurance provider relied upon the erroneous information for crop insurance purposes.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4B8764053A54A01A650FCF7B4393BE9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In accordance with the procedures of the Corporation, correction to the information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) may only be made if the corrections do not allow the producer—</text>
<clause id="H03054C66C5CB4B8AA84ECA6BB455E5B9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to avoid ineligibility requirements for insurance or obtain a disproportionate benefit under the crop insurance program or any related program administered by the Secretary;</text></clause>
<clause id="H010DE916A97D4EAFB52A08A6A991A8E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to obtain, enhance, or increase an insurance guarantee or indemnity if a cause of loss exists or has occurred before any correction has been made, or avoid premium owed if no loss is likely to occur; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H7EDA70DFC05E4FF2B6F236B6627EA66B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to avoid an obligation or requirement under any Federal or State law.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2BF6B69D0EC94DC4A2F4A3961018C5FD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exception to late filing sanctions</header><text>Any corrections made within a reasonable amount of time, in accordance with established procedures, pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to any late filing sanctions authorized in the reinsurance agreement with the Corporation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H523EA71F62EF43D1958FF7F9300D80F6"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Late payment of debt</header><text>In the case of a producer that has inadvertently failed to pay a debt due as specified by regulations of the Corporation and has been determined to be ineligible for crop insurance pursuant to the terms of the policy as a result of that failure, the Corporation may determine to allow the producer to pay the debt and purchase the crop insurance after the sales closing date, in accordance with procedures and limitations established by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="H6CC5D566D8BB4877A9CC5F89736A5980"><enum>11020.</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 515 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1515">7 U.S.C. 1515</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8BB37985183E41048406227C0A107034"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H8E0BF1BD3D344D41933A1BFEB63D1030"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Systems maintenance and upgrades</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC80DE435CB0C43F0900FE7A2075481C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain and upgrade the information management systems of the Corporation used in the administration and enforcement of this subtitle.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H91F349EC8C6841A48D7AA8533ED9134B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HE0105648DEC94339AD44102115A5C4E5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In maintaining and upgrading the systems, the Secretary shall ensure that new hardware and software are compatible with the hardware and software used by other agencies of the Department to maximize data sharing and promote the purposes of this section.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HBD8ABE7967DD4C2680A9683D31EF2294"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Acreage report streamlining initiative project</header><text>As soon as practicable, the Secretary shall develop and implement an acreage report streamlining initiative project to allow producers to report acreage and other information directly to the Department.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H177E41F4B2DD42A497D83474AB819A61"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (k), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H2B3951C489674770BC52FB2BF32780A9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Information technology</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H43E0156D65E54F56B7B84FC9B16587A0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For purposes of subsection (j)(1), the Corporation may use, from amounts made available from the insurance fund established under section 516(c), not more than—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H2049108CAC27464BB8311647FB6973C3"><enum>(i)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9B96C25F03894035A48C8F5D7B7A6A74"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2014, $14,000,000; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H21326C2B4E0F457CAE0BF50FC090336A" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, $9,000,000; or</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H15E84CC7D13E485886E997D644FA404F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if the Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project is substantially completed by September 30, 2015, not more than $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H19E4E2B18AD0428C90415F4776923994"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>The Secretary shall notify the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate of the substantial completion of the Acreage Crop Reporting Streamlining Initiative (ACRSI) project not later than July 1, 2015.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="H8ABDCEDD461541648FA8C1C889C90364"><enum>11021.</enum><header>Crop insurance fraud</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 516(b)(2) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1516">7 U.S.C. 1516(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6610223C7F54495994124C99F58F619C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reviews, compliance, and integrity</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HB12B2620F63745DD892BA38C9DAF2597"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each of the 2014 and subsequent reinsurance years, the Corporation may use the insurance fund established under subsection (c), but not to exceed $9,000,000 for each fiscal year, to pay costs—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HAD78B05C75614C148D1CB745F41AAFCE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to reimburse expenses incurred for the operations and review of policies, plans of insurance, and related materials (including actuarial and related information); and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HF70AFF5872AC433F9F72B344D10EEB33"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to assist the Corporation in maintaining program actuarial soundness and financial integrity.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2002F95F7CF048AEA2C76F472B2D38BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretarial action</header><text>For the purposes described in clause (i), the Secretary may, without further appropriation—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HCD31A833CE504C998714F85039637DE0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>merge some or all of the funds made available under this subparagraph into the accounts of the Risk Management Agency; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6F650C7B47AA46E784BF167E5E328B75"><enum>(II)</enum><text>obligate those funds.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2A57AB3ECB45486E88BDCF902B8804D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Maintenance of funding</header><text>Funds made available under this subparagraph shall be in addition to other funds made available for costs incurred by the Corporation or the Risk Management Agency.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" id="H06612209AAE94B739980C4F7594247EF"><enum>11022.</enum><header>Research and development priorities</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCA3C29A43DC147FA8B2046A71E843021"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority to conduct research and development, priorities</header><text>Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBAA6299F4C3B4A8F865848F4871FDE27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">contracting</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H44343A9A6FC34B29B7055EEA379924A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>may enter into contracts to carry out research and development to</quote> and inserting <quote>may conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry out research and development to maintain or improve existing policies or develop new policies to</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC057B3E0B5004247A8E45CE9E2FC6DF6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H889FB5F252A5411587E7E876A7B8DBD8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>conduct research and development or</quote> after <quote>The Corporation may</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6168C46DCA4C4C0F99E6CE883FB91891"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>conducting research and development or</quote> after <quote>Before</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7313A9F295BC418FA8DBF766AC5B9CF1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>after expert review in accordance with section 505(e)</quote> after <quote>approved by the Board</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBB41BCEA15A74378B2D3F346E0761395"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>a pasture, range, and forage program</quote> and inserting <quote>policies that increase participation by producers of underserved agricultural commodities, including sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, rice, peanuts, sugarcane, alfalfa, pennycress, dedicated energy crops, and specialty crops</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H50520BE0A4764961A772EE3D7B49176E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (17) as paragraph (25); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5AA69848FA634B20BC6411A550BD1EA5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (16), the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H62D89A5455484C528A3A5C5D65E0CA6B"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Margin coverage for catfish</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF8E0E5EA139940078096EACA244AE75E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall offer to enter into a contract with a qualified entity to conduct research and development regarding a policy to insure producers against reduction in the margin between the market value of catfish and selected costs incurred in the production of catfish.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H15BA86ECD3B24A068949DB84AC42128A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Eligibility for the policy described in subparagraph (A) shall be limited to freshwater species of catfish that are propagated and reared in controlled or selected environments.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H26BB77FFCD2D4076A6C1EA7F73B0C878"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text>The Board shall review the policy described in subparagraph (B) under section 508(h) and approve the policy if the Board finds that the policy—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD462E453A8064578BD6B7464F908232C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>will likely result in a viable and marketable policy consistent with this subsection;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H98B77C9754A84E1491851798FF0CB8AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>would provide crop insurance coverage in a significantly improved form;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H9030DF61232B4814BF371F04B4A7CDCC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>adequately protects the interests of producers; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HEF76276B921B4826BEDEB8664B272907"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>meets other requirements of this subtitle determined appropriate by the Board.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H890FE74688594071B45A346C27000C84"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Biomass and sweet sorghum energy crop insurance policies</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H748AA70A2F1B4514B658295CD7EE772E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with qualified entities to carry out research and development regarding—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H39228D373D394EB29BF1F01BD6C1A952"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a policy to insure biomass sorghum that is grown expressly for the purpose of producing a feedstock for renewable biofuel, renewable electricity, or biobased products; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H9DB93C8569D84321BCDADBEAE85B8BDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a policy to insure sweet sorghum that is grown for a purpose described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1B95AA1FF94946949F7D01ECA8547921"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>Research and development with respect to each of the policies required in subparagraph (A) shall evaluate the effectiveness of risk management tools for the production of biomass sorghum or sweet sorghum, including policies and plans of insurance that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF84D653BAF894ECDB38D1DAE7B8AFDE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are based on market prices and yields;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2FF88682D31649B4A5F988E852B94BAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to the extent that insufficient data exist to develop a policy based on market prices and yields, evaluate the policies and plans of insurance based on the use of weather indices, including excessive or inadequate rainfall, to protect the interest of crop producers; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H8E3D67A41A0145898EAF034F889FDEB9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide protection for production or revenue losses, or both.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9699E7F4D04C40FB8A3D4FA655E47341"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Study on swine catastrophic disease program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7C3A5738DBB940B8AC1BCCAC670EB3C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall contract with 1 or more qualified entities to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of insuring swine producers for a catastrophic event.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB37DDD64A8CD4E2D82959B37B5B3F516"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation 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 results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H23497189B4994F0FBF4907B62CC90DAE"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Whole farm diversified risk management insurance plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H02F2FFF075E349FBB742C5B3D95C6860"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Unless the Corporation approves a whole farm insurance plan, similar to the plan described in this paragraph, to be available to producers for the 2016 reinsurance year, the Corporation shall conduct activities or enter into contracts to carry out research and development to develop a whole farm risk management insurance plan, with a liability limitation of $1,500,000, that allows a diversified crop or livestock producer the option to qualify for an indemnity if actual gross farm revenue is below 85 percent of the average gross farm revenue or the expected gross farm revenue that can reasonably be expected of the producer, as determined by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H89CED0EFF90A4E4796E4389335EEDF39"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible producers</header><text>The Corporation shall permit producers (including direct-to-consumer marketers and producers servicing local and regional and farm identity-preserved markets) who produce multiple agricultural commodities, including specialty crops, industrial crops, livestock, and aquaculture products, to participate in the plan developed under subparagraph (A) in lieu of any other plan under this subtitle.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3234E087F56F498594F11616A737FE1C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Diversification</header><text>The Corporation may provide diversification-based additional coverage payment rates, premium discounts, or other enhanced benefits in recognition of the risk management benefits of crop and livestock diversification strategies for producers that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H5FEE4BE6C692434D9C9682E4B51F73A3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>grow multiple crops; or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H67551A48270546BD82AA8E7F554BC4E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may have income from the production of livestock that uses a crop grown on the farm.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBBFD535BF56641CDBF235702638A540A"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Market readiness</header><text>The Corporation may include coverage for the value of any packing, packaging, or any other similar on-farm activity the Corporation determines to be the minimum required in order to remove the commodity from the field.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA1592BC3516D4E67A9FDF1FC8AC708FF"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Study on poultry catastrophic disease program</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H58B350C4FC3A43239BF075F29FC1C556"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall contract with a qualified person to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of insuring poultry producers for a catastrophic event.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4067C335EEBA4EA683A85A70EFAADDBC"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation 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 results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H98BF7CF9B1C94FF181116F6A25520223"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Poultry business interruption insurance policy</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAD14A0C6B8C746899B29C89D7628BFF1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph, the terms <term>poultry</term> and <term>poultry grower</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 2(a) of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/182">7 U.S.C. 182(a)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H226371E05AD5465DACE9D49F17E8974C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The Corporation shall offer to enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an institution of higher education or other legal entity to carry out research and development regarding a policy to insure the commercial production of poultry against business interruptions caused by integrator bankruptcy.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H55B626E194A746C492263625CDBC4FC4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Research and development</header><text>As part of the research and development conducted pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement entered into under subparagraph (B), the entity shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD6A898BD57094999B341F941831D547F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluate the market place for business interruption insurance that is available to poultry growers;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HE5A30D482B6847AD954A51AA49818B6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>determine what statutory authority would be necessary to implement a business interruption insurance through the Corporation;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HA4FDE8B54F5540389C84BE9CF9D05AA9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>assess the feasibility of a policy or plan of insurance offered under this subtitle to insure against a portion of losses due to business interruption or to the bankruptcy of an business integrator; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H938BEE5DA5C54730B07005ABF1A7C835"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>analyze the costs to the Federal Government of a Federal business interruption insurance program for poultry growers or producers.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H41920C3FB06744899BC19B0567D19321"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Deadline for contract or cooperative agreement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation shall offer to enter into the contract or cooperative agreement required by subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAB98D117CBFB4A5DBEA75CC3880B36A2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Deadline for completion of research and development</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation 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 results of the research and development conducted pursuant to the contract or cooperative agreement entered into under subparagraph (B).]</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H511A229491384BA2AB288FC8378B7FD3"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Study of food safety insurance</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H042F488C83234EB4829D0F374FBBD934"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall offer to enter into a contract with 1 or more qualified entities to conduct a study to determine whether offering policies that provide coverage for specialty crops from food safety and contamination issues would benefit agricultural producers.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H364B588A9E7241DF8F5FF937D8D470BD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subject</header><text>The study described in subparagraph (A) shall evaluate policies and plans of insurance coverage that provide protection for production or revenue impacted by food safety concerns including, at a minimum, government, retail, or national consumer group announcements of a health advisory, removal, or recall related to a contamination concern.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2C3C69DAA03942ADA115790DB5063784"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation 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 results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="H36E1C5F5C88A4B369C9F9ECB0AE71C70"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Alfalfa crop insurance policy</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6CFCB4E169A04E7E980E8E40D0B316C1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with qualified entities to carry out research and development regarding a policy to insure alfalfa.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H07CFADA4BB4A45EFA7C835560291452F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Corporation 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 results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4500AEF33D5D46DC9E33AF0E12E19DA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 522(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(e)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFD045D08875440E18932A4D7BC689A6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6D3EB723CD24EFBB2519405581CE6B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA4084E8690164153A04FA4D2910FCCE4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Authority</header-in-text>.—</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Conducting and contracting for research and development</header-in-text>.—</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H10FBC896DC6F4117A7599A7D0B28AA67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>conduct research and development and</quote> after <quote>the Corporation may use to</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H24A01AB9148A463F99612A22DA3ABD88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>conduct research and development and</quote> after <quote>for the fiscal year to</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8D632BDD81D54831824EAC22908CF4C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>to provide either reimbursement payments or contract payments</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFE969F337EF04959B59F4CC7C5DA0CEB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE5D731846B041DF830E72FC7DBD42A0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11023.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crop insurance for organic crops</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6042274D68FC43039CDA4FE3B04BBC5A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508(c)(6) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(c)(6)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B7F1CCFE4674711A0A0A742E5DBC986"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Organic crops</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76D83237B6BB44E895B6DC424A54BB00"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as possible, but not later than the 2015 reinsurance year, the Corporation shall offer producers of organic crops price elections for all organic crops produced in compliance with standards issued by the Department of Agriculture under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6501">7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.</external-xref>) that reflect the actual retail or wholesale prices, as appropriate, received by producers for organic crops, as determined by the Secretary using all relevant sources of information.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F12D906A1144CA8AB2C62D6812C0AA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corporation shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an annual report on progress made in developing and improving Federal crop insurance for organic crops, including—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A96CA33EB7540A48266DEE876C740AC"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the numbers and varieties of organic crops insured;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85AC28C9446640BCBFD56EE3FF9ABC25"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of implementing the price elections required under this subparagraph, including the rate at which additional price elections are adopted for organic crops;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC1A7FCA1C24A4CB47149B4BA2287E7"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of new insurance approaches relevant to organic producers; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H104965B23F104E608210CC63710BF31A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any recommendations the Corporation considers appropriate to improve Federal crop insurance coverage for organic crops.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02A7391888A34F739C3828B233EBA3C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(c) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(c)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 11022) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33FBD435BCBA4DAF8019C445C3F4F489"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (10); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15EF414E4025424593CBD30883BE7308"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (25) as paragraphs (10) through (24), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H58E5C9A8DFFB4E7BA1E6237558049EE1"><enum>11024.</enum><header>Program compliance partnerships</header>
<subsection id="H2CCE0063E5EB4F018EF8B17D794ED03A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 522(d) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA91EE497B3D741A7BC708E1162EE1B54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this subsection is to authorize the Corporation to enter into partnerships with public and private entities for the purpose of either—</text>
<subparagraph id="H221694E734A842269729EFB2A4A1D2EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing the availability of loss mitigation, financial, and other risk management tools for producers, with a priority given to risk management tools for producers of agricultural commodities covered by section 196 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>), specialty crops, and underserved agricultural commodities; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C2D0570AC2C461BAD80510A2B0DBE25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improving analysis tools and technology regarding compliance or identifying and using innovative compliance strategies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H62D6665B795146669DFB989967ADCDFA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Objectives</header><text>Section 522(d)(3) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(d)(3)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H27D75CCB5D944DCFA017ADAC4E4C8EE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7C3808BFFE54643A201B0382E73653C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB83E6DB9E3F41DE8B0A7742461F9CD8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H073DDB76B762438293BD7FDB8BECFA88"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to improve analysis tools and technology regarding compliance or identifying and using innovative compliance strategies; and</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC95F417E0C9C4846B96011672C59C0CB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11025.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pilot programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 523(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1523">7 U.S.C. 1523(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7588300122D54E3C9888095B75B08140"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, at the sole discretion of the Corporation,</quote> after <quote>may</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF2B6A82BCE94232B36C26A0DE2C1530"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (5).</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H115A8DAF23B1479FAC94392EB7EF9BE5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11026.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Index-based weather insurance pilot program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 523 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1523">7 U.S.C. 1523</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HC57A2E0E3E944A68AC7F2E1ABB71AA19"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Underserved crops and regions pilot programs</header>
<paragraph id="H1FE1C0A66B494ED8AB1F6DAA3CA44360"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of livestock commodity</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>livestock commodity</term> includes cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and poultry, including pasture, rangeland, and forage as a source of feed for that livestock.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E5087D1CC84412EAEF6895137C55BC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Corporation may conduct 2 or more pilot programs to provide producers of underserved specialty crops and livestock commodities with index-based weather insurance, subject to the requirements of this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB56D817CF46A4234B1206F0B2036BF38"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and approval of submissions</header>
<subparagraph id="H36A46F90890142BA8CEACA34E7DB93A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall approve 2 or more proposed policies or plans of insurance from approved insurance providers if the Board determines that the policies or plans provide coverage as specified in paragraph (2), and meet the conditions described in this paragraph</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H193A55F9EE664FC8B02A180CD772BF7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To be eligible for approval under this subsection, the approved insurance provider shall have—</text>
<clause id="HB2155C18355C4938839FD4A746D0C878"><enum>(i)</enum><text>adequate experience underwriting and administering policies or plans of insurance that are comparable to the proposed policy or plan of insurance;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0959F1D5CD9B45AD83FB9E316A666A71"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sufficient assets or reinsurance to satisfy the underwriting obligations of the approved insurance provider, and possess a sufficient insurance credit rating from an appropriate credit rating bureau, in accordance with Board procedures; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H17EAD21FF1334470B96146A60A963F3E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>applicable authority and approval from each State in which the approved insurance provider intends to sell the insurance product.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CBC152B55D34461AE26DB5B011D75DC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review requirements</header><text>In reviewing applications under this subsection, the Board shall conduct the review in a manner consistent with the standards, rules, and procedures for policies or plans of insurance submitted under section 508(h) and the actuarial soundness requirements applied to other policies and plans of insurance made available under this subtitle.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1EE7919A504E4940B1715D6D20642F0B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>The Board shall prioritize applications that provide a new kind of coverage for specialty crops and livestock commodities that previously had no available crop insurance, or has demonstrated a low level of participation under existing coverage.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74D366A248764E11A18F0695BD04751E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Payment of premium support</header>
<subparagraph id="H43C3D988E3F54EA891BD5182D8FFC122"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Corporation shall pay a portion of the premium for producers that purchase a policy or plan of insurance approved pursuant to this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4D6F9BB827A4A08AB7928DFAF54FA0C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amount</header><text>The premium subsidy shall provide a similar dollar amount of premium subsidy per acre that the Corporation pays for comparable policies or plans of insurance reinsured under this subtitle, except that in no case shall the premium subsidy exceed 60 percent of total premium, as determined by the Corporation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H269B5A1B7FCF44309FBB94FFCE1489F9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Calculation</header><text>The premium subsidy, as determined by the Corporation, shall be calculated as—</text>
<clause id="H6D0D5690495E4240929B66C172B76F1A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a percentage of premium;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0814C8B7D6D64A7785283DD927DFDE13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a percentage of expected loss determined pursuant to a reasonable actuarial methodology; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HD643B16BEC034A9E969075587D34E1E1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a fixed dollar amount per acre.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H14E3B787B7E7465CB709A660B82B727D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the premium subsidy under this subsection shall be paid by the Corporation in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions as premium subsidy for other policies and plans of insurance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H931E19366A8142D1A3DFFEE4DCCDCA16"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Operating and administrative expense payments</header>
<clause id="H5F784D80C1CA41918663EB39786AF038"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to clause (ii), operating and administrative expense payments may be made for policies and plans of insurance approved under this subsection in an amount that is commensurate with similar policies and plans of insurance reinsured under this subtitle, on the condition that the operating and administrative expenses are not included in premiums.</text></clause>
<clause id="H380C131195B242A38AE333B0F8981141"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (F)(i), Federal reinsurance, research and development costs, other reimbursements, or maintenance fees shall not be provided or collected for policies and plans of insurance approved under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B039F2047B848FCA8288A01E11B8B02"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Approved insurance providers</header><text>Any policy or plan of insurance approved under this subsection may be sold only by the approved insurance provider that submits the application and by any additional approved insurance provider that—</text>
<clause id="HAE6D4A331B7549888765D6ED81DA3AB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>agrees to pay maintenance fees or other payments to the approved insurance provider that submitted the application in an amount agreed to by the applicant and the additional approved insurance provider, on the condition that the fees or payments shall be reasonable and appropriate to ensure that the policies or plans of insurance may be made available by additional approved insurance providers; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAD037725BA1E4304BC7C152F3FDBB8D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meets the eligibility criteria of paragraph (3)(B), as determined by the Board.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB8570CA78034854ADC8098E0A98E5CD"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Relationship to other provisions</header><text>The requirements of this paragraph shall apply notwithstanding paragraph (6).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34337B1A21424EB0BCBE23AD13FD5553"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Oversight</header><text>The Corporation shall develop and publish procedures to administer policies or plans of insurance approved under this subsection that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B8C125E98EC41389F643BAEC3967908"><enum>(A)</enum><text>require each approved insurance provider to report sales, acreage and claim data, and any other data that the Corporation determines to be appropriate, to allow the Corporation to evaluate sales and performance of the product; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4A118E5AA33433EAC48BBB65AF66397"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contain such other requirements as the Corporation determines necessary to ensure that the products—</text>
<clause id="H558846192144478AA9C2262F47276F63"><enum>(i)</enum><text>do not have a significant adverse impact on the crop insurance delivery system;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF2A3E612AFD94F11B49D9A05E185ABF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are in the best interests of producers; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB64AE23E70814B5D895282470DF2048F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>do not result in a reduction of program integrity.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H401BA59703FE4659AA041D3E1D239AAD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header>
<subparagraph id="HF092E233D2F04509A4857A9D347C41B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All reports required under paragraph (5) and all other proprietary information and data generated or derived from applicants under this subsection shall be considered to be confidential commercial or financial information for the purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)(4)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF7B47D7554E149D88E268444E80C3CEA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Standard</header><text>If information concerning a proposal could be withheld by the Secretary under the standard for privileged or confidential information pertaining to trade secrets and commercial or financial information under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552(b)(4)</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, the information shall not be released to the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67380396D4B142809D75C6D22D6E9CEA"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Ineligible purposes</header><text>In no case shall a policy or plan of insurance made available under this subsection provide coverage substantially similar to privately available hail insurance.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE46111ED728F49EF9BE713798804CCED"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H084C803A0EFB40089E1F085022CF7A4D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Limitation on expenditures</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision in this subsection, of the funds of the Corporation, the Corporation shall use to carry out this section not more than $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80254772A28D4468A06AA3F341C65F8B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Relation to other programs</header><text>The amount of funds made available under this section shall be in addition to amounts made available under other provisions of this subtitle, including amounts made available under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E37D4CD805149AAAC3DA21EA28A7270" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>11027.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancing producer self-help through farm financial benchmarking</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA63CABB6BEC54CE6AC1BE882ED16A71A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 502(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1502">7 U.S.C. 1502(b)</external-xref>) (as amended by section 11016(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB33354CF3E5944BF8997F9C74F5CD15D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as paragraphs (8) through (11), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D808CC515CA4BE3A370E88D6BF2048A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF07F6C904EF4446C9FA58A2EEF1D5288"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Farm financial benchmarking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>farm financial benchmarking</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD67E21458C2F418BA323697E0210B164"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the process of comparing the performance of an agricultural enterprise against the performance of other similar enterprises, through the use of comparable and reliable data, in order to identify business management strengths, weaknesses, and steps necessary to improve management performance and business profitability; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CCE5F20EB8348F79CCF3324251E4132"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">benchmarking of the type conducted by farm management and producer associations consistent with the activities described in or funded pursuant to section 1672D of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5925f">7 U.S.C. 5925f</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4BB8011B7F54670B29DF0EF1CA260DF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partnerships for risk management for producers of specialty crops and underserved agricultural commodities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 522(d)(3)(F) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522(d)(3)(F)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>farm financial benchmarking,</quote> after <quote>management,</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6641C61BF994C2C9BA6A983256E0397"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Crop insurance education and risk management assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 524(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">7 U.S.C. 1524(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A85794B21CA4849BDA3F445A54F5986"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting <quote>farm financial benchmarking,</quote> after <quote>risk reduction,</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17B20881D5344604BC296625CC446A7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>(including farm financial benchmarking)</quote> after <quote>management strategies</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" id="H3DD97E97B3184F20B1EFC49F91F20520"><enum>11028.</enum><header>Technical amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H7F2E42B9FCAF41CBB5C79EB0F96F7EA3"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0F1216B6E66D498BBC60AECCC93B3640"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4C018DE895DC4D139CCFB99311562226"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (7); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6F861CBE7F4A42C3942C08F5CE138F55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (10), respectively;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A31829B503A4932AD5751AAF39BE238"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraphs (3), (6), and (7)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H894FE3EF00E3451A95399F06E474CB04"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(8)(C), by striking <quote>subparagraph (A)(iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A)(ii)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1A48B64B6949488F901D6E3B7BC68CB2"><enum>(b)</enum><text>Section 522 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1522">7 U.S.C. 1522</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H866758DBBE9E45768473818642DA1BA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(4)(A), by striking <quote>paragraphs (1)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (1)</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7F53D6BFF464E12955D430C9C5AFD8F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1), by adding a period at the end.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H124562E87E924064BA6306A29D17869D"><enum>(c)</enum><text>Section 531(d)(3)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1531">7 U.S.C. 1531(d)(3)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6B058FAB22414717A4D2C6AF36D01DB4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Eligible losses</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>An eligible</quote> in clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H18D5DFEAC40449F4918159A9A37BB3DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible losses</header><text>An eligible</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1A18C903D59245DF923B5D5AEEF06AAE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H50EC530095B444BF8E302CBC88260C33"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD9BB4431C69B4415A0F92AF97B463666"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Section 901(d)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2497">19 U.S.C. 2497(d)(3)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE834608C16CB42028133C7D4A5406B92"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(A) <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Eligible losses</header-in-text>.—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>An eligible</quote> in clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H390FD00A43F7494BAF2F541E7BE17872"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible losses</header><text>An eligible</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4C9C06A2DCEB4401B226348A46D34DD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking clause (ii); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H523CF3BD5C48439AB586B9E2CA5B4300"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>XII</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<subtitle id="HE118C4249A9646638FE3B8F8E0AF5627"><enum>A</enum><header>Livestock</header>
<section id="H5833D527D829497685F67F2A40DF8648" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12101.</enum><header>Trichinae certification program</header>
<subsection id="H55279679516F45EAB12378AD7B20C138"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Alternative certification process</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall amend the rule made under paragraph (2) of section 11010(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8304">7 U.S.C. 8304(a)</external-xref>) to implement the voluntary trichinae certification program established under paragraph (1) of such section, to include a requirement to establish an alternative trichinae certification process based on surveillance or other methods consistent with international standards for categorizing compartments as having negligible risk for trichinae.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA4B12909F961485390B94543B3C908E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Final regulations</header><text>Not later than one year after the date on which the international standards referred to in subsection (a) are adopted, the Secretary shall finalize the rule amended under such subsection.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2371C6E41ABA414D9DAE16C39D81CC41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10405(d)(1) of the Animal Health Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8304">7 U.S.C. 8304(d)(1)</external-xref>) is amended in subparagraphs (A) and (B) by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E6C4F1169E640A3B73DBE39BD38AF4F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sheep production and marketing grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBBE65D489BC46268CFCE5F70425C438"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1621">7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9088CC999A3462290076D7F6419ED1F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>209.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sheep production and marketing grant program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F0B957EE3F046118C99E79020680887"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, shall establish a competitive grant program for the purposes of strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and sheep products in the United States, including through—</text>
<paragraph id="HE30D68D7A4E640638E639A65D71F5C32"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the improvement of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD326E2A0F0D846D4936B132B41A81157"><enum>(A)</enum><text>infrastructure;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34B060BF54384DCFA894F0FC7FAB7A48"><enum>(B)</enum><text>business; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDCAB7FCCF2D431AB62541709343E2F6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>resource development; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36EF8207C94248D6A54EDB757B0F6B95"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development of innovative approaches to solve long-term needs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40FA92FB79D0449780D215C217855D4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make grants under this section to at least one national entity, the mission of which is consistent with the purpose of the grant program.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H476CE66F974E41A2994F961893A2444A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42C239167AFB4727A5BF2977B222A842"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 375 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008j">7 U.S.C. 2008j</external-xref>) (as in existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act) is—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B36A38A647B4548B6F9C2B87FB3F617"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amended in subsection (e)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H463A653611F143728975079FABAE6340"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)(D), by striking <quote>3 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>10 percent</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC08163C31939465B8AA2E51478A9B450"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (6); </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05120DBCD89A4300994F8D61157DD90E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">redesignated as section 210 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD95AF41124E541CEB5D959FEEF9EB3D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">moved so as to appear at the end of subtitle A of that Act (as amended by subsection (a)).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H21EFB99A3A53455CAFB6429745BAD2E6"><enum>12103.</enum><header>National Aquatic Animal Health Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 11013(d) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8322">7 U.S.C. 8322(d)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2018</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H60A863C2BCBF4BC0BAA92154A3BA111E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12104.</enum><header>Country of origin labeling</header>
<subsection id="HC6478AD053C74E3DB882D283131BEDFC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Economic analysis</header>
<paragraph id="H0CEF81927C5B469C9E40FB32DF8262C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, shall conduct an economic analysis of the final rule entitled <quote>Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Wild and Farm-raised Fish and Shellfish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng and Macadamia Nuts</quote> published by the Department of Agriculture on May 24, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 31367) that makes certain amendments to parts 60 and 65 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C004E018039498B8C457590E5F9E470"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The economic analysis described in subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the labeling of beef, pork, and chicken, an analysis of the impact on consumers, producers, and packers in the United States of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H65EA244EE50243129E8149E38A89B261" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation of subtitle D of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1638">7 U.S.C. 1638 et seq.</external-xref>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8901038CF76447A5A0EA3437C7163BD7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the final rule referred to in subsection (a).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA4D9D49A4C442B69016B7448EFECCCE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applying country of origin labeling requirements to venison</header>
<paragraph id="HA89D8302029045C8AE7EF6C158F1B735"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of covered commodity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 281(2)(A) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1638">7 U.S.C. 1638(2)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17C1B1ACAA8D425F802CABEB5A19C5B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and pork</quote> and inserting <quote>pork, and venison</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05773A00DBD44927810581FBCC441C11"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>and ground pork</quote> and inserting <quote>ground pork, and ground venison</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AF15F4E9DCE4DD1B5C06D43B156C090"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice of country of origin</header><text>Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1638a">7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC58E5329B5349CD99E743ED734695BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">and goat</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">goat, and venison</header-in-text></quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B7B2394553F4344A47A1F8CEA0568DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or goat</quote> and inserting <quote>goat, or venison</quote> each place it appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD01B2FDE0E374704A00B79B8C9892A98"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text>
<clause id="HB03F0DA730E34922ADEFCEDC08447523"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">and goat</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">goat, and venison</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H49CE8020656747958FC27418CF154AF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or ground goat</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>ground goat, or ground venison</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE13038EB5A584A33AA93019E7FDBBD19" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12105.</enum><header>National animal health laboratory network</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8308">7 U.S.C. 8308</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HAFCC5DE9DB16494AAA5376405C7D7F37"><enum>10409A.</enum><header>National animal health laboratory network</header>
<subsection id="HB75D461019C644F0AE0122278AC4CD6A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of eligible laboratory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <quote>eligible laboratory</quote> means a diagnostic laboratory that meets specific criteria developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State animal health officials, State veterinary diagnostic laboratories, and veterinary diagnostic laboratories at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAF63E50CEE76459A9B7DD5902BD88610"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with State veterinarians, shall offer to enter into contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal instruments with eligible laboratories for any of the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H32FE7972E466435892D84CE63799886E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To enhance the capability of the Secretary to respond in a timely manner to emerging or existing bioterrorist threats to animal health.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H908137C0118F4B4CBF425520B52EE39E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To provide the capacity and capability for standardized—</text>
<subparagraph id="H829B6F1AD5F94BBC804BC9B3F24319D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">test procedures, reference materials, and equipment;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H115513C092274122A9EC7898B151D4ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">laboratory biosafety and biosecurity levels;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H796D84E20E31461D969ECDA4F1FF2CE5"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quality management system requirements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7783EE3C04EC4BE4AEF80AE2D6978DF9"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interconnected electronic reporting and transmission of data; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43EF96232D9B43C68C84BFB3D7EFFE44"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluation for emergency preparedness.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H398409DCADA8427C8C12AB36E066CFC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To coordinate the development, implementation, and enhancement of national veterinary diagnostic laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis on surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, technology development and validation, training, and outreach.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H083522D4EAE441659DEC8CCBE4D66831"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To the extent practicable and to the extent capacity and specialized expertise may be necessary, the Secretary shall give priority to existing Federal facilities, State facilities, and facilities at institutions of higher education.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4A87D91B68364BAB98F701EF1DA10BEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H4764F68B42664A06AB05C7D63233C5C5"><enum>12106.</enum><header>Food safety inspection</header>
<subsection id="H1F53B5A3CB59462EBD4EEC20DC816429"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Inspections</header>
<paragraph id="H703E1F02CB8242B38531F3E7BA295824"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1(w) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/601">21 U.S.C. 601(w)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H42E2C72A9B644186A4E7BA4A965B4EC9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all fish of the order Siluriformes; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE6520532A0B4724879DFD99EE228476"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Section 6 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/606">21 U.S.C. 606</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H3D11E2E97F914BC99172146D56831C98"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain fish</header><text>In the case of an examination and inspection under subsection (a) of a meat food product derived from any fish described in section 1(w)(2), the Secretary shall take into account the conditions under which the fish is raised and transported to a processing establishment.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CA437CB784246FC9AB0BAE9B9E97F37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inapplicability</header><text>Section 25 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/625">21 U.S.C. 625</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>not apply</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>not apply to any fish described in section 1(w)(2).</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58374B8920A94708A6616A43A07A627E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 203(n) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1622">7 U.S.C. 1622(n)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HB53BD8ACA0AB4EE299C7118830C7B1A8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all fish of the order Siluriformes; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H630A57D9681F45C992991E95FD33D74D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<paragraph id="HB3C49EB1C36546EDAA139392AA40A7CB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9CD60D17FBF49C18B0EAB30DB32F48D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue final regulations to carry out the amendments made by section 11016(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2130), as further clarified by the amendments made by this section; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F4402459A39499099193C896CAB49A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, implement the amendments described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB963863F8E854C4E82BDA87B0DC4136D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Beginning 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter until the date of full implementation of the amendments described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit a report describing the status of implementation to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H16C138F7763E468AA7028FC1C7C60985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6D28F5226644D3490DB02DD6D6681D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry of the Senate;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66131063482344328E6660964F693BED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB988FDFF03BD4F5AA3371057D7AF20B6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CD471200FE84E2E970E41C9AC30633C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>Section 1601(c)(2) applies to the promulgation of the regulations and administration of this section and the amendments made by this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75EA0A2B51474B628637DFE6A51C097C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 11016(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2130) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9AA3BC6DF0DF4ABCA91E9A56A3D960B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="HA24A4C1A71BF43DFAF3E3D9D37877E11"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue final regulations to carry out the amendments made by paragraph (1) and section 12106 of that Act in a manner that ensures that there is no duplication in inspection activities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BB65C5E3EDC4A9BB166061964308402"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Interagency coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Secretary shall execute a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for the following purposes:</text>
<clause id="H05C14D6DC27A49B685F62E0C5678A19E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To improve interagency cooperation on food safety and fraud prevention, building upon any other prior agreements, including provisions, performance metrics, and timelines as appropriate.</text></clause>
<clause id="H857A6F9BA63441F98E7C29CDF4FEE4B8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To maximize the effectiveness of limited personnel and resources by ensuring that—</text>
<subclause id="HDAB767096021444A81DE6BB7A92A0306"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inspections conducted by the Department satisfy requirements under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/301">21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H81CDCEF0E5CB4314AB28A6261874B0AF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">inspections of shipments and processing facilities for fish of the order Siluriformes by the Department and the Food and Drug Administration are not duplicative; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H39A1C57D3D754D8690485252CB63921A"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any information resulting from examination, testing, and inspections conducted is considered in making risk-based determinations, including the establishment of inspection priorities.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H80DF1AC845FB47AF99589E249112A82F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted as part of section 11016(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 2130).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H921DBC43EBF741A89E18A01A74E3D5CA"><enum>12107.</enum><header>National Poultry Improvement Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the Department of Agriculture continues to administer the diagnostic surveillance program for H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza with respect to commercial poultry under <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/9/146.14">section 146.14</external-xref> of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), without amending the regulations in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/9/147.43">section 147.43</external-xref> of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), with respect to the governance of the General Conference Committee established under such section. The Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain—</text>
<paragraph id="H9FB4E50635FF4082AAF978683FCFF69D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the operations of the General Conference Committee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H52D5D0EC95384E2AB087F6BC1FEE8D9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the physical location at which the Committee was located on the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B607459B01E4198A878B4B163450742"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with the organizational structure within the Department of Agriculture in effect as of such date; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H779F4D0281364E3181791777A6F95065"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the funding levels for the National Poultry Improvement Plan for Commercial Poultry (established under part 146 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, or a successor regulation) at the fiscal year 2013 funding levels for the Plan.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA90CA2AD3B7B42D5850221FAB6A8FBCC"><enum>12108.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding feral swine eradication</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3790127C0FD4966A43364640879320A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of Agriculture should recognize the threat feral swine pose to the domestic swine population and the entire agriculture industry; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3C2E05544DC4F8CA18463B2C84FF534"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">feral swine eradication is a high priority that the Secretary should carry out under the authorities of the Animal Health Protection Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8301">7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H86BB87406989414CA0980550B5554C6A"><enum>B</enum><header>Socially disadvantaged producers and limited resource producers</header>
<section id="HC6424DF9FDA747C99DD8E3028FDC07D6"><enum>12201.</enum><header>Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers</header>
<subsection id="H2B0EBF67E72946C0BD7D0EF5093FF98F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and veteran farmers and ranchers</header><text>Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD83FD3AEEA1A40E1A47FC3298D4F2C9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading, by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and veteran farmers and ranchers</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">ranchers</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03F824C64D8243AAA33F2A657B322238"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0CCA3456EA8B4E4CA3A1F7536F83737F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote>and veteran farmers or ranchers</quote> after <quote>ranchers</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1870C12542D948318E8C910186C27B49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting <quote>and veteran farmers or ranchers</quote> after <quote>ranchers</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7BB073D243946A0BA3B65EC9B0A447D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="H37FCBE4055254FBE9CB080C41E081BC9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H9D29BDAF8E3E431F86F467C20C9B36C7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>2012</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"><enum-in-header>2018</enum-in-header></header-in-text></quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H6B83A449E89B4D5484FBC0B54A3FD4A2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2B94EE256CF4479CA84718FFF50F8D82"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8956F54AE7D04A5CB008187053BAC84F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new clause:</text>
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<clause id="HFEDF1805739446E8993D233212AFA34C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB6327BA1C3BF422FA13296BD2E3AF0A4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="HB3948687C4624BEB9414BD4C5C4D69E2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FB62C6AD9784E20B32ACE12E5C10F84"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(2), by inserting <quote>or veteran farmers and ranchers</quote> after <quote>socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32A34C2EFC594246A5F8D649D1130FDC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F438887581A4838A82CE46EF1BFE29E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting <quote>veteran farmers or ranchers and</quote> before <quote>members</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5929B3E6219A4FD4BF37DE4984BDEAE1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting <quote>veteran farmers or ranchers and</quote> before <quote>members</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD74D2639CCEC402FABF813062770A302"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e)(5)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA093C19CB1D44508A71EF28129503B94"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>and veteran farmers or ranchers</quote> after <quote>ranchers</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AEC1AD0873F44E48C32D30C827528CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>and veteran farmers or ranchers</quote> after <quote>ranchers</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB0DF7CEF2DA34168926393359F16E3D7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of veteran farmer or rancher</header><text>Section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279(e)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
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<paragraph id="HB5570D0A4E6940BB925C70634454D7CB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Veteran farmer or rancher</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>veteran farmer or rancher</term> means a farmer or rancher who has served in the Armed Forces (as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">section 101(10)</external-xref> of title 38 United States Code) and who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88409766E4174EBA9EBA68D94B54E48F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has not operated a farm or ranch; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29F0994E5FE144C8B71B1D2F27BF6BDF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 10 years.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E2F2443FC61499CBEF056711838C163" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12202.</enum><header>Office of Advocacy and Outreach</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraph (3) of section 226B(f) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6934">7 U.S.C. 6934(f)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="HAA6C2FC01FA74F7D9430C52CBBEE0041"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC23286B12B443968E958C262AD7A09A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4CC75607E0E482D882B7A58840684A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HD521F966EBEE4A1AAD5773E2BE3C22CF"><enum>12203.</enum><header>Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279">7 U.S.C. 2279</external-xref>), as amended by section 12201, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H54B91B80C730423DA2BF20B35AC47224"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers policy research center</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall award a grant to a college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/321">7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.</external-xref>), including Tuskegee University, to establish a policy research center to be known as the <quote>Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Policy Research Center</quote> for the purpose of developing policy recommendations for the protection and promotion of the interests of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H3D0553F8A9214F529A80C14407D2E8BA"><enum>12204.</enum><header>Receipt for service or denial of service from certain department of agriculture agencies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2501A(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2279-1">7 U.S.C. 2279–1(e)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>and, at the time of the request, also requests a receipt</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H4930C563E5234672B31DF9DD51BA2516"><enum>C</enum><header>Other miscellaneous provisions</header>
<section id="HF326541D564A4491B7F077BD84D92990"><enum>12301.</enum><header>Grants to improve supply, stability, safety, and training of agricultural labor force</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsection (d) of section 14204 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2008q-1">7 U.S.C. 2008q–1</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H1759F20CE1454D75B973915504BF8B2B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H71519F16B3CF49B085F5B07339381008"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCEB7B9549FD4D329081372D4E388751"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HFD4E9C065F4148EEB7D1D6091AF73390" commented="no"><enum>12302.</enum><header>Program benefit eligibility status for participants in high plains water study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2901 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">Public Law 110–246</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 1818) is amended by striking <quote>this Act or an amendment made by this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>this Act, an amendment made by this Act, the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title>, or an amendment made by the <short-title>Agricultural Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H07BF8D329C024E2C83470D6E50BF16EA"><enum>12303.</enum><header>Office of Tribal Relations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 308 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3125a">7 U.S.C. 3125a</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/354">Public Law 103–354</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H3B32BA6ED3B04DB883615DAFAF9E231D"><enum>309.</enum><header>Office of Tribal Relations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall maintain in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Tribal Relations, which shall advise the Secretary on policies related to Indian tribes and carry out such other functions as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HA74BBA0FAF424B7F88FEF7495A2AC888"><enum>12304.</enum><header>Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after section 218 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/6918">7 U.S.C. 6918</external-xref>) the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H69748934D4024E1C86D255624D9D5CC1"><enum>219.</enum><header>Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison</header>
<subsection id="H966EA157A1244C18A09E52FB19A090E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF7C088802CAE47BBAD2E8FB3994E947D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H1FAB92D52D8A4345BD47E0EB24633914"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide information to returning veterans about, and connect returning veterans with, beginning farmer training and agricultural vocational and rehabilitation programs appropriate to the needs and interests of returning veterans, including assisting veterans in using Federal veterans educational benefits for purposes relating to beginning a farming or ranching career;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4438EC6B6E634CAFBE3516838D2C6AC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide information to veterans concerning the availability of, and eligibility requirements for, participation in agricultural programs, with particular emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher programs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFED57B76AAA9433AB90B89A336AC4662"><enum>(3)</enum><text>serve as a resource for assisting veteran farmers and ranchers, and potential farmers and ranchers, in applying for participation in agricultural programs; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78F0EC87337D4C16AA3B61F2A3BA1992"><enum>(4)</enum><text>advocate on behalf of veterans in interactions with employees of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF902184A809841A39CB5DB108831C2C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Contracts and cooperative agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the research centers of the Agricultural Research Service, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>)), or nonprofit organizations for—</text>
<paragraph id="H6370F226B69D41FCB5BF1BA276B79CBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conduct of regional research on the profitability of small farms;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA88815E985D4BC4B3E453B43C31CFDC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of educational materials;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFF8628AA3DC42EAABD48E2D20C7E930"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conduct of workshops, courses, and certified vocational training;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H590545E72B154DDF8CEB35E413B655A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conduct of mentoring activities; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6CB9E2EFD284A81B6F45621DAB0E873"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the provision of internship opportunities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB303CC980D1F4373B931D88BA331ADD4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12305.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Noninsured crop assistance program</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4189DAADBF9B47BC99F7C8DA55BDA581"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">7 U.S.C. 7333</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E6D38A603FA4C2DB07BB4B78C62A9D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00B06D526B504CC29D20D1863F3F6BAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05D6EE798B3C4D5094FB5AF1169BBF58"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB891A922660C42C6A05738C92ECB8314"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coverages</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of an eligible crop described in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture shall operate a noninsured crop disaster assistance program to provide coverages based on individual yields (other than for value-loss crops) equivalent to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A4C9B084C7D48D9B47B4E3B4F79803D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">catastrophic risk protection available under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(b)</external-xref>); or</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C62A23254324989A1188BBAC8CE53C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">except in the case of crops and grasses used for grazing, additional coverage available under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) that does not exceed 65 percent, as described in subsection (l).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59E75F128E2747C38038A82DA545E767"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out this section through the Farm Service Agency (referred to in this section as the <quote>Agency</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95C05E73D3EF494B906A90D92C28B94F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF9B8D45112D4A2E92BA705E2EE7C8E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88466F7418E6472CAB3D55A966DEF5C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49E0A78F388448BE9B55C08FEDEDEC74"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6512157501D4EE6A2DB0A6B1808BB27"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D9D560CE9874B5BBB883FA42779C0DA" style="OLC">
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9BFC92E553F4BF18E28466D4E75435B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for which additional coverage under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 of that Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) is not available; and</text></item><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CF8184C6F234F3C9089F158E118B50D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and industrial crops</quote> and inserting <quote>sweet sorghum, biomass sorghum, and industrial crops (including those grown expressly for the purpose of producing a feedstock for renewable biofuel, renewable electricity, or biobased products)</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9604FBDE3B454DB7B5A6EEDDDAB639A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (i)(2), by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$125,000</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB20B65BD2288468DBCB4D59538075B5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (k)(2), by striking <quote>limited resource farmer</quote> and inserting <quote>limited resource, beginning, or socially disadvantaged farmer</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FC339DC80FD4DE789408A8331B486EE"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA37BED1745724048BCE8D591AE48EB22"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Payment equivalent to additional coverage</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBD814D885A747D09E8CDD00113031F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make available noninsured assistance under this subsection (other than for crops and grasses used for grazing) at a payment amount that is equivalent to an indemnity for additional coverage under subsections (c) and (h) of section 508 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508</external-xref>) and equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08C83B7BC8364E1184D23134CD427BEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount that—</text>
<clause id="HB9F00D6DB31442BCB7DF938020322708"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the additional coverage yield, which shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H156ED855C9714365815915F2DB3DD2E6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an amount not less than 50 percent nor more than 65 percent, as elected by the producer and specified in 5-percent increments; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63448B9A1F5A485E88664376EA115734"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the approved yield for the crop, as determined by the Secretary; exceeds</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE336EE111D3740DF8218CB88C0961C31"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the actual yield;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A683B33352B43199AE3057471A69DA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>100 percent of the average market price for the crop, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE31E30385FD94141A1ED9E2CC320751B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a payment rate for the type of crop, as determined by the Secretary, that reflects—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9779C9BEB83C479B8F52071F7521C0A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a crop that is produced with a significant and variable harvesting expense, the decreasing cost incurred in the production cycle for the crop that is, as applicable—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D2049080701476FAE419D27D7BB2127"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">harvested;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB476A1708B44471BCCAD00AFC5508EA"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">planted but not harvested; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E03DA8ABD0E4443A173BF533C09EB29"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prevented from being planted because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary; or</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFD900026AD34138821D9ACF8D4B53D8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of a crop that is produced without a significant and variable harvesting expense, such rate as shall be determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCEA288D66924280ABAB43D89DAB1468"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Service fee and premium</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible to receive a payment under this subsection, a producer shall pay—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EE5765A73A44D028785321585106D6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the service fee required by subsection (k); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DBC83D0692B4932A3CD4923BF9C8584"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the lesser of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A3690D2D38644E599DC6D2EE8F5D477"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the sum of the premiums for each eligible crop, with the premium for each eligible crop obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00C00D4497C648D8A400BF6959108EA6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of acres devoted to the eligible crop;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44750A4AA664475A84C814F604938451"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the yield, as determined by the Secretary under subsection (e);</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA498472A99214672808DC02D79B18A87"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the coverage level elected by the producer;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E1D851C67343E084D17CF2AA70488E"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the average market price, as determined by the Secretary; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BA8B876BC5E4752886C82706309505C"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a 5.25-percent premium fee; or</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB84D0A218AFC4FB6BB70FD92B24D29C4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the product obtained by multiplying—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93075A61A7414E68A4429D399F849F0C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a 5.25-percent premium fee; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H524DE8086F754E96AB18445257649C37"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the applicable payment limit.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EF727C5B68F4ED394A00169E2330E94"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional availability</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE43423CAF7B4A06B54356934C53FFA2"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As soon as practicable after October 1, 2013, the Secretary shall make assistance available to producers of an otherwise eligible crop described in subsection (a)(2) that suffered losses—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE17E4D5ADFA545BBA66F0BE7380B656B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to a 2012 annual fruit crop grown on a bush or tree; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14E4563EC37E4CACAB3AE910617C1E5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in a county covered by a declaration by the Secretary of a natural disaster for production losses due to a freeze or frost.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H891B35649A4D499CA5A20430B27F0A58"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make assistance available under subparagraph (A) in an amount equivalent to assistance available under paragraph (1), less any fees not previously paid under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CDDB11DEB63497FA2CF41FC3DE17010"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged farmers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The coverage made available under this subsection shall be available to limited resource, beginning, and socially disadvantaged farmers, as determined by the Secretary, in exchange for a premium that is 50 percent of the premium determined under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF174046C7DF1410AB6B3E10513823C12"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (3)(A), additional coverage under this subsection shall be available for each of the 2015 through 2018 crop years.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2213DD6CF94C4A9C82C7600B1B3853BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on catastrophic risk protection</header><text>Section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">7 U.S.C. 1508(b)</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H8E59DC744D044BD4BAE009DCBC85B74F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coverage availability</header>
<subparagraph id="HDD5D77D582824EAABC9A42CC6A318A11"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Corporation shall offer a catastrophic risk protection plan to indemnify producers for crop loss due to loss of yield or prevented planting, if provided by the Corporation, when the producer is unable, because of drought, flood, or other natural disaster (as determined by the Secretary), to plant other crops for harvest on the acreage for the crop year.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4178F42CDA5144249DC76D325ECA2DED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Coverage described in subparagraph (A) shall not be available for crops and grasses used for grazing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H2CBF7C20734845AEA2EF2BE477A04BCE"><enum>12306.</enum><header>Acer access and development program</header>
<subsection id="HBC20CE6AD8E14FB798A208E0AF462458"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants authorized</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture may make competitive grants to States, tribal governments, and research institutions to support the efforts of such States, tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through the following activities:</text>
<paragraph id="H1EE56AF48E294299B74C06E90D38F6B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promotion of research and education related to maple syrup production.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADFDE96DC61B4FA79EEB058BBC33E434"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Promotion of natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE711D471D8F34F6598E94C5B33B399BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Market promotion for maple syrup and maple-sap products.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2834E148B6CB4F49B8A68543DD7F0B6B"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB2587823C3F14795AB9EA92BFFEFD3C1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities on the land; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29F99E4AF97748FB862450A1D10E967F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to voluntarily make the land available, including by lease or other means, for access by the public for maple-sugaring activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC5C9D1E5D534A14B789390AB166B708"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In submitting an application for a competitive grant under this section, a State, tribal government, or research institution shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HA00B8511D2D54CE8B2175F90F99C1C71"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the activities to be supported using the grant funds;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8423C819CB3145E492D89EE4CA764B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the benefits that the State, tribal government, or research institution intends to achieve as a result of engaging in such activities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2B563C61F54478CA6F3365023CAD869"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimate of the increase in maple-sugaring activities or maple syrup production that the State, tribal government, or research institution anticipates will occur as a result of engaging in such activities.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6736BDBB4AE44D0BA2AD22C7DF56371D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to preempt a State or tribal government law, including a State or tribal government liability law.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0012B6251C27485380F15E020D485576"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definition of maple-Sugaring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>maple-sugaring</term> means the collection of sap from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose of boiling to produce food.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAE0BF3A3A3BC48A6A6C88FC5D0EF0F3C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B6C0250751146E7B3E8049B548EFAA9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5D4BF7E4DEE14551B5BEE28FA4114FA1"><enum>12307.</enum><header>Science Advisory Board</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4365">42 U.S.C. 4365</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H57A4A4729796478FACA380F271C6CDE1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H7E8B30EB4DD44472A0D30BA18A55D9E9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Committees</header>
<paragraph id="H821AF066C017487CA5B470528BC3DFE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Member committees</header>
<subparagraph id="H58C86B335EC94A39826AB97E36422752"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board is authorized to establish such member committees and investigative panels as the Administrator and the Board determine to be necessary to carry out this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B2B641F5AB54633A4DC1ACF23C83838"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Chairmanship</header><text>Each member committee or investigative panel established under this subsection shall be chaired by a member of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBE4B6C483C04F88B762CCBF317FC897"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agriculture-related committees</header>
<subparagraph id="HA38980C4BB534185821ADBA41D6CB1B6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator and the Board—</text>
<clause id="H70F1F00943D845BB87AACE63DA7FCCB2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall establish a standing agriculture-related committee; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4106D5D0297B4C4797032909E21FB96B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may establish such additional agriculture-related committees and investigative panels as the Administrator and the Board determines to be necessary to carry out the duties under subparagraph (C).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88104613A81F46AA9E800E0DD377E978"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The standing committee and each agriculture-related committee or investigative panel established under subparagraph (A) shall be—</text>
<clause id="H2C3AEE87F76F4640A27E7BF14B381F46"><enum>(i)</enum><text>composed of—</text>
<subclause id="H3BC7763421D84730A723D15C043F02ED"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such quantity of members as the Administrator and the Board determines to be necessary; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2D72BB2AE6BA4CC1922CB0D718F7BF79"><enum>(II)</enum><text>individuals who are not members of the Board on the date of appointment to the committee or investigative panel; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H2DD421A14CD7409BA8F87E59CA485C59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appointed by the Administrator and the Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E57F72198F84228BEFE4E5E3299141F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The agriculture-related standing committee and each additional committee and investigative panel established under subparagraph (A) shall provide scientific and technical advice to the Board relating to matters referred to the Board that the Administrator and the Board determines, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to have a significant direct impact on enterprises that are engaged in the business of the production of food and fiber, ranching and raising livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming- and agriculture-related industries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDB5AEE4817148209AFC5F4C5892E351"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HA532FC333FC94B9FB8F2356D125C2980"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Public participation and transparency</header><text>The Board shall make every effort, consistent with applicable law, including <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Freedom of Information Act</quote>) and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552a">section 552a</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Privacy Act</quote>), to maximize public participation and transparency, including making the scientific and technical advice of the Board and any committees or investigative panels of the Board publically available in electronic form on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H64E835B971324463AD57D5EF9ACC79AB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall annually report to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and Agriculture of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture of the House of Representatives regarding the membership and activities of the standing agriculture-related committee established pursuant to subsection (e)(2)(A)(i).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HCAA1F7EBA8824FB2A9E9110D9C5A6F9A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12308.</enum><header>Amendments to Animal Welfare Act</header>
<subsection id="H97D3C8A2489F4446BA41E2049EC506B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Licensing of dealers and exhibitors</header>
<paragraph id="H1DDCBCA22F4E4BC99CFD99000A0B79F9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2132">7 U.S.C. 2132</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A05786F2C10452F8B40273B52D7BF83"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subsection (a), by striking <quote>When used in this Act—</quote> and inserting <quote>In this Act:</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF7DC7BF62BE44CE2A19D9E9CD32681DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>(2) any dog for hunting, security, or breeding purposes</quote> and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>(2) any dog for hunting, security, or breeding purposes. Such term does not include a retail pet store (other than a retail pet store which sells any animals to a research facility, an exhibitor, or another dealer).</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE34D20A871EE4249854D7CF8ED3595B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in each of subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (m), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E39D5C93B944F3CADCAD2D67488B0B2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (n), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H052221805D8C4F0D980541CDAAF259E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Licensing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2133">7 U.S.C. 2133</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>: <italic>Provided, however,</italic> That any retail pet store</quote> and all that follows through <quote>under this Act.</quote> and inserting the following <quote>: <italic>Provided, however,</italic> That a dealer or exhibitor shall not be required to obtain a license as a dealer or exhibitor under this Act if the size of the business is determined by the Secretary to be de minimis.</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA7887D1A04354E8E849C9E9E1C1EA31F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on attending an animal fight or causing an individual who has not attained the age of 16 to attend an animal fight; enforcement of animal fighting provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H902176521F3348988A2C18D28B4FB516" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition on attending an animal fight or causing an individual who has not attained the age of 16 To attend an animal fight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 26(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2156">7 U.S.C. 2156(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H59ADB36DD12F43C0AF54A6DCCF7F0BAB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Sponsoring or Exhibiting an Animal in, Attending, or Causing an Individual who has not attained the age of 16 To Attend,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F7F1B5C81EB4421AD7E933143950C53" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H7E9781B6F94645388235E7D25A41AC7D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">In general</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Sponsoring or Exhibiting</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDB303D254F374D2286BE1A7D2AE45CF9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (3)</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2BA1B64FA2CC49258F5B309E93FCA10A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAD37BC03D93E43F69899027D3BB32CD3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90EE7AA675FB4A25A312919B90852840" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H119CD9DF9E5149E0A2450C531D6FE57C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attending or causing an individual who has not attained the age of 16 to attend</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be unlawful for any person to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H812E6FC950D54EF7B02A1CEC5D98FB83"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly attend an animal fighting venture; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B51AC25C7F746E9921642E9D4D440C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">knowingly cause an individual who has not attained the age of 16 to attend an animal fighting venture.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3F1BD62AC924E7BB94DA8421A82AE77" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/49">Section 49</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H960F2B22D93F4FBA95DF9F55E9C9E49F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Whoever</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC"><enum-in-header>(a) </enum-in-header>In general.—</header-in-text>Whoever</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C274C6EAF714C208F74A1104B108F0C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), as designated by subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>subsection (a),</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (a)(1),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66920B8EC34E4F1A8C6145176FA9E41A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93A9D398744C448CA941EF19E0D23F00" style="USC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9524497CD154F34A3759E8DE394CBC3"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Attending an animal fighting venture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2156">7 U.S.C. 2156</external-xref>) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD451185FD02C426980BF499191D22D5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Causing an individual who has not attained the age of 16 To attend an animal fighting venture</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 26 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2156">7 U.S.C. 2156</external-xref>) of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H96BE67A4040A41D0BEF06393AD76FC17"><enum>12309.</enum><header>Produce represented as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown in the United States</header>
<subsection id="HD047AF81115D4542AB7F4A8C6FBFE611"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical assistance to CBP</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection technical assistance related to the identification of produce represented as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown in the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4CA9078255964796B06CCDF3CE7FA923"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 on produce represented as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown in the United States.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE4CB690CE2324F31B51DD64FDC483482"><enum>12310.</enum><header>Report on water sharing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on efforts by Mexico to meet its treaty deliveries of water to the Rio Grande in accordance with the Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (done at Washington, February 3, 1944).</text></section>
<section id="H6DA77F48FEC9471A8786EF0D57DAA83A" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>12311.</enum><header>Scientific and economic analysis of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act</header>
<subsection id="H7C709BD3C8B04FEB8A9DC489AF65CE50"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When publishing a final rule with respect to <quote>Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption</quote> published by the Department of Health and Human Services on January 16, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 3504), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretary</quote>) shall ensure that the final rule (referred to in this section as the <quote>final rule</quote>) includes the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="H7BDC537FB0F049F39CC45F24D056D229"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the scientific information used to promulgate the final rule, taking into consideration any information about farming and ranching operations of a variety of sizes, with regional differences, and that have a diversity of production practices and methods.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H316562F5562C45059400218D00CEF613"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the economic impact of the final rule.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE44A2C5DFD2C4B25AE66D7F5F4E7FA67"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A plan to systematically—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D70B52554F2434D856699FA0F04EB7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate the impact of the final rule on farming and ranching operations; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2A941CAAA044BF3AAB13D89516A9C53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop an ongoing process to evaluate and respond to business concerns.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H142C851C01EB41F9A9BCE311E2BA9B33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary promulgates the final rule referred to in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Health, Education, and Labor of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the effectiveness of the ongoing evaluation and response process referred to in subsection (a)(3)(B). Not later than one year after the date on which such report is submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to such committees an updated report on such process.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9894E4C10D8B480CA2048FE3DEDA609E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12312.</enum><header>Payment in lieu of taxes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6906">Section 6906</external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HF51F351FD22C4BDDB5B3AA647D3CB53A"><enum>12313.</enum><header>Silvicultural activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1342">33 U.S.C. 1342(l)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H0FAE5BBAF7324B17B8EF79201AF273DC" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<paragraph id="H711E01B675B944ADBF4C7A084F411813"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Silvicultural activities</header>
<subparagraph id="HB1EC45C4EC7F4B9384375A3AA3FA67BC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>NPDES permit requirements for silvicultural activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall not require a permit under this section nor directly or indirectly require any State to require a permit under this section for a discharge from runoff resulting from the conduct of the following silviculture activities conducted in accordance with standard industry practice: nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation and subsequent cultural treatment, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, or road construction and maintenance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D8B7445D39946C8B71D4FB65DBC3B77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this paragraph exempts a discharge from silvicultural activity from any permitting requirement under section 404, existing permitting requirements under section 402, or from any other federal law.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22768901A85849E9BB639D37D8428535"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authorization provided in Section 505(a) does not apply to any non-permitting program established under 402(p)(6) for the silviculture activities listed in 402(l)(3)(A), or to any other limitations that might be deemed to apply to the silviculture activities listed in 402(l)(3)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H1527F81433AE45C6A95043AFE2E34B89" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12314.</enum><header>Pima agriculture cotton trust fund</header>
<subsection id="H030038BCEDEB485AB84C2032E87E624C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Pima Agriculture Cotton Trust Fund</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Trust Fund</quote>), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (h), and to be used for the purpose of reducing the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on cotton fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of cotton fabric.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA470181C166F4D05A76F03B82DD324AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts in the Trust Fund, the Secretary shall make payments annually beginning in calendar year 2014 for calendar years 2014 through 2018 as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="HC8AAE48D7B4843E6B82E95C88FF1B132"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Twenty-five percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund shall be paid to one or more nationally recognized associations established for the promotion of pima cotton for use in textile and apparel goods.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45056C09D6404B76ACAEF543BD840893"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Twenty-five percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund shall be paid to yarn spinners of pima cotton that produce ring spun cotton yarns in the United States, to be allocated to each spinner in an amount that bears the same ratio as—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEF218E52207C43798DCB0C9B71A61F20"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the spinner’s production of ring spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number) from pima cotton in single and plied form during calendar year 2013 (as evidenced by an affidavit provided by the spinner that meets the requirements of subsection (c)), bears to—</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AADA79FE28F448089F95305FB45E484"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the production of the yarns described in subparagraph (A) during calendar year 2013 for all spinners who qualify under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC969886C9E1040AF8FF74C6A8BE78DC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fifty percent of the amounts in the Trust Fund shall be paid to manufacturers who cut and sew cotton shirts in the United States who certify that they used imported cotton fabric during calendar year 2013, to be allocated to each such manufacturer in an amount that bears the same ratio as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H84830AFA1C7C4E6DB3CE3C55942513BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dollar value (excluding duty, shipping, and related costs) of imported woven cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer during calendar year 2013 (as evidenced by an affidavit provided by the manufacturer that meets the requirements of subsection (d)) used in the manufacturing of men’s and boys’ cotton shirts, bears to—</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8FACA4D25F8C454F929F9C0A33D36AB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dollar value (excluding duty, shipping, and related costs) of the fabric described in subparagraph (A) purchased during calendar year 2013 by all manufacturers who qualify under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H79BFED7ADEAC47BA9783C648E2DD15AB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Affidavit of yarn spinners</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The affidavit required by subsection (b)(2)(A) is a notarized affidavit provided annually by an officer of a producer of ring spun yarns that affirms—</text>
<paragraph id="H5599230A70E64EA79A547CF890F59607"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the producer used pima cotton during the year in which the affidavit is filed and during calendar year 2013 to produce ring spun cotton yarns in the United States, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC0F77C128E144FE862707F96C5841F7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the quantity, measured in pounds, of ring spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form during calendar year 2013; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB8249A4548647C794E1D80E9F4078CB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the producer maintains supporting documentation showing the quantity of such yarns produced, and evidencing the yarns as ring spun cotton yarns, measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number), in single and plied form during calendar year 2013.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD5342055F6F2444FB8D493D10F09AD8A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Affidavit of shirting manufacturers</header>
<paragraph id="HA6D59B5DD20B48EBBE6B01808B961165"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The affidavit required by subsection (b)(3)(A) is a notarized affidavit provided annually by an officer of a manufacturer of men’s and boys’ shirts that affirms—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA38272C157D842739C297569AF7BDEE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the manufacturer used imported cotton fabric during the year in which the affidavit is filed and during calendar year 2013, to cut and sew men’s and boys’ woven cotton shirts in the United States;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAC1E64F30CF44185B1E74F3118C2360B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the dollar value of imported woven cotton shirting fabric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in warp purchased by the manufacturer during calendar year 2013;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA1D588901CC94082B09DA60891966ED7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the manufacturer maintains invoices along with other supporting documentation (such as price lists and other technical descriptions of the fabric qualities) showing the dollar value of such fabric purchased, the date of purchase, and evidencing the fabric as woven cotton fabric of 80s or higher count and 2-ply in warp; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99A01D3EF1F449E896E9C76153B378C2"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the fabric was suitable for use in the manufacturing of men’s and boys’ cotton shirts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6628F277A774C3FAA719A62A74A32B0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Date of purchase</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of the affidavit under paragraph (1), the date of purchase shall be the invoice date, and the dollar value shall be determined excluding duty, shipping, and related costs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4381AA16145745A388DACD14BD903CED"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Filing Deadline for Affidavits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person required to provide an affidavit under this section shall file the affidavit with the Secretary or as directed by the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H5C6DC0E54F3C42C2849CF75A9A08E30C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an affidavit required for calendar year 2014, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EE57418CCE74715A3E316B62FA5A5A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an affidavit required for any of calendar years 2015 through 2018, not later than March 15 of that calendar year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDDF858DE87BF4B99988090D03ECD661E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Timing of distributions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make a payment under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="H863FBC8838DD4E4C97925BB8288C4633"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar year 2014—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBEA58790E172466CA1EF088F5145966C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than the date that is 30 days after the filing of the affidavit required with respect to that payment; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DE39A08B6E94B04B3465AAACCA30636"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary is unable to make the payment by the date described in subparagraph (A), as soon as practicable thereafter; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA2A4706E2BA428C8CBE6957BC0B3055"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2015 through 2018, not later than the date that is 30 days after the filing of the affidavit required with respect to that payment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA316BCA171FE47A58216D503C4556C15"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Memorandum of Understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, negotiate a memorandum of understanding to establish procedures pursuant to which the Commissioner will assist the Secretary in carrying out the provisions of this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6AC270F7D87947069686D272838B6837"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Trust Fund $16,000,000 for each of calendar years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB71C86C37D8C425DB3693ACCB32C4EE0"><enum>12315.</enum><header>Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="HF5E38E9857114F5D9C84EF90E1400145"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of trust fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Agriculture Wool Apparel Manufacturers Trust Fund</quote> (in this section referred to as the <quote>Trust Fund</quote>), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the Trust Fund pursuant to subsection (f), and to be used for the purpose of reducing the injury to domestic manufacturers resulting from tariffs on wool fabric that are higher than tariffs on certain apparel articles made of wool fabric.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF945F2898C37459C8353136C0F46DD27"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header>
<paragraph id="H1C12709C4B4D427D923273091BF74CB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From amounts in the Trust Fund, the Secretary may make payments annually beginning in calendar year 2014 for calendar years 2010 through 2019 as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H88F5C58E62854B0AB69D1A7962B20C53"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To each eligible manufacturer under paragraph (3) of section 4002(c) of the Wool Suit and Textile Trade Extension Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/429">Public Law 108–429</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 2600), as amended by section 1633(c) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/280">Public Law 109–280</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 1166) and section 325(b) of the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/343">Public Law 110–343</external-xref>; 122 Stat. 3875), and any successor-in-interest to such a manufacturer as provided for under paragraph (4) of such section 4002(c), that submits an affidavit in accordance with paragraph (2) for the year of the payment—</text>
<clause id="H117D853D74F7431BB22E71BB3A431CBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2010 through 2015, payments that, when added to any other payments made to the manufacturer or successor-in-interest under paragraph (3) of such section 4002(c) in such calendar years, equal the total amount of payments authorized to be provided to the manufacturer or successor-in-interest under that paragraph, or the provisions of this section, in such calendar years; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF1984B13F7044FEFB6015A39319EFDE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2016 through 2019, payments in amounts authorized under that paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD55D874D8DDE4710BE467D231D822AC0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To each eligible manufacturer under paragraph (6) of such section 4002(c)—</text>
<clause id="H1B34C9809C0644239D1858AC5331CFFB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2010 through 2014, payments that, when added to any other payments made to eligible manufacturers under that paragraph in such calendar years, equal the total amount of payments authorized to be provided to the manufacturer under that paragraph, or the provisions of this section, in such calendar years; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB133BAE358754B629580615A70847E00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2015 through 2019, payments in amounts authorized under that paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE255E792BED04E5A9FB4396FABD755EE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission of affidavits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An affidavit required by paragraph (1)(A) shall be submitted—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC5F471D1D452475387A79A1C8FCD55D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of calendar years 2010 through 2015, to the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection not later than April 15; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2DBCF7F5BFF442C5A07CA766D188B3CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in each of calendar years 2016 through 2019, to the Secretary, or as directed by the Secretary, and not later than March 1.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6141C7D391ED4FD58D6CC7F4C5FB997E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payment of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make payments to eligible manufacturers and successors-in-interest described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b)—</text>
<paragraph id="H79B03715F1834947895C2A4C83A3C19A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2010 through 2014, not later than 30 days after the transfer of amounts from the Commodity Credit Corporation to the Trust Fund under subsection (f); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE90477F10F624BEEBB8FB52E77EE6A3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for calendar years 2015 through 2019, not later than April 15 of the year of the payment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H135DBEB5DDF747EA9CE38F9B9F8C34B9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Memoranda of Understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, negotiate memoranda of understanding with the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Secretary of Commerce to establish procedures pursuant to which the Commissioner and the Secretary of Commerce will assist in carrying out the provisions of this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H39DE9C59805948CB8B69FB283C80ED07"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Increase in Payments in the Event of Expiration of Duty Suspensions</header>
<paragraph id="H0B46373E861649BB90CEF580AE4D6899"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any calendar year in which the suspension of duty on wool fabrics provided for under headings 9902.51.11, 9902.51.13, 9902.51.14, 9902.51.15, and 9902.51.16 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States are not in effect, the amount of any payment described in subsection (b)(1) to a manufacturer or successor-in-interest shall be increased by an amount the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, determines is equal to the amount the manufacturer or successor-in-interest would have saved during the calendar year of the payment if the suspension of duty on wool fabrics were in effect.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87D9CD51256248F7805B8FB9F9EFAE60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No appeal of determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A determination of the Secretary under this subsection shall be final and not subject to appeal or protest.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB214F312612D4BBB841CD7BCEF7E0520"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H5AC5ABF35FF84EC9BE4E3C505919CAC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall transfer to the Trust Fund for each of calendar years 2014 through 2019 an amount equal to the lesser of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC2FF402C40A54398AF2A9B8118054977"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount the Secretary determines to be necessary to make payments required by this section in that calendar year; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B66261878444013BB69807C2C32B16A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0137252BF7F44D990FCBFA8DBE9623A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts transferred to the Trust Fund under paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H000F4B54CA034321BAC466C794DE8D92"><enum>12316.</enum><header>Wool research and promotion</header>
<subsection id="H95D3AB3E5A14439297A9FF69745AC8A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to provide grants described in section 506(d) of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7101">7 U.S.C. 7101</external-xref> note) $2,250,000 for each of calendar years 2015 through 2019, to remain available until expended.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2E94ED3025624F97B40E3384F8C057C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization to Distribute Unexpended Balance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to funds made available under subsection (a) and notwithstanding subsection (f) of section 506 of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7101">7 U.S.C. 7101</external-xref> note), the Secretary may use any unexpended balances remaining in the Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund established under that section as of December 31, 2014, to provide grants described in subsection (d) of that section.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HBF4BD351F1204C15A01EB580386E1948"><enum>D</enum><header>Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training</header>
<section id="H1C76AE74499C4C15A2E352BCC068D529" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>12401.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2014</short-title></quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HB1EAEBA0D77D42A28A2FF0013A194775"><enum>12402.</enum><header>Findings and purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HABAEA55C794F416EA66B63FEEE8E59A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>and</quote> after the semicolon at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB85C1A273FD426CA49988760B82F5AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD39AD267CCBD4BEABB16EA307C9762C0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H5C8698B39B5749E2B873DF30E908D68F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>consumers of oilheat fuel are provided service by thousands of small businesses that are unable to individually develop training programs to facilitate the entry of new and qualified workers into the oilheat fuel industry;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE27553B87BF41F78B02E142F2808569"><enum>(7)</enum><text>small businesses and trained employees are in an ideal position—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5756A381548442EFB54CA63E802CCB0D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide information to consumers about the benefits of improved efficiency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF76F762EF9F844FD90AB66687A819310"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to encourage consumers to value efficiency in energy choices and assist individuals in conserving energy;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEF895C5722B4755AC23972DFE03C2FE"><enum>(8)</enum><text>additional research is necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD4BEC651CC534FA1AC673868C35E9A76"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve oilheat fuel equipment; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H768A0A396A4E4627914444C84F09CF0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop domestic renewable resources that can be used to safely and affordably heat homes;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H714FB79A46B447129C0EB8D0A878F0A5"><enum>(9)</enum><text>since there are no Federal resources available to assist the oilheat fuel industry, it is necessary and appropriate to develop a self-funded program dedicated—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3777356101F146F7B839310A73662EE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improving efficiency in customer homes;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEB1A22DCD5C47D396330310DC3364E7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to assist individuals to gain employment in the oilheat fuel industry; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5AE9F0C40F9648C6890936A5A23C0963"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop domestic renewable resources;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB17E46A18B3549EA8F8768AC4C501B65"><enum>(10)</enum><text>both consumers of oilheat fuel and retailers would benefit from the self-funded program; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32DA6BC6E79C4FD68120461B2D704308"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the oilheat fuel industry is committed to providing appropriate funding necessary to carry out the purposes of this title without passing additional costs on to residential consumers.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="HD311A3013ED7414A9CD032880A839328"><enum>12403.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE9D3B7E4AC0E45349BB3CB0547A89DC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 703 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H881D5E7DCE134CDF9918E1CDEBC30B9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (15) as paragraphs (4) through (16), respectively;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5E6B5A68E8AD42208C8A4FE3677C340B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4620509AD43F4259A1884C37DD006503"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost-effective</header><text>The term <term>cost-effective</term>, with respect to a program or activity carried out under section 707(f)(4), means that the program or activity meets a total resource cost test under which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H406A36542FBE48B28A041C646A1AF947"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the net present value of economic benefits over the life of the program or activity, including avoided supply and delivery costs and deferred or avoided investments; is greater than</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4B452D7FCA44E399AA377997CD73003"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the net present value of the economic costs over the life of the program or activity, including program costs and incremental costs borne by the energy consumer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H291B629FF4954ABC8F6314686C3FAE30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated in paragraph (1)) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H6DFDB146B926466491C9EE9699DB5927"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Oilheat fuel</header><text>The term <term>oilheat fuel</term> means fuel that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7C49B7F5337744039263891328F218F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is—</text>
<clause id="H59E59CDB9C874D1F905CFE068D4FCE2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>No. 1 distillate;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9D864AC7D45646E5B103F6CD91B41D96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>No. 2 dyed distillate;</text></clause>
<clause id="HF4B154746B4144A9B18BDBAD6483152A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a liquid blended with No. 1 distillate or No. 2 dyed distillate; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H0A1F3D1D5FFF427788DB27B32C329BCF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a biobased liquid; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE0669FE935A64AAFB8DE2FC945ED958C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is used as a fuel for nonindustrial commercial or residential space or hot water heating.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC971A48B1B2F41FEA109F4BF2C4A9820"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H8E0722C198054C78A7872EE826CF0158"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>oilheat</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>oilheat fuel</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AC48BB4C8E04EF59C85AFC3DEC4639C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 704(d) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">oilheat</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">oilheat fuel</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7897B36E683744C683098BC45998318B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Section 706(c)(2) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">oilheat</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">oilheat fuel</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4EDA42F10C241E48F6F87353F9AFA17"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 707(c) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">oilheat</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">oilheat fuel</header-in-text></quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H631A30EE0BBA4C6A9805AE507B701645"><enum>12404.</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subsection id="H73726A922C3F4214BA01EEE20A7B8710"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Selection</header><text>Section 705 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H0A5CF4B1D5F6406C94D058E57442A072"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Selection</header>
<paragraph id="HCD85123F65534505A661C615AD281186"><enum>(1)</enum><header>List</header>
<subparagraph id="HFE6F9572C5224B338FCECC625110D789"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall provide to the Secretary a list of qualified nominees for membership in the Alliance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52BBA5E8E0474484954E8D0116310AC3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (c)(1)(C), members of the Alliance shall be representatives of the oilheat fuel industry in a State, selected from a list of nominees submitted by the qualified State association in the State.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H328F121D42CC447A8B7641535034AE58"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>A vacancy in the Alliance shall be filled in the same manner as the original selection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32D30DB454524A57A4174F2B60DC6F10"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretarial action</header>
<subparagraph id="HC376A56EFD724C1B840ED932DD453797"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall have 60 days to review nominees provided under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F0DEECB5CF24908B5C925EEFD0F1FD0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to Act</header><text>If the Secretary takes no action during the 60-day period described in subparagraph (A), the nominees shall be considered to be members of the Alliance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H9333CA29572D4DF5BA6C0B3EC25A5242"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Representation</header><text>Section 705(b) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>qualified industry organization</quote> and inserting <quote>Alliance</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D5A62C8E0F049C4AB19261BCE8A147F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Number of members</header><text>Section 705(c) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2036B36BD16942498275E20D3DC477D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H3621A386BACB4D7CB9B17A1CC8B8E72C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall be composed of the following members:</text>
<subparagraph id="H75DA1C2D67A64554A8CCD3671146375D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 member representing each State participating in the Alliance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE4954BE799844F5850A8484399B24EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5 representatives of retail marketers, of whom 1 shall be selected by each of the qualified State associations of the 5 States with the highest volume of annual oilheat fuel sales.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA72D49225804C349ACF21B244B4363E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>5 additional representatives of retail marketers.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F78FC20126F41EBB1388492A7AF6FE9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>21 representatives of wholesale distributors.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC787082D291D438DB7E6CB464295927F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>6 public members, who shall be representatives of significant users of oilheat fuel, the oilheat fuel research community, State energy officials, or other groups with expertise in oilheat fuel, including consumer and low-income advocacy groups.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD8375131D044E799FE76BCB75C5B791"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the qualified industry organization or</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H3AB1485DEEA34517849F79AF1D414AE7"><enum>12405.</enum><header>Functions</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAF941DC29B6D4BD8A61FB7C086C04677"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Renewable fuel research</header><text>Section 706(a)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: <quote>, including research to develop renewable fuels and to examine the compatibility of different renewable fuels with oilheat fuel utilization equipment, with priority given to research on the development and use of advanced biofuels</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5907C4A53D4748C89870C5A9C44F55F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Biennial budgets</header><text>Section 706(e) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4EEF8D725A504AE5B73989634359D71B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4C0005B1DDD240A49F8E13E5C83F06C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Publication of proposed budget</header><text>Not later than August 1, 2014, and every 2 years thereafter, the Alliance shall, in consultation with the Secretary, develop and publish for public review and comment a proposed biennial budget for the next 2 calendar years, including the probable operating and planning costs of all programs, projects, and contracts and other agreements.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81A880E819C64266AD165E705E45A1F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H07355A6C9E304998B6761D7AC13CC0E4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="H9255E5E250C84262BE498AC0431D9807"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall not implement a proposed budget until the expiration of 60 days after submitting the proposed budget to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H506BDC338AEC4314944046B75151A06A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations for changes by Secretary</header>
<clause id="HA4FC2A8483454ACC935DFB16559F396A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may recommend to the Alliance changes to the budget programs and activities of the Alliance that the Secretary considers appropriate.</text></clause>
<clause id="H5BEA1213819E44898C111896B9EC67FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Response by alliance</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the receipt of any recommendations made under clause (i), the Alliance shall submit to the Secretary a final budget for the next 2 calendar years that incorporates or includes a description of the response of the Alliance to any changes recommended under clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HAD8665A966B34581B3B651751FC72894"><enum>12406.</enum><header>Assessments</header>
<subsection id="H90117C27ECBC4B4FBF05260B488949EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 707 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H52223BA8EFF84AAE8DC519DFE53D5B48"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HE0150D70FBBD4075A7C1DF908DB6322C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment rate shall be equal to <fraction>2/10</fraction> of 1 cent per gallon of oilheat fuel.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EEF549D46DA4EED82A431B23998D534"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H752BA7137DF34D9FB924F2CCB1F59CAD"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prohibition on pass through</header><text>None of the assessments collected under this title may be passed through or otherwise required to be paid by residential consumers of oilheat fuel.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC520D18E3BE34C78A769A9B6EC3CC0AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funds made available to qualified State associations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 707(e)(2) of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H9EF5090ED1A54C93A21BAD4F168F5339"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Separate accounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receipt of funds made available to a qualified State association under this title, the qualified State association shall deposit the funds in an account that is separate from other funds of the qualified State association.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H9E72DAE48A5145FEB417D0465D191701"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 707 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H31371B49314147BDB68C12815F45C50B"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of Assessments</header>
<paragraph id="H7A86255C9A164B66A49906C461D68A24"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary and the Alliance shall ensure that assessments collected for each calendar year under this title are allocated and used in accordance with this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38A39E6EC5C64CB5B924C6EE96396EAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Research, development, and demonstration</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H528053CF06E248A7BD4618F28001BE22"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Alliance shall ensure that not less than 30 percent of the assessments collected for each calendar year under this title are used by qualified State associations or the Alliance to conduct research, development, and demonstration activities relating to oilheat fuel, including the development of energy-efficient heating and the transition and facilitation of the entry of energy efficient heating systems into the marketplace.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1555852BF019422BA273F26C290381F6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Alliance shall coordinate with the Secretary to develop priorities for the use of assessments under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H530BA7275B3A41B5847888D6F65B8A85"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The Alliance shall develop a coordinated research plan to carry out research programs and activities under this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA178AA532A7B41039705946EBD9AF04F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Report</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H703E3CE0E84D4C179ACE5FB11C4C17DB"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Alliance shall prepare a report on the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel utilization equipment.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HC4FA900EE99B46FC8765380A8FBBED42"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under clause (i) shall—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HBC7844B74B1A4BB1BF74BD5DBD8D6151"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide information on the environmental benefits, economic benefits, and any technical limitations on the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel utilization equipment; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HD4F81B101C8B4A948A802E3ACDF25958"><enum>(II)</enum><text>describe market acceptance of the fuel, and information on State and local governments that are encouraging the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel utilization equipment.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HF52C12F25AE942FA94F5DE611283309F"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Copies</header><text>The Alliance shall submit a copy of the report required under clause (i) to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H5D144719220C498ABC0A353BCF12795C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Congress;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB07517B3B5274C1DB8377FFAC7469144"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Governor of each State, and other appropriate State leaders, in which the Alliance is operating; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HD9CFC61AA09C468AA17BD2BD33F06C4E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9A096ECBDED5475FB0CB7E864A78C598"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consumer education materials</header><text>The Alliance, in conjunction with an institution or organization engaged in biofuels research, shall develop consumer education materials describing the benefits of using biofuels as or in oilheat fuel based on the technical information developed in the report required under subparagraph (D) and other information generally available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21A0CA3C3FE74648B56F150A235E0A7D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<subparagraph id="HBD0C6B41480442E2A847E812F3A1C3CB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out a research, development, demonstration, or commercial application program or activity that is commenced after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Alliance shall require cost-sharing in accordance with this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3917A60F2E5E47B4A2FEF119662F2E04"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Research and development</header>
<clause id="HC32E89D060E7497590AA541AD67A91AE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the Alliance shall require that not less than 20 percent of the cost of a research or development program or activity described in subparagraph (A) to be provided by a source other than the Alliance.</text></clause>
<clause id="H722033E0A2944137A9AF70A2E15B377D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>Clause (i) shall not apply to a research or development program or activity described in subparagraph (A) that is of a basic or fundamental nature, as determined by the Alliance.</text></clause>
<clause id="H78E743BB90DB4DBEBB6806C3834D4D08"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>The Alliance may reduce or eliminate the requirement of clause (i) for a research and development program or activity of an applied nature if the Alliance determines that the reduction is necessary and appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H768285F1CFCD4E30B216B40B2BFC4B96"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Demonstration and commercial application</header><text>The Alliance shall require that not less than 50 percent of the cost of a demonstration or commercial application program or activity described in subparagraph (A) to be provided by a source other than the Alliance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H790E3E3C3B6943F58171589FE39484C4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Heating oil efficiency and upgrade program</header>
<subparagraph id="HE6B042F2B25944688B746D002184294D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall ensure that not less than 15 percent of the assessments collected for each calendar year under this title are used by qualified State associations or the Alliance to carry out programs to assist consumers—</text>
<clause id="H15D93C79FDAE40C8AE0B7063A7A72EDD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to make cost-effective upgrades to more fuel efficient heating oil systems or otherwise make cost-effective modifications to an existing heating system to improve the efficiency of the system;</text></clause>
<clause id="H780FCD317D034A9EBFB5CBC3DD39B6DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve energy efficiency or reduce energy consumption through cost-effective energy efficiency programs for consumers; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H3C8242E90A224336940169C91DDB1BB2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to improve the safe operation of a heating system.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA3B9AD47B4D4BA1BC036607BC77F08B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Plan</header><text>The Alliance shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate, develop, and implement the programs and activities of the Alliance in conjunction with existing State energy efficiency program administrators.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H96E63A7BD0D14A21A6CF6698BE565A9A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<clause id="HEA2D00D771694916A9FD96E157C36ACE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out this paragraph, the Alliance shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that heating system conversion assistance is coordinated with, and developed after consultation with, persons or organizations responsible for administering—</text>
<subclause id="H6CC6C946042648A0BCEEF4E3D4DA3845"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the low-income home energy assistance program established under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8621">42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.</external-xref>);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H39B2CD25A022424EAAC469B2A7C2183F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Weatherization Assistance Program for Low-Income Persons established under part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6861">42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.</external-xref>); or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HFE1120C8495B428AA133FC9C8D4CFA91"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other energy efficiency programs administered by the State or other parties in the State.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H6A77192AE5E542D2B003BF94DB4BAD79"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Distribution of funds</header><text>The Alliance shall ensure that funds distributed to carry out this paragraph are—</text>
<subclause id="HB6AA876CB8CB4EE79D7E023CF9A8708F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>distributed equitably to States based on the proportional contributions of the States through collected assessments;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H30F4492784F34B8A99213BDEAA596A89"><enum>(II)</enum><text>used to supplement (and not supplant) State or alternative sources of funding for energy efficiency programs; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA3D9905AE26347BD9C95F69984F68595"><enum>(III)</enum><text>used only to carry out this paragraph.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H560B1AC2304B47479DAB636F1431204B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consumer education, safety, and training</header><text>The Alliance shall ensure that not more than 30 percent of the assessments collected for each calendar year under this title are used—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEBDFF88474104649810F7D25866480F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to conduct consumer education activities relating to oilheat fuel, including providing information to consumers on—</text>
<clause id="HE8FCB1A475AE4B97BE2D6DFB521A1D7B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>energy conservation strategies;</text></clause>
<clause id="H599E0643925340A7A09B184F91907998"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safety;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAB184D47E3A2434FA08724430F16B117"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>new technologies that reduce consumption or improve safety and comfort;</text></clause>
<clause id="HDF5A826FDE0D4CDFAF648EF405D132F6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the use of biofuels blends; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA6044C7E49394D8BB515B17D4F816196"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Federal, State, and local programs designed to assist oilheat fuel consumers;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE62D31DE8CB64B0A9C53C759D591395D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to conduct worker safety and training activities relating to oilheat fuel, including energy efficiency training (including classes to obtain Building Performance Institute or Residential Energy Services Network certification);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFBA090B55030447B83FD85C047F51F14"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to carry out other activities recommended by the Secretary; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA4E353BA62A4B549AEB53F36914FEB1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, a data collection process established, in collaboration with the Secretary or other appropriate Federal agencies, to track equipment, service, and related safety issues and to develop measures to improve safety.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2310F204F17841C9AC5ECEE6212101EC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administrative costs</header>
<subparagraph id="H13E22C0D7EB64EEEBAA85D955AB7CB75"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall ensure that not more than 5 percent of the assessments collected for each calendar year under this title are used for—</text>
<clause id="H7C4D0C96AE074E198DC96C8FF4EF44E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>administrative costs; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H05922DB33F7947AFA5C05C1757A2B3CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>indirect costs incurred in carrying out paragraphs (1) through (5).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C207E8E062A4FDB90EDB611C4A5A05A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Activities under this section shall be documented pursuant to a transparent process and procedures developed in coordination with the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9710672F01BC4B80B1D99B87BB84B522"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="HE41B04858BB14F21BB76A87E2D6E2D9F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Annual reports</header>
<clause id="HFC668C8398BC46EAAA77DB65AE3DDB45"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each qualified State association or the Alliance shall prepare an annual report describing he development and administration of this section, and yearly expenditures under this section.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2EA283024A5A45F28176DFE0C1743BF8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report required under clause (i) shall include a description of the use of proceeds under this section, including a description of—</text>
<subclause id="H41E58CBD7969459CBF6E18AE68F4D8CD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>advancements made in energy-efficient heating systems and biofuel heating oil blends; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1B72914B84CC4178A76D6F7E2D98BCE5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>heating system upgrades and modifications and energy efficiency programs funded under this section.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC7EA0122DFEA41FFB7EC4386468D1328"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Verification</header>
<subclause id="H26B531B8F8AD4E739BD43744CD7B395D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Alliance shall ensure that an independent third-party reviews each report described in clause (i) and verifies the accuracy of the report.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H98919609A0A741D08C7DC6C359744629"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Councils</header><text>If a State has a stakeholder efficiency oversight council, the council shall be the entity that reviews and verifies the report of the State association or Alliance for the State under clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11F214DA3B52493EB68EA0A37FC03C77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports on heating oil efficiency and upgrade program</header><text>At least once every 3 years, the Alliance shall prepare a detailed report describing the consumer savings, cost-effectiveness of, and the lifetime and annual energy savings achieved by heating system upgrades and modifications and energy efficiency programs funded under paragraph (4).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E09C5D6562C4C58829A1A1C2A1EC7EF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Each report, and any subsequent changes to the report, described in this paragraph shall be made publically available, with notice of availability provided to the Secretary, and posted on the website of the Alliance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H87E7A386AA424BC49ECC2ADB9FAF3403"><enum>12407.</enum><header>Market survey and consumer protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 708 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="HBAC406BBF803491AAB7768E5DB8DC5B3"><enum>12408.</enum><header>Lobbying restrictions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 710 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F9515F867954A4487A587B65156D5F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>No funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H07C781ABBBFB489DA20C650E68DBC1F1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58682E9214AC4FD7BDF033E0FA835AA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>or to lobby</quote> after <quote>elections</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2C1F55C1E3C4B14BB5E76E57FB185AA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H2D4116F5ECC94BAE922A7790FF69FEC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessments</header>
<paragraph id="HE7F0462DAB094B6B86E1A8DDC8A76D92"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), no funds derived from assessments collected by the Alliance under section 707 shall be used, directly or indirectly, to influence Federal, State, or local legislation or elections, or the manner of administering of a law.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E0CFB465AC345748425A36B4E219654"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Information</header><text>The Alliance may use funds described in paragraph (1) to provide information requested by a Member of Congress, or an official of any Federal, State, or local agency, in the course of the official business of the Member or official.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB4C3FF18B03F48F9BFB4A258EE946BDA"><enum>12409.</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 712 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HB841B5CD0EA34137B6C5C0EC9D29A0BA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Noncompliance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Alliance, a qualified State association, or any other entity or person violates this title, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E7DEAEF01A74BF49BA1F5E4082A86D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notify Congress of the noncompliance; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H402BB724F7654967B4AAF532238E8783"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide notice of the noncompliance on the Alliance website.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H95C8C13202004040B876A94256DC96CC"><enum>12410.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">42 U.S.C. 6201</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/469">Public Law 106–469</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>9 years</quote> and inserting <quote>18 years</quote>.</text></section></subtitle>
Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.